The heartbreaker
0.0116
points from the title
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Sep 16, 2023).
Shmack Q
Shmack Q is a competition barbecue team with 78 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 9 times. They are ranked #510 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1674
peak 1759 · rated over 53 contests14 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
78
in the data
First seen
Oct 15, 2021
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
6
9 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time
Category wins
11
32 podiums
Overall top-10s
42
54% of 78 contests
Best top-10 run
11
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
336.77 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 335.04 (+1.73)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.26
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.46 · weakest Brisket (167.40)
Road miles
16,176
across 77 mapped stops · furthest 685 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$285K
listed at 57 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
won from 24 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
335.04 / 360
52 Backyard contests · 4 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
519.38 / 540
6 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 2 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #68 (722 pts) | #59 (777 pts) | #70 (730 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #698 (242 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #103 (532 pts) | #136 (437 pts) | #104 (597 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #20 (1,152 pts) | #31 (1,017 pts) | #21 (1,151 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #560 (397 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #11 (1,242 pts) | #4 (1,317 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #737 (227 pts) | #727 (271 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #6 (1,276 pts) | #47 (817 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #932 (178 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Shmack Q, each with one reason worth a look.
#508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 45
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1731
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Shmack Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Shmack Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 92
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1680
1–0 in 2 shared contests (50% to Shmack Q)
Careers of much the same size, 92 contests to 78, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1674
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Shmack Q)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1710
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Shmack Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1692
6–2 in 8 shared contests (75% to Shmack Q)
Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 57 contests, alongside a 49% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1689
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to Shmack Q)
They were already cooking in 2016, 5 years before Shmack Q's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 28 | 4 | 24 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Stone Cold Grillers | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 16 | 7 | 8 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| HESSHOGS | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ MIKE | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| RUBY CREEK BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| 309 BBQ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine-O-licious BBQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 13 | 4 | 8 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 66 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 178.3200 | 154.2172 | 170.06 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 73 | 42 | 4 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 145.0400 | 168.18 | top 41% |
| Pork | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 158.2400 | 172.46 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4056 | 161.0856 | 167.40 | top 58% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 11 | 2 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 37 | 4 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 44% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 35% | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 41% | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 7% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 51% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 62% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 55% | Jun 19, 2026 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 45% | May 25, 2025 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 58% | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 8% | Jul 20, 2024 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 37% | Jul 7, 2023 |
| BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 11% | Apr 28, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 35% | Mar 24, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
24 contests · 5 GCs
Contests a season
11.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
29 of 78 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited
44
13 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
73 entries · 4 wins · 42 calls
First title
Sep 16, 2022
Tri City BBQ Fest
Opponents faced
1,112
finished ahead 1,813 times, behind 1,002
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1)
20245 milestones
- Career-best overall score686.8116 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- 50th tracked contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- 10th category win Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1759) Trekking for CDH
20234 milestones
- Biggest field won (34 teams) Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 25th tracked contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First multi-meat day Anchor City Cook-Off
- 5th Grand Championship Smokin' for Garrett
20227 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First category win (Chicken) Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One)
- First Grand Championship Tri City BBQ Fest
- First state championship Tri City BBQ Fest
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Sep 16, 2022 |
| +14 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 28, 2022 |
| +13.9 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | Oct 27, 2023 |
| +13.4 | Smokin on the Route | Jul 28, 2023 |
| +12.7 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 29, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -17.5 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Apr 4, 2025 |
| -15.2 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke | Apr 17, 2026 |
| -12.7 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | Apr 26, 2025 |
| -9.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -9.8 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 20, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42% | top 51% | 97.5% | 94.4% |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33% | top 55% | 96.2% | 87.4% |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 73% | top 22% | 98.6% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 79% | top 23% | 97.8% | 95.2% |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 80% | top 23% | 97.5% | 93.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 10 / 24 (344.5256) | 14 (167.3712) | 4 (177.1544) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 15 / 25 (338.2744) | 7 (174.2628) | 19 (164.0116) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cherry Valley, IL | — | — | 9 (168.5484) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 7 / 16 (344.5368) | 9 (173.1084) | 7 (171.4284) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 2 / 30 (350.9144) | 1 (178.3200) | 5 (172.5944) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 18 / 28 (335.4060) | 17 (169.1316) | 19 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 16 / 27 (334.2172) | 13 (169.6800) | 20 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 21 / 41 (339.9428) | 17 (171.4172) | 25 (168.5256) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 23 / 82 (343.9428) | 29 (171.9656) | 25 (171.9772) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 81 / 117 (679.9200) | 96 (167.9772) | 46 (173.1200) | 44 (173.7028) | 98 (165.1200) |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 29 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke 🏅 Edina, MO | 22 / 25 (654.1140) | 20 (167.9656) | 20 (166.8228) | 24 (158.2400) | 22 (161.0856) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 8 / 17 (341.1088) | 10 (167.9772) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 21 / 36 (334.8572) | 25 (163.9772) | 15 (170.8800) | — | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 26 / 70 (341.6688) | 26 (170.8344) | 25 (170.8344) | — | — |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 56 / 106 (685.5884) | 50 (173.1200) | 73 (169.6800) | 30 (174.2628) | 72 (168.5256) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 26 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 45 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 13 / 16 (334.8000) | 15 (166.2400) | 10 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 7 / 20 (346.2516) | 13 (169.6916) | 6 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 36 / 49 (161.6688) | 32 (161.6688) | — | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 3 / 35 (341.1200) | 2 (174.2744) | 15 (166.8456) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 12 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 3 / 36 (346.2860) | 6 (171.4172) | 3 (174.8688) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 10 / 26 (339.9888) | 7 (172.5600) | 12 (167.4288) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 4 / 27 (337.0744) | 5 (170.8228) | 7 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 2 / 33 (354.8572) | 6 (174.8572) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 4 / 37 (342.2516) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 7 / 40 (338.8116) | 13 (167.3944) | 5 (171.4172) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 9 / 47 (346.8228) | 29 (170.8228) | 4 (176) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 47 / 118 (686.8116) | 65 (171.9888) | 75 (168.5600) | 27 (174.8572) | 50 (171.4056) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 2 / 40 (353.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 19 / 42 (335.9544) | 32 (165.0972) | 9 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 43 / 93 (314.7200) | 13 (169.6800) | 48 (145.0400) | 23 (165.6800) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 67 (155.9200) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 3 / 17 (333.6456) | 7 (163.3828) | 4 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 19 (335.9316) | 2 (168.5372) | 3 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 5 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 21 (335.9544) | 8 (171.4172) | 17 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 7 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smokin' for Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 1 / 26 (526.2744) | 2 (171.9772) | 1 (174.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 2 / 35 (346.8228) | 5 (171.4056) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Anchor City Cook-Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 1 / 13 (352) | 1 (174.8572) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 2 / 17 (523.9660) | 5 (170.8344) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 2 / 26 (345.1204) | 2 (174.2744) | 6 (170.8460) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 32 (342.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 1 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 22 / 29 (339.9660) | 16 (173.1316) | 22 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 66 / 90 (677.6460) | 49 (171.4172) | 73 (163.9772) | 32 (173.7144) | 57 (168.5372) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 2 / 29 (351.9888) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 7 / 30 (342.8344) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 6 / 12 (338.2400) | 6 (169.7028) | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 30 (155.3600) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 2 / 33 (345.1888) | 6 (169.1544) | 2 (176.0344) | — | — |
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 1 / 34 (521.1544) | 7 (172) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (173.7372) | — |
| May 19, 2023 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 18 / 34 (335.3828) | 8 (174.2628) | 24 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 3 / 32 (521.6572) | 8 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 10 / 47 (335.9312) | 14 (165.1084) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 11 / 37 (338.8228) | 11 (169.1544) | 13 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 16 / 49 (343.4056) | 20 (171.9656) | 10 (171.4400) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 5 / 36 (326.8228) | 2 (170.8456) | 7 (155.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 1 / 25 (350.8456) | 1 (174.8456) | 2 (176) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) Davenport, IA | 5 / 13 (515.9200) | 10 (168.5256) | 8 (168.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 7 / 20 (322.2516) | 11 (159.4516) | 8 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 9 / 25 (318.7428) | 5 (163.3828) | 10 (155.3600) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 13 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 9 / 36 (323.8972) | 9 (163.9428) | 11 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 20 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 3 / 23 (339.3944) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (163.9772) | — | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 2 / 28 (340.0344) | 1 (178.2972) | 10 (161.7372) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 5 / 37 (507.3372) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (169.1084) | 8 (162.8116) | 2 (169.7144) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 6 / 27 (341.0972) | 10 (170.8228) | 8 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 10 / 25 (334.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 21 (156.5600) | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 12 / 18 (647.8972) | 14 (156.5144) | 12 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 34 / 40 (311.9200) | 27 (157.6800) | 34 (154.2400) | — | — |
| — | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 9 / 17 (305.5888) | 9 (154.2172) | 11 (151.3716) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.