The heartbreaker
0.6288
points from the title
Came within 0.6288 points of the Grand Championship at ND BBQ Championship (2026-05-01).
SIX BUTT BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1569
peak 1575 · rated over 67 contests ⓘ
Contests
68
in the data
First seen
2017-09-08
latest 2026-08-28
Best ToY finish
#202
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
7
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 68 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
682.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 665.96 (+16.13)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.49 · weakest Pork (165.20)
Road miles
11,781
mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 426 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$601K
listed at 56 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 57 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.96 / 720
67 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (14 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
High-water mark
696.4912
career-best overall
96.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 696.4912 at ND BBQ Championship — 96.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-05-01
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY has finished one call ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2019
their best year
2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 41%.
- 7 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 41%
A tough matchup
49–4
behind in the head-to-head
HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 49 of their 53 shared contests.
A strong matchup
23–3
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 88% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Steel Smoke BBQ in 23 of their 26 shared contests.
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07).
- last seen 2019-09-13
- back 2021-05-07
Pork Ribs nemesis
37 of 49
shared pork ribs entries lost
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 76% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 37 of 49 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
Pigtamer BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A May team
Top 46%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 46% across 12 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.
- 12 May contests
- top 56% the rest of the year
The long haul
11,781
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,781 miles across 68 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 426 miles to Laurie Hillbilly BBQ.
- 68 mapped stops
- furthest 426 mi
The metronome
±1.96%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.5% of a perfect score
- 68 contests
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) every year from 2021 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 18th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1573
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SIX BUTT BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SmoQued On Main St ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1602
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SIX BUTT BBQ)
They've been 1602 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1616
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SIX BUTT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1569
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SIX BUTT BBQ has cooked, 27 to 68, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1589
No shared contest yet.
23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1569
No shared contest yet.
Level with SIX BUTT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 53 | 8 | 45 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 53 | 4 | 49 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 49 | 4 | 45 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 48 | 11 | 37 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 42 | 10 | 32 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 40 | 10 | 30 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 36 | 7 | 29 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 35 | 14 | 21 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 34 | 2 | 32 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 33 | 9 | 24 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 32 | 5 | 27 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| Ash Kickin' BBQ | 31 | 5 | 26 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 30 | 7 | 23 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 30 | 5 | 25 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 150.2400 | 167.13 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 178.8572 | 152.0000 | 167.49 | top 46% |
| Pork | 67 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 176.5600 | 153.1200 | 165.20 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 67 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8456 | 166.13 | top 51% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 28 | 0 | top 52% |
| WI | 24 | 0 | top 62% |
| IA | 6 | 0 | top 57% |
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| ND | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 39 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 28 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 6 | 8 | 0 | top 56% | 2024-07-12 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 | 18 | 0 | top 69% | 2025-06-14 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 | 15 | 0 | top 74% | 2025-06-13 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 28 | 0 | top 54% | 2026-05-08 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 4 | 15 | 0 | top 56% | 2025-09-05 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-05-30 |
| MN Masters BBQ | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 52% | 2026-08-28 |
| Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 48% | 2022-05-13 |
| KTD Smokn' Gobbler | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 35% | 2026-07-10 |
| ND BBQ Championship | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | 2026-05-01 |
| 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 60% | 2023-08-25 |
| *Mankato Cookout (Day 2) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 85% | 2018-06-09 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9 yrs
2017-09-08 → 2026-08-28
Busiest season
2023
11 contests
Contests a season
7.6
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
29 of 68 contests · 7 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
37
12 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
68 entries · 5 wins · 21 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 167.49 · weakest Pork (165.20)
Walk rate
54%
a top-10 call in 37 of 68 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
9 of 68 contests
Master average
665.96
out of 720 · 67 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,284
1,836–2,256 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
11,781
68 mapped stops · furthest 426 mi
Schedule strength
1596
average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$600,530
listed at 56 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 57 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2019-09-13 → 2021-05-07
Power rating
1569
peak 1575 · #1417 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
- 2018
- First call Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1712 Minnesota in May
- 10th tracked contest *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
- 2019
- First category win (Pork) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- 2022
- 25th tracked contest Minnesota in May (Masters)
- 2024
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
- 50th tracked contest MN Masters BBQ
- 2026
- First overall podium ND BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship ND BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score696.4912 ND BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1575) KTD Smokn' Gobbler
- Most recent contest MN Masters BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.6 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2019-08-02 |
| +17 | ND BBQ Championship | 2026-05-01 |
| +11.9 | Big Island BBQ | 2019-08-23 |
| +11.4 | MN Masters BBQ | 2025-08-22 |
| +10.7 | Smokin in Steele | 2024-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
| -10.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2021-06-11 |
| -10.4 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2025-04-04 |
| -9.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 2021-06-12 |
| -9.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-08 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 43% | 96.7% | 94.7% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60% | top 56% | 94.6% | 93.2% |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 54% | 95.4% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 73% | top 47% | 94.9% | 93.5% |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44% | top 66% | 92.9% | 91.7% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 60% | 93% | 91.5% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43% | top 41% | 95.1% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | top 72% | 92% | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.5% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 16 / 22 (669.0284) | 12 (170.8228) | 17 (163.3944) | 13 (170.2512) | 16 (164.5600) |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 8 / 33 (683.9200) | 4 (174.8572) | 1 (176.0116) | 27 (163.9428) | 16 (169.1084) |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 5 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 11 / 20 (683.9316) | 14 (172.5600) | 1 (176.5716) | 17 (163.9428) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 46 / 77 (677.0400) | 36 (171.9656) | 73 (161.6688) | 15 (174.2628) | 39 (169.1428) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 2 / 71 (696.4912) | 10 (174.8456) | 3 (178.8572) | 33 (169.6800) | 12 (173.1084) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 28 / 46 (660.4228) | 17 (170.8228) | 31 (163.9772) | 40 (157.6456) | 22 (167.9772) |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 17 / 35 (674.7540) | 16 (171.9656) | 24 (163.3828) | 18 (169.1428) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 6 / 26 (679.9428) | 16 (166.2744) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (172.5600) | 8 (168.5484) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 14 / 31 (673.5884) | 9 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2628) | 27 (162.8228) | 20 (164.5372) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 12 / 26 (672.4344) | 26 (157.6572) | 13 (167.3944) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 19 / 36 (678.7424) | 30 (166.2856) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (169.6684) | 25 (166.2284) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 33 / 36 (654.0912) | 23 (165.0972) | 14 (169.1200) | 30 (163.3828) | 34 (156.4912) |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 16 / 28 (681.0168) | 16 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9656) | 24 (163.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 31 / 58 (678.7424) | 43 (166.8456) | 4 (175.4056) | 19 (173.7028) | 45 (162.7884) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 40 / 49 (657.5772) | 37 (164.5372) | 33 (164.5372) | 36 (165.6800) | 35 (162.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 208 / 444 (677.6340) | 141 (173.1200) | 308 (165.1428) | 250 (167.4056) | 107 (171.9656) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 21 / 37 (661.0288) | 11 (171.9772) | 20 (164.5372) | 26 (162.2400) | 24 (162.2744) |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 16 / 27 (673.0512) | 13 (169.6800) | 13 (168.5256) | 21 (165.7028) | 11 (169.1428) |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 14 / 28 (676.4800) | 24 (164.5256) | 17 (166.8344) | 21 (165.1200) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 13 / 34 (679.3488) | 20 (170.8572) | 17 (167.9888) | 16 (168.5256) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 31 / 37 (667.2568) | 29 (166.2400) | 26 (166.2284) | 30 (163.9656) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 35 / 41 (656.9944) | 21 (169.6800) | 33 (159.9772) | 18 (167.3944) | 37 (159.9428) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 6 / 32 (686.8000) | 25 (165.0972) | 1 (177.1544) | 16 (169.1428) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 28 / 58 (681.6456) | 23 (173.1084) | 15 (171.4172) | 33 (170.2628) | 41 (166.8572) |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 21 (680.4456) | 15 (167.3828) | 13 (166.2400) | 8 (171.9656) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 136 / 487 (683.3484) | 118 (173.1428) | 83 (174.2744) | 253 (167.9656) | 218 (167.9656) |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 15 / 28 (652.3768) | 19 (159.9428) | 19 (160.5028) | 9 (169.1200) | 17 (162.8112) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 15 / 28 (679.8740) | 18 (168.5372) | 6 (174.2628) | 27 (159.3712) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 18 / 27 (668.4340) | 22 (165.0856) | 15 (167.3712) | 13 (169.6800) | 19 (166.2972) |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 14 / 32 (680.5140) | 8 (173.7028) | 12 (170.8456) | 21 (168.0000) | 20 (167.9656) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 27 / 39 (663.8168) | 19 (170.8228) | 34 (159.9428) | 23 (167.9656) | 20 (165.0856) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 18 / 40 (677.6684) | 34 (162.8112) | 2 (176.5828) | 18 (170.2972) | 20 (167.9772) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 43 (677.6112) | 21 (167.4056) | 4 (174.8572) | 30 (164.5256) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 8 / 29 (673.0972) | 17 (166.8456) | 7 (169.7372) | 14 (166.8228) | 8 (169.6916) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 33 / 59 (670.1484) | 40 (167.3712) | 1 (176.5944) | 53 (161.0856) | 37 (165.0972) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 24 / 38 (657.5536) | 26 (163.4056) | 4 (177.7028) | 33 (159.9312) | 31 (156.5140) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 13 / 26 (658.7084) | 12 (167.9656) | 14 (164.5372) | 21 (161.1200) | 11 (165.0856) |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 22 / 32 (659.2912) | 13 (168.5256) | 19 (166.2400) | 30 (157.6684) | 17 (166.8572) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 24 / 40 (667.3600) | 33 (164.5256) | 30 (162.2744) | 34 (161.6800) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 30 / 37 (661.0284) | 31 (165.6684) | 7 (172.5600) | 32 (161.1200) | 26 (161.6800) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 29 / 39 (657.5312) | 16 (170.8228) | 37 (155.9428) | 30 (164.5372) | 18 (166.2284) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 21 / 33 (666.7656) | 10 (171.4172) | 30 (161.6684) | 30 (160.5372) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 29 / 59 (669.0856) | 37 (165.0972) | 20 (168.5600) | 41 (166.2856) | 17 (169.1428) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 36 / 43 (641.6112) | 38 (155.9656) | 24 (164.0000) | 33 (160.5372) | 27 (161.1084) |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 10 / 30 (666.2632) | 14 (167.4172) | 10 (165.6916) | 11 (165.1544) | 10 (168.0000) |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN | 21 / 35 (666.6852) | 13 (170.8112) | 27 (160.5256) | 2 (174.8572) | 27 (160.4912) |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 20 / 33 (669.6232) | 5 (175.4172) | 9 (171.4288) | 32 (158.8000) | 22 (163.9772) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 38 / 45 (641.6112) | 24 (167.4056) | 34 (161.1544) | 41 (155.4056) | 36 (157.6456) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 44 / 52 (642.2400) | 37 (163.4172) | 19 (166.8572) | 43 (161.1200) | 48 (150.8456) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 24 / 60 (665.7028) | 5 (175.4516) | 25 (165.1084) | 44 (161.1428) | 31 (164.0000) |
| 2019-09-13 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 8 / 26 (671.3600) | 11 (167.3944) | 19 (161.7372) | 2 (172.5600) | 6 (169.6684) |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN | 12 / 50 (678.2172) | 12 (171.4056) | 21 (165.7144) | 13 (172.5600) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest 🏅 MARSHALL, MN | 25 / 46 (664.4228) | 4 (176.5600) | 39 (161.6800) | 38 (159.9428) | 26 (166.2400) |
| 2019-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 5 / 30 (684.5028) | 13 (170.8228) | 12 (169.6800) | 1 (176.0228) | 17 (167.9772) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 37 (649.0740) | 21 (165.0972) | 20 (159.9884) | 11 (167.4400) | 20 (156.5484) |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 22 / 37 (653.5884) | 25 (163.3712) | 13 (167.4172) | 17 (169.1200) | 27 (153.6800) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 32 / 57 (662.1484) | 19 (171.9772) | 31 (163.9656) | 21 (169.7028) | 46 (156.5028) |
| 2018-10-05 | *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI | 14 / 26 (662.1944) | 19 (161.6800) | 14 (166.8228) | 11 (167.4172) | 11 (166.2744) |
| 2018-09-14 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 20 / 25 (656.5484) | 25 (150.2400) | 16 (166.3084) | 12 (168.5600) | 8 (171.4400) |
| 2018-08-24 | 11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 34 / 49 (644.4224) | 40 (161.1084) | 10 (169.1084) | 41 (153.1200) | 27 (161.0856) |
| 2018-07-20 | *Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 34 / 45 (638.7196) | 43 (151.9428) | 18 (166.2628) | 37 (158.8456) | 24 (161.6684) |
| 2018-06-22 | *Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI | 29 / 41 (650.1372) | 36 (159.9428) | 10 (170.2972) | 35 (157.6456) | 25 (162.2516) |
| 2018-06-09 | *Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN | 33 / 42 (661.6456) | 36 (163.9772) | 4 (175.4172) | 37 (159.9884) | 37 (162.2628) |
| 2018-06-08 | *Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN | 40 / 44 (638.6172) | 42 (155.3716) | 35 (164.5256) | 42 (157.0628) | 35 (161.6572) |
| 2018-05-11 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 38 / 70 (658.1712) | 9 (173.7144) | 41 (162.2400) | 53 (160.5140) | 38 (161.7028) |
| 2017-10-20 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 30 / 52 (637.0624) | 32 (159.4056) | 27 (159.9884) | 28 (160.5600) | 33 (157.1084) |
| 2017-09-08 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 25 / 31 (627.9084) | 28 (155.9656) | 26 (152.0000) | 27 (153.6684) | 13 (166.2744) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #241 (680 pts) | #287 (615 pts) | #139 (1095 pts) | #393 (420 pts) | #340 (495 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #240 (921 pts) | #266 (841 pts) | #145 (1386 pts) | #226 (986 pts) | #234 (981 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #268 (816 pts) | #332 (711 pts) | #258 (961 pts) | #324 (686 pts) | #196 (1046 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #202 (1020 pts) | #258 (870 pts) | #147 (1330 pts) | #232 (915 pts) | #162 (1165 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #359 (631 pts) | #315 (771 pts) | #280 (896 pts) | #419 (546 pts) | #186 (1111 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #400 (478 pts) | #287 (723 pts) | #382 (543 pts) | #335 (623 pts) | #445 (443 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #435 (746 pts) | #417 (801 pts) | #571 (606 pts) | #300 (1021 pts) | #516 (651 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #628 (541 pts) | #646 (576 pts) | #402 (896 pts) | #629 (596 pts) | #574 (631 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1886 (116 pts) | #1941 (116 pts) | #1963 (116 pts) | #1931 (116 pts) | #1533 (176 pts) |