The heartbreaker
2.1940
points from the title
Came within 2.1940 points of the Grand Championship at Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! (Jul 15, 2016).
SMOKE FREAKS
SMOKE FREAKS is a competition barbecue team with 81 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Hog Capital Challenge (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #107 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1803
peak 1813 · rated over 76 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
81
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2015
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
4
3 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
14
40 podiums
Overall top-10s
46
57% of 81 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
679.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.71 (+6.41)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.29 · weakest Pork (166.87)
Road miles
14,059
across 79 mapped stops · furthest 587 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$147K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 17 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.71 / 720
77 Master contests · 3 GCs
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 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1161 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #97 (1,832 pts) | #103 (1,712 pts) | #110 (1,673 pts) | #60 (1,964 pts) | #126 (1,602 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #75 (2,038 pts) | #50 (2,025 pts) | #21 (2,265 pts) | #161 (1,486 pts) | #155 (1,560 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #66 (2,203 pts) | #70 (2,018 pts) | #15 (2,344 pts) | #218 (1,360 pts) | #42 (2,200 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #190 (1,568 pts) | #233 (1,308 pts) | #157 (1,563 pts) | #275 (1,233 pts) | #280 (1,218 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1268 (215 pts) | #1099 (290 pts) | #1395 (200 pts) | #1387 (215 pts) | #1534 (165 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKE FREAKS, each with one reason worth a look.
#106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 190
- GCs
- 16
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1825
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKE FREAKS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE FREAKS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 83
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 72%
- Peak
- 1828
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKE FREAKS)
Careers of much the same size, 83 contests to 81, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 322
- GCs
- 18
- Top-10s
- 66%
- Peak
- 1896
5–6 in 11 shared contests (45% to SMOKE FREAKS)
They've been 1896 at their best, 95 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 74
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1808
Their rating is built on 10 Grand Championships in 74 contests, alongside a 69% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 111
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1810
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1813
5–7 in 12 shared contests (42% to SMOKE FREAKS)
Rated 3 points above SMOKE FREAKS.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG "E" BBQ | 43 | 23 | 20 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 38 | 30 | 8 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 37 | 27 | 10 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 36 | 9 | 27 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 34 | 10 | 24 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 32 | 25 | 7 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 29 | 24 | 5 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 29 | 17 | 12 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 28 | 25 | 3 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 28 | 17 | 11 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 28 | 10 | 18 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Littles BBQ Co | 26 | 16 | 10 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 78 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 178.8572 | 143.3944 | 169.29 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 80 | 44 | 7 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 143.3716 | 168.68 | top 31% |
| Pork | 77 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 176.5716 | 151.4056 | 166.87 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 77 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 178.8572 | 139.9200 | 167.90 | top 34% |
“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) | 1 | 1 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 31 | 2 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 47 | 1 | top 27% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
25 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
10.1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
36 of 81 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
55
17 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
80 entries · 7 wins · 44 calls
Opponents faced
1,297
finished ahead 2,877 times, behind 997
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Jun 25, 2022 → May 22, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026)
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1813) Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
20183 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
- 10th category win Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
20174 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Master In May-The Classic
- 25th tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
- First multi-meat day Harbor-Que
- Biggest field won (41 teams) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
20163 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- 10th tracked contest Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
- Career-best overall score699.4516 Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
—6 milestones
- First tracked contest Honor-Q Competitor's Series
- First call Honor-Q Competitor's Series
- First overall top-10 Honor-Q Competitor's Series
- First overall podium Honor-Q Competitor's Series
- First Grand Championship Honor-Q Competitor's Series
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score345.6800 Honor-Q Competitor's Series
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.1 | Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | Jul 15, 2016 |
| +16.1 | Master In May-The Classic | May 6, 2017 |
| +13.9 | EffingHAM Jam | Jul 22, 2016 |
| +13.3 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ | Oct 14, 2016 |
| +12.6 | Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) | Aug 5, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | Jun 22, 2019 |
| -9.8 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | May 24, 2019 |
| -9.7 | The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) | May 5, 2017 |
| -9.4 | Best of the Midwest | Oct 18, 2019 |
| -8.6 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | Jun 7, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 96% | 94.3% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 88% | top 25% | 95.7% | 93.7% |
| 2018 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 74% | top 26% | 96.7% | 93.9% |
| 2017 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 92% | top 28% | 96.5% | 93.4% |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90% | top 29% | 97.1% | 93.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 91.6% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 75 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 27 / 52 (649.6232) | 18 (166.2744) | 43 (153.0972) | 12 (170.2744) | 31 (159.9772) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL | 10 / 43 (681.6344) | 16 (170.8572) | 6 (173.1200) | 14 (170.2628) | 21 (167.3944) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 11 / 54 (686.1712) | 20 (168.5256) | 11 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9656) | 12 (172.5600) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 3 / 29 (689.0632) | 10 (171.9772) | 15 (166.2516) | 4 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7144) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 4 / 30 (689.0856) | 3 (175.4056) | 10 (167.9772) | 3 (174.8456) | 10 (170.8572) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 11 / 47 (679.3256) | 2 (177.1428) | 9 (173.1200) | 29 (165.0856) | 28 (163.9772) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 2 / 40 (686.7772) | 9 (169.6916) | 10 (167.9656) | 6 (175.4172) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 9 / 42 (679.9428) | 33 (162.2400) | 2 (174.8572) | 4 (174.2972) | 17 (168.5484) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 30 / 45 (654.7888) | 4 (173.7144) | 38 (157.7028) | 24 (166.2628) | 36 (157.1088) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 12 / 50 (670.7544) | 20 (166.8572) | 33 (158.8000) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (169.6800) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL | 5 / 25 (675.3832) | 5 (171.9772) | 17 (161.1316) | 8 (169.1544) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 9 / 25 (659.3260) | 22 (152.5144) | 4 (169.7028) | 4 (170.8572) | 5 (166.2516) |
| May 25, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL | 8 / 48 (675.3372) | 24 (165.1200) | 12 (169.1316) | 1 (176) | 20 (165.0856) |
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 20 / 40 (651.2688) | 8 (171.9772) | 24 (159.9772) | 24 (163.3944) | 29 (155.9200) |
| May 3, 2019 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 5 / 33 (682.2632) | 4 (174.8688) | 7 (170.2744) | 14 (167.9772) | 8 (169.1428) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN | 4 / 40 (683.3484) | 31 (165.0972) | 4 (174.8800) | 8 (171.9656) | 7 (171.4056) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 6 / 42 (668.5260) | 13 (166.8456) | 4 (170.8688) | 19 (165.7144) | 15 (165.0972) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL | 12 / 45 (670.1484) | 10 (171.4056) | 14 (165.6800) | 19 (165.0856) | 13 (167.9772) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 8 / 28 (661.0288) | 8 (169.1200) | 8 (167.3944) | 13 (162.8572) | 12 (161.6572) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 14 / 59 (687.3600) | 36 (166.2744) | 1 (180) | 27 (169.1200) | 19 (171.9656) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 42 / 467 (686.2628) | 94 (172.5600) | 79 (172.5600) | 122 (169.7028) | 85 (171.4400) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 105 / 164 (678.2396) | 84 (171.4056) | 42 (173.1428) | 30 (174.8572) | 153 (158.8340) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 4 / 27 (679.3488) | 10 (170.8344) | 17 (164.5600) | 4 (171.9772) | 6 (171.9772) |
| Aug 23, 2018 | 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 5 / 26 (677.6000) | 17 (165.6684) | 9 (170.8228) | 1 (176.5716) | 16 (164.5372) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 3 / 54 (695.9200) | 20 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (168.5372) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 13 / 30 (668.4456) | 5 (173.7144) | 26 (158.2056) | 21 (162.2628) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 5 / 49 (684.5716) | 3 (175.4400) | 5 (174.8572) | 26 (164.5944) | 16 (169.6800) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI | 24 / 54 (659.9428) | 29 (163.4400) | 24 (165.6800) | 21 (163.9772) | 17 (166.8456) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 5 / 44 (679.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (169.1316) | 25 (163.4056) | 16 (168.5828) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 5 / 51 (683.9772) | 9 (173.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (165.1428) | 21 (166.2628) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 1 / 25 (683.8972) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (169.1316) | 4 (169.6800) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL | 10 / 40 (656.4456) | 3 (175.4056) | 3 (169.6916) | 38 (151.4056) | 20 (159.9428) |
| May 26, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 5 / 60 (684.5028) | 2 (175.4172) | 19 (168.5600) | 31 (166.2628) | 6 (174.2628) |
| May 25, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 3 / 49 (680.4800) | 21 (167.9656) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (173.1660) | 24 (163.9312) |
| May 5, 2018 | The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI | 27 / 54 (662.2400) | 44 (161.6800) | 17 (169.1544) | 33 (161.1428) | 15 (170.2628) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI | 26 / 54 (656.4684) | 47 (157.6800) | 9 (168.5716) | 37 (159.3712) | 9 (170.8456) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 10 / 103 (692.4684) | 24 (173.1200) | 8 (175.4172) | 26 (170.8228) | 14 (173.1084) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 51 / 79 (672.5144) | 45 (169.6800) | 54 (167.3944) | 64 (164) | 28 (171.4400) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 44 / 84 (671.3940) | 53 (166.8228) | 42 (166.8228) | 48 (166.8800) | 24 (170.8684) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 5 / 46 (692.5028) | 9 (175.4172) | 7 (172.5600) | 19 (169.1200) | 10 (175.4056) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 7 / 52 (668.4572) | 14 (165.0972) | 21 (162.8344) | 13 (167.9656) | 2 (172.5600) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL | 1 / 41 (688.5140) | 2 (174.2972) | 2 (173.7028) | 14 (167.4056) | 6 (173.1084) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 1 / 23 (688) | 1 (173.7144) | 1 (176) | 1 (173.7600) | 5 (164.5256) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 3 / 55 (694.8572) | 13 (171.9772) | 2 (179.4400) | 21 (169.1428) | 7 (174.2972) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI | 19 / 30 (664.5600) | 18 (169.6800) | 22 (165.1544) | 25 (158.8456) | 8 (170.8800) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI | 14 / 28 (659.9084) | 15 (166.2972) | 3 (171.9656) | 20 (159.3600) | 19 (162.2856) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 13 / 39 (666.1944) | 16 (166.8344) | 7 (170.2972) | 25 (162.8000) | 10 (166.2628) |
| Aug 24, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 6 / 40 (677.0860) | 18 (167.9772) | 15 (165.0972) | 6 (173.1316) | 5 (170.8800) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 12 / 55 (681.6000) | 11 (173.1200) | 15 (169.6800) | 30 (163.3828) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 3 / 35 (683.5200) | 12 (168) | 1 (176.6172) | 16 (162.3200) | 3 (176.5828) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN | 10 / 25 (678.8116) | 10 (172.0344) | 13 (167.3944) | 23 (161.6800) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 5 / 49 (681.6572) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (169.1316) | 34 (161.1200) | 2 (176) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI | 9 / 58 (670.7428) | 1 (176.5600) | 28 (162.2400) | 21 (163.9656) | 17 (167.9772) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 4 / 30 (693.6916) | 6 (176) | 6 (176.0116) | 25 (162.8228) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL | 11 / 42 (665.5888) | 6 (172.0116) | 17 (166.8228) | 31 (158.2172) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL | 9 / 26 (675.3368) | 15 (166.8228) | 7 (169.6912) | 17 (166.8456) | 9 (171.9772) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN | 17 / 33 (674.1484) | 28 (162.2284) | 20 (166.2516) | 15 (169.6684) | 6 (176) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN | 7 / 35 (679.3028) | 6 (174.2628) | 18 (165.0972) | 22 (165.0972) | 5 (174.8456) |
| May 27, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 16 / 59 (667.8972) | 21 (167.3828) | 4 (174.2972) | 33 (162.8000) | 22 (163.4172) |
| May 26, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 26 / 40 (647.7940) | 17 (166.2628) | 19 (162.7884) | 22 (162.2400) | 30 (156.5028) |
| May 6, 2017 | Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI | 2 / 50 (685.6112) | 8 (173.1200) | 1 (173.7028) | 15 (166.2400) | 5 (172.5484) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI | 45 / 56 (638.7428) | 38 (164.5600) | 49 (154.8000) | 26 (165.1428) | 44 (154.2400) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI | 7 / 23 (641.6228) | 9 (162.8344) | 4 (166.2628) | 15 (155.4400) | 13 (157.0856) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 25 / 45 (652.4456) | 9 (170.8572) | 6 (171.4056) | 7 (170.2628) | 42 (139.9200) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL | 4 / 55 (681.6340) | 8 (170.8228) | 7 (172) | 22 (166.8340) | 11 (171.9772) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI | 4 / 22 (678.2172) | 7 (169.6800) | 3 (171.4172) | 5 (173.7028) | 12 (163.4172) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI | 4 / 27 (668.6176) | 2 (172.5944) | 5 (166.2860) | 17 (158.8572) | 4 (170.8800) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL | 3 / 29 (678.2400) | 19 (161.7028) | 6 (169.6800) | 4 (172.5600) | 3 (174.2972) |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN | 20 / 33 (678.7888) | 30 (163.3944) | 12 (174.2628) | 14 (172.5944) | 21 (168.5372) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 2 / 39 (699.4516) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (177.1544) | 4 (176.0344) | 11 (173.1428) |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI | 23 / 55 (662.2856) | 9 (172.5828) | 21 (166.8800) | 12 (169.7028) | 48 (153.1200) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI | 17 / 66 (669.6688) | 10 (172.5944) | 14 (167.9772) | 25 (167.4056) | 42 (161.6916) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI | 17 / 29 (647.3144) | 18 (162.8228) | 9 (162.8344) | 17 (159.9656) | 17 (161.6916) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL | 10 / 23 (657.6344) | 16 (161.0972) | 6 (169.1544) | 17 (160.5600) | 10 (166.8228) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI | 19 / 44 (649.6340) | 10 (168.0228) | 10 (165.6684) | 27 (161.1200) | 27 (154.8228) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 12 / 35 (659.4288) | 8 (170.2972) | 24 (159.4972) | 8 (168.5372) | 16 (161.0972) |
| May 16, 2015 | Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI | 22 / 29 (612.9832) | 29 (143.3944) | 26 (143.3716) | 22 (159.3944) | 9 (166.8228) |
| — | Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 9 / 38 (499.9540) | 5 (170.8684) | 4 (169.7028) | — | — |
| — | Honor-Q Competitor's Series unrated Plainfield, IL | 1 / 9 (345.6800) | — | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.