SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#768

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1631

peak 1697 · rated over 86 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2026-07-10

Best ToY finish

#179

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 91 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8112 / 720

Master · 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

670.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.58 (+0.73)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Original SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±12.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.25 · weakest Brisket (166.45)

Road miles

16,291

mi across 91 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$580K

listed at 39 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 42 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.58 / 720

89 Master contests · 2 GCs

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Storylines (16 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 pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska (2018-08-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.

Giant slayer

49 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 49-team field at 11th Annual Big Island BBQ.

2018-08-24

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

ND BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 7th
average top 19%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 66 of 91 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 91 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8112 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8112 at 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-08-10

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 2 Grand Championships

2018 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

11 contests
3 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

51–7 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 88% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 51 of their 58 shared contests.

The drought

48 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at 11th Annual Big Island BBQ on 2018-08-24 — 48 contests and 8 years ago.

last GC 2018-08-24
8 years ago

A strong matchup

24–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Borgy the BBQ Butcher in 24 of their 28 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championships (2023-06-02).

last seen 2021-09-16
back 2023-06-02

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

SPITFIRE has landed one call behind them 5 times.

The long haul

16,291 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,291 miles across 91 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 756 miles to 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES).

91 mapped stops
furthest 756 mi

The metronome

±1.68% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.68% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
91 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked SMSU Smokefest every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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.

26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BLUE BUCKET BBQ

#770 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1656

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2021-10-15

⚔ Head-to-head

RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES

#771 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 82
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1681

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1681 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 81 contests
last seen 2023-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

It's spice that meats you

#769 of the rated field

1631 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1631

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has cooked, 50 to 91, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-08-29
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

LG bbq

#767 of the rated field

1631 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1645

No shared contest yet.

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 50% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2026-04-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Poppin Smoke BBQ

#766 of the rated field

1631 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1631

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK

#774 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 100
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1688

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS)

Level with SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 95 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	77	24	53	31%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	58	7	51	12%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	49	17	32	35%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	43	15	28	35%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	42	13	29	31%	⚔ compare
Hogline	40	9	31	23%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	40	6	34	15%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	36	14	22	39%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	34	23	11	68%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	34	8	26	24%	⚔ compare
Pigtamer BBQ	33	21	12	64%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
RICHIE Z's	31	22	9	71%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	30	5	25	17%	⚔ compare
Borgy the BBQ Butcher	28	24	4	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	89	26	2	5	178.8572	145.6228	168.25	top 46%
Pork Ribs	91	27	2	6	180.0000 🔥	153.0628	166.80	top 46%
Pork	89	25	2	4	177.7028	156.5028	167.97	top 44%
Brisket	89	26	3	6	178.8572	147.3828	166.45	top 45%

“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	36	1	top 47%
SD	26	0	top 44%
IA	8	0	top 54%
KS	7	0	top 32%
NE	5	1	top 35%
ND	3	0	top 19%
WI	2	0	top 29%
TN	1	0	top 53%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 44%
Medium (20–39)	47	1	top 47%
Large (40+)	41	1	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	6	9	top 43%	2026-06-05
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	5	6	top 40%	2021-07-16
Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll	4	9	top 43%	2023-09-08
SMSU Smokefest	4	14	top 46%	2019-08-16
ND BBQ Championship	3	7	top 19%	2026-05-01
GOBS Que (DAY 2)	3	7	top 47%	2021-08-14
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	10	top 29%	2021-07-09
Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll	3	8	top 38%	2019-09-06
Cookin On Kampeska	3	12	top 28%	2019-07-19
Cookin' on Kampeska	3	11	top 45%	2016-07-15
Minnesota in May	2	46	top 84%	2026-05-08
MN Masters BBQ	2	12	top 55%	2025-08-22
Original SD BBQ Championship	2	20	top 53%	2021-06-04
*Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	14	top 48%	2018-06-09
Smoke on the Waterfall	2	7	top 45%	2016-06-24
Smokefest	2	16	top 56%	2015-08-21
Bend of the River CookOut	2	24	top 64%	2015-06-12

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.1 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2026-07-10

Busiest season 2019 14 contests

Contests a season 7 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 37 of 91 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 55 17 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 91 entries · 2 wins · 27 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.25 · weakest Brisket (166.45)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 66 of 91 contests

Overall top-10 rate 21% 19 of 91 contests

Wins it all 2% 2 Grand Championships · 0 reserve

First title 2018-08-10 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 669.58 out of 720 · 89 contests · 2 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,516 2,841–1,814 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 16,291 91 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi

Schedule strength 1587 average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests

Purse competed for $580,390 listed at 39 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 42 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2021-09-16 → 2023-06-02

Power rating 1631 peak 1697 · #768 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 31 First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First call Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8570 Original SD BBQ Championships
2015
Jun 5 First category win (Brisket) Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 10 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Waterfall
2016
Jul 22 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2018
Aug 10 First overall podium 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 10 First Grand Championship 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 10 Career-best overall score694.8112 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 24 Biggest field won (49 teams) 11th Annual Big Island BBQ
2019
Jun 14 50th tracked contest Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2020
Aug 28 Peak power rating (1697) Minnesota in Mayaugust
2024
Jun 7 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Original SD BBQ Championships
2026
Jul 10 Most recent contest KTD Smokn' Gobbler

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2018-08-10
+14.1	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	2018-08-24
+11.7	Back to Mayberry Day 2	2020-06-27
+11.1	Minnesota in May	2017-05-12
+10.5	Minnesota in May	2016-05-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.7	Minnesota in May	2024-05-10
-15.9	Minnesota in May	2026-05-08
-15.2	Original SD BBQ Championships	2026-06-05
-12.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-07-21
-12.1	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	2024-07-26

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	4	0	0	1	50%	top 66%	95.1%	92.5%
2025	2	0	1	0	100%	top 42%	95.5%	94%
2024	5	0	1	1	60%	top 54%	94.8%	93.7%
2023	2	0	1	0	100%	top 38%	94.2%	93.6%
2021	13	0	1	0	62%	top 43%	95.5%	93.6%
2020	5	0	2	0	80%	top 43%	94.7%	93.2%
2019	14	0	4	1	43%	top 33%	96.1%	94.1%
2018	11	2	3	3	91%	top 35%	96.5%	93.7%
2017	7	0	1	0	57%	top 47%	94.5%	92.6%
2016	11	0	3	1	91%	top 38%	94.2%	92.8%
2015	8	0	2	2	100%	top 45%	93.4%	91.9%
2014	5	0	0	0	80%	top 61%	92.7%	90.6%
2013	4	0	0	0	75%	top 50%	92%	90.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-10	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	19 / 33 (676.4916)	1 (178.8572)	19 (169.1200)	25 (166.2400)	24 (162.2744)
2026-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	45 / 48 (635.3376)	34 (166.2744)	47 (156.5488)	39 (162.2400)	47 (150.2744)
2026-05-08	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	68 / 77 (667.8628)	59 (167.9656)	72 (161.6800)	27 (171.9772)	58 (166.2400)
2026-05-01	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	16 / 71 (684.5140)	18 (172.0000)	14 (173.1428)	9 (176.5600)	44 (162.8112)
2025-10-03	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	9 / 46 (687.3600)	4 (176.0000)	18 (170.2628)	7 (173.1200)	21 (167.9772)
2025-08-22	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	17 / 26 (666.2176)	14 (167.4288)	23 (158.8116)	7 (172.5600)	11 (167.4172)
2024-09-27	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	7 / 47 (682.2744)	18 (168.0000)	9 (170.2972)	15 (169.1200)	6 (174.8572)
2024-08-23	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	12 / 27 (677.6344)	17 (166.2744)	3 (176.5600)	19 (167.3828)	15 (167.4172)
2024-07-26	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	24 / 28 (661.6000)	17 (169.1200)	24 (163.3944)	28 (159.3828)	11 (169.7028)
2024-06-07	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	15 / 34 (678.1940)	18 (169.1200)	1 (180.0000)	30 (158.8112)	11 (170.2628)
2024-05-10	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	46 / 58 (671.9312)	50 (165.6800)	27 (169.7372)	24 (171.9884)	50 (164.5256)
2023-09-08	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	15 / 28 (670.1712)	10 (170.8800)	15 (167.3944)	13 (169.1200)	21 (162.7768)
2023-06-02	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	9 / 39 (678.2516)	15 (168.5488)	28 (164.0000)	5 (176.5944)	12 (169.1084)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	108 / 185 (677.6000)	181 (155.9544)	64 (173.1200)	85 (170.8228)	13 (177.7028)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	89 / 467 (677.6456)	101 (171.9656)	34 (175.4400)	319 (160.5600)	125 (169.6800)
2021-09-10	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	12 / 26 (675.3712)	18 (167.3828)	22 (162.2856)	2 (175.4172)	6 (170.2856)
2021-08-14	GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE	19 / 25 (667.2912)	7 (172.5484)	23 (158.8344)	13 (166.2400)	13 (169.6684)
2021-08-13	GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE	7 / 26 (681.0172)	11 (170.8228)	6 (169.6916)	8 (170.8228)	9 (169.6800)
2021-07-30	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	20 / 35 (663.3256)	15 (171.9656)	35 (155.3600)	7 (170.8572)	16 (165.1428)
2021-07-16	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	15 / 33 (674.7884)	25 (165.1200)	10 (171.4172)	7 (173.1428)	20 (165.1084)
2021-07-16	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest Worthington, MN	—	—	7 (166.9028)	—	—
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	14 / 43 (687.9200)	14 (174.2628)	30 (167.4172)	22 (170.8228)	5 (175.4172)
2021-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	15 / 45 (667.3832)	9 (170.8572)	5 (170.8344)	28 (161.7144)	26 (163.9772)
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	13 / 52 (673.0168)	20 (169.1084)	21 (166.8344)	13 (171.9656)	24 (165.1084)
2021-06-04	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	25 / 49 (665.6000)	19 (168.0000)	35 (159.9544)	11 (173.1084)	27 (164.5372)
2021-06-04	The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD	—	—	21 (156.5600)	—	—
2020-09-11	Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	18 / 29 (668.4568)	5 (173.7372)	17 (168.5372)	20 (163.9656)	20 (162.2168)
2020-08-28	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	16 / 45 (675.9544)	27 (167.4172)	26 (164.0000)	4 (175.4172)	15 (169.1200)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	8 / 47 (681.6800)	21 (168.0000)	3 (174.2628)	11 (173.7372)	27 (165.6800)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	32 / 53 (661.6344)	32 (164.5256)	40 (161.6800)	11 (171.4172)	29 (164.0116)
2020-06-19	The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN	9 / 22 (667.9316)	13 (165.6800)	12 (164.5716)	9 (171.4172)	9 (166.2628)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	51 / 97 (673.6112)	64 (166.8572)	62 (167.9656)	19 (173.7028)	56 (165.0856)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	73 / 135 (682.2056)	111 (166.2628)	29 (173.7028)	15 (176.0000)	113 (166.2400)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	16 / 468 (691.9656)	52 (174.2628)	32 (174.8800)	14 (176.5600)	190 (166.2628)
2019-09-06	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	8 / 29 (683.4288)	19 (164.5600)	5 (172.5944)	16 (167.4172)	2 (178.8572)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	9 / 50 (679.3484)	5 (173.1428)	8 (171.4172)	21 (170.2512)	17 (164.5372)
2019-08-16	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 MARSHALL, MN	14 / 46 (680.5256)	13 (173.1428)	25 (167.4172)	18 (169.7028)	14 (170.2628)
2019-08-09	GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE	11 / 29 (665.0284)	7 (171.4056)	20 (159.4060)	10 (168.5484)	10 (165.6684)
2019-07-19	Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD	12 / 40 (672.5484)	14 (170.2856)	16 (168.0344)	22 (166.8228)	14 (167.4056)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	10 / 59 (686.2056)	13 (172.0000)	25 (169.6684)	14 (173.7028)	17 (170.8344)
2019-06-28	Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA	13 / 28 (672.5828)	18 (168.5600)	18 (165.1544)	12 (170.2856)	14 (168.5828)
2019-06-14	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	11 / 31 (674.2168)	16 (168.5484)	4 (172.5600)	21 (163.3712)	10 (169.7372)
2019-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	20 / 37 (657.5768)	23 (164.5600)	23 (165.1200)	14 (170.2628)	24 (157.6340)
2019-05-10	Minnesota in May 🏅	13 / 57 (679.9660)	3 (178.2972)	30 (163.9772)	18 (170.3088)	20 (167.3828)
2019-04-26	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	10 / 32 (684.4912)	1 (177.7028)	11 (170.2628)	19 (169.1200)	19 (167.4056)
2018-09-21	*Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	15 / 27 (657.6116)	4 (170.2744)	16 (163.4172)	10 (167.3828)	23 (156.5372)
2018-09-14	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	6 / 25 (682.2288)	20 (164.5372)	1 (174.3088)	11 (170.2628)	7 (173.1200)
2018-09-07	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	13 / 25 (672.9824)	14 (164.5256)	13 (166.8228)	5 (169.6684)	10 (171.9656)
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	1 / 49 (687.9544)	5 (176.0000)	20 (166.2744)	16 (167.9656)	1 (177.7144)
2018-08-17	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	18 / 40 (670.7888)	28 (164.5944)	6 (172.5600)	27 (162.8116)	10 (170.8228)
2018-08-10	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE	1 / 30 (694.8112)	6 (172.5600)	7 (170.2856)	7 (174.2628)	1 (177.7028)
2018-07-20	*Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	13 / 45 (673.6804)	15 (171.4172)	6 (170.2744)	32 (164.0000)	13 (167.9888)
2018-07-13	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	18 / 48 (667.3372)	15 (170.2744)	30 (162.8000)	41 (161.1200)	5 (173.1428)
2018-06-09	*Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	27 / 42 (670.2172)	30 (170.2628)	32 (164.0116)	28 (167.9772)	24 (167.9656)
2018-06-08	*Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	14 / 44 (683.9432)	25 (168.5372)	5 (175.4288)	14 (172.5600)	28 (167.4172)
2018-06-01	*The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	14 / 33 (662.1824)	29 (158.2628)	9 (168.0112)	14 (166.2400)	6 (169.6684)
2017-09-08	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	11 / 31 (678.3084)	9 (173.1772)	12 (169.1428)	20 (161.7028)	6 (174.2856)
2017-08-18	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	26 / 41 (658.1712)	19 (167.9772)	25 (163.9656)	33 (159.9884)	16 (166.2400)
2017-07-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	26 / 30 (635.2456)	9 (168.5256)	28 (153.0628)	20 (163.4056)	29 (150.2516)
2017-07-14	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	12 / 48 (680.4912)	22 (169.1200)	17 (169.7028)	8 (173.1200)	21 (168.5484)
2017-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	19 / 33 (671.8856)	20 (168.0000)	13 (170.2744)	21 (167.3828)	20 (166.2284)
2017-06-09	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	18 / 35 (665.7488)	11 (171.4400)	13 (166.8916)	15 (168.0000)	29 (159.4172)
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	8 / 71 (678.2744)	3 (174.3200)	29 (165.1200)	8 (172.0116)	21 (166.8228)
2016-09-16	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	10 / 29 (670.8456)	16 (167.9884)	8 (168.0000)	15 (165.7144)	10 (169.1428)
2016-09-09	Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	14 / 34 (657.0628)	18 (162.2400)	2 (174.2972)	27 (159.9656)	20 (160.5600)
2016-08-19	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	17 / 37 (659.3032)	28 (161.1200)	8 (171.9772)	15 (168.5372)	24 (157.6688)
2016-07-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	9 / 30 (665.7604)	9 (169.1544)	10 (166.8572)	16 (165.1544)	13 (164.5944)
2016-07-15	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	11 / 41 (677.5884)	17 (169.6684)	21 (167.3944)	16 (168.5372)	7 (171.9884)
2016-07-01	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	26 / 35 (663.3144)	10 (172.5716)	32 (159.9544)	16 (166.2628)	25 (164.5256)
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN	12 / 26 (661.0628)	3 (174.8572)	19 (161.0972)	6 (168.5256)	19 (156.5828)
2016-06-11	*Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard) Mankato, MN	10 / 32 (678.2284)	25 (166.8456)	13 (170.2744)	1 (177.1428)	18 (163.9656)
2016-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	12 / 33 (677.6456)	5 (174.8456)	11 (171.4172)	21 (165.7028)	19 (165.6800)
2016-06-03	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	14 / 44 (666.2056)	12 (169.7028)	15 (169.1200)	24 (162.8228)	15 (164.5600)
2016-05-13	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	12 / 71 (671.9084)	19 (169.1200)	8 (170.8456)	58 (156.5028)	5 (175.4400)
2015-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	12 / 26 (670.2056)	10 (169.7028)	21 (161.6800)	8 (169.7028)	10 (169.1200)
2015-09-11	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	9 / 32 (672.4912)	6 (172.0000)	27 (157.0972)	1 (177.7028)	14 (165.6912)
2015-08-21	Smokefest Marshall, MN	25 / 42 (655.2916)	35 (159.3944)	20 (165.1200)	2 (174.2628)	34 (156.5144)
2015-07-31	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	11 / 26 (665.6572)	7 (170.8800)	23 (155.9200)	10 (169.1200)	3 (169.7372)
2015-07-17	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	18 / 38 (653.5428)	37 (145.6228)	18 (164.5372)	10 (169.6684)	3 (173.7144)
2015-07-10	Smoke on the Waterfall REDWOOD FALLS, MN	7 / 16 (659.9772)	9 (165.6800)	2 (176.0116)	10 (161.1656)	11 (157.1200)
2015-06-12	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	24 / 42 (655.9316)	33 (161.6916)	9 (169.7144)	12 (167.4056)	34 (157.1200)
2015-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	13 / 41 (657.6800)	28 (158.2516)	21 (162.8456)	21 (161.1428)	1 (175.4400)
2014-09-05	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	11 / 26 (667.3028)	4 (171.9772)	17 (163.9428)	14 (163.9428)	9 (167.4400)
2014-08-08	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	18 / 25 (643.9316)	7 (170.8228)	19 (155.3944)	15 (162.3200)	21 (155.3944)
2014-07-18	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	19 / 31 (657.5884)	20 (162.7884)	6 (170.8344)	23 (162.2628)	21 (161.7028)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	35 / 50 (649.0056)	46 (159.3712)	35 (159.3944)	31 (163.9772)	23 (166.2628)
2014-06-06	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	24 / 42 (643.8856)	22 (163.9772)	23 (158.2628)	5 (174.2628)	40 (147.3828)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	20 / 39 (662.2628)	32 (161.1200)	20 (166.2856)	24 (161.1200)	6 (173.7372)
2013-08-16	Smokefest Marshall, MN	16 / 31 (650.8460)	24 (159.4172)	10 (165.1316)	24 (156.5716)	6 (169.7256)
2013-07-19	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	16 / 26 (643.4288)	17 (162.8228)	14 (163.9772)	18 (158.8916)	11 (157.7372)
2013-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	14 / 41 (654.8570)	19 (164.0000)	5 (168.0000)	26 (158.2858)	13 (164.5712)

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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	#463 (313 pts)	#373 (498 pts)	#532 (323 pts)	#484 (323 pts)	#564 (243 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#636 (236 pts)	#592 (316 pts)	#911 (156 pts)	#562 (321 pts)	#728 (201 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#404 (509 pts)	#484 (434 pts)	#328 (774 pts)	#537 (369 pts)	#384 (589 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1093 (103 pts)	#991 (128 pts)	#1264 (103 pts)	#1094 (113 pts)	#1237 (73 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#183 (1010 pts)	#181 (1027 pts)	#197 (1025 pts)	#127 (1280 pts)	#160 (1090 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#219 (541 pts)	#251 (486 pts)	#210 (561 pts)	#176 (681 pts)	#270 (441 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#213 (1284 pts)	#149 (1489 pts)	#248 (1129 pts)	#276 (1078 pts)	#223 (1224 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#179 (1480 pts)	#278 (1137 pts)	#171 (1465 pts)	#296 (1095 pts)	#146 (1585 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#558 (704 pts)	#427 (894 pts)	#638 (634 pts)	#549 (719 pts)	#629 (634 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#299 (1168 pts)	#337 (1083 pts)	#243 (1343 pts)	#350 (1068 pts)	#340 (1093 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#508 (744 pts)	#588 (664 pts)	#505 (774 pts)	#286 (1144 pts)	#373 (989 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#774 (439 pts)	#638 (594 pts)	#749 (494 pts)	#704 (539 pts)	#816 (434 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#755 (407 pts)	#1001 (312 pts)	#645 (517 pts)	#1081 (282 pts)	#530 (597 pts)