The heartbreaker
1.6572
points from the title
Came within 1.6572 points of the Grand Championship at Hudson Valley Ribfest (Aug 14, 2015).
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS is a competition barbecue team with 58 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #602 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1659
peak 1712 · rated over 56 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
58
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest May 29, 2026 · 12.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
4 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
12
31 podiums
Overall top-10s
29
50% of 58 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.47 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.46 (+13.01)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.28 · weakest Brisket (163.10)
Road miles
14,349
across 58 mapped stops · furthest 1,066 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$72K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.46 / 720
56 Master contests · 3 GCs
In the record book (on 2 all-time boards)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
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 | #522 (321 pts) | #720 (211 pts) | #459 (496 pts) | #476 (401 pts) | #503 (361 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #845 (135 pts) | #1037 (115 pts) | #933 (145 pts) | #1189 (70 pts) | #849 (155 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #264 (812 pts) | #260 (862 pts) | #216 (1,052 pts) | #333 (632 pts) | #293 (762 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #755 (212 pts) | #944 (152 pts) | #933 (177 pts) | #777 (217 pts) | #636 (307 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #412 (775 pts) | #707 (480 pts) | #305 (990 pts) | #451 (765 pts) | #614 (550 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #922 (320 pts) | #979 (320 pts) | #1150 (245 pts) | #1380 (175 pts) | #1012 (295 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #276 (1,262 pts) | #442 (872 pts) | #489 (802 pts) | #305 (1,152 pts) | #258 (1,302 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #176 (1,616 pts) | #222 (1,341 pts) | #172 (1,513 pts) | #293 (1,188 pts) | #95 (1,903 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #282 (1,213 pts) | #331 (1,098 pts) | #390 (943 pts) | #461 (848 pts) | #344 (1,038 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #477 (808 pts) | #610 (633 pts) | #550 (708 pts) | #450 (848 pts) | #515 (723 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1276 (201 pts) | #992 (316 pts) | #1306 (216 pts) | #1303 (206 pts) | #1408 (176 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS, each with one reason worth a look.
#599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1685
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#603 of the rated field
- Contests
- 71
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1682
Careers of much the same size, 71 contests to 58, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 88
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1702
They've been 1702 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1660
Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 26 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1672
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#613 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1659
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS)
Level with SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 34 | 5 | 29 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 32 | 8 | 24 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM EATAPEDIA | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 23 | 21 | 2 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| THREE DOGS BBQ | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Pistol Packin' Piggies | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 16 | 10 | 5 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 56 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 177.7028 | 141.6916 | 164.28 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 174.3428 | 149.1544 | 163.68 | top 36% |
| Pork | 56 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 178.8800 | 141.6800 | 163.49 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 56 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 175.4516 | 145.6572 | 163.10 | top 36% |
“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) | 7 | 1 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 1 | top 29% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | 8 | 3 | 0 | top 33% | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 6 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Oinktoberfest | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 22% | Sep 21, 2019 |
| Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 1, 2024 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 71% | Apr 22, 2023 |
| Interstate BBQ Festival | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 27% | Apr 19, 2019 |
| Salt City BBQ Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 27% | May 19, 2017 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 122 | 0 | top 72% | Oct 29, 2016 |
| Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 30% | Sep 3, 2016 |
| Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 18% | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Roc City Rib Fest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 41% | May 23, 2015 |
| Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 33% | Aug 8, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
13 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
4.8
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
32 of 58 contests · 9 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
31
12 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
57 entries · 4 wins · 26 calls
First title
Aug 8, 2015
Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
Opponents faced
1,308
finished ahead 1,690 times, behind 1,183
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Sep 21, 2019 → Jun 4, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes
20232 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Jack 9 Memorial
- 10th category win Jack 9 Memorial
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1712) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Oinktoberfest
20163 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Biggest field won (52 teams) Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best overall score683.4516 Hudson Valley Ribfest
20155 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- First category win (Chicken) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- First overall podium Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
- First Grand Championship Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
- First Reserve Championship Hudson Valley Ribfest
20142 milestones
- First overall top-10 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2976 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First call Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition | Aug 8, 2015 |
| +12.8 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 19, 2016 |
| +12.3 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 14, 2015 |
| +11.3 | Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 | Jun 16, 2017 |
| +10.6 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Jul 6, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Apr 21, 2023 |
| -13.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -12.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Apr 22, 2023 |
| -12.2 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | Sep 2, 2022 |
| -11.7 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 94.1% | 93.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 94% | 94% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 41% | 94% | 92% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 55% | 92.8% | 88.8% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83% | top 25% | 93.7% | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 21% | 91.4% | 91.1% |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 86% | top 18% | 94.7% | 91.8% |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 69% | top 37% | 94.9% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 88% | top 25% | 92.1% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83% | top 28% | 92.5% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 37% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC | 13 / 24 (665.6456) | 23 (157.0856) | 8 (166.8800) | 2 (174.8572) | 15 (166.8228) |
| May 9, 2026 | Smoke on the Seaway Cornwall, ON | 3 / 12 (677.6456) | 6 (170.8572) | 7 (166.2628) | 6 (166.2628) | 1 (174.2628) |
| May 9, 2026 | Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cornwall, ON | — | — | 3 (168.5944) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville | 9 / 14 (675.3596) | 8 (171.9656) | 10 (167.4284) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (161.7028) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 10 / 37 (677.0516) | 14 (170.8344) | 9 (170.8344) | 23 (165.6800) | 8 (169.7028) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 14 / 33 (641.6340) | 4 (168.5484) | 9 (163.4400) | 14 (161.1084) | 27 (148.5372) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition Seagrave, ON | 2 / 15 (661.7144) | 2 (168.5600) | 1 (171.4400) | 8 (160.5600) | 3 (161.1544) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 11 / 39 (676.5144) | 29 (163.3828) | 6 (173.7144) | 12 (170.2972) | 8 (169.1200) |
| May 27, 2023 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 4 / 19 (674.8568) | 6 (167.4056) | 1 (174.3428) | 9 (163.9656) | 4 (169.1428) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 21 / 30 (663.8972) | 14 (170.8572) | 17 (167.3828) | 25 (163.9772) | 20 (161.6800) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 26 / 36 (655.2684) | 20 (168.5372) | 16 (164.5484) | 22 (165.6800) | 31 (156.5028) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 17 / 22 (614.6284) | 20 (154.8116) | 14 (156.5600) | 15 (154.7884) | 20 (148.4684) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 5 (158.8228) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 12 / 37 (668.4456) | 21 (162.2284) | 22 (162.8116) | 13 (168.5484) | 3 (174.8572) |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY | 9 / 43 (666.7884) | 28 (159.3828) | 7 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8800) | 25 (158.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 32 / 53 (638.1368) | 40 (158.2400) | 15 (166.2512) | 36 (157.0972) | 33 (156.5484) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY | 7 / 32 (657.0284) | 8 (168.5600) | 4 (166.8228) | 20 (160.5256) | 14 (161.1200) |
| Jun 15, 2019 | 514 BBQ Saint-Léonard, QC | 3 / 23 (670.2400) | 15 (160.5256) | 2 (172.5600) | 5 (166.8344) | 3 (170.3200) |
| May 25, 2019 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 5 / 43 (672.5256) | 15 (165.7028) | 2 (173.7028) | 7 (170.8228) | 18 (162.2972) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 12 / 54 (674.7544) | 25 (167.3944) | 15 (167.9772) | 30 (165.1200) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 20 / 58 (658.1484) | 15 (170.8112) | 42 (157.0972) | 18 (166.8228) | 15 (163.4172) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 3 / 39 (653.6800) | 4 (168.5600) | 5 (162.8800) | 21 (156.5028) | 5 (165.7372) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 2 / 53 (681.7032) | 4 (171.4400) | 10 (166.2516) | 3 (169.7372) | 3 (174.2744) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 7 / 59 (665.6116) | 20 (164.5600) | 23 (160.5372) | 10 (168.5372) | 4 (171.9772) |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 3 / 42 (659.3828) | 27 (157.1428) | 23 (155.9772) | 2 (171.9656) | 1 (174.2972) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 13 / 40 (643.2684) | 22 (157.6800) | 22 (156.5600) | 14 (160.5028) | 7 (168.5256) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 Richmond, QC | 1 / 17 (665.0284) | 6 (158.8228) | 1 (166.8572) | 2 (171.9656) | 3 (167.3828) |
| May 19, 2017 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 12 / 41 (641.5772) | 6 (167.9656) | 12 (163.4060) | 16 (158.2172) | 19 (151.9884) |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 19 / 58 (668.5032) | 15 (170.3088) | 27 (165.6916) | 27 (164.5372) | 17 (167.9656) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 429 / 557 (630.7768) | 451 (155.4400) | 440 (155.3944) | 242 (165.7256) | 416 (154.2168) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 122 / 180 (669.0400) | 139 (166.2628) | 91 (168.5372) | 135 (165.0972) | 84 (169.1428) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 9 / 54 (655.2912) | 20 (163.3712) | 12 (163.9772) | 22 (162.8228) | 13 (165.1200) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY | 11 / 35 (649.0404) | 10 (167.3828) | 7 (165.1316) | 23 (154.8116) | 12 (161.7144) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 1 / 52 (683.4516) | 28 (163.4172) | 3 (173.1428) | 7 (171.4400) | 1 (175.4516) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA | 17 / 41 (605.6228) | 22 (154.2284) | 25 (149.1544) | 36 (141.6800) | 4 (160.5600) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY | 10 / 24 (659.3256) | 11 (163.4172) | 4 (169.7144) | 16 (155.3484) | 4 (170.8456) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON | 2 / 17 (669.6456) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (166.8572) | 13 (160.5256) | 5 (164.5600) |
| Jul 2, 2016 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 12 / 28 (627.3368) | 17 (154.2396) | 20 (150.8572) | 15 (152.5028) | 1 (169.7372) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016 Richmond | 3 / 10 (633.0060) | 4 (157.7144) | 2 (157.6572) | 2 (170.8344) | 8 (146.8000) |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 21 / 32 (642.1944) | 24 (161.7028) | 21 (157.6916) | 22 (160.5600) | 15 (162.2400) |
| May 28, 2016 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 15 / 50 (661.6572) | 2 (175.4400) | 29 (162.8572) | 24 (163.9656) | 29 (159.3944) |
| May 20, 2016 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 8 / 32 (643.9664) | 28 (141.6916) | 6 (165.1316) | 4 (165.1316) | 1 (172.0116) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 38 / 58 (663.2796) | 40 (166.2628) | 37 (165.6684) | 32 (168.5600) | 41 (162.7884) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 16 / 52 (639.9084) | 11 (165.6800) | 38 (150.2744) | 7 (166.2856) | 21 (157.6684) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY | 7 / 25 (646.7540) | 10 (161.6800) | 16 (155.9656) | 7 (165.6684) | 7 (163.4400) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 2 / 57 (662.2628) | 7 (169.7372) | 10 (167.9772) | 11 (160.5256) | 7 (164.0228) |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON | 1 / 22 (642.3320) | 7 (160.0688) | 1 (164.5944) | 7 (158.8344) | 2 (158.8344) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 9 / 31 (637.1312) | 1 (173.7256) | 11 (157.7260) | 27 (143.9884) | 9 (161.6912) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 8 / 47 (652.4688) | 5 (173.1544) | 23 (158.2516) | 16 (162.8000) | 18 (158.2628) |
| May 23, 2015 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 12 / 57 (661.0740) | 45 (157.6684) | 5 (170.2856) | 20 (165.1200) | 8 (168) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 14 / 66 (645.7028) | 34 (157.6912) | 14 (164) | 30 (157.7144) | 8 (166.2972) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 14 / 60 (646.7316) | 16 (163.3944) | 22 (161.6800) | 8 (165.6800) | 25 (155.9772) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 9 / 39 (659.3372) | 30 (158.2400) | 13 (165.1200) | 2 (172.5828) | 10 (163.3944) |
| Jul 4, 2014 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 6 / 27 (625.6684) | 10 (159.9428) | 6 (158.8684) | 20 (149.0972) | 11 (157.7600) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 9 / 47 (666.2976) | 18 (164.5600) | 15 (165.1660) | 6 (171.4172) | 11 (165.1544) |
| May 24, 2014 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 52 / 86 (624.4688) | 12 (167.4172) | 57 (152.5144) | 48 (158.2856) | 73 (146.2516) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 23 / 71 (638.8116) | 6 (170.3200) | 17 (160.5372) | 18 (162.2972) | 58 (145.6572) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 13 / 31 (638.1944) | 11 (165.6800) | 16 (157.7028) | 17 (158.2628) | 16 (156.5488) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.