The heartbreaker
1.6456
points from the title
Came within 1.6456 points of the Grand Championship at Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Aug 18, 2017).
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 118 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #372 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN' HOT BUTTS BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1707
peak 1773 · rated over 114 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
118
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
7 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time
Category wins
19
63 podiums
Overall top-10s
64
54% of 118 contests
Best top-10 run
9
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
676.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.78 (+2.57)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.44 · weakest Pork (167.62)
Road miles
39,826
across 118 mapped stops · furthest 1,227 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$722K
listed at 57 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 66 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.78 / 720
115 Master contests · 1 GC
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 | #305 (652 pts) | #331 (672 pts) | #276 (861 pts) | #348 (607 pts) | #445 (447 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #321 (676 pts) | #211 (1,066 pts) | #370 (701 pts) | #304 (756 pts) | #364 (616 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #54 (1,877 pts) | #64 (1,694 pts) | #89 (1,548 pts) | #93 (1,443 pts) | #114 (1,373 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #97 (1,495 pts) | #86 (1,535 pts) | #108 (1,475 pts) | #108 (1,385 pts) | #162 (1,165 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #167 (1,184 pts) | #167 (1,214 pts) | #164 (1,229 pts) | #176 (1,149 pts) | #256 (904 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #207 (939 pts) | #148 (1,179 pts) | #250 (844 pts) | #176 (1,034 pts) | #226 (884 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #220 (540 pts) | #189 (650 pts) | #334 (375 pts) | #235 (530 pts) | #143 (800 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #190 (1,351 pts) | #231 (1,181 pts) | #192 (1,316 pts) | #250 (1,136 pts) | #156 (1,431 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #310 (1,049 pts) | #353 (974 pts) | #323 (1,019 pts) | #315 (1,039 pts) | #313 (1,049 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #314 (1,150 pts) | #317 (1,125 pts) | #416 (935 pts) | #214 (1,370 pts) | #374 (1,025 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #320 (1,134 pts) | #355 (1,054 pts) | #468 (869 pts) | #340 (1,084 pts) | #292 (1,194 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #283 (1,212 pts) | #195 (1,462 pts) | #419 (897 pts) | #361 (987 pts) | #258 (1,277 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #149 (1,746 pts) | #131 (1,711 pts) | #131 (1,711 pts) | #128 (1,675 pts) | #65 (2,060 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #322 (953 pts) | #301 (978 pts) | #334 (898 pts) | #262 (1,093 pts) | #360 (868 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 71
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1735
11–9 in 20 shared contests (55% to SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ)
These two have cooked 20 of the same contests — SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead 11–9 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#373 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1724
11–8 in 19 shared contests (58% to SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 59
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1730
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has cooked, 59 to 118, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#371 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1710
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 35 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1706
5–5 in 10 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ)
51 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1716
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ)
They turned up 9 years after SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 47 | 15 | 32 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 46 | 17 | 29 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 44 | 39 | 5 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 42 | 34 | 8 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 40 | 18 | 22 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| PAPA'S PIT CREW | 39 | 28 | 11 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 37 | 31 | 6 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 37 | 23 | 14 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 36 | 24 | 12 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 34 | 7 | 27 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 32 | 14 | 18 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 31 | 12 | 19 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| LaTa-Que | 28 | 19 | 9 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 115 | 57 | 7 | 23 | 180 🔥 | 151.9888 | 170.44 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 116 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 177.7144 | 150.2056 | 167.83 | top 43% |
| Pork | 113 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 178.2972 | 20 | 167.62 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 115 | 53 | 5 | 16 | 180 🔥 | 140.5710 | 167.72 | top 39% |
“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 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 88 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
14 contests
Contests a season
8.4
across 14 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WY
35 of 118 contests · 12 states in all
Contests visited
77
24 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
116 entries · 3 wins · 52 calls
First title
Aug 19, 2016
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Opponents faced
1,670
finished ahead 3,168 times, behind 1,331
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ
20243 milestones
- 100th tracked contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
- Career-best overall score703.9772 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1773) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20181 milestone
- 50th tracked contest Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
20162 milestones
- First Grand Championship Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- First state championship Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
20152 milestones
- 10th category win Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 25th tracked contest Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
20142 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 10th tracked contest Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Boats, Bands and BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0172 Griller's Cup
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Prairie
- First category win (Pork) Best of the West BBQ Fest
- First overall podium Best of the West BBQ Fest
- First Reserve Championship Best of the West BBQ Fest
- First multi-meat day Best of the West BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 18, 2014 |
| +14 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +13.1 | Boats, Bands & BBQ | Jun 6, 2014 |
| +11.9 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 19, 2016 |
| +11.6 | Cowtown Cook-off | Jun 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.9 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -15.4 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | May 12, 2018 |
| -14.2 | Boats, Bands and BBQ | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -14 | I-39 Smokin Car Show | Jun 30, 2018 |
| -13.9 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual | Jun 5, 2026 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 97.1% | 93.9% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 49% | 96.3% | 94% |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71% | top 29% | 97.8% | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 82% | top 28% | 97% | 95.2% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 95.2% | 94.5% |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 46% | 97% | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 33% | 95.3% | 94.9% |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 96.6% | 94% |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 78% | top 43% | 94.5% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 88% | top 33% | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 27% | 96.5% | 94% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 94.5% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 92% | top 31% | 95.9% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 86% | top 46% | 94.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ 🏅 North Platte, NE | 3 / 19 (699.3828) | 6 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (177.7144) | 11 (170.8456) |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 North Platte, NE | — | — | 8 (155.9200) | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 11 / 29 (687.3716) | 11 (171.9772) | 3 (177.1544) | 12 (172) | 19 (166.2400) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 7 / 32 (688.4684) | 11 (173.7028) | 8 (171.9772) | 9 (171.9656) | 14 (170.8228) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 23 / 30 (656.4572) | 24 (163.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 26 (161.6800) | 26 (157.6800) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 19 / 27 (650.0684) | 4 (173.1200) | 23 (155.9200) | 16 (165.0972) | 19 (155.9312) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 11 / 38 (693.0740) | 17 (171.9656) | 20 (170.8228) | 5 (177.1428) | 14 (173.1428) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 9 / 27 (684.5144) | 4 (176.0116) | 13 (169.6800) | 9 (173.1200) | 14 (165.7028) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 19 / 26 (664.4000) | 6 (171.9772) | 16 (166.2400) | 10 (170.8228) | 22 (155.3600) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 13 / 33 (674.7428) | 1 (180) | 18 (159.9544) | 11 (167.9656) | 16 (166.8228) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 18 / 48 (681.6456) | 10 (174.2628) | 20 (170.2628) | 31 (166.2400) | 15 (170.8800) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 25 / 30 (662.1712) | 14 (170.8344) | 6 (173.7028) | 24 (163.9656) | 27 (153.6684) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 47 / 74 (673.0284) | 23 (173.7028) | 61 (163.9428) | 37 (169.6916) | 54 (165.6912) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 11 / 444 (700.0228) | 11 (178.8572) | 173 (170.8456) | 68 (174.8800) | 32 (175.4400) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 3 / 36 (698.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5828) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 5 / 29 (685.6344) | 19 (169.6800) | 14 (169.1316) | 5 (173.7028) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 2 / 29 (703.9772) | 7 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1544) | 7 (175.4172) | 7 (174.8456) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 2 / 29 (693.6688) | 7 (175.4172) | 6 (171.4172) | 8 (171.4172) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 6 / 26 (689.6228) | 14 (170.8228) | 14 (169.6800) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 8 / 25 (683.3484) | 11 (168.5256) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (170.2856) | 13 (169.1200) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 9 / 29 (691.4288) | 7 (177.1544) | 6 (174.8572) | 12 (172.5600) | 16 (166.8572) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 7 / 16 (696.5028) | 4 (175.4056) | 5 (176.0116) | 5 (175.4056) | 11 (169.6800) |
| May 10, 2024 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 3 / 29 (686.2056) | 7 (174.2628) | 8 (172.5600) | 14 (169.1200) | 10 (170.2628) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 63 / 97 (675.2916) | 68 (166.2400) | 58 (168.5488) | 67 (166.2400) | 24 (174.2628) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 16 / 26 (678.7888) | 2 (178.2972) | 17 (169.6800) | 16 (167.9772) | 21 (162.8344) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 4 / 28 (687.3256) | 11 (168.5256) | 8 (172.5600) | 11 (170.8228) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 34 / 487 (694.2288) | 100 (174.2628) | 65 (174.8572) | 77 (174.2744) | 139 (170.8344) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 11 / 28 (675.9660) | 4 (176) | 1 (176.5716) | 25 (163.4172) | 24 (159.9772) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 15 / 26 (671.8396) | 16 (166.2284) | 9 (173.7144) | 16 (167.3712) | 19 (164.5256) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 7 / 27 (694.2516) | 3 (177.7144) | 5 (175.4172) | 5 (177.1544) | 14 (163.9656) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT | 3 / 24 (691.3712) | 4 (175.4056) | 11 (168) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (171.4056) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 5 / 22 (698.2400) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (176) | 7 (173.1200) | 8 (173.7028) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 7 / 36 (687.4060) | 19 (168.5372) | 12 (172.5716) | 9 (172.5944) | 5 (173.7028) |
| May 27, 2023 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 4 / 37 (697.1312) | 1 (177.7028) | 15 (172.5484) | 2 (177.7028) | 18 (169.1772) |
| May 12, 2023 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 20 / 30 (655.3256) | 27 (156.5028) | 7 (171.4172) | 22 (161.1428) | 11 (166.2628) |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO | 5 / 31 (685.6340) | 2 (177.1428) | 14 (170.2628) | 8 (171.4172) | 18 (166.8112) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 11 / 32 (677.6112) | 11 (170.2628) | 16 (166.8228) | 18 (166.8228) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 3 / 29 (682.8000) | 15 (167.4172) | 13 (167.9772) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (170.8456) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 2 / 28 (171.4056) | 14 (169.7372) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (173.1428) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 14 / 29 (674.7312) | 8 (175.4056) | 10 (168.5372) | 10 (170.8228) | 18 (159.9656) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 6 / 27 (684.5028) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (173.7144) | 12 (160.5256) |
| May 6, 2022 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 9 / 33 (673.0400) | 5 (171.9656) | 4 (174.8572) | 21 (163.9772) | 21 (162.2400) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 88 / 92 (668.9940) | 49 (172.5600) | 91 (163.9428) | 58 (170.2628) | 86 (162.2284) |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 12 / 26 (678.2172) | 2 (174.8572) | 20 (159.4172) | 11 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 11 / 27 (677.6000) | 23 (162.8000) | 18 (165.6800) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (173.7028) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 22 / 31 (668.5256) | 11 (174.2628) | 28 (158.2400) | 16 (167.4056) | 14 (168.6172) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 4 / 30 (684.5028) | 3 (177.1428) | 6 (171.4172) | 10 (169.1200) | 12 (166.8228) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 3 / 25 (698.2628) | 3 (177.7028) | 2 (177.1772) | 2 (178.2972) | 15 (165.0856) |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 13 / 36 (685.1088) | 11 (174.8456) | 9 (176) | 22 (165.1316) | 19 (169.1316) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 21 / 40 (671.9312) | 8 (176) | 30 (163.3828) | 11 (174.2856) | 33 (158.2628) |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 29 / 58 (686.2404) | 21 (174.3088) | 35 (167.3944) | — | 37 (168.5256) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 24 / 64 (685.6684) | 16 (174.2856) | 24 (170.8344) | — | 13 (174.2628) |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 18 / 41 (679.9312) | 7 (174.2628) | 36 (161.1200) | 8 (173.7028) | 12 (170.8456) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 10 / 41 (679.3368) | 12 (172) | 16 (169.1084) | 35 (161.6684) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 5 / 43 (686.2056) | 6 (174.8572) | 20 (167.9772) | 21 (167.9656) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO | 17 / 46 (666.1600) | 16 (169.6800) | 20 (166.2744) | 36 (159.9544) | 9 (170.2512) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 3 / 28 (674.7428) | 9 (167.9772) | 4 (169.6800) | 4 (170.2744) | 8 (166.8112) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 19 / 31 (669.0284) | 5 (176.5600) | 15 (169.1200) | 27 (158.8228) | 16 (164.5256) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 11 / 30 (669.6116) | 15 (163.9772) | 13 (167.9772) | 4 (174.2744) | 12 (163.3828) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 9 / 30 (682.7884) | 16 (167.3828) | 10 (170.8916) | 8 (171.4056) | 3 (173.1084) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 2 / 29 (695.4060) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (171.4516) | 7 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 7 / 28 (679.9772) | 18 (163.9656) | 13 (171.4172) | 7 (170.8572) | 3 (173.7372) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO | 10 / 40 (679.3484) | 13 (170.8456) | 4 (173.1428) | 21 (165.6800) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Jan 11, 2019 | National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO | 12 / 38 (671.8972) | 19 (168.5256) | 5 (172.5944) | 24 (165.0972) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO | 9 / 48 (675.9200) | 33 (162.2400) | 15 (166.8456) | 5 (176) | 6 (170.8344) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 5 / 28 (663.3256) | 1 (178.3200) | 10 (166.8344) | 16 (158.2400) | 16 (159.9312) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 14 / 30 (669.6916) | 18 (162.2628) | 9 (172.0116) | 12 (168.5600) | 12 (166.8572) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO | 15 / 35 (666.2056) | 21 (164.5256) | 17 (166.8228) | 17 (165.1544) | 6 (169.7028) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT | 13 / 21 (661.0628) | 19 (155.9884) | 7 (174.2744) | 13 (166.2628) | 12 (164.5372) |
| Jun 30, 2018 | I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL | 22 / 29 (623.3596) | 24 (156.5484) | 21 (154.8228) | 13 (157.7140) | 21 (154.2744) |
| May 26, 2018 | CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO | 6 / 20 (678.2284) | 10 (169.1084) | 15 (163.9772) | 4 (171.4400) | 3 (173.7028) |
| May 12, 2018 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde | 23 / 30 (623.5776) | 17 (158.3200) | 19 (157.2000) | 16 (156.6060) | 24 (151.4516) |
| Apr 28, 2018 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 6 / 40 (680.4684) | 6 (173.1428) | 4 (170.8228) | 10 (171.9656) | 19 (164.5372) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 74 / 95 (662.7540) | 91 (158.2284) | 53 (168.5828) | 63 (166.2628) | 44 (169.6800) |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Nile Beer-B-Q Billings, MT | 5 / 17 (690.7772) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (172.5600) | 7 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 5 / 18 (680.4800) | 11 (167.9772) | 12 (161.0972) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (174.8456) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 8 / 26 (680.4684) | 22 (159.3484) | 2 (175.4056) | 4 (174.8572) | 5 (170.8572) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 2 / 28 (681.6572) | 4 (172.5716) | 12 (164) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (167.3828) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 11 / 26 (665.6572) | 8 (169.1428) | 12 (163.4172) | 7 (170.8228) | 13 (162.2744) |
| May 19, 2017 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 8 / 36 (674.7888) | 1 (177.7144) | 30 (155.9544) | 6 (173.7028) | 14 (167.4172) |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 9 / 30 (665.5652) | 12 (167.3944) | 11 (167.9884) | 6 (168.5484) | 17 (161.6340) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 20 / 49 (661.6000) | 33 (162.2400) | 33 (161.6916) | 3 (175.4056) | 26 (162.2628) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 13 / 31 (677.6228) | 19 (166.2400) | 6 (170.8572) | 14 (167.4056) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 1 / 26 (691.4172) | 3 (175.4172) | 11 (169.7372) | 5 (171.4056) | 1 (174.8572) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Best of the West Sheridan, WY | 2 / 26 (694.8572) | 1 (180) | 8 (170.8572) | 13 (166.2972) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 12 / 35 (672.4800) | 18 (166.2744) | 15 (166.2628) | 4 (171.4172) | 11 (168.5256) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 7 / 26 (677.6800) | 4 (170.8572) | 6 (171.4172) | 11 (167.9656) | 11 (167.4400) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 11 / 30 (663.2800) | 14 (164.5372) | 17 (162.8000) | 12 (165.1200) | 3 (170.8228) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD | 10 / 30 (677.6456) | 7 (176) | 23 (162.2516) | 9 (171.4284) | 10 (167.9656) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 11 / 25 (657.5428) | 5 (173.7028) | 21 (154.2288) | 13 (158.7884) | 7 (170.8228) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 7 / 26 (679.3260) | 3 (174.2744) | 3 (171.9772) | 15 (166.8344) | 12 (166.2400) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 7 / 26 (675.8740) | 2 (176) | 16 (161.0856) | 17 (162.7884) | 2 (176) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 8 / 26 (671.8856) | 11 (167.9656) | 16 (163.4056) | 11 (169.6916) | 4 (170.8228) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 9 / 29 (661.6340) | 22 (161.0856) | 11 (165.7256) | 11 (164.5600) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 4 / 30 (680.4688) | 5 (171.9888) | 12 (164.5256) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (169.6800) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 7 / 30 (661.1884) | 1 (176) | 16 (161.1428) | 17 (159.4744) | 13 (164.5712) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 17 / 50 (690.8116) | 37 (171.9772) | 46 (165.6916) | 2 (176) | 8 (177.1428) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD | 6 / 29 (673.7028) | 2 (177.7144) | 10 (166.8456) | 19 (160.5828) | 6 (168.5600) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 6 / 25 (638.1604) | 6 (161.6684) | 4 (163.9660) | 10 (155.9888) | 8 (156.5372) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 11 / 25 (659.3484) | 8 (167.9656) | 12 (162.2400) | 16 (157.7256) | 6 (171.4172) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 11 / 25 (654.1712) | 3 (171.9656) | 4 (169.1428) | 24 (149.6228) | 9 (163.4400) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 4 / 25 (682.2172) | 12 (166.2400) | 1 (174.8572) | 7 (171.4400) | 7 (169.6800) |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 9 / 26 (668.4340) | 2 (177.7144) | 5 (171.4056) | 20 (160.5256) | 15 (158.7884) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 3 / 17 (682.2744) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (162.8572) | 7 (166.2744) | 2 (176.5828) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 3 / 29 (678.1940) | 11 (168.5372) | 1 (173.7028) | 14 (160.5484) | 1 (175.4056) |
| May 2, 2014 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE | 11 / 25 (659.9888) | 22 (151.9888) | 9 (168) | 5 (168.5600) | 5 (171.4400) |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 40 / 51 (631.8284) | 41 (157.6684) | 46 (150.2056) | 26 (164) | 31 (159.9544) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 7 / 30 (674.8344) | 19 (164) | 29 (158.2400) | 1 (177.7372) | 1 (174.8572) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO | 3 / 30 (675.9084) | 20 (163.9312) | 23 (158.2744) | 3 (173.7028) | 1 (180) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 2 / 15 (680.0232) | 3 (171.4172) | 15 (151.9888) | 1 (177.7372) | 1 (178.8800) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 8 / 16 (642.2060) | 4 (168) | 8 (152.0116) | 6 (166.2628) | 12 (155.9316) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 6 / 25 (655.8744) | 6 (166.2744) | 12 (159.9544) | 4 (163.9772) | 5 (165.6684) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 8 / 25 (643.8400) | 14 (159.9428) | 6 (169.1200) | 10 (162.8572) | 16 (151.9200) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 12 / 33 (661.0172) | 8 (169.1316) | 18 (162.2744) | 4 (171.9656) | 21 (157.6456) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO | 38 / 39 (492.5708) | 27 (159.9998) | 5 (172) | 39 (20) | 35 (140.5710) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 20 / 30 (629.7130) | 19 (161.7140) | 14 (161.7140) | 21 (153.1426) | 19 (153.1424) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.