The heartbreaker
1.6684
points from the title
Came within 1.6684 points of the Grand Championship at 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship (Sep 15, 2017).
SON OF SMOKE
SON OF SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 79 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 11 Grand Championships, most recently at the Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #188 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1761
peak 1789 · rated over 77 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
79
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2013
latest May 23, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
11
4 reserve · wins it all 14% of the time
Category wins
16
63 podiums
Overall top-10s
51
65% of 79 contests
Best top-10 run
17
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
679.00 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.88 (+11.12)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180 🔥
Consistency
±23.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (164.55)
Road miles
24,021
across 79 mapped stops · furthest 1,924 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$174K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 15 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.88 / 720
79 Master contests · 11 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 | #884 (113 pts) | #854 (133 pts) | #1119 (73 pts) | #971 (93 pts) | #951 (98 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #740 (176 pts) | #886 (146 pts) | #994 (126 pts) | #892 (136 pts) | #826 (156 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #807 (157 pts) | #927 (137 pts) | #1168 (97 pts) | #713 (227 pts) | #877 (137 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1087 (105 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1100 (125 pts) | #935 (135 pts) | #970 (125 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #328 (702 pts) | #362 (672 pts) | #338 (757 pts) | #441 (517 pts) | #375 (642 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #336 (926 pts) | #341 (926 pts) | #393 (841 pts) | #343 (941 pts) | #459 (741 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #117 (1,806 pts) | #111 (1,721 pts) | #186 (1,406 pts) | #223 (1,276 pts) | #176 (1,486 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #289 (1,238 pts) | #371 (1,008 pts) | #324 (1,103 pts) | #271 (1,228 pts) | #416 (933 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #79 (2,083 pts) | #146 (1,638 pts) | #34 (2,230 pts) | #89 (1,831 pts) | #111 (1,823 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #172 (1,638 pts) | #262 (1,243 pts) | #313 (1,108 pts) | #202 (1,378 pts) | #174 (1,618 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #132 (1,862 pts) | #60 (2,032 pts) | #194 (1,482 pts) | #213 (1,359 pts) | #193 (1,514 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #244 (1,226 pts) | #270 (1,046 pts) | #263 (1,126 pts) | #206 (1,261 pts) | #275 (1,081 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SON OF SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.
#187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1761
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 53 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 86
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1760
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to SON OF SMOKE)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — MUDVILLE BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 75
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1762
Careers of much the same size, 75 contests to 79, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 174
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1762
Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 174 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1814
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SON OF SMOKE)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 128
- GCs
- 14
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1862
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SON OF SMOKE)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before SON OF SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 48 | 14 | 34 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 47 | 38 | 9 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 47 | 27 | 20 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| RBQ | 34 | 30 | 4 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 31 | 17 | 14 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% | ⚔ compare |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 30 | 12 | 18 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 29 | 17 | 12 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 27 | 9 | 18 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| BOWLING OVER PIGS | 24 | 13 | 11 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AXE BBQ | 23 | 21 | 2 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 79 | 43 | 3 | 19 | 178.2972 | 154.2740 | 168.84 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 79 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 153.6456 | 166.87 | top 34% |
| Pork | 79 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 178.8572 | 145.1424 | 167.62 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 79 | 40 | 5 | 13 | 179.4400 | 20 | 164.55 | top 33% |
“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) | 3 | 2 | top 8% |
| Medium (20–39) | 45 | 8 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 30 | 1 | top 30% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 9 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | May 23, 2026 |
| Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 4 | 1 | 2 | top 17% | May 3, 2019 |
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 30% | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 46% | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 24% | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Smoke on the River | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 14% | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 19% | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 3% | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Smokin' on the Water | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 25% | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 33% | Jul 26, 2019 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 23% | Oct 29, 2016 |
| Wine Country Big Q | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 21% | Jul 10, 2015 |
| 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 44% | Dec 28, 2013 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
14 contests · 3 GCs
Contests a season
6.6
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
56 of 79 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
52
13 of them more than once
First title
Aug 22, 2014
Smokin' on the Water
Opponents faced
1,524
finished ahead 2,700 times, behind 986
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Sep 20, 2019 → Apr 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20184 milestones
- Biggest field won (48 teams) Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score696.5144 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
- 10th Grand Championship BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1789) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
20171 milestone
- 50th tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
20163 milestones
- 5th Grand Championship Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
- 10th category win Oaktown Throwdown BBQ
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
20151 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20142 milestones
- First Grand Championship Smokin' on the Water
- First multi-meat day Smokin' on the Water
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
- First call Blues, Brews & BBQ
- First overall top-10 Blues, Brews & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7140 Blues, Brews & BBQ
- First overall podium Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First category win (Pork) Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show
- First Reserve Championship Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show
- 10th tracked contest RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +13.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 28, 2014 |
| +13.3 | Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show | Aug 9, 2013 |
| +12.9 | Smokin' on the Water | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +12.7 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) | Dec 28, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.5 | The Great American Cookoff | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -13.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -11.8 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 27, 2023 |
| -9.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -7.9 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | May 3, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 95.8% | 94.8% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 86% | top 31% | 96% | 93.5% |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 90% | top 17% | 96.7% | 94.9% |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 71% | top 26% | 96% | 93.9% |
| 2016 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 93% | top 17% | 96.7% | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 89% | top 18% | 94.5% | 92.2% |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 70% | top 31% | 95.2% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 64% | top 38% | 94% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 14 / 33 (681.0628) | 10 (173.1200) | 22 (168.5716) | 18 (169.7028) | 17 (169.6684) |
| May 24, 2025 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 5 / 26 (686.7540) | 8 (170.8228) | 10 (171.9656) | 9 (171.9656) | 7 (172) |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 7 / 27 (687.9544) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (165.1200) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8572) |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 14 / 25 (670.7312) | 23 (159.3712) | 10 (171.9656) | 9 (170.8572) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 8 / 27 (668.5028) | 12 (166.2744) | 2 (170.8456) | 11 (167.9772) | 11 (163.4056) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 6 / 34 (689.7028) | 9 (173.7256) | 11 (172) | 13 (169.6800) | 3 (174.2972) |
| May 28, 2022 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 4 / 27 (687.4288) | 7 (170.8572) | 11 (170.2860) | 4 (174.2628) | 5 (172.0228) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 5 / 29 (683.3600) | 2 (177.7372) | 2 (176.5600) | 21 (161.6800) | 14 (167.3828) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅 | 12 / 44 (678.1828) | 26 (165.6684) | 12 (170.2860) | 16 (169.1200) | 8 (173.1084) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA | 13 / 36 (668.4688) | 12 (170.8228) | 25 (164.5716) | 14 (167.3944) | 15 (165.6800) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA | 13 (673.6112) | 6 (174.8456) | 30 (161.6572) | 13 (168.5484) | 17 (168.5600) |
| May 25, 2019 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 10 / 34 (670.7768) | 11 (170.2856) | 16 (161.6684) | 7 (171.9772) | 13 (166.8456) |
| May 3, 2019 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA | 14 / 27 (659.8744) | 12 (169.1084) | 3 (174.2744) | 26 (155.3716) | 17 (161.1200) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 2 / 48 (691.3828) | 2 (176) | 13 (170.2628) | 1 (178.2972) | 16 (166.8228) |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 26 / 70 (671.8168) | 46 (162.8000) | 9 (171.9656) | 17 (171.9656) | 40 (165.0856) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 53 / 102 (667.9312) | 93 (157.0740) | 31 (172.0228) | 33 (169.7144) | 41 (169.1200) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 11 / 43 (675.3712) | 10 (171.9884) | 17 (165.7028) | 9 (170.2972) | 14 (167.3828) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 10 / 46 (687.9540) | 26 (167.3828) | 21 (168.5484) | 15 (172.5828) | 2 (179.4400) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 5 / 27 (675.3600) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (170.2744) | 13 (165.1200) | 11 (164.5484) |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA | 1 / 34 (691.3368) | 1 (176) | 1 (175.4056) | 4 (175.4056) | 13 (164.5256) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 9 / 49 (678.2056) | 20 (169.1200) | 6 (169.6684) | 9 (172.5600) | 10 (166.8572) |
| May 26, 2018 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 1 / 35 (691.9312) | 2 (173.7028) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (169.7028) | 3 (175.4056) |
| May 4, 2018 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 3 / 35 (687.3940) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (168.5600) | 7 (171.4056) | 2 (175.4628) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 1 / 48 (696.5144) | 3 (174.8572) | 3 (173.1084) | 4 (176.5716) | 6 (171.9772) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 11 / 78 (681.0284) | 1 (178.2972) | 39 (166.8228) | 38 (166.2400) | 24 (169.6684) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 2 / 48 (691.4288) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (175.4628) | 22 (166.2400) | 5 (174.3088) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild Crescent City, CA | 1 / 15 (681.0856) | 7 (167.3828) | 4 (170.8572) | 2 (176) | 1 (166.8456) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 26 / 62 (655.3028) | 22 (165.1084) | 34 (159.9544) | 27 (163.9772) | 20 (166.2628) |
| May 27, 2017 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 13 / 37 (673.5536) | 11 (169.6684) | 13 (167.9656) | 1 (177.7028) | 28 (158.2168) |
| May 5, 2017 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 1 / 33 (687.3600) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1316) | 2 (175.4056) | 9 (164.5600) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 22 / 30 (671.3256) | 21 (168.5256) | 12 (171.9656) | 29 (162.8572) | 17 (167.9772) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 5 / 30 (670.7652) | 18 (163.9656) | 6 (170.8456) | 2 (174.2856) | 16 (161.6684) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 203 / 557 (663.2800) | 242 (166.2400) | 243 (166.2744) | 267 (165.0972) | 221 (165.6684) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 16 / 180 (694.2512) | 57 (173.7256) | 2 (180) | 102 (168.5256) | 62 (172) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA | 4 / 38 (677.5884) | 9 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4400) | 9 (167.3828) | 8 (167.3828) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 4 / 38 (669.0512) | 3 (175.4056) | 22 (160.5600) | 3 (170.8228) | 10 (162.2628) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 6 / 61 (681.0400) | 26 (167.3828) | 2 (173.7144) | 4 (174.8572) | 21 (165.0856) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA | 8 / 28 (655.2684) | 7 (169.6684) | 10 (165.1316) | 21 (157.6456) | 6 (162.8228) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA | 1 / 21 (685.6112) | 4 (171.4056) | 6 (165.0856) | 3 (172.5600) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 6 / 20 (658.7084) | 13 (159.3484) | 8 (165.6800) | 8 (162.2744) | 1 (171.4056) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 1 / 38 (678.2056) | 5 (171.4284) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (169.1200) | 12 (161.0972) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 10 / 54 (668.4572) | 6 (173.1200) | 41 (154.2516) | 8 (170.8228) | 8 (170.2628) |
| May 28, 2016 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 6 / 43 (678.8000) | 20 (165.7028) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (169.1200) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 1 / 30 (696.5140) | 3 (173.1084) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (173.1200) | 1 (176.0228) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 10 / 30 (675.9316) | 27 (161.6800) | 5 (174.2972) | 9 (170.8344) | 13 (169.1200) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 6 / 29 (674.7544) | 11 (167.3828) | 3 (170.2972) | 12 (169.6800) | 9 (167.3944) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 5 / 41 (678.2172) | 14 (169.6684) | 15 (166.2744) | 2 (174.8572) | 5 (167.4172) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 8 / 49 (655.9084) | 3 (174.2628) | 28 (156.5028) | 28 (157.1084) | 6 (168.0344) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA | 1 / 24 (671.9084) | 4 (171.9772) | 4 (170.3200) | 6 (169.1084) | 7 (160.5028) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA | 1 / 27 (680.5256) | 1 (177.1428) | 10 (162.8228) | 2 (171.9772) | 7 (168.5828) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 4 / 38 (675.3940) | 22 (161.0856) | 4 (172.5828) | 6 (169.7028) | 3 (172.0228) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 22 / 49 (637.0624) | 31 (154.2740) | 28 (156.5256) | 18 (163.9772) | 14 (162.2856) |
| May 15, 2015 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 12 / 53 (670.1712) | 23 (166.2628) | 19 (167.9656) | 21 (167.4056) | 9 (168.5372) |
| May 1, 2015 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 4 / 32 (658.2060) | 15 (163.3944) | 11 (159.9772) | 3 (169.1428) | 6 (165.6916) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 10 / 30 (649.5768) | 15 (163.3712) | 11 (164.5256) | 24 (148.5372) | 1 (173.1428) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 49 / 50 (667.8512) | 47 (165.6684) | 40 (167.9772) | 35 (169.1084) | 41 (165.0972) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 4 / 26 (669.6572) | 3 (170.8456) | 2 (174.3088) | 15 (160.5372) | 7 (163.9656) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA | 1 / 17 (685.6452) | 6 (169.6684) | 1 (172.0228) | 1 (173.1428) | 4 (170.8112) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 3 / 26 (662.2172) | 2 (174.2856) | 4 (165.0972) | 6 (159.9772) | 8 (162.8572) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 3 / 48 (661.5884) | 2 (174.8456) | 30 (153.6456) | 17 (160.5372) | 2 (172.5600) |
| May 2, 2014 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 6 / 33 (651.8972) | 2 (175.4056) | 5 (167.4288) | 20 (158.8228) | 20 (150.2400) |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 33 / 51 (643.2912) | 30 (163.3712) | 30 (161.1428) | 20 (166.2400) | 43 (152.5372) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 9 / 30 (674.2400) | 6 (174.2628) | 27 (158.8688) | 9 (171.4056) | 5 (169.7028) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA | 2 / 29 (661.0056) | 3 (169.1200) | 24 (154.2516) | 6 (165.6684) | 3 (171.9656) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA | 24 / 48 (642.6744) | 25 (162.2400) | 18 (159.9544) | 17 (164.5256) | 30 (155.9544) |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA | 4 / 25 (677.0972) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (171.9772) | 8 (168) | 14 (162.8572) |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA | 20 / 28 (638.2172) | 6 (169.7028) | 21 (155.9544) | 23 (156) | 21 (156.5600) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA | 13 / 41 (659.9316) | 12 (168.5484) | 7 (169.7260) | 15 (165.1084) | 24 (156.5488) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 45 / 99 (648.3768) | 33 (166.2512) | 73 (155.9428) | 55 (158.8000) | 22 (167.3828) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA | 9 / 39 (656.5488) | 5 (171.4172) | 20 (157.1544) | 2 (171.9656) | 21 (156.0116) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA | 9 / 20 (662.7884) | 6 (168.5484) | 13 (158.8800) | 10 (163.9544) | 7 (171.4056) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show Brentwood, CA | 2 / 17 (659.2916) | 2 (170.2628) | 5 (160.5144) | 1 (169.7144) | 3 (158.8000) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 53 / 53 (512.5028) | 29 (161.0856) | 16 (163.3828) | 11 (168.0344) | 53 (20) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA | 14 / 44 (648.5256) | 6 (168.5828) | 9 (164.0344) | 21 (158.8228) | 23 (157.0856) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 3 / 56 (666.8570) | 10 (166.2856) | 26 (160.5714) | 2 (173.7142) | 9 (166.2858) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA | 20 / 36 (640) | 25 (159.4284) | 19 (160) | 24 (158.2858) | 16 (162.2858) |
| May 24, 2013 | Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA | 5 / 34 (661.7140) | 8 (165.7140) | 4 (167.9998) | 12 (163.4286) | 6 (164.5716) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 27 / 65 (615.4276) | 40 (154.8568) | 17 (159.4284) | 49 (145.1424) | 21 (156) |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA | 14 / 33 (627.4284) | 20 (154.8570) | 16 (155.4286) | 13 (161.1428) | 18 (156) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.