Texas Smoke Whisperer MO
Rating
1710
peak 1759 · rated over 102 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
113
in the data
First seen
2019-02-15
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#8
Master 2021
Grand champs
5
7 reserve
Category wins
23
62 podiums
Overall top-10s
54
of 113 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
14 🔥
Current form
694.38 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 685.79 (+8.58)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±19.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.30)
Road miles
40059
mi across 113 mapped stops · furthest 1570 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$1178K
listed at 80 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
GCs in 90 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.79 / 720
102 Master contests · 5 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GETTIN' BASTED has finished one call ahead of Texas Smoke Whisperer 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MAN MEAT BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ in 18 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off (2026-07-03).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Central Plains Ribfest Day 1.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 32 of 49 shared chicken entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 21% across 18 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) (2021-05-15) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MAN MEAT BBQ.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs (2021-03-19).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 51 | 28 | 23 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 49 | 8 | 41 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 42 | 15 | 27 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 38 | 25 | 13 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 37 | 17 | 20 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 35 | 22 | 13 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 35 | 19 | 16 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 34 | 11 | 23 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 33 | 13 | 20 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 31 | 8 | 23 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 28 | 15 | 13 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 27 | 14 | 13 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 104 | 57 | 7 | 18 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.7768 | 173.83 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 108 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2972 | 170.30 | top 44% |
| Pork | 104 | 42 | 5 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9884 | 171.10 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 101 | 47 | 8 | 22 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2512 | 171.93 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 22 | 1 | top 35% |
| KS | 18 | 0 | top 26% |
| CO | 11 | 0 | top 20% |
| MT | 9 | 1 | top 18% |
| TX | 7 | 1 | top 33% |
| OK | 7 | 0 | top 40% |
| WY | 5 | 1 | top 16% |
| ID | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| NE | 3 | 1 | top 16% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 59 | 4 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 40 | 1 | top 34% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (44 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (27 of 113 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (108 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) (2021-05-15)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 685.79 / 720
- 14 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-15 — First tracked contest · Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- 📣 2021-03-19 — First call · Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1
- 🏆 2021-05-15 — First Grand Championship · Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- 🔥 2021-06-11 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · Montana BBQ Cook-off
- ⭐ 2021-06-11 — Career-best overall score (708.5600) · Montana BBQ Cook-off
- 🎖️ 2021-07-30 — 25th tracked contest · Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1
- 🎖️ 2022-04-29 — 50th tracked contest · Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
- 📈 2022-10-07 — Peak power rating (1759) · Smoke & Soul Fest
- 🎖️ 2024-12-06 — 100th tracked contest · BBQ Jackpot
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2021-05-15 |
| +13.7 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 | 2021-06-18 |
| +13.5 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 2021-07-17 |
| +12.9 | Montana BBQ Cook-off | 2021-06-11 |
| +12.3 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2021-05-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -23.4 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2024-04-05 |
| -16 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational | 2021-11-13 |
| -12.5 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 2024-03-22 |
| -12.3 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 2023-06-16 |
| -12 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 2025-10-31 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100% | top 24% | 97.9% | 96.4% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 41% | 95.9% | 94.9% |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 69% | top 38% | 96.8% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 58% | top 30% | 96.8% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 76% | top 27% | 97.9% | 95.4% |
| 2021 | 44 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 82% | top 25% | 98.4% | 95.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 94.1% | 93.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 5 / 32 (690.7772) | 5 (176.5600) | 21 (165.6800) | 13 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-07-18 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 7 / 29 (697.1428) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (174.8800) | 21 (163.9656) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2026-07-03 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 2 / 26 (704.5484) | 2 (177.7028) | 15 (172.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (174.8456) |
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 18 / 31 (693.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (174.2972) | 27 (167.4056) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2026-06-12 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 4 / 29 (685.7368) | 9 (173.1428) | 16 (169.1428) | 9 (171.4628) | 3 (171.9884) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 166 / 401 (682.1712) | 79 (174.8456) | 246 (167.3828) | 160 (171.9656) | 204 (167.9772) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 39 / 50 (674.7200) | 1 (180.0000) | 44 (167.9656) | 50 (152.4800) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 41 / 53 (678.1828) | 44 (168.5372) | 25 (173.1200) | 46 (166.8456) | 34 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 11 / 39 (690.2628) | 9 (175.4056) | 8 (176.5716) | 26 (168.5484) | 20 (169.7372) |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 11 / 32 (685.6916) | 8 (173.7144) | 12 (172.5944) | 15 (172.0000) | 24 (167.3828) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 3 / 33 (683.3944) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (170.8572) | 25 (159.9772) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 15 / 30 (685.0744) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (174.8572) | 24 (165.0972) | 12 (171.4172) |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 2 / 30 (687.3944) | 4 (174.8572) | 5 (173.7372) | 13 (169.1200) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 19 / 74 (686.7768) | 29 (171.4056) | 34 (170.2628) | 20 (173.7028) | 23 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 116 / 444 (686.1940) | 70 (176.0000) | 13 (178.8572) | 227 (168.5256) | 315 (162.8112) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 19 / 56 (685.6228) | 28 (172.5600) | 18 (174.2628) | 36 (169.6800) | 25 (169.1200) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 26 / 53 (683.3256) | 40 (169.6684) | 24 (171.4172) | 17 (173.1200) | 29 (169.1200) |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 7 / 36 (691.9544) | 19 (170.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (173.7144) | 23 (167.9772) |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 9 / 29 (684.5716) | 8 (174.8456) | 17 (164.5716) | 15 (166.8572) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2024-06-28 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 8 / 28 (687.3488) | 17 (169.6916) | 13 (170.8344) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 7 / 29 (694.8572) | 11 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8572) | 18 (168.5828) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 5 / 28 (697.1088) | 10 (171.4288) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (174.8572) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 8 / 29 (682.2056) | 6 (175.4056) | 17 (165.7144) | 3 (174.8456) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2024-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 39 / 40 (513.1084) | 3 (175.4056) | 23 (162.8572) | 5 (174.8456) | — |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 13 / 34 (694.2056) | 30 (167.9656) | 9 (175.4172) | 3 (180.0000) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 26 / 35 (665.5312) | 22 (168.5256) | 10 (171.9772) | 31 (162.2400) | 29 (162.7884) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 9 / 40 (693.6572) | 17 (176.5600) | 33 (165.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (173.1200) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 11 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 16 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 10 / 47 (696.5256) | 11 (177.1428) | 35 (169.6800) | 21 (172.0000) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 206 / 487 (677.0628) | 327 (165.0856) | 109 (173.1200) | 147 (171.4400) | 223 (167.4172) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 33 / 211 (693.1200) | 17 (177.7028) | 135 (169.1428) | 44 (174.8572) | 83 (171.4172) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 9 / 26 (682.7772) | 4 (176.5600) | 19 (164.5372) | 17 (165.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 9 / 27 (675.3256) | 10 (170.8228) | 19 (161.7028) | 3 (174.2744) | 13 (168.5256) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 14 / 22 (683.3484) | 14 (170.2628) | 20 (163.9656) | 14 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 3 / 36 (697.0968) | 13 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1428) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 15 / 57 (682.7656) | 3 (177.7028) | 36 (163.4172) | 23 (167.3828) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 49 / 61 (680.4800) | 44 (170.2744) | 21 (174.8572) | 54 (166.8228) | 47 (168.5256) |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 31 / 91 (683.8856) | 58 (169.6800) | 22 (173.1200) | 38 (170.8228) | 39 (170.2628) |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 19 / 32 (684.5028) | 15 (173.1200) | 3 (177.1544) | 15 (171.4056) | 24 (162.8228) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 9 / 40 (688.5028) | 8 (176.5600) | 21 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4056) | 20 (171.4172) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 30 / 51 (678.1712) | 16 (174.8456) | 42 (161.6456) | 4 (176.5944) | 36 (165.0856) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 22 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 5 / 29 (681.0400) | 4 (173.1428) | 12 (168.5372) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 24 / 249 (696.5140) | 24 (177.1428) | 112 (171.4056) | 42 (176.0000) | 84 (171.9656) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 52 / 505 (690.2056) | 368 (162.7768) | 97 (173.1544) | 18 (177.7144) | 29 (176.5600) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 6 / 39 (689.6340) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (173.7028) | 15 (170.8456) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 12 / 45 (687.4056) | 11 (173.1428) | 6 (174.2744) | 21 (170.3200) | 22 (169.6684) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 2 / 28 (694.7996) | 10 (171.4056) | 16 (169.1084) | 5 (174.2856) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 8 / 29 (685.0972) | 5 (177.1428) | 14 (166.8572) | 20 (161.6572) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 11 / 35 (683.3024) | 6 (172.5484) | 15 (170.8228) | 13 (171.9656) | 17 (167.9656) |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 6 / 25 (701.6456) | 5 (177.7028) | 8 (174.2744) | 15 (171.9656) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 12 / 26 (680.4572) | 6 (177.7028) | 22 (158.2288) | 9 (173.7028) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2022-07-01 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR | 9 / 30 (691.9316) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (172.5600) | 23 (166.2516) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 2 / 37 (705.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (180.0000) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 9 / 27 (682.8116) | 11 (163.4172) | 12 (167.3828) | 3 (173.7144) | 3 (178.2972) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 5 / 34 (685.6344) | 1 (177.7028) | 18 (165.1200) | 25 (163.9544) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 4 / 33 (681.0396) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (172.0000) | 18 (165.0856) | 15 (166.2512) |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 4 / 25 (692.5028) | 3 (177.7028) | 13 (169.1316) | 7 (175.4056) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 8 / 72 (691.8968) | 12 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) | 41 (167.9656) | 17 (173.1084) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 18 / 77 (689.5996) | 13 (175.4056) | 32 (170.8228) | 17 (173.7028) | 25 (169.6684) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 12 / 56 (682.1940) | 26 (165.6684) | 21 (169.7144) | 8 (174.8456) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 24 / 71 (678.2512) | 48 (165.6568) | 21 (170.3088) | 31 (169.1428) | 10 (173.1428) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 12 / 59 (679.9312) | 10 (173.1544) | 34 (165.7028) | 9 (174.8456) | 23 (166.2284) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 83 / 92 (673.0280) | 79 (167.9884) | 75 (167.9656) | 80 (165.1084) | 46 (171.9656) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 41 / 111 (683.9200) | 25 (173.7028) | 64 (167.3944) | 80 (167.4172) | 16 (175.4056) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 18 / 33 (687.3140) | 6 (177.7028) | 9 (174.8456) | 30 (165.0856) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 20 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 4 / 41 (697.0972) | 3 (177.7144) | 31 (169.1200) | 6 (176.5600) | 13 (173.7028) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 11 / 30 (685.0856) | 5 (175.4172) | 15 (168.5600) | 15 (167.9884) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 3 / 25 (697.6572) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (170.2744) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 9 / 19 (684.5256) | 6 (176.0000) | 16 (163.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 4 (173.7256) |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 1 / 26 (690.2056) | 3 (174.8456) | 8 (171.4172) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 4 / 27 (683.3600) | 5 (174.8456) | 7 (170.8344) | 17 (165.7144) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2021-09-24 | TN River BBQ Battle 🏅 Savannah, TN | 3 / 10 (690.1596) | 7 (171.9656) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1084) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 20 / 185 (694.8000) | 68 (172.5484) | 136 (166.8344) | 25 (175.4172) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 189 / 467 (667.3828) | 57 (173.7144) | 137 (170.2628) | 121 (169.1544) | 372 (154.2512) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA | 13 / 43 (693.0628) | 9 (177.1428) | 6 (175.4172) | 36 (166.2284) | 15 (174.2744) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 15 / 25 (667.8396) | 17 (166.8112) | 22 (161.0972) | 3 (174.2628) | 16 (165.6684) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 5 / 25 (679.9888) | 2 (176.5828) | 12 (165.7144) | 2 (174.2744) | 16 (163.4172) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 2 / 30 (705.0740) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (173.1084) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 / 40 (693.6340) | 16 (172.5484) | 7 (175.4056) | 11 (174.8572) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 11 / 42 (681.0396) | 22 (168.5484) | 16 (169.1084) | 4 (175.4172) | 14 (167.9656) |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 7 / 26 (691.3944) | 7 (174.2856) | 21 (165.1200) | 5 (176.5716) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 5 / 27 (697.0856) | 6 (176.5600) | 18 (169.7028) | 2 (177.7028) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | 7 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 🏅 Osceola, MO | 6 / 25 (692.4912) | 9 (176.0000) | 4 (175.4056) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 25 (681.0396) | 4 (176.5828) | 12 (170.2628) | 16 (164.5256) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Cameron, MO | 1 / 25 (705.6684) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (178.2972) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO | 2 / 33 (696.5144) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (171.4056) | 12 (173.1316) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off One Meat Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 8 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 15 / 43 (687.3484) | 4 (177.7028) | 33 (166.2744) | 5 (177.1544) | 23 (166.2168) |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 2 / 25 (701.0972) | 11 (173.7028) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 7 / 36 (687.9428) | 5 (177.7028) | 14 (173.1544) | 20 (167.4172) | 17 (169.6684) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 1 / 40 (703.9772) | 5 (176.5828) | 9 (173.1316) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 1 / 27 (708.5600) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4400) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO | 5 / 33 (680.4796) | 11 (170.8456) | 10 (166.2628) | 6 (174.8456) | 10 (168.5256) |
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 1 / 22 (698.7884) | 5 (176.0000) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (174.2628) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 3 / 33 (685.0740) | 4 (177.7144) | 7 (171.4284) | 18 (166.2628) | 7 (169.6684) |
| 2021-05-01 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 17 / 32 (674.1828) | 19 (165.1084) | 20 (165.6916) | 8 (171.9772) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 20 / 41 (671.3484) | 12 (172.0000) | 26 (164.5372) | 24 (165.7028) | 20 (169.1084) |
| 2021-04-09 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 3 / 18 (694.2972) | 8 (168.5828) | 7 (172.0000) | 7 (174.2744) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2021-03-27 | Mother Road BBQ Competition 🏅 Waynesville, MO | 9 / 32 (690.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1544) | 21 (168.5600) | 8 (174.8456) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 13 / 52 (685.6912) | 34 (167.4056) | 9 (174.2856) | 33 (166.8228) | 5 (177.1772) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 13 / 50 (689.0856) | 15 (174.2628) | 19 (171.4172) | 27 (171.4056) | 13 (172.0000) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 25 / 56 (682.2516) | 8 (176.5600) | 38 (166.2516) | 35 (166.8572) | 16 (172.5828) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 31 (154.2972) | — | — |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 102 / 468 (677.6800) | 34 (175.4056) | 358 (158.2972) | 39 (174.2856) | 131 (169.6916) |
| 2019-02-15 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 18 / 33 (673.1200) | 17 (170.2744) | 19 (166.8572) | 19 (165.1428) | 11 (170.8456) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #265 (592 pts) | #244 (687 pts) | #530 (307 pts) | #339 (467 pts) | #250 (637 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #193 (1120 pts) | #159 (1295 pts) | #239 (1030 pts) | #338 (665 pts) | #226 (1005 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #159 (1188 pts) | #185 (1094 pts) | #129 (1348 pts) | #101 (1413 pts) | #163 (1168 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #158 (1180 pts) | #132 (1298 pts) | #306 (822 pts) | #156 (1185 pts) | #91 (1515 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #50 (1928 pts) | #20 (2181 pts) | #52 (1839 pts) | #60 (1700 pts) | #26 (2124 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #8 (2606 pts) | #10 (2392 pts) | #46 (1899 pts) | #5 (2551 pts) | #16 (2297 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #851 (430 pts) | #969 (395 pts) | #1304 (235 pts) | #907 (420 pts) | #741 (530 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #445 (888 pts) | #467 (858 pts) | #483 (838 pts) | #527 (778 pts) | #372 (1038 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1840 (115 pts) | #1690 (135 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #1923 (115 pts) | #1380 (195 pts) |