The heartbreaker
0.0116
points from the title
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off (Jul 3, 2026).
Texas Smoke Whisperer
Texas Smoke Whisperer is a competition barbecue team with 133 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #230 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1747
peak 1814 · rated over 114 contests8 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
133
in the data
First seen
Mar 13, 2015
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 11.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
5
7 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time
Category wins
24
64 podiums
Overall top-10s
59
44% of 133 contests
Best top-10 run
7
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
14 🔥
Current form
692.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 682.00 (+10.99)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.16)
Road miles
47,313
across 133 mapped stops · furthest 1,572 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$1.22M
listed at 83 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
won from 93 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.00 / 720
121 Master contests · 5 GCs
Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)
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 | #189 (962 pts) | #141 (1,192 pts) | #289 (782 pts) | #309 (657 pts) | #155 (1,082 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #193 (1,120 pts) | #159 (1,295 pts) | #239 (1,030 pts) | #338 (665 pts) | #226 (1,005 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #159 (1,188 pts) | #185 (1,094 pts) | #129 (1,348 pts) | #101 (1,413 pts) | #163 (1,168 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #158 (1,180 pts) | #132 (1,298 pts) | #306 (822 pts) | #156 (1,185 pts) | #91 (1,515 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #50 (1,928 pts) | #20 (2,181 pts) | #52 (1,839 pts) | #60 (1,700 pts) | #26 (2,124 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #8 (2,606 pts) | #10 (2,392 pts) | #46 (1,899 pts) | #5 (2,551 pts) | #16 (2,297 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 (1,038 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1840 (115 pts) | #1690 (135 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #1923 (115 pts) | #1380 (195 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Texas Smoke Whisperer, each with one reason worth a look.
#229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 158
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1848
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to Texas Smoke Whisperer)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — HOT WACHULA'S ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1751
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Texas Smoke Whisperer)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Texas Smoke Whisperer's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1746
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 55 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 129
- GCs
- 16
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1835
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Texas Smoke Whisperer)
Careers of much the same size, 129 contests to 133, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 117
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1770
10–6 in 16 shared contests (63% to Texas Smoke Whisperer)
Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 117 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 199
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1802
4–9 in 13 shared contests (31% to Texas Smoke Whisperer)
Level with Texas Smoke Whisperer 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 52 | 28 | 24 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 52 | 8 | 44 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 45 | 27 | 18 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 44 | 16 | 28 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 38 | 12 | 26 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 37 | 21 | 16 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 37 | 17 | 20 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 36 | 23 | 13 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 34 | 13 | 21 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 34 | 10 | 24 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 31 | 19 | 12 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 31 | 8 | 23 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 29 | 15 | 14 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 123 | 63 | 7 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 141.6684 | 172.73 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 128 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 139.9088 | 169.16 | top 45% |
| Pork | 121 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 180 🔥 | 144.4800 | 170.14 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 120 | 55 | 9 | 23 | 180 🔥 | 154.2512 | 171.37 | top 32% |
“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 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 65 | 4 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 53 | 1 | top 33% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 23 | 1 | top 35% |
| TX | 19 | 1 | top 36% |
| KS | 19 | 0 | top 26% |
| CO | 11 | 0 | top 20% |
| MT | 10 | 1 | top 21% |
| OK | 7 | 0 | top 40% |
| ID | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
| WY | 5 | 1 | top 16% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| NE | 3 | 1 | top 16% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
44 contests · 5 GCs
Contests a season
12.1
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
28 of 133 contests · 21 states in all
Contests visited
90
19 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
128 entries · 3 wins · 38 calls
First title
May 15, 2021
Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
Opponents faced
2,879
finished ahead 5,868 times, behind 2,641
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Mar 19, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest
20241 milestone
- 10th perfect 180 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
20231 milestone
- 100th tracked contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1814) Smoke & Soul Fest
202113 milestones
- First overall podium High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off
- 25th tracked contest 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First Grand Championship Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- First state championship Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Montana BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score708.5600 Montana BBQ Cook-off
- Biggest field won (40 teams) Central Plains Ribfest Day 1
- First Reserve Championship Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
- First multi-meat day Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
- 10th category win Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2
- 5th perfect 180 BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2
- 50th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- 5th Grand Championship Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2
20165 milestones
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3488 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Brisket) Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | May 15, 2021 |
| +13.9 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | Jul 17, 2021 |
| +13.5 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 | Jun 18, 2021 |
| +12.3 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | Mar 20, 2021 |
| +11.7 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Jun 24, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -24.7 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -13.4 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | Jun 16, 2023 |
| -13.1 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| -12.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 13, 2015 |
| -12.4 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | Oct 31, 2025 |
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 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 89% | top 26% | 97.9% | 96.3% |
| 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% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 31% | 94.7% | 91.6% |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 78% | top 26% | 94% | 92.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.5% | 84.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 16 / 52 (693.7144) | 9 (177.7144) | 33 (169.1428) | 37 (168.5600) | 4 (178.2972) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID | — | — | 16 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 17 / 39 (688.4684) | 17 (173.1200) | 17 (172.5600) | 27 (166.2284) | 6 (176.5600) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 7 / 51 (694.8456) | 2 (178.8800) | 4 (177.7372) | 23 (170.8228) | 27 (167.4056) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 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) |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 7 / 29 (697.1428) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (174.8800) | 21 (163.9656) | 2 (179.4400) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 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) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 18 / 31 (693.6800) | 1 (180) | 14 (174.2972) | 27 (167.4056) | 14 (171.9772) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 4 / 29 (685.7368) | 9 (173.1428) | 16 (169.1428) | 9 (171.4628) | 3 (171.9884) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 39 / 50 (674.7200) | 1 (180) | 44 (167.9656) | 50 (152.4800) | 4 (174.2744) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 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) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 11 / 39 (690.2628) | 9 (175.4056) | 8 (176.5716) | 26 (168.5484) | 20 (169.7372) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 11 / 32 (685.6916) | 8 (173.7144) | 12 (172.5944) | 15 (172) | 24 (167.3828) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 3 / 33 (683.3944) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (170.8572) | 25 (159.9772) | 4 (174.8572) |
| May 2, 2025 | 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) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 2 / 30 (687.3944) | 4 (174.8572) | 5 (173.7372) | 13 (169.1200) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 19 / 74 (686.7768) | 29 (171.4056) | 34 (170.2628) | 20 (173.7028) | 23 (171.4056) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 116 / 444 (686.1940) | 70 (176) | 13 (178.8572) | 227 (168.5256) | 315 (162.8112) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 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) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 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) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 7 / 36 (691.9544) | 19 (170.2628) | 1 (180) | 11 (173.7144) | 23 (167.9772) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 9 / 29 (684.5716) | 8 (174.8456) | 17 (164.5716) | 15 (166.8572) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 8 / 28 (687.3488) | 17 (169.6916) | 13 (170.8344) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 7 / 29 (694.8572) | 11 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8572) | 18 (168.5828) | 2 (180) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 5 / 28 (697.1088) | 10 (171.4288) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (174.8572) | 2 (176.5600) |
| May 10, 2024 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 8 / 29 (682.2056) | 6 (175.4056) | 17 (165.7144) | 3 (174.8456) | 17 (166.2400) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 39 / 40 (513.1084) | 3 (175.4056) | 23 (162.8572) | 5 (174.8456) | — |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 13 / 34 (694.2056) | 30 (167.9656) | 9 (175.4172) | 3 (180) | 21 (170.8228) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 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) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 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) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 11 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 16 (169.1544) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 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) | 5 (177.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 33 / 211 (693.1200) | 17 (177.7028) | 135 (169.1428) | 44 (174.8572) | 83 (171.4172) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 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) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 9 / 27 (675.3256) | 10 (170.8228) | 19 (161.7028) | 3 (174.2744) | 13 (168.5256) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 14 / 22 (683.3484) | 14 (170.2628) | 20 (163.9656) | 14 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 3 / 36 (697.0968) | 13 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1428) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 15 / 57 (682.7656) | 3 (177.7028) | 36 (163.4172) | 23 (167.3828) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 49 / 61 (680.4800) | 44 (170.2744) | 21 (174.8572) | 54 (166.8228) | 47 (168.5256) |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 31 / 91 (683.8856) | 58 (169.6800) | 22 (173.1200) | 38 (170.8228) | 39 (170.2628) |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 9 / 40 (688.5028) | 8 (176.5600) | 21 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4056) | 20 (171.4172) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 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) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 22 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 5 / 29 (681.0400) | 4 (173.1428) | 12 (168.5372) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 24 / 249 (696.5140) | 24 (177.1428) | 112 (171.4056) | 42 (176) | 84 (171.9656) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | 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) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 12 / 45 (687.4056) | 11 (173.1428) | 6 (174.2744) | 21 (170.3200) | 22 (169.6684) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 2 / 28 (694.7996) | 10 (171.4056) | 16 (169.1084) | 5 (174.2856) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | 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) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 11 / 35 (683.3024) | 6 (172.5484) | 15 (170.8228) | 13 (171.9656) | 17 (167.9656) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 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) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 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) |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 2 / 37 (705.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (180) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4400) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 9 / 27 (682.8116) | 11 (163.4172) | 12 (167.3828) | 3 (173.7144) | 3 (178.2972) |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 5 / 34 (685.6344) | 1 (177.7028) | 18 (165.1200) | 25 (163.9544) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 4 / 33 (681.0396) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (172) | 18 (165.0856) | 15 (166.2512) |
| May 20, 2022 | City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 4 / 25 (692.5028) | 3 (177.7028) | 13 (169.1316) | 7 (175.4056) | 11 (170.2628) |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 8 / 72 (691.8968) | 12 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) | 41 (167.9656) | 17 (173.1084) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 18 / 77 (689.5996) | 13 (175.4056) | 32 (170.8228) | 17 (173.7028) | 25 (169.6684) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 12 / 56 (682.1940) | 26 (165.6684) | 21 (169.7144) | 8 (174.8456) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 24 / 71 (678.2512) | 48 (165.6568) | 21 (170.3088) | 31 (169.1428) | 10 (173.1428) |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 12 / 59 (679.9312) | 10 (173.1544) | 34 (165.7028) | 9 (174.8456) | 23 (166.2284) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 83 / 92 (673.0280) | 79 (167.9884) | 75 (167.9656) | 80 (165.1084) | 46 (171.9656) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 41 / 111 (683.9200) | 25 (173.7028) | 64 (167.3944) | 80 (167.4172) | 16 (175.4056) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 18 / 33 (687.3140) | 6 (177.7028) | 9 (174.8456) | 30 (165.0856) | 18 (169.6800) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 20 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 4 / 41 (697.0972) | 3 (177.7144) | 31 (169.1200) | 6 (176.5600) | 13 (173.7028) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 11 / 30 (685.0856) | 5 (175.4172) | 15 (168.5600) | 15 (167.9884) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 3 / 25 (697.6572) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (170.2744) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 9 / 19 (684.5256) | 6 (176) | 16 (163.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 4 (173.7256) |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 1 / 26 (690.2056) | 3 (174.8456) | 8 (171.4172) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (170.8228) |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 4 / 27 (683.3600) | 5 (174.8456) | 7 (170.8344) | 17 (165.7144) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | TN River BBQ Battle 🏅 Savannah, TN | 3 / 10 (690.1596) | 7 (171.9656) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1084) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 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) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 20 / 185 (694.8000) | 68 (172.5484) | 136 (166.8344) | 25 (175.4172) | 2 (180) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 21, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 2 / 30 (705.0740) | 1 (180) | 13 (173.1084) | 1 (180) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 11 / 42 (681.0396) | 22 (168.5484) | 16 (169.1084) | 4 (175.4172) | 14 (167.9656) |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 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) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 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) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | 7 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 🏅 Osceola, MO | 6 / 25 (692.4912) | 9 (176) | 4 (175.4056) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (171.4056) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 25 (681.0396) | 4 (176.5828) | 12 (170.2628) | 16 (164.5256) | 11 (169.6684) |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Cameron, MO | 1 / 25 (705.6684) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (180) | 1 (178.2972) | 11 (169.6684) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO | 2 / 33 (696.5144) | 1 (180) | 15 (171.4056) | 12 (173.1316) | 9 (171.9772) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off One Meat Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 8 (174.2972) | — | — |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 15 / 43 (687.3484) | 4 (177.7028) | 33 (166.2744) | 5 (177.1544) | 23 (166.2168) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 2 / 25 (701.0972) | 11 (173.7028) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8228) |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 7 / 36 (687.9428) | 5 (177.7028) | 14 (173.1544) | 20 (167.4172) | 17 (169.6684) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 1 / 40 (703.9772) | 5 (176.5828) | 9 (173.1316) | 1 (180) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 1 / 27 (708.5600) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4400) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (180) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO | 5 / 33 (680.4796) | 11 (170.8456) | 10 (166.2628) | 6 (174.8456) | 10 (168.5256) |
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 1 / 22 (698.7884) | 5 (176) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (174.2628) | 1 (175.4056) |
| May 14, 2021 | 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) |
| May 1, 2021 | 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) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 20 / 41 (671.3484) | 12 (172) | 26 (164.5372) | 24 (165.7028) | 20 (169.1084) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 3 / 18 (694.2972) | 8 (168.5828) | 7 (172) | 7 (174.2744) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Mother Road BBQ Competition 🏅 Waynesville, MO | 9 / 32 (690.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1544) | 21 (168.5600) | 8 (174.8456) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 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) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 13 / 50 (689.0856) | 15 (174.2628) | 19 (171.4172) | 27 (171.4056) | 13 (172) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 25 / 56 (682.2516) | 8 (176.5600) | 38 (166.2516) | 35 (166.8572) | 16 (172.5828) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 31 (154.2972) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 18 / 33 (673.1200) | 17 (170.2744) | 19 (166.8572) | 19 (165.1428) | 11 (170.8456) |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 21 / 38 (651.2568) | 11 (171.4172) | 29 (153.6340) | 19 (165.6684) | 23 (160.5372) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 6 / 44 (681.6456) | 8 (174.8456) | 30 (160.5488) | 9 (171.9884) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 16 / 70 (654.2744) | 19 (162.8800) | 47 (153.1432) | 16 (166.2856) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 18 / 30 (647.2228) | 18 (162.8000) | 25 (154.8116) | 14 (164.5256) | 9 (165.0856) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 37 / 136 (654.7540) | 27 (166.8228) | 29 (168) | 87 (153.7028) | 38 (166.2284) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 106 / 557 (674.7428) | 295 (163.9656) | 112 (170.8344) | 210 (167.3828) | 67 (172.5600) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 12 / 58 (671.3368) | 6 (173.1200) | 44 (157.1200) | 5 (175.4056) | 18 (165.6912) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 15 / 72 (671.3484) | 7 (173.1544) | 12 (172) | 44 (161.6684) | 33 (164.5256) |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff Russellville, AR | 7 / 28 (677.0744) | 18 (166.8344) | 16 (163.9772) | 9 (170.2628) | 1 (176) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 17 / 50 (675.3372) | 12 (173.1200) | 5 (174.8572) | 40 (159.9544) | 19 (167.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 9 / 44 (674.7656) | 13 (168.5944) | 12 (173.1200) | 15 (165.0856) | 11 (167.9656) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 12 / 46 (655.3940) | 17 (160) | 22 (160) | 6 (170.8456) | 16 (164.5484) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 25 / 67 (635.3252) | 58 (141.6684) | 22 (163.4056) | 34 (158.2512) | 6 (172) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 10 / 30 (659.3488) | 9 (168) | 17 (162.2400) | 13 (161.6916) | 9 (167.4172) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 30 / 44 (608.4112) | 30 (152.4912) | 44 (142.2516) | 28 (152.5256) | 16 (161.1428) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 29 / 30 (602.0116) | 21 (158.2744) | 30 (139.9088) | 28 (144.4800) | 18 (159.3484) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.