THE BBQ BUS IL
Rating
1730
peak 1778
Contests
185
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#7
Master 2021
Grand champs
15
11 reserve
Category wins
45
100 podiums
Overall top-10s
81
of 185 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
16 🔥
Current form
642.98 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 678.40 (-35.42)
Walk rate
77%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±45.11
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.57 · weakest Pork (169.96)
Road miles
43024
mi across 183 mapped stops · furthest 1451 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WE WILL ROCK QUE has finished one call ahead of THE BBQ BUS 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WE WILL ROCK QUE has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 27 of their 38 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (2025-09-26).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 58-team field at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard.
📅 A November team
Something about November: average finish in the top 15% across 4 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2024-09-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JANKY LEG BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 38 at their very first tracked contest, Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 156 | 58 | 6 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2284 | 170.87 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 88 | 14 | 34 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6344 | 170.45 | top 35% |
| Pork | 152 | 53 | 7 | 18 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 169.96 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 151 | 80 | 18 | 32 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7884 | 171.57 | top 30% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 37 | 5 | top 30% |
| WI | 30 | 4 | top 21% |
| IN | 25 | 3 | top 28% |
| KS | 15 | 0 | top 18% |
| MI | 12 | 2 | top 28% |
| TN | 10 | 1 | top 47% |
| OH | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 68 | 9 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 78 | 6 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (37 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (42 of 185 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (180 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Rockin BBQ (2019-05-10)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 678.40
- 16 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 659.3028 | 582.75 |
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 697.6684 | 684.23 |
| 2025 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 702.8000 | 686.48 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 708.5716 | 684.68 |
| 2023 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 699.9312 | 686.35 |
| 2022 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 705.1428 | 687.04 |
| 2021 | 37 | 4 | 14 | 706.2400 | 670.69 |
| 2020 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 700.5600 | 677.36 |
| 2019 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 699.3828 | 674.47 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 10 / 39 (687.3256) | 10 (174.2744) | 17 (170.2628) | 12 (173.1200) | 15 (169.6684) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 37 (693.1088) | 20 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4172) | 5 (176.0344) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 22 / 40 (668.9596) | 27 (167.3712) | 12 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4172) | 39 (156.4912) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 19 / 35 (678.1600) | 31 (164.5372) | 15 (171.9772) | 20 (168.5256) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 9 (172.0000) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 18 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 19 / 34 (671.3368) | 15 (169.7028) | 21 (166.2972) | 6 (171.9656) | 26 (163.3712) |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 8 / 48 (697.6684) | 20 (173.7028) | 7 (177.7028) | 23 (171.4172) | 12 (174.8456) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 28 / 125 (693.0628) | 60 (172.5600) | 41 (173.1200) | 71 (170.8228) | 18 (176.5600) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 58 (165.1088) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 51 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 21 / 158 (696.5028) | 37 (176.5600) | 114 (169.1200) | 51 (173.1200) | 11 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 12 / 401 (701.6340) | 29 (177.7028) | 65 (175.4056) | 50 (176.5600) | 109 (171.9656) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 11 / 46 (685.6912) | 7 (173.7028) | 19 (170.2628) | 19 (169.7028) | 7 (172.0228) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash Egg Harbor, WI | 2 / 16 (699.3716) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 6 / 56 (702.8000) | 48 (167.3828) | 3 (178.8572) | 13 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 7 / 35 (689.6228) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (165.6800) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 5 / 29 (682.1712) | 17 (163.9428) | 2 (174.8572) | 6 (171.9656) | 5 (171.4056) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 20 / 32 (686.1828) | 26 (170.8228) | 5 (176.0000) | 32 (161.6572) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler Worthington, MN | 13 / 26 (670.7888) | 15 (166.8344) | 16 (166.3088) | 12 (169.1200) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 7 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 30 / 36 (666.1372) | 25 (169.1200) | 18 (168.5372) | 32 (163.3944) | 29 (165.0856) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 36 (687.9316) | 14 (169.6800) | 20 (167.9772) | 7 (174.2744) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 4 / 34 (694.7540) | 20 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (170.8228) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 14 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 17 / 26 (674.1140) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (170.8228) | 24 (158.1940) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 14 / 56 (688.5028) | 7 (176.5600) | 38 (166.2400) | 17 (173.1428) | 19 (172.5600) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 31 / 49 (668.4228) | 41 (161.6456) | 20 (170.2628) | 41 (161.0972) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 33 / 100 (689.0628) | 15 (176.5600) | 66 (168.5256) | 88 (163.9772) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 54 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 4 / 169 (704.5256) | 6 (178.8572) | 25 (176.5600) | 78 (171.4056) | 14 (177.7028) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 114 / 444 (686.1940) | 142 (173.1084) | 229 (169.1428) | 79 (174.2744) | 167 (169.6684) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 76 / 87 (654.1256) | 80 (160.5028) | 52 (169.6800) | 44 (169.1200) | 83 (154.8228) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 1 / 58 (708.5716) | 10 (177.7144) | 8 (176.0000) | 3 (177.1544) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 8 / 18 (674.1484) | 13 (166.8228) | 12 (164.5256) | 3 (174.2628) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 15 / 37 (669.0172) | 31 (158.2056) | 8 (169.6916) | 14 (167.4172) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2024-07-20 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 12 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 1 / 37 (694.2172) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 68 / 81 (680.4340) | 73 (168.5372) | 54 (170.8112) | 46 (171.9772) | 63 (169.1084) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 100 / 118 (667.2568) | 103 (167.3828) | 13 (175.4172) | 116 (156.4912) | 78 (167.9656) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 9 / 32 (690.1828) | 15 (173.1084) | 11 (169.6916) | 16 (171.9772) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 13 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY | 10 / 21 (679.2912) | 20 (162.8000) | 9 (169.1084) | 9 (173.1200) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 1 / 26 (694.8000) | 15 (171.4172) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (173.7028) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 16 / 62 (689.0856) | 20 (173.1084) | 15 (172.0000) | 24 (172.5600) | 22 (171.4172) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 18 / 93 (693.6228) | 11 (176.5600) | 7 (176.5716) | 56 (168.5256) | 29 (171.9656) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 25 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 22 / 60 (689.0744) | 39 (169.1200) | 14 (175.4172) | 35 (167.9772) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 29 / 81 (684.4452) | 16 (173.7028) | 34 (173.1084) | 48 (169.1084) | 50 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 243 / 487 (673.0168) | 350 (163.9656) | 151 (171.9656) | 237 (168.5256) | 195 (168.5600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 53 / 211 (690.1940) | 131 (169.6684) | 101 (171.4056) | 51 (174.2744) | 36 (174.8456) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 10 / 50 (692.4684) | 22 (171.9656) | 9 (174.2628) | 31 (168.5372) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot Yorkville, IL | 8 / 18 (690.7768) | 8 (175.4056) | 14 (166.2284) | 10 (169.1428) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 2 / 17 (698.2288) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (174.2744) | 5 (174.2628) | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 9 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 1 / 28 (684.5256) | 5 (169.1200) | 10 (164.5828) | 1 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 11 / 28 (686.7656) | 10 (173.1200) | 15 (170.2628) | 12 (170.8228) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 6 / 27 (687.3372) | 12 (170.8228) | 4 (173.7144) | 9 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 14 / 44 (675.8740) | 6 (175.4056) | 23 (167.9772) | 18 (168.5256) | 28 (163.9656) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 11 / 32 (679.8740) | 6 (175.4056) | 20 (163.9428) | 22 (165.1200) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 2 / 19 (687.3484) | 11 (166.8228) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (166.2400) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 8 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (682.7888) | 29 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7144) | 24 (166.8344) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 43 (693.1088) | 11 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5716) | 3 (176.5600) | 14 (170.8572) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 20 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 2 / 25 (699.9312) | 6 (175.4056) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 11 / 42 (674.7884) | 11 (171.9656) | 33 (157.1200) | 5 (174.8572) | 6 (170.8456) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 3 / 103 (699.3484) | 28 (174.2628) | 19 (175.4056) | 22 (173.1200) | 11 (176.5600) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 19 / 45 (670.7084) | 17 (170.8228) | 41 (157.0856) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 8 / 36 (686.1712) | 5 (174.2628) | 7 (174.2628) | 17 (168.5256) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 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 | 3 / 249 (705.1428) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (178.3200) | 150 (169.6800) | 16 (177.1428) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 11 / 505 (699.4056) | 4 (179.4400) | 15 (177.1772) | 256 (167.3828) | 42 (175.4056) |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 4 / 46 (699.4060) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4288) | 21 (171.9772) | 8 (174.2972) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 8 / 38 (686.1828) | 17 (168.5256) | 1 (178.2972) | 25 (165.0972) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 1 / 23 (688.5144) | 8 (169.1084) | 4 (171.4172) | 7 (170.8460) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 4 / 26 (677.6000) | 11 (167.9772) | 19 (158.8000) | 4 (175.4172) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 1 / 50 (697.6572) | 14 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 14 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 5 / 25 (687.9084) | 7 (175.4056) | 7 (171.9772) | 5 (172.5600) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery Marshall, IL | 22 / 28 (672.3996) | 25 (167.3828) | 17 (169.6684) | 20 (167.9772) | 18 (167.3712) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 13 / 32 (685.6116) | 21 (169.6684) | 10 (171.9888) | 16 (169.6800) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 13 / 36 (678.1832) | 11 (171.4172) | 12 (171.9772) | 21 (168.5372) | 28 (166.2516) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 6 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational New Haven, KY | 8 / 17 (683.3944) | 3 (177.7028) | 6 (171.4400) | 14 (162.2744) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) Warsaw, IN | 6 / 25 (691.3140) | 11 (173.1084) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (170.8228) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN | 21 / 36 (677.0400) | 21 (168.5600) | 29 (162.2400) | 7 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 14 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 27 / 48 (673.0056) | 27 (168.5256) | 10 (173.7144) | 15 (171.9772) | 41 (158.7884) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 11 / 60 (690.7768) | 19 (173.1084) | 3 (178.2972) | 41 (165.1084) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 Unity Village, MO | 16 / 33 (689.6572) | 5 (177.7028) | 18 (169.7028) | 17 (171.4288) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 4 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 6 / 41 (695.9428) | 14 (173.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 31 (167.3828) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 9 / 44 (679.3260) | 2 (175.4172) | 31 (162.8000) | 15 (170.2744) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 23 / 34 (684.4456) | 21 (170.8228) | 27 (168.5372) | 8 (175.4172) | 21 (169.6684) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 58 / 70 (666.2056) | 55 (164.5600) | 52 (168.5372) | 45 (167.4056) | 55 (165.7028) |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 1 / 39 (700.5828) | 3 (177.1428) | 3 (176.0228) | 20 (167.9772) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 156 / 467 (169.1200) | 123 (170.8456) | 42 (175.4056) | 51 (173.1428) | 25 (175.4400) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 51 / 185 (687.9084) | 11 (178.8572) | 96 (170.8228) | 99 (169.7028) | 107 (168.5256) |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q Yorkville, IL | 8 / 17 (684.4912) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (167.9656) | 5 (173.7028) | 12 (163.3828) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville Nashville, TN | 11 / 50 (693.6572) | 15 (173.1200) | 39 (167.9656) | 14 (173.7144) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 2 / 25 (689.6572) | 10 (170.8456) | 4 (173.7144) | 9 (170.8344) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 4 / 25 (681.5884) | 9 (170.8228) | 11 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (166.8228) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 7 / 43 (688.5028) | 27 (167.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | 25 (166.2400) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 12 / 30 (680.4340) | 11 (170.2512) | 4 (177.7144) | 22 (163.9428) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 12 / 35 (669.0168) | 25 (167.3712) | 10 (169.6800) | 26 (162.2628) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 2 / 29 (682.7772) | 6 (171.9656) | 2 (176.0000) | 14 (168.5372) | 14 (166.2744) |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 Eureka, IL | 8 / 19 (675.3716) | 1 (178.2972) | 16 (161.7144) | 9 (169.6916) | 13 (165.6684) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 Eureka, IL | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | 8 (171.9656) | 2 (176.5716) | 5 (173.7144) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL | — | — | 15 (157.6688) | — | — |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 18 / 38 (670.7316) | 17 (169.6800) | 24 (164.5256) | 29 (163.9544) | 6 (172.5716) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 19 / 43 (674.7892) | 34 (166.8344) | 27 (166.8344) | 7 (173.1316) | 18 (167.9888) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 2 / 49 (689.6804) | 1 (176.5600) | 23 (165.6916) | 12 (172.0116) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 10 / 37 (682.7772) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1084) | 29 (164.5488) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 3 / 51 (691.3600) | 16 (171.9656) | 11 (170.8228) | 9 (172.5600) | 5 (176.0116) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 3 / 45 (681.6112) | 15 (170.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | 15 (166.2400) | 9 (170.8456) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 9 / 52 (677.0624) | 11 (170.8228) | 15 (167.4400) | 21 (168.5484) | 12 (170.2512) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 6 / 28 (688.0000) | 2 (177.1428) | 2 (174.2972) | 19 (166.8572) | 11 (169.7028) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 14 / 39 (677.0396) | 7 (174.8456) | 26 (165.1084) | 13 (171.9656) | 23 (165.1200) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 5 / 41 (686.7656) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (173.7144) | 14 (171.9656) | 18 (170.2628) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 1 / 44 (703.4172) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (172.0000) | 1 (176.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 1 / 27 (706.2400) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 6 / 29 (687.4400) | 6 (173.1428) | 6 (172.5600) | 19 (164.5944) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 9 / 34 (690.7888) | 10 (175.4172) | 6 (174.8688) | 22 (165.0972) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 20 / 47 (677.6576) | 26 (167.9772) | 23 (167.4288) | 25 (166.2400) | 3 (176.0116) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 1 / 57 (701.6456) | 6 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 37 (165.0856) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 5 / 94 (700.5256) | 34 (173.1084) | 5 (177.7144) | 18 (176.5600) | 33 (173.1428) |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 23 / 33 (670.6740) | 25 (166.2400) | 11 (171.9772) | 32 (159.3484) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 21 / 33 (678.1940) | 23 (168.5372) | 26 (167.4056) | 22 (167.9884) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 21 / 41 (666.6740) | 34 (158.2056) | 24 (164.5256) | 27 (163.9428) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 15 / 50 (671.8856) | 39 (159.3484) | 6 (170.2628) | 20 (166.8344) | 2 (175.4400) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 27 / 66 (670.2052) | 44 (165.6684) | 41 (162.8228) | 2 (177.1428) | 40 (164.5712) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 8 / 41 (683.9428) | 20 (170.8228) | 9 (170.2628) | 24 (164.0000) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 1 / 26 (696.5600) | 2 (177.1544) | 14 (168.5600) | 8 (170.8456) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 11 / 36 (673.6228) | 9 (170.8572) | 29 (161.6800) | 16 (169.6800) | 5 (171.4056) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 11 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 1 / 28 (700.5600) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (175.4400) | 12 (168.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust Cambridge, MN | 9 / 45 (682.1940) | 15 (170.2628) | 9 (170.8228) | 21 (167.3828) | 5 (173.7256) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 11 / 50 (683.3484) | 20 (169.1200) | 16 (169.7028) | 20 (170.2628) | 12 (174.2628) |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 8 / 42 (675.9200) | 24 (163.3828) | 10 (167.9772) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL | 17 / 25 (669.6116) | 20 (167.3828) | 9 (169.1544) | 17 (165.0972) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | 24 (164.5256) | 18 (167.9772) | 16 (168.5716) | 25 (162.2284) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 32 / 53 (663.8400) | 35 (166.2516) | 9 (170.8228) | 41 (162.2284) | 39 (164.5372) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 10 / 63 (681.6344) | 14 (172.5716) | 29 (166.8228) | 27 (169.1316) | 12 (173.1084) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 26 / 69 (673.0168) | 29 (168.5256) | 43 (164.5256) | 26 (169.7028) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 42 / 66 (649.5312) | 28 (166.2400) | 36 (163.9656) | 36 (162.2400) | 56 (157.0856) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 2 / 59 (691.9200) | 8 (176.0000) | 4 (174.2744) | 23 (167.3828) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI | 14 / 52 (660.4228) | 39 (159.3712) | 40 (153.6344) | 4 (175.4516) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 15 / 43 (673.0284) | 13 (171.9772) | 10 (169.1200) | 20 (168.5256) | 29 (163.4056) |
| 2019-09-27 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival New Albany, IN | 7 / 23 (677.6344) | 1 (176.5716) | 17 (162.2744) | 7 (170.2628) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 17 / 54 (678.7312) | 21 (168.5256) | 30 (165.6800) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 32 / 135 (690.8572) | 35 (174.2972) | 2 (179.4400) | 111 (165.7144) | 65 (171.4056) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 120 / 468 (675.3712) | 134 (169.7028) | 251 (165.1200) | 37 (174.3200) | 198 (166.2284) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 2 / 39 (678.7084) | 14 (165.0856) | 2 (170.8344) | 3 (171.9656) | 4 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 13 / 38 (674.1712) | 16 (169.1200) | 9 (170.8456) | 3 (176.5600) | 27 (157.6456) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN | 4 / 47 (691.3140) | 18 (169.6684) | 15 (169.6800) | 11 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 2 / 29 (690.8116) | 12 (170.2744) | 7 (171.4056) | 16 (169.1316) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 17 / 40 (663.8396) | 6 (171.9656) | 3 (174.2856) | 24 (162.8000) | 32 (154.7884) |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 7 / 26 (675.8740) | 5 (171.9656) | 11 (166.8228) | 11 (168.5600) | 10 (168.5256) |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery Marshall, IL | 14 / 31 (671.3144) | 10 (171.9772) | 6 (169.6800) | 21 (163.9772) | 12 (165.6800) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL | 1 / 42 (697.6916) | 4 (175.4172) | 13 (169.1316) | 5 (173.7028) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 7 / 45 (679.3716) | 8 (172.5600) | 16 (169.1316) | 8 (170.8228) | 19 (166.8572) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 18 / 50 (665.0516) | 2 (178.2972) | 25 (160.5488) | 32 (162.8000) | 26 (163.4056) |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 6 / 25 (671.9316) | 3 (174.8456) | 10 (168.5600) | 12 (163.4060) | 12 (165.1200) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 1 / 36 (682.8576) | 9 (170.8916) | 7 (171.4288) | 10 (169.1316) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL | 9 / 48 (673.6460) | 21 (165.6684) | 25 (161.6916) | 5 (169.7144) | 2 (176.5716) |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL | 10 / 40 (667.8744) | 20 (165.0972) | 31 (155.9428) | 2 (176.5716) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition Valparaiso, IN | 6 / 20 (669.0632) | 11 (162.2400) | 10 (162.8000) | 1 (176.5944) | 7 (167.4288) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 1 / 42 (699.3828) | 9 (171.9656) | 9 (172.5600) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 17 / 33 (653.0856) | 8 (171.9884) | 24 (157.1316) | 30 (155.9428) | 10 (168.0228) |
| 2019-04-26 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI | 9 / 26 (646.1140) | 10 (163.9428) | 9 (163.9884) | 9 (161.6684) | 16 (156.5144) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest Indianapois, IN | 32 / 40 (653.5428) | 38 (155.3484) | 34 (159.3944) | 2 (175.4056) | 31 (163.3944) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 12 / 22 (659.3028) | 18 (154.2284) | 7 (166.2628) | — | — | |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 4 / 38 (506.2056) | 8 (167.9772) | 9 (165.1084) | — | — |
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 | #130 (779 pts) | #135 (789 pts) | #102 (978 pts) | #80 (934 pts) | #154 (664 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #95 (1635 pts) | #152 (1341 pts) | #8 (2389 pts) | #134 (1366 pts) | #13 (2216 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #66 (1767 pts) | #157 (1202 pts) | #96 (1511 pts) | #82 (1522 pts) | #65 (1627 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #47 (1972 pts) | #95 (1488 pts) | #30 (2113 pts) | #65 (1665 pts) | #27 (2034 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #42 (1991 pts) | #55 (1776 pts) | #23 (2200 pts) | #127 (1333 pts) | #45 (1908 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #7 (2616 pts) | #12 (2339 pts) | #5 (2566 pts) | #45 (1878 pts) | #3 (2626 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #30 (1774 pts) | #50 (1367 pts) | #31 (1624 pts) | #55 (1279 pts) | #2 (2252 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #49 (2225 pts) | #60 (1917 pts) | #77 (1800 pts) | #28 (2175 pts) | #37 (2182 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #243 (1265 pts) | #210 (1320 pts) | #181 (1430 pts) | #153 (1505 pts) | #309 (1055 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #568 (694 pts) | #667 (609 pts) | #538 (774 pts) | #458 (894 pts) | #671 (594 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1167 (240 pts) | #1275 (235 pts) | #1176 (265 pts) | #1505 (180 pts) | #1091 (285 pts) |