The Fat is Where It's At

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#194

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1759

peak 1761 · rated over 45 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-10-11

latest 2026-05-16

Best ToY finish

#71

Master 2024

Grand champs

6 reserve

Category wins

39 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 53 contests

Avg finish

top 22%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9544 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

6 🔥

Current form

368.53 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 419.12 (-50.59)

Walk rate

94%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

Consistency

±86.65

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.09)

Road miles

6,314

mi across 52 mapped stops · furthest 670 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$431K

listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

7 🏅

GCs in 39 state-championship entries

Master avg

684.10 / 720

24 Master contests · 3 GCs

Backyard avg

419.12 / 360

25 Backyard contests · 4 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (19 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

0.0228 points from the title

Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021-10-22).

Among the elite

#194 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1759 puts them #194 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1759
peak 1761
45 rated contests

The 180 club

6 perfect 180s

6 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.

Pork ×2
Brisket ×2
Chicken ×1
Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2024-07-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.

Giant slayer

53 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 53-team field at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard).

2022-03-25

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 2%

They almost always walk

94% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 50 of 53 contests

A top-10 category call in 94% of their 53 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.9544 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9544 at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-07-27

State champions

7 state championships won

They've taken 7 state championships from 39 entries at contests carrying the title.

39 state-championship entries

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has finished one call ahead of The Fat is Where It's At 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 3 Grand Championships

2022 was the year it came together: 15 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 15%.

15 contests
12 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 15%

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

25–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 96% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ in 25 of their 26 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

10 of 15 shared brisket entries lost

CHUNKY BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHUNKY BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 15 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

6× one call behind them

Kane's BBQ has landed one call behind them 6 times.

Boom or bust

±20.31% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±20.31% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 105.9% of a perfect score
best 145.2%

An April team

Top 2% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 2% across 3 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 22% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,314 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,314 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 670 miles to 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN.

52 mapped stops
furthest 670 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

A FINE SWINE

#195 of the rated field

1758 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1758

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 53 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 53 contests
last seen 2019-02-08

⚔ Head-to-head

COOKLOUNGE BBQ

#191 of the rated field

1760 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 104
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1817

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Fat is Where It's At)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Fat is Where It's At has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 97 contests
last seen 2026-08-14
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Bocephus BBQ

#193 of the rated field

1759 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1770

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 58 contests to 53, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ

#192 of the rated field

1760 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1774

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 118 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 105 contests
last seen 2026-05-24

⚔ Head-to-head

POOR BOYS BBQ

#199 of the rated field

1756 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1790

6–4 in 10 shared contests (60% to The Fat is Where It's At)

Rated 2 points below The Fat is Where It's At.

rated over 65 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

ELJEFE SMOKE

#190 of the rated field

1761 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 102
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1761

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to The Fat is Where It's At)

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before The Fat is Where It's At's first contest.

rated over 97 contests
last seen 2026-08-15
on a 7-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	34	19	14	56%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	30	15	13	50%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	29	15	13	52%	⚔ compare
Kane's BBQ	28	21	7	75%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	27	19	8	70%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	27	16	9	59%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	27	16	10	59%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	26	25	1	96%	⚔ compare
Mispillion Meat Works	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	26	13	12	50%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	25	16	9	64%	⚔ compare
Zoni-Q	24	19	5	79%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	23	23	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	23	17	5	74%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	23	16	6	70%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	51	29	4	13	180.0000 🔥	148.5600	171.01	top 32%
Pork Ribs	53	31	4	14	180.0000 🔥	154.7772	169.09	top 31%
Pork	40	26	2	8	180.0000 🔥	148.5144	170.31	top 30%
Brisket	26	15	2	4	180.0000 🔥	155.9200	171.74	top 28%

“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
PA	22	3	top 19%
VA	12	1	top 24%
NJ	8	3	top 22%
NY	4	0	top 31%
AL	2	0	top 18%
TN	1	0	top 72%
DC	1	0	top 6%
MD	1	0	top 22%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	5	1	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	23	2	top 23%
Large (40+)	23	4	top 21%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	7	1	2	top 11%	2026-05-16
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	4	1	1	top 21%	2025-07-26
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	4	5	0	top 25%	2024-03-23
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	4	2	0	top 13%	2022-07-30
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	1	2	top 2%	2022-04-22
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	1	1	top 3%	2022-03-26
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2	6	0	top 32%	2024-10-04
New Holland Summer Fest	2	15	0	top 39%	2024-08-23
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	8	0	top 20%	2023-07-29
Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	9	0	top 56%	2022-10-21

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.6 yrs 2019-10-11 → 2026-05-16

Busiest season 2022 15 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 5.9 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 22 of 53 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 30 10 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 53 entries · 4 wins · 31 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 171.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.09)

Walk rate 94% a top-10 call in 50 of 53 contests

Overall top-10 rate 70% 37 of 53 contests

Wins it all 13% 7 Grand Championships · 6 reserve

First title 2021-04-23 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Best top-10 run 16 straight contests

Master average 684.10 out of 720 · 24 contests · 3 GCs

Backyard average 419.12 out of 360 · 25 contests · 4 GCs

Perfect 180s 6 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 656 2,111–579 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,314 52 mapped stops · furthest 670 mi

Schedule strength 1585 average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests

Purse competed for $431,090 listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 7 from 39 state-championship entries

Power rating 1759 peak 1761 · #194 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

First tracked contest Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
2020
Jul 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.8460 Smoke in the Grove
Oct 30 First category win (Chicken) Zom-B-Q
Oct 30 First overall podium Zom-B-Q
2021
Apr 23 First Grand Championship New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 23 First state championship New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Jul 30 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove
Oct 22 First Reserve Championship Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2022
Mar 25 Biggest field won (53 teams) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
Sep 24 25th tracked contest Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 11 First perfect 180 (Brisket) 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
2024
May 18 10th category win Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
May 18 5th Grand Championship Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
Jul 27 Career-best overall score703.9544 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
Jul 27 Peak power rating (1761) Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
2025
Jul 25 5th perfect 180 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
2026
May 1 50th tracked contest Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
May 16 Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	Zom-B-Q	2020-10-30
+17.2	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-04-23
+15.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	2022-03-25
+13.9	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2022-03-26
+12.8	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-04-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	New Holland Summer Fest	2024-08-23
-9.8	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)	2026-05-02
-5.9	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-10-11
-2.9	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2023-10-06
-1.3	New Holland Summer Fest	2023-08-25

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)
—	1	0	1	0	100%	top 26%	87.3%	87.3%
2026	4	1	2	1	50%	top 30%	97.8%	95.5%
2025	4	0	3	1	100%	top 24%	96.6%	95.8%
2024	10	2	7	1	90%	top 24%	97.8%	95.5%
2023	6	0	4	1	100%	top 22%	95.9%	94.6%
2022	15	3	12	4	100%	top 15%	145.2%	117.3%
2021	9	1	6	3	100%	top 22%	142.7%	114%
2020	3	0	2	1	100%	top 18%	141.4%	122.9%
2019	1	0	0	0	100%	top 81%	87.8%	87.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-16	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	1 / 17 (703.9428)	8 (174.2628)	4 (171.9772)	1 (180.0000)	2 (177.7028)
2026-05-15	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	8 / 25 (682.1484)	12 (170.8228)	3 (174.2628)	8 (171.9772)	13 (165.0856)
2026-05-02	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	34 / 59 (676.4572)	31 (171.9772)	55 (162.2400)	35 (169.1200)	15 (173.1200)
2026-05-01	Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY	11 / 43 (689.0632)	25 (171.9772)	18 (171.9772)	15 (174.2744)	22 (170.8344)
2025-08-02	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY	14 / 47 (692.4800)	4 (177.7028)	12 (175.4172)	42 (162.8000)	7 (176.5600)
2025-08-01	Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Port Jervis, NY	4 / 34 (703.3828)	12 (174.2628)	3 (178.8572)	9 (176.5600)	15 (173.7028)
2025-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	9 / 27 (680.4688)	11 (171.9772)	17 (166.2400)	13 (169.6916)	5 (172.5600)
2025-07-25	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	6 / 30 (695.3828)	1 (180.0000)	26 (158.2400)	5 (177.1428)	2 (180.0000)
2024-10-11	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	63 / 87 (667.3368)	58 (167.4056)	62 (167.9656)	81 (157.7028)	13 (174.2628)
2024-10-04	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	6 / 25 (689.0628)	7 (173.7144)	6 (168.5372)	6 (175.4056)	6 (171.4056)
2024-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	17 / 38 (672.9944)	23 (168.5256)	27 (162.8116)	2 (176.5600)	22 (165.0972)
2024-07-27	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	1 / 32 (703.9544)	3 (178.8572)	6 (174.2744)	5 (176.5600)	6 (174.2628)
2024-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	10 / 35 (675.8512)	25 (165.0856)	3 (176.5600)	16 (167.9772)	14 (166.2284)
2024-06-22	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	2 / 36 (701.1200)	10 (176.0000)	12 (173.7144)	5 (177.1428)	7 (174.2628)
2024-05-18	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	1 / 26 (702.2516)	8 (173.1200)	1 (180.0000)	3 (176.5600)	6 (172.5716)
2024-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	5 / 37 (683.8856)	30 (165.6800)	22 (162.8000)	2 (180.0000)	4 (175.4056)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	5 / 42 (697.0628)	20 (171.9656)	9 (175.4172)	11 (174.2628)	4 (175.4172)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	15 / 45 (682.7428)	26 (169.6800)	33 (163.9428)	11 (173.1200)	4 (176.0000)
2023-10-06	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	11 / 28 (659.2572)	8 (169.1084)	5 (168.5488)	9 (165.6800)	24 (155.9200)
2023-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	15 / 44 (669.0168)	7 (174.2628)	25 (161.1084)	4 (171.9884)	26 (161.6572)
2023-07-29	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	8 / 40 (690.2400)	17 (173.1200)	15 (170.8800)	4 (176.5600)	15 (169.6800)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	10 / 51 (687.9544)	6 (177.7028)	30 (167.4172)	10 (170.8344)	11 (172.0000)
2023-06-16	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	4 / 29 (688.4800)	9 (173.1200)	4 (173.7028)	8 (173.1200)	10 (168.5372)
2023-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	2 / 37 (690.2056)	2 (177.7028)	9 (170.8228)	23 (163.3828)	1 (178.2972)
2022-11-12	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	12 / 49 (344.5372)	4 (177.7144)	25 (166.8228)	—	—
2022-11-11	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	10 / 91 (693.5996)	62 (169.6684)	19 (174.2628)	49 (169.6684)	1 (180.0000)
2022-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	6 / 27 (338.8228)	10 (167.3828)	4 (171.4400)	—	—
2022-10-21	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	9 / 29 (331.9428)	17 (159.9428)	2 (172.0000)	—	—
2022-09-24	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	8 / 18 (513.0860)	13 (167.3828)	5 (173.7260)	5 (171.9772)	—
2022-09-23	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	7 / 20 (517.6800)	6 (174.8572)	6 (174.2628)	15 (168.5600)	—
2022-09-23	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA	—	—	6 (173.7372)	—	—
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	3 / 42 (513.0512)	4 (175.4056)	11 (167.9656)	6 (169.6800)	—
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	2 / 54 (515.9772)	11 (171.9656)	2 (176.0116)	10 (168.0000)	—
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	2 / 39 (341.6684)	3 (170.2628)	4 (171.4056)	—	—
2022-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	1 / 41 (341.6684)	3 (170.2628)	1 (171.4056)	—	—
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	1 / 48 (342.2400)	1 (170.2744)	2 (171.9656)	—	—
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ	—	—	8 (168.0000)	—	—
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	2 / 50 (518.2400)	3 (174.2628)	1 (175.4400)	8 (168.5372)	—
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	1 / 53 (522.8800)	2 (176.5600)	2 (172.5600)	2 (173.7600)	—
2021-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	2 / 31 (340.5028)	3 (169.6800)	2 (170.8228)	—	—
2021-09-25	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	4 / 18 (513.6344)	4 (177.7028)	13 (166.2516)	4 (169.6800)	—
2021-09-24	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	9 / 19 (499.9428)	12 (165.7256)	1 (170.8344)	11 (163.3828)	—
2021-08-20	Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD	4 / 18 (338.8116)	3 (173.1316)	8 (165.6800)	—	—
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	13 / 54 (331.3600)	20 (163.9656)	8 (167.3944)	1 (170.2628)	—
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	6 / 46 (333.6456)	7 (166.2628)	4 (167.3828)	—	—
2021-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	1 / 40 (346.2628)	1 (177.1428)	3 (169.1200)	—	—
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	13 / 40 (493.5884)	11 (165.0972)	17 (162.2512)	9 (166.2400)	—
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	11 / 46 (496.4916)	17 (162.2400)	14 (164.5372)	3 (169.7144)	—
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	3 / 33 (509.0744)	1 (176.5600)	7 (165.6916)	7 (166.8228)	—
2020-10-29	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	9 / 33 (491.8856)	6 (167.9884)	15 (154.7772)	2 (169.1200)	—
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	11 / 59 (326.8460)	3 (171.4400)	18 (155.4060)	17 (160.0000)	—
2019-10-11	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	26 / 32 (632.4684)	24 (162.2744)	20 (157.1196)	28 (148.5144)	9 (164.5600)
	Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ	6 / 23 (314.2744)	14 (148.5600)	3 (165.7144)	—	—

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	#235 (697 pts)	#328 (547 pts)	#295 (677 pts)	#275 (622 pts)	#208 (782 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#452 (422 pts)	#377 (612 pts)	#684 (272 pts)	#532 (352 pts)	#374 (597 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#71 (1698 pts)	#219 (1003 pts)	#138 (1313 pts)	#63 (1643 pts)	#97 (1488 pts)
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#207 (210 pts)	#344 (60 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#176 (1122 pts)	#191 (1047 pts)	#288 (847 pts)	#212 (972 pts)	#189 (1057 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#17 (1172 pts)	#5 (1292 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#25 (1042 pts)	#24 (1075 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Backyard	—	#29 (433 pts)	#45 (248 pts)	—	—