The heartbreaker
1.1888
points from the title
Came within 1.1888 points of the Grand Championship at All American BBQ Throwdown (2020-08-07).
TIRE SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1788
peak 1830 · rated over 91 contests ⓘ
Best runs
8
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
102
in the data
First seen
2016-05-27
latest 2026-07-31
Best ToY finish
#43
Master 2022
Grand champs
7
4 reserve
Category wins
17
49 podiums
Overall top-10s
56
of 102 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
692.75 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 683.79 (+8.96)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.94
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.34)
Road miles
19,414
mi across 102 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$692K
listed at 64 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
7 🏅
GCs in 68 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.79 / 720
101 Master contests · 7 GCs
Storylines (17 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.
Among the elite
#128
of 6,413 rated teams
In the top 2% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1788 puts them #128 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.
- rating 1788
- peak 1830
- 91 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.
- Brisket ×3
- Chicken ×1
- Pork Ribs ×1
- Pork ×1
Against the odds
27-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 (2021-06-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, One2BBQ.
Giant slayer
51
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 51-team field at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1.
- 2021-06-18
Happy hunting ground
2×
Grand Championships here
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 2%
A multi-meat day
1
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (2024-05-17).
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
They almost always walk
81%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 83 of 102 contests
A top-10 category call in 81% of their 102 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
706.2516
career-best overall
98.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 706.2516 at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw — 98.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-05-17
State champions
7
state championships won
They've taken 7 state championships from 68 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 68 state-championship entries
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has finished one call ahead of TIRE SMOKE BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2022
3 Grand Championships
2022 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 14%.
- 13 contests
- 10 overall top-10s
- 5 category wins
- average top 14%
A tough matchup
23–6
behind in the head-to-head
GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 79% of their meetings
GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 23 of their 29 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
Mac Attack BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
The long haul
19,414
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 19,414 miles across 102 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 480 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST.
- 102 mapped stops
- furthest 480 mi
The metronome
±1.52%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.52% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 95.0% of a perfect score
- 102 contests
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 2nd
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.
#126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1819
5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to TIRE SMOKE BBQ)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — TIRE SMOKE BBQ ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1797
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before TIRE SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1819
7–3 in 10 shared contests (70% to TIRE SMOKE BBQ)
They've been 1819 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 118
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1821
4–8 in 12 shared contests (33% to TIRE SMOKE BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 118 contests to 102, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 84
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 76%
- Peak
- 1834
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to TIRE SMOKE BBQ)
Their rating is built on 13 Grand Championships in 84 contests, alongside a 76% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 93
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1806
4–6 in 10 shared contests (40% to TIRE SMOKE BBQ)
Level with TIRE SMOKE BBQ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 49 | 21 | 28 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 47 | 28 | 19 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 44 | 25 | 19 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 42 | 26 | 16 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 40 | 22 | 18 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | 38 | 28 | 10 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| KEVLAR BBQ | 38 | 26 | 12 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 38 | 23 | 15 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 38 | 22 | 16 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 36 | 21 | 15 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 36 | 16 | 20 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 35 | 28 | 7 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BO B Q BBQ | 35 | 25 | 10 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 35 | 16 | 19 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | 34 | 28 | 6 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 102 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.7028 | 171.90 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 102 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 170.34 | top 37% |
| Pork | 102 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.4056 | 170.40 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 102 | 52 | 8 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.1828 | 171.18 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 33 | 4 | top 25% |
| OH | 26 | 2 | top 25% |
| MI | 17 | 0 | top 34% |
| TN | 10 | 0 | top 23% |
| KY | 7 | 1 | top 27% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 22% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 47 | 4 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 51 | 2 | top 26% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.2 yrs
2016-05-27 → 2026-07-31
Busiest season
2024
13 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
9.3
across 11 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
33 of 102 contests · 8 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
63
25 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
102 entries · 2 wins · 45 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.34)
Walk rate
81%
a top-10 call in 83 of 102 contests
Overall top-10 rate
55%
56 of 102 contests
Wins it all
7%
7 Grand Championships · 4 reserve
First title
2021-06-18
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
Best top-10 run
9
straight contests
Master average
683.79
out of 720 · 101 contests · 7 GCs
Perfect 180s
6
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,747
4,670–1,498 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
19,414
102 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi
Schedule strength
1596
average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$691,845
listed at 64 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
7
from 68 state-championship entries
Power rating
1788
peak 1830 · #128 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest PigMaina Lima
- First call PigMaina Lima
- First category win (Chicken) PigMaina Lima
- First overall top-10 PigMaina Lima
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.9828 PigMaina Lima
- 2017
- First overall podium *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- 10th tracked contest *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- 2018
- 25th tracked contest Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
- 2020
- First Reserve Championship Rockin BBQ
- 2021
- First Grand Championship Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
- First state championship Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
- Biggest field won (51 teams) Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
- 50th tracked contest Big Blue Barbecue
- 2022
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1
- 2023
- 10th category win Hoosier BBQ Classic #2
- 5th Grand Championship The Buckeye BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1830) The Buckeye BBQ Classic
- 2024
- First multi-meat day Rockin' BBQ Warsaw
- Career-best overall score706.2516 Rockin' BBQ Warsaw
- 5th perfect 180 Grizzly BBQ Brawl
- 2026
- 100th tracked contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
- Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | *CCS Fest | 2017-04-07 |
| +14.9 | Big Blue Barbecue | 2019-08-09 |
| +14.4 | *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness | 2017-06-16 |
| +12.2 | Rockin BBQ | 2020-05-29 |
| +12 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | 2018-05-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 2025-04-18 |
| -12.7 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ | 2025-05-16 |
| -12.3 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2024-08-02 |
| -9.5 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | 2024-04-19 |
| -9.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 22% | 97.9% | 96.2% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | top 39% | 96.3% | 95.1% |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38% | top 31% | 98.1% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 80% | top 23% | 97.2% | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 77% | top 14% | 97.7% | 96.3% |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 97.1% | 95.3% |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 18% | 96.1% | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 95.5% | 94.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80% | top 33% | 95.3% | 93.6% |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 100% | top 24% | 95.9% | 94.4% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60% | top 49% | 94.2% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 7 / 45 (697.0628) | 25 (171.9772) | 15 (174.2628) | 17 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-07-17 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 1 / 30 (700.5944) | 8 (174.8800) | 10 (173.1544) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 3 / 35 (705.1660) | 6 (175.4516) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (176.0116) | 9 (174.8456) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI | 14 / 34 (677.6000) | 27 (163.9544) | 6 (174.8456) | 19 (166.8228) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 21 / 48 (683.3484) | 42 (165.0972) | 28 (169.1200) | 16 (172.5484) | 7 (176.5828) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 11 / 42 (687.3372) | 6 (177.7144) | 14 (170.8228) | 20 (171.4172) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 15 / 43 (683.3600) | 19 (170.8572) | 9 (173.1200) | 12 (173.1200) | 26 (166.2628) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 11 / 40 (687.9316) | 13 (172.5600) | 14 (171.9772) | 26 (166.2516) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 23 / 34 (676.4452) | 14 (173.1428) | 19 (170.2628) | 21 (168.5256) | 24 (164.5140) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI | 2 / 26 (693.0396) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 10 (170.8228) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 37 / 56 (676.9824) | 30 (170.8228) | 45 (165.0856) | 29 (171.9656) | 31 (169.1084) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 42 / 100 (687.3372) | 68 (170.2628) | 42 (170.8344) | 10 (177.7028) | 54 (168.5372) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 36 / 169 (693.0628) | 44 (175.4056) | 43 (174.8456) | 84 (170.8344) | 69 (171.9772) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 25 / 444 (697.6572) | 63 (176.5600) | 190 (170.2744) | 38 (176.5600) | 50 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 18 / 33 (686.7428) | 23 (171.9656) | 26 (168.5372) | 21 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4172) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 31 / 87 (683.9312) | 77 (161.7028) | 50 (170.2628) | 4 (178.8572) | 24 (173.1084) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wadsworth, OH | 4 / 30 (691.3712) | 15 (169.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (174.8572) | 19 (166.8112) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 26 / 40 (664.4572) | 17 (170.8344) | 35 (159.3828) | 28 (163.9772) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 16 / 33 (675.3484) | 13 (170.2628) | 14 (166.8228) | 20 (167.9772) | 14 (170.2856) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 12 / 38 (689.0628) | 14 (171.9772) | 16 (170.2628) | 20 (171.4172) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 24 / 81 (698.2056) | 44 (174.2628) | 14 (177.7028) | 20 (176.5600) | 59 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 18 / 118 (695.8968) | 33 (175.4056) | 64 (170.8112) | 23 (175.4172) | 32 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 1 / 32 (706.2516) | 5 (176.5716) | 12 (169.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 32 / 62 (678.1484) | 43 (167.3828) | 39 (166.2400) | 16 (174.2628) | 31 (170.2628) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 26 / 93 (689.6340) | 21 (175.4056) | 62 (166.8228) | 16 (175.4400) | 28 (171.9656) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 13 / 81 (691.4056) | 8 (174.8572) | 69 (165.6800) | 14 (174.2856) | 10 (176.5828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 162 / 487 (681.0740) | 221 (169.6684) | 133 (172.5600) | 329 (163.9428) | 47 (174.9028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 116 / 211 (682.2288) | 40 (176.0116) | 118 (170.2744) | 170 (165.6800) | 105 (170.2628) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 19 / 44 (673.0172) | 29 (167.3944) | 40 (158.8000) | 13 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 1 / 32 (699.9776) | 3 (176.0116) | 13 (167.3944) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 5 / 28 (689.6916) | 5 (176.5944) | 10 (170.8572) | 25 (164.5372) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 9 / 38 (685.5884) | 16 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1084) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 4 / 35 (689.0856) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (167.9772) | 4 (175.4056) | 10 (171.4400) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 7 / 42 (680.5256) | 2 (178.2972) | 20 (163.4056) | 7 (173.1544) | 19 (165.6684) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 80 (692.4912) | 19 (175.4056) | 38 (167.9656) | 13 (174.2628) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 3 / 35 (700.5256) | 16 (173.1428) | 21 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 22 / 83 (681.7028) | 4 (176.5600) | 52 (169.1428) | 49 (167.4400) | 43 (168.5600) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 9 / 249 (701.1200) | 14 (177.7144) | 70 (173.1200) | 41 (176.0000) | 43 (174.2856) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 72 / 505 (687.4168) | 211 (169.1084) | 208 (168.5600) | 117 (172.5484) | 16 (177.2000) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 3 / 50 (697.0972) | 18 (170.2628) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1544) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2022-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 10 / 27 (687.9084) | 9 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | 14 (169.6684) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 1 / 42 (703.4288) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (176.5600) | 17 (170.8344) | 4 (176.0344) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational 🏅 unrated New Haven, KY | 1 / 17 (702.2400) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2628) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 4 / 25 (693.6688) | 9 (174.8572) | 16 (165.0972) | 3 (176.0000) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 1 / 36 (694.2400) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (172.0000) | 21 (167.9772) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 6 / 25 (689.6688) | 12 (169.1200) | 1 (177.1544) | 7 (171.9888) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN | 10 / 42 (688.4684) | 19 (171.9772) | 14 (171.9656) | 20 (170.8228) | 11 (173.7028) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 11 / 63 (689.6112) | 4 (177.7028) | 23 (170.2628) | 12 (174.2628) | 33 (167.3828) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 11 / 28 (674.2284) | 10 (170.8572) | 15 (165.1200) | 6 (171.9656) | 12 (166.2856) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition 🏅 Mears, MI | 9 / 25 (681.5884) | 5 (176.0000) | 12 (166.2400) | 14 (162.7884) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship 🏅 Jeffersonville, OH | 4 / 15 (690.8344) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (170.2744) | 6 (172.5600) | 3 (174.8800) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 16 / 43 (677.0284) | 6 (176.5600) | 28 (162.2516) | 18 (169.1084) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 9 / 30 (688.5028) | 16 (168.5372) | 3 (177.7372) | 8 (171.4056) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 18 / 37 (677.6116) | 3 (177.7144) | 28 (165.1200) | 34 (162.8116) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 1 / 51 (698.8340) | 5 (174.8456) | 5 (173.1200) | 5 (174.8456) | 4 (176.0228) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 5 / 39 (691.3712) | 12 (173.1428) | 16 (168.5256) | 5 (174.8572) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 3 / 41 (689.6112) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (169.6684) | 16 (170.2628) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 7 / 27 (682.7884) | 12 (167.9772) | 7 (171.4172) | 7 (171.4056) | 9 (171.9884) |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 5 / 29 (687.9312) | 5 (173.7028) | 14 (168.5484) | 2 (171.9656) | 8 (173.7144) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 57 (691.3716) | 12 (173.7028) | 28 (168.5372) | 13 (173.1200) | 10 (176.0116) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 16 / 28 (667.3256) | 7 (171.9772) | 11 (168.5372) | 27 (155.9428) | 6 (170.8684) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 7 / 41 (685.0396) | 3 (176.0000) | 5 (171.9656) | 16 (167.9656) | 16 (169.1084) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 9 / 50 (684.5028) | 36 (165.6800) | 13 (170.2744) | 11 (173.7028) | 9 (174.8456) |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 2 / 42 (684.0112) | 4 (173.1656) | 4 (173.1428) | 24 (164.5600) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2 / 31 (679.3712) | 16 (167.9656) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (163.4056) | 5 (170.2856) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 14 / 63 (679.9088) | 23 (170.8228) | 44 (162.8116) | 23 (169.7144) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 11 / 69 (680.4456) | 53 (163.3828) | 3 (174.2744) | 37 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 2 / 66 (691.9544) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (171.9656) | 2 (176.0116) | 18 (168.5600) |
| 2019-10-18 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY | 11 / 31 (683.3028) | 5 (174.2628) | 18 (168.5372) | 18 (168.5372) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY | 8 / 42 (682.1600) | 32 (165.0856) | 8 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 8 / 28 (680.5028) | 16 (168.5600) | 14 (166.8344) | 7 (171.4056) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH | 6 / 28 (684.5372) | 3 (174.8572) | 3 (173.7028) | 20 (165.1088) | 8 (170.8684) |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 3 / 29 (687.8856) | 6 (174.2744) | 20 (165.0740) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2019-08-02 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 CINCINNATI, OH | 5 / 31 (684.4684) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (166.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2019-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 16 / 33 (675.3028) | 29 (162.2168) | 6 (171.9772) | 15 (169.1316) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 26 / 42 (654.0796) | 22 (166.2512) | 13 (169.6684) | 9 (167.9772) | 39 (150.1828) |
| 2019-03-22 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN | 10 / 29 (679.2912) | 23 (162.8000) | 5 (173.7144) | 12 (169.6684) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2018-10-19 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 9 / 29 (676.4688) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (172.5832) | 18 (164.5256) | 18 (162.8000) |
| 2018-10-05 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 9 / 42 (679.9084) | 20 (169.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (170.2628) | 27 (163.9656) |
| 2018-09-21 | *The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 11 / 28 (668.9940) | 2 (174.2744) | 14 (168.5256) | 20 (162.8228) | 13 (163.3712) |
| 2018-08-31 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 16 / 46 (679.3372) | 12 (173.7028) | 12 (172.5600) | 42 (159.9428) | 12 (173.1316) |
| 2018-08-10 | *Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 18 / 27 (672.3996) | 13 (169.6684) | 20 (164.5372) | 2 (177.7028) | 22 (160.4912) |
| 2018-08-03 | *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 6 / 35 (678.1484) | 13 (166.8228) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (173.1084) | 24 (159.3600) |
| 2018-06-15 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV | 32 / 59 (653.0172) | 22 (167.4172) | 13 (167.3944) | 48 (155.4056) | 33 (162.8000) |
| 2018-06-01 | PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort Shelby, OH | 6 / 18 (674.7084) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (170.8228) | 10 (165.6800) | 12 (161.6456) |
| 2018-05-18 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH | 3 / 32 (686.1824) | 5 (170.8456) | 10 (170.8228) | 5 (174.8456) | 12 (169.6684) |
| 2018-04-06 | *CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 12 / 49 (671.9088) | 31 (164.5372) | 5 (172.5716) | 7 (170.2744) | 26 (164.5256) |
| 2017-10-20 | *Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 15 / 39 (667.8624) | 9 (173.1084) | 15 (170.8456) | 30 (158.2284) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2017-10-06 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 8 / 44 (690.2172) | 25 (168.5256) | 3 (176.5600) | 33 (166.2744) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2017-09-22 | Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) Hillsboro, OH | 10 / 25 (668.4228) | 6 (169.6800) | 12 (165.1200) | 17 (165.0856) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2017-09-01 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 7 / 40 (688.4684) | 6 (173.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 14 (169.6800) | 19 (166.2284) |
| 2017-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 13 / 55 (679.3144) | 27 (168.5372) | 20 (168.5372) | 20 (169.1200) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2017-08-04 | *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 7 / 32 (683.3256) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (171.9772) | 2 (178.2972) | 17 (162.2284) |
| 2017-07-07 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 6 / 41 (678.7544) | 19 (166.8344) | 7 (170.8344) | 8 (170.2628) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2017-06-16 | *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 3 / 25 (686.7888) | 12 (167.3944) | 9 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2017-06-09 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 7 / 16 (669.0284) | 10 (166.2628) | 7 (167.3828) | 10 (162.8000) | 5 (172.5828) |
| 2017-04-07 | *CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 4 / 45 (681.6340) | 8 (171.4172) | 4 (171.9656) | 6 (170.8228) | 9 (167.4284) |
| 2016-10-14 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 11 / 37 (678.1712) | 7 (173.1084) | 10 (171.4172) | 20 (165.6800) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2016-09-30 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 25 / 43 (674.7200) | 35 (163.9428) | 22 (168.5372) | 9 (172.5600) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2016-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN | 43 / 63 (646.6512) | 38 (163.9428) | 35 (165.0972) | 38 (162.2284) | 51 (155.3828) |
| 2016-06-24 | Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 18 / 31 (658.6744) | 13 (170.2628) | 27 (159.3716) | 17 (166.2400) | 18 (162.8000) |
| 2016-05-27 | PigMaina Lima Lima, OH | 9 / 29 (672.9828) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (167.3944) | 22 (159.3484) | 12 (167.3828) |
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 | #180 (874 pts) | #371 (504 pts) | #257 (759 pts) | #244 (699 pts) | #139 (999 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #269 (810 pts) | #275 (820 pts) | #349 (750 pts) | #336 (670 pts) | #327 (720 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #178 (1115 pts) | #245 (940 pts) | #223 (1035 pts) | #170 (1140 pts) | #182 (1105 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #125 (1345 pts) | #147 (1220 pts) | #310 (815 pts) | #150 (1200 pts) | #106 (1410 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #43 (1974 pts) | #101 (1474 pts) | #90 (1569 pts) | #115 (1389 pts) | #57 (1789 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #62 (1784 pts) | #63 (1657 pts) | #111 (1384 pts) | #80 (1584 pts) | #59 (1711 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #57 (1429 pts) | #75 (1129 pts) | #58 (1339 pts) | #134 (834 pts) | #54 (1324 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #207 (1299 pts) | #228 (1189 pts) | #213 (1249 pts) | #246 (1149 pts) | #177 (1329 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #214 (1349 pts) | #168 (1484 pts) | #135 (1564 pts) | #204 (1349 pts) | #407 (869 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #303 (1193 pts) | #548 (728 pts) | #322 (1118 pts) | #328 (1098 pts) | #301 (1183 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #779 (480 pts) | #597 (680 pts) | #840 (465 pts) | #859 (455 pts) | #796 (475 pts) |