The heartbreaker
0.0228
points from the title
Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Grove (Jul 30, 2021).
Top Gun Barbecue
Top Gun Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 122 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. They have won 11 Grand Championships, most recently at the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 8 times. They are ranked #199 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1757
peak 1825 · rated over 110 contests11 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
122
in the data
First seen
Apr 10, 2015
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 11.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
11
8 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
20
72 podiums
Overall top-10s
68
56% of 122 contests
Best top-10 run
13
straight overall top-10s · 3 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Current form
684.38 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.27 (+9.11)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.86)
Road miles
24,750
across 122 mapped stops · furthest 1,075 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$852K
listed at 79 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
8 🏅
won from 77 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.27 / 720
119 Master contests · 11 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #164 (1,150 pts) | #121 (1,360 pts) | #248 (990 pts) | #224 (980 pts) | #110 (1,400 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #32 (2,177 pts) | #15 (2,277 pts) | #88 (1,538 pts) | #116 (1,367 pts) | #16 (2,203 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #92 (1,595 pts) | #114 (1,395 pts) | #189 (1,140 pts) | #98 (1,485 pts) | #72 (1,675 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #9 (2,588 pts) | #30 (2,025 pts) | #21 (2,154 pts) | #34 (1,990 pts) | #22 (2,099 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #74 (1,206 pts) | #125 (886 pts) | #96 (1,021 pts) | #62 (1,241 pts) | #117 (891 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #72 (2,023 pts) | #129 (1,573 pts) | #86 (1,763 pts) | #84 (1,791 pts) | #136 (1,528 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #144 (1,660 pts) | #200 (1,360 pts) | #229 (1,245 pts) | #299 (1,085 pts) | #122 (1,680 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #620 (630 pts) | #568 (710 pts) | #623 (655 pts) | #806 (485 pts) | #675 (590 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Top Gun Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
#201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 142
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1801
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Top Gun Barbecue)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Top Gun Barbecue has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 151
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1889
4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to Top Gun Barbecue)
They've been 1889 at their best, 131 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 92
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1781
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Top Gun Barbecue)
Careers of much the same size, 92 contests to 122, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 172
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1757
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Top Gun Barbecue)
Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 172 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#202 of the rated field
- Contests
- 203
- GCs
- 22
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1913
14–18 in 32 shared contests (44% to Top Gun Barbecue)
Level with Top Gun Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 147
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1797
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to Top Gun Barbecue)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 88 | 44 | 44 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 67 | 34 | 33 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 61 | 24 | 37 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 57 | 29 | 28 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 54 | 26 | 28 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 50 | 23 | 27 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 49 | 31 | 18 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 44 | 36 | 8 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 44 | 29 | 15 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 42 | 22 | 20 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 40 | 28 | 12 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 39 | 35 | 4 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 39 | 24 | 15 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 38 | 17 | 21 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 37 | 27 | 10 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 120 | 50 | 6 | 21 | 180 🔥 | 144.5372 | 170.35 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 121 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 180 🔥 | 146.8000 | 167.86 | top 37% |
| Pork | 120 | 44 | 4 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 152.5028 | 168.58 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 120 | 56 | 6 | 26 | 180 🔥 | 139.9428 | 168.56 | 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 | 1 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 44 | 5 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 74 | 5 | top 28% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
21 contests · 6 GCs
Contests a season
10.2
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
32 of 122 contests · 15 states in all
Contests visited
67
28 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
121 entries · 4 wins · 46 calls
First title
Sep 17, 2016
Que by the Sea
Opponents faced
2,297
finished ahead 5,760 times, behind 2,538
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20233 milestones
- 10th Grand Championship Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Career-best overall score705.7372 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- 100th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20221 milestone
- 5th perfect 180 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL
20215 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First multi-meat day Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
- 10th category win Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2
- 5th Grand Championship Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2
- Peak power rating (1825) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20201 milestone
- 50th tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20192 milestones
- First state championship York County BBQ Festival
- Biggest field won (48 teams) York County BBQ Festival
20182 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Que for the Troops
- 25th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20172 milestones
- 10th tracked contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
- First Reserve Championship Que by the Sea
20164 milestones
- First overall top-10 Que by the Sea
- First overall podium Que by the Sea
- First Grand Championship Que by the Sea
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6572 Que by the Sea
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
- First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.2 | Que by the Sea | Sep 17, 2016 |
| +15 | Pit at the Park | Aug 3, 2018 |
| +14.2 | Que by the Sea | Sep 22, 2017 |
| +12.9 | Pit at the Park | Aug 4, 2017 |
| +12.7 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Apr 7, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -19.5 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 17, 2024 |
| -16.4 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 24, 2023 |
| -16.3 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -15 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 25, 2023 |
| -13.2 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 19, 2019 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 40% | 96.8% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 96.4% | 94.9% |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 96.7% | 94.5% |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 88% | top 28% | 98% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 56% | top 26% | 97.3% | 95.3% |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 90% | top 21% | 97.5% | 94.8% |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 88% | top 18% | 96.3% | 94.6% |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 75% | top 21% | 97.1% | 93.6% |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 82% | top 24% | 94.8% | 91.9% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56% | top 34% | 94% | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 47% | 93% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 55% | 87.1% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 17 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 8 / 31 (697.0856) | 20 (170.2628) | 1 (180) | 13 (174.2744) | 15 (172.5484) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 18 / 33 (673.6456) | 19 (170.2628) | 24 (163.9772) | 8 (170.8572) | 11 (168.5484) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 4 / 29 (694.2056) | 8 (174.2744) | 11 (170.8228) | 2 (175.4056) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY | 10 / 47 (694.2056) | 21 (174.2628) | 11 (176) | 37 (166.2400) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Port Jervis, NY | 22 / 34 (683.3604) | 16 (172.5716) | 23 (170.2628) | 32 (165.1088) | 9 (175.4172) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 29 / 34 (662.7428) | 29 (163.9656) | 32 (161.6800) | 27 (162.8228) | 5 (174.2744) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | "The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 9 / 26 (689.0628) | 2 (180) | 17 (165.6800) | 20 (165.6800) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 5 / 32 (695.9548) | 14 (173.1316) | 2 (177.7144) | 4 (176.5716) | 16 (168.5372) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 12 / 35 (673.0172) | 3 (176.5600) | 18 (166.8344) | 19 (166.8228) | 21 (162.8000) |
| May 18, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 9 / 26 (679.3484) | 12 (172.5600) | 20 (162.8228) | 14 (169.1200) | 4 (174.8456) |
| May 17, 2024 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 28 / 37 (652.4112) | 29 (165.7028) | 10 (169.6800) | 30 (159.9428) | 32 (157.0856) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 27 (682.2172) | 19 (167.3828) | 11 (169.1544) | 13 (167.9656) | 2 (177.7144) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 14 / 29 (674.7768) | 3 (176) | 25 (161.7028) | 15 (167.9656) | 13 (169.1084) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 12 / 42 (689.6344) | 11 (175.4056) | 29 (166.2516) | 7 (176) | 11 (171.9772) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 45 (685.6116) | 9 (174.2744) | 17 (169.6800) | 31 (165.0972) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 55 / 81 (674.3312) | 51 (166.8684) | 59 (167.9772) | 21 (173.2000) | 64 (166.2856) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 4 / 44 (682.7888) | 15 (171.4172) | 11 (168.5488) | 9 (169.1200) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA | 13 / 26 (687.3024) | 14 (173.1084) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (169.6684) | 17 (170.8228) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA | 4 / 28 (702.2628) | 6 (177.1428) | 3 (178.2972) | 11 (174.8572) | 14 (171.9656) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 17 / 40 (681.6684) | 21 (171.9772) | 19 (168.5828) | 33 (163.4056) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 4 / 51 (692.5372) | 5 (177.7144) | 10 (173.7028) | 16 (169.6916) | 12 (171.4284) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 4 / 64 (690.8000) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (168.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 5 (171.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 9 / 29 (689.0856) | 16 (171.9656) | 17 (166.8344) | 9 (174.2856) | 3 (176) |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 8 / 37 (679.9772) | 1 (179.4400) | 24 (163.4172) | 18 (164.5600) | 6 (172.5600) |
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 4 / 19 (688.5828) | 4 (176.5828) | 13 (166.2400) | 8 (170.3200) | 2 (175.4400) |
| May 5, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 2 / 20 (693.7144) | 4 (174.8916) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (169.1084) | 3 (174.2972) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 1 / 30 (698.2172) | 2 (177.7144) | 11 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 36 (674.2172) | 7 (172.5600) | 15 (165.1316) | 17 (167.9772) | 14 (168.5484) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 1 / 43 (705.7372) | 1 (178.8800) | 4 (177.7144) | 9 (174.8456) | 2 (174.2972) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 29 / 46 (677.0284) | 8 (177.1428) | 45 (158.2400) | 24 (170.8228) | 18 (170.8228) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 35 / 53 (671.3604) | 44 (164.0116) | 23 (171.9772) | 38 (164.5488) | 18 (170.8228) |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 15 / 61 (698.2172) | 1 (180) | 22 (174.2860) | 47 (168.5256) | 20 (175.4056) |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 5 / 91 (698.2172) | 14 (175.4172) | 8 (176.5600) | 47 (169.6800) | 7 (176.5600) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 47 / 83 (673.6340) | 35 (170.8112) | 61 (166.3200) | 43 (169.1200) | 50 (167.3828) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 38 / 505 (693.6456) | 190 (169.6800) | 141 (171.4172) | 63 (175.4056) | 18 (177.1428) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 203 / 249 (668.4568) | 30 (176.5600) | 229 (161.6800) | 176 (167.4172) | 214 (162.7996) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 2 / 26 (700.5600) | 3 (178.2972) | 5 (169.7028) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (178.2972) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 3 / 22 (678.8000) | 3 (175.4400) | 4 (170.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 13 (158.8344) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 16 / 49 (675.3372) | 25 (167.4172) | 11 (171.4172) | 19 (166.8228) | 13 (169.6800) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 16 / 42 (688.4684) | 16 (175.4056) | 16 (171.4172) | 22 (169.6800) | 15 (171.9656) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 12 / 54 (675.3712) | 30 (167.9772) | 13 (169.7256) | 15 (169.6800) | 17 (167.9884) |
| Jul 9, 2022 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 8 / 61 (686.2632) | 17 (170.2744) | 16 (168.5716) | 16 (168.5600) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 11 / 32 (689.6800) | 13 (171.9772) | 23 (167.4172) | 8 (174.8800) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 41 (684.5604) | 2 (179.4400) | 17 (168.0116) | 18 (169.6916) | 17 (167.4172) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 48 (675.3256) | 23 (169.1084) | 27 (164.5600) | 12 (171.9772) | 13 (169.6800) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 10 / 50 (696.5140) | 35 (167.9540) | 30 (170.8572) | 6 (177.7028) | 3 (180) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 3 / 53 (700.5028) | 6 (176.5600) | 21 (171.9656) | 4 (176.5716) | 7 (175.4056) |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 19 / 31 (666.7660) | 28 (161.1200) | 14 (166.2744) | 14 (167.3944) | 5 (171.9772) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 7 / 31 (669.6116) | 7 (172.5716) | 13 (163.3944) | 8 (170.8344) | 15 (162.8112) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 10 / 25 (667.2564) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (167.3828) | 15 (162.7768) | 16 (161.6796) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 39 / 70 (677.0624) | 48 (166.8228) | 2 (178.2972) | 54 (166.2284) | 54 (165.7140) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 52 / 467 (682.8228) | 14 (177.1428) | 67 (173.7144) | 98 (170.8800) | 292 (161.0856) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 119 / 185 (675.9428) | 94 (170.8344) | 120 (168.5600) | 135 (166.2972) | 86 (170.2512) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY | 1 / 15 (699.4628) | 3 (174.8800) | 5 (170.8456) | 1 (180) | 2 (173.7372) |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 3 / 20 (690.8004) | 3 (174.2860) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (176) | 11 (168.5372) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 1 / 24 (685.6800) | 2 (176) | 14 (161.1544) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (175.4056) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 2 / 54 (692.5028) | 7 (174.8572) | 2 (175.4288) | 6 (173.7028) | 16 (168.5140) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 1 / 30 (694.2516) | 8 (175.4172) | 7 (171.4516) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (170.8228) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 10 / 59 (666.7540) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (177.7372) | 18 (165.6684) | 34 (153.6684) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 2 / 41 (689.6344) | 2 (178.8572) | 8 (169.6800) | 6 (171.9772) | 12 (169.1200) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA | 6 / 30 (682.1944) | 19 (169.1200) | 14 (166.2516) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (173.7028) |
| May 14, 2021 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 6 / 46 (670.7084) | 9 (168.5256) | 6 (170.8344) | 14 (165.1200) | 8 (166.2284) |
| Apr 24, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 40 (679.3372) | 30 (163.3944) | 8 (169.6800) | 6 (172.5484) | 3 (173.7144) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 1 / 40 (687.3828) | 12 (170.2628) | 6 (170.8572) | 1 (176.5828) | 7 (169.6800) |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 1 / 34 (701.6688) | 17 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7144) | 12 (171.9772) | 1 (180) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 1 / 47 (700.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (177.7144) | 13 (170.2856) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Mar 27, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 21 / 40 (674.8000) | 29 (166.2744) | 29 (163.9656) | 12 (173.1428) | 9 (171.4172) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 46 (685.6572) | 35 (162.2512) | 3 (174.2744) | 22 (169.1316) | 1 (180) |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 15 / 40 (665.0284) | 8 (171.9656) | 8 (168) | 14 (166.8228) | 26 (158.2400) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 9 / 37 (675.3140) | 15 (170.8228) | 7 (170.8344) | 22 (165.6684) | 10 (167.9884) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 35 (681.6916) | 24 (165.1200) | 5 (170.2972) | 3 (174.2744) | 4 (172) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 28 (680.4108) | 7 (173.7028) | 16 (167.3712) | 10 (167.3712) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Jul 30, 2020 | "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 18 (673.6800) | 15 (168) | 12 (163.4172) | 3 (173.1428) | 5 (169.1200) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 5 / 59 (686.1828) | 13 (170.8344) | 8 (171.4172) | 4 (175.4056) | 20 (168.5256) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 4 / 53 (693.6800) | 5 (176.6172) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4172) | 22 (167.3828) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 14 / 109 (173.1772) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 4 / 63 (678.7660) | 14 (169.6916) | 17 (164.5372) | 12 (169.1200) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Oct 12, 2019 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 2 / 30 (686.2628) | 3 (173.7028) | 10 (164.5600) | 9 (170.8572) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 6 / 32 (670.2396) | 5 (170.2856) | 5 (169.1428) | 20 (161.1084) | 4 (169.7028) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 18 / 36 (657.6116) | 23 (160.5256) | 14 (165.6916) | 9 (169.1544) | 22 (162.2400) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 113 / 468 (676.4456) | 48 (174.2744) | 98 (170.8572) | 223 (166.2284) | 215 (165.0856) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 45 / 135 (687.8856) | 38 (174.2744) | 15 (175.4172) | 100 (167.3828) | 73 (170.8112) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 23 / 53 (653.0056) | 19 (166.2856) | 28 (161.0972) | 16 (165.0972) | 20 (160.5256) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 2 / 64 (683.3484) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5828) | 25 (165.1200) | 10 (168.5256) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 1 / 48 (699.3944) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (174.8572) | 7 (173.7144) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE | 3 / 36 (678.1716) | 7 (170.8228) | 7 (171.4288) | 8 (169.6800) | 14 (166.2400) |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 15 / 61 (668.5372) | 51 (155.9428) | 20 (167.4744) | 3 (177.1544) | 20 (167.9656) |
| May 17, 2019 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 8 / 44 (674.1716) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (171.4056) | 4 (176) | 32 (154.7888) |
| Apr 27, 2019 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 43 (677.1088) | 19 (165.1200) | 6 (170.2744) | 5 (172.5600) | 10 (169.1544) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 35 / 54 (651.9084) | 43 (159.4056) | 32 (162.2972) | 20 (167.4172) | 36 (162.7884) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | NYC BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Staten Island, NY | 2 / 26 (679.3372) | 8 (166.2628) | 9 (163.9544) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 10 / 66 (665.6456) | 24 (164.5712) | 11 (167.9772) | 6 (172.5828) | 38 (160.5144) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 13 / 37 (655.3372) | 24 (160.5372) | 3 (169.7028) | 26 (157.6800) | 7 (167.4172) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 5 / 43 (658.7656) | 22 (162.8000) | 33 (152.5600) | 10 (166.8228) | 1 (176.5828) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 3 / 58 (682.7884) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (173.7144) | 22 (163.4056) | 9 (167.9656) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 1 / 25 (674.2284) | 17 (160.4912) | 7 (165.7256) | 3 (169.1544) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 3 / 64 (669.0860) | 5 (173.7144) | 23 (161.0972) | 32 (159.4172) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 6 / 61 (667.8972) | 1 (179.4400) | 37 (156.5372) | 21 (163.3828) | 9 (168.5372) |
| May 18, 2018 | Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA | 20 / 47 (658.7196) | 16 (168.5484) | 27 (164) | 19 (167.3712) | 29 (158.8000) |
| May 5, 2018 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 9 / 40 (664.5144) | 23 (162.8228) | 20 (161.1200) | 10 (168.5600) | 5 (172.0116) |
| Apr 28, 2018 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 40 (661.6572) | 7 (169.7028) | 16 (164) | 13 (164.5484) | 17 (163.4060) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 20 / 67 (667.3028) | 21 (167.4056) | 28 (165.1200) | 17 (169.6800) | 29 (165.0972) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 27 / 36 (619.2228) | 32 (145.5884) | 8 (161.7372) | 18 (158.2516) | 26 (153.6456) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 51 / 95 (675.8740) | 67 (166.2400) | 77 (164.5256) | 18 (174.2856) | 37 (170.8228) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 2 / 43 (676.5028) | 11 (169.6800) | 5 (168.5828) | 12 (166.2400) | 4 (172) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 124 / 407 (673.5884) | 71 (173.7144) | 186 (166.2400) | 150 (168.5140) | 188 (165.1200) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 101 / 129 (671.8624) | 100 (165.7028) | 105 (166.2400) | 110 (165.0740) | 27 (174.8456) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 15 / 59 (655.9200) | 6 (172) | 28 (159.4516) | 22 (161.6456) | 20 (162.8228) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 5 / 32 (665.6116) | 22 (162.8228) | 6 (167.9888) | 12 (163.9428) | 3 (170.8572) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 35 / 63 (640.4224) | 25 (164.5256) | 36 (159.4056) | 33 (158.2628) | 33 (158.2284) |
| May 19, 2017 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 15 / 53 (664.3996) | 26 (166.8228) | 6 (173.1316) | 17 (166.2512) | 32 (158.1940) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 7 / 43 (657.6688) | 9 (166.8228) | 19 (159.4516) | 6 (167.9772) | 13 (163.4172) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 31 / 48 (648.5144) | 33 (160.5600) | 20 (162.8344) | 18 (165.7144) | 32 (159.4056) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 24 / 41 (630.2056) | 4 (171.9884) | 15 (159.9772) | 23 (158.2972) | 39 (139.9428) |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 1 / 44 (669.6572) | 10 (167.3828) | 6 (169.1544) | 12 (162.2972) | 2 (170.8228) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 23 / 52 (647.9772) | 21 (166.8572) | 19 (162.8572) | 30 (156.5600) | 23 (161.7028) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 38 / 67 (631.8400) | 34 (162.2284) | 10 (167.4172) | 43 (154.8344) | 54 (147.3600) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 19 / 35 (619.2344) | 7 (167.9772) | 27 (146.8000) | 22 (152.5028) | 21 (151.9544) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ | 35 / 46 (601.0056) | 41 (144.5372) | 26 (153.1200) | 26 (159.9656) | 34 (143.3828) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 21 / 41 (627.2912) | 15 (161.0856) | 24 (155.3944) | 29 (154.8228) | 17 (155.9884) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 12 / 33 (618.1144) | 2 (167.4172) | 17 (151.3828) | 10 (158.2400) | 19 (141.0744) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.