The heartbreaker
1.0856
points from the title
Came within 1.0856 points of the Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (May 7, 2021).
UGLY BABY BBQ
UGLY BABY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 69 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2137 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1584 · rated over 61 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
69
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2019
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
1 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time
Category wins
7
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
20% of 69 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
667.61 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 670.18 (-2.57)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.43)
Road miles
11,961
across 67 mapped stops · furthest 685 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$547K
listed at 60 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 57 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.18 / 720
48 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
331.45 / 360
17 Backyard contests · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #814 (120 pts) | #882 (120 pts) | #954 (120 pts) | #837 (120 pts) | #800 (135 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #286 (763 pts) | #319 (713 pts) | #322 (813 pts) | #182 (1,158 pts) | #264 (883 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #155 (1,204 pts) | #107 (1,404 pts) | #70 (1,639 pts) | #202 (1,029 pts) | #102 (1,447 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #162 (1,162 pts) | #149 (1,212 pts) | #243 (977 pts) | #132 (1,279 pts) | #49 (1,817 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #84 (588 pts) | #61 (773 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #401 (547 pts) | #349 (692 pts) | #449 (567 pts) | #391 (602 pts) | #281 (822 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #49 (719 pts) | #57 (655 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1183 (85 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1173 (85 pts) | #1193 (75 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #103 (80 pts) | #80 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1967 (70 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to UGLY BABY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,148 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1580
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to UGLY BABY BBQ)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1541
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to UGLY BABY BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than UGLY BABY BBQ has cooked, 14 to 69, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1534
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to UGLY BABY BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1533
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to UGLY BABY BBQ)
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before UGLY BABY BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1592
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before UGLY BABY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 45
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1587
45 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 48 | 5 | 43 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 43 | 10 | 33 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 43 | 5 | 38 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 39 | 22 | 17 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| SIX BUTT BBQ | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 35 | 9 | 25 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 35 | 7 | 28 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 34 | 10 | 23 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 32 | 4 | 28 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 30 | 12 | 18 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Rex BBQ | 30 | 12 | 18 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 30 | 8 | 22 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 30 | 7 | 23 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 65 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 153.7372 | 167.64 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 65 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 150.1828 | 166.43 | top 48% |
| Pork | 48 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 177.1428 | 153.0628 | 167.11 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 48 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 177.7028 | 146.7888 | 168.08 | top 45% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 40 | 1 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 23 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 | 11 | 0 | top 60% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 | 8 | 0 | top 58% | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 55% | May 8, 2026 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 41% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 37% | May 30, 2025 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 46% | Apr 4, 2025 |
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 69% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| King of the Corn | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 43% | May 17, 2024 |
| Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 40% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 56% | Jun 25, 2022 |
| Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 29% | May 13, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
15 contests
Contests a season
7.7
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
23 of 69 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
35
11 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,138
finished ahead 1,829 times, behind 1,869
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 23, 2019 → Sep 18, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score695.3484 Smokin' in Steele
20243 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Minnesota in May
- 50th tracked contest 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1584) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20221 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)
20212 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Minnesota in May
- 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2
—7 milestones
- First tracked contest Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Grand Championship Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.2628 Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.2 | Minnesota in May | May 7, 2021 |
| +15.3 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | Jul 19, 2024 |
| +14.5 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +13.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +13.3 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) | Apr 1, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| -12.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 11, 2022 |
| -11.2 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -11.1 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | Aug 22, 2021 |
| -10.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 12% | 95.1% | 94.5% |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 94% | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56% | top 65% | 96.6% | 93.2% |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73% | top 44% | 95.9% | 94.2% |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 85% | top 51% | 95.3% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54% | top 52% | 96.3% | 92.2% |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50% | top 43% | 95.2% | 91.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 93.9% | 89.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 93.2% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 36 / 40 (652.3772) | 38 (158.2172) | 25 (166.8228) | 33 (161.6572) | 22 (165.6800) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 48 / 77 (676.4456) | 73 (166.2400) | 38 (168.5600) | 41 (169.6800) | 26 (171.9656) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 45 / 56 (675.8512) | 40 (170.2744) | 13 (175.4172) | 53 (161.6456) | 41 (168.5140) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 19 / 35 (673.5768) | 10 (173.1428) | 23 (163.3828) | 10 (171.9656) | 24 (165.0856) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 19 / 29 (659.8172) | 25 (155.9200) | 17 (164.5372) | 2 (175.4172) | 17 (163.9428) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 18 / 26 (667.8744) | 23 (161.6572) | 18 (166.2400) | 10 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2972) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 33 / 36 (660.9940) | 16 (171.9772) | 34 (161.1200) | 27 (166.2628) | 31 (161.6340) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 29 / 36 (662.1368) | 28 (162.2400) | 23 (166.2512) | 11 (173.7028) | 32 (159.9428) |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 4 / 28 (695.3484) | 12 (173.1200) | 16 (170.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 40 / 58 (674.7660) | 49 (165.0972) | 43 (166.2744) | 11 (176) | 35 (167.3944) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 30 / 49 (668.4572) | 42 (161.1088) | 8 (174.2628) | 18 (171.4056) | 39 (161.6800) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 121 / 444 (685.6456) | 2 (180) | 284 (166.8228) | 254 (167.3828) | 111 (171.4400) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 12 / 30 (680.4572) | 18 (167.3828) | 11 (170.2744) | 13 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9772) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 14 / 37 (672.4572) | 23 (167.3828) | 6 (169.7028) | 3 (172.5716) | 23 (162.8000) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 38 / 65 (673.0056) | 27 (172.5600) | 34 (168.5256) | 45 (166.2400) | 40 (165.6800) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 18 / 28 (673.0172) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (167.9772) | 26 (162.2400) | 13 (168.5372) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 3 / 37 (690.2172) | 9 (173.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (167.9772) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 11 / 34 (681.0744) | 17 (172) | 18 (167.3944) | 14 (168.5600) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 11 / 25 (679.8968) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5828) | 19 (166.8112) | 20 (162.2400) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 37 (682.7544) | 30 (165.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (173.1200) | 22 (168.5372) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 41 (664.9828) | 37 (162.8000) | 19 (166.8344) | 25 (165.6800) | 18 (169.6684) |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 20 / 32 (670.7200) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (170.8228) | 30 (161.0972) | 23 (164.5372) |
| May 17, 2024 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 15 / 36 (679.8508) | 12 (173.7028) | 11 (171.4056) | 33 (159.3368) | 5 (175.4056) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 14 / 58 (689.0972) | 33 (170.8344) | 1 (180) | 48 (166.2628) | 17 (172) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 19 / 42 (675.9312) | 14 (173.1084) | 33 (161.6800) | 25 (169.1200) | 5 (172.0228) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 21 (669.5540) | 12 (168.5256) | 20 (161.0972) | 18 (162.7884) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 13 / 32 (677.0744) | 13 (170.8344) | 20 (166.8572) | 26 (162.8228) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 4 / 28 (678.1944) | 17 (163.3944) | 11 (164.5256) | 2 (174.2744) | 1 (176) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 21 / 32 (674.1484) | 10 (171.9656) | 29 (163.3828) | 31 (161.6572) | 1 (177.1428) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 32 / 39 (654.1944) | 34 (163.9772) | 33 (159.9772) | 2 (175.4056) | 35 (154.8344) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 14 / 28 (675.3604) | 5 (174.2860) | 26 (159.3600) | 18 (168) | 6 (173.7144) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 8 / 27 (682.7772) | 14 (169.6800) | 21 (159.9544) | 5 (177.1428) | 4 (176) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 40 (679.3024) | 26 (167.9656) | 10 (170.8228) | 22 (169.1084) | 10 (171.4056) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 32 / 43 (652.9944) | 26 (165.6800) | 16 (168.5716) | 42 (153.0628) | 23 (165.6800) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 15 / 29 (663.9312) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (167.4172) | 26 (159.3828) | 19 (161.7140) |
| May 19, 2023 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 11 / 45 (686.2628) | 13 (173.1200) | 25 (167.9656) | 7 (175.4400) | 13 (169.7372) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 39 / 59 (663.3828) | 24 (170.8456) | 43 (163.4516) | 44 (162.8228) | 31 (166.2628) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 31 / 47 (667.3716) | 35 (163.9656) | 8 (173.1316) | 36 (163.4516) | 31 (166.8228) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 23 / 36 (666.7316) | 29 (167.3944) | 17 (167.3944) | 26 (165.7028) | 19 (166.2400) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 22 / 38 (666.1372) | 36 (157.0744) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (167.3828) | 5 (172.5600) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 24 / 32 (658.7196) | 27 (162.8228) | 24 (162.8112) | 16 (167.4056) | 20 (165.6800) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 25 / 40 (666.2060) | 5 (174.2744) | 40 (154.8116) | 7 (172) | 24 (165.1200) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 27 / 32 (667.8860) | 19 (169.6916) | 26 (163.9772) | 28 (161.6688) | 10 (172.5484) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 10 / 36 (323.2912) | 6 (167.3828) | 14 (155.9084) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 33 / 37 (653.5432) | 26 (168.5372) | 31 (160.5144) | 30 (162.2516) | 25 (162.2400) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 39 (327.3256) | 19 (155.9200) | 4 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 7 / 33 (683.3828) | 5 (174.2856) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (167.3944) | 4 (172.5828) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 21 / 38 (323.3480) | 26 (162.7768) | 23 (160.5712) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 3 / 27 (346.8344) | 9 (170.8344) | 2 (176) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 6 / 33 (342.7768) | 8 (173.1084) | 8 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 26 / 36 (320.5832) | 19 (163.4516) | 30 (157.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (329.6688) | 8 (167.4172) | 17 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 13 / 15 (319.3492) | 8 (167.9888) | 14 (151.3604) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN | 25 / 35 (660.9944) | 20 (167.9772) | 25 (162.8116) | 20 (166.8228) | 22 (163.3828) |
| Aug 7, 2021 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 12 / 21 (326.8572) | 13 (162.2972) | 12 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 45 (337.6800) | 13 (166.2628) | 6 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 52 (323.9428) | 22 (162.8000) | 16 (161.1428) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 2 / 60 (341.1544) | 4 (170.8800) | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 14 / 94 (338.2172) | 16 (169.6800) | 14 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 40 (317.7028) | 19 (153.7372) | 11 (163.9656) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 35 / 35 (618.0232) | 34 (159.3828) | 34 (150.1828) | 30 (161.6688) | 35 (146.7888) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN | 40 / 50 (635.7944) | 44 (157.0628) | 23 (165.6800) | 46 (154.8228) | 31 (158.2288) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 5 / 37 (335.3600) | 12 (166.2400) | 2 (169.1200) | — | — |
| — | Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 1 / 25 (338.2284) | 1 (169.1084) | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
| — | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Bancroft, IA | 3 / 15 (342.2628) | 4 (167.9884) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.