UNFAMOUS DAVE'S

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

Power ranking

#1176

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1587

peak 1725 · rated over 122 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

138

in the data

First seen

2015-09-11

latest 2026-08-21

Best ToY finish

#103

Master 2020

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

38 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 138 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9884 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

676.93 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 675.57 (+1.36)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ

Consistency

±13.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.88 · weakest Brisket (166.62)

Road miles

14,603

mi across 138 mapped stops · furthest 316 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)

Purse competed for

$1052K

listed at 81 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 95 state-championship entries

Master avg

675.57 / 720

127 Master contests · 3 GCs

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

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Storylines (21 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

1.1200 points from the title

Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at *Bikes, Blues and BBQ (2018-09-28).

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×2
Chicken ×1

Against the odds

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days (2018-09-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, DIRT ROAD BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

Top 7% average finish here

The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 7%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off (2019-10-18).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 88 of 138 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 138 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.9884 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9884 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-06-27

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 95 entries at contests carrying the title.

95 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Wabash BBQ has finished one call ahead of UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 2 Grand Championships

2018 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 24%.

16 contests
7 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 24%

A tough matchup

60–5 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 60 of their 65 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 34%.

Brisket avg 166.62
Chicken avg 170.88
27 calls in 130 entries

The drought

88 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off on 2019-10-18 — 88 contests and 6.9 years ago.

last GC 2019-10-18
6.9 years ago

A strong matchup

17–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROADKILL BBQ in 17 of their 22 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

43 of 65 shared chicken entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 43 of 65 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-27 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 27 points across 10 contests since 2025-07-11 — from 1614 down to 1587.

10 contests since 2025-07-11
now 1587

A big fish in small ponds

Top 29% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 29% finish in small fields against top 44% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 29% (6)
Large (40+): top 44% (65)

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

MAN MEAT BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.

The long haul

14,603 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,603 miles across 138 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 316 miles to KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship.

138 mapped stops
furthest 316 mi

The metronome

±1.87% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.87% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.8% of a perfect score
138 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 7th

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.

41 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#1178 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1587

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

REED BOYZ BBQ

#1181 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1605

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before UNFAMOUS DAVE'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 28 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SKYY FULL OF SMOKE

#1179 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1587

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT AND FAST BBQ

#1184 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1590

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)

Fewer contests behind them than UNFAMOUS DAVE'S has cooked, 23 to 138, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

QSS SMOKIN

#1177 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1595

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-04-12

⚔ Head-to-head

DROP THE MIKE

#1171 of the rated field

1588 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1601

4–8 in 12 shared contests (33% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)

Level with UNFAMOUS DAVE'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2022-06-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	70	13	57	19%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	65	5	60	8%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	60	18	42	30%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	58	21	37	36%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	53	14	39	26%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	48	15	33	31%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	45	27	18	60%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	45	15	30	33%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	44	15	29	34%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	44	14	30	32%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	44	3	41	7%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	39	19	20	49%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	39	6	33	15%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	36	5	31	14%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	35	24	11	69%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	130	44	3	10	180.0000 🔥	150.2400	170.88	top 40%
Pork Ribs	138	47	3	15	179.4400	146.2400	169.42	top 44%
Pork	130	32	5	10	180.0000 🔥	145.0400	168.85	top 48%
Brisket	130	27	2	3	177.7144	150.1828	166.62	top 50%

“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
MO	69	3	top 46%
KS	42	0	top 43%
IA	11	0	top 48%
NE	3	0	top 42%
AR	3	0	top 49%
OK	2	0	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	2	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	59	1	top 49%
Large (40+)	65	0	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)	8	7	top 62%	2026-07-10
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest	6	13	top 52%	2026-04-24
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	5	9	top 40%	2021-08-06
Big Blue BBQ Championship	4	6	top 40%	2025-06-06
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	3	27	top 47%	2026-04-10
Smoke on the Bricks	3	14	top 47%	2024-08-09
*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	3	12	top 26%	2018-10-05
Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	14	top 43%	2026-08-21
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2	4	top 7%	2026-06-26
Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ	2	9	top 45%	2024-07-05
Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	25	top 65%	2023-06-09
Iowa State BBQ Championship	2	30	top 66%	2023-03-31
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST	2	89	top 48%	2022-09-29
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	262	top 54%	2022-09-29
Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL)	2	4	top 39%	2022-08-05
Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff	2	12	top 45%	2022-05-06
Mozingo Lake BBQ	2	4	top 39%	2021-09-03
Johnson County BBQ Challenge	2	18	top 48%	2019-07-05
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	19	top 50%	2019-06-07
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	41	top 73%	2017-03-31

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.9 yrs 2015-09-11 → 2026-08-21

Busiest season 2022 20 contests

Contests a season 11.5 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 75 of 138 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 92 20 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 138 entries · 3 wins · 47 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.88 · weakest Brisket (166.62)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 88 of 138 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 28 of 138 contests

Wins it all 2% 3 Grand Championships · 1 reserve

First title 2018-07-13 *1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL)

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 675.57 out of 720 · 127 contests · 3 GCs

Perfect 180s 3 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,575 4,608–3,819 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 14,603 138 mapped stops · furthest 316 mi

Schedule strength 1600 average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests

Purse competed for $1,051,835 listed at 81 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 95 state-championship entries

Power rating 1587 peak 1725 · #1176 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Sep 11 First tracked contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
2016
Jun 3 First call Hott Butts BBQ Contest
Jul 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7428 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2017
Jun 17 10th tracked contest Smoke Out in the Valley
2018
Mar 23 First overall top-10 *Smokin On Big Creek
Jul 13 First category win (Pork) *1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL)
Jul 13 First overall podium *1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL)
Jul 13 First Grand Championship *1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL)
Sep 7 First multi-meat day *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
Sep 7 25th tracked contest *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
Sep 28 First Reserve Championship *Bikes, Blues and BBQ
2019
Jul 12 First perfect 180 (Pork) 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 18 First state championship Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
Oct 18 50th tracked contest Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
2020
Mar 13 Peak power rating (1725) 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
2021
Sep 3 10th category win Mozingo Lake BBQ
2023
Jun 2 100th tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
2025
Jun 27 Career-best overall score703.9884 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2026
Aug 21 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	*1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL)	2018-07-13
+15.3	*Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	2018-09-07
+14.1	*Bikes, Blues and BBQ	2018-09-28
+13.7	*Smokin On Big Creek	2018-03-23
+13.4	Smokin in the Creek BBQ	2023-04-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship	2022-10-28
-11.3	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	2022-07-15
-10.9	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)	2026-07-10
-10.7	Iowa State BBQ Championship	2023-03-31
-10.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16

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	8	0	0	0	50%	top 59%	95.8%	93.7%
2025	9	0	2	1	56%	top 40%	97.8%	95.6%
2024	12	0	1	0	67%	top 53%	95.8%	94%
2023	13	0	6	1	77%	top 45%	96.1%	94.8%
2022	20	0	1	1	60%	top 57%	95.2%	93.8%
2021	14	0	3	2	57%	top 54%	95.1%	93.1%
2020	12	0	2	0	50%	top 49%	96.3%	94.1%
2019	20	1	6	5	75%	top 34%	96.4%	94.3%
2018	16	2	7	3	88%	top 24%	97.2%	94.6%
2017	8	0	0	0	38%	top 52%	94%	91.6%
2016	5	0	0	0	60%	top 54%	94.7%	90.8%
2015	1	0	0	0	0%	top 78%	86.3%	86.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-21	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	14 / 43 (689.0168)	26 (170.8112)	25 (170.8228)	10 (175.4056)	12 (171.9772)
2026-07-10	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	28 / 37 (676.5144)	18 (173.7028)	33 (167.4172)	22 (170.2744)	26 (165.1200)
2026-07-10	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	12 (174.2628)	—	—
2026-06-26	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	18 / 157 (689.6456)	14 (176.0000)	8 (177.7372)	75 (166.2400)	46 (169.6684)
2026-06-05	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	21 / 25 (668.4916)	5 (173.1200)	22 (163.3944)	18 (169.1428)	24 (162.8344)
2026-04-24	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	19 / 28 (674.7084)	12 (170.8228)	10 (171.9772)	22 (165.0856)	18 (166.8228)
2026-04-10	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	69 / 101 (675.2912)	43 (174.2628)	75 (168.5372)	53 (170.8228)	91 (161.6684)
2026-03-20	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	51 / 68 (663.2456)	49 (167.3828)	16 (173.7028)	57 (165.0856)	58 (157.0744)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	86 / 401 (690.2172)	62 (175.4056)	206 (169.1200)	125 (173.1200)	96 (172.5716)
2025-10-24	1st Annual Boost & BBQ 🏅 Odessa, MO	16 / 25 (683.8972)	9 (175.4172)	22 (166.2400)	8 (176.5600)	17 (165.6800)
2025-10-03	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO	25 / 39 (686.7884)	17 (173.7028)	30 (169.1200)	20 (172.0000)	12 (171.9656)
2025-07-11	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	16 / 36 (684.4572)	18 (171.9656)	27 (165.1088)	11 (173.1084)	6 (174.2744)
2025-06-27	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	4 / 159 (703.9884)	21 (174.8456)	3 (179.4400)	12 (176.5600)	17 (173.1428)
2025-06-06	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	9 / 29 (687.3372)	16 (170.2628)	2 (178.8572)	1 (178.8572)	28 (159.3600)
2025-04-25	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	21 / 40 (683.3372)	11 (175.4172)	30 (169.1316)	14 (173.7028)	28 (165.0856)
2025-04-11	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	27 / 92 (689.0744)	19 (176.0000)	48 (170.2744)	45 (170.8228)	26 (171.9772)
2025-03-21	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	33 / 70 (683.3144)	14 (175.4288)	8 (176.5600)	39 (170.8228)	60 (160.5028)
2024-10-11	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	15 / 31 (683.8856)	9 (175.4172)	19 (169.6800)	15 (171.9656)	20 (166.8228)
2024-09-13	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	20 / 38 (674.7540)	25 (169.6684)	30 (165.7028)	26 (167.9656)	9 (171.4172)
2024-08-31	Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS	18 / 28 (675.8972)	21 (167.3828)	23 (164.5600)	13 (173.1200)	12 (170.8344)
2024-08-31	Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS) Burlington, KS	—	—	10 (169.6800)	—	—
2024-08-09	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	20 / 46 (680.4224)	24 (168.5256)	22 (169.1084)	6 (176.5600)	27 (166.2284)
2024-07-19	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	10 / 36 (689.6344)	2 (180.0000)	3 (177.1544)	24 (167.3944)	22 (165.0856)
2024-07-12	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	18 / 28 (670.1256)	21 (168.5256)	18 (167.3828)	16 (167.3944)	11 (166.8228)
2024-07-05	Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	13 / 26 (667.3028)	14 (167.3828)	13 (165.1200)	14 (167.9772)	12 (166.8228)
2024-05-31	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	17 / 25 (667.8512)	15 (167.9772)	10 (170.8228)	15 (167.9656)	20 (161.0856)
2024-05-17	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	23 / 31 (669.5884)	26 (166.2628)	18 (170.8228)	23 (164.5256)	18 (167.9772)
2024-04-26	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	24 / 44 (678.1944)	34 (163.9544)	31 (166.8228)	5 (176.0000)	14 (171.4172)
2024-03-15	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	22 / 58 (685.0284)	48 (162.7884)	16 (173.1200)	8 (177.7028)	12 (171.4172)
2023-10-13	Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO	9 / 18 (691.9772)	8 (174.8456)	7 (174.2744)	3 (177.7144)	13 (165.1428)
2023-09-08	Anchor City Cook-Off 🏅 Centralia, MO	7 / 13 (688.5372)	1 (179.4400)	7 (172.5600)	3 (176.5716)	11 (159.9656)
2023-09-02	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	7 / 34 (683.8740)	5 (175.4056)	11 (170.8228)	9 (174.2628)	26 (163.3828)
2023-07-28	Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK	16 / 29 (683.9200)	17 (169.6684)	25 (166.2744)	14 (171.9772)	5 (176.0000)
2023-07-21	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	11 / 37 (686.2056)	12 (172.5600)	12 (170.8572)	19 (169.6684)	7 (173.1200)
2023-07-07	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	19 / 30 (678.1252)	13 (173.1084)	14 (172.5600)	26 (162.7768)	15 (169.6800)
2023-07-07	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	17 (168.5600)	—	—
2023-06-30	Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	9 / 22 (672.4572)	9 (170.2628)	5 (171.9772)	10 (170.8228)	15 (159.3944)
2023-06-09	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	27 / 44 (672.4340)	12 (173.1084)	4 (176.5828)	43 (159.3484)	34 (163.3944)
2023-06-02	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	6 / 28 (687.8968)	13 (171.9656)	13 (169.7028)	4 (175.4056)	9 (170.8228)
2023-04-21	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	6 / 51 (691.9084)	2 (177.7028)	8 (174.2744)	19 (170.8228)	21 (169.1084)
2023-03-31	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	33 / 47 (666.8228)	40 (162.8228)	28 (166.8572)	12 (170.8572)	32 (166.2856)
2023-03-17	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	38 / 68 (675.8972)	43 (166.2628)	2 (177.7144)	54 (163.9428)	41 (167.9772)
2022-10-28	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	36 / 40 (660.9828)	26 (168.5256)	33 (163.3944)	34 (161.0972)	27 (167.9656)
2022-10-28	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO	—	—	22 (169.1428)	—	—
2022-10-14	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	18 / 36 (675.3372)	14 (171.9772)	19 (166.8344)	19 (169.1200)	13 (167.4056)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	89 / 249 (685.1084)	90 (173.1200)	78 (173.1084)	175 (167.4400)	88 (171.4400)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	262 / 505 (666.1824)	125 (172.0000)	222 (168.0000)	395 (160.4912)	242 (165.6912)
2022-09-03	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	19 / 45 (678.1712)	9 (174.2628)	22 (170.2744)	17 (171.4056)	33 (162.2284)
2022-08-05	Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Warsaw, MO	14 / 25 (682.8344)	14 (168.5716)	10 (170.8572)	13 (169.7028)	12 (173.7028)
2022-07-16	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	20 / 25 (672.4572)	7 (175.4172)	10 (171.9772)	23 (163.3944)	24 (161.6684)
2022-07-16	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO	—	—	1 (179.4400)	—	—
2022-07-15	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	23 / 27 (666.1140)	15 (170.8228)	14 (170.8228)	26 (160.5028)	18 (163.9656)
2022-07-01	Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR	22 / 30 (675.9204)	4 (177.1544)	18 (170.2860)	21 (167.9772)	25 (160.5028)
2022-06-17	Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO	—	—	7 (168.5484)	—	—
2022-06-10	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	25 / 36 (679.2796)	13 (174.2628)	27 (167.9656)	34 (163.9312)	11 (173.1200)
2022-06-03	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	10 / 25 (672.4804)	10 (169.6800)	12 (169.1316)	14 (166.8344)	13 (166.8344)
2022-05-06	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	12 / 25 (679.9428)	18 (169.6800)	8 (174.8572)	11 (169.7256)	17 (165.6800)
2022-05-06	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO	—	—	6 (173.2000)	—	—
2022-04-22	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	17 / 35 (678.7196)	19 (168.5256)	8 (173.1084)	17 (167.4056)	16 (169.6800)
2022-04-01	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	30 / 48 (671.8972)	23 (170.2744)	4 (175.4172)	21 (169.7028)	42 (156.5028)
2022-03-18	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	18 / 71 (681.0856)	5 (175.4400)	20 (171.4056)	32 (169.1428)	37 (165.0972)
2021-10-29	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO	33 / 41 (674.2060)	37 (166.2628)	10 (173.1316)	38 (163.9544)	21 (170.8572)
2021-10-15	Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	16 / 27 (665.0052)	16 (163.9312)	11 (167.4056)	20 (162.2628)	10 (171.4056)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	113 / 185 (677.0284)	67 (172.5600)	24 (176.5600)	119 (168.5256)	175 (159.3828)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	264 / 467 (658.1940)	243 (165.6800)	193 (167.9772)	171 (167.4056)	338 (157.1312)
2021-09-03	Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO	4 / 12 (685.0512)	5 (172.5484)	4 (173.1200)	6 (168.5256)	1 (170.8572)
2021-08-20	Smokin on The Harbor 🏅 Warsaw, MO	4 / 19 (659.9428)	1 (177.1544)	8 (162.8456)	11 (159.9656)	9 (159.9772)
2021-08-06	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	9 / 26 (679.8968)	3 (174.2856)	2 (175.4056)	24 (158.2400)	7 (171.9656)
2021-07-17	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Cameron, MO	21 / 25 (666.1256)	19 (167.9656)	11 (171.4288)	21 (161.6456)	18 (165.0856)
2021-07-16	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO	22 / 33 (669.6000)	16 (170.2744)	21 (166.8228)	24 (166.2400)	18 (166.2628)
2021-06-18	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	15 / 32 (662.2056)	16 (166.8228)	2 (175.4172)	11 (168.5600)	27 (151.4056)
2021-06-04	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	25 / 42 (665.0852)	35 (161.7140)	9 (173.7028)	29 (163.9772)	17 (165.6912)
2021-05-01	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	16 / 39 (682.2400)	3 (178.2972)	7 (173.1544)	25 (168.5256)	32 (162.2628)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	44 / 105 (679.8856)	49 (170.2628)	38 (171.4172)	56 (168.5372)	50 (169.6684)
2021-03-19	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	45 / 70 (663.8856)	26 (170.2972)	56 (158.8000)	23 (171.9772)	50 (162.8112)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	64 / 94 (678.1600)	23 (174.2744)	27 (173.7028)	83 (165.0856)	83 (165.0972)
2020-10-17	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO	14 / 38 (685.1204)	4 (178.2972)	25 (166.8688)	8 (174.2744)	28 (165.6800)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	43 / 66 (662.1596)	31 (169.1428)	26 (166.2628)	41 (166.2284)	48 (160.5256)
2020-09-26	West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO	24 / 36 (673.6000)	20 (170.2628)	14 (171.9888)	26 (165.6800)	24 (165.6684)
2020-09-05	Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO	15 / 34 (676.5484)	9 (170.2972)	3 (176.5828)	26 (160.5256)	8 (169.1428)
2020-08-21	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	30 / 43 (671.3712)	19 (171.4400)	31 (164.0000)	17 (171.9656)	30 (163.9656)
2020-08-07	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	23 / 54 (669.6456)	28 (167.4056)	29 (165.1544)	21 (168.5256)	18 (168.5600)
2020-07-18	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	7 / 32 (693.1428)	9 (173.1772)	15 (170.8228)	7 (174.2628)	4 (174.8800)
2020-07-17	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	25 / 42 (677.6000)	9 (173.1316)	29 (166.2284)	34 (165.0856)	11 (173.1544)
2020-06-26	Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO	13 / 34 (681.5884)	18 (171.4056)	12 (169.6800)	17 (169.6800)	13 (170.8228)
2020-06-19	Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO	19 / 31 (672.4800)	15 (170.2628)	7 (174.8572)	31 (161.6916)	22 (165.6684)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	9 / 68 (685.6572)	14 (173.1200)	12 (173.7372)	49 (163.9428)	4 (174.8572)
2019-10-18	Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off 🏅 Independence, MO	1 / 13 (691.9200)	4 (169.1200)	1 (178.8572)	1 (180.0000)	5 (163.9428)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	5 / 49 (694.2744)	23 (170.2628)	23 (168.0116)	1 (178.8572)	4 (177.1428)
2019-09-28	West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO	9 / 29 (691.9316)	6 (174.8572)	15 (169.6800)	6 (178.8572)	18 (168.5372)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	100 / 135 (671.3140)	47 (173.1428)	111 (165.1084)	99 (167.3828)	116 (165.6800)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	33 / 468 (687.9888)	17 (176.5828)	116 (170.2628)	40 (174.2744)	178 (166.8688)
2019-08-30	Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	9 / 22 (682.8000)	8 (171.4172)	9 (169.7028)	3 (176.5600)	15 (165.1200)
2019-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	25 / 68 (677.1088)	24 (170.8344)	19 (170.8800)	38 (165.6800)	22 (169.7144)
2019-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	11 / 30 (678.7084)	2 (177.7028)	7 (173.1200)	4 (174.2628)	30 (153.6228)
2019-07-20	Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show 🏅 Osceola, MO	5 / 27 (687.9312)	3 (175.4400)	11 (167.3712)	2 (177.1428)	12 (167.9772)
2019-07-12	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO	3 / 35 (690.2400)	7 (173.1544)	16 (167.3828)	1 (180.0000)	11 (169.7028)
2019-07-05	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	21 / 37 (665.6112)	29 (162.8228)	27 (159.9772)	9 (170.8228)	7 (171.9884)
2019-06-21	Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO	11 / 26 (674.7656)	8 (172.5484)	6 (172.0116)	22 (160.5028)	9 (169.7028)
2019-06-07	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	27 / 46 (659.8056)	12 (172.5600)	9 (174.2628)	30 (162.8000)	40 (150.1828)
2019-05-31	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	14 / 49 (671.3256)	31 (161.6800)	8 (173.1200)	23 (165.1084)	9 (171.4172)
2019-05-03	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO	21 / 39 (665.0400)	18 (166.2744)	19 (165.1200)	22 (166.2400)	18 (167.4056)
2019-04-26	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	13 / 42 (672.4456)	4 (176.5600)	28 (161.0972)	18 (167.4056)	16 (167.3828)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	14 / 104 (686.7656)	10 (176.5600)	31 (169.6800)	18 (172.0000)	42 (168.5256)
2019-04-05	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	13 / 53 (677.6000)	8 (174.2628)	37 (161.6800)	9 (170.8344)	12 (170.8228)
2019-03-15	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	14 / 64 (681.1200)	16 (170.8800)	1 (178.8800)	13 (172.0000)	42 (159.3600)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	64 / 92 (667.3256)	29 (173.1200)	70 (163.4172)	23 (171.4056)	87 (159.3828)
2018-10-26	*Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	5 / 56 (690.8112)	7 (173.7028)	21 (171.4400)	22 (169.6684)	5 (176.0000)
2018-10-12	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	8 / 69 (695.9772)	4 (178.8572)	30 (168.5600)	6 (176.0000)	25 (172.5600)
2018-10-05	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	12 / 56 (683.2796)	9 (171.9656)	14 (170.8228)	7 (175.4056)	22 (165.0856)
2018-09-28	*Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	2 / 49 (699.9772)	2 (179.4400)	3 (174.8572)	2 (179.4400)	21 (166.2400)
2018-09-14	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	4 / 35 (692.4912)	8 (171.9656)	11 (170.8456)	6 (173.1200)	3 (176.5600)
2018-09-07	*Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	1 / 19 (695.3828)	1 (177.7372)	3 (173.7144)	11 (166.2168)	1 (177.7144)
2018-09-01	*Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	21 / 34 (656.4572)	14 (167.3828)	30 (151.3600)	16 (165.1200)	4 (172.5944)
2018-08-04	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	14 / 37 (668.9712)	5 (174.2628)	26 (165.6684)	9 (168.5372)	28 (160.5028)
2018-08-03	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	11 / 35 (678.1712)	17 (167.3944)	3 (175.4056)	19 (164.5484)	6 (170.8228)
2018-07-13	*1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO	1 / 24 (691.9888)	9 (170.2972)	3 (171.4172)	1 (178.2972)	4 (171.9772)
2018-07-06	Johnson County BBQ Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	18 / 47 (669.0856)	25 (166.2856)	20 (168.0228)	24 (166.2400)	13 (168.5372)
2018-06-08	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	19 / 46 (663.8512)	6 (174.2744)	25 (165.6800)	30 (161.6684)	23 (162.2284)
2018-05-25	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	13 / 50 (682.2628)	28 (169.1200)	23 (168.5600)	14 (170.2856)	4 (174.2972)
2018-04-27	*Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	14 / 53 (682.2400)	7 (174.2972)	9 (173.1200)	19 (168.0000)	27 (166.8228)
2018-04-20	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	18 / 46 (667.3828)	14 (170.8228)	13 (169.7372)	18 (165.1428)	30 (161.6800)
2018-03-23	*Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	7 / 39 (679.9200)	7 (174.2628)	11 (169.1428)	21 (165.6800)	6 (170.8344)
2017-10-06	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	29 / 76 (668.4804)	16 (170.3088)	25 (166.8344)	37 (165.0856)	25 (166.2516)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	238 / 407 (654.1828)	136 (170.2628)	325 (156.0000)	88 (172.0000)	307 (155.9200)
2017-08-04	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	29 / 40 (654.7428)	20 (167.9772)	25 (164.5600)	32 (161.1084)	31 (161.0972)
2017-07-14	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	34 / 58 (663.3372)	22 (169.1200)	38 (164.5372)	44 (162.2628)	21 (167.4172)
2017-06-17	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	12 / 21 (677.0628)	11 (172.5600)	12 (163.9772)	4 (174.2628)	10 (166.2628)
2017-06-02	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	18 / 61 (655.9200)	18 (166.2628)	43 (155.9772)	26 (162.8572)	6 (170.8228)
2017-05-05	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	14 / 39 (663.9316)	22 (160.5372)	8 (170.2972)	10 (172.5600)	27 (160.5372)
2017-03-31	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	41 / 59 (636.4344)	38 (161.7028)	32 (163.4172)	59 (145.0400)	16 (166.2744)
2016-09-09	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	15 / 76 (679.8972)	43 (164.5372)	9 (174.2628)	16 (173.1200)	21 (167.9772)
2016-08-05	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	12 / 50 (681.6456)	38 (161.6800)	2 (177.7028)	10 (173.7028)	16 (168.5600)
2016-07-22	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	37 / 47 (650.7428)	44 (158.2628)	37 (160.5028)	39 (161.6800)	14 (170.2972)
2016-06-03	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	16 / 22 (623.8284)	9 (165.6912)	20 (146.2400)	19 (158.8228)	15 (153.0744)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	55 / 72 (634.1372)	65 (153.6800)	59 (150.8232)	18 (170.8228)	45 (158.8112)
2015-09-11	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	59 / 76 (621.5540)	68 (150.2400)	45 (159.3828)	53 (157.6912)	56 (154.2400)

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	#373 (428 pts)	#283 (623 pts)	#290 (684 pts)	#401 (408 pts)	#426 (383 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#252 (869 pts)	#249 (904 pts)	#250 (1009 pts)	#214 (1059 pts)	#301 (784 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#240 (909 pts)	#223 (994 pts)	#202 (1092 pts)	#160 (1169 pts)	#220 (979 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#134 (1284 pts)	#96 (1484 pts)	#116 (1450 pts)	#111 (1374 pts)	#174 (1095 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#239 (932 pts)	#137 (1312 pts)	#91 (1566 pts)	#260 (900 pts)	#265 (867 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#171 (1089 pts)	#102 (1394 pts)	#78 (1599 pts)	#227 (853 pts)	#143 (1152 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#103 (991 pts)	#68 (1191 pts)	#89 (1106 pts)	#118 (895 pts)	#70 (1171 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#138 (1617 pts)	#85 (1792 pts)	#116 (1637 pts)	#39 (2091 pts)	#163 (1393 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#103 (1893 pts)	#72 (1894 pts)	#118 (1638 pts)	#121 (1622 pts)	#86 (1857 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#626 (621 pts)	#595 (671 pts)	#650 (626 pts)	#581 (691 pts)	#547 (721 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#810 (447 pts)	#970 (372 pts)	#679 (597 pts)	#828 (472 pts)	#823 (457 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)