The heartbreaker
1.1200
points from the title
Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at Bikes, Blues and BBQ (Sep 28, 2018).
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S is a competition barbecue team with 140 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1424 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Unfamous Daves”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1570
peak 1724 · rated over 124 contests8 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
140
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2015
latest Oct 2, 2026 · 11.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
1 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
14
40 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
20% of 140 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
676.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.54 (+0.73)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.00 · weakest Brisket (166.56)
Road miles
15,242
across 140 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$1.11M
listed at 83 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 97 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.54 / 720
129 Master contests · 3 GCs
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 | #366 (542 pts) | #156 (1,162 pts) | #298 (798 pts) | #390 (522 pts) | #406 (497 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #252 (869 pts) | #249 (904 pts) | #250 (1,009 pts) | #214 (1,059 pts) | #301 (784 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #240 (909 pts) | #223 (994 pts) | #202 (1,092 pts) | #160 (1,169 pts) | #220 (979 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #134 (1,284 pts) | #96 (1,484 pts) | #116 (1,450 pts) | #111 (1,374 pts) | #174 (1,095 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #239 (932 pts) | #137 (1,312 pts) | #91 (1,566 pts) | #260 (900 pts) | #265 (867 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #171 (1,089 pts) | #102 (1,394 pts) | #78 (1,599 pts) | #227 (853 pts) | #143 (1,152 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #103 (991 pts) | #68 (1,191 pts) | #89 (1,106 pts) | #118 (895 pts) | #70 (1,171 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #138 (1,617 pts) | #85 (1,792 pts) | #116 (1,637 pts) | #39 (2,091 pts) | #163 (1,393 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #103 (1,893 pts) | #72 (1,894 pts) | #118 (1,638 pts) | #121 (1,622 pts) | #86 (1,857 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S, each with one reason worth a look.
46 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1584
9–3 in 12 shared contests (75% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)
These two have cooked 12 of the same contests — UNFAMOUS DAVE'S ahead 9–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1616
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)
They've been 1616 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1605
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before UNFAMOUS DAVE'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1569
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)
Fewer contests behind them than UNFAMOUS DAVE'S has cooked, 22 to 140, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1570
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to UNFAMOUS DAVE'S)
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1592
They turned up 6 years after UNFAMOUS DAVE'S did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 132 | 46 | 4 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 150.2400 | 171.00 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 139 | 47 | 3 | 15 | 179.4400 | 146.2400 | 169.31 | top 44% |
| Pork | 130 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 145.0400 | 168.86 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 132 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 177.7144 | 150.1828 | 166.56 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 2 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 61 | 1 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 65 | 0 | top 44% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
20 contests
Contests a season
11.7
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
76 of 140 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
93
21 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
139 entries · 3 wins · 47 calls
First title
Jul 13, 2018
1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
Opponents faced
2,587
finished ahead 4,621 times, behind 3,868
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
20251 milestone
- Career-best overall score703.9884 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- 100th tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20211 milestone
- 10th category win Mozingo Lake BBQ
20201 milestone
- Peak power rating (1724) 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20193 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork) 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
- First state championship Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
- 50th tracked contest Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
20187 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smokin On Big Creek
- First category win (Pork) 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall podium 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
- First Grand Championship 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
- First multi-meat day Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
- 25th tracked contest Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
- First Reserve Championship Bikes, Blues and BBQ
20171 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke Out in the Valley
20162 milestones
- First call Hott Butts BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7428 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 13, 2018 |
| +15.3 | Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days | Sep 7, 2018 |
| +14.1 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +13.7 | Smokin On Big Creek | Mar 23, 2018 |
| +13.4 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | Apr 21, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | Oct 28, 2022 |
| -11.3 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Jul 15, 2022 |
| -10.9 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | Jul 10, 2026 |
| -10.7 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Mar 31, 2023 |
| -10.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60% | top 64% | 95.8% | 93.9% |
| 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% | 94.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 26 / 33 (671.8972) | 2 (180) | 29 (163.9544) | 26 (168.5256) | 31 (159.4172) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 25 / 31 (674.7772) | 1 (177.7372) | 27 (163.9772) | 29 (167.3828) | 26 (165.6800) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 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) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 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) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 18 / 157 (689.6456) | 14 (176) | 8 (177.7372) | 75 (166.2400) | 46 (169.6684) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 21 / 25 (668.4916) | 5 (173.1200) | 22 (163.3944) | 18 (169.1428) | 24 (162.8344) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 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) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 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) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 51 / 68 (663.2456) | 49 (167.3828) | 16 (173.7028) | 57 (165.0856) | 58 (157.0744) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ 🏅 Odessa, MO | 16 / 25 (683.8972) | 9 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2400) | 8 (176.5600) | 17 (165.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 25 / 39 (686.7884) | 17 (173.7028) | 30 (169.1200) | 20 (172) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 16 / 36 (684.4572) | 18 (171.9656) | 27 (165.1088) | 11 (173.1084) | 6 (174.2744) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 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) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 9 / 29 (687.3372) | 16 (170.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 28 (159.3600) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 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) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 27 / 92 (689.0744) | 19 (176) | 48 (170.2744) | 45 (170.8228) | 26 (171.9772) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 33 / 70 (683.3144) | 14 (175.4288) | 8 (176.5600) | 39 (170.8228) | 60 (160.5028) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 15 / 31 (683.8856) | 9 (175.4172) | 19 (169.6800) | 15 (171.9656) | 20 (166.8228) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | 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) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS | 18 / 28 (675.8972) | 21 (167.3828) | 23 (164.5600) | 13 (173.1200) | 12 (170.8344) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS) Burlington, KS | — | — | 10 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 20 / 46 (680.4224) | 24 (168.5256) | 22 (169.1084) | 6 (176.5600) | 27 (166.2284) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 10 / 36 (689.6344) | 2 (180) | 3 (177.1544) | 24 (167.3944) | 22 (165.0856) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 18 / 28 (670.1256) | 21 (168.5256) | 18 (167.3828) | 16 (167.3944) | 11 (166.8228) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 13 / 26 (667.3028) | 14 (167.3828) | 13 (165.1200) | 14 (167.9772) | 12 (166.8228) |
| May 31, 2024 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 17 / 25 (667.8512) | 15 (167.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 15 (167.9656) | 20 (161.0856) |
| May 17, 2024 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 23 / 31 (669.5884) | 26 (166.2628) | 18 (170.8228) | 23 (164.5256) | 18 (167.9772) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 24 / 44 (678.1944) | 34 (163.9544) | 31 (166.8228) | 5 (176) | 14 (171.4172) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 22 / 58 (685.0284) | 48 (162.7884) | 16 (173.1200) | 8 (177.7028) | 12 (171.4172) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO | 9 / 18 (691.9772) | 8 (174.8456) | 7 (174.2744) | 3 (177.7144) | 13 (165.1428) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Anchor City Cook-Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 7 / 13 (688.5372) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (172.5600) | 3 (176.5716) | 11 (159.9656) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 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) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 16 / 29 (683.9200) | 17 (169.6684) | 25 (166.2744) | 14 (171.9772) | 5 (176) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 11 / 37 (686.2056) | 12 (172.5600) | 12 (170.8572) | 19 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 19 / 30 (678.1252) | 13 (173.1084) | 14 (172.5600) | 26 (162.7768) | 15 (169.6800) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 17 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 9 / 22 (672.4572) | 9 (170.2628) | 5 (171.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 15 (159.3944) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 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) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 6 / 28 (687.8968) | 13 (171.9656) | 13 (169.7028) | 4 (175.4056) | 9 (170.8228) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 6 / 51 (691.9084) | 2 (177.7028) | 8 (174.2744) | 19 (170.8228) | 21 (169.1084) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 33 / 47 (666.8228) | 40 (162.8228) | 28 (166.8572) | 12 (170.8572) | 32 (166.2856) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 38 / 68 (675.8972) | 43 (166.2628) | 2 (177.7144) | 54 (163.9428) | 41 (167.9772) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 36 / 40 (660.9828) | 26 (168.5256) | 33 (163.3944) | 34 (161.0972) | 27 (167.9656) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 22 (169.1428) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 18 / 36 (675.3372) | 14 (171.9772) | 19 (166.8344) | 19 (169.1200) | 13 (167.4056) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 262 / 505 (666.1824) | 125 (172) | 222 (168) | 395 (160.4912) | 242 (165.6912) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 19 / 45 (678.1712) | 9 (174.2628) | 22 (170.2744) | 17 (171.4056) | 33 (162.2284) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Warsaw, MO | 14 / 25 (682.8344) | 14 (168.5716) | 10 (170.8572) | 13 (169.7028) | 12 (173.7028) |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 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) |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 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) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 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) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO | — | — | 7 (168.5484) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | 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) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 10 / 25 (672.4804) | 10 (169.6800) | 12 (169.1316) | 14 (166.8344) | 13 (166.8344) |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 12 / 25 (679.9428) | 18 (169.6800) | 8 (174.8572) | 11 (169.7256) | 17 (165.6800) |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 6 (173.2000) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | 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) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 30 / 48 (671.8972) | 23 (170.2744) | 4 (175.4172) | 21 (169.7028) | 42 (156.5028) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 18 / 71 (681.0856) | 5 (175.4400) | 20 (171.4056) | 32 (169.1428) | 37 (165.0972) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 33 / 41 (674.2060) | 37 (166.2628) | 10 (173.1316) | 38 (163.9544) | 21 (170.8572) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | 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) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 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) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 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) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 4 / 12 (685.0512) | 5 (172.5484) | 4 (173.1200) | 6 (168.5256) | 1 (170.8572) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smokin on The Harbor 🏅 Warsaw, MO | 4 / 19 (659.9428) | 1 (177.1544) | 8 (162.8456) | 11 (159.9656) | 9 (159.9772) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 9 / 26 (679.8968) | 3 (174.2856) | 2 (175.4056) | 24 (158.2400) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Jul 17, 2021 | 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) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | 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) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 15 / 32 (662.2056) | 16 (166.8228) | 2 (175.4172) | 11 (168.5600) | 27 (151.4056) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS | 25 / 42 (665.0852) | 35 (161.7140) | 9 (173.7028) | 29 (163.9772) | 17 (165.6912) |
| May 1, 2021 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 16 / 39 (682.2400) | 3 (178.2972) | 7 (173.1544) | 25 (168.5256) | 32 (162.2628) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 44 / 105 (679.8856) | 49 (170.2628) | 38 (171.4172) | 56 (168.5372) | 50 (169.6684) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 45 / 70 (663.8856) | 26 (170.2972) | 56 (158.8000) | 23 (171.9772) | 50 (162.8112) |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 64 / 94 (678.1600) | 23 (174.2744) | 27 (173.7028) | — | 83 (165.0972) |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO | 14 / 38 (685.1204) | 4 (178.2972) | 25 (166.8688) | 8 (174.2744) | 28 (165.6800) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 43 / 66 (662.1596) | 31 (169.1428) | 26 (166.2628) | 41 (166.2284) | 48 (160.5256) |
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 24 / 36 (673.6000) | 20 (170.2628) | 14 (171.9888) | 26 (165.6800) | 24 (165.6684) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 15 / 34 (676.5484) | 9 (170.2972) | 3 (176.5828) | 26 (160.5256) | 8 (169.1428) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 30 / 43 (671.3712) | 19 (171.4400) | 31 (164) | 17 (171.9656) | 30 (163.9656) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 23 / 54 (669.6456) | 28 (167.4056) | 29 (165.1544) | — | 18 (168.5600) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | 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) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | 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) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO | 13 / 34 (681.5884) | 18 (171.4056) | 12 (169.6800) | 17 (169.6800) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO | 19 / 31 (672.4800) | 15 (170.2628) | 7 (174.8572) | 31 (161.6916) | 22 (165.6684) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 9 / 68 (685.6572) | 14 (173.1200) | 12 (173.7372) | 49 (163.9428) | 4 (174.8572) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off 🏅 Independence, MO | 1 / 13 (691.9200) | 4 (169.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (180) | 5 (163.9428) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 5 / 49 (694.2744) | 23 (170.2628) | 23 (168.0116) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (177.1428) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 9 / 29 (691.9316) | 6 (174.8572) | 15 (169.6800) | 6 (178.8572) | 18 (168.5372) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 11 / 30 (678.7084) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 30 (153.6228) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | 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) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 3 / 35 (690.2400) | 7 (173.1544) | 16 (167.3828) | 1 (180) | 11 (169.7028) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO | 21 / 37 (665.6112) | 29 (162.8228) | 27 (159.9772) | 9 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9884) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 11 / 26 (674.7656) | 8 (172.5484) | 6 (172.0116) | 22 (160.5028) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 27 / 46 (659.8056) | 12 (172.5600) | 9 (174.2628) | 30 (162.8000) | 40 (150.1828) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 14 / 49 (671.3256) | 31 (161.6800) | 8 (173.1200) | 23 (165.1084) | 9 (171.4172) |
| May 3, 2019 | 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) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 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) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 14 / 104 (686.7656) | 10 (176.5600) | 31 (169.6800) | 18 (172) | 42 (168.5256) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 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) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 14 / 64 (681.1200) | 16 (170.8800) | 1 (178.8800) | 13 (172) | 42 (159.3600) |
| Feb 8, 2019 | 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) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 5 / 56 (690.8112) | 7 (173.7028) | 21 (171.4400) | 22 (169.6684) | 5 (176) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS | 8 / 69 (695.9772) | 4 (178.8572) | 30 (168.5600) | 6 (176) | 25 (172.5600) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 12 / 56 (683.2796) | 9 (171.9656) | 14 (170.8228) | 7 (175.4056) | 22 (165.0856) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 2 / 49 (699.9772) | 2 (179.4400) | 3 (174.8572) | 2 (179.4400) | 21 (166.2400) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 4 / 35 (692.4912) | 8 (171.9656) | 11 (170.8456) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | 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) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 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) |
| Aug 4, 2018 | 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) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 11 / 35 (678.1712) | 17 (167.3944) | 3 (175.4056) | 19 (164.5484) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 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) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 18 / 47 (669.0856) | 25 (166.2856) | 20 (168.0228) | 24 (166.2400) | 13 (168.5372) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 19 / 46 (663.8512) | 6 (174.2744) | 25 (165.6800) | 30 (161.6684) | 23 (162.2284) |
| May 25, 2018 | Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO | 13 / 50 (682.2628) | 28 (169.1200) | 23 (168.5600) | 14 (170.2856) | 4 (174.2972) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | 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) | 27 (166.8228) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 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) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 7 / 39 (679.9200) | 7 (174.2628) | 11 (169.1428) | 21 (165.6800) | 6 (170.8344) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 29 / 76 (668.4804) | 16 (170.3088) | 25 (166.8344) | 37 (165.0856) | 25 (166.2516) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 238 / 407 (654.1828) | 136 (170.2628) | 325 (156) | 88 (172) | 307 (155.9200) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 29 / 40 (654.7428) | 20 (167.9772) | 25 (164.5600) | 32 (161.1084) | 31 (161.0972) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 34 / 58 (663.3372) | 22 (169.1200) | 38 (164.5372) | 44 (162.2628) | 21 (167.4172) |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 12 / 21 (677.0628) | 11 (172.5600) | 12 (163.9772) | 4 (174.2628) | 10 (166.2628) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 18 / 61 (655.9200) | 18 (166.2628) | 43 (155.9772) | 26 (162.8572) | 6 (170.8228) |
| May 5, 2017 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 14 / 39 (663.9316) | 22 (160.5372) | 8 (170.2972) | 10 (172.5600) | 27 (160.5372) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 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) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 15 / 76 (679.8972) | 43 (164.5372) | 9 (174.2628) | 16 (173.1200) | 21 (167.9772) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 12 / 50 (681.6456) | 38 (161.6800) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (173.7028) | 16 (168.5600) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 37 / 47 (650.7428) | 44 (158.2628) | 37 (160.5028) | 39 (161.6800) | 14 (170.2972) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO | 16 / 22 (623.8284) | 9 (165.6912) | 20 (146.2400) | 19 (158.8228) | 15 (153.0744) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 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) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 59 / 76 (621.5540) | 68 (150.2400) | 45 (159.3828) | 53 (157.6912) | 56 (154.2400) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.