The heartbreaker
1.7260
points from the title
Came within 1.7260 points of the Grand Championship at 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Jun 14, 2024).
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 117 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. They have won 9 Grand Championships, most recently at the 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #128 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Wags Backwoods BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1788
peak 1819 · rated over 95 contests12 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
117
in the data
First seen
Jul 24, 2015
latest Jul 31, 2026 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
9
6 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time
Category wins
22
63 podiums
Overall top-10s
51
44% of 117 contests
Best top-10 run
7
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Best overall
710.8344 / 720
Perfect 180s
9 🔥
Current form
686.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 682.73 (+3.35)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.07 · weakest Brisket (169.81)
Road miles
20,270
across 117 mapped stops · furthest 615 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$1.18M
listed at 94 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
8 🏅
won from 90 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.73 / 720
105 Master contests · 9 GCs
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
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 | #30 (2,006 pts) | #56 (1,660 pts) | #21 (2,005 pts) | #34 (1,785 pts) | #80 (1,419 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #42 (2,029 pts) | #54 (1,826 pts) | #78 (1,759 pts) | #38 (1,963 pts) | #54 (1,857 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #55 (1,864 pts) | #48 (1,804 pts) | #157 (1,234 pts) | #75 (1,564 pts) | #57 (1,694 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #48 (1,966 pts) | #27 (2,080 pts) | #74 (1,612 pts) | #85 (1,541 pts) | #114 (1,361 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #75 (1,730 pts) | #68 (1,650 pts) | #115 (1,420 pts) | #99 (1,480 pts) | #124 (1,365 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #253 (768 pts) | #237 (843 pts) | #173 (1,108 pts) | #264 (763 pts) | #233 (858 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #70 (1,228 pts) | #76 (1,113 pts) | #99 (998 pts) | #109 (928 pts) | #87 (1,018 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #390 (829 pts) | #454 (749 pts) | #412 (824 pts) | #316 (989 pts) | #377 (869 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #816 (399 pts) | #770 (444 pts) | #841 (414 pts) | #1201 (229 pts) | #644 (574 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2230 (65 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 132
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1826
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 97
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1809
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1797
Fewer contests behind them than WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has cooked, 57 to 117, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 103
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1831
2–5 in 7 shared contests (29% to WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ)
They've been 1831 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1819
5–8 in 13 shared contests (38% to WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ)
Their rating is built on 11 Grand Championships in 105 contests, alongside a 57% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 118
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1821
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ)
They turned up 5 years after WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 81 | 29 | 52 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 67 | 22 | 45 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 64 | 41 | 23 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 60 | 27 | 33 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 58 | 41 | 17 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Rex BBQ | 53 | 43 | 10 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 52 | 29 | 23 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 50 | 24 | 26 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 46 | 23 | 23 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 44 | 27 | 17 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 43 | 33 | 10 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 42 | 23 | 19 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 41 | 23 | 18 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 41 | 19 | 22 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 38 | 19 | 19 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 105 | 40 | 5 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 151.9428 | 172.07 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 110 | 43 | 5 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 153.6344 | 169.91 | top 39% |
| Pork | 105 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 180 🔥 | 157.6572 | 171.02 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 105 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 144.5372 | 169.81 | top 38% |
“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 | 2 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 47 | 4 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 56 | 3 | top 27% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
20 contests · 3 GCs
Contests a season
10.6
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
40 of 117 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
55
21 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
110 entries · 5 wins · 43 calls
First title
Jul 25, 2020
4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
Opponents faced
2,040
finished ahead 6,081 times, behind 2,374
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 24, 2015 → Jul 21, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score710.8344 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026)
- Peak power rating (1819) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest Cruisin' and BBQin'
20254 milestones
- First multi-meat day KTD Smokn' Gobbler
- 5th Grand Championship Cruisin' and BBQin'
- 100th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Biggest field won (401 teams) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20241 milestone
- 10th category win King of the Corn
20231 milestone
- 50th tracked contest King of the Corn
20222 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)
20211 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff
20203 milestones
- First overall podium 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
- First Grand Championship 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
- First state championship 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash
20183 milestones
- First call Smokin In Steele
- First category win (Brisket) BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
- First overall top-10 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3656 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.6 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 25, 2020 |
| +17.6 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Sep 18, 2020 |
| +16.2 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | Jul 20, 2018 |
| +15.9 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Jul 19, 2019 |
| +13.8 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -17.3 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | Jul 31, 2026 |
| -16.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 2026 |
| -12.7 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -10.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -10.3 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 9, 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 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 63% | top 24% | 98.7% | 96.2% |
| 2025 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 80% | top 24% | 98.4% | 96% |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 56% | top 28% | 97.2% | 95.3% |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 84% | top 25% | 97.7% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 60% | top 27% | 95.7% | 94.5% |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 46% | 97.4% | 93.1% |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% | top 20% | 96.8% | 94.4% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 95.6% | 92.6% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 31% | 94.9% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 17 / 26 (681.0056) | 13 (173.1200) | 19 (167.3828) | 13 (171.9656) | 14 (168.5372) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 5 / 28 (698.2172) | 6 (176.5600) | 8 (175.4172) | 2 (180) | 23 (166.2400) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 16 / 33 (678.7772) | 14 (170.8228) | — | 5 (174.2744) | 23 (163.9656) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 8 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 2 / 20 (697.1088) | 11 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (174.8572) | 9 (171.4172) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 37 (675.2684) | 32 (166.2400) | 14 (171.9772) | 24 (168.5256) | 22 (168.5256) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 40 (684.4916) | 33 (165.1088) | 2 (174.2744) | 5 (173.7028) | 5 (171.4056) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 10 / 48 (687.9312) | 5 (174.8572) | 8 (175.4056) | 25 (171.4056) | 27 (166.2628) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 1 / 82 (710.8344) | 1 (180) | 10 (178.8572) | 4 (180) | 47 (171.9772) |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 45 / 117 (689.0628) | 83 (170.2628) | 88 (167.9772) | 25 (176.5600) | 31 (174.2628) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 21 / 77 (685.0512) | 30 (172.5600) | 32 (169.6800) | 55 (167.9656) | 14 (174.8456) |
| May 1, 2026 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA | 1 / 17 (701.6804) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5716) | 14 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7144) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 15 / 101 (697.0512) | 71 (169.6684) | 47 (171.9772) | 2 (180) | 17 (175.4056) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 1 / 42 (709.7028) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (180) | 5 (176) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 14 / 125 (699.9776) | 37 (174.2860) | 45 (172.5716) | 22 (176.5600) | 17 (176.5600) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 1 / 401 (708.5488) | 34 (176.5716) | 33 (176.5600) | 13 (178.8572) | 39 (176.5600) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 82 / 158 (686.2056) | 14 (177.7028) | 68 (173.1200) | 121 (168) | 110 (167.3828) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 20 / 50 (689.0400) | 37 (168.5372) | 10 (176.5600) | 24 (173.1200) | 17 (170.8228) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 12 / 53 (697.0512) | 3 (178.8572) | 32 (170.8228) | 24 (173.1084) | 15 (174.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 9 / 26 (686.7656) | 12 (173.1200) | 9 (169.7028) | 16 (167.3828) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 1 / 18 (703.9544) | 2 (177.7144) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 6 (173.1084) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 3 / 31 (685.6456) | 11 (170.8572) | 15 (167.9656) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 9 / 30 (693.5996) | 9 (174.2628) | 7 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1084) | 12 (170.8112) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 9 / 26 (677.0860) | 25 (157.6572) | 20 (164.5716) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 4 / 25 (697.0860) | 7 (173.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 5 / 48 (693.6112) | 7 (175.4172) | 19 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | 22 (169.6684) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 11 / 28 (688.4800) | 5 (176.5600) | 22 (166.2400) | 15 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| May 16, 2025 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 1 / 33 (702.2516) | 4 (177.7144) | 22 (170.2744) | 1 (180) | 3 (174.2628) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 11 / 58 (689.6916) | 38 (167.9656) | 8 (173.7260) | 10 (176) | 15 (172) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 15 (170.8916) | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 26 / 92 (689.5996) | 24 (175.4056) | 42 (171.4056) | 21 (176.5600) | 61 (166.2284) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 19 / 49 (678.7428) | 22 (170.8228) | 19 (170.2744) | 39 (162.8000) | 5 (174.8456) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 7 / 42 (689.0744) | 2 (176.0116) | 21 (168.5372) | 8 (172.5600) | 11 (171.9656) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 161 / 444 (682.1940) | 45 (176.5944) | 117 (173.1200) | 349 (161.6684) | 140 (170.8112) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 94 / 169 (683.9084) | 29 (176.0228) | 130 (168.5256) | 141 (166.2400) | 59 (173.1200) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 2 / 30 (695.3600) | 5 (175.4172) | 23 (163.3828) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 20 / 37 (661.5660) | 30 (160.5028) | 22 (163.9544) | 13 (167.9772) | 14 (169.1316) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 10 / 65 (695.9200) | 15 (175.4056) | 13 (174.2744) | 35 (168.5372) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 7 / 28 (689.6344) | 4 (177.7144) | 18 (166.8228) | 3 (178.8572) | 14 (166.2400) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 18 / 34 (674.7656) | 22 (170.2628) | 24 (165.6800) | 13 (169.7028) | 15 (169.1200) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5716) | 6 (173.7028) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 37 (683.9084) | 14 (175.4056) | 30 (165.1200) | 15 (173.1200) | 19 (170.2628) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 22 / 41 (666.1484) | 31 (165.6800) | 31 (162.2400) | 14 (170.2628) | 22 (167.9656) |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 8 / 32 (686.2516) | 1 (178.8572) | 21 (165.1432) | 10 (170.8228) | 15 (171.4284) |
| May 17, 2024 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 7 / 36 (686.7888) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (176.5716) | 32 (159.3944) | 12 (171.9656) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 2 / 58 (696.5600) | 18 (174.2628) | 37 (168.0116) | 11 (174.2856) | 1 (180) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 5 / 97 (698.8000) | 28 (174.2628) | 56 (169.1200) | 7 (177.7144) | 8 (177.7028) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 4 / 42 (689.6568) | 2 (178.8800) | 6 (175.4056) | 21 (171.4056) | 31 (163.9656) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 64 / 81 (669.5884) | 79 (158.2056) | 8 (176) | 53 (167.9772) | 57 (167.4056) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 78 / 211 (686.7768) | 2 (178.8572) | 44 (174.8456) | 180 (164.5256) | 125 (168.5484) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 5 / 487 (703.4056) | 17 (178.2972) | 88 (174.2628) | 76 (174.2856) | 20 (176.5600) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 14 / 32 (676.4688) | 9 (173.1316) | 8 (172) | 22 (165.0972) | 17 (166.2400) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 17 / 62 (698.2056) | 35 (175.4056) | 18 (175.4172) | 4 (178.8572) | 52 (168.5256) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 9 / 32 (685.6800) | 2 (177.1428) | 14 (169.1316) | 11 (173.7028) | 25 (165.7028) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 29 / 39 (660.4452) | 4 (173.7028) | 22 (165.7028) | 28 (164.5256) | 33 (156.5140) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 6 (173.1544) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 7 / 28 (681.0404) | 12 (169.6916) | 15 (168.5372) | 7 (174.2744) | 13 (168.5372) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 3 / 27 (694.7772) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (171.9772) | 14 (171.9772) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 40 (693.0968) | 13 (174.8456) | 15 (170.2856) | 9 (174.2628) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 43 (685.1316) | 7 (176) | 5 (173.7144) | 24 (165.7144) | 18 (169.7028) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 1 / 29 (692.5600) | 4 (174.8456) | 15 (166.8572) | 3 (172) | 1 (178.8572) |
| May 19, 2023 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 3 / 45 (696.0228) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (176.6172) | 14 (173.1084) | 17 (168.5828) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 9 / 103 (697.6456) | 13 (176) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (176.5600) | 64 (166.2284) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 6 / 47 (687.9428) | 25 (169.1200) | 6 (173.7028) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (170.8572) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 4 / 68 (699.3368) | 1 (180) | 34 (169.6684) | 11 (175.4056) | 11 (174.2628) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 6 / 36 (683.3256) | 4 (175.4400) | 6 (173.1200) | 14 (171.9656) | 25 (162.8000) |
| 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 | 89 / 505 (685.6684) | 96 (173.1200) | 99 (173.1428) | 197 (169.1200) | 134 (170.2856) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 62 / 249 (689.0628) | 11 (178.8572) | 94 (171.9772) | 191 (166.8228) | 92 (171.4056) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 2 / 25 (689.1656) | 16 (167.4056) | 2 (172) | 3 (174.3200) | 2 (175.4400) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 4 / 28 (688.0232) | 1 (177.7372) | 15 (167.4400) | 3 (175.4172) | 15 (167.4288) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 6 / 32 (683.9088) | 5 (175.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 9 (171.9888) | 22 (164.5256) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 17 / 40 (670.1712) | 3 (174.2856) | 17 (167.9772) | 30 (163.9428) | 28 (163.9656) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA | 9 / 32 (680.4800) | 4 (176.0116) | 22 (164.5372) | 21 (165.0856) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 37 (668.4568) | 14 (172.5828) | 17 (167.9656) | 25 (166.2400) | 27 (161.6684) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 39 (659.2916) | 23 (168.5372) | 19 (166.8572) | 29 (164.5372) | 29 (159.3600) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 2 / 33 (685.6344) | 11 (171.4056) | 3 (171.9888) | 12 (171.4172) | 9 (170.8228) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 13 / 59 (678.2060) | 30 (166.8344) | 24 (167.4172) | 2 (177.7144) | 29 (166.2400) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 10 / 48 (686.2400) | 40 (163.9772) | 14 (172) | 18 (170.2628) | 1 (180) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 6 / 92 (701.1088) | 51 (171.9772) | 24 (175.4288) | 8 (177.7028) | 12 (176) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 82 / 467 (678.1944) | 149 (169.6800) | 273 (164.5372) | 46 (173.7028) | 110 (170.2744) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 69 / 185 (683.9772) | 26 (176) | 6 (178.8572) | 67 (171.9772) | 177 (157.1428) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN | 20 / 35 (670.1940) | 28 (160.5256) | 1 (177.7372) | 25 (165.0856) | 16 (166.8456) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 25 / 35 (659.9204) | 22 (168.5600) | 15 (167.4172) | 30 (159.3944) | 17 (164.5488) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff 🏅 Cedar Rapids, IA | 19 / 26 (662.1600) | 3 (176.5600) | 26 (153.6344) | 10 (169.7028) | 17 (162.2628) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 12 / 32 (666.7772) | 26 (162.2400) | 20 (162.8228) | 9 (169.7144) | 7 (172) |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 27 / 45 (659.8740) | 33 (165.1200) | 27 (163.3944) | 25 (162.8112) | 17 (168.5484) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 52 (659.9200) | 18 (169.1316) | 25 (165.7028) | 34 (165.0856) | 35 (160) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 13 / 60 (675.3712) | 19 (170.3084) | 7 (170.8572) | 22 (167.9772) | 26 (166.2284) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 75 / 105 (659.9200) | 74 (166.2628) | 99 (155.9888) | 58 (168.5256) | 52 (169.1428) |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 11 / 33 (685.1088) | 16 (171.9772) | 24 (165.7144) | 17 (169.1200) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 7 / 40 (679.3372) | 13 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1544) | 23 (166.8344) | 14 (169.6684) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 16 / 66 (678.2744) | 2 (177.7144) | 46 (161.7144) | 23 (169.6800) | 21 (169.1656) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 1 / 35 (696.6516) | 4 (174.8916) | 5 (172.5944) | 1 (177.7028) | 9 (171.4628) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 8 / 45 (682.2968) | 18 (169.6912) | 5 (173.2000) | 13 (170.2628) | 14 (169.1428) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 1 / 30 (680.5720) | 2 (172.5944) | 5 (172.0116) | 12 (166.8344) | 6 (169.1316) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 Marion, IA | 15 / 36 (654.8228) | 23 (160.5600) | 14 (162.2972) | 7 (169.7028) | 15 (162.2628) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 13 / 26 (659.9200) | 10 (167.9772) | 18 (162.8572) | 3 (172.5600) | 16 (156.5256) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN | 13 / 50 (675.8968) | 13 (171.4056) | 9 (170.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | 37 (157.0740) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA | 6 / 38 (674.1940) | 13 (169.7028) | 5 (168.5600) | 14 (167.4056) | 14 (168.5256) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA | 4 / 33 (688.5140) | 5 (175.4056) | 10 (169.1428) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (170.8456) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 37 (641.5312) | 34 (151.9428) | 8 (170.2628) | 26 (157.6572) | 16 (161.6684) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 20 / 43 (656.9940) | 31 (162.8000) | 36 (154.2400) | 15 (168.5484) | 6 (171.4056) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 24 / 57 (671.9312) | 21 (170.8456) | 43 (160.5256) | 26 (167.4172) | 6 (173.1428) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 13 / 29 (650.7428) | 16 (160.5372) | 5 (163.4400) | 14 (162.2400) | 11 (164.5256) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 6 / 42 (683.4400) | 3 (173.7028) | 14 (169.1316) | 26 (162.8456) | 1 (177.7600) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 15 / 45 (671.9316) | 15 (169.6800) | 13 (167.4172) | 30 (161.6916) | 7 (173.1428) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 35 / 49 (648.3656) | 27 (164.5372) | 43 (153.6572) | 27 (166.2284) | 24 (163.9428) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 45 / 54 (628.4572) | 45 (159.9656) | 46 (157.1316) | 22 (166.8228) | 50 (144.5372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.