WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ IL
Rating
1858
peak 1859 · rated over 76 contests
Best runs
14
straight top-10s · 4 straight GCs
Contests
112
in the data
First seen
2021-06-11
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#1
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
16
10 reserve
Category wins
30
71 podiums
Overall top-10s
64
of 112 contests
Avg finish
top 15%
overall standings
Best overall
703.9312
Competitor Series · Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Current form
347.29 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 368.76 (-21.47)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
14
best run (overall)
Consistency
±65.42
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.91 · weakest Brisket (170.84)
Road miles
24547
mi across 112 mapped stops · furthest 971 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$737K
listed at 83 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
8 🏅
GCs in 43 state-championship entries
Master avg
688.35 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
368.76 / 360
70 Backyard contests · 16 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Briskey Business BBQ has finished one call ahead of WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Swine-O-licious BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SmoQued On Main St in 22 of their 23 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 3 Grand Championships in 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) (2026-07-18) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 93-team field at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 52 at their very first tracked contest, Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 (2021-06-11).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudes BBQ | 33 | 22 | 11 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| T Daddys BBQ | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 26 | 22 | 4 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 26 | 21 | 4 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 23 | 22 | 1 | 96% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 23 | 22 | 1 | 96% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 23 | 20 | 3 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| Stone Cold Grillers | 23 | 20 | 3 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 23 | 14 | 9 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 21 | 18 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 20 | 18 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 78 | 59 | 11 | 25 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3716 | 172.91 | top 18% |
| Pork Ribs | 103 | 70 | 19 | 40 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9772 | 171.60 | top 25% |
| Pork | 22 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8572 | 171.96 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 162.8000 | 170.84 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 18 | 9 | top 8% |
| WI | 17 | 3 | top 13% |
| IA | 9 | 1 | top 16% |
| TN | 6 | 1 | top 11% |
| MN | 5 | 1 | top 19% |
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 15% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 24% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
| MI | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 41 | 12 | top 14% |
| Large (40+) | 31 | 4 | top 13% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (27 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (26 of 112 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (103 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) (2021-06-25)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 688.35 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 368.76 / 360
- 7 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-06-11 — First tracked contest · Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- 📣 2021-06-11 — First call · Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- 🏆 2021-06-25 — First Grand Championship · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
- 🔥 2022-05-06 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff
- 🎖️ 2022-07-15 — 25th tracked contest · Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs)
- 🎖️ 2023-08-11 — 50th tracked contest · 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- ⭐ 2025-10-16 — Career-best overall score (703.9312) · Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- 🎖️ 2025-11-05 — 100th tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 📈 2026-03-27 — Peak power rating (1859) · Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | 2021-06-25 |
| +15.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 2021-06-12 |
| +14.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2021-06-11 |
| +14.8 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | 2021-07-16 |
| +14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2021-10-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2025-03-21 |
| -8.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| -5.4 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | 2025-06-27 |
| -5.3 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-03 |
| -5 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-07-22 |
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 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 82% | top 17% | 98.3% | 96.9% |
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 84% | top 16% | 98.3% | 96.2% |
| 2024 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 88% | top 7% | 99.2% | 97.2% |
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 71% | top 20% | 143.9% | 105.3% |
| 2022 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 74% | top 15% | 186.3% | 114.2% |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 89% | top 14% | 96.8% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 2 / 28 (353.7028) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 3 / 27 (351.9888) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 15 / 82 (348.5372) | 30 (171.9656) | 5 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 36 / 117 (692.4796) | 15 (177.7028) | 26 (175.4056) | 111 (161.6340) | 14 (177.7372) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 8 (178.2972) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 54 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 8 / 24 (339.9772) | 6 (173.7028) | 15 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 14 / 42 (342.2400) | 5 (176.5600) | 27 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 3 / 43 (351.9772) | 12 (174.2744) | 4 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 3 / 125 (353.1200) | 7 (177.7028) | 6 (175.4172) | 2 (180.0000) | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 3 / 44 (351.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (171.9656) | 9 (173.1200) | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 184 / 401 (679.3600) | 2 (180.0000) | 16 (177.7028) | 357 (158.8572) | 297 (162.8000) |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 4 / 36 (703.9312) | 18 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (177.7028) | 24 (169.6684) |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 1 / 27 (346.2516) | 4 (170.8228) | 1 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 7 / 28 (351.9772) | 5 (177.7144) | 10 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 3 (174.2744) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 20 (347.4400) | 2 (174.8572) | 4 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 3 / 32 (343.9544) | 9 (167.3944) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 7 / 17 (334.2400) | 5 (170.2628) | 9 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA | 2 / 15 (346.8344) | 5 (171.9772) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) Spencer, IA | — | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 2 / 36 (353.7144) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 36 (350.2744) | 4 (174.2744) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 36 (352.0000) | 13 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 16 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 5 / 58 (344.5488) | 4 (176.5600) | 15 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 3 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 2 / 24 (347.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 4 / 49 (350.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 18 / 33 (335.3716) | 12 (171.9772) | 24 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 5 / 100 (350.2512) | 21 (173.1084) | 3 (177.1428) | 19 (169.6800) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 40 (169.1084) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 18 / 444 (699.3828) | 12 (178.8572) | 95 (174.2628) | 29 (177.1428) | 171 (169.1200) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 9 / 33 (698.1940) | 22 (171.9656) | 11 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1084) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 1 / 36 (354.3200) | 1 (178.8800) | 2 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 1 / 27 (346.8344) | 7 (167.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 26 (354.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 1 / 23 (352.5484) | 4 (174.8456) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 3 / 40 (345.6800) | 4 (171.9772) | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 37 (342.7884) | 9 (170.8228) | 2 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 41 (349.1200) | 6 (173.7028) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 6 / 58 (343.9656) | 28 (166.8228) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (169.6800) | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 1 / 42 (351.9772) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 1 / 93 (357.1428) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (176.0000) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 9 / 60 (341.6340) | 11 (169.6684) | 10 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 24 (341.0972) | 10 (172.5600) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 1 / 21 (354.2972) | 1 (177.7372) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 13 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 147 / 487 (682.1828) | 149 (171.9772) | 298 (166.2284) | 56 (175.4172) | 194 (168.5600) |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 8 / 32 (332.5144) | 5 (171.9772) | 14 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 11 / 29 (349.6800) | 5 (177.7144) | 16 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 28 (518.2056) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9656) | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | 20 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 31 (509.6344) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 11 (162.2400) | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 5 / 33 (336.5256) | 11 (166.2628) | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 40 (346.8228) | 3 (173.7028) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 43 (336.5028) | 15 (166.2284) | 5 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 15 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-05-27 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 2 / 34 (517.6688) | 3 (176.5716) | 5 (170.8344) | 5 (170.2628) | — |
| 2023-05-20 | Patio Porkers on Beale (ONE MEAT RIBS) Memphis, TN | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 12 / 59 (335.9312) | 21 (163.3712) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 13 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 7 / 80 (344.5256) | 5 (175.4056) | 12 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 20 / 49 (339.9544) | 21 (171.4056) | 17 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 19 (167.3712) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 1 / 20 (348.5256) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 3 / 36 (332.4800) | 3 (167.3828) | 4 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 5 / 32 (518.2172) | 10 (169.6916) | 11 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 5 / 27 (517.1200) | 4 (176.0000) | 15 (161.6800) | 3 (179.4400) | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) Davenport, IA | 3 / 13 (526.8228) | 3 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (175.4056) | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 20 (341.1428) | 1 (169.1428) | 1 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 7 / 13 (337.6684) | 3 (173.7256) | 7 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 2 / 25 (333.0512) | 4 (166.2284) | 4 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 14 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 6 / 36 (330.7772) | 11 (157.6572) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 21 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 1 / 28 (345.1084) | 4 (170.8456) | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 1 / 38 (348.0228) | 2 (174.2856) | 2 (173.7372) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 2 / 25 (345.0856) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 12 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 2 / 27 (347.9772) | 2 (174.8572) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 5 / 50 (513.6688) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (171.4288) | 5 (170.2628) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 7 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 12 / 53 (493.0400) | 20 (155.3716) | 8 (166.2512) | 7 (171.4172) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 10 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 4 / 60 (670.8344) | 11 (167.3828) | 5 (170.8800) | 17 (162.3088) | 6 (170.2628) |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 9 / 33 (340.5028) | 7 (173.1200) | 14 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 1 / 44 (333.6572) | 2 (166.2400) | 1 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 36 (332.5028) | 10 (168.5372) | 18 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 40 (330.8116) | 6 (169.1200) | 19 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 1 / 25 (341.6800) | 3 (166.8228) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL | — | — | 12 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 1 / 49 (348.5600) | 1 (176.0000) | 1 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 45 (346.2628) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 52 (337.6800) | 9 (166.8228) | 2 (170.8572) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #10 (1183 pts) | #9 (1163 pts) | #29 (975 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #549 (265 pts) | #841 (120 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #792 (115 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #8 (1313 pts) | #18 (1199 pts) | #2 (1374 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #676 (260 pts) | #158 (1337 pts) | #616 (273 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #1 🏆 (1404 pts) | #9 (1254 pts) | #1 🏆 (1386 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1034 (95 pts) | #958 (125 pts) | #341 (731 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #28 (1113 pts) | #19 (1189 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #133 (1396 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #10 (1253 pts) | #2 (1341 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #969 (168 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #14 (1168 pts) | #14 (1184 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1131 (108 pts) | — | — |