The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) (Jul 18, 2026) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 115 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 16 Grand Championships, most recently at the Trekking for CDH (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 10 times. They are ranked #47 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1850
peak 1866 · rated over 71 contests11 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
115
in the data
First seen
Jun 11, 2021
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
16
10 reserve · wins it all 14% of the time
Category wins
30
71 podiums
Overall top-10s
65
57% of 115 contests
Best top-10 run
14
straight overall top-10s · 4 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 16%
overall standings
Best overall
703.9312 / 720
Competitor Series · Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Current form
348.09 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 344.67 (+3.42)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.92
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.98 · weakest Brisket (170.84)
Road miles
24,558
across 115 mapped stops · furthest 980 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$743K
listed at 86 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
8 🏅
won from 43 state-championship entries
Master avg
688.35 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
344.67 / 360
63 Backyard contests · 16 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
514.30 / 540
8 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
670.83 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
In the record book (on 3 all-time boards)
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 ↗ | Backyard | #13 (1,183 pts) | #15 (1,173 pts) | #38 (975 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #613 (265 pts) | #636 (282 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #896 (115 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #8 (1,313 pts) | #18 (1,199 pts) | #2 (1,374 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #676 (260 pts) | #158 (1,337 pts) | #616 (273 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #1 🏆 (1,404 pts) | #9 (1,254 pts) | #1 🏆 (1,386 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1034 (95 pts) | #958 (125 pts) | #341 (731 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #28 (1,113 pts) | #19 (1,189 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #133 (1,396 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #10 (1,253 pts) | #2 (1,341 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #969 (168 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #14 (1,168 pts) | #14 (1,184 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1131 (108 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#45 of the rated field
- Contests
- 252
- GCs
- 34
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1917
8–5 in 13 shared contests (62% to WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ)
These two have cooked 13 of the same contests — WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ ahead 8–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#48 of the rated field
- Contests
- 87
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1865
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#46 of the rated field
- Contests
- 115
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1855
Careers of much the same size, 115 contests to 115, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#44 of the rated field
- Contests
- 142
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1879
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ)
Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 142 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#42 of the rated field
- Contests
- 199
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1886
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ)
They've been 1886 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#43 of the rated field
- Contests
- 157
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1873
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudes BBQ | 35 | 22 | 13 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 28 | 24 | 4 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| T Daddys BBQ | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 26 | 21 | 4 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 25 | 23 | 2 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 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 |
| Big Ten Bones | 22 | 18 | 4 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 22 | 14 | 8 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 21 | 18 | 3 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 80 | 61 | 11 | 25 | 180 🔥 | 155.3716 | 172.98 | top 18% |
| Pork Ribs | 106 | 71 | 19 | 40 | 180 🔥 | 159.9772 | 171.52 | top 26% |
| Pork | 21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 158.8572 | 171.90 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 43 | 12 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 31 | 4 | top 13% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
27 contests · 4 GCs
Contests a season
19.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
29 of 115 contests · 13 states in all
Contests visited
48
19 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
106 entries · 19 wins · 71 calls
First title
Jun 25, 2021
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
Opponents faced
1,848
finished ahead 4,494 times, behind 826
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1866) Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1)
20254 milestones
- 25th category win Smoke N for the Kids
- Career-best overall score703.9312 Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
- 100th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 5th perfect 180 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20242 milestones
- Biggest field won (93 teams) Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 10th Grand Championship Iowa State BBQ Championship
20231 milestone
- 50th tracked contest 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
20226 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First Reserve Championship Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard)
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff
- 5th Grand Championship Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 25th tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs)
- 10th category win Bar-B-QC (Backyard)
20219 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First call Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First overall top-10 Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score337.6800 Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First category win (Chicken) Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2
- First overall podium Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2
- First Grand Championship Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
- First state championship Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
- First multi-meat day Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.8 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | Jun 25, 2021 |
| +16.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | Jun 12, 2021 |
| +16.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| +15.7 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| +15.3 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | Oct 22, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 21, 2025 |
| -10.7 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) | Aug 28, 2026 |
| -8.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -5.4 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -5 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 22, 2022 |
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 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 86% | top 21% | 98.3% | 96.6% |
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 84% | top 16% | 98.3% | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 88% | top 7% | 99.2% | 97.2% |
| 2023 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 71% | top 20% | 98.4% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 74% | top 15% | 97.6% | 94.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 1) Cherry Valley, IL | 8 / 24 (345.6800) | 6 (177.7028) | 13 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) (Contest 2) Cherry Valley, IL | 13 / 25 (340.5372) | 5 (174.2744) | 15 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cherry Valley, IL | — | — | 5 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 2 / 28 (353.7028) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 3 / 27 (351.9888) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 15 / 82 (348.5372) | 30 (171.9656) | 5 (176.5716) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 36 / 117 (692.4796) | 15 (177.7028) | 26 (175.4056) | 111 (161.6340) | 14 (177.7372) |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 8 (178.2972) | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 54 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 8 / 24 (339.9772) | 6 (173.7028) | 15 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 14 / 42 (342.2400) | 5 (176.5600) | 27 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 3 / 43 (351.9772) | 12 (174.2744) | 4 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 3 / 125 (353.1200) | 7 (177.7028) | 6 (175.4172) | 2 (180) | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 3 / 44 (351.9656) | 1 (180) | 13 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 184 / 401 (679.3600) | 2 (180) | 16 (177.7028) | 357 (158.8572) | 297 (162.8000) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 4 / 36 (703.9312) | 18 (176.5600) | 1 (180) | 8 (177.7028) | 24 (169.6684) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 1 / 27 (346.2516) | 4 (170.8228) | 1 (175.4288) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 7 / 28 (351.9772) | 5 (177.7144) | 10 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 3 (174.2744) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 3 / 32 (343.9544) | 9 (167.3944) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 20 (347.4400) | 2 (174.8572) | 4 (172.5828) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA | 2 / 15 (346.8344) | 5 (171.9772) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 7 / 17 (334.2400) | 5 (170.2628) | 9 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) Spencer, IA | — | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 2 / 36 (353.7144) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 36 (350.2744) | 4 (174.2744) | 1 (176) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 36 (352) | 13 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8800) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 16 (168.5372) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 5 / 58 (344.5488) | 4 (176.5600) | 15 (167.9888) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 3 (178.2972) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 2 / 24 (347.9772) | 1 (180) | 10 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 4 / 49 (350.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 18 / 33 (335.3716) | 12 (171.9772) | 24 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 5 / 100 (350.2512) | 21 (173.1084) | 3 (177.1428) | 19 (169.6800) | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 40 (169.1084) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 18 / 444 (699.3828) | 12 (178.8572) | 95 (174.2628) | 29 (177.1428) | 171 (169.1200) |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 9 / 33 (698.1940) | 22 (171.9656) | 11 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1084) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 1 / 36 (354.3200) | 1 (178.8800) | 2 (175.4400) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 26 (354.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 1 / 27 (346.8344) | 7 (167.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 1 / 23 (352.5484) | 4 (174.8456) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 3 / 40 (345.6800) | 4 (171.9772) | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 37 (342.7884) | 9 (170.8228) | 2 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 41 (349.1200) | 6 (173.7028) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 6 / 58 (343.9656) | 28 (166.8228) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (169.6800) | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 1 / 42 (351.9772) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 1 / 93 (357.1428) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (176) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 9 / 60 (341.6340) | 11 (169.6684) | 10 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 24 (341.0972) | 10 (172.5600) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 1 / 21 (354.2972) | 1 (177.7372) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 13 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 8 / 32 (332.5144) | 5 (171.9772) | 14 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 11 / 29 (349.6800) | 5 (177.7144) | 16 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 28 (518.2056) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9656) | — |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | 20 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 31 (509.6344) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 11 (162.2400) | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 5 / 33 (336.5256) | 11 (166.2628) | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 40 (346.8228) | 3 (173.7028) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 43 (336.5028) | 15 (166.2284) | 5 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 15 (167.3944) | — | — |
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 2 / 34 (517.6688) | 3 (176.5716) | 5 (170.8344) | 5 (170.2628) | — |
| May 20, 2023 | Patio Porkers on Beale (ONE MEAT RIBS) Memphis, TN | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 12 / 59 (335.9312) | 21 (163.3712) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 13 (170.2972) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 7 / 80 (344.5256) | 5 (175.4056) | 12 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 20 / 49 (339.9544) | 21 (171.4056) | 17 (168.5488) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 19 (167.3712) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 1 / 20 (348.5256) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 3 / 36 (332.4800) | 3 (167.3828) | 4 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 5 / 32 (518.2172) | 10 (169.6916) | 11 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 5 / 27 (517.1200) | 4 (176) | 15 (161.6800) | 3 (179.4400) | — |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) Davenport, IA | 3 / 13 (526.8228) | 3 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (175.4056) | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 1 / 20 (341.1428) | 1 (169.1428) | 1 (172) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 7 / 13 (337.6684) | 3 (173.7256) | 7 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 2 / 25 (333.0512) | 4 (166.2284) | 4 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 14 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 6 / 36 (330.7772) | 11 (157.6572) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 21 (161.0972) | — | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 1 / 28 (345.1084) | 4 (170.8456) | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 1 / 38 (348.0228) | 2 (174.2856) | 2 (173.7372) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 2 / 25 (345.0856) | 1 (180) | 4 (165.0856) | — | — |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 12 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 2 / 27 (347.9772) | 2 (174.8572) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 5 / 50 (513.6688) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (171.4288) | 5 (170.2628) | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 12 / 53 (493.0400) | 20 (155.3716) | 8 (166.2512) | 7 (171.4172) | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 7 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 10 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 4 / 60 (670.8344) | 11 (167.3828) | 5 (170.8800) | 17 (162.3088) | 6 (170.2628) |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 9 / 33 (340.5028) | 7 (173.1200) | 14 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 1 / 44 (333.6572) | 2 (166.2400) | 1 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 36 (332.5028) | 10 (168.5372) | 18 (163.9656) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 40 (330.8116) | 6 (169.1200) | 19 (161.6916) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 1 / 25 (341.6800) | 3 (166.8228) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL | — | — | 12 (159.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 1 / 49 (348.5600) | 1 (176) | 1 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 45 (346.2628) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 52 (337.6800) | 9 (166.8228) | 2 (170.8572) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.