The heartbreaker
1.1428
points from the title
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition (Apr 11, 2025).
ZIPS BBQ
ZIPS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 79 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. They have won 7 Grand Championships, most recently at the 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #379 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “ZIP'S B.B.Q.”, “Zip's BBQ” and “ZIPS-BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1703
peak 1709 · rated over 68 contests11 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
79
in the data
First seen
Sep 21, 2018
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
7
2 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
17
35 podiums
Overall top-10s
35
44% of 79 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s · 4 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
11 🔥
Current form
691.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 686.83 (+4.18)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.59)
Road miles
12,967
across 79 mapped stops · furthest 718 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$890K
listed at 64 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
7 🏅
won from 67 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.83 / 720
71 Master contests · 3 GCs
Backyard avg
345.99 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 2 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
505.12 / 540
3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 2 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 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 | #82 (1,491 pts) | #70 (1,598 pts) | #134 (1,276 pts) | #171 (1,036 pts) | #51 (1,656 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #108 (1,547 pts) | #86 (1,637 pts) | #234 (1,042 pts) | #147 (1,312 pts) | #131 (1,377 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #51 (1,884 pts) | #51 (1,792 pts) | #184 (1,144 pts) | #107 (1,367 pts) | #62 (1,647 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #168 (1,150 pts) | #205 (1,005 pts) | #209 (1,075 pts) | #200 (1,010 pts) | #110 (1,390 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #261 (860 pts) | #431 (540 pts) | #403 (630 pts) | #279 (865 pts) | #282 (820 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #287 (675 pts) | #318 (630 pts) | #291 (720 pts) | #256 (775 pts) | #265 (750 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #531 (200 pts) | #665 (135 pts) | #619 (155 pts) | #645 (140 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ZIPS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1703
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 54 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1715
Fewer contests behind them than ZIPS BBQ has cooked, 51 to 79, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 73%
- Peak
- 1703
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before ZIPS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1715
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ZIPS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ZIPS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 326
- GCs
- 16
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1879
11–20 in 31 shared contests (35% to ZIPS BBQ)
Their rating is built on 16 Grand Championships in 326 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 72
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1725
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before ZIPS BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOL HAND QUE | 60 | 31 | 29 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 58 | 29 | 29 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 56 | 30 | 26 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 55 | 26 | 29 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 50 | 20 | 30 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 42 | 13 | 29 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 41 | 11 | 30 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 39 | 14 | 25 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 38 | 22 | 16 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 37 | 23 | 14 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 35 | 23 | 12 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 35 | 10 | 25 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 34 | 24 | 10 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | 33 | 18 | 15 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 33 | 13 | 20 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 77 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 158.8228 | 172.97 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 77 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 154.8000 | 170.59 | top 46% |
| Pork | 75 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 155.4400 | 170.93 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 71 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 158.2056 | 171.94 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 35 | 3 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 41 | 4 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 6 | 26 | 0 | top 58% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| BBQ, Boogie & Blues | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | Apr 26, 2024 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 28% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 30% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 21% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 47% | Nov 14, 2025 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 26% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 16% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 43% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Poosa Q | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 11% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 62% | May 25, 2025 |
| Smoketember Fest | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 18% | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 56% | Jun 2, 2023 |
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 37% | May 13, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
16 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
8.8
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
43 of 79 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
48
14 of them more than once
First title
Mar 1, 2019
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Opponents faced
1,693
finished ahead 3,189 times, behind 2,357
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 10th perfect 180 Mission Farms - King of the Farm
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20253 milestones
- 50th tracked contest 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- Career-best overall score708.5372 Pigs & Peaches
- Peak power rating (1709) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
20243 milestones
- 10th category win Smoke on the Falls
- 5th perfect 180 Smoke on the Falls
- First Reserve Championship 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
20222 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival
- 5th Grand Championship Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival
20202 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Hawgin On Lanier
- 10th tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
20197 milestones
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First Grand Championship Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First state championship Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Biggest field won (62 teams) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n Ribville
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3656 Rock'n Ribville
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| +18.2 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | Oct 14, 2022 |
| +16.6 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 26, 2019 |
| +16.1 | Hawgin On Lanier | Aug 2, 2019 |
| +15.3 | Smokin' Bike Fest | May 31, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | Jan 9, 2026 |
| -14.4 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 14, 2025 |
| -12.4 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 3, 2026 |
| -12.3 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -10.9 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | Nov 20, 2020 |
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 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 50% | top 39% | 98.2% | 95.9% |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 50% | top 34% | 98.4% | 96% |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 85% | top 24% | 98.1% | 96.3% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 55% | top 37% | 97.3% | 95% |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 88% | top 31% | 97.9% | 95.5% |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43% | top 51% | 95.6% | 93.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 60% | 95.5% | 94% |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 100% | top 8% | 98.3% | 94.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 59 / 99 (685.0396) | 17 (176.0228) | 53 (171.9772) | 78 (167.3712) | 72 (169.6684) |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Townsend, TN | 4 / 30 (693.6112) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (170.8228) | 19 (167.3712) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 7 / 29 (693.0744) | 10 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9888) | 11 (171.9656) | 1 (176) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 12 / 41 (688.5028) | 6 (176.0228) | 7 (175.4288) | 24 (168.5256) | 18 (168.5256) |
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 6 / 75 (694.8000) | 8 (176.5600) | 23 (172.5600) | 43 (168.5372) | 6 (177.1428) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 3 / 29 (695.3600) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (172.5600) | 19 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7028) |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 54 / 82 (689.0168) | 17 (177.7028) | 63 (170.8112) | 61 (170.8228) | 58 (169.6800) |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 67 / 117 (683.3144) | 93 (168.5256) | 56 (171.9888) | 60 (170.8344) | 47 (171.9656) |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 34 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 28 (174.8572) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 1 / 42 (706.8344) | 1 (180) | 19 (170.8228) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (177.1544) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 26 / 36 (683.8740) | 18 (173.1200) | 28 (167.9656) | 31 (167.3828) | 13 (175.4056) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 35 / 125 (690.2172) | 19 (176.5716) | 57 (170.8228) | 103 (165.6800) | 16 (177.1428) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 28 / 44 (681.0288) | 16 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4288) | 20 (170.8344) | 40 (160.5028) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 11 / 33 (691.3256) | 19 (171.9772) | 1 (180) | 19 (169.6684) | 23 (169.6800) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 28 / 38 (686.1828) | 22 (173.1200) | 25 (170.8228) | 13 (174.8572) | 32 (167.3828) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 41 / 56 (677.5656) | 28 (171.9656) | 34 (171.9772) | 54 (159.3484) | 14 (174.2744) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 13 / 32 (691.3140) | 11 (173.1084) | 13 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 3 / 36 (695.9432) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4288) | 19 (170.8228) | 16 (170.8344) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 1 / 27 (708.5372) | 1 (180) | 10 (173.1200) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 25 / 66 (686.7772) | 33 (169.1200) | 38 (169.6800) | 22 (172.5600) | 11 (175.4172) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 6 / 42 (697.0744) | 3 (178.8572) | 24 (169.6800) | 16 (174.2744) | 10 (174.2628) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 34 / 70 (692.4912) | 11 (177.7028) | 42 (171.9656) | 44 (171.9656) | 39 (170.8572) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 79 / 106 (678.1368) | 73 (170.2512) | 95 (167.3828) | 43 (173.1200) | 75 (167.3828) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 14 / 32 (684.4456) | 12 (174.2744) | 22 (167.3828) | 15 (169.6684) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 2 / 31 (705.0856) | 5 (177.7028) | 12 (174.2628) | 9 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 21 / 100 (694.7888) | 18 (176.5600) | 49 (169.6916) | 20 (175.4172) | 29 (173.1200) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 45 (683.3372) | 18 (174.2628) | 18 (172) | 36 (165.0972) | 17 (171.9772) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 6 / 38 (694.7772) | 14 (174.2628) | 14 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5600) | 17 (170.8344) |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 26 / 58 (685.6344) | 19 (174.2628) | 44 (165.6916) | 16 (173.7144) | 17 (171.9656) |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 5 / 59 (694.8344) | 29 (171.4056) | 11 (174.2628) | 13 (174.3088) | 9 (174.8572) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 23 / 33 (677.5772) | 3 (176.5600) | 31 (159.3716) | 21 (167.3828) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 3 / 26 (700.4912) | 2 (180) | 10 (171.9656) | 8 (175.4056) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 5 / 76 (701.0856) | 7 (177.7028) | 1 (180) | 40 (170.2628) | 26 (173.1200) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 10 / 33 (694.2172) | 4 (176.5600) | 20 (168.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (173.7028) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 38 / 81 (693.6228) | 31 (175.4056) | 65 (168.5372) | 42 (173.1200) | 18 (176.5600) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 2 / 118 (706.2516) | 4 (180) | 23 (174.2628) | 5 (178.8572) | 39 (173.1316) |
| May 10, 2024 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 4 / 42 (696.5028) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (171.9772) | 13 (172.5600) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 4 / 34 (693.6460) | 5 (177.7144) | 18 (169.6800) | 7 (174.2744) | 12 (171.9772) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 4 / 31 (698.2172) | 5 (177.7028) | 20 (168.5372) | 12 (171.9772) | 1 (180) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 93 (696.5372) | 50 (170.8572) | 40 (169.6800) | 4 (178.2972) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 59 (677.5772) | 41 (168.5256) | 48 (161.6688) | 28 (169.6684) | 2 (177.7144) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 14 / 60 (691.9084) | 19 (173.7028) | 15 (175.4172) | 25 (171.9656) | 27 (170.8228) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 5 / 29 (694.7656) | 8 (173.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 15 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 63 / 211 (688.5028) | 62 (174.8572) | 131 (169.6800) | 139 (168.5484) | 29 (175.4172) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 312 / 487 (662.1372) | 262 (167.9772) | 317 (165.0972) | 323 (163.9772) | 287 (165.0856) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 4 / 25 (700.4912) | 6 (178.8572) | 18 (169.6684) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 5 / 27 (697.0856) | 12 (172.5600) | 6 (176.5716) | 16 (167.9540) | 2 (180) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 45 / 76 (670.0908) | 47 (165.0856) | 40 (167.9540) | 38 (167.3828) | 31 (169.6684) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 13 / 27 (678.1712) | 8 (173.1200) | 19 (163.3828) | 25 (162.8112) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 5 / 32 (694.7772) | 11 (173.1200) | 1 (180) | 8 (174.2628) | 20 (167.3944) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 49 / 80 (671.9200) | 67 (166.2400) | 69 (159.4400) | 4 (178.8572) | 44 (167.3828) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 37 / 65 (672.9712) | 36 (168.5256) | 18 (171.9772) | 50 (163.9312) | 31 (168.5372) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 1 / 51 (705.1200) | 14 (176) | 18 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 6 / 30 (695.3484) | 18 (169.1084) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 6 / 30 (691.9084) | 8 (175.4056) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (173.7028) | 18 (166.2400) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 9 / 30 (691.3484) | 10 (173.7028) | 18 (170.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | 10 (172.5600) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 20 / 49 (686.8000) | 12 (175.4056) | 45 (160.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (172) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 16 / 25 (665.0284) | 24 (159.3828) | 19 (163.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (170.8456) |
| May 13, 2022 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 4 / 42 (691.9200) | 6 (176) | 7 (173.1200) | 5 (174.2744) | 25 (168.5256) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 45 / 73 (671.2912) | 32 (170.8228) | 39 (168.5372) | 22 (171.9884) | 55 (159.9428) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 19 / 28 (673.0056) | 18 (168.5256) | 24 (163.9772) | 12 (169.6800) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 21 / 27 (666.1372) | 23 (164.5256) | 19 (169.6916) | 14 (167.9772) | 20 (163.9428) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 6 / 26 (688.4800) | 11 (170.2628) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (180) | 17 (165.0972) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 9 / 39 (685.0972) | 23 (169.6800) | 16 (171.4172) | 21 (166.2628) | 1 (177.7372) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 14 / 32 (678.7544) | 13 (170.2744) | 7 (173.1200) | 12 (170.8344) | 23 (164.5256) |
| May 14, 2021 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 27 / 42 (663.8400) | 21 (168.5256) | 30 (162.8000) | 30 (164.5372) | 18 (167.9772) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 44 / 81 (663.8396) | 57 (162.8228) | 54 (163.3828) | 47 (166.2284) | 22 (171.4056) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 30 / 40 (674.1828) | 13 (173.7028) | 20 (171.4172) | 18 (170.8572) | 37 (158.2056) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 39 / 54 (681.0172) | 10 (177.7028) | 22 (173.1316) | 44 (167.3828) | 49 (162.8000) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 31 / 46 (664.4228) | 24 (169.6800) | 43 (154.8000) | 18 (169.6800) | 21 (170.2628) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 13 / 55 (687.3368) | 34 (168.5484) | 25 (169.6684) | 1 (180) | 24 (169.1200) |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA | 10 / 35 (487.9656) | 14 (158.8228) | 1 (173.7028) | 16 (155.4400) | — |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA | 1 / 45 (514.8576) | 6 (168.5716) | 1 (177.1544) | 4 (169.1316) | — |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA | 1 / 31 (353.7144) | 2 (176) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 1 / 33 (338.2744) | 4 (171.4056) | 5 (166.8688) | 6 (161.6800) | — |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 62 (512.5372) | 3 (171.4400) | 1 (174.8572) | 7 (166.2400) | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA | 24 / 33 (648.3656) | 26 (159.3600) | 24 (163.9772) | 25 (160.5028) | 16 (164.5256) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.