The heartbreaker
0.5712
points from the title
Came within 0.5712 points of the Grand Championship at Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout (2022-03-19).
Bushmaster BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1787
peak 1819 · rated over 87 contests ⓘ
Best runs
12
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
115
in the data
First seen
2018-08-24
latest 2026-02-27
Best ToY finish
#13
Master 2022
Grand champs
11
12 reserve
Category wins
32
72 podiums
Overall top-10s
60
of 115 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
12 🔥
Current form
682.67 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 687.26 (-4.60)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.34 · weakest Pork (170.76)
Road miles
53,922
mi across 115 mapped stops · furthest 2378 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$1292K
listed at 84 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
11 🏅
GCs in 87 state-championship entries
Master avg
687.26 / 720
103 Master contests · 11 GCs
Storylines (22 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Among the elite
#131
of 6,413 rated teams
In the top 2% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1787 puts them #131 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.
- rating 1787
- peak 1819
- 87 rated contests
The 180 club
12
perfect 180s
12 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.
- Brisket ×5
- Chicken ×3
- Pork ×3
- Pork Ribs ×1
Against the odds
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2019-05-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS.
Giant slayer
44
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 44-team field at Montana Pitmaster Classic.
- 2023-08-25
Happy hunting ground
2×
Grand Championships here
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 6 visits.
- 6 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 18%
Multi-meat days
5
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 5 times — the best of them 3 category wins at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews (2024-08-09).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
They almost always walk
80%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 92 of 115 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 115 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
709.1200
career-best overall
98.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 709.1200 at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews — 98.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-08-09
State champions
11
state championships won
They've taken 11 state championships from 87 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 87 state-championship entries
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bushmaster BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2023
5 Grand Championships
2023 was the year it came together: 33 contests, 5 Grand Championships and 11 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.
- 33 contests
- 19 overall top-10s
- 11 category wins
- average top 29%
A tough matchup
38–9
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 81% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 38 of their 47 shared contests.
The drought
12
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews on 2024-08-09 — 12 contests and 2.1 years ago.
- last GC 2024-08-09
- 2.1 years ago
A strong matchup
23–3
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 88% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of UNCLE J'S in 23 of their 26 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
33 of 47
shared chicken entries lost
GETTIN' BASTED ahead 70% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 33 of 47 shared chicken entries.
Always the bridesmaid
12
reserve championships
Runner-up for the whole thing 12 times against 11 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.
- 11 Grand Championships
- 115 contests
Looking over their shoulder
4×
one call behind them
CHUNKY BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
A June team
Top 16%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 16% across 13 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.
- 13 June contests
- top 29% the rest of the year
The long haul
53,922
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 53,922 miles across 115 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,378 miles to Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN).
- 115 mapped stops
- furthest 2,378 mi
The metronome
±1.39%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 95.5% of a perfect score
- 115 contests
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2021 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 1st
Record book — 1 held (1 in the KCBS record book)
Where this team stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on. Rebuilt nightly, so beating one shows up here the next morning.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
#132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 93
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1806
15–13 in 28 shared contests (54% to Bushmaster BBQ)
These two have cooked 28 of the same contests — Bushmaster BBQ ahead 15–13 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 123
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1803
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Bushmaster BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1799
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Bushmaster BBQ has cooked, 63 to 115, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 102
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1830
3–7 in 10 shared contests (30% to Bushmaster BBQ)
They've been 1830 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1819
8–5 in 13 shared contests (62% to Bushmaster BBQ)
Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 105 contests, alongside a 49% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 132
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1822
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Bushmaster BBQ)
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Bushmaster BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 47 | 9 | 38 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 40 | 23 | 17 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 39 | 17 | 22 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 37 | 20 | 17 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 35 | 24 | 11 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 35 | 10 | 25 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 34 | 10 | 24 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 33 | 17 | 16 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 32 | 15 | 17 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ | 31 | 18 | 13 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 30 | 10 | 20 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 29 | 21 | 8 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 29 | 7 | 22 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 106 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5256 | 172.34 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 113 | 63 | 9 | 27 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0628 | 172.29 | top 31% |
| Pork | 106 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 170.76 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 105 | 55 | 10 | 20 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2400 | 171.57 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 22 | 3 | top 15% |
| KS | 20 | 0 | top 37% |
| MT | 6 | 2 | top 8% |
| OK | 6 | 0 | top 45% |
| AZ | 5 | 1 | top 21% |
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 56% |
| UT | 5 | 1 | top 25% |
| VA | 4 | 1 | top 33% |
| NE | 4 | 1 | top 18% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
| WY | 4 | 2 | top 13% |
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| CA | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 54 | 10 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 45 | 1 | top 34% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 6 | 1 | 2 | top 18% | 2025-04-25 |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 58% | 2025-10-10 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 70 | 0 | top 29% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 9% | 2023-09-27 |
| Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 9% | 2022-06-04 |
| Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 19% | 2024-08-09 |
| Montana BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 10% | 2024-06-07 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 29% | 2023-04-29 |
| Western Legends BBQ Contest | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 21% | 2022-09-09 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 22% | 2023-07-22 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 65 | 0 | top 68% | 2023-04-07 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 9% | 2022-06-10 |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.5 yrs
2018-08-24 → 2026-02-27
Busiest season
2023
33 contests · 5 GCs
Contests a season
12.8
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
23 of 115 contests · 22 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
85
12 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
113 entries · 9 wins · 63 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 172.34 · weakest Pork (170.76)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 92 of 115 contests
Overall top-10 rate
52%
60 of 115 contests
Wins it all
10%
11 Grand Championships · 12 reserve
First title
2019-05-10
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
Best top-10 run
12
straight contests
Master average
687.26
out of 720 · 103 contests · 11 GCs
Perfect 180s
12
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
2,282
5,217–2,390 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
53,922
115 mapped stops · furthest 2,378 mi
Schedule strength
1601
average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$1,291,650
listed at 84 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
11
from 87 state-championship entries
Power rating
1787
peak 1819 · #131 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First call *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2172 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall top-10 Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival
- 2019
- First category win (Chicken) Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
- First overall podium Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
- First multi-meat day Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
- First Grand Championship Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- First state championship Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- First Reserve Championship San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- 2020
- 10th tracked contest Beats, Brews, & BBQ
- 2021
- 25th tracked contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge
- 2022
- 10th category win Montana BBQ Cook-off
- 50th tracked contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- 5th perfect 180 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- 2023
- 5th Grand Championship SJV Winter Rub
- Peak power rating (1819) Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- 10th perfect 180 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Biggest field won (44 teams) Montana Pitmaster Classic
- 25th category win Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 2024
- 10th Grand Championship Montana BBQ Cookoff
- 100th tracked contest Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score709.1200 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
- 2026
- Most recent contest BBQ & Brew Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 2019-08-02 |
| +16.6 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-05-10 |
| +15.7 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | 2020-08-14 |
| +15.4 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 | 2019-03-15 |
| +12.7 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 | 2021-10-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.6 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 | 2022-01-21 |
| -14.8 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2023-07-29 |
| -11.7 | Smoke in the Spring | 2023-04-07 |
| -10.9 | Smokin on the Route | 2023-07-28 |
| -9.2 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 2023-09-02 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 52% | 95.8% | 94.9% |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 69% | top 31% | 98.5% | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 79% | top 29% | 97.9% | 95.8% |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 92% | top 22% | 98.1% | 95.3% |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 74% | top 25% | 98.1% | 95.5% |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 75% | top 40% | 96.8% | 94.6% |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 83% | top 17% | 96.3% | 95.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 94.2% | 93.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 13 / 25 (681.0168) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (171.4056) | 21 (167.3828) | 20 (165.6684) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 77 / 90 (671.9312) | 72 (166.8572) | 39 (173.1200) | 85 (161.7028) | 49 (170.2512) |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY | 20 / 47 (689.6344) | 7 (176.5600) | 31 (168.5372) | 18 (173.1200) | 25 (171.4172) |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Port Jervis, NY | 27 / 34 (679.3260) | 24 (170.2628) | 17 (171.9772) | 17 (173.1316) | 31 (163.9544) |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 14 / 30 (685.7144) | 21 (170.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 30 (161.1428) | 4 (175.4400) |
| 2025-04-25 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 8 / 30 (679.3140) | 6 (174.2628) | 4 (174.8572) | 26 (162.2284) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 16 / 48 (677.6456) | 5 (175.4056) | 3 (178.2972) | 21 (169.7028) | 35 (154.2400) |
| 2025-01-24 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco, 61101 | — | 2 (173.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Play Jaco, 61101 | — | — | 2 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 99 / 169 (682.7544) | 123 (168.5372) | 18 (176.5716) | 109 (169.6800) | 123 (167.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 2 / 444 (706.8344) | 73 (176.0000) | 60 (175.4172) | 2 (180.0000) | 34 (175.4172) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 44 / 87 (679.9312) | 14 (174.8456) | 31 (173.1200) | 54 (167.9772) | 66 (163.9884) |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 1 / 29 (709.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 5 / 16 (686.8344) | 6 (173.1316) | 7 (172.0000) | 4 (176.0228) | 11 (165.6800) |
| 2024-06-28 | The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 2 / 25 (694.7996) | 3 (174.2628) | 7 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2856) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 13 / 29 (685.6344) | 8 (176.5600) | 19 (168.5372) | 21 (167.3828) | 6 (173.1544) |
| 2024-06-07 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 1 / 28 (703.9772) | 4 (177.7028) | 1 (177.1544) | 1 (177.1428) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 52 / 81 (689.0284) | 33 (175.4056) | 29 (174.2744) | 74 (167.3712) | 45 (171.9772) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 53 / 118 (684.5144) | 19 (176.5600) | 43 (172.0116) | 111 (161.6684) | 29 (174.2744) |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 13 / 29 (676.4684) | 21 (165.0972) | 9 (172.0000) | 5 (173.7028) | 19 (165.6684) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 4 / 25 (690.2288) | 4 (171.9888) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (169.1200) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 17 / 58 (685.6344) | 23 (173.1200) | 19 (172.5716) | 36 (165.6684) | 6 (174.2744) |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 8 / 17 (693.6112) | 11 (171.9656) | 11 (171.9656) | 8 (171.9656) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 5 / 19 (693.0512) | 9 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (176.0116) | 7 (170.8112) |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 30 / 81 (683.3596) | 23 (172.0000) | 36 (172.5600) | 46 (169.1312) | 45 (169.6684) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 24 / 73 (681.0628) | 46 (167.3828) | 16 (173.7028) | 28 (170.2972) | 36 (169.6800) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 201 / 487 (677.6340) | 437 (156.5256) | 64 (174.8572) | 101 (173.1428) | 85 (173.1084) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 19 / 211 (695.9656) | 80 (173.1200) | 7 (178.8572) | 80 (172.5828) | 85 (171.4056) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 3 / 73 (701.0972) | 9 (176.5600) | 18 (172.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot 🏅 Yorkville, IL | 9 / 18 (686.2400) | 15 (168.5372) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (165.1200) | 4 (176.0228) |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 5 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 13 / 34 (678.2056) | 9 (171.9772) | 2 (176.0000) | 18 (169.1428) | 29 (161.0856) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 1 / 44 (705.2116) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (176.5944) | 14 (170.8800) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 51 / 62 (685.0168) | 40 (174.2628) | 26 (174.2628) | 49 (169.1200) | 56 (167.3712) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 55 / 90 (681.6000) | 14 (176.5600) | 29 (174.2744) | 79 (163.3828) | 62 (167.3828) |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 21 / 27 (679.8740) | 24 (165.0856) | 19 (169.7028) | 16 (170.8228) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 15 / 29 (684.4572) | 19 (168.5372) | 18 (170.8344) | 18 (170.8228) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 28 (695.9660) | 15 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5716) | 10 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2972) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | 10 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 8 / 31 (689.0512) | 13 (174.2628) | 12 (172.0000) | 11 (173.1200) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 3 / 39 (690.8000) | 33 (165.6800) | 1 (179.4400) | 17 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 9 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 7 / 35 (686.7428) | 27 (163.9428) | 6 (174.2744) | 6 (175.4056) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 7 / 42 (687.9312) | 26 (164.5372) | 3 (173.7028) | 7 (174.2856) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2023-06-09 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 6 / 36 (690.8000) | 7 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8344) | 7 (174.2856) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 5 / 37 (694.2628) | 19 (170.8228) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (172.0228) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 1 / 30 (702.8456) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (174.2856) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 4 / 23 (701.6800) | 13 (172.0000) | 7 (176.5600) | 12 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 8 / 35 (695.9084) | 2 (177.7028) | 24 (167.3828) | 10 (174.2628) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 10 / 19 (680.4800) | 6 (173.1200) | 15 (165.6800) | 13 (166.2400) | 1 (175.4400) |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 1 / 20 (701.6684) | 8 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (172.5484) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 68 / 103 (670.6968) | 37 (173.1200) | 77 (163.9428) | 56 (169.1084) | 73 (164.5256) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 1 / 32 (702.8116) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 23 (162.8116) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 1 / 31 (694.7884) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (170.2628) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 39 / 61 (685.0284) | 42 (170.8228) | 33 (171.9772) | 16 (176.0000) | 52 (166.2284) |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 24 / 91 (686.1944) | 63 (169.1200) | 77 (163.9428) | 15 (175.4172) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO | 3 / 31 (689.6800) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (173.7144) | 6 (172.0000) | 14 (169.7028) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 12 / 32 (675.3024) | 10 (170.8112) | 7 (171.9656) | 23 (165.7028) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2022-10-07 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 1 / 29 (690.1712) | 7 (171.9656) | 2 (175.4056) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 2 / 249 (706.2628) | 19 (177.7028) | 7 (178.2972) | 133 (170.2628) | 5 (180.0000) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 162 / 505 (678.1828) | 222 (168.5372) | 151 (171.4056) | 352 (162.8228) | 37 (175.4172) |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 1 / 31 (695.9544) | 14 (171.4056) | 3 (175.4172) | 11 (171.4288) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 2 / 45 (696.5372) | 33 (165.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 11 / 28 (685.0744) | 6 (174.8800) | 24 (162.8000) | 13 (171.9772) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 7 / 29 (685.6348) | 9 (174.2744) | 8 (169.6916) | 7 (171.9772) | 6 (169.6916) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 12 / 35 (682.7656) | 18 (167.4056) | 29 (162.8000) | 10 (173.1200) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2022-07-30 | Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 3 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 3 / 28 (691.9200) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (166.2284) | 4 (174.2744) | 1 (177.1544) |
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 2 / 26 (697.0744) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2744) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 3 / 27 (688.5028) | 12 (162.8228) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (169.1200) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 2 / 34 (689.6340) | 17 (169.6684) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (173.1428) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 5 / 33 (678.7652) | 21 (167.3712) | 7 (171.9656) | 16 (165.7256) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 5 / 33 (681.0624) | 12 (170.2628) | 16 (166.8456) | 4 (174.8456) | 11 (169.1084) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 21 / 77 (688.4684) | 10 (176.5600) | 10 (174.2744) | 38 (167.9656) | 24 (169.6684) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 8 / 29 (682.7544) | 8 (171.9772) | 25 (159.9544) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2022-03-19 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX | 2 / 17 (678.2056) | 1 (172.5600) | 4 (169.1084) | 5 (166.8344) | 3 (169.7028) |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA | 3 / 25 (697.0512) | 10 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA | 27 / 30 (648.9828) | 27 (160.5484) | 28 (157.0628) | 26 (159.3944) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 3 / 59 (691.9772) | 33 (167.9656) | 8 (172.5716) | 3 (178.2972) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 4 / 92 (702.2512) | 14 (177.7028) | 10 (177.7028) | 21 (174.8800) | 45 (171.9656) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 68 / 111 (674.7316) | 52 (170.8344) | 58 (168.5256) | 90 (165.6916) | 48 (169.6800) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 36 (159.3600) | — |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 24 / 33 (679.8856) | 26 (170.2744) | 23 (168.5372) | 27 (166.2284) | 10 (174.8456) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 21 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 25 / 41 (682.2168) | 23 (170.8456) | 6 (175.4172) | 8 (174.8456) | 39 (161.1084) |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 5 / 26 (685.6344) | 21 (165.1200) | 3 (175.4288) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 1 / 27 (693.0740) | 4 (175.4056) | 16 (166.8228) | 1 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2856) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 70 / 467 (680.4912) | 162 (169.1200) | 96 (171.9884) | 211 (166.2400) | 49 (173.1428) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 34 / 185 (691.4860) | 18 (177.1428) | 18 (177.1428) | 31 (174.8916) | 155 (162.3088) |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 7 / 25 (691.4172) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5944) | 9 (173.1200) | 13 (167.4400) |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 10 / 26 (676.5028) | 6 (176.0000) | 5 (167.9656) | 14 (165.7144) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 2 / 42 (680.5028) | 21 (167.3828) | 5 (173.7028) | 4 (174.2744) | 19 (165.1428) |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 9 / 26 (689.6456) | 8 (173.7028) | 6 (174.2744) | 2 (178.2972) | 22 (163.3712) |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 4 / 27 (702.2284) | 8 (175.4056) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (176.5600) | 5 (177.1428) |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest Dodge City, KS | — | — | 6 (171.4516) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 2 / 27 (706.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7372) | 10 (171.9772) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2021-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO | 2 / 33 (690.1712) | 5 (173.1200) | 2 (169.6684) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (167.3828) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 6 / 35 (670.2856) | 24 (161.7028) | 2 (172.5828) | 12 (168.0344) | 5 (167.9656) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 55 / 94 (682.8344) | 28 (173.7028) | 24 (173.7260) | 33 (173.7028) | 91 (161.7028) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 65 / 93 (665.0856) | 27 (172.0228) | 35 (169.7144) | 63 (165.7028) | 78 (157.6456) |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 6 / 36 (693.1084) | 8 (174.8572) | 2 (176.5944) | 12 (171.9884) | 21 (169.6684) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 42 / 56 (671.9312) | 5 (177.7028) | 49 (162.8456) | 20 (172.5600) | 52 (158.8228) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 21 / 56 (681.7144) | 33 (168.5600) | 2 (177.1544) | 9 (174.2972) | 47 (161.7028) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 2 / 42 (697.2000) | 1 (178.8800) | 17 (170.2972) | 1 (178.8572) | 14 (169.1656) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 22 / 55 (675.9428) | 3 (177.1428) | 39 (162.2628) | 47 (162.8344) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 11 / 53 (680.4800) | 24 (170.2628) | 39 (162.8344) | 25 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO | 9 / 46 (680.4684) | 4 (174.8456) | 10 (170.2744) | 22 (165.6800) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 33 / 135 (690.8228) | 22 (176.0000) | 34 (173.1200) | 121 (163.3828) | 8 (178.3200) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 178 / 468 (667.9424) | 320 (161.1084) | 209 (166.2856) | 153 (169.1084) | 94 (171.4400) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 2 / 54 (693.6684) | 13 (173.7028) | 10 (172.5600) | 18 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2019-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 1 / 28 (691.4056) | 4 (174.8456) | 4 (173.1772) | 6 (168.5372) | 1 (174.8456) |
| 2019-03-15 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM | 3 / 21 (693.6916) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (163.9772) | 5 (173.1544) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2018-10-19 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO | 10 / 48 (673.6456) | 2 (176.5828) | 31 (160.5372) | 27 (163.9772) | 5 (172.5484) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 12 / 54 (678.2172) | 25 (165.1316) | 11 (171.4056) | 20 (166.8344) | 4 (174.8456) |
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 ↗ | Master | #821 (110 pts) | #640 (225 pts) | #833 (135 pts) | #940 (70 pts) | #917 (75 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #436 (450 pts) | #268 (832 pts) | #245 (1017 pts) | #607 (285 pts) | #467 (440 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #61 (1821 pts) | #91 (1506 pts) | #80 (1601 pts) | #57 (1676 pts) | #150 (1211 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #14 (2429 pts) | #30 (2066 pts) | #5 (2526 pts) | #48 (1772 pts) | #5 (2487 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #13 (2551 pts) | #57 (1754 pts) | #29 (2116 pts) | #43 (1830 pts) | #9 (2422 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #41 (2017 pts) | #87 (1507 pts) | #26 (2106 pts) | #38 (1931 pts) | #93 (1509 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #131 (840 pts) | #90 (1045 pts) | #122 (860 pts) | #140 (820 pts) | #125 (835 pts) |