Bushmaster BBQ

Bushmaster BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 117 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. They have won 11 Grand Championships, most recently at the Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 12 times. They are ranked #144 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

most perfect 180s in one day

Power ranking

#144

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1780

peak 1819 · rated over 89 contests19 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

117

in the data

First seen

Aug 24, 2018

latest Oct 17, 2026 · 8.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#13

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

12 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

72 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 117 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

709.1200 / 720

Master · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Perfect 180s

12 🔥

Current form

688.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 687.38 (+1.35)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±10.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 172.33 · weakest Pork (170.98)

Road miles

54,397

across 117 mapped stops · furthest 2,378 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$1.37M

listed at 86 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

11 🏅

won from 87 state-championship entries

Master avg

687.38 / 720

105 Master contests · 11 GCs

Storylines (21 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5712 points from the title

Came within 0.5712 points of the Grand Championship at Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout (Mar 19, 2022).

Among the elite

#144 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 2% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1780 puts them #144 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1780
peak 1819
89 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 (May 10, 2019) 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.

Aug 25, 2023

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 (Aug 9, 2024).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

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They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 94 of 117 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 117 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
Aug 9, 2024

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

4× one call ahead of them

POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP has finished one call ahead of Bushmaster BBQ 4 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

40–9 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 82% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 40 of their 49 shared contests.

The drought

14 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews on Aug 9, 2024 — 14 contests and 2.2 years ago.

last GC Aug 9, 2024
2.2 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.

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
117 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

54,397 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 54,397 miles across 117 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,378 miles to Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN).

117 mapped stops
furthest 2,378 mi

The metronome

±1.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.4% of a perfect score
117 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

Holds 1 KCBS record (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.

🥇 💯 Most perfect 180s in one day 3 180s at a single contest · Brisket, Chicken, Pork Ribs · Mar 10, 2023 · shared with at least 9 others

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	#941 (110 pts)	#705 (225 pts)	#931 (135 pts)	#1077 (70 pts)	#1064 (75 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#436 (450 pts)	#268 (832 pts)	#245 (1,017 pts)	#607 (285 pts)	#467 (440 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#61 (1,821 pts)	#91 (1,506 pts)	#80 (1,601 pts)	#57 (1,676 pts)	#150 (1,211 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#14 (2,429 pts)	#30 (2,066 pts)	#5 (2,526 pts)	#48 (1,772 pts)	#5 (2,487 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#13 (2,551 pts)	#57 (1,754 pts)	#29 (2,116 pts)	#43 (1,830 pts)	#9 (2,422 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#41 (2,017 pts)	#87 (1,507 pts)	#26 (2,106 pts)	#38 (1,931 pts)	#93 (1,509 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#131 (840 pts)	#90 (1,045 pts)	#122 (860 pts)	#140 (820 pts)	#125 (835 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Bushmaster BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ

#143 of the rated field

1780 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 14
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1780

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Bushmaster BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Bushmaster BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026
on a 9-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE

#147 of the rated field

1778 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1778

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bushmaster BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 85 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 85 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ

#145 of the rated field

1779 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1814

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Bushmaster BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Bushmaster BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 73 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Bocephus BBQ

#148 of the rated field

1778 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1778

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Bushmaster BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Bushmaster BBQ has cooked, 64 to 117, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ

#146 of the rated field

1778 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 88%
Peak: 1783

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Bushmaster BBQ)

Their rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 56 contests, alongside a 88% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2025
on a 12-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

ELJEFE SMOKE

#150 of the rated field

1777 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 106
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1777

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Bushmaster BBQ)

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Bushmaster BBQ's first contest.

rated over 99 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	49	9	40	18%	⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	42	24	18	57%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	41	18	23	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
Brinkerhoff BBQ	31	22	9	71%	⚔ compare
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ	31	18	13	58%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	31	7	24	23%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	30	22	8	73%	⚔ compare
Piggin' Whiskey	30	15	15	50%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	30	10	20	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	108	49	8	15	180 🔥	156.5256	172.31	top 37%
Pork Ribs	115	64	9	27	180 🔥	157.0628	172.33	top 31%
Pork	105	45	5	10	180 🔥	159.3944	170.98	top 40%
Brisket	107	55	10	20	180 🔥	154.2400	171.62	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	0	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	56	10	top 24%
Large (40+)	45	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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%
NM	4	0	top 37%
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%
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%

Repeat visits (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%	Apr 25, 2025
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	3	30	0	top 58%	Oct 10, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	3	2	0	top 9%	Sep 27, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	70	0	top 29%	Sep 27, 2023
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	3	2	0	top 9%	Jun 4, 2022
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2	1	1	top 19%	Aug 9, 2024
Montana BBQ Cookoff	2	1	1	top 10%	Jun 7, 2024
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 29%	Apr 29, 2023
Western Legends BBQ Contest	2	1	1	top 21%	Sep 9, 2022
All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2)	2	6	0	top 44%	Oct 17, 2026
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	2	5	0	top 22%	Jul 22, 2023
Smoke in the Spring	2	65	0	top 68%	Apr 7, 2023
Montana BBQ Cook-off	2	2	0	top 9%	Jun 10, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 33 contests · 5 GCs

Contests a season 13 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 23 of 117 contests · 22 states in all

Contests visited 86 13 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 115 entries · 9 wins · 64 calls

First title May 10, 2019 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

Opponents faced 2,293 finished ahead 5,256 times, behind 2,418

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Oct 17 Most recent contest All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2)

20243 milestones

Jun 7 10th Grand Championship Montana BBQ Cookoff
Jun 21 100th tracked contest Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship
Aug 9 Career-best overall score709.1200 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

20235 milestones

Jan 27 5th Grand Championship SJV Winter Rub
Jul 22 Peak power rating (1819) Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
Aug 25 10th perfect 180 Montana Pitmaster Classic
Aug 25 Biggest field won (44 teams) Montana Pitmaster Classic
Oct 27 25th category win Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20223 milestones

Jun 10 10th category win Montana BBQ Cook-off
Aug 19 50th tracked contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
Sep 29 5th perfect 180 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST

20211 milestone

Sep 4 25th tracked contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge

20201 milestone

Jun 12 10th tracked contest Beats, Brews, & BBQ

20197 milestones

Mar 15 First category win (Chicken) Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
Mar 15 First overall podium Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
Mar 15 First multi-meat day Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
Mar 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
May 10 First Grand Championship Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 First state championship Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 2 First Reserve Championship San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

20184 milestones

Aug 24 First tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 24 First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2172 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Oct 19 First overall top-10 Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 2, 2019
+16.6	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2019
+15.7	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival	Aug 14, 2020
+15.4	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2	Mar 15, 2019
+12.7	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1	Oct 1, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.6	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1	Jan 21, 2022
-14.8	The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2)	Jul 29, 2023
-12.8	All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2)	Oct 17, 2026
-11.7	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 7, 2023
-10.9	Smokin on the Route	Jul 28, 2023

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	3	0	1	0	100%	top 47%	97.5%	95.8%
2025	8	0	1	1	75%	top 52%	95.8%	94.5%
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
Oct 17, 2026	All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2) Sunland Park, NM	24 / 34 (685.6344)	34 (163.9544)	10 (175.4172)	15 (172.5600)	14 (173.7028)
Oct 16, 2026	All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1) Sunland Park, NM	6 / 35 (701.6800)	4 (177.7028)	11 (174.2744)	7 (175.4172)	11 (174.2856)
Feb 27, 2026	BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ	13 / 25 (681.0168)	3 (176.5600)	9 (171.4056)	21 (167.3828)	20 (165.6684)
Oct 10, 2025	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)
Aug 2, 2025	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)
Aug 1, 2025	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)
May 2, 2025	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)
Apr 25, 2025	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	8 / 30 (679.3140)	6 (174.2628)	4 (174.8572)	26 (162.2284)	13 (167.9656)
Mar 28, 2025	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	16 / 48 (677.6456)	5 (175.4056)	3 (178.2972)	21 (169.7028)	35 (154.2400)
Jan 24, 2025	Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Play Jaco	—	2 (173.7028)	—	—	—
Jan 24, 2025	Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Play Jaco	—	—	2 (175.4056)	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	2 / 444 (706.8344)	73 (176)	60 (175.4172)	2 (180)	34 (175.4172)
Oct 30, 2024	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)
Oct 11, 2024	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)
Aug 9, 2024	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	1 / 29 (709.1200)	1 (178.8572)	1 (179.4400)	1 (180)	11 (170.8228)
Jul 19, 2024	The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT	5 / 16 (686.8344)	6 (173.1316)	7 (172)	4 (176.0228)	11 (165.6800)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	2 / 25 (694.7996)	3 (174.2628)	7 (171.9656)	5 (174.2856)	5 (174.2856)
Jun 21, 2024	Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	13 / 29 (685.6344)	8 (176.5600)	19 (168.5372)	21 (167.3828)	6 (173.1544)
Jun 7, 2024	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	1 / 28 (703.9772)	4 (177.7028)	1 (177.1544)	1 (177.1428)	8 (171.9772)
May 25, 2024	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)
May 24, 2024	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)
May 10, 2024	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	13 / 29 (676.4684)	21 (165.0972)	9 (172)	5 (173.7028)	19 (165.6684)
Feb 23, 2024	Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ	4 / 25 (690.2288)	4 (171.9888)	1 (178.8572)	11 (169.1200)	14 (170.2628)
Jan 12, 2024	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)
Oct 28, 2023	Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA	8 / 17 (693.6112)	11 (171.9656)	11 (171.9656)	8 (171.9656)	4 (177.7144)
Oct 27, 2023	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)
Oct 27, 2023	Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA	—	—	1 (176.5716)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	30 / 81 (683.3596)	23 (172)	36 (172.5600)	46 (169.1312)	45 (169.6684)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	24 / 73 (681.0628)	46 (167.3828)	16 (173.7028)	28 (170.2972)	36 (169.6800)
Sep 27, 2023	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)
Sep 27, 2023	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)
Sep 22, 2023	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	3 / 73 (701.0972)	9 (176.5600)	18 (172.5600)	4 (177.7144)	7 (174.2628)
Sep 16, 2023	Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot 🏅 Yorkville, IL	9 / 18 (686.2400)	15 (168.5372)	2 (176.5600)	14 (165.1200)	4 (176.0228)
Sep 15, 2023	Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL	—	—	5 (174.8572)	—	—
Sep 2, 2023	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	13 / 34 (678.2056)	9 (171.9772)	2 (176)	18 (169.1428)	29 (161.0856)
Aug 25, 2023	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	1 / 44 (705.2116)	1 (180)	6 (176.5944)	14 (170.8800)	2 (177.7372)
Aug 12, 2023	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)
Aug 11, 2023	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)
Jul 29, 2023	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)
Jul 28, 2023	Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK	15 / 29 (684.4572)	19 (168.5372)	18 (170.8344)	18 (170.8228)	10 (174.2628)
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	5 / 28 (695.9660)	15 (173.1200)	4 (176.5716)	10 (171.9772)	6 (174.2972)
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO	—	—	10 (172.5600)	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	8 / 31 (689.0512)	13 (174.2628)	12 (172)	11 (173.1200)	14 (169.6684)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	3 / 39 (690.8000)	33 (165.6800)	1 (179.4400)	17 (169.1200)	3 (176.5600)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-of (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	9 (170.8344)	—	—
Jun 30, 2023	Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	7 / 35 (686.7428)	27 (163.9428)	6 (174.2744)	6 (175.4056)	8 (173.1200)
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	7 / 42 (687.9312)	26 (164.5372)	3 (173.7028)	7 (174.2856)	3 (175.4056)
Jun 9, 2023	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	6 / 36 (690.8000)	7 (175.4172)	13 (170.8344)	7 (174.2856)	14 (170.2628)
May 27, 2023	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)
May 12, 2023	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	1 / 30 (702.8456)	1 (178.8572)	2 (174.2856)	3 (176.5600)	5 (173.1428)
May 6, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	4 / 23 (701.6800)	13 (172)	7 (176.5600)	12 (173.1200)	1 (180)
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	8 / 35 (695.9084)	2 (177.7028)	24 (167.3828)	10 (174.2628)	7 (176.5600)
Apr 29, 2023	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)
Apr 28, 2023	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	1 / 20 (701.6684)	8 (176)	3 (175.4172)	6 (172.5484)	1 (177.7028)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	68 / 103 (670.6968)	37 (173.1200)	77 (163.9428)	56 (169.1084)	73 (164.5256)
Mar 10, 2023	BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ	1 / 32 (702.8116)	1 (180)	1 (180)	23 (162.8116)	1 (180)
Jan 27, 2023	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	1 / 31 (694.7884)	4 (173.1200)	1 (179.4400)	9 (170.2628)	7 (171.9656)
Nov 12, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	39 / 61 (685.0284)	42 (170.8228)	33 (171.9772)	16 (176)	52 (166.2284)
Nov 11, 2022	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)
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	3 / 31 (689.6800)	7 (174.2628)	4 (173.7144)	6 (172)	14 (169.7028)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	12 / 32 (675.3024)	10 (170.8112)	7 (171.9656)	23 (165.7028)	16 (166.8228)
Oct 7, 2022	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	1 / 29 (690.1712)	7 (171.9656)	2 (175.4056)	5 (173.1200)	9 (169.6800)
Sep 29, 2022	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)
Sep 29, 2022	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)
Sep 9, 2022	Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT	1 / 31 (695.9544)	14 (171.4056)	3 (175.4172)	11 (171.4288)	3 (177.7028)
Sep 3, 2022	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	2 / 45 (696.5372)	33 (165.1200)	1 (178.2972)	7 (174.2628)	2 (178.8572)
Aug 26, 2022	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)
Aug 19, 2022	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)
Aug 5, 2022	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	12 / 35 (682.7656)	18 (167.4056)	29 (162.8000)	10 (173.1200)	1 (179.4400)
Jul 30, 2022	Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib Castle Rock, CO	—	—	3 (172)	—	—
Jul 1, 2022	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	3 / 28 (691.9200)	6 (174.2628)	14 (166.2284)	4 (174.2744)	1 (177.1544)
Jun 24, 2022	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	2 / 26 (697.0744)	1 (178.8572)	6 (174.2628)	8 (174.2744)	11 (169.6800)
Jun 10, 2022	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	3 / 27 (688.5028)	12 (162.8228)	5 (176.5600)	8 (169.1200)	1 (180)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	2 / 34 (689.6340)	17 (169.6684)	10 (170.8228)	6 (173.1428)	4 (176)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	5 / 33 (678.7652)	21 (167.3712)	7 (171.9656)	16 (165.7256)	4 (173.7028)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	5 / 33 (681.0624)	12 (170.2628)	16 (166.8456)	4 (174.8456)	11 (169.1084)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	21 / 77 (688.4684)	10 (176.5600)	10 (174.2744)	38 (167.9656)	24 (169.6684)
Apr 8, 2022	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	8 / 29 (682.7544)	8 (171.9772)	25 (159.9544)	6 (173.1200)	2 (177.7028)
Mar 19, 2022	Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX	2 / 17 (678.2056)	1 (172.5600)	4 (169.1084)	5 (166.8344)	3 (169.7028)
Jan 22, 2022	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)
Jan 21, 2022	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)
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	3 / 59 (691.9772)	33 (167.9656)	8 (172.5716)	3 (178.2972)	6 (173.1428)
Nov 13, 2021	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)
Nov 11, 2021	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)
Nov 11, 2021	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2021	Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO	24 / 33 (679.8856)	26 (170.2744)	23 (168.5372)	27 (166.2284)	10 (174.8456)
Oct 30, 2021	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO	—	—	21 (166.2628)	—	—
Oct 29, 2021	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO	25 / 41 (682.2168)	23 (170.8456)	6 (175.4172)	8 (174.8456)	39 (161.1084)
Oct 2, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY	5 / 26 (685.6344)	21 (165.1200)	3 (175.4288)	4 (174.2628)	7 (170.8228)
Oct 1, 2021	Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	1 / 27 (693.0740)	4 (175.4056)	16 (166.8228)	1 (176.5600)	3 (174.2856)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Sep 16, 2021	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)
Sep 4, 2021	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)
Aug 20, 2021	Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT	10 / 26 (676.5028)	6 (176)	5 (167.9656)	14 (165.7144)	14 (166.8228)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	2 / 42 (680.5028)	21 (167.3828)	5 (173.7028)	4 (174.2744)	19 (165.1428)
Aug 1, 2021	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)
Jul 30, 2021	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)
Jul 30, 2021	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition - One Meat Rib Contest Dodge City, KS	—	—	6 (171.4516)	—	—
Jun 11, 2021	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	2 / 27 (706.2744)	2 (178.8572)	2 (177.7372)	10 (171.9772)	4 (177.7028)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	2 / 33 (690.1712)	5 (173.1200)	2 (169.6684)	1 (180)	12 (167.3828)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	6 / 35 (670.2856)	24 (161.7028)	2 (172.5828)	12 (168.0344)	5 (167.9656)
Nov 13, 2020	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	55 / 94 (682.8344)	28 (173.7028)	24 (173.7260)	—	91 (161.7028)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	65 / 93 (665.0856)	27 (172.0228)	35 (169.7144)	63 (165.7028)	78 (157.6456)
Oct 9, 2020	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	6 / 36 (693.1084)	8 (174.8572)	2 (176.5944)	12 (171.9884)	21 (169.6684)
Sep 19, 2020	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)
Sep 18, 2020	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)
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	2 / 42 (697.2000)	1 (178.8800)	17 (170.2972)	1 (178.8572)	14 (169.1656)
Jun 12, 2020	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	22 / 55 (675.9428)	3 (177.1428)	39 (162.2628)	—	6 (173.7028)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	11 / 53 (680.4800)	24 (170.2628)	39 (162.8344)	25 (167.3828)	1 (180)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	9 / 46 (680.4684)	4 (174.8456)	10 (170.2744)	22 (165.6800)	11 (169.6684)
Sep 12, 2019	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)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	33 / 135 (690.8228)	22 (176)	34 (173.1200)	121 (163.3828)	8 (178.3200)
Aug 2, 2019	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)
May 10, 2019	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	1 / 28 (691.4056)	4 (174.8456)	4 (173.1772)	6 (168.5372)	1 (174.8456)
Mar 15, 2019	Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM	3 / 21 (693.6916)	1 (180)	16 (163.9772)	5 (173.1544)	1 (176.5600)
Oct 19, 2018	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)
Aug 24, 2018	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	12 / 54 (678.2172)	25 (165.1316)	11 (171.4056)	20 (166.8344)	4 (174.8456)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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KCBS records held

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Contests

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Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (21 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

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Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

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Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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