The heartbreaker
0.0116
points from the title
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (Jul 14, 2023).
Optimus Swine
Optimus Swine is a competition barbecue team with 150 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 16 Grand Championships, most recently at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 12 times. They are ranked #230 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1748
peak 1835 · rated over 121 contests10 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
150
in the data
First seen
Mar 26, 2021
latest Apr 24, 2026 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
16
12 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time
Category wins
36
113 podiums
Overall top-10s
92
61% of 150 contests
Best top-10 run
11
straight overall top-10s · 3 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
13 🔥
Current form
685.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 689.98 (-4.95)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.13
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.10)
Road miles
27,451
across 150 mapped stops · furthest 1,045 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1611)
Purse competed for
$901K
listed at 114 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
13 🏅
won from 115 state-championship entries
Master avg
689.98 / 720
107 Master contests · 10 GCs
Backyard avg
339.44 / 360
18 Backyard contests · 5 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
505.77 / 540
4 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 1 GC
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.
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 | #232 (863 pts) | #155 (1,168 pts) | #372 (643 pts) | #356 (593 pts) | #144 (1,173 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #35 (2,102 pts) | #26 (2,077 pts) | #20 (2,196 pts) | #154 (1,279 pts) | #29 (2,024 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #27 (2,172 pts) | #32 (1,978 pts) | #16 (2,215 pts) | #37 (1,837 pts) | #24 (1,943 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #9 (2,483 pts) | #11 (2,413 pts) | #6 (2,507 pts) | #5 (2,531 pts) | #17 (2,191 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #132 (318 pts) | #114 (398 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #21 (2,379 pts) | #12 (2,348 pts) | #40 (1,965 pts) | #30 (1,995 pts) | #21 (2,211 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #5 (1,277 pts) | #11 (1,214 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #813 (187 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Optimus Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
#229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 116
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1776
Careers of much the same size, 116 contests to 150, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 158
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1848
6–0 in 6 shared contests (100% to Optimus Swine)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — Optimus Swine ahead 6–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 201
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1802
7–5 in 12 shared contests (58% to Optimus Swine)
They've been 1802 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1751
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Optimus Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1769
Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 82 contests, alongside a 62% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1800
41–30 in 71 shared contests (58% to Optimus Swine)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 82 | 43 | 38 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 75 | 47 | 28 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 71 | 41 | 30 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 71 | 34 | 36 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 62 | 36 | 26 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 58 | 31 | 22 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 58 | 28 | 30 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 55 | 32 | 22 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 51 | 21 | 26 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Ham Squad | 50 | 26 | 24 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 49 | 32 | 17 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 48 | 29 | 19 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 47 | 32 | 15 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 47 | 29 | 16 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 47 | 28 | 19 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 136 | 80 | 13 | 37 | 180 🔥 | 158.8000 | 173.13 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 139 | 78 | 13 | 33 | 179.4400 | 154.2512 | 171.10 | top 38% |
| Pork | 113 | 56 | 3 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 156.5028 | 171.79 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 107 | 66 | 7 | 24 | 180 🔥 | 160.5372 | 172.41 | top 33% |
“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) | 30 | 8 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 62 | 5 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 37 | 3 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
43 contests · 4 GCs
Contests a season
25
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
59 of 150 contests · 14 states in all
Contests visited
83
29 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
139 entries · 13 wins · 78 calls
First title
Jul 23, 2021
Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship
Opponents faced
1,442
finished ahead 4,083 times, behind 1,822
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 150th tracked contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
- Most recent contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
20251 milestone
- 10th perfect 180 MD State BBQ Bash
20242 milestones
- 100th tracked contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)
- 25th category win Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
20234 milestones
- 10th Grand Championship Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)
- 5th perfect 180 Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- Peak power rating (1835) Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2
- Career-best overall score705.0856 Clayton BBQ Challenge
20224 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Biggest field won (49 teams) New Holland Summer Fest
- 10th category win Vista BBQ Competition
- 50th tracked contest Currituck Bulls & BBQ
202113 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First call BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First overall top-10 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score502.7428 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First overall podium York County BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship York County BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship
- First Grand Championship Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship
- First state championship Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship
- First multi-meat day Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague
- 5th Grand Championship Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ
- 25th tracked contest River Bar Smoke Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | Oct 16, 2021 |
| +14.8 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship | Jul 23, 2021 |
| +14.7 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 18, 2021 |
| +14.4 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| +13.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | Mar 27, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -17 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | May 3, 2024 |
| -16.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| -14.2 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | Apr 24, 2026 |
| -13.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2026 |
| -13.5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 26, 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 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 88% | top 37% | 97.2% | 95.7% |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 83% | top 36% | 97% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 92% | top 30% | 97.3% | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 43 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 86% | top 26% | 97.9% | 96% |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 80% | top 21% | 97.2% | 95.9% |
| 2021 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 88% | top 24% | 98.6% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 15 / 20 (675.2568) | 13 (170.8228) | 13 (168.5256) | 9 (169.6684) | 15 (166.2400) |
| Mar 28, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 10 / 36 (694.1940) | 6 (177.7028) | 12 (172.5600) | 11 (174.2628) | 24 (169.6684) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 28 / 40 (677.5772) | 30 (168.5256) | 31 (165.1088) | 27 (169.6800) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 44 (681.0400) | 9 (176.5600) | 34 (167.9772) | 44 (156.5028) | 1 (180) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 3 / 33 (697.0628) | 1 (180) | 15 (171.9656) | 25 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7144) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 5 / 32 (693.6228) | 8 (176.5600) | 8 (174.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 24 (163.9312) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 9 / 63 (699.9544) | 14 (176.5600) | 12 (176.5600) | 18 (174.2744) | 22 (172.5600) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 10 / 38 (695.9316) | 1 (180) | 29 (169.6800) | 33 (167.3944) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 5 / 45 (698.2628) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (177.7144) | 9 (173.7028) | 11 (172) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 3 / 29 (695.3600) | 1 (180) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (172.5600) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 4 / 25 (688.4916) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (173.1316) | 18 (163.3828) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 17 / 36 (678.1368) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (169.6684) | 33 (162.2400) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 2 / 16 (690.7772) | 9 (171.9656) | 2 (173.1316) | 12 (169.1200) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 2 / 25 (695.4060) | 10 (174.2972) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (170.8344) | 6 (171.4172) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 16 / 25 (681.0284) | 11 (171.4172) | 20 (165.6800) | 18 (169.6684) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 13 / 37 (685.0284) | 1 (176.5600) | 25 (166.2400) | 26 (167.9656) | 12 (174.2628) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 10 / 34 (688.4800) | 12 (171.9772) | 12 (171.4172) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 14 / 18 (672.9944) | 14 (165.0972) | 13 (170.8344) | 14 (166.2284) | 8 (170.8344) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 3 / 15 (695.9200) | 5 (175.4056) | 3 (174.2744) | 9 (170.8344) | 5 (175.4056) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 51 / 70 (683.3028) | 42 (173.1200) | 54 (168.5372) | 34 (173.1200) | 54 (168.5256) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | 58 (171.9772) | 36 (173.1200) | 38 (173.1200) | 57 (170.8228) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 1 / 42 (698.2056) | 4 (177.7028) | 13 (171.9656) | 17 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 12 / 16 (680.5144) | 6 (176) | 16 (163.4172) | 8 (171.4172) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 20 (678.2056) | 1 (179.4400) | 6 (170.8228) | 16 (164.5372) | 17 (163.4056) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC | 10 / 22 (681.0516) | 12 (170.2744) | 1 (176) | 19 (165.0972) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 19 / 43 (687.3600) | 36 (166.2400) | 28 (169.1200) | 10 (177.1428) | 10 (174.8572) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 17 / 45 (685.6116) | 24 (171.9656) | 31 (168.5488) | 35 (166.2400) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 4 / 26 (692.4800) | 8 (173.1200) | 19 (167.3944) | 5 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 2 / 16 (697.0628) | 8 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (170.8228) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 6 / 11 (690.7888) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8344) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 9 / 13 (681.0284) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (164.5372) | 5 (170.2512) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 36 / 87 (682.1712) | 43 (169.7028) | 59 (168.5256) | 59 (167.3828) | 7 (176.5600) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 8 / 33 (687.8856) | 9 (175.4056) | 11 (169.6916) | 23 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC | 8 / 27 (689.6572) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (174.8800) | 7 (173.1316) | 16 (168.5256) |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 5 / 28 (693.0628) | 5 (174.2744) | 1 (177.1428) | 24 (162.7884) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 6 / 28 (691.3600) | 14 (173.1316) | 18 (170.8456) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 11 / 27 (689.0516) | 13 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8344) | 11 (173.1316) | 10 (173.1084) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 32 (690.7540) | 1 (180) | 22 (165.0856) | 16 (173.1200) | 10 (172.5484) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 16 / 31 (681.6000) | 22 (167.9772) | 7 (174.2744) | 24 (167.3828) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | 18 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 14 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | 17 (166.8344) | 17 (166.8344) | 18 (168.5372) | 5 (174.8572) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 28 / 81 (697.0628) | 36 (174.2744) | 40 (173.1200) | 6 (180) | 62 (169.6684) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 37 / 118 (689.0400) | 20 (176.5600) | 18 (174.2744) | 57 (171.9656) | 87 (166.2400) |
| May 17, 2024 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 1 / 18 (695.3716) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (174.8572) | 6 (168.5372) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 10 / 35 (694.2288) | 16 (175.4172) | 24 (170.8344) | 10 (175.4172) | 13 (172.5600) |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 30 / 45 (675.2800) | 32 (167.3828) | 26 (168.5372) | 35 (165.0972) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 1 / 44 (699.9428) | 1 (180) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (174.2628) | 25 (166.8228) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 25 (683.9200) | 17 (169.6800) | 10 (170.8228) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (174.2972) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 14 / 25 (678.7888) | 13 (168.5372) | 17 (168.5600) | 14 (169.1200) | 7 (172.5716) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 1 / 25 (700.5372) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (172) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | 14 (174.2628) | 25 (168.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (170.8456) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 2 / 45 (698.2172) | 13 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (171.9772) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 59 (698.7884) | 12 (175.4056) | 10 (174.2628) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 21 / 60 (690.1712) | 42 (168.5140) | 7 (176.5716) | 9 (175.4172) | 36 (169.6684) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 8 / 21 (682.7080) | 7 (171.9656) | 7 (173.1084) | 15 (168.5256) | 9 (169.1084) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 11 / 17 (690.7888) | 9 (175.4288) | 6 (175.4056) | 15 (169.1200) | 11 (170.8344) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 3 / 19 (696.5376) | 10 (170.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (176.0116) | 6 (170.8344) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 3 (172) | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 10 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 10 / 29 (686.1712) | 5 (176.5600) | 15 (169.6800) | 7 (171.4056) | 14 (168.5256) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 5 / 34 (689.0628) | 2 (177.7144) | 10 (170.8344) | 9 (172.5484) | 13 (167.9656) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 6 (169.7028) | — | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 59 / 81 (671.9084) | 77 (158.8000) | 15 (174.8572) | 36 (170.8456) | 56 (167.4056) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 9 / 33 (690.7656) | 20 (170.8228) | 10 (173.1084) | 14 (170.8344) | 3 (176) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC | 1 / 17 (705.0856) | 10 (173.1084) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 8 / 11 (687.9432) | 2 (174.2744) | 10 (163.9428) | 7 (173.7144) | 5 (176.0116) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 6 / 12 (686.8228) | 5 (173.1428) | 1 (178.8800) | 4 (174.2628) | 8 (160.5372) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 6 / 21 (686.7544) | 12 (168.5256) | 1 (174.2744) | 16 (165.0972) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA | 3 / 26 (697.6688) | 8 (176.5600) | 6 (175.4288) | 2 (177.1544) | 20 (168.5256) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA | 5 / 28 (701.6572) | 14 (173.1316) | 12 (173.1084) | 10 (175.4172) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) Ashland, VA | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 6 / 38 (693.0628) | 10 (176.5600) | 9 (171.4288) | 14 (173.1084) | 14 (171.9656) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 2 / 36 (698.1940) | 20 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 25 / 76 (682.7660) | 31 (170.8228) | 24 (171.4288) | 21 (173.1316) | 35 (167.3828) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 5 / 29 (698.2056) | 8 (175.4056) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 1 (177.1428) | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 5 / 28 (693.6688) | 2 (178.2972) | 17 (166.2400) | 3 (174.8688) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 1 / 27 (697.6456) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (180) | 14 (169.1084) |
| May 19, 2023 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 6 / 25 (691.3372) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (169.6916) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (167.3828) |
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 7 / 19 (686.8228) | 5 (175.4172) | 2 (174.2972) | 11 (169.1200) | 9 (167.9884) |
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, DE | — | — | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| May 5, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 6 / 20 (687.3372) | 3 (175.4056) | 13 (167.9772) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 1 / 19 (695.9312) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (175.4172) | 10 (166.2512) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 5 / 20 (690.2512) | 11 (171.9884) | 2 (176.5600) | 12 (170.2744) | 6 (171.4284) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 3 / 32 (701.1084) | 10 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8800) | 5 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 5 / 28 (693.6112) | 11 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4056) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 46 (697.0744) | 10 (176.5716) | 21 (171.9656) | 2 (180) | 28 (168.5372) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 22 / 53 (681.5884) | 24 (172.5600) | 33 (169.6800) | 16 (173.1200) | 30 (166.2284) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 25 (166.2284) | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 20 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 65 (686.7428) | 17 (171.9772) | 36 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5600) | 20 (170.8228) |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 15 / 33 (684.4452) | 17 (171.4056) | 20 (170.2512) | 8 (174.2628) | 21 (168.5256) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 5 / 51 (697.6456) | 34 (169.1084) | 25 (170.8228) | 2 (180) | 5 (177.7144) |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 1 / 26 (699.3484) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4056) | 15 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 1 / 22 (699.3828) | 3 (176.5828) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4172) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 8 / 34 (693.0628) | 3 (178.8572) | 21 (169.6800) | 19 (170.2628) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 4 / 35 (687.3604) | 14 (171.4172) | 11 (170.8344) | 16 (169.6916) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 10 / 27 (678.7772) | 8 (170.8456) | 5 (171.9772) | 15 (165.6800) | 9 (170.2744) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 3 / 29 (689.0512) | 15 (169.6684) | 1 (174.2628) | 8 (172.5600) | 5 (172.5600) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 18 / 51 (687.8856) | 2 (180) | 27 (169.6800) | 13 (173.1200) | 37 (165.0856) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 4 (178.8572) | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Vista BBQ Competition 🏅 Altavista, VA | 3 / 17 (699.3716) | 5 (175.4172) | 9 (169.6916) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 4 / 32 (694.2172) | 4 (176.5600) | 20 (166.8344) | 4 (177.7028) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Hanover, VA | 2 / 17 (699.3828) | 8 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (176) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 1 / 49 (698.8000) | 15 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 7 / 42 (697.0860) | 3 (178.8572) | 15 (171.9888) | 5 (176.5600) | 22 (169.6800) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 25 / 54 (660.4572) | 38 (164.5256) | 35 (163.4516) | 33 (162.8000) | 13 (169.6800) |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | 9 (173.1084) | 3 (174.8688) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 5 / 31 (695.9200) | 4 (177.7028) | 19 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (169.6800) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 7 / 32 (694.8228) | 2 (180) | 22 (167.9772) | 12 (172.5828) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 2 / 15 (694.7656) | 3 (173.1200) | 7 (169.6684) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (174.2628) |
| May 20, 2022 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 2 / 32 (690.7772) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (166.8228) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (171.9772) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Ripley, WV | 2 / 17 (699.3484) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4056) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 5 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 38 / 50 (670.1140) | 24 (171.9656) | 40 (165.6800) | 47 (161.6456) | 20 (170.8228) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 24 / 53 (679.9316) | 21 (172) | 32 (167.9772) | 35 (167.9772) | 16 (171.9772) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 14 (166.8112) | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 14 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Dec 11, 2021 | River Bar Smoke Out 🏅 Goldsboro, NC | 1 / 17 (346.2516) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 15 / 33 (335.9084) | 25 (166.2400) | 7 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 46 / 111 (682.7428) | 39 (171.9772) | 94 (163.9428) | 42 (173.1084) | 23 (173.7144) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ Buckhannon, WV | 1 / 12 (350.8344) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 1 / 31 (340.5256) | 2 (170.8228) | 3 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 4 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 15 (354.8572) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 6 / 15 (340.5028) | 5 (171.9656) | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 8 / 18 (506.7660) | 14 (165.0972) | 5 (173.1316) | 6 (168.5372) | — |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 1 / 19 (510.2056) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (169.7028) | 10 (163.9428) | — |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 2 / 20 (335.9544) | 2 (169.1316) | 6 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 5 / 24 (346.2400) | 4 (175.4172) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 3 / 18 (345.1316) | 2 (176) | 3 (169.1316) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 9 / 54 (335.9428) | 5 (173.1200) | 16 (162.8228) | 4 (168.5372) | — |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 17 (345.0972) | 4 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 12 / 15 (315.3940) | 9 (161.1428) | 12 (154.2512) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 7 / 18 (335.9544) | 6 (169.1200) | 9 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 2 / 41 (342.2400) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV | 9 / 15 (337.0856) | 11 (167.9656) | 6 (169.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 5 / 46 (335.3716) | 3 (172.5716) | 10 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 15 / 34 (330.2056) | 12 (167.3828) | 15 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 8 / 47 (336.4912) | 16 (165.6684) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 40 (503.3716) | 16 (161.6800) | 5 (170.8688) | 5 (170.8228) | — |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 46 (502.7428) | 5 (169.6684) | 6 (170.2744) | 14 (162.8000) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.