Optimus Swine VA
Rating
1717
peak 1801
Contests
150
in the data
First seen
2021-03-26
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#9
Master 2023
Grand champs
16
12 reserve
Category wins
36
113 podiums
Overall top-10s
93
of 150 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
13 🔥
Current form
685.03 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 631.76 (+53.27)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Consistency
±129.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.10)
Road miles
27451
mi across 150 mapped stops · furthest 1045 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Off The Rack BBQ has finished one call ahead of Optimus Swine 7 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 7 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
T & S BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 39 of their 41 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (2023-07-14).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 49-team field at New Holland Summer Fest.
📅 A January team
Something about January: average finish in the top 14% across 4 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 137 | 81 | 13 | 37 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 173.13 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 139 | 78 | 13 | 33 | 179.4400 | 154.2512 | 171.10 | top 38% |
| Pork | 115 | 57 | 3 | 19 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 171.70 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 107 | 66 | 7 | 24 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 48 | 5 | top 32% |
| NC | 28 | 5 | top 21% |
| WV | 10 | 1 | top 40% |
| GA | 6 | 1 | top 28% |
| MD | 6 | 0 | top 20% |
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
| PA | 6 | 1 | top 16% |
| FL | 5 | 1 | top 14% |
| NJ | 5 | 1 | top 20% |
| DC | 3 | 0 | top 17% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| MS | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (43 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (59 of 150 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (139 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship (2021-07-23)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 631.76
- 13 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 699.9544 | 689.33 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 698.2628 | 687.28 |
| 2024 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 700.5372 | 690.14 |
| 2023 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 705.0856 | 675.37 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 699.9428 | 690.52 |
| 2021 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 682.7428 | 383.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 15 / 20 (675.2568) | 13 (170.8228) | 13 (168.5256) | 9 (169.6684) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 10 / 36 (694.1940) | 6 (177.7028) | 12 (172.5600) | 11 (174.2628) | 24 (169.6684) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 40 (677.5772) | 30 (168.5256) | 31 (165.1088) | 27 (169.6800) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 44 (681.0400) | 9 (176.5600) | 34 (167.9772) | 44 (156.5028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 3 / 33 (697.0628) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (171.9656) | 25 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 5 / 32 (693.6228) | 8 (176.5600) | 8 (174.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 24 (163.9312) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 9 / 63 (699.9544) | 14 (176.5600) | 12 (176.5600) | 18 (174.2744) | 22 (172.5600) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | 10 / 38 (695.9316) | 9 (173.1084) | 29 (169.6800) | 33 (167.3944) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 5 / 45 (698.2628) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (177.7144) | 9 (173.7028) | 11 (172.0000) |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 3 / 29 (695.3600) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (172.5600) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills King, NC | 4 / 25 (688.4916) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (173.1316) | 18 (163.3828) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 17 / 36 (678.1368) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (169.6684) | 33 (162.2400) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 2 / 16 (690.7772) | 9 (171.9656) | 2 (173.1316) | 12 (169.1200) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 2 / 25 (695.4060) | 10 (174.2972) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (170.8344) | 6 (171.4172) |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 16 / 25 (681.0284) | 11 (171.4172) | 20 (165.6800) | 18 (169.6684) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 13 / 37 (685.0284) | 1 (176.5600) | 25 (166.2400) | 26 (167.9656) | 12 (174.2628) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 10 / 34 (688.4800) | 12 (171.9772) | 12 (171.4172) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 14 / 18 (672.9944) | 14 (165.0972) | 13 (170.8344) | 14 (166.2284) | 8 (170.8344) |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 3 / 15 (695.9200) | 5 (175.4056) | 3 (174.2744) | 9 (170.8344) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 51 / 70 (683.3028) | 42 (173.1200) | 54 (168.5372) | 34 (173.1200) | 54 (168.5256) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 45 / 106 (689.0400) | 58 (171.9772) | 36 (173.1200) | 38 (173.1200) | 57 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 1 / 42 (698.2056) | 4 (177.7028) | 13 (171.9656) | 17 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 12 / 16 (680.5144) | 6 (176.0000) | 16 (163.4172) | 8 (171.4172) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 20 (678.2056) | 1 (179.4400) | 6 (170.8228) | 16 (164.5372) | 17 (163.4056) |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Carthage, NC | 10 / 22 (681.0516) | 12 (170.2744) | 1 (176.0000) | 19 (165.0972) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2025-03-22 | 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) |
| 2025-03-21 | 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) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-02-28 | 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) |
| 2024-11-08 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC | 2 / 16 (697.0628) | 8 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (170.8228) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 6 / 11 (690.7888) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8344) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2024-10-25 | 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) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 36 / 87 (682.1712) | 43 (169.7028) | 59 (168.5256) | 59 (167.3828) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 8 / 33 (687.8856) | 9 (175.4056) | 11 (169.6916) | 23 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 8 / 27 (689.6572) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (174.8800) | 7 (173.1316) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 5 / 28 (693.0628) | 5 (174.2744) | 1 (177.1428) | 24 (162.7884) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA | 6 / 28 (691.3600) | 14 (173.1316) | 18 (170.8456) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 11 / 27 (689.0516) | 13 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8344) | 11 (173.1316) | 10 (173.1084) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 10 / 32 (690.7540) | 1 (180.0000) | 22 (165.0856) | 16 (173.1200) | 10 (172.5484) |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 16 / 31 (681.6000) | 22 (167.9772) | 7 (174.2744) | 24 (167.3828) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 4 / 36 (698.2172) | 18 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 14 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 13 / 30 (677.0632) | 17 (166.8344) | 17 (166.8344) | 18 (168.5372) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 28 / 81 (697.0628) | 36 (174.2744) | 40 (173.1200) | 6 (180.0000) | 62 (169.6684) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 37 / 118 (689.0400) | 20 (176.5600) | 18 (174.2744) | 57 (171.9656) | 87 (166.2400) |
| 2024-05-17 | 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) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 10 / 35 (694.2288) | 16 (175.4172) | 24 (170.8344) | 10 (175.4172) | 13 (172.5600) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 30 / 45 (675.2800) | 32 (167.3828) | 26 (168.5372) | 35 (165.0972) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 1 / 44 (699.9428) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (174.2628) | 25 (166.8228) |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 25 (683.9200) | 17 (169.6800) | 10 (170.8228) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (174.2972) |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 14 / 25 (678.7888) | 13 (168.5372) | 17 (168.5600) | 14 (169.1200) | 7 (172.5716) |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 1 / 25 (700.5372) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (172.0000) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2024-03-23 | 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) |
| 2024-03-22 | 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) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 59 (698.7884) | 12 (175.4056) | 10 (174.2628) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 21 / 60 (690.1712) | 42 (168.5140) | 7 (176.5716) | 9 (175.4172) | 36 (169.6684) |
| 2023-11-03 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC | 8 / 21 (682.7080) | 7 (171.9656) | 7 (173.1084) | 15 (168.5256) | 9 (169.1084) |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 11 / 17 (690.7888) | 9 (175.4288) | 6 (175.4056) | 15 (169.1200) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2023-10-27 | 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) |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 3 (172.0000) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 10 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | 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) |
| 2023-10-20 | 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) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 6 (169.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 59 / 81 (671.9084) | 77 (158.8000) | 15 (174.8572) | 36 (170.8456) | 56 (167.4056) |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 9 / 33 (690.7656) | 20 (170.8228) | 10 (173.1084) | 14 (170.8344) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 1 / 17 (705.0856) | 10 (173.1084) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2023-09-09 | 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) |
| 2023-09-08 | 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) |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 6 / 21 (686.7544) | 12 (168.5256) | 1 (174.2744) | 16 (165.0972) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 Ashland, VA | 3 / 26 (697.6688) | 8 (176.5600) | 6 (175.4288) | 2 (177.1544) | 20 (168.5256) |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 Ashland, VA | 5 / 28 (701.6572) | 14 (173.1316) | 12 (173.1084) | 10 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) Ashland, VA | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 6 / 38 (693.0628) | 10 (176.5600) | 9 (171.4288) | 14 (173.1084) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 2 / 36 (698.1940) | 20 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 25 / 76 (682.7660) | 31 (170.8228) | 24 (171.4288) | 21 (173.1316) | 35 (167.3828) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 5 / 29 (698.2056) | 8 (175.4056) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 1 (177.1428) | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 5 / 28 (693.6688) | 2 (178.2972) | 17 (166.2400) | 3 (174.8688) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 1 / 27 (697.6456) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (180.0000) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2023-05-19 | 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) |
| 2023-05-06 | 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) |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, DE | — | — | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | 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) |
| 2023-04-29 | 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) |
| 2023-04-28 | 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) |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 5 / 32 (167.4172) | 10 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8800) | 5 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 5 / 28 (693.6112) | 11 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4056) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 6 / 46 (697.0744) | 10 (176.5716) | 21 (171.9656) | 2 (180.0000) | 28 (168.5372) |
| 2023-03-24 | 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) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 25 (166.2284) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 20 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 65 (686.7428) | 17 (171.9772) | 36 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5600) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2023-02-24 | 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) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 5 / 51 (697.6456) | 34 (169.1084) | 25 (170.8228) | 2 (180.0000) | 5 (177.7144) |
| 2023-01-13 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL | 1 / 26 (699.3484) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4056) | 15 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 1 / 22 (699.3828) | 3 (176.5828) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4172) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC | 8 / 34 (693.0628) | 3 (178.8572) | 21 (169.6800) | 19 (170.2628) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | 4 / 35 (687.3604) | 14 (171.4172) | 11 (170.8344) | 16 (169.6916) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2022-10-22 | 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) |
| 2022-10-21 | 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) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 18 / 51 (687.8856) | 2 (180.0000) | 27 (169.6800) | 13 (173.1200) | 37 (165.0856) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 4 (178.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-30 | Vista BBQ Competition Altavista, VA | 3 / 17 (699.3716) | 5 (175.4172) | 9 (169.6916) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 4 / 32 (694.2172) | 4 (176.5600) | 20 (166.8344) | 4 (177.7028) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2022-09-09 | 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 (176.0000) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 1 / 49 (698.8000) | 15 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2022-07-30 | 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) |
| 2022-07-29 | 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) |
| 2022-07-21 | 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) |
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 5 / 31 (695.9200) | 4 (177.7028) | 19 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 7 / 32 (694.8228) | 2 (180.0000) | 22 (167.9772) | 12 (172.5828) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 2 / 15 (694.7656) | 3 (173.1200) | 7 (169.6684) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2022-05-20 | 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) |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Ripley, WV | 2 / 17 (699.3484) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4056) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2022-04-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 5 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | 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) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 53 (679.9316) | 21 (172.0000) | 32 (167.9772) | 35 (167.9772) | 16 (171.9772) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 14 (166.8112) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 14 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out Goldsboro, NC | 1 / 17 (346.2516) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 15 / 33 (335.9084) | 25 (166.2400) | 7 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 46 / 111 (682.7428) | 39 (171.9772) | 94 (163.9428) | 42 (173.1084) | 23 (173.7144) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 29 (163.9544) | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ Buckhannon, WV | 1 / 12 (350.8344) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 1 / 31 (340.5256) | 2 (170.8228) | 3 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 4 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 1 / 15 (354.8572) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 6 / 15 (340.5028) | 5 (171.9656) | 9 (168.5372) | 4 (169.7372) | — |
| 2021-09-25 | 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) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | 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) | — |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 2 / 20 (335.9544) | 2 (169.1316) | 6 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 5 / 24 (346.2400) | 4 (175.4172) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 3 / 18 (345.1316) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 9 / 54 (335.9428) | 5 (173.1200) | 16 (162.8228) | 4 (168.5372) | — |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 1 / 17 (345.0972) | 4 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 Morgantown, WV | 12 / 15 (315.3940) | 9 (161.1428) | 12 (154.2512) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 Morgantown, WV | 7 / 18 (335.9544) | 6 (169.1200) | 9 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 2 / 41 (342.2400) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off Welch, WV | 9 / 15 (337.0856) | 11 (167.9656) | 6 (169.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 5 / 46 (335.3716) | 3 (172.5716) | 10 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 15 / 34 (330.2056) | 12 (167.3828) | 15 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 8 / 47 (336.4912) | 16 (165.6684) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 6 / 40 (503.3716) | 16 (161.6800) | 5 (170.8688) | 5 (170.8228) | — |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 7 / 46 (502.7428) | 5 (169.6684) | 6 (170.2744) | 14 (162.8000) | — |
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 | #107 (863 pts) | #61 (1168 pts) | #213 (643 pts) | #182 (593 pts) | #50 (1173 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #35 (2102 pts) | #26 (2077 pts) | #20 (2196 pts) | #154 (1279 pts) | #29 (2024 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #27 (2172 pts) | #32 (1978 pts) | #16 (2215 pts) | #37 (1837 pts) | #24 (1943 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #9 (2483 pts) | #11 (2413 pts) | #6 (2507 pts) | #5 (2531 pts) | #17 (2191 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #132 (318 pts) | #114 (398 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #21 (2379 pts) | #12 (2348 pts) | #40 (1965 pts) | #30 (1995 pts) | #21 (2211 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #5 (1277 pts) | #11 (1214 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #813 (187 pts) | — | — |