Cool Smoke

Cool Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 7 Grand Championships, most recently at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #273 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#273

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1731

peak 1731 · rated over 33 contests14 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 22, 2013

latest Oct 13, 2023 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#405

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 15% of the time

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

45% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 26%

overall standings

Best overall

702.8688 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

688.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 680.10 (+7.94)

Walk rate

66%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±15.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.90 · weakest Chicken (169.47)

Road miles

35,512

across 47 mapped stops · furthest 4,496 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Purse competed for

$367K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.10 / 720

47 Master contests · 7 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7600 points from the title

Came within 1.7600 points of the Grand Championship at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (Jun 23, 2018).

Among the elite

#273 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1731 puts them #273 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1731
peak 1731
33 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Pork ×2
Chicken ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (Oct 21, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

552 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 552-team field at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open.

Oct 2, 2014

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 1st
average top 10%

They almost always walk

66% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 66% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

702.8688 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.8688 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2014

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 8 entries at contests carrying the title.

8 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORK BARREL BBQ has finished one call ahead of Cool Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 3 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 18%.

7 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 18%

A tough matchup

19–5 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 79% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 19 of their 24 shared contests.

A strong matchup

14–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LA PASADITA in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Oct 25, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

APORKALYPSE NOW has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

35,512 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 35,512 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,496 miles to Regahfest 2018 Green.

47 mapped stops
furthest 4,496 mi

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.5% of a perfect score
47 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 1st

In the record book (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

#3 🗡️ Biggest field ever beaten 552 teams beaten in one weekend · won it with 702.8688 · Oct 2, 2014

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
2023 ↗	Master	#535 (333 pts)	#726 (233 pts)	#699 (283 pts)	#659 (258 pts)	#558 (333 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#857 (167 pts)	#1009 (132 pts)	#862 (202 pts)	#768 (222 pts)	#834 (182 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#917 (120 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#1023 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#957 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1135 (211 pts)	#1293 (181 pts)	#1124 (241 pts)	#1105 (241 pts)	#1366 (161 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#407 (849 pts)	#451 (804 pts)	#642 (574 pts)	#361 (964 pts)	#506 (729 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1516 (165 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1602 (165 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1285 (235 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1309 (215 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1493 (190 pts)	#1044 (345 pts)	#1611 (165 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#405 (928 pts)	#610 (638 pts)	#638 (613 pts)	#514 (753 pts)	#569 (658 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1194 (243 pts)	#2046 (98 pts)	#1266 (243 pts)	#1203 (268 pts)	#1357 (218 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#603 (516 pts)	#848 (381 pts)	#555 (596 pts)	#760 (441 pts)	#729 (446 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Cool Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES

#272 of the rated field

1731 power rating

Contests: 202
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1837

9–8 in 17 shared contests (53% to Cool Smoke)

These two have cooked 17 of the same contests — Cool Smoke ahead 9–8 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 189 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG

#276 of the rated field

1730 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1748

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Cool Smoke)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Cool Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 44 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

#275 of the rated field

1730 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1749

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Cool Smoke)

Careers of much the same size, 49 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q

#277 of the rated field

1729 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1729

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Cool Smoke)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 52 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ

#271 of the rated field

1731 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1731

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Cool Smoke)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 79 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 75 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ

#268 of the rated field

1732 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 119
GCs: 21
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1838

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Cool Smoke)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 115 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	26	12	14	46%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	13	1	1	180 🔥	156.5944	169.47	top 38%
Pork Ribs	47	17	1	5	178.8572	153.0972	169.91	top 35%
Pork	47	22	4	9	180 🔥	159.9544	170.90	top 27%
Brisket	47	13	3	5	180 🔥	152	169.82	top 31%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	2	top 33%
Large (40+)	33	5	top 23%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	11	0	top 29%
DC	7	0	top 20%
TN	7	3	top 20%
VA	7	1	top 25%
MO	6	2	top 12%
CA	4	0	top 54%
MD	2	1	top 16%
AR	1	0	top 62%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	4	1	2	top 10%	Oct 27, 2017
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	31	0	top 16%	Sep 27, 2023
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	29	0	top 21%	Sep 15, 2018
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	2	2	0	top 14%	Jun 23, 2018
The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL)	2	13	0	top 66%	Dec 1, 2017
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	16	0	top 12%	Sep 1, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	111	0	top 47%	Oct 29, 2016
VA BBQ Championships	2	3	0	top 26%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 11 of 47 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 36 8 of them more than once

First title Aug 23, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Opponents faced 2,646 finished ahead 6,025 times, behind 1,659

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20233 milestones

Oct 13 First state championship Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 13 Peak power rating (1731) Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 13 Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash

20161 milestone

Dec 2 25th tracked contest The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (Judges Full)

20151 milestone

Oct 23 5th Grand Championship Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

20145 milestones

Jun 21 First Reserve Championship Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 21 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Oct 2 10th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Biggest field won (552 teams) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Career-best overall score702.8688 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20137 milestones

Jun 22 First tracked contest Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 22 First call Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 22 First category win (Pork Ribs) Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 22 First overall top-10 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2856 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Aug 23 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 23 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 23, 2013
+16.3	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 23, 2015
+16.1	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 21, 2016
+15.1	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 21, 2014
+14.6	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-8.2	RegahFest 2018 Yellow	Aug 25, 2018
-3.8	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Apr 27, 2018
-1.7	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 25, 2022
-0.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Oct 18, 2013

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)
2023	2	1	1	1	50%	top 5%	97.2%	96.9%
2022	2	0	0	0	50%	top 40%	95.4%	94.8%
2021	3	0	0	0	33%	top 41%	95%	94.5%
2019	3	0	1	0	33%	top 40%	95.1%	93.7%
2018	8	0	2	2	50%	top 32%	97.6%	93.7%
2017	4	0	0	1	75%	top 22%	96.8%	96%
2016	5	1	2	2	60%	top 39%	97.4%	94.5%
2015	8	1	7	1	88%	top 17%	97.1%	94.5%
2014	5	1	3	1	80%	top 17%	97.6%	94.7%
2013	7	3	5	1	86%	top 18%	97.3%	93.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 13, 2023	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	1 / 23 (699.9660)	5 (174.2628)	3 (174.2860)	4 (172.5600)	1 (178.8572)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	31 / 487 (694.8000)	33 (177.1428)	185 (170.8344)	111 (173.1200)	70 (173.7028)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	163 / 505 (678.1712)	219 (168.5484)	115 (172.5600)	185 (169.6800)	213 (167.3828)
Jun 25, 2022	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	15 / 32 (686.8000)	22 (167.3828)	9 (172.0116)	7 (176.5600)	12 (170.8456)
Oct 8, 2021	32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	32 / 70 (680.4684)	41 (168.5372)	50 (168.5600)	8 (174.2628)	36 (169.1084)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	47 / 467 (683.9656)	55 (173.7372)	253 (165.6800)	75 (172)	69 (172.5484)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	122 / 185 (675.8512)	76 (171.9772)	141 (166.2284)	30 (175.4056)	158 (162.2400)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	50 / 97 (673.6684)	38 (171.4744)	74 (165.1084)	56 (166.8228)	31 (170.2628)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	197 / 468 (664.9712)	166 (168.5372)	222 (166.2400)	63 (173.1200)	343 (157.0740)
Jun 22, 2019	Giant National Capital BBQ Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	8 / 31 (685.0624)	12 (169.1084)	5 (172.5600)	5 (175.4056)	16 (167.9884)
Nov 30, 2018	The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series unrated Coachella, CA	14 / 24 (685.6460)	24 (162.8116)	17 (168.5716)	2 (176.5600)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	109 / 467 (677.0972)	380 (157.7144)	75 (172.5716)	83 (171.9656)	37 (174.8456)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	29 / 164 (691.3828)	71 (172.5600)	28 (174.8572)	116 (167.4056)	21 (176.5600)
Aug 25, 2018	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague	3 / 35 (673.7144)	6 (170.8572)	15 (162.8572)	1 (175.4400)	9 (164.5600)
Aug 25, 2018	RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague	18 / 29 (645.6800)	7 (169.7488)	27 (153.0972)	9 (170.2856)	26 (152.5484)
Jun 23, 2018	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	2 / 42 (702.8344)	4 (177.1428)	12 (171.9772)	2 (178.2972)	3 (175.4172)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	21 / 45 (655.8740)	21 (165.7028)	25 (165.1200)	17 (166.8456)	34 (158.2056)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	24 / 75 (663.2912)	54 (161.0972)	16 (169.1084)	30 (164.5256)	18 (168.5600)
Dec 1, 2017	The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL) unrated Rancho Mirage, CA	13 / 25 (686.1828)	21 (166.2400)	13 (170.8228)	1 (180)	17 (169.1200)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	12 / 95 (694.8344)	43 (171.4516)	24 (173.7028)	31 (170.8228)	5 (178.8572)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	46 / 407 (686.8344)	120 (170.8572)	79 (172)	117 (169.7028)	33 (174.2744)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	16 / 129 (697.1428)	97 (166.8800)	16 (176.5600)	26 (175.4056)	6 (178.2972)
Dec 2, 2016	The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (Judges Full) unrated Rancho Mirage, CA	19 / 24 (679.3256)	10 (173.1544)	22 (166.2284)	11 (170.8344)	16 (169.1084)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	111 / 557 (673.6684)	274 (164.5600)	94 (171.4400)	363 (161.6684)	21 (176)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	132 / 180 (667.3148)	105 (169.7144)	152 (161.6804)	167 (160.5144)	31 (175.4056)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	1 / 96 (701.1084)	1 (180)	31 (172.5600)	4 (177.1428)	31 (171.4056)
Jun 25, 2016	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	8 / 35 (678.7884)	12 (165.6800)	11 (170.8228)	1 (178.2972)	20 (163.9884)
Dec 11, 2015	King of the Smoker Invitational (JUDGES FULL) unrated La Quinta, CA	6 / 24 (695.3940)	19 (171.9884)	7 (174.2856)	9 (175.4172)	8 (173.7028)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	1 / 93 (698.2516)	4 (177.7144)	6 (175.4288)	1 (177.7028)	46 (167.4056)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	4 / 606 (698.2628)	5 (177.7372)	236 (166.8228)	7 (178.8572)	35 (174.8456)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	3 / 187 (699.3828)	40 (174.2628)	97 (167.9772)	2 (180)	11 (177.1428)
Sep 11, 2015	11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	6 / 29 (660.4344)	9 (167.9772)	9 (166.2744)	17 (162.2400)	7 (163.9428)
Aug 28, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	8 / 29 (651.2568)	11 (167.9656)	5 (168.5256)	12 (159.9544)	16 (154.8112)
Aug 21, 2015	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	21 / 46 (657.6572)	23 (161.7256)	18 (166.2744)	11 (168.5600)	23 (161.0972)
Jun 27, 2015	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	7 / 42 (685.0740)	11 (171.4056)	6 (173.7028)	14 (167.3828)	4 (172.5828)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	23 / 92 (675.9428)	6 (176.5600)	51 (167.4172)	69 (161.6684)	31 (170.2972)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	81 / 165 (670.7656)	86 (167.9656)	109 (164.5600)	61 (169.6800)	68 (168.5600)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	1 / 552 (702.8688)	7 (178.8572)	5 (177.7144)	172 (168)	9 (178.2972)
Aug 22, 2014	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	3 / 43 (673.1088)	19 (156.5944)	3 (171.9772)	2 (171.9772)	4 (172.5600)
Jun 21, 2014	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	2 / 41 (686.8456)	11 (164.5600)	5 (172.5828)	3 (169.7028)	1 (180)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	1 / 97 (693.1200)	7 (173.1200)	2 (177.7372)	10 (172)	16 (170.2628)
Oct 18, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	31 / 50 (676.4916)	27 (170.8572)	6 (176.5600)	43 (160.5372)	34 (168.5372)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	1 / 174 (700.5256)	26 (173.1200)	4 (177.1428)	7 (176.5600)	20 (173.7028)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	116 / 535 (657.7028)	279 (160.5828)	281 (158.8344)	174 (165.1200)	19 (173.1656)
Sep 6, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA	6 / 30 (661.6344)	17 (166.8572)	9 (166.8572)	10 (166.2400)	14 (161.6800)
Aug 23, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	1 / 29 (677.1428)	5 (167.4400)	3 (168)	4 (169.7144)	2 (171.9884)
Jun 22, 2013	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	8 / 42 (658.2856)	13 (161.1428)	1 (178.8572)	8 (166.2856)	21 (152)

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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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

In the record book (on 1 all-time board)

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)