Hickory Hangover

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#154

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1776

peak 1784 · rated over 79 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-01

latest 2026-04-03

Best ToY finish

#25

Backyard 2025

Grand champs

10 reserve

Category wins

57 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 96 contests

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

696.5484 / 720

Master · 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

351.07 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 382.42 (-31.35)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Poosa Q

Consistency

±70.87

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.80 · weakest Brisket (164.87)

Road miles

13,408

mi across 95 mapped stops · furthest 622 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$577K

listed at 67 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 37 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.73 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

382.42 / 360

75 Backyard contests · 9 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.

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Storylines (22 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

0.0228 points from the title

Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-06-11).

Among the elite

#154 of 6,413 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1776 puts them #154 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1776
peak 1784
79 rated contests

The 180 club

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×3
Pork ×2

Giant slayer

50 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 50-team field at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY).

2023-10-20

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 3%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) (2020-03-06).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 79 of 96 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 96 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

696.5484 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 696.5484 at 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-11-11

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 37 entries at contests carrying the title.

37 state-championship entries

The one to beat

7× one call ahead of them

REDBONES BBQ has finished one call ahead of Hickory Hangover 7 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 3 Grand Championships

2022 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

16 contests
13 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 19%

A tough matchup

10–4 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 71% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 55%.

Brisket avg 164.87
Chicken avg 170.80
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

31–13 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HELL ON SQUEALS in 31 of their 44 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2017-05-05).

last seen 2015-05-01
back 2017-05-05

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 23 at their very first tracked contest, Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) ().

23-team field

Always the bridesmaid

10 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 10 times against 9 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

9 Grand Championships
96 contests

Built for the big stage

Top 26% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 26% finish in large fields against top 36% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 26% (28)
Small (<20 teams): top 36% (11)

Looking over their shoulder

6× one call behind them

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has landed one call behind them 6 times.

Boom or bust

±18.71% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±18.71% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 104.2% of a perfect score
best 147.5%

The long haul

13,408 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,408 miles across 95 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 622 miles to Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition.

95 mapped stops
furthest 622 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) every year from 2019 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 1st

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE

#153 of the rated field

1776 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1776

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hickory Hangover)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Hickory Hangover has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 85 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Central BBQ

#152 of the rated field

1776 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 156
GCs: 16
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1826

6–4 in 10 shared contests (60% to Hickory Hangover)

They've been 1826 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 139 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Bad Boyz BBQ

#156 of the rated field

1775 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1783

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 76 contests to 96, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 76 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

#151 of the rated field

1776 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1776

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Hickory Hangover's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 69 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ

#155 of the rated field

1775 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 97
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1815

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 97 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 97 contests
last seen 2019-10-25

⚔ Head-to-head

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ

#147 of the rated field

1777 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1811

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Hickory Hangover)

Level with Hickory Hangover on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 73 contests
last seen 2023-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	67	37	30	55%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	53	30	23	57%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	53	26	27	49%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	52	33	19	63%	⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS	44	31	13	70%	⚔ compare
2 Swine Crew	41	27	14	66%	⚔ compare
NORALA BBQ TEAM	39	25	14	64%	⚔ compare
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	33	27	6	82%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
The Real Squeal BBQ	29	19	10	66%	⚔ compare
VETERAN PORK PULLERS	27	20	7	74%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	26	21	5	81%	⚔ compare
Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team	25	17	7	68%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	25	14	9	56%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	25	9	14	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	92	51	8	21	180.0000 🔥	153.7144	170.80	top 34%
Pork Ribs	95	67	7	27	178.8800	153.6800	170.39	top 32%
Pork	37	14	5	9	180.0000 🔥	147.9884	168.27	top 36%
Brisket	14	2	0	0	177.1428	149.0744	164.87	top 56%

“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
AL	63	9	top 26%
TN	9	0	top 41%
GA	5	0	top 10%
MS	4	0	top 27%
OK	2	0	top 21%
VA	2	0	top 80%
KS	1	0	top 3%
IN	1	0	top 32%
FL	1	0	top 11%
MO	1	0	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	11	2	top 36%
Medium (20–39)	50	5	top 27%
Large (40+)	28	2	top 26%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)	5	1	1	top 24%	2023-08-11
Smoke on the Falls	5	3	0	top 26%	2026-04-03
Poosa Q	4	1	1	top 24%	2025-06-20
Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	4	1	1	top 11%	2023-06-09
Mission Q (Backyard Only)	4	1	1	top 22%	2022-09-16
Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	4	3	0	top 17%	2025-10-10
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	3	0	top 9%	2023-03-03
WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	1	1	top 3%	2025-10-17
Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD)	2	1	1	top 34%	2021-06-04
Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)	2	1	1	top 5%	2020-03-06
7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025)	2	2	0	top 31%	2025-05-25
Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	10	0	top 48%	2025-03-21
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2	2	0	top 27%	2024-03-15
Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023	2	5	0	top 64%	2023-10-27
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	3	0	top 7%	2022-09-08
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	8	0	top 30%	2022-03-12

The story so far (22 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.9 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2026-04-03

Busiest season 2021 21 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 8 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 66 of 96 contests · 10 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 58 16 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 95 entries · 7 wins · 67 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.80 · weakest Brisket (164.87)

Walk rate 82% a top-10 call in 79 of 96 contests

Overall top-10 rate 61% 59 of 96 contests

Wins it all 9% 9 Grand Championships · 10 reserve

First title 2020-03-06 Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)

Best top-10 run 14 straight contests

Master average 671.73 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 382.42 out of 360 · 75 contests · 9 GCs

Perfect 180s 5 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,641 3,542–1,213 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,408 95 mapped stops · furthest 622 mi

Schedule strength 1564 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $577,080 listed at 67 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 37 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2017-05-05

Power rating 1776 peak 1784 · #154 of 6,413 rated

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

First tracked contest Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
First category win (Pork Ribs) Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score344.0000 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
2019
Mar 8 First overall podium Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)
Mar 8 First Reserve Championship Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)
Apr 12 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
2020
Mar 6 First Grand Championship Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)
Mar 6 First multi-meat day Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)
Jul 31 25th tracked contest Hawgin On Lanier
Aug 7 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
2021
Jun 4 10th category win Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD)
Nov 11 50th tracked contest 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary
Nov 11 Career-best overall score696.5484 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open
2022
Aug 12 5th Grand Championship Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023
Mar 3 Peak power rating (1784) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Oct 20 Biggest field won (50 teams) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024
Oct 4 5th perfect 180 Poosa Q
2025
Jun 20 First state championship Poosa Q
2026
Apr 3 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-03-08
+15.6	Smoke on the Falls	2019-04-12
+13.5	RiverFest	2019-09-13
+13.4	Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)	2020-03-06
+12.6	Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD)	2021-06-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.8	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-03-22
-13.4	Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague	2021-10-15
-12.4	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2023-03-17
-11.3	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-08-09
-9.1	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2015-05-01

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	0	1	1	100%	top 17%	95.6%	95.6%
2026	1	0	0	0	100%	top 47%	95.7%	95.7%
2025	7	2	5	0	86%	top 23%	99%	96.7%
2024	8	0	2	1	75%	top 37%	98.1%	95.3%
2023	10	1	5	1	70%	top 30%	143.6%	100.5%
2022	16	3	13	4	94%	top 19%	147.5%	110.3%
2021	21	2	16	6	95%	top 21%	143.6%	107.6%
2020	13	1	8	4	85%	top 30%	143.6%	107.8%
2019	13	0	9	3	77%	top 31%	140.9%	104.2%
2018	4	0	0	0	50%	top 70%	92%	90.9%
2017	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2015	1	0	0	0	0%	top 86%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-03	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	17 / 36 (689.0512)	22 (171.9656)	6 (175.4172)	26 (169.1084)	18 (172.5600)
2025-10-17	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	1 / 39 (354.2744)	2 (178.8572)	6 (175.4172)	—	—
2025-10-10	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	5 / 30 (346.2284)	5 (175.4056)	9 (170.8228)	—	—
2025-06-20	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	1 / 42 (356.5716)	2 (178.8572)	2 (177.7144)	—	—
2025-05-25	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN	2 / 70 (354.2744)	6 (176.5600)	3 (177.7144)	—	—
2025-05-24	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN	62 / 106 (682.7540)	39 (174.2628)	87 (167.4056)	20 (176.0000)	86 (165.0856)
2025-04-11	Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL	18 / 31 (338.2172)	2 (178.8572)	28 (159.3600)	—	—
2025-03-21	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL	10 / 43 (345.0972)	2 (178.8572)	27 (166.2400)	—	—
2024-10-18	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	2 / 50 (353.1200)	3 (176.5600)	3 (176.5600)	—	—
2024-10-11	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL	11 / 38 (343.3828)	23 (165.0856)	2 (178.2972)	—	—
2024-10-04	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	13 / 59 (346.2400)	1 (180.0000)	38 (166.2400)	—	—
2024-05-25	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN	23 / 47 (343.3828)	7 (176.5600)	42 (166.8228)	—	—
2024-05-24	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	95 / 118 (671.3712)	42 (174.2856)	102 (164.5716)	78 (169.6684)	98 (162.8456)
2024-03-22	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL	28 / 38 (331.3600)	10 (172.5600)	34 (158.8000)	—	—
2024-03-15	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	2 / 93 (347.9656)	4 (176.5600)	8 (171.4056)	13 (169.1084)	—
2024-03-15	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	37 (168.5372)	—	—
2023-10-27	Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL	11 / 14 (340.4912)	21 (166.2284)	5 (174.2628)	—	—
2023-10-20	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	1 / 50 (355.4172)	1 (178.8572)	4 (176.5600)	—	—
2023-10-05	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	29 / 73 (334.7888)	30 (167.3944)	32 (167.3944)	—	—
2023-08-11	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	3 / 35 (517.0856)	4 (173.7028)	2 (175.4172)	11 (167.9656)	—
2023-08-04	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL	29 / 58 (337.6572)	48 (159.3600)	3 (178.2972)	—	—
2023-06-09	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	4 / 26 (345.6800)	11 (170.8228)	2 (174.8572)	—	—
2023-04-07	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	4 / 39 (686.7888)	11 (171.9656)	20 (166.8460)	2 (176.5600)	8 (171.4172)
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	42 / 80 (674.7084)	37 (171.9656)	43 (166.2516)	63 (164.5256)	24 (171.9656)
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN	—	—	27 (169.1316)	—	—
2023-03-03	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	8 / 65 (690.7656)	26 (170.8228)	9 (176.5600)	16 (173.1200)	22 (170.2628)
2022-11-12	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	2 / 49 (350.8344)	9 (176.5600)	4 (174.2744)	—	—
2022-11-11	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	46 / 91 (678.1600)	22 (174.2628)	50 (168.5372)	75 (164.5256)	31 (170.8344)
2022-10-28	Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL	5 / 10 (338.2284)	13 (164.5256)	4 (173.7028)	—	—
2022-10-21	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS	3 / 28 (344.5944)	10 (171.4056)	3 (173.1888)	—	—
2022-10-07	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	5 / 38 (348.5256)	3 (175.4056)	8 (173.1200)	—	—
2022-09-16	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	1 / 18 (355.4288)	1 (180.0000)	6 (175.4288)	—	—
2022-09-08	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	3 / 35 (342.2400)	1 (173.1200)	9 (169.1200)	—	—
2022-08-12	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL	1 / 35 (530.8228)	4 (174.8456)	3 (177.7028)	1 (180.0000)	—
2022-08-05	Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL	4 / 21 (511.9084)	4 (173.1200)	7 (170.8228)	7 (167.9656)	—
2022-06-10	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	1 / 23 (350.2628)	3 (174.2628)	1 (176.0000)	—	—
2022-05-05	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	24 / 72 (332.4800)	36 (160.5144)	9 (171.9656)	—	—
2022-04-22	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL	7 / 34 (511.3600)	17 (167.3828)	10 (170.2628)	2 (173.7144)	—
2022-04-08	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	6 / 34 (343.9428)	8 (173.1200)	10 (170.8228)	—	—
2022-03-18	Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN	18 / 63 (683.9316)	36 (169.1200)	7 (174.2744)	25 (170.8228)	20 (169.7144)
2022-03-12	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL	8 / 26 (501.6340)	21 (155.9428)	3 (173.7028)	4 (171.9884)	—
2022-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	3 / 73 (510.2056)	8 (170.8228)	3 (176.5600)	19 (162.8228)	—
2021-12-02	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	2 / 19 (347.3828)	7 (169.6800)	1 (177.7028)	—	—
2021-11-19	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	3 / 14 (347.3944)	1 (178.8572)	7 (168.5372)	—	—
2021-11-12	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK	12 / 33 (339.3712)	16 (169.1084)	5 (170.2628)	—	—
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK	6 / 111 (696.5484)	37 (171.9884)	6 (176.0116)	55 (171.4056)	8 (177.1428)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	12 (171.4284)	—
2021-10-22	Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL	1 / 30 (347.4172)	1 (178.8800)	9 (168.5372)	—	—
2021-10-16	Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA	11 / 15 (339.3716)	11 (169.6800)	10 (169.6916)	—	—
2021-10-15	Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA	13 / 15 (333.6344)	13 (166.2400)	10 (167.3944)	—	—
2021-10-08	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	3 / 31 (342.2972)	15 (167.4400)	2 (174.8572)	—	—
2021-09-24	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	3 / 27 (517.1088)	8 (168.5372)	2 (175.4288)	2 (173.1428)	—
2021-09-18	Downtown Madtown BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest Madison, AL	—	—	3 (175.4172)	—	—
2021-08-27	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	4 / 25 (511.9316)	15 (166.2516)	3 (171.9772)	4 (173.7028)	—
2021-08-13	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	3 / 49 (333.6456)	4 (168.5600)	6 (165.0856)	—	—
2021-08-06	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	5 / 31 (510.2056)	7 (170.8456)	2 (174.2628)	1 (176.5600)	—
2021-06-11	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	2 / 31 (347.9772)	2 (177.7144)	10 (170.2628)	—	—
2021-06-04	Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) Butler, AL	1 / 14 (348.5600)	6 (169.6800)	1 (178.8800)	—	—
2021-05-21	Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS	3 / 22 (348.5484)	1 (180.0000)	8 (168.5484)	—	—
2021-04-23	Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	9 / 29 (341.1200)	15 (169.1200)	6 (172.0000)	—	—
2021-04-09	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	2 / 38 (348.5600)	2 (175.4056)	6 (173.1544)	—	—
2021-03-12	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL	8 / 28 (498.7656)	11 (168.5372)	12 (163.9656)	9 (166.2628)	—
2021-03-05	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	9 / 81 (508.5144)	2 (175.4172)	20 (165.1316)	12 (167.9656)	—
2020-11-20	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	9 / 21 (336.5600)	14 (165.1200)	5 (171.4400)	—	—
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	3 / 94 (346.9028)	4 (175.4400)	7 (171.4628)	—	—
2020-10-23	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	13 / 41 (480.6284)	17 (153.7144)	1 (176.0800)	22 (150.8340)	—
2020-10-09	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	8 / 36 (497.7372)	7 (163.9656)	5 (170.8800)	11 (162.8916)	—
2020-10-02	Bonifay All American Smoker Competition 🏅 Bonifay, FL	2 / 18 (346.8800)	6 (169.1428)	2 (177.7372)	—	—
2020-09-25	Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest 🏅 Semmes, AL	11 / 23 (329.6228)	16 (163.3828)	10 (166.2400)	—	—
2020-09-18	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	12 / 28 (335.3600)	11 (169.6800)	17 (165.6800)	—	—
2020-08-07	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL	2 / 21 (517.0744)	2 (165.7372)	3 (171.9772)	1 (180.0000)	—
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	6 / 55 (511.9084)	2 (176.5600)	19 (165.6800)	6 (169.6684)	—
2020-06-19	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	29 / 47 (660.4456)	8 (176.5600)	43 (162.8000)	43 (158.8228)	30 (162.2628)
2020-06-05	Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL	14 / 23 (325.0972)	12 (162.8000)	15 (162.2972)	—	—
2020-03-06	Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL	1 / 32 (353.1200)	1 (175.4172)	1 (177.7028)	—	—
2020-02-21	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	10 / 25 (335.9428)	4 (172.5600)	13 (163.3828)	—	—
2019-12-06	COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	11 / 25 (327.9316)	14 (160.5256)	8 (167.4060)	—	—
2019-11-22	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	4 / 20 (342.2516)	10 (170.2628)	3 (171.9888)	—	—
2019-09-13	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	3 / 37 (343.3944)	4 (173.7028)	7 (169.6916)	—	—
2019-09-06	Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL	5 / 19 (507.3140)	14 (162.7884)	4 (171.4056)	1 (173.1200)	—
2019-08-23	Smoking for a Reason(BACKYARD ONLY) Fort Payne, AL	3 / 11 (507.3716)	6 (166.8228)	7 (165.1316)	1 (175.4172)	—
2019-08-09	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL	22 / 26 (483.8628)	15 (167.9772)	24 (154.2172)	20 (161.6684)	—
2019-06-21	Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL	6 / 23 (338.2400)	9 (170.2628)	12 (167.9772)	16 (160.5372)	—
2019-06-07	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	4 / 25 (345.1200)	8 (168.5372)	2 (176.5828)	—	—
2019-05-03	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	28 / 54 (663.8400)	19 (169.6800)	14 (170.8344)	25 (166.8228)	39 (156.5028)
2019-04-26	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL	8 / 45 (342.2628)	2 (176.5828)	20 (165.6800)	28 (161.0972)	—
2019-04-12	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	3 / 30 (345.6916)	12 (170.2744)	4 (175.4172)	—	—
2019-03-08	Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL	2 / 34 (345.6684)	7 (169.6684)	1 (176.0000)	—	—
2019-02-22	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	17 / 27 (315.9544)	15 (157.6800)	15 (158.2744)	—	—
2018-09-14	*Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	21 / 32 (662.6856)	25 (165.6684)	10 (171.9888)	11 (169.6800)	31 (155.3484)
2018-08-24	*Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN	—	—	—	—	—
2018-08-10	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	21 / 28 (646.1372)	6 (172.5600)	23 (158.2400)	21 (162.2400)	26 (153.0972)
2018-05-04	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
2017-05-05	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
2015-05-01	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	32 / 37 (617.0056)	27 (162.2400)	26 (157.7028)	36 (147.9884)	32 (149.0744)
	Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	4 / 23 (344.0000)	11 (169.1544)	1 (174.8456)	—	—

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Backyard	#25 (1145 pts)	#15 (1220 pts)	#60 (870 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1111 (85 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#62 (840 pts)	#29 (1030 pts)	#77 (770 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#66 (841 pts)	#24 (1166 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#408 (485 pts)	#584 (325 pts)	#542 (410 pts)	#433 (485 pts)	#534 (355 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#7 (1275 pts)	#12 (1239 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#657 (270 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#633 (340 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#727 (240 pts)
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#1 🏆 (1328 pts)	#19 (1165 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Master	—	—	#767 (209 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Backyard	—	#8 (1042 pts)	#2 (1242 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#622 (155 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Backyard	—	#12 (219 pts)	#7 (359 pts)	—	—
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1856 (90 pts)	#1697 (115 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1400 (150 pts)	#1200 (225 pts)	#1298 (195 pts)	#1273 (200 pts)	#1753 (110 pts)