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Hickory Hangover

Hickory Hangover is a competition barbecue team with 97 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. They have won 9 Grand Championships, most recently at the WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 10 times. They are ranked #161 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#161
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1774
peak 1784 · rated over 80 contests10 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

97
in the data

First seen

May 1, 2015
latest Oct 16, 2026 · 11.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#25
Backyard 2025 · every season

Grand champs

9
10 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

20
55 podiums

Overall top-10s

59
61% of 97 contests

Best top-10 run

14
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%
overall standings

Best overall

696.5484 / 720
Master · 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

348.78 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 342.91 (+5.87)

Walk rate

82%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Chicken · Poosa Q

Consistency

±7.89
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 170.75 · weakest Brisket (164.87)

Road miles

13,469
across 96 mapped stops · furthest 622 mi

Schedule strength

49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$582K
listed at 68 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 37 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.73 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

342.91 / 360
58 Backyard contests · 8 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

507.52 / 540
18 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.

Storylines (22 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#161 of 6,491 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1774 puts them #161 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

  • rating 1774
  • peak 1784
  • 80 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

A multi-meat day

1 contest 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) (Mar 6, 2020).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 80 of 97 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 97 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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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
  • Nov 11, 2021

State champions

1 state championship 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 5.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 53%.

  • Brisket avg 164.87
  • Chicken avg 170.75
  • 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.

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
  • 97 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% (29)
  • 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.

The metronome

±2.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.7% of a perfect score
  • 97 contests

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

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025 ↗ Backyard #25 (1,145 pts) #15 (1,220 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 (1,030 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 (1,166 pts) — —
2023 ↗ Master #408 (485 pts) #584 (325 pts) #542 (410 pts) #433 (485 pts) #534 (355 pts)
2022 ↗ Backyard — #7 (1,275 pts) #12 (1,239 pts) — —
2022 ↗ Master #657 (270 pts) #1051 (120 pts) #633 (340 pts) #1046 (120 pts) #727 (240 pts)
2021 ↗ Backyard — #1 🏆 (1,328 pts) #19 (1,165 pts) — —
2021 ↗ Master — — #767 (209 pts) — —
2020 ↗ Backyard — #8 (1,042 pts) #2 (1,242 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Hickory Hangover, each with one reason worth a look.

THUNDER HOG BBQ
#162 of the rated field
1774 power rating
Contests
140
GCs
11
Top-10s
55%
Peak
1832
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Hickory Hangover)

2 contests 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 137 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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OKIEQ
#163 of the rated field
1774 power rating
Contests
39
GCs
3
Top-10s
69%
Peak
1774

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 38 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 38 contests
  • last seen Oct 27, 2017
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CHICKEN FRIED BBQ
#164 of the rated field
1774 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
94
GCs
7
Top-10s
52%
Peak
1787
2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to Hickory Hangover)

Careers of much the same size, 94 contests to 97, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 73 contests
  • last seen Oct 15, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
KILLER HOGS
#160 of the rated field
1775 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
96
GCs
7
Top-10s
64%
Peak
1792
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Hickory Hangover)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Hickory Hangover's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 94 contests
⚔ Head-to-head
iBQ'n
#165 of the rated field
1773 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
213
GCs
25
Top-10s
65%
Peak
1937
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Hickory Hangover)

Their rating is built on 25 Grand Championships in 213 contests, alongside a 65% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 202 contests
  • last seen May 15, 2026
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Bad Boyz BBQ
#159 of the rated field
1775 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
76
GCs
5
Top-10s
62%
Peak
1783

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

  • rated over 76 contests
  • last seen Apr 17, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
LEE LA Q 68 37 31 54% ⚔ 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
Dogpatch Q 27 21 6 78% ⚔ compare
VETERAN PORK PULLERS 27 20 7 74% ⚔ 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

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 90 48 8 20 180 🔥 153.7144 170.75 top 35%
Pork Ribs 93 65 7 27 178.8800 154.2172 170.63 top 32%
Pork 34 13 5 8 180 🔥 147.9884 168.50 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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)112top 36%
Medium (20–39)505top 27%
Large (40+)292top 26%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
AL649top 26%
TN90top 41%
GA50top 10%
MS40top 27%
OK20top 21%
VA20top 80%
KS10top 3%
IN10top 32%
FL10top 11%
MO10top 86%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) 5 1 1 top 24% Aug 11, 2023
Smoke on the Falls 5 3 0 top 26% Apr 3, 2026
Poosa Q 4 1 1 top 24% Jun 20, 2025
Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 1 1 top 11% Jun 9, 2023
Mission Q (Backyard Only) 4 1 1 top 22% Sep 16, 2022
Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 3 0 top 17% Oct 10, 2025
WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 1 1 top 11% Oct 16, 2026
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 3 3 0 top 9% Mar 3, 2023
Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) 2 1 1 top 34% Jun 4, 2021
Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 1 1 top 5% Mar 6, 2020
7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 2 0 top 31% May 25, 2025
Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 10 0 top 48% Mar 21, 2025
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 2 2 0 top 27% Mar 15, 2024
Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 2 5 0 top 64% Oct 27, 2023
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 2 3 0 top 7% Sep 8, 2022
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 8 0 top 30% Mar 12, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 21 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season 8.1 across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in AL 67 of 97 contests · 10 states in all
Contests visited 58 16 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 93 entries · 7 wins · 65 calls
First title Mar 6, 2020 Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Opponents faced 1,654 finished ahead 3,574 times, behind 1,223
Longest layoff 2 yrs May 1, 2015 → May 5, 2017

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

20261 milestone
  1. Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20251 milestone
  1. First state championship Poosa Q
20241 milestone
  1. 5th perfect 180 Poosa Q
20232 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1784) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
  2. Biggest field won (50 teams) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
  1. 5th Grand Championship Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
20213 milestones
  1. 10th category win Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD)
  2. 50th tracked contest 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary
  3. Career-best overall score696.5484 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open
20204 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
  2. First multi-meat day Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
  3. 25th tracked contest Hawgin On Lanier
  4. First perfect 180 (Pork) Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
20193 milestones
  1. First overall podium Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
  2. First Reserve Championship Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
  3. 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
—5 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
  2. First call Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
  3. First category win (Pork Ribs) Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
  4. First overall top-10 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score344 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.8Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)Mar 8, 2019
+15.6Smoke on the FallsApr 12, 2019
+13.5RiverFestSep 13, 2019
+13.3Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)Mar 6, 2020
+12.6Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD)Jun 4, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-15.8Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)Mar 22, 2024
-13.4Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus TeagueOct 15, 2021
-12.4Smoke on the Shores BBQ ChampionshipMar 17, 2023
-11.4Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)Aug 9, 2019
-9.1Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ ContestMay 1, 2015

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
—1011 100% top 17% 95.6% 95.6%
20262000 100% top 36% 95.7% 95.5%
20257250 86% top 23% 99% 96.7%
20248021 75% top 37% 98.1% 95.3%
202310151 70% top 30% 98.7% 95.2%
2022163134 94% top 19% 98.7% 95.5%
2021212166 95% top 21% 96.8% 95.2%
202013184 85% top 30% 98.1% 93.5%
201913093 77% top 31% 96% 93.5%
20184000 50% top 70% 92% 90.9%
20171000 0% — — —
20151000 0% top 86% 85.7% 85.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 16, 2026 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 11 / 43 (342.8112) 25 (165.0740) 3 (177.7372) — —
Apr 3, 2026 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 17 / 36 (689.0512) 22 (171.9656) 6 (175.4172) 26 (169.1084) 18 (172.5600)
Oct 17, 2025 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 1 / 39 (354.2744) 2 (178.8572) 6 (175.4172) — —
Oct 10, 2025 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL 5 / 30 (346.2284) 5 (175.4056) 9 (170.8228) — —
Jun 20, 2025 Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL 1 / 42 (356.5716) 2 (178.8572) 2 (177.7144) — —
May 25, 2025 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN 2 / 70 (354.2744) 6 (176.5600) 3 (177.7144) — —
May 24, 2025 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN 62 / 106 (682.7540) 39 (174.2628) 87 (167.4056) 20 (176) 86 (165.0856)
Apr 11, 2025 Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL 18 / 31 (338.2172) 2 (178.8572) 28 (159.3600) — —
Mar 21, 2025 Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL 10 / 43 (345.0972) 2 (178.8572) 27 (166.2400) — —
Oct 18, 2024 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 2 / 50 (353.1200) 3 (176.5600) 3 (176.5600) — —
Oct 11, 2024 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL 11 / 38 (343.3828) 23 (165.0856) 2 (178.2972) — —
Oct 4, 2024 Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL 13 / 59 (346.2400) 1 (180) 38 (166.2400) — —
May 25, 2024 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN 23 / 47 (343.3828) 7 (176.5600) 42 (166.8228) — —
May 24, 2024 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)
Mar 22, 2024 Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL 28 / 38 (331.3600) 10 (172.5600) 34 (158.8000) — —
Mar 15, 2024 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN 2 / 93 (347.9656) 4 (176.5600) 8 (171.4056) 13 (169.1084) —
Mar 15, 2024 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN — — 37 (168.5372) — —
Oct 27, 2023 Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL 11 / 14 (340.4912) 21 (166.2284) 5 (174.2628) — —
Oct 20, 2023 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 1 / 50 (355.4172) 1 (178.8572) 4 (176.5600) — —
Oct 5, 2023 Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL 29 / 73 (334.7888) 30 (167.3944) 32 (167.3944) — —
Aug 11, 2023 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL 3 / 35 (517.0856) 4 (173.7028) 2 (175.4172) 11 (167.9656) —
Aug 4, 2023 Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL 29 / 58 (337.6572) 48 (159.3600) 3 (178.2972) — —
Jun 9, 2023 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 4 / 26 (345.6800) 11 (170.8228) 2 (174.8572) — —
Apr 7, 2023 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 4 / 39 (686.7888) 11 (171.9656) 20 (166.8460) 2 (176.5600) 8 (171.4172)
Mar 17, 2023 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN 42 / 80 (674.7084) 37 (171.9656) 43 (166.2516) 63 (164.5256) 24 (171.9656)
Mar 17, 2023 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN — — 27 (169.1316) — —
Mar 3, 2023 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA 8 / 65 (690.7656) 26 (170.8228) 9 (176.5600) 16 (173.1200) 22 (170.2628)
Nov 12, 2022 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL 2 / 49 (350.8344) 9 (176.5600) 4 (174.2744) — —
Nov 11, 2022 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)
Oct 28, 2022 Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL 5 / 10 (338.2284) 13 (164.5256) 4 (173.7028) — —
Oct 21, 2022 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS 3 / 28 (344.5944) 10 (171.4056) 3 (173.1888) — —
Oct 7, 2022 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL 5 / 38 (348.5256) 3 (175.4056) 8 (173.1200) — —
Sep 16, 2022 Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL 1 / 18 (355.4288) 1 (180) 6 (175.4288) — —
Sep 8, 2022 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL 3 / 35 (342.2400) 1 (173.1200) 9 (169.1200) — —
Aug 12, 2022 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL 1 / 35 (530.8228) 8 (173.1200) 3 (177.7028) 1 (180) —
Aug 5, 2022 Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL 4 / 21 (511.9084) 4 (173.1200) 7 (170.8228) 7 (167.9656) —
Jun 10, 2022 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 1 / 23 (350.2628) 3 (174.2628) 1 (176) — —
May 5, 2022 Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL 24 / 72 (332.4800) 36 (160.5144) 9 (171.9656) — —
Apr 22, 2022 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL 7 / 34 (511.3600) 17 (167.3828) 10 (170.2628) 2 (173.7144) —
Apr 8, 2022 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 6 / 34 (343.9428) 8 (173.1200) 10 (170.8228) — —
Mar 18, 2022 Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN 18 / 63 (683.9316) 36 (169.1200) 7 (174.2744) 25 (170.8228) 20 (169.7144)
Mar 12, 2022 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL 8 / 26 (501.6340) 21 (155.9428) 3 (173.7028) 4 (171.9884) —
Mar 4, 2022 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA 3 / 73 (510.2056) 8 (170.8228) 3 (176.5600) 19 (162.8228) —
Dec 2, 2021 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL 2 / 19 (347.3828) 7 (169.6800) 1 (177.7028) — —
Nov 19, 2021 Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL 3 / 14 (347.3944) 1 (178.8572) 7 (168.5372) — —
Nov 12, 2021 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK 12 / 33 (339.3712) 16 (169.1084) 5 (170.2628) — —
Nov 11, 2021 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)
Nov 11, 2021 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK — — — — —
Oct 22, 2021 Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL 1 / 30 (347.4172) 1 (178.8800) 9 (168.5372) — —
Oct 16, 2021 Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA 11 / 15 (339.3716) 11 (169.6800) 10 (169.6916) — —
Oct 15, 2021 Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA 13 / 15 (333.6344) 13 (166.2400) 10 (167.3944) — —
Oct 8, 2021 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL 3 / 31 (342.2972) 15 (167.4400) 2 (174.8572) — —
Sep 24, 2021 BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA 3 / 27 (517.1088) 8 (168.5372) 2 (175.4288) 2 (173.1428) —
Sep 18, 2021 Downtown Madtown BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest Madison, AL — — 3 (175.4172) — —
Aug 27, 2021 Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN 4 / 25 (511.9316) 15 (166.2516) 3 (171.9772) 4 (173.7028) —
Aug 13, 2021 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL 3 / 49 (333.6456) 4 (168.5600) 6 (165.0856) — —
Aug 6, 2021 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL 5 / 31 (510.2056) 15 (168.5600) 21 (165.0856) 1 (176.5600) —
Jun 11, 2021 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 2 / 31 (347.9772) 2 (177.7144) 10 (170.2628) — —
Jun 4, 2021 Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) Butler, AL 1 / 14 (348.5600) 6 (169.6800) 1 (178.8800) — —
May 21, 2021 Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS 3 / 22 (348.5484) 1 (180) 8 (168.5484) — —
Apr 23, 2021 Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL 9 / 29 (341.1200) 15 (169.1200) 6 (172) — —
Apr 9, 2021 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 2 / 38 (348.5600) 2 (175.4056) 6 (173.1544) — —
Mar 12, 2021 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL 8 / 28 (498.7656) 11 (168.5372) 12 (163.9656) 9 (166.2628) —
Mar 5, 2021 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA 9 / 81 (508.5144) 2 (175.4172) 20 (165.1316) 12 (167.9656) —
Nov 20, 2020 Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL 9 / 21 (336.5600) 14 (165.1200) 5 (171.4400) — —
Nov 13, 2020 Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS 3 / 94 (346.9028) 4 (175.4400) 7 (171.4628) — —
Oct 23, 2020 Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN 13 / 41 (480.6284) 17 (153.7144) 1 (176.0800) 22 (150.8340) —
Oct 9, 2020 Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS 8 / 36 (497.7372) 7 (163.9656) 5 (170.8800) 11 (162.8916) —
Oct 2, 2020 Bonifay All American Smoker Competition 🏅 Bonifay, FL 2 / 18 (346.8800) 6 (169.1428) 2 (177.7372) — —
Sep 25, 2020 Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest 🏅 Semmes, AL 11 / 23 (329.6228) 16 (163.3828) 10 (166.2400) — —
Sep 18, 2020 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 12 / 28 (335.3600) 11 (169.6800) 17 (165.6800) — —
Aug 7, 2020 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL 2 / 21 (517.0744) 11 (165.0972) 3 (171.9772) 1 (180) —
Jul 31, 2020 Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA 6 / 55 (511.9084) 2 (176.5600) 19 (165.6800) 6 (169.6684) —
Jun 19, 2020 Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS 29 / 47 (660.4456) 8 (176.5600) 43 (162.8000) — 30 (162.2628)
Jun 5, 2020 Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL 14 / 23 (325.0972) 12 (162.8000) 15 (162.2972) — —
Mar 6, 2020 Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL 1 / 32 (353.1200) 1 (175.4172) 1 (177.7028) — —
Feb 21, 2020 Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL 10 / 25 (335.9428) 4 (172.5600) 13 (163.3828) — —
Dec 6, 2019 COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL 11 / 25 (327.9316) 14 (160.5256) 8 (167.4060) — —
Nov 22, 2019 Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL 4 / 20 (342.2516) 10 (170.2628) 3 (171.9888) — —
Sep 13, 2019 RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL 3 / 37 (343.3944) 4 (173.7028) 7 (169.6916) — —
Sep 6, 2019 Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL 5 / 19 (507.3140) 14 (162.7884) 4 (171.4056) 1 (173.1200) —
Aug 23, 2019 Smoking for a Reason (BACKYARD ONLY) Fort Payne, AL 3 / 11 (507.3716) 6 (166.8228) 7 (165.1316) 1 (175.4172) —
Aug 9, 2019 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL 22 / 26 (483.8628) 15 (167.9772) 24 (154.2172) 20 (161.6684) —
Jun 21, 2019 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) —
Jun 7, 2019 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL 4 / 25 (345.1200) 8 (168.5372) 2 (176.5828) — —
May 3, 2019 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL 28 / 54 (663.8400) 19 (169.6800) 14 (170.8344) 25 (166.8228) 39 (156.5028)
Apr 26, 2019 Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL 8 / 45 (342.2628) 2 (176.5828) 20 (165.6800) 28 (161.0972) —
Apr 12, 2019 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 3 / 30 (345.6916) 12 (170.2744) 4 (175.4172) — —
Mar 8, 2019 Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL 2 / 34 (345.6684) 7 (169.6684) 1 (176) — —
Feb 22, 2019 Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL 17 / 27 (315.9544) 15 (157.6800) 15 (158.2744) — —
Sep 14, 2018 Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL 21 / 32 (662.6856) 25 (165.6684) 10 (171.9888) 11 (169.6800) 31 (155.3484)
Aug 24, 2018 Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN — — — — —
Aug 10, 2018 Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN 21 / 28 (646.1372) 6 (172.5600) 23 (158.2400) 21 (162.2400) 26 (153.0972)
May 4, 2018 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL — — — — —
May 5, 2017 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL — — — — —
May 1, 2015 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) 11 (169.1544) 1 (174.8456) — —

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