The heartbreaker
1.1432
points from the title
Came within 1.1432 points of the Grand Championship at Sutherlin Throwdown (2025-07-19).
Big Boys BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1611
peak 1623 · rated over 54 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
66
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#59
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
3 reserve
Category wins
5
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
19
of 66 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
661.16 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.17 (+3.99)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±39.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.79 · weakest Brisket (161.01)
Road miles
49,687
mi across 66 mapped stops · furthest 5522 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$517K
listed at 42 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 41 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.17 / 720
54 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
282.78 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 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.
Storylines (17 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.
Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
On the rise
+104
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 104 points across 17 contests since 2024-12-06 — from 1507 up to 1611.
- 17 contests since 2024-12-06
- now 1611
They almost always walk
61%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 40 of 66 contests
A top-10 category call in 61% of their 66 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
706.2512
career-best overall
98.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 706.2512 at Sutherlin Throwdown — 98.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-07-19
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has finished one call ahead of Big Boys BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2025
their best year
2025 was the year it came together: 17 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.
- 17 contests
- 9 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 38%
A tough matchup
20–6
behind in the head-to-head
Meat Candy Q ahead in 77% of their meetings
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 20 of their 26 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 34% of the time against 32%.
- Brisket avg 161.01
- Chicken avg 165.79
- 20 calls in 58 entries
A strong matchup
16–4
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BAR-B-CUDA BBQ in 16 of their 20 shared contests.
The comeback
3.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at The Golden State Battle V (2023-03-03).
- last seen 2020-01-17
- back 2023-03-03
Chicken nemesis
14 of 21
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 21 shared chicken entries.
Always the bridesmaid
3
reserve championships
Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.
- 0 Grand Championships
- 66 contests
A big fish in small ponds
Top 56%
average finish in small fields
Field size changes the story: they average a top 56% finish in small fields against top 72% in large ones.
- Small (<20 teams): top 56% (6)
- Large (40+): top 72% (14)
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Smokin' Bliss BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
An August team
Top 35%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 35% across 5 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
- 5 August contests
- top 55% the rest of the year
The long haul
49,687
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 49,687 miles across 66 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,522 miles to Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest.
- 66 mapped stops
- furthest 5,522 mi
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
Where this team stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on. Rebuilt nightly, so beating one shows up here the next morning.
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.
#945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 31
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1626
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big Boys BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Boys BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 165
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1776
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big Boys BBQ)
They've been 1776 at their best, 165 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1624
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Big Boys BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Big Boys BBQ has cooked, 25 to 66, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1611
No shared contest yet.
24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1648
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big Boys BBQ)
Level with Big Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 21 | 6 | 15 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bliss BBQ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Bears BBQ | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Cat BBQ | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Cherry Anchor BBQ | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| BONE RUBBIN BBQ | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Cynical BBQ | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 56 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 178.8572 | 134.2628 | 165.79 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 178.2972 | 141.6344 | 164.21 | top 53% |
| Pork | 55 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 138.2400 | 165.04 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 58 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 178.8572 | 126.2516 | 161.01 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 22 | 0 | top 40% |
| OR | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
| AZ | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 93% |
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| CT | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 36 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 30% | 2025-08-09 |
| The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 30% | 2025-05-31 |
| Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 37% | 2025-04-25 |
| Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 22% | 2025-03-14 |
| The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 36% | 2025-01-25 |
| BBQ Boots & Brew | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 59% | 2024-04-12 |
| LuLu's Brew & Que | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 98% | 2019-04-26 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 88% | 2015-03-13 |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11.6 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2025
17 contests
Contests a season
6
across 11 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
22 of 66 contests · 16 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
48
8 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
58 entries · 0 wins · 20 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.79 · weakest Brisket (161.01)
Walk rate
61%
a top-10 call in 40 of 66 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
19 of 66 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
657.17
out of 720 · 54 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
282.78
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,343
1,075–1,340 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
49,687
66 mapped stops · furthest 5,522 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$516,900
listed at 42 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 41 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
2020-01-17 → 2023-03-03
Power rating
1611
peak 1623 · #944 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
- 2014
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
- 2019
- 25th tracked contest Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0288 The Golden State Battle V
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
- First overall podium Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest
- First Reserve Championship Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest
- 2025
- 50th tracked contest The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1)
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
- Career-best overall score706.2512 Sutherlin Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1623) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +22.5 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest | 2023-08-04 |
| +16.9 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 2025-03-14 |
| +16.5 | The Golden State Battle VI | 2024-03-01 |
| +15.7 | Q's & Brews | 2025-03-28 |
| +14.5 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2025-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-07-18 |
| -13.6 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 2025-10-24 |
| -11.6 | LuLu's Brew & Que | 2017-09-29 |
| -11.3 | WNC BBQ Festival | 2014-07-25 |
| -11.2 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2024-10-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 82% | top 38% | 98.1% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 97.6% | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 63% | top 54% | 95.9% | 93.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 85% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 71% | 89.3% | 85.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 100% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 81% | 89.4% | 83.5% |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36% | top 76% | 89.2% | 86.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 148 / 158 (657.5768) | 91 (171.4284) | 150 (160.5028) | 105 (169.6684) | 156 (155.9772) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 118 / 401 (687.3256) | 22 (177.7028) | 107 (173.1200) | 170 (171.4056) | 257 (165.0972) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 41 / 45 (583.8512) | 42 (146.8000) | 39 (152.5600) | 45 (140.5256) | 42 (143.9656) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 18 / 35 (693.0744) | 17 (174.8456) | 16 (174.2744) | 26 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5716) |
| 2025-08-15 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 16 / 55 (683.9544) | 7 (176.0000) | 24 (169.1432) | 12 (174.2628) | 25 (164.5484) |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA | 10 / 21 (681.6228) | 15 (169.1084) | 11 (167.9772) | 5 (174.8572) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA | 3 / 25 (696.4912) | 5 (174.8456) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (175.4056) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 2 / 35 (706.2512) | 18 (172.5484) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (177.1428) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 3 / 28 (699.4060) | 14 (173.1200) | 2 (178.2972) | 18 (170.2744) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 15 / 30 (673.5884) | 23 (163.9772) | 9 (174.2628) | 19 (167.3828) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition 🏅 Temecula, CA | 5 / 19 (689.0744) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2744) | 10 (166.2628) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 5 / 31 (692.5488) | 4 (177.7372) | 4 (175.4516) | 11 (169.6800) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ | 4 / 26 (690.7884) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (173.7144) | 9 (174.2628) | 7 (171.9884) |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 2 / 26 (698.2284) | 2 (177.7028) | 9 (174.2972) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (166.2284) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 24 / 29 (666.0912) | 23 (167.3712) | 28 (158.2172) | 21 (168.5256) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA | 9 / 27 (694.2400) | 7 (176.0000) | 11 (174.2972) | 9 (174.2628) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA | 12 / 31 (677.6000) | 7 (173.7028) | 22 (166.8228) | 3 (178.8572) | 28 (158.2172) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 20 / 74 (686.1828) | 37 (169.6684) | 57 (164.5488) | 2 (177.7028) | 15 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 25 / 26 (591.2572) | 25 (149.6916) | 25 (152.5028) | 25 (142.2400) | 24 (146.8228) |
| 2024-07-20 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 5 / 30 (702.8572) | 3 (178.3200) | 7 (176.5600) | 11 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8572) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 15 / 37 (685.5880) | 14 (174.2628) | 18 (169.6912) | 13 (173.1084) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 12 / 35 (690.7888) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (172.5716) | 12 (173.1200) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) 🏅 Clayton, CA | 8 / 25 (683.9196) | 17 (163.3940) | 6 (169.7028) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 17 / 39 (668.9596) | 23 (165.6684) | 20 (163.9428) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2284) |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 8 / 21 (683.3372) | 12 (170.8228) | 14 (164.5372) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 15 / 29 (671.8396) | 20 (166.2284) | 6 (174.2628) | 24 (163.3712) | 14 (167.9772) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 42 / 58 (282.7768) | 43 (138.8112) | 41 (143.9656) | 11 (161.1772) | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 20 / 34 (676.4568) | 21 (169.7028) | 23 (167.3828) | 22 (169.1084) | 15 (170.2628) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 27 / 39 (670.7316) | 3 (178.8572) | 26 (167.9656) | 14 (172.5600) | 38 (151.3488) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 10 / 27 (681.6232) | 17 (166.2400) | 8 (173.1200) | 19 (166.8344) | 3 (175.4288) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA | 7 / 33 (687.9428) | 20 (170.8456) | 7 (173.7144) | 11 (171.4056) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 46 / 58 (659.3028) | 44 (168.5140) | 42 (165.0972) | 49 (157.7144) | 27 (167.9772) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 31 / 40 (679.3256) | 28 (170.8112) | 18 (172.5600) | 20 (173.1200) | 36 (162.8344) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 🏅 Mesa, AZ | 15 / 26 (665.6344) | 8 (173.1200) | 15 (166.8344) | 11 (169.1544) | 20 (156.5256) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ | — | — | 1 (176.6172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! 🏅 Los Banos, CA | 11 / 19 (670.7196) | 14 (165.0972) | 15 (158.2284) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (167.9540) |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 2 / 29 (690.8344) | 4 (176.0116) | 1 (178.2972) | 12 (169.1084) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2023-05-26 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 / 19 (682.8116) | 10 (169.1772) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (169.6800) | 10 (166.2400) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 16 / 33 (679.8972) | 11 (174.2744) | 19 (168.5372) | 22 (166.2284) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V 🏅 Hollister, CA | 24 / 28 (649.0288) | 14 (171.4056) | 14 (166.8456) | 17 (166.8344) | 28 (143.9432) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 59 / 59 (588.9828) | 59 (134.2628) | 55 (153.6800) | 54 (150.8228) | 55 (150.2172) |
| 2019-10-04 | Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Harrodsburg, KY | 9 / 12 (649.0512) | — | — | — | 7 (166.8572) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO | 38 / 40 (586.0916) | 37 (156.5716) | 39 (141.6572) | 39 (149.6684) | 38 (138.1944) |
| 2018-09-08 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 21 / 40 (642.7660) | 13 (166.8456) | 27 (157.1200) | 9 (169.1544) | 31 (149.6460) |
| 2018-06-08 | *Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Harrodsburg, KY | — | — | — | — | 4 (167.4744) |
| 2018-03-16 | *Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS | 32 / 36 (590.0572) | 34 (150.8228) | 32 (141.6344) | 35 (145.0972) | 33 (152.5028) |
| 2017-09-29 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 25 / 25 (592.9484) | 25 (153.6800) | 25 (142.1944) | 25 (149.0856) | 21 (147.9884) |
| 2017-06-09 | *Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Harrodsburg, KY | — | — | — | — | 9 (161.1200) |
| 2016-06-10 | KY Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-off(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Harrodsburg, KY | — | — | — | — | 10 (145.6916) |
| 2016-04-30 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 29 / 39 (609.1316) | 34 (148.5600) | 10 (164.0000) | 33 (148.5828) | 31 (147.9888) |
| 2015-11-20 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-09-05 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT | 10 / 17 (643.3488) | 9 (163.4400) | 12 (159.4060) | 4 (170.8572) | 13 (149.6456) |
| 2015-04-24 | Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK | 28 / 31 (557.5544) | 31 (135.3600) | 23 (157.7028) | 29 (138.2400) | 28 (126.2516) |
| 2015-03-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 28 / 30 (603.7368) | 26 (154.2056) | 22 (153.6684) | 22 (154.8000) | 30 (141.0628) |
| 2014-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-09-27 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 11 / 15 (633.6572) | 9 (158.8572) | 6 (166.2856) | 11 (153.1200) | 8 (155.3944) |
| 2014-08-29 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT | — | 4 (159.3944) | 7 (151.3712) | — | — |
| 2014-08-22 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 36 / 45 (629.6228) | 39 (158.8456) | 43 (151.3716) | 37 (157.1200) | 26 (162.2856) |
| 2014-08-08 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-07-25 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 44 / 46 (589.6924) | 43 (150.8916) | 43 (149.1432) | 42 (154.2744) | 44 (135.3832) |
| 2014-07-25 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-07-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 30 / 30 (623.4168) | 11 (168.5712) | 28 (152.5372) | 27 (156.0228) | 28 (146.2856) |
| 2014-06-13 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 65 / 73 (615.8516) | 43 (163.9656) | 70 (143.9544) | 61 (155.3716) | 60 (152.5600) |
| 2014-04-11 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 5 / 37 (642.2972) | 9 (164.0000) | 4 (165.7372) | 27 (148.5600) | 2 (164.0000) |
| 2014-03-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 24 / 29 (607.3144) | 2 (169.1200) | 27 (143.9656) | 24 (150.2400) | 26 (143.9888) |
| 2013-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #59 (1894 pts) | #84 (1643 pts) | #76 (1773 pts) | #42 (1931 pts) | #90 (1599 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #137 (1296 pts) | #118 (1366 pts) | #102 (1490 pts) | #111 (1355 pts) | #105 (1419 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #319 (668 pts) | #343 (658 pts) | #296 (838 pts) | #308 (693 pts) | #383 (543 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1790 (135 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2779 (55 pts) | #2779 (55 pts) | #2142 (70 pts) | #2171 (70 pts) | #2783 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1672 (146 pts) | #1047 (324 pts) | #1629 (155 pts) | #1741 (146 pts) | #1729 (146 pts) |