Hogline

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

Power ranking

#30

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1860

peak 1916 · rated over 136 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

146

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#16

Master 2019

Grand champs

18 reserve

Category wins

102 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 146 contests

Avg finish

top 21%

overall standings

Best overall

706.2400 / 720

Master · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

Current form

686.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 680.82 (+5.61)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Masters In May Day 1

Consistency

±11.07

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.70 · weakest Pork (169.18)

Road miles

26,607

mi across 146 mapped stops · furthest 747 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$717K

listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

7 🏅

GCs in 59 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.82 / 720

145 Master contests · 12 GCs

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Storylines (21 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

0.5144 points from the title

Came within 0.5144 points of the Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (2016-05-13).

Among the elite

#30 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 1% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1860 puts them #30 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1860
peak 1916
136 rated contests

The 180 club

7 perfect 180s

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

Chicken ×4
Brisket ×2
Pork ×1

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Bend of the River CookOut (2014-06-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

103 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 103-team field at Smoke in the Spring.

2018-04-06

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

Multi-meat days

8 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 8 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 126 of 146 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 146 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

706.2400 career-best overall

98.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 706.2400 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) — 98.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-08-31

State champions

7 state championships won

They've taken 7 state championships from 59 entries at contests carrying the title.

59 state-championship entries

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has finished one call ahead of Hogline 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 4 Grand Championships

2019 was the year it came together: 21 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 11 category wins, at an average finish in the top 12%.

21 contests
18 overall top-10s
11 category wins
average top 12%

A tough matchup

21–8 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 72% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 29 shared contests.

The drought

20 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smokin' in the Bogs on 2021-09-03 — 20 contests and 5 years ago.

last GC 2021-09-03
5 years ago

A strong matchup

51–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CROIX VALLEY SAUCES in 51 of their 54 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05).

last seen 2022-10-14
back 2025-11-05

Always the bridesmaid

18 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 18 times against 12 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

12 Grand Championships
146 contests

Looking over their shoulder

11× one call behind them

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has landed one call behind them 11 times.

The long haul

26,607 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 26,607 miles across 146 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 747 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL).

146 mapped stops
furthest 747 mi

The metronome

±1.54% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.54% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.6% of a perfect score
146 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 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.

PELLET ENVY

#31 of the rated field

1860 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 135
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1885

7–9 in 16 shared contests (44% to Hogline)

These two have cooked 16 of the same contests — PELLET ENVY ahead 9–7 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 129 contests
last seen 2019-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

TRUEBUD BBQ

#32 of the rated field

1859 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 91
GCs: 24
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1866

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to Hogline)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before Hogline's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 87 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig Skin BBQ

#33 of the rated field

1858 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1861

3–12 in 15 shared contests (20% to Hogline)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 67 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 67 contests
last seen 2018-11-30

⚔ Head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS

#29 of the rated field

1863 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 97
GCs: 25
Top-10s: 87%
Peak: 1883

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Hogline has cooked, 97 to 146, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 90 contests
last seen 2024-09-07
on a 14-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW

#34 of the rated field

1858 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 144
GCs: 20
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1911

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Hogline)

Their rating is built on 20 Grand Championships in 144 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 139 contests
last seen 2021-06-18

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ

#37 of the rated field

1856 ▼ 4 power rating

Contests: 151
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1861

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Hogline)

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

rated over 140 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	106	45	61	42%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	80	35	45	44%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	72	47	25	65%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	72	38	34	53%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	65	26	39	40%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	61	29	32	48%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	54	51	3	94%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	48	32	16	67%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	48	29	19	60%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	46	32	14	70%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	43	31	12	72%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	43	26	17	60%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	41	32	9	78%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	41	30	11	73%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	40	31	9	78%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	145	66	10	30	180.0000 🔥	161.0972	171.70	top 29%
Pork Ribs	146	74	10	27	178.8800	154.2516	169.45	top 31%
Pork	145	54	12	17	180.0000 🔥	154.8228	169.18	top 37%
Brisket	145	74	13	28	180.0000 🔥	154.2628	170.45	top 27%

“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
MN	53	4	top 23%
WI	30	5	top 16%
IA	29	2	top 25%
KS	20	1	top 20%
SD	5	0	top 21%
NE	3	0	top 18%
TN	2	0	top 42%
MO	2	0	top 36%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 9%
Medium (20–39)	50	4	top 23%
Large (40+)	93	7	top 21%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	7	1	1	top 19%	2022-06-03
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	6	2	0	top 25%	2022-07-15
Smoke in the Spring	5	1	1	top 8%	2022-04-08
*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	5	4	0	top 28%	2018-09-28
Smokin' in the Bogs	4	1	1	top 15%	2022-09-02
SMSU Smokefest	4	3	0	top 18%	2019-08-16
Minnesota in May (Masters)	3	1	1	top 16%	2022-05-13
Cookin On Kampeska	3	2	0	top 19%	2019-07-19
Minnesota in May	3	10	0	top 20%	2018-05-11
*The Masters In May (DAY 2)	3	8	0	top 18%	2018-05-05
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	3	2	0	top 5%	2017-10-20
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2	1	1	top 8%	2021-06-18
Bend of the River CookOut	2	1	1	top 12%	2015-06-12
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST	2	15	0	top 27%	2022-09-29
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	2	0	top 21%	2022-09-29
Tri City BBQ Fest	2	4	0	top 22%	2022-09-16
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2	16	0	top 41%	2022-06-11
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2	2	0	top 6%	2022-06-10
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	7	0	top 28%	2021-08-27
Smoketoberfest	2	3	0	top 9%	2019-10-04
Q for a Cause	2	3	0	top 12%	2019-04-26
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	49	0	top 25%	2018-09-15
*Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	19	0	top 45%	2018-06-09
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2	9	0	top 20%	2018-03-02
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	2	0	top 10%	2017-09-01
Smoke on the Waterfall	2	2	0	top 14%	2016-06-24
Minnesota in May	2	2	0	top 20%	2016-05-13
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2	6	0	top 32%	2016-04-23
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	2	0	top 17%	2015-04-25
Med City BBQ & Musicfest	2	9	0	top 25%	2014-08-08
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2	6	0	top 25%	2014-07-11
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	13	0	top 50%	2014-04-26

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.5 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2019 21 contests · 4 GCs

Contests a season 13.3 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 53 of 146 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 89 32 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 146 entries · 10 wins · 74 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.70 · weakest Pork (169.18)

Walk rate 86% a top-10 call in 126 of 146 contests

Overall top-10 rate 61% 89 of 146 contests

Wins it all 8% 12 Grand Championships · 18 reserve

First title 2014-06-27 Bend of the River CookOut

Best top-10 run 8 straight contests

Master average 680.82 out of 720 · 145 contests · 12 GCs

Perfect 180s 7 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,864 8,368–2,208 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 26,607 146 mapped stops · furthest 747 mi

Schedule strength 1587 average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests

Purse competed for $717,180 listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 7 from 59 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs 2022-10-14 → 2025-11-05

Power rating 1860 peak 1916 · #30 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 17 First call Minnesota in May
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8572 Minnesota in May
May 31 First overall top-10 Smokin' in Steele
2014
May 30 10th tracked contest Smokin in Steele
Jun 27 First category win (Pork Ribs) Bend of the River CookOut
Jun 27 First overall podium Bend of the River CookOut
Jun 27 First Grand Championship Bend of the River CookOut
Jun 27 First multi-meat day Bend of the River CookOut
2015
Apr 24 First Reserve Championship Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Apr 24 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Jul 10 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Waterfall
2016
Apr 22 10th category win Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)
2017
May 5 50th tracked contest *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)
Aug 31 Career-best overall score706.2400 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
2018
Mar 2 5th perfect 180 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Apr 6 Biggest field won (103 teams) Smoke in the Spring
Jun 1 5th Grand Championship Smokin In Steele
Aug 24 25th category win 11th Annual Big Island BBQ
2019
May 3 First state championship Masters In May Day 1
Sep 12 100th tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1916) Best of the Midwest
2021
May 7 10th Grand Championship Minnesota in May
2025
Nov 5 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
+15.4	Bend of the River CookOut	2014-06-27
+15.3	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2015-04-24
+14.3	Smokin' in Steele	2013-05-31
+11.9	Smokin' in Steel	2015-05-29
+10.4	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	2015-09-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.3	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	2020-07-25
-14.3	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	2022-07-15
-13	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest	2021-09-24
-11.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2022-06-11
-8.5	Tri City BBQ Fest	2022-09-16

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	2	0	0	0	50%	top 25%	97.1%	96.3%
2022	15	0	8	3	80%	top 27%	97%	94.6%
2021	17	3	10	6	71%	top 21%	97.3%	94.9%
2020	8	0	3	0	88%	top 35%	96%	93.9%
2019	21	4	18	11	95%	top 12%	97.7%	95.6%
2018	19	2	12	6	89%	top 18%	97.1%	94.7%
2017	18	2	13	5	94%	top 15%	98.1%	95%
2016	15	0	10	6	87%	top 24%	96.1%	94.3%
2015	13	0	9	6	92%	top 17%	95.9%	94.2%
2014	12	1	4	2	92%	top 34%	97.5%	93%
2013	6	0	2	0	67%	top 30%	94.4%	92.6%

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	69 / 158 (688.4684)	113 (169.6800)	107 (169.6800)	77 (171.4056)	12 (177.7028)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	22 / 401 (698.8116)	53 (176.0000)	6 (178.8572)	142 (171.9772)	107 (171.9772)
2022-10-14	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	48 / 83 (673.6224)	55 (165.6912)	58 (167.4172)	36 (170.8112)	35 (169.7028)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	15 / 249 (698.2168)	83 (173.7028)	45 (174.8456)	53 (175.4056)	48 (174.2628)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	212 / 505 (673.0516)	129 (171.9772)	259 (166.8572)	69 (174.8572)	375 (159.3600)
2022-09-16	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	8 / 25 (678.1944)	7 (172.5716)	17 (165.6800)	17 (163.3828)	1 (176.5600)
2022-09-02	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	6 / 23 (679.9084)	3 (173.7028)	7 (169.1200)	6 (171.4056)	12 (165.6800)
2022-07-29	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	7 / 32 (682.8232)	15 (168.0000)	8 (170.8688)	11 (171.9772)	5 (171.9772)
2022-07-15	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	26 / 40 (666.1600)	19 (170.8344)	31 (162.2628)	38 (158.7884)	5 (174.2744)
2022-06-17	Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA	2 / 32 (686.2172)	18 (169.1200)	7 (170.8456)	12 (169.6800)	1 (176.5716)
2022-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	17 / 37 (674.7312)	23 (169.1200)	28 (163.9656)	21 (167.3828)	5 (174.2628)
2022-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	2 / 39 (693.0740)	17 (170.8228)	7 (170.8456)	10 (173.1084)	1 (178.2972)
2022-06-03	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	3 / 33 (685.6340)	15 (168.5716)	8 (170.8456)	2 (175.4056)	10 (170.8112)
2022-05-13	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	25 / 59 (673.5656)	14 (170.8344)	4 (173.7144)	45 (163.9312)	33 (165.0856)
2022-04-29	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	11 / 43 (673.6456)	10 (171.4056)	27 (162.8572)	8 (171.9656)	12 (167.4172)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	4 / 94 (694.7884)	58 (167.4056)	2 (178.8572)	10 (176.5600)	29 (171.9656)
2022-04-01	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	6 / 48 (688.4684)	7 (174.8572)	30 (167.3828)	26 (168.5256)	3 (177.7028)
2021-09-24	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	20 / 35 (672.4456)	22 (167.4056)	9 (171.9772)	28 (162.2400)	14 (170.8228)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	88 / 185 (682.1828)	127 (168.5372)	89 (170.8572)	74 (171.9656)	74 (170.8228)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	2 / 467 (700.5600)	23 (176.0000)	78 (173.1200)	18 (177.1428)	36 (174.2972)
2021-09-03	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	1 / 25 (685.0856)	4 (172.5600)	1 (174.3316)	6 (173.1084)	8 (165.0856)
2021-08-27	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	7 / 25 (679.9084)	20 (161.0972)	1 (178.8800)	17 (163.9312)	3 (176.0000)
2021-08-26	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	7 / 25 (674.1484)	11 (170.2628)	3 (171.4056)	22 (159.3600)	4 (173.1200)
2021-08-20	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	1 / 35 (694.8000)	8 (174.2628)	5 (172.5716)	13 (170.2628)	2 (177.7028)
2021-07-30	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	2 / 35 (689.7028)	12 (172.5600)	8 (170.2972)	12 (170.2512)	4 (176.5944)
2021-07-16	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	2 / 33 (687.9428)	16 (170.2628)	5 (174.2972)	1 (176.5600)	15 (166.8228)
2021-06-18	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	4 / 32 (681.0856)	15 (167.4056)	3 (174.2628)	4 (171.4516)	10 (167.9656)
2021-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	16 / 45 (667.3828)	31 (165.1544)	17 (167.9772)	38 (157.6568)	1 (176.5944)
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	4 / 52 (683.3828)	4 (173.7028)	2 (174.2972)	33 (165.1084)	11 (170.2744)
2021-06-04	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	21 / 49 (667.9772)	31 (163.3944)	19 (168.5944)	22 (167.4284)	17 (168.5600)
2021-06-04	The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD	—	—	15 (162.8228)	—	—
2021-05-28	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	14 / 46 (679.3484)	9 (171.9656)	36 (161.0972)	6 (174.8456)	18 (171.4400)
2021-05-07	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	1 / 60 (697.1544)	15 (171.4056)	1 (177.7372)	1 (176.5944)	7 (171.4172)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	20 / 105 (691.3828)	26 (174.2744)	31 (172.5600)	50 (169.1428)	13 (175.4056)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	50 / 94 (684.5260)	60 (169.7144)	34 (172.5716)	47 (171.4172)	48 (170.8228)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	13 / 93 (691.3944)	18 (174.8572)	2 (177.7372)	56 (166.8228)	23 (171.9772)
2020-10-16	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	7 / 50 (683.9428)	6 (173.7028)	17 (166.2744)	10 (171.4056)	5 (172.5600)
2020-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	14 / 35 (678.7428)	25 (166.2400)	14 (169.6684)	17 (168.5600)	4 (174.2744)
2020-07-25	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	22 / 30 (655.3256)	25 (163.3828)	6 (170.2856)	29 (154.8344)	11 (166.8228)
2020-07-17	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 MARION, IA	7 / 36 (666.7884)	11 (169.6800)	4 (171.9884)	16 (163.4056)	18 (161.7144)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	9 / 47 (681.1312)	38 (162.8456)	10 (170.8800)	12 (173.7028)	5 (173.7028)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	24 / 53 (668.4568)	21 (168.5484)	10 (170.2628)	43 (161.1200)	18 (168.5256)
2019-10-25	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	10 / 44 (684.5140)	9 (173.1084)	23 (166.8228)	23 (166.8456)	3 (177.7372)
2019-10-18	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	1 / 52 (700.5028)	1 (177.7144)	1 (178.8572)	10 (170.8228)	3 (173.1084)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	3 / 49 (698.2744)	16 (172.0000)	13 (173.1200)	2 (178.2972)	10 (174.8572)
2019-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	4 / 34 (685.0856)	19 (165.7028)	20 (165.0856)	5 (177.1544)	3 (177.1428)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	66 / 135 (683.8624)	87 (169.6684)	58 (170.8228)	114 (165.6684)	10 (177.7028)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	39 / 468 (686.7884)	137 (169.6800)	216 (166.2628)	58 (173.1428)	15 (177.7028)
2019-08-30	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	3 / 38 (694.7996)	17 (169.1084)	1 (178.3200)	6 (173.1084)	8 (174.2628)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	10 / 50 (679.3028)	16 (170.2628)	10 (170.8344)	24 (169.6800)	13 (168.5256)
2019-08-16	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 MARSHALL, MN	3 / 46 (690.7888)	7 (175.4172)	2 (174.2744)	28 (164.5372)	3 (176.5600)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	1 / 38 (692.5256)	16 (169.1200)	1 (173.1200)	1 (177.1428)	2 (173.1428)
2019-07-19	Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD	8 / 40 (677.0512)	21 (167.4056)	9 (171.4400)	5 (173.1200)	19 (165.0856)
2019-07-13	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI	4 / 36 (683.9656)	2 (176.5944)	9 (169.1428)	13 (167.9656)	12 (170.2628)
2019-07-12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI	9 / 37 (675.3372)	12 (169.7028)	8 (172.5600)	23 (162.2400)	8 (170.8344)
2019-06-21	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	12 / 37 (660.4688)	2 (173.7028)	27 (155.9544)	10 (167.9888)	15 (162.8228)
2019-06-14	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	1 / 31 (701.7260)	2 (177.7144)	3 (173.1544)	5 (172.5600)	1 (178.2972)
2019-05-31	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	2 / 43 (694.7768)	4 (175.4056)	5 (173.1428)	14 (169.6684)	1 (176.5600)
2019-05-10	Minnesota in May 🏅	2 / 57 (695.9540)	1 (178.8572)	1 (177.7372)	25 (167.9540)	12 (171.4056)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	3 / 40 (683.3716)	5 (171.9772)	12 (170.2972)	8 (170.2744)	7 (170.8228)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	1 / 42 (698.1940)	11 (168.5256)	3 (175.4056)	7 (174.2628)	1 (180.0000)
2019-04-26	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	3 / 32 (691.3712)	3 (175.4172)	9 (170.8456)	12 (170.2628)	5 (174.8456)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	2 / 104 (703.3944)	7 (177.7028)	17 (173.1316)	1 (178.2972)	22 (174.2628)
2018-10-26	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	27 / 102 (681.6684)	10 (176.5600)	49 (169.6800)	15 (173.1428)	71 (162.2856)
2018-10-05	*SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	5 / 40 (683.9312)	10 (170.8344)	2 (172.5600)	8 (171.4056)	10 (169.1312)
2018-09-28	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	4 / 29 (669.5884)	2 (173.1428)	10 (160.5144)	11 (163.3828)	4 (172.5484)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	92 / 467 (678.7880)	70 (173.7028)	83 (172.0228)	344 (158.7768)	40 (174.2856)
2018-09-14	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	49 / 164 (687.8968)	43 (174.2628)	71 (170.8228)	12 (177.7028)	125 (165.1084)
2018-08-31	Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI	6 / 25 (666.1832)	17 (163.9544)	18 (157.1088)	6 (169.7144)	2 (175.4056)
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	4 / 49 (684.5144)	1 (178.2972)	6 (171.4172)	18 (166.8228)	15 (167.9772)
2018-08-17	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	3 / 40 (687.4056)	6 (175.4056)	33 (162.8572)	1 (177.7372)	9 (171.4056)
2018-07-20	*Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	2 / 45 (694.2744)	8 (174.2972)	4 (173.7144)	10 (170.2628)	1 (176.0000)
2018-06-22	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	6 / 41 (680.5712)	18 (168.5484)	4 (174.9028)	16 (165.1200)	6 (172.0000)
2018-06-09	*Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	19 / 42 (680.4912)	21 (172.5828)	27 (166.2628)	10 (174.2628)	27 (167.3828)
2018-06-08	*Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	20 / 44 (682.1944)	19 (169.6800)	26 (169.1200)	30 (167.3944)	6 (176.0000)
2018-06-01	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	1 / 45 (697.6688)	2 (178.8572)	3 (176.5716)	24 (163.3828)	1 (178.8572)
2018-05-11	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	15 / 70 (677.0400)	24 (168.0116)	9 (171.9656)	38 (165.0856)	7 (171.9772)
2018-05-05	*The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	8 / 54 (678.8456)	3 (174.2856)	46 (157.7028)	4 (173.1200)	3 (173.7372)
2018-05-04	*The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	12 / 54 (667.9200)	3 (174.8456)	46 (154.8344)	14 (167.9772)	13 (170.2628)
2018-04-20	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	6 / 41 (681.1084)	8 (170.8800)	7 (170.2744)	28 (162.8112)	2 (177.1428)
2018-04-06	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	1 / 103 (699.3712)	1 (180.0000)	31 (169.7028)	9 (175.4056)	9 (174.2628)
2018-03-02	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	9 / 57 (681.6112)	1 (180.0000)	34 (162.8228)	11 (171.9656)	28 (166.8228)
2017-10-20	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	3 / 52 (682.8344)	11 (166.8344)	11 (169.1200)	1 (174.8800)	5 (172.0000)
2017-10-06	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	1 / 19 (695.9428)	8 (170.8112)	6 (168.5600)	2 (176.5716)	1 (180.0000)
2017-09-15	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	3 / 27 (687.3368)	2 (177.7028)	9 (170.2628)	6 (170.8456)	9 (168.5256)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	76 / 407 (681.6800)	98 (172.0000)	46 (173.7028)	170 (167.4400)	133 (168.5372)
2017-08-31	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	2 / 129 (706.2400)	6 (178.8572)	17 (176.5600)	53 (173.1084)	9 (177.7144)
2017-08-25	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	12 / 56 (679.3488)	14 (171.4172)	36 (161.6916)	3 (175.4172)	12 (170.8228)
2017-08-18	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	13 / 41 (673.6688)	4 (174.2972)	6 (170.2744)	37 (157.6916)	6 (171.4056)
2017-07-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	7 / 30 (677.7028)	1 (176.5944)	7 (172.0000)	25 (159.9656)	6 (169.1428)
2017-07-14	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	16 / 48 (677.0516)	2 (177.7144)	10 (173.1544)	41 (157.6572)	24 (168.5256)
2017-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	5 / 33 (687.3716)	10 (173.1544)	11 (170.8228)	17 (169.1316)	9 (174.2628)
2017-06-09	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	10 / 35 (673.6340)	10 (172.5600)	7 (171.9772)	31 (159.9884)	12 (169.1084)
2017-06-02	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	6 / 46 (683.9200)	4 (175.4400)	20 (165.0972)	13 (169.1200)	5 (174.2628)
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	10 / 71 (675.9084)	12 (170.2744)	10 (171.4172)	25 (165.6912)	14 (168.5256)
2017-05-06	*Master In May-The Classic APPLETON, WI	1 / 50 (691.4288)	12 (172.0000)	32 (161.1316)	1 (178.8572)	1 (179.4400)
2017-05-05	*The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) APPLETON, WI	9 / 56 (674.2632)	3 (176.5600)	10 (169.7028)	43 (158.2632)	16 (169.7372)
2017-04-29	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	2 / 35 (693.6916)	10 (172.5716)	3 (172.5944)	11 (171.9656)	2 (176.5600)
2017-04-07	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	3 / 100 (692.4800)	3 (176.5600)	53 (163.9428)	19 (173.1200)	4 (178.8572)
2017-03-03	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	11 / 47 (673.0056)	27 (164.5256)	7 (170.8228)	10 (170.8228)	13 (166.8344)
2016-10-21	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	2 / 51 (679.9544)	7 (170.8228)	14 (165.6800)	5 (170.8572)	4 (172.5944)
2016-09-16	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	4 / 29 (686.2056)	5 (174.2628)	23 (159.9544)	1 (180.0000)	7 (171.9884)
2016-09-02	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI	8 / 32 (668.4688)	17 (165.0972)	12 (166.2516)	6 (170.2744)	9 (166.8456)
2016-08-19	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	10 / 37 (675.8972)	29 (161.0972)	12 (168.5372)	13 (169.6800)	2 (176.5828)
2016-08-12	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	19 / 35 (666.2172)	18 (169.1200)	28 (162.8344)	13 (168.5372)	18 (165.7256)
2016-07-22	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	20 / 47 (674.8232)	23 (169.1316)	15 (169.7372)	18 (169.6916)	21 (166.2628)
2016-07-15	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	2 / 41 (691.9428)	1 (178.8572)	9 (172.5600)	20 (167.9656)	6 (172.5600)
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN	4 / 26 (679.4060)	8 (170.2744)	21 (159.9772)	1 (175.4172)	3 (173.7372)
2016-06-11	*Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard) Mankato, MN	4 / 32 (689.1200)	26 (166.8228)	2 (176.5716)	10 (167.4056)	1 (178.3200)
2016-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	14 / 33 (675.9544)	13 (173.1200)	8 (172.0344)	24 (163.9772)	16 (166.8228)
2016-06-03	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	24 / 53 (659.8860)	29 (163.9544)	8 (170.8228)	39 (159.4288)	21 (165.6800)
2016-05-13	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	2 / 71 (689.6912)	2 (174.3200)	14 (169.7028)	7 (173.1200)	9 (172.5484)
2016-04-23	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	18 / 36 (670.8000)	6 (174.2628)	8 (171.4172)	13 (169.7372)	33 (155.3828)
2016-04-22	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	6 / 42 (683.9884)	23 (166.8456)	1 (173.7256)	1 (177.7372)	21 (165.6800)
2016-03-04	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	4 / 59 (688.5372)	5 (171.9772)	7 (169.7144)	6 (174.8456)	8 (172.0000)
2015-10-23	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	2 / 44 (687.4172)	1 (180.0000)	13 (165.1316)	19 (163.9884)	1 (178.2972)
2015-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	3 / 26 (690.2284)	2 (177.1428)	2 (174.8572)	11 (167.9656)	8 (170.2628)
2015-09-04	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	2 / 27 (683.3828)	3 (174.2972)	1 (174.8572)	9 (169.6800)	14 (164.5484)
2015-08-21	Smokefest Marshall, MN	12 / 42 (670.7428)	16 (169.1200)	15 (166.8228)	24 (164.5372)	9 (170.2628)
2015-08-07	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	10 / 47 (675.3604)	18 (169.6916)	12 (167.4172)	1 (174.8572)	20 (163.3944)
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	9 / 54 (678.2516)	21 (169.1200)	29 (164.5600)	6 (172.0116)	6 (172.5600)
2015-07-10	Smoke on the Waterfall REDWOOD FALLS, MN	2 / 16 (674.8344)	1 (177.7144)	3 (175.4400)	15 (154.8228)	3 (166.8572)
2015-06-27	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	13 / 32 (666.7428)	16 (166.2628)	16 (165.0972)	14 (167.9772)	14 (167.4056)
2015-06-12	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	9 / 42 (673.0628)	12 (170.8228)	4 (171.4172)	28 (161.6800)	15 (169.1428)
2015-05-29	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	3 / 60 (680.5028)	5 (173.1200)	29 (164.5372)	14 (169.1428)	6 (173.7028)
2015-05-15	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	14 / 60 (669.0056)	17 (168.5372)	45 (157.0512)	4 (173.1544)	12 (170.2628)
2015-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	12 / 41 (680.5140)	23 (169.7144)	3 (175.4056)	16 (169.1428)	24 (166.2512)
2015-04-24	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	2 / 42 (686.2400)	1 (180.0000)	20 (165.1544)	2 (175.4056)	24 (165.6800)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	161 / 552 (666.7768)	178 (168.5600)	240 (165.6800)	252 (165.1084)	155 (167.4284)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	71 / 165 (673.0632)	5 (178.8572)	24 (173.7260)	119 (163.9656)	149 (156.5144)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	15 / 36 (658.1372)	11 (169.6800)	15 (162.2400)	9 (170.8228)	27 (155.3944)
2014-08-29	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	9 / 34 (672.5144)	5 (172.0000)	29 (154.2516)	5 (174.2628)	5 (172.0000)
2014-08-08	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	9 / 40 (666.1712)	22 (164.5372)	9 (167.4056)	22 (162.7884)	6 (171.4400)
2014-07-25	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	14 / 52 (674.7544)	13 (172.5600)	28 (165.0972)	8 (173.1200)	26 (163.9772)
2014-07-11	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	6 / 26 (671.9428)	3 (174.2972)	12 (163.9772)	6 (170.8228)	14 (162.8456)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	1 / 50 (702.3088)	10 (172.0344)	1 (175.4172)	1 (178.8572)	7 (176.0000)
2014-05-30	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	36 / 67 (662.7204)	3 (175.4288)	42 (163.9544)	54 (159.3716)	32 (163.9656)
2014-05-16	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	22 / 58 (657.0512)	27 (164.5256)	3 (170.8572)	17 (167.4056)	42 (154.2628)
2014-04-26	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	13 / 39 (677.6572)	3 (177.7144)	8 (173.1200)	14 (169.1428)	30 (157.6800)
2014-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	30 / 45 (653.6116)	9 (173.7028)	27 (161.1316)	30 (163.9428)	40 (154.8344)
2013-08-09	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	14 / 50 (658.8000)	11 (170.8572)	24 (161.7028)	27 (163.4172)	21 (162.8228)
2013-07-26	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	27 / 66 (661.0512)	32 (165.6800)	15 (169.1428)	19 (169.1200)	47 (157.1084)
2013-07-12	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	6 / 23 (670.2284)	2 (174.2744)	8 (166.8456)	8 (168.5256)	17 (160.5828)
2013-06-28	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	13 / 30 (664.0000)	5 (173.7144)	7 (170.8572)	18 (163.4284)	24 (156.0000)
2013-05-31	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	4 / 51 (679.4280)	19 (167.9998)	2 (175.4286)	14 (167.4284)	13 (168.5712)
2013-05-17	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	18 / 49 (666.8572)	15 (168.0000)	9 (171.4286)	30 (164.5712)	26 (162.8574)

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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
2022 ↗	Master	#59 (1845 pts)	#142 (1290 pts)	#103 (1465 pts)	#129 (1325 pts)	#34 (2000 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#19 (2350 pts)	#112 (1350 pts)	#19 (2220 pts)	#73 (1620 pts)	#42 (1872 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#194 (615 pts)	#259 (480 pts)	#143 (760 pts)	#256 (490 pts)	#187 (605 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#16 (2621 pts)	#16 (2303 pts)	#15 (2351 pts)	#50 (2010 pts)	#19 (2397 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#55 (2179 pts)	#23 (2324 pts)	#112 (1674 pts)	#123 (1609 pts)	#36 (2179 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#49 (2289 pts)	#46 (2131 pts)	#159 (1601 pts)	#108 (1789 pts)	#65 (2027 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#85 (2064 pts)	#127 (1705 pts)	#127 (1677 pts)	#78 (1909 pts)	#105 (1857 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#96 (2024 pts)	#67 (1931 pts)	#119 (1731 pts)	#143 (1611 pts)	#179 (1596 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#241 (1365 pts)	#119 (1750 pts)	#221 (1391 pts)	#196 (1430 pts)	#326 (1095 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#372 (817 pts)	#349 (877 pts)	#319 (942 pts)	#536 (617 pts)	#617 (527 pts)