The heartbreaker
2.8344
points from the title
Came within 2.8344 points of the Grand Championship at Mozingo Lake BBQ (Sep 3, 2021).
Bears Backyard Q
Bears Backyard Q is a competition barbecue team with 56 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin on the Route (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #597 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1659
peak 1659 · rated over 48 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
56
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
4
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
23% of 56 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
690.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.76 (+9.55)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.89)
Road miles
3,956
across 56 mapped stops · furthest 484 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1620)
Purse competed for
$486K
listed at 34 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 46 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.76 / 720
51 Master contests · 1 GC
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #322 (673 pts) | #297 (758 pts) | #347 (753 pts) | #410 (533 pts) | #328 (718 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #281 (790 pts) | #292 (795 pts) | #432 (560 pts) | #328 (680 pts) | #307 (755 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #375 (538 pts) | #421 (533 pts) | #417 (588 pts) | #358 (598 pts) | #314 (703 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #272 (842 pts) | #269 (862 pts) | #250 (960 pts) | #289 (837 pts) | #225 (1,002 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #155 (1,152 pts) | #119 (1,320 pts) | #160 (1,165 pts) | #94 (1,500 pts) | #125 (1,304 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #187 (630 pts) | #175 (695 pts) | #154 (737 pts) | #82 (1,100 pts) | #145 (795 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1226 (180 pts) | #1558 (125 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1453 (145 pts) | #597 (570 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bears Backyard Q, each with one reason worth a look.
#598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1660
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Bears Backyard Q)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Big James Kitchen ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#596 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1685
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Bears Backyard Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1712
They've been 1712 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 88
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1702
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 88 contests to 56.
⚔ Compare careers#609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1689
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Bears Backyard Q)
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 52 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1662
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Bears Backyard Q)
Level with Bears Backyard Q 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 38 | 9 | 29 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 37 | 7 | 30 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 36 | 14 | 22 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 35 | 15 | 20 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 33 | 13 | 20 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 29 | 18 | 11 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 27 | 15 | 12 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 27 | 10 | 17 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 26 | 1 | 25 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'n Magic | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 150.2512 | 170.59 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 55 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 179.4400 | 153.1200 | 168.89 | top 50% |
| Pork | 53 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 153.1088 | 171.03 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 53 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 178.8572 | 155.3484 | 170.29 | top 40% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 1 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 26 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 5 | 8 | 0 | top 33% | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 46% | Jul 7, 2023 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 35% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 28% | May 25, 2025 |
| Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 33% | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 44% | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 43% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Mozingo Lake BBQ | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 35% | Sep 3, 2021 |
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 64% | Aug 16, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
12 contests
Contests a season
7
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
43 of 56 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
37
9 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
55 entries · 0 wins · 14 calls
First title
Jul 26, 2024
Smokin on the Route
Opponents faced
1,192
finished ahead 1,915 times, behind 1,402
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- 50th tracked contest 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025)
- Peak power rating (1659) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20243 milestones
- First Grand Championship Smokin on the Route
- First state championship Smokin on the Route
- Career-best overall score709.7032 Smokin on the Route
20221 milestone
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
20214 milestones
- First overall top-10 Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
- First overall podium Mozingo Lake BBQ
- First Reserve Championship Mozingo Lake BBQ
- 25th tracked contest Boo-B-Que - Day 1
20201 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
20193 milestones
- First call The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First category win (Brisket) Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3600 Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Smokin on the Route | Jul 26, 2024 |
| +14.9 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | Jul 16, 2022 |
| +12.9 | Mozingo Lake BBQ | Sep 3, 2021 |
| +12.8 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | Jun 18, 2021 |
| +11.3 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 16, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 3, 2022 |
| -7.2 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2020 |
| -5.8 | BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) | Aug 17, 2018 |
| -4.4 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | Jun 4, 2021 |
| -4.4 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | Oct 29, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43% | top 35% | 97.6% | 96.1% |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 98.6% | 95.8% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | top 37% | 96.7% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80% | top 41% | 96.7% | 95.1% |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | top 52% | 96.2% | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78% | top 50% | 95.2% | 93.8% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% | top 56% | 93.4% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 95 / 401 (689.6344) | 85 (174.2744) | 13 (177.7144) | 280 (165.6800) | 110 (171.9656) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 67 / 158 (688.4684) | 127 (167.3828) | 73 (172.5600) | 67 (171.9656) | 20 (176.5600) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 27 / 53 (687.8968) | 29 (173.1084) | 37 (170.2628) | 28 (171.4056) | 20 (173.1200) |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 14 / 23 (686.7312) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (170.8344) | 16 (167.3828) | 14 (170.8112) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 8 / 62 (698.8228) | 38 (169.7028) | 2 (179.4400) | 24 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5600) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 6 / 70 (702.8576) | 2 (180) | 43 (171.4288) | 10 (175.4288) | 13 (176) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 50 / 106 (687.8972) | 54 (171.9772) | 47 (171.9888) | 78 (168.5256) | 17 (175.4056) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 9 / 53 (693.6572) | 6 (176.5600) | 15 (173.1544) | 8 (175.4172) | 33 (168.5256) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO | 30 / 38 (668.9596) | 9 (173.1084) | 14 (170.8228) | 28 (166.8228) | 33 (158.2056) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 9 / 65 (696.5600) | 4 (177.7028) | 11 (174.8572) | 29 (170.8800) | 18 (173.1200) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 1 / 27 (709.7032) | 4 (177.7144) | 5 (177.7144) | 1 (180) | 9 (174.2744) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 10 / 28 (691.9084) | 15 (172.5600) | 19 (168.5372) | 11 (173.1084) | 4 (177.7028) |
| May 17, 2024 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 18 / 36 (677.0284) | 16 (171.9656) | 35 (159.9544) | 24 (167.9656) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 14 / 47 (694.8116) | 28 (171.4172) | 30 (170.8344) | 17 (173.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 240 / 487 (673.5652) | 391 (160.5256) | 198 (170.8112) | 97 (173.7028) | 203 (168.5256) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 24 / 57 (684.4456) | 7 (176.5600) | 40 (163.9428) | 25 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 13 / 30 (681.5884) | 21 (168.5372) | 5 (176.5716) | 11 (173.1084) | 24 (163.3712) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 12 / 33 (694.8000) | 22 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5944) | 13 (171.9656) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO | 2 / 44 (695.9200) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 27 / 51 (667.8512) | 17 (171.9772) | 20 (170.8228) | 23 (169.1200) | 41 (155.9312) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 17 / 40 (680.5028) | 35 (163.3828) | 25 (167.9772) | 2 (176.5828) | 11 (172.5600) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 31 / 45 (669.0056) | 43 (158.7884) | 16 (172) | 30 (166.2400) | 11 (171.9772) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 21 / 54 (684.4684) | 39 (166.2284) | 26 (169.7144) | 23 (173.1200) | 7 (175.4056) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 9 / 25 (694.2172) | 15 (173.1200) | 5 (176.0116) | 8 (174.2744) | 14 (170.8112) |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 3 / 25 (696.5488) | 2 (180) | 19 (167.9772) | 19 (169.7144) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 14 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 14 / 27 (681.6000) | 4 (178.8572) | 9 (171.9772) | 7 (175.4172) | 25 (155.3484) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 22 / 36 (680.4340) | 26 (169.6684) | 17 (171.4056) | 9 (173.1200) | 26 (166.2400) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 9 / 41 (689.6228) | 12 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8572) | 20 (167.3828) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 11 / 35 (687.9544) | 16 (170.2628) | 3 (174.8800) | 12 (170.8344) | 11 (171.9772) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 27 / 33 (676.4800) | 11 (176.0116) | 28 (166.8456) | 14 (173.1200) | 31 (160.5028) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 29 / 41 (679.2912) | 28 (170.2628) | 8 (174.2744) | 34 (165.0856) | 28 (169.6684) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 15 / 27 (670.2516) | 3 (175.4400) | 24 (153.1432) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (163.9540) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 2 / 12 (689.1084) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (175.4516) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (165.1312) |
| Aug 21, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 10 / 30 (689.6456) | 11 (176) | 22 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2628) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 17 / 40 (685.5884) | 17 (171.9772) | 26 (165.0856) | 15 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 13 / 25 (687.9316) | 20 (165.6800) | 11 (171.4172) | 5 (177.7028) | 13 (173.1316) |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Cameron, MO | 17 / 25 (675.2800) | 17 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (168.5372) | 17 (166.2400) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO | 16 / 33 (679.8744) | 13 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1316) | 4 (175.4172) | 26 (159.3484) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 8 / 37 (692.5256) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (173.7028) | 16 (170.2628) | 9 (172) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS | 28 / 42 (657.6456) | 39 (156.5372) | 15 (171.4056) | 19 (168) | 28 (161.7028) |
| May 1, 2021 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 27 / 39 (667.3368) | 28 (165.1428) | 36 (157.6800) | 19 (171.9656) | 12 (172.5484) |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO | 23 / 38 (681.5884) | 6 (176.5600) | 15 (170.2628) | 26 (168.5372) | 27 (166.2284) |
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 15 / 36 (683.3368) | 10 (175.4056) | 33 (157.0740) | 2 (179.4400) | 11 (171.4172) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 18 / 34 (666.8804) | 24 (159.4288) | 15 (169.7488) | 1 (176.5828) | 20 (161.1200) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 31 / 55 (677.5884) | 26 (171.4056) | 42 (164.5372) | 39 (166.2400) | 9 (175.4056) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 28 / 32 (656.4572) | 17 (170.8456) | 32 (154.2288) | 28 (158.2744) | 7 (173.1084) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Single Meat - Rib Contest Cameron, MO | — | — | 15 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 14 / 42 (685.1088) | 18 (169.7028) | 30 (165.6916) | 9 (175.4172) | 8 (174.2972) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO | 12 / 34 (682.7656) | 23 (168.5256) | 5 (173.7372) | 3 (177.7028) | 28 (162.8000) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 36 / 109 (166.8228) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2019 | BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 32 / 68 (671.9088) | 7 (176.0116) | 48 (161.6572) | 40 (165.1200) | 26 (169.1200) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 16 / 35 (672.4572) | 24 (165.0856) | 25 (160.5488) | 20 (170.8228) | 1 (176) |
| May 3, 2019 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO | 22 / 39 (659.3600) | 25 (163.4056) | 35 (153.1200) | 25 (165.0972) | 1 (177.7372) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO | 40 / 54 (632.4576) | 50 (150.2744) | 44 (157.1088) | 46 (153.1088) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO | 46 / 57 (625.5196) | 51 (150.2512) | 43 (156.5372) | 42 (160.4912) | 42 (158.2400) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.