The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off (2025-05-09) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
Rusty Pig BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1728
peak 1728 · rated over 83 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
92
in the data
First seen
2017-10-06
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#73
Master 2021
Grand champs
2
5 reserve
Category wins
12
47 podiums
Overall top-10s
36
of 92 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Current form
692.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 677.18 (+15.10)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±23.06
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.11 · weakest Pork (168.31)
Road miles
16,640
mi across 92 mapped stops · furthest 448 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$898K
listed at 70 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 71 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.18 / 720
87 Master contests · 2 GCs
Backyard avg
330.55 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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 (15 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.
Among the elite
#279
of 6,413 rated teams
In the top 4% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1728 puts them #279 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.
- rating 1728
- peak 1728
- 83 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
- Pork Ribs ×2
- Pork ×1
Against the odds
17-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Smoke N for the Kids (2024-08-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JANKY LEG BBQ.
Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championships here
Smoke N for the Kids is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 11%
They almost always walk
73%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 67 of 92 contests
A top-10 category call in 73% of their 92 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
707.4288
career-best overall
98.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 707.4288 at Smoke N for the Kids — 98.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-08-17
State champions
2
state championships won
They've taken 2 state championships from 71 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 71 state-championship entries
The one to beat
4×
one call ahead of them
THE BBQ BUS has finished one call ahead of Rusty Pig BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
The drought
17
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at Smoke N for the Kids on 2024-08-17 — 17 contests and 2 years ago.
- last GC 2024-08-17
- 2 years ago
A strong matchup
22–4
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 85% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 22 of their 26 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
33 of 45
shared chicken entries lost
QUE U ahead 73% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, QUE U has out-cooked them in 33 of 45 shared chicken entries.
Always the bridesmaid
5
reserve championships
Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.
- 2 Grand Championships
- 92 contests
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
Risky Brisket has landed one call behind them 3 times.
The long haul
16,640
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,640 miles across 92 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 448 miles to 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN.
- 92 mapped stops
- furthest 448 mi
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.
#278 of the rated field
- Contests
- 94
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1740
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Rusty Pig BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rusty Pig BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 101
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1728
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Rusty Pig BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 93 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#277 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1732
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Rusty Pig BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Rusty Pig BBQ has cooked, 52 to 92, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 134
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1728
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 134 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 184
- GCs
- 16
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1888
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Rusty Pig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 226
- GCs
- 26
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1902
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Rusty Pig BBQ)
Level with Rusty Pig 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 57 | 28 | 29 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 51 | 15 | 36 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 49 | 33 | 16 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 46 | 14 | 32 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 46 | 12 | 34 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 45 | 14 | 31 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 43 | 16 | 27 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 37 | 19 | 18 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| HEFTY LEFTY BBQ | 36 | 25 | 11 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 31 | 20 | 11 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 31 | 8 | 23 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| JaBs BBQ | 30 | 14 | 16 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 30 | 7 | 23 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Risky Brisket | 29 | 20 | 9 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 90 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.4912 | 170.11 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 91 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6572 | 168.36 | top 42% |
| Pork | 87 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 20.0000 | 168.31 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 87 | 39 | 1 | 13 | 179.4400 | 151.9428 | 170.03 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 47 | 1 | top 36% |
| MO | 11 | 1 | top 39% |
| WI | 11 | 0 | top 31% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 25% |
| IN | 6 | 0 | top 47% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 45 | 2 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 42 | 0 | top 42% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.1 yrs
2017-10-06 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2024
13 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
10.2
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
49 of 92 contests · 10 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
59
25 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
91 entries · 3 wins · 31 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.11 · weakest Pork (168.31)
Walk rate
73%
a top-10 call in 67 of 92 contests
Overall top-10 rate
39%
36 of 92 contests
Wins it all
2%
2 Grand Championships · 5 reserve
First title
2023-05-05
Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
677.18
out of 720 · 87 contests · 2 GCs
Backyard average
330.55
out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
7
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,667
3,667–1,816 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
16,640
92 mapped stops · furthest 448 mi
Schedule strength
1600
average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$897,785
listed at 70 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2
from 71 state-championship entries
Power rating
1728
peak 1728 · #279 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)
- First call *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3028 *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)
- 2018
- First overall top-10 *Harvest On Fire at The Winery(JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Chicken) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
- 2020
- 25th tracked contest Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
- First overall podium CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2
- First Reserve Championship CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2
- 2022
- 50th tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- 2023
- First Grand Championship Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
- First state championship Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
- 2024
- Career-best overall score707.4288 Smoke N for the Kids
- 10th category win American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 5th perfect 180 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 2025
- Peak power rating (1728) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 | 2020-07-18 |
| +15.1 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues | 2019-04-26 |
| +14.6 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2022-06-25 |
| +14.4 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off | 2023-05-05 |
| +13.1 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2024-08-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 2019-05-31 |
| -15.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
| -12.9 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | 2020-09-11 |
| -12.6 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2025-07-26 |
| -12.2 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 2020-06-20 |
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 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 75% | top 31% | 98.1% | 96.1% |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 77% | top 30% | 98.3% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 73% | top 31% | 97.1% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 77% | top 44% | 96.7% | 94.5% |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 92% | top 25% | 96.6% | 94.8% |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 94.8% | 92.5% |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 64% | top 36% | 95.3% | 91.2% |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75% | top 45% | 94.8% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 92.7% | 91.1% |
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 | 53 / 158 (691.3484) | 81 (171.9884) | 98 (170.8228) | 96 (169.6800) | 6 (178.8572) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 19 / 401 (699.9428) | 23 (177.7028) | 69 (174.8572) | 101 (174.2628) | 89 (173.1200) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 24 / 39 (687.3368) | 30 (169.6684) | 18 (173.7144) | 17 (172.5484) | 15 (171.4056) |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 5 / 27 (697.6684) | 2 (180.0000) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (179.4400) | 13 (165.1084) |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 10 / 35 (685.0744) | 14 (172.5600) | 13 (169.1316) | 23 (166.8228) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 6 / 32 (698.2056) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (171.9772) | 19 (173.1084) | 12 (174.2628) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 21 / 32 (684.4684) | 12 (175.4056) | 25 (169.7144) | 18 (171.9772) | 24 (167.3712) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 8 / 36 (693.6112) | 17 (171.9656) | 15 (173.1200) | 15 (171.9656) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 8 / 26 (688.4568) | 5 (175.4056) | 19 (168.5372) | 13 (171.4056) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 6 / 30 (691.3484) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (172.5600) | 23 (164.5256) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-09 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 2 / 27 (706.2516) | 4 (177.7144) | 4 (173.1316) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 26 / 40 (680.4224) | 39 (156.4912) | 24 (170.8112) | 3 (178.8572) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 16 / 169 (697.6572) | 1 (180.0000) | 78 (171.4172) | 38 (174.2744) | 74 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 7 / 444 (701.0856) | 269 (167.3712) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (178.2972) | 35 (175.4172) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 16 / 58 (691.9316) | 19 (175.4172) | 15 (173.1316) | 5 (176.5600) | 31 (166.8228) |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 8 / 28 (692.4912) | 8 (173.1084) | 14 (166.8344) | 2 (180.0000) | 7 (172.5484) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 4 / 37 (685.0284) | 5 (175.4056) | 4 (173.1200) | 12 (168.5256) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 1 / 27 (707.4288) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.7372) | 12 (173.1316) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 15 / 34 (683.3028) | 7 (177.7028) | 13 (170.8228) | 28 (159.3600) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 15 / 37 (664.5028) | 15 (170.8456) | 10 (170.8572) | 8 (169.6800) | 31 (153.1200) |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 19 / 40 (329.0972) | 24 (162.8000) | 18 (166.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 37 (686.2056) | 20 (172.5484) | 16 (172.5600) | 31 (163.9544) | 4 (177.1428) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 30 / 41 (663.2800) | 34 (165.1084) | 38 (155.3716) | 12 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2024-05-10 | Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 5 / 26 (700.5488) | 10 (174.8456) | 11 (172.5716) | 7 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5716) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 26 / 62 (683.4056) | 47 (165.7256) | 19 (171.4400) | 13 (175.4056) | 25 (170.8344) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 16 / 49 (686.7196) | 29 (168.5256) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (174.2628) | 36 (163.9312) |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 4 / 26 (697.6804) | 5 (174.2744) | 12 (169.1316) | 4 (177.7144) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 137 / 487 (683.3372) | 247 (168.5372) | 262 (167.9772) | 188 (170.2628) | 22 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 68 / 211 (687.8856) | 164 (167.3828) | 36 (175.4056) | 153 (167.3828) | 12 (177.7144) |
| 2023-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 24 / 50 (678.1944) | 33 (162.8000) | 39 (163.3944) | 3 (177.1544) | 12 (174.8456) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 8 / 25 (681.0860) | 13 (169.6800) | 7 (167.4516) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (168.5372) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 40 (680.4572) | 32 (165.0856) | 22 (168.5372) | 11 (173.1200) | 4 (173.7144) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 43 (676.4340) | 25 (166.2400) | 33 (159.3828) | 2 (177.7028) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 1 / 26 (698.7884) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (174.8572) | 11 (173.1084) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 18 / 37 (674.1716) | 31 (163.3944) | 21 (165.6800) | 8 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 51 / 61 (677.6000) | 56 (163.9544) | 49 (167.4172) | 23 (174.2628) | 35 (171.9656) |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 47 / 91 (677.5656) | 85 (162.8116) | 20 (174.2628) | 18 (175.4056) | 65 (165.0856) |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 9 / 36 (685.0744) | 20 (168.5256) | 4 (174.8800) | 8 (171.9772) | 12 (169.6916) |
| 2022-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 27 / 46 (680.4688) | 27 (169.6916) | 24 (170.2744) | 33 (167.3828) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 9 / 27 (687.9084) | 20 (167.4056) | 8 (171.9772) | 5 (176.5600) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL | 16 / 25 (666.7200) | 23 (159.3828) | 13 (167.3944) | 15 (166.8228) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 9 / 25 (681.6112) | 3 (177.1428) | 16 (165.6684) | 20 (166.2400) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 2 / 32 (696.5144) | 7 (175.4056) | 4 (173.7144) | 3 (177.7028) | 13 (169.6916) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 6 / 36 (689.7032) | 12 (170.8344) | 8 (173.7144) | 3 (174.8572) | 15 (170.2972) |
| 2022-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 9 / 23 (332.0116) | 7 (170.2972) | 10 (161.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-05-14 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 🏅 Union City, TN | 13 / 23 (684.4800) | 20 (167.3828) | 6 (176.0116) | 18 (163.3712) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2022-05-13 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 19 / 25 (671.8740) | 10 (171.9772) | 23 (159.9656) | 13 (170.2512) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 7 / 33 (685.5884) | 6 (175.4056) | 6 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 2 / 44 (689.6572) | 20 (167.9772) | 7 (172.5716) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2021-09-24 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 12 / 39 (682.7312) | 4 (175.4172) | 13 (169.6684) | 28 (163.3828) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL | 2 / 20 (695.4060) | 2 (176.5716) | 4 (172.5484) | 10 (169.6916) | 2 (176.5944) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 4 / 29 (679.3368) | 17 (166.8228) | 1 (176.5600) | 20 (165.6684) | 8 (170.2856) |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL | 3 / 19 (691.8968) | 9 (168.5256) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 4 / 25 (691.3484) | 6 (172.5600) | 12 (169.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL | — | — | 8 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 16 / 43 (676.5144) | 33 (166.8344) | 5 (173.1544) | 8 (173.1200) | 28 (163.4056) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 12 / 49 (676.4456) | 7 (171.9656) | 47 (153.6572) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 9 / 44 (679.3488) | 5 (174.2744) | 15 (167.9772) | 34 (162.2400) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO | 30 / 45 (658.6856) | 37 (160.5372) | 21 (168.5372) | 27 (163.9428) | 18 (165.6684) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 19 / 52 (683.8968) | 18 (173.1200) | 35 (166.8228) | 5 (176.5600) | 31 (167.3940) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 63 / 94 (678.1600) | 85 (163.9544) | 32 (173.1200) | 54 (170.2628) | 47 (170.8228) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 9 / 50 (679.3716) | 14 (169.6684) | 18 (166.2516) | 3 (177.1544) | 22 (166.2972) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 49 / 66 (652.5256) | 25 (170.2628) | 39 (162.8800) | 56 (159.9428) | 51 (159.4400) |
| 2020-09-11 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 23 / 26 (665.5424) | 17 (169.6684) | 10 (169.7028) | 24 (158.1940) | 19 (167.9772) |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL | 2 / 25 (682.2172) | 11 (171.4056) | 5 (171.4632) | 2 (173.1200) | 14 (166.2284) |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 13 / 30 (674.1712) | 13 (168.5256) | 13 (168.5600) | 2 (175.4172) | 26 (161.6684) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 37 / 53 (658.1712) | 25 (168.5256) | 15 (168.5944) | 50 (150.7884) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 59 / 63 (654.7312) | 50 (165.6684) | 58 (158.2744) | 49 (164.5256) | 35 (166.2628) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 53 / 69 (653.5996) | 22 (170.8456) | 41 (164.5372) | 65 (153.6340) | 44 (164.5828) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 28 / 66 (658.7656) | 26 (166.2856) | 57 (155.3716) | 25 (165.6800) | 6 (171.4284) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 15 / 52 (659.8740) | 28 (163.3712) | 7 (170.2972) | 19 (166.2400) | 32 (159.9656) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL | 17 / 43 (671.3144) | 5 (174.8572) | 26 (162.2400) | 38 (158.2172) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 23 / 54 (670.1024) | 16 (169.6800) | 32 (165.0856) | 37 (165.0740) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2019-07-19 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 5 / 40 (681.6572) | 7 (170.8344) | 24 (162.2856) | 4 (176.5600) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 22 / 31 (648.3880) | 15 (169.1200) | 22 (161.0856) | 24 (162.8112) | 25 (155.3712) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 12 / 45 (675.3832) | 11 (170.8344) | 25 (165.0972) | 16 (169.1200) | 13 (170.3316) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 10 / 50 (673.0744) | 23 (166.2400) | 12 (168.5600) | 1 (177.1772) | 31 (161.0972) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 4 / 25 (673.0288) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (165.0972) | 10 (166.8344) | 8 (164.5372) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 36 / 36 (510.7316) | 23 (165.0972) | 22 (161.6800) | 36 (20.0000) | 21 (163.9544) |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 8 / 33 (677.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 21 (161.7028) | 5 (172.5828) | 15 (164.5372) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO | 5 / 39 (686.1712) | 7 (174.2628) | 20 (166.2400) | 24 (166.2284) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2018-10-12 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL | 17 / 45 (662.2284) | 13 (170.2856) | 32 (156.5256) | 15 (166.8344) | 9 (168.5828) |
| 2018-10-05 | *Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 15 / 28 (646.1372) | 16 (162.8228) | 16 (159.9544) | 21 (151.9428) | 2 (171.4172) |
| 2018-09-22 | *Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Blue Island, IL | — | 1 (168.0000) | 5 (158.2972) | — | — |
| 2018-09-21 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 17 / 59 (682.7772) | 1 (180.0000) | 27 (168.5372) | 29 (167.9772) | 35 (166.2628) |
| 2018-09-07 | *Harvest On Fire at The Winery(JUDGES FULL) Marshall, IL | 7 / 16 (668.5028) | 9 (164.0000) | 5 (168.0000) | 8 (166.8344) | 4 (169.6684) |
| 2018-07-20 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 17 / 43 (666.1600) | 14 (169.6800) | 27 (161.1200) | 16 (169.1200) | 21 (166.2400) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL | 24 / 40 (638.1372) | 30 (157.6800) | 8 (166.8344) | 15 (161.6800) | 32 (151.9428) |
| 2018-05-04 | *Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 19 / 38 (658.1028) | 30 (160.5144) | 19 (165.1200) | 21 (165.0856) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2017-10-13 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL | 28 / 41 (644.9600) | 31 (159.3484) | 12 (165.6916) | 24 (161.7144) | 30 (158.2056) |
| 2017-10-06 | *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL | 14 / 30 (667.3028) | 15 (167.3828) | 6 (170.2628) | 8 (171.9884) | 23 (157.6688) |
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 | #128 (1439 pts) | #87 (1634 pts) | #202 (1167 pts) | #144 (1324 pts) | #74 (1687 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #93 (1510 pts) | #86 (1530 pts) | #94 (1535 pts) | #92 (1451 pts) | #100 (1470 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #146 (1237 pts) | #220 (957 pts) | #173 (1202 pts) | #71 (1627 pts) | #113 (1362 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #136 (1355 pts) | #181 (1165 pts) | #126 (1385 pts) | #123 (1350 pts) | #110 (1445 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #73 (1718 pts) | #97 (1433 pts) | #71 (1631 pts) | #72 (1623 pts) | #48 (1798 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #123 (871 pts) | #153 (756 pts) | #121 (861 pts) | #83 (1096 pts) | #150 (771 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #194 (1334 pts) | #144 (1504 pts) | #345 (929 pts) | #213 (1244 pts) | #181 (1323 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #509 (704 pts) | #419 (864 pts) | #547 (689 pts) | #555 (674 pts) | #393 (899 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1499 (170 pts) | #1599 (165 pts) | #1144 (295 pts) | #1359 (215 pts) | #1771 (125 pts) |