The heartbreaker
0.5256
points from the title
Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off (Jun 19, 2020).
Poppa Pig
Poppa Pig is a competition barbecue team with 119 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. They have won 9 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ & Boogie (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 8 times. They are ranked #125 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Poppa Pig•”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1788
peak 1821 · rated over 106 contests12 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
119
in the data
First seen
Feb 21, 2020
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
9
8 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time
Category wins
31
73 podiums
Overall top-10s
79
66% of 119 contests
Best top-10 run
9
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
23 🔥
Current form
694.56 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 691.33 (+3.23)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.42 · weakest Brisket (171.95)
Road miles
43,192
across 119 mapped stops · furthest 1,706 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)
Purse competed for
$1.45M
listed at 93 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
9 🏅
won from 103 state-championship entries
Master avg
691.33 / 720
113 Master contests · 9 GCs
Backyard avg
327.41 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
In the record book (on 2 all-time boards)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #259 (742 pts) | #213 (927 pts) | #257 (862 pts) | #294 (692 pts) | #413 (467 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #10 (2,424 pts) | #9 (2,297 pts) | #28 (2,130 pts) | #14 (2,242 pts) | #14 (2,207 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #4 (2,604 pts) | #12 (2,270 pts) | #8 (2,363 pts) | #28 (1,933 pts) | #3 (2,413 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #46 (1,990 pts) | #29 (2,072 pts) | #44 (1,945 pts) | #28 (2,035 pts) | #43 (1,875 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #286 (802 pts) | #433 (537 pts) | #428 (592 pts) | #275 (872 pts) | #311 (757 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #97 (1,481 pts) | #93 (1,451 pts) | #104 (1,431 pts) | #143 (1,186 pts) | #190 (996 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #54 (1,448 pts) | #53 (1,338 pts) | #75 (1,183 pts) | #69 (1,183 pts) | #68 (1,188 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Poppa Pig, each with one reason worth a look.
#124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 84
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 76%
- Peak
- 1834
4–5 in 9 shared contests (44% to Poppa Pig)
These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — Ham Squad ahead 5–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 132
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1826
They've been 1826 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1797
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Poppa Pig's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 107
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1819
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Poppa Pig)
Careers of much the same size, 107 contests to 119, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 103
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1831
8–4 in 12 shared contests (67% to Poppa Pig)
Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 103 contests, alongside a 55% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1819
7–1 in 8 shared contests (88% to Poppa Pig)
Level with Poppa Pig 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 60 | 25 | 35 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 44 | 28 | 16 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 43 | 29 | 14 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 41 | 25 | 16 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 40 | 21 | 19 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 40 | 20 | 20 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 39 | 29 | 10 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 36 | 19 | 17 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 32 | 20 | 12 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 31 | 19 | 12 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 31 | 10 | 21 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Kith n' Kin | 30 | 19 | 11 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 30 | 9 | 21 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 29 | 22 | 7 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 117 | 63 | 12 | 21 | 180 🔥 | 155.9884 | 174.42 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 118 | 65 | 4 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 161.0856 | 173.18 | top 34% |
| Pork | 114 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 180 🔥 | 161.6572 | 172.94 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 115 | 58 | 8 | 20 | 180 🔥 | 157.0744 | 171.95 | top 37% |
“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) | 15 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 52 | 5 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 51 | 4 | top 22% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 20 | 0 | top 31% |
| GA | 16 | 2 | top 29% |
| FL | 15 | 3 | top 18% |
| AL | 13 | 0 | top 21% |
| MS | 11 | 1 | top 22% |
| AR | 8 | 0 | top 34% |
| NC | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| CA | 3 | 1 | top 21% |
| LA | 3 | 1 | top 14% |
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 24% |
| IN | 3 | 0 | top 20% |
| SC | 3 | 0 | top 11% |
| MI | 3 | 1 | top 19% |
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
33 contests · 5 GCs
Contests a season
17
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
20 of 119 contests · 19 states in all
Contests visited
91
19 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
118 entries · 4 wins · 65 calls
First title
Jun 18, 2021
DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
Opponents faced
2,387
finished ahead 4,909 times, behind 1,591
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20253 milestones
- 25th category win BBQ & Boogie
- 100th tracked contest Poosa Q
- Peak power rating (1821) 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
20244 milestones
- 10th perfect 180 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Career-best overall score714.8572 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Biggest field won (62 teams) GLBBQA Spring Fling
- 5th Grand Championship 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
20232 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest
- 50th tracked contest Roast N Boast
20222 milestones
- First multi-meat day Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
- 10th category win Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
20214 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose)
- First Grand Championship DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- First state championship DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- 25th tracked contest Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20208 milestones
- First tracked contest Capital City Cook Off
- First call Capital City Cook Off
- First overall top-10 Capital City Cook Off
- First overall podium Capital City Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.7772 Capital City Cook Off
- First Reserve Championship Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- First category win (Chicken) Practice for Cash
- 10th tracked contest TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.5 | Capital City Cook Off | Feb 21, 2020 |
| +17.1 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 19, 2020 |
| +15.6 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken | Aug 14, 2020 |
| +14.7 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) | Apr 9, 2021 |
| +13.8 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 18, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | May 4, 2024 |
| -15.6 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 19, 2024 |
| -13.5 | TN River BBQ Battle | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -12.3 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2023 |
| -11.9 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 20, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 32% | 97.3% | 96.3% |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 93% | top 26% | 99.2% | 96.8% |
| 2024 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 82% | top 24% | 99.3% | 96.6% |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 89% | top 22% | 97.6% | 96.2% |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 78% | top 31% | 95.9% | 94.8% |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 77% | top 41% | 97.5% | 93.4% |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 92% | top 23% | 97.9% | 95.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 19 / 125 (697.6572) | 10 (178.8572) | 15 (176.5716) | 39 (174.2628) | 82 (167.9656) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA | 22 / 41 (682.1944) | 1 (180) | 28 (167.9772) | — | 35 (161.0972) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 8 / 63 (700.5140) | 30 (173.1084) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (176.5600) | 27 (171.4056) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 17 / 38 (693.6228) | 8 (177.7144) | 21 (171.9656) | 23 (170.8228) | 13 (173.1200) |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 4 / 21 (698.8000) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (180) | 8 (173.1200) | 15 (169.1200) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 13 / 56 (695.9316) | 14 (174.2628) | 22 (174.2744) | 8 (175.4172) | 24 (171.9772) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 8 / 33 (692.5144) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | 16 (168.5372) | 19 (166.2628) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 24 / 36 (688.5144) | 24 (174.2744) | 9 (175.4288) | 30 (167.9656) | 19 (170.8456) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 51 / 90 (683.3712) | 38 (173.7028) | 4 (180) | 64 (169.1428) | 86 (160.5256) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 7 / 32 (695.9084) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (173.1200) | 20 (169.6684) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 16 / 26 (685.5768) | 14 (170.8112) | 9 (173.1200) | 11 (174.2628) | 20 (167.3828) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 28 / 56 (690.7656) | 24 (174.2628) | 36 (169.6800) | 11 (176.5600) | 36 (170.2628) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 2 / 35 (714.2628) | 1 (180) | 6 (177.7028) | 7 (176.5600) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 5 / 24 (703.9544) | 5 (177.7028) | 10 (175.4172) | 7 (176.5600) | 13 (174.2744) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 2 / 18 (703.3828) | 6 (175.4056) | 5 (173.7144) | 1 (180) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 12 / 32 (696.5260) | 7 (177.7144) | 21 (170.8228) | 10 (174.8572) | 16 (173.1316) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 6 / 45 (696.5028) | 24 (171.4056) | 26 (168.5372) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 4 / 66 (698.2744) | 4 (178.8800) | 5 (177.7144) | 33 (169.7144) | 26 (171.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Old Town Smokeout 🏅 Van Buren, AR | 16 / 27 (686.7540) | 8 (175.4056) | 15 (171.9656) | 6 (175.4400) | 22 (163.9428) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 9 / 42 (694.2172) | 24 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 34 (167.9656) | 8 (175.4172) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 11 / 30 (699.3712) | 6 (177.7028) | 7 (178.2972) | 15 (173.7028) | 21 (169.6684) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 9 / 70 (700.5144) | 21 (176.5600) | 32 (173.1200) | 35 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7144) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 3 / 106 (705.6800) | 8 (177.7144) | 57 (171.9656) | 7 (177.1428) | 4 (178.8572) |
| May 2, 2025 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 13 / 27 (690.8000) | 9 (175.4172) | 24 (166.8228) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (169.7028) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 1 / 32 (707.4056) | 1 (180) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4400) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 23 / 56 (682.7540) | 31 (170.8112) | 23 (170.2628) | 26 (172) | 27 (169.6800) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 3 / 31 (705.0856) | 8 (175.4056) | 6 (176.5600) | 5 (178.8572) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA | 1 / 26 (703.9428) | 13 (173.1084) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 4 / 16 (699.4056) | 5 (177.7028) | 4 (174.8572) | 8 (172.5828) | 3 (174.2628) |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 10 / 25 (691.3828) | 9 (173.1428) | 19 (169.6800) | 6 (176) | 9 (172.5600) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 1 / 40 (714.2744) | 1 (180) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (177.7144) | 5 (177.7028) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 5 / 38 (697.7028) | 4 (178.2972) | 9 (174.2856) | 5 (173.1200) | 14 (172) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 3 / 11 (697.0512) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 77 / 444 (690.2284) | 165 (171.9656) | 185 (170.2972) | 30 (177.1428) | 136 (170.8228) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 57 / 169 (689.6456) | 81 (172.5484) | 42 (174.8572) | 76 (171.4172) | 88 (170.8228) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 1 / 31 (704.5140) | 4 (177.1428) | 2 (180) | 4 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1084) |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 13 / 33 (694.2172) | 6 (177.7028) | 6 (177.7144) | 22 (170.2628) | 18 (168.5372) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 18 / 87 (689.0856) | 26 (172.5600) | 20 (174.8456) | 55 (167.9772) | 19 (173.7028) |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 8 / 59 (693.0396) | 4 (177.7028) | 40 (167.3828) | 22 (173.1084) | 10 (174.8456) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 6 / 27 (699.3940) | 5 (175.4056) | 10 (173.7256) | 9 (174.8456) | 5 (175.4172) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 6 / 42 (690.2396) | 15 (173.1084) | 1 (177.1428) | 20 (170.8456) | 22 (169.1428) |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 15 / 35 (689.6112) | 1 (180) | 34 (162.8000) | 21 (171.4056) | 12 (175.4056) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 9 / 28 (691.3824) | 6 (173.1656) | 5 (177.7028) | 13 (166.2284) | 4 (174.2856) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wadsworth, OH | 3 / 30 (692.0116) | 2 (178.3200) | 6 (174.8572) | 5 (173.7144) | 20 (165.1200) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 7 / 49 (697.1316) | 13 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4516) | 4 (177.7372) | 17 (170.8228) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 6 / 40 (693.0968) | 8 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1084) | 14 (172.5828) | 8 (173.1428) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 21 / 33 (689.0512) | 30 (164.5256) | 6 (178.8572) | 6 (178.8572) | 28 (166.8112) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 21 / 37 (686.1940) | 20 (173.1428) | 12 (174.2744) | 20 (171.9656) | 26 (166.8112) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 1 / 35 (707.9884) | 11 (174.8456) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (178.2972) | 3 (177.1428) |
| May 31, 2024 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 2 / 25 (701.6572) | 13 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (175.4172) | 7 (175.4056) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 21 / 81 (698.8116) | 35 (174.2744) | 62 (169.1316) | 26 (175.4056) | 5 (180) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 4 / 118 (702.8228) | 57 (173.1200) | 25 (174.2628) | 6 (178.8572) | 11 (176.5828) |
| May 17, 2024 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 16 / 31 (685.0400) | 13 (171.9656) | 10 (176.5600) | 9 (174.2744) | 24 (162.2400) |
| May 10, 2024 | Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY | 3 / 21 (694.7884) | 5 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (173.1428) | 10 (169.6800) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 25 / 35 (685.6344) | 18 (174.2744) | 19 (171.9772) | 29 (166.8228) | 15 (172.5600) |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 17 / 45 (683.3488) | 11 (174.2744) | 15 (171.9772) | 21 (171.4172) | 37 (165.6800) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 6 / 44 (695.9200) | 6 (176.5716) | 10 (176.5600) | 22 (171.9656) | 18 (170.8228) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 1 / 62 (706.3088) | 4 (178.8572) | 10 (173.1316) | 4 (178.3200) | 4 (176) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ 🏅 Somerville, TN | 6 / 14 (693.6112) | 6 (175.4056) | 4 (175.4172) | 10 (169.6800) | 8 (173.1084) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 8 / 21 (694.7884) | 2 (180) | 11 (171.9772) | 8 (174.2628) | 10 (168.5484) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 2 / 29 (704.5372) | 11 (174.2628) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (173.7144) | 1 (180) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 1 / 28 (701.0856) | 9 (175.4056) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (173.7028) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 3 / 61 (699.4284) | 9 (177.7028) | 9 (176.5828) | 21 (172.5828) | 23 (172.5600) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 13 / 58 (687.3372) | 8 (175.4172) | 13 (174.2628) | 47 (161.6572) | 3 (176) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 1 / 43 (714.8572) | 4 (180) | 2 (178.2972) | 7 (176.5600) | 1 (180) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 3 / 17 (697.6916) | 7 (170.8344) | 6 (174.2972) | 3 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 4 / 19 (697.6688) | 2 (180) | 15 (166.8344) | 9 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 4 / 27 (702.2744) | 3 (177.1428) | 10 (173.1316) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5828) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 12 / 49 (689.6572) | 17 (173.7028) | 15 (174.2744) | 24 (170.8572) | 17 (170.8228) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 2 / 12 (702.8000) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (171.9772) | 5 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 9 / 73 (691.9084) | 2 (179.4400) | 10 (175.4172) | 33 (169.6800) | 46 (167.3712) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 2 / 25 (701.6684) | 4 (175.4400) | 12 (168.5256) | 1 (180) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY | 5 / 28 (691.3828) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (176.0116) | 12 (171.4056) | 10 (170.8456) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 7 / 28 (687.9084) | 1 (180) | 16 (169.1316) | 13 (167.9656) | 13 (170.8112) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | TN River BBQ Fest 🏅 Saltillo, TN | 9 / 23 (687.8972) | 21 (166.2400) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (171.9772) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 4 / 25 (693.0972) | 13 (170.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (173.7144) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 6 / 28 (694.7656) | 19 (169.6684) | 12 (173.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome 🏅 Marion, AR | 7 / 15 (685.5768) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (168.5256) | 12 (166.2284) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 17 / 80 (686.2400) | 11 (176) | 66 (162.2628) | 8 (175.4172) | 20 (172.5600) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 38 / 65 (672.4224) | 13 (173.1084) | 40 (166.8228) | 31 (168.5372) | 46 (163.9540) |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 4 / 33 (692.4800) | 19 (170.8228) | 6 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2744) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL | 6 / 47 (696.5260) | 13 (175.4172) | 12 (174.8572) | 4 (176.5716) | 23 (169.6800) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 6 / 51 (696.5260) | 25 (173.1200) | 13 (173.1316) | 13 (173.7144) | 8 (176.5600) |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 7 / 26 (688.4800) | 11 (171.9656) | 11 (169.6916) | 1 (180) | 16 (166.8228) |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 3 / 13 (686.7656) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (167.4056) | 8 (162.7884) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 10 / 57 (687.8972) | 10 (175.4172) | 40 (162.8000) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 19 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 4 / 11 (687.8972) | 1 (180) | 2 (171.9888) | 3 (173.1200) | 6 (162.7884) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL | 4 / 10 (682.7888) | 9 (158.2516) | 4 (171.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (174.2628) |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 12 / 72 (686.2056) | 3 (178.8572) | 66 (161.0856) | 19 (170.8456) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 7 / 25 (673.0400) | 8 (170.8456) | 12 (165.6800) | 7 (168.5372) | 10 (167.9772) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome 🏅 Collierville, TN | 7 / 28 (690.7656) | 11 (171.9656) | 15 (166.2516) | 10 (173.1084) | 4 (179.4400) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 39 / 63 (667.8628) | 31 (170.8228) | 38 (166.8344) | 43 (165.1200) | 40 (165.0856) |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 2 / 19 (693.6228) | 16 (167.3828) | 9 (170.8344) | 1 (180) | 6 (175.4056) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 8 / 34 (694.7772) | 10 (176.5600) | 26 (168.5488) | 13 (175.4056) | 12 (174.2628) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 9 / 70 (692.5144) | 22 (171.9656) | 13 (174.2744) | 42 (167.9772) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | TN River BBQ Battle 🏅 Savannah, TN | 10 / 10 (511.9080) | 8 (170.8112) | 4 (171.4056) | 4 (169.6912) | — |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA | 14 / 43 (692.4684) | 15 (174.2628) | 10 (174.2628) | 20 (170.8228) | 19 (173.1200) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN | 39 / 50 (675.3024) | 33 (169.1084) | 29 (169.7028) | 44 (165.6684) | 27 (170.8228) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 3 / 19 (697.6912) | 9 (170.8112) | 8 (171.4056) | 2 (178.3200) | 3 (177.1544) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 9 / 81 (689.6228) | 6 (176.5600) | 10 (174.2744) | 36 (167.9656) | 23 (170.8228) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 1 / 48 (701.6456) | 1 (180) | 4 (176.5716) | 14 (171.9656) | 15 (173.1084) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN | 3 / 44 (695.3600) | 3 (180) | 15 (170.8228) | 18 (170.8344) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 41 / 81 (666.1596) | 28 (168.5484) | 11 (173.1772) | 54 (165.0856) | 64 (159.3484) |
| Feb 20, 2021 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC | 19 / 21 (667.8516) | 16 (172.5600) | 13 (168.5372) | 8 (169.6800) | 20 (157.0744) |
| Feb 19, 2021 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 🏅 Raleigh, NC | 20 / 21 (663.8168) | 18 (167.9656) | 20 (163.9428) | 11 (170.8112) | 20 (161.0972) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 7 / 40 (694.7772) | 8 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5716) | 20 (170.8228) | 21 (170.8228) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 16 / 37 (683.3256) | 13 (173.1084) | 23 (166.8344) | 8 (173.7028) | 22 (169.6800) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition 🏅 Bonifay, FL | 5 / 18 (689.6228) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (172.5716) | 14 (166.2284) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Sep 25, 2020 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN | 5 / 47 (702.2516) | 11 (174.2628) | 7 (176.5716) | 15 (173.1200) | 6 (178.2972) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 9 / 54 (697.6456) | 26 (174.2628) | 13 (175.4172) | 29 (170.2628) | 9 (177.7028) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 20 / 46 (678.1828) | 1 (178.8572) | 29 (165.6800) | 10 (170.8456) | 38 (162.8000) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC | 5 / 34 (689.6112) | 12 (171.9656) | 7 (174.2744) | 4 (175.4056) | 19 (167.9656) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 5 / 55 (691.9544) | 11 (173.7028) | 5 (176.5600) | 7 (176) | 33 (165.6916) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS | 10 / 31 (666.7656) | 15 (164.5372) | 10 (167.4400) | 21 (162.8228) | 5 (171.9656) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 2 / 47 (704.5944) | 14 (173.7028) | 11 (174.8572) | — | 3 (178.8800) |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 11 / 23 (327.4056) | 20 (155.9884) | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 25 / 109 (168.5944) | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 3 / 25 (682.7772) | 16 (166.2628) | 5 (176.0116) | 15 (167.3828) | 6 (173.1200) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.