The heartbreaker
0.5716
points from the title
Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Humble Rodeo and BBQ (Feb 2, 2018).
Rio Valley Meat BBQ
Rio Valley Meat BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 77 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. They have won 7 Grand Championships, most recently at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #18 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1876
peak 1878 · rated over 63 contests14 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
77
in the data
First seen
Dec 1, 2017
latest Nov 21, 2025 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
7
3 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
19
51 podiums
Overall top-10s
53
69% of 77 contests
Best top-10 run
14
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
15 🔥
Current form
696.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 690.54 (+5.63)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.96)
Road miles
29,776
across 77 mapped stops · furthest 1,240 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)
Purse competed for
$948K
listed at 41 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
won from 52 state-championship entries
Master avg
690.54 / 720
77 Master contests · 7 GCs
In the record book (on 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #471 (450 pts) | #299 (805 pts) | #555 (425 pts) | #578 (350 pts) | #557 (370 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #63 (1,781 pts) | #137 (1,231 pts) | #96 (1,471 pts) | #70 (1,646 pts) | #71 (1,611 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #22 (1,856 pts) | #8 (2,169 pts) | #16 (1,911 pts) | #41 (1,440 pts) | #27 (1,699 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #41 (2,309 pts) | #43 (2,038 pts) | #83 (1,775 pts) | #67 (1,900 pts) | #50 (2,021 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #74 (2,042 pts) | #126 (1,647 pts) | #202 (1,337 pts) | #182 (1,407 pts) | #133 (1,632 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rio Valley Meat BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#20 of the rated field
- Contests
- 120
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1891
9–8 in 17 shared contests (53% to Rio Valley Meat BBQ)
These two have cooked 17 of the same contests — Rio Valley Meat BBQ ahead 9–8 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#19 of the rated field
- Contests
- 195
- GCs
- 18
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1904
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Rio Valley Meat BBQ)
They've been 1904 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#21 of the rated field
- Contests
- 122
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1905
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Rio Valley Meat BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#23 of the rated field
- Contests
- 130
- GCs
- 17
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1893
2–7 in 9 shared contests (22% to Rio Valley Meat BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 130 contests to 77.
⚔ Head-to-head#22 of the rated field
- Contests
- 192
- GCs
- 25
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1929
13–10 in 23 shared contests (57% to Rio Valley Meat BBQ)
Their rating is built on 25 Grand Championships in 192 contests, alongside a 59% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#24 of the rated field
- Contests
- 264
- GCs
- 27
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1937
6–11 in 17 shared contests (35% to Rio Valley Meat BBQ)
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 54 | 45 | 9 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 41 | 25 | 16 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 38 | 22 | 16 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 37 | 19 | 18 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 36 | 9 | 27 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 34 | 19 | 15 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 33 | 29 | 4 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 32 | 18 | 14 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 31 | 20 | 11 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 31 | 20 | 11 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 31 | 17 | 14 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 27 | 17 | 10 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 27 | 17 | 10 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 77 | 43 | 7 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 163.9428 | 174.02 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 77 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 157.6916 | 171.96 | top 30% |
| Pork | 72 | 33 | 3 | 13 | 180 🔥 | 158.8456 | 172.48 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 77 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 161.0972 | 172.08 | top 29% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 3 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 53 | 4 | top 17% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
18 contests
Contests a season
8.6
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
21 of 77 contests · 14 states in all
Contests visited
53
16 of them more than once
First title
Feb 16, 2018
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Opponents faced
2,461
finished ahead 6,399 times, behind 1,250
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2023 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Peak power rating (1878) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest BBQ Jackpot
20211 milestone
- 10th perfect 180 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20202 milestones
- 10th category win The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2
- 50th tracked contest McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1)
20197 milestones
- First state championship Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score707.9884 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- First multi-meat day Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1)
- 25th tracked contest Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1)
- 5th perfect 180 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
- 5th Grand Championship 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Biggest field won (468 teams) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20186 milestones
- First overall podium Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- First Reserve Championship Humble Rodeo and BBQ
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First Grand Championship Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1)
- 10th tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL)
- First call The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score693.0972 The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 16, 2018 |
| +17.9 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 | Mar 23, 2018 |
| +16.7 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ | Feb 2, 2018 |
| +16 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 | Mar 24, 2018 |
| +15.6 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Sep 28, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2020 |
| -4.6 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -4.3 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 | Mar 14, 2019 |
| -3.3 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | Mar 20, 2021 |
| -2.5 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 | Oct 3, 2020 |
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 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 60% | top 14% | 97.9% | 96.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 20% | 97.3% | 96.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 17% | 95.6% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 17% | 96.2% | 95.7% |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 93% | top 23% | 98.2% | 95.7% |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 100% | top 22% | 96.8% | 95.7% |
| 2019 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 94% | top 16% | 98.3% | 96% |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 86% | top 16% | 97.6% | 95.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 96.3% | 96.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 22 / 90 (690.1828) | 20 (175.4056) | 36 (171.9772) | 24 (174.2628) | 55 (168.5372) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 66 / 401 (693.0628) | 59 (175.4172) | 131 (171.9772) | 115 (173.7028) | 108 (171.9656) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 35 / 158 (694.2288) | 128 (166.8344) | 7 (178.8572) | 3 (180) | 100 (168.5372) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 1 / 92 (698.8344) | 44 (167.3828) | 3 (178.2972) | 1 (178.2972) | 3 (174.8572) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 2 / 26 (704.5372) | 9 (175.4172) | 8 (174.8572) | 1 (180) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 8 / 74 (692.4800) | 7 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 58 (163.9428) | 28 (170.8228) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 9 / 444 (700.5144) | 83 (175.4172) | 90 (174.2744) | 1 (180) | 132 (170.8228) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 78 / 169 (685.6232) | 73 (173.1200) | 141 (166.2632) | 88 (170.8228) | 30 (175.4172) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 82 / 487 (688.4684) | 266 (167.9656) | 320 (165.0856) | 55 (175.4172) | 1 (180) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 92 / 505 (685.1316) | 101 (173.1200) | 206 (168.5716) | 243 (167.4400) | 34 (176) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 65 / 249 (688.4796) | 51 (175.4056) | 65 (173.1544) | 204 (166.2168) | 55 (173.7028) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 4 / 56 (692.5028) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (174.8572) | 15 (171.9656) | 16 (170.2628) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 52 / 92 (687.3484) | 7 (178.2972) | 58 (171.4172) | 83 (162.2284) | 20 (175.4056) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 40 / 111 (683.9316) | 1 (180) | 35 (170.8688) | 50 (171.9656) | 97 (161.0972) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 5 / 70 (695.9540) | 8 (176) | 12 (174.8456) | 10 (174.2628) | 28 (170.8456) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 27 / 467 (688.5028) | 137 (170.2628) | 29 (176.0116) | 57 (173.1200) | 139 (169.1084) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 94 / 185 (680.4916) | 109 (169.6916) | 2 (180) | 123 (167.9772) | 153 (162.8228) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA | 3 / 43 (705.0856) | 6 (177.7028) | 17 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (176.5600) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 🏅 Augusta, GA | 9 / 37 (692.4684) | 21 (170.8228) | 10 (174.2628) | 16 (171.9772) | 6 (175.4056) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 9 / 43 (676.4796) | 5 (171.9656) | 12 (168.5828) | 17 (166.2284) | 8 (169.7028) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 6 / 48 (687.4056) | 3 (176.5828) | 16 (169.1316) | 6 (174.2972) | 12 (167.3940) |
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 7 / 22 (678.7312) | 13 (171.4172) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (170.2628) | 15 (162.7884) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 6 / 33 (681.0284) | 8 (175.4056) | 9 (169.6800) | 14 (167.3944) | 9 (168.5484) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 3 / 41 (697.1200) | 15 (171.9656) | 15 (169.1428) | 4 (178.8572) | 2 (177.1544) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 22 / 50 (686.1828) | 40 (167.9656) | 27 (168.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 1 / 56 (706.8456) | 9 (176) | 7 (176) | 2 (180) | 8 (174.8456) |
| Nov 21, 2020 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Waco, TX | 7 / 25 (687.9084) | 17 (173.1084) | 11 (170.8344) | 6 (171.4056) | 8 (172.5600) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Waco, TX | 7 / 26 (689.0628) | 10 (170.8228) | 12 (171.4172) | 12 (172.5600) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 24 / 94 (692.5028) | 48 (170.8456) | 10 (176.5716) | — | 18 (175.4056) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 11 / 93 (691.9660) | 11 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5716) | 19 (174.2744) | 60 (164.5600) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 5 / 36 (695.9656) | 24 (165.1200) | 8 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5828) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 16 / 41 (681.0400) | 30 (166.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | 35 (161.6572) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 6 / 41 (683.3600) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (170.2628) | 21 (169.1428) | 27 (165.0972) |
| Sep 19, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 3 / 56 (697.0972) | 1 (180) | 17 (170.8572) | 41 (166.2400) | 3 (180) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 28 / 56 (675.9084) | 30 (169.6800) | 46 (163.9656) | 41 (166.8456) | 9 (175.4172) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 12 / 54 (695.9084) | 6 (180) | 12 (175.4172) | 36 (169.6684) | 28 (170.8228) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 6 / 46 (687.9084) | 7 (173.1200) | 11 (170.8572) | 7 (171.9656) | 17 (171.9656) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 9 / 37 (691.9316) | 8 (176.5600) | 31 (165.0972) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (174.8572) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 5 / 43 (692.4912) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (168.5600) | 28 (166.2168) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 5 / 54 (686.1828) | 4 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1200) | — | 24 (166.2284) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 6 / 31 (695.9544) | 9 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1544) | 11 (173.1316) | 18 (169.1084) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 16 / 29 (680.4684) | 1 (179.4400) | 20 (167.4172) | 18 (167.3828) | 15 (166.2284) |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 3 / 55 (694.8000) | 7 (175.4056) | 14 (171.9772) | — | 4 (174.8572) |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 8 / 42 (686.2400) | 20 (169.1200) | 11 (172) | 13 (170.8572) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX | 5 / 15 (691.3600) | 4 (173.1200) | 5 (171.9888) | 3 (176) | 10 (170.2512) |
| Oct 25, 2019 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 8 / 97 (694.2972) | 10 (176.0344) | 51 (169.7144) | 9 (175.4056) | 17 (173.1428) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 1 / 468 (704) | 8 (178.2972) | 40 (174.2972) | 50 (173.7028) | 14 (177.7028) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 43 / 135 (688.4684) | 12 (177.7028) | 75 (169.6800) | 102 (166.8228) | 34 (174.2628) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 7 / 58 (692.5140) | 10 (175.4056) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (173.7256) | 23 (167.9656) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show 🏅 Osceola, MO | 9 / 27 (685.6344) | 20 (163.9428) | 3 (174.8688) | 7 (172.5600) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 9 / 35 (684.4912) | 11 (170.8228) | 7 (173.1200) | 15 (170.2972) | 10 (170.2512) |
| Jun 29, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM | 6 / 34 (693.0972) | 17 (169.7028) | 13 (170.2744) | — | 1 (180) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM | 3 / 41 (697.6688) | 1 (179.4400) | 19 (167.4060) | — | 1 (175.4172) |
| May 11, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 1 / 21 (707.9884) | 1 (180) | 2 (178.2972) | 7 (172.5484) | 4 (177.1428) |
| May 10, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 4 / 38 (686.8000) | 10 (168.5372) | 9 (171.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (169.1428) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 4 / 61 (687.3140) | 6 (175.4056) | 25 (165.6800) | 9 (174.2628) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 4 / 62 (702.8228) | 15 (174.2856) | 18 (171.9656) | 5 (176.5716) | 3 (180) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 3 / 74 (695.3484) | 17 (171.9656) | 12 (171.9772) | 12 (174.2628) | 4 (177.1428) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM | 4 / 21 (693.0856) | 5 (173.7028) | 9 (170.2628) | 2 (176) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 🏅 Ruidoso, NM | 10 / 18 (658.7656) | 8 (170.2628) | 9 (162.2400) | 12 (158.8456) | 7 (167.4172) |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 1 / 33 (704.5256) | 2 (180) | 3 (177.7144) | 3 (177.1428) | 14 (169.6684) |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX | 12 / 126 (674.2860) | 2 (173.7028) | 70 (157.6916) | 7 (174.3200) | 22 (168.5716) |
| Nov 30, 2018 | The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series unrated Coachella, CA | 7 / 24 (693.0628) | 21 (166.8228) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA | 1 / 41 (687.9316) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (169.1316) | 3 (175.4056) | 18 (164.5372) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 80 / 467 (681.0972) | 22 (176.5944) | 61 (173.1428) | 243 (163.9772) | 176 (167.3828) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 24 / 164 (693.0624) | 35 (174.2856) | 29 (174.8456) | 17 (176.5600) | 108 (167.3712) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 3 / 74 (693.1316) | 3 (178.2972) | 33 (165.6916) | 15 (170.8456) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 4 / 54 (693.6916) | 3 (177.7028) | 18 (169.1316) | 4 (174.8572) | 8 (172) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM | 7 / 32 (698.2404) | 4 (177.7144) | 10 (171.9888) | 14 (173.1316) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM | 2 / 39 (702.8116) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8344) | 4 (176.5600) | 1 (180) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 4 / 69 (678.8000) | 6 (173.1428) | 30 (163.4172) | 12 (172.5716) | 10 (169.6684) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 12 / 79 (691.9772) | 27 (172.5944) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (175.4172) | 40 (168.5484) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 8 / 84 (691.4060) | 31 (171.4172) | 19 (172.5716) | 42 (169.1200) | 2 (178.2972) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Orlando, FL | 43 / 49 (675.8972) | 23 (170.8112) | 49 (159.3716) | 8 (177.7372) | 44 (167.9772) |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 1 / 38 (694.8572) | 6 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7372) | 3 (174.2628) | 9 (169.7372) |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 2 / 145 (691.3940) | 7 (173.1084) | 2 (178.3200) | 22 (169.7028) | 17 (170.2628) |
| Dec 1, 2017 | The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (JUDGES FULL) unrated Rancho Mirage, CA | 9 / 25 (693.0972) | 3 (177.1428) | 8 (172.5600) | 16 (171.9772) | 14 (171.4172) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.