BO B Q BBQ

BO B Q BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 80 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 43 at the All American BBQ Throwdown (2025). They are ranked #1327 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,327

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1578

peak 1604 · rated over 67 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 29, 2015

latest Jul 31, 2026 · 11.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#204

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

25 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 80 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

699.3828 / 720

Master · All American BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

675.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.20 (+12.69)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

Consistency

±16.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.20 · weakest Chicken (165.63)

Road miles

12,798

across 80 mapped stops · furthest 353 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$211K

listed at 40 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 38 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.20 / 720

67 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 20%

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 48 of 80 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 80 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.3828 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.3828 at All American BBQ Throwdown — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 1, 2025

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

iBQ'n has finished one call ahead of BO B Q BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

8 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 36%

A strong matchup

14–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE in 14 of their 18 shared contests.

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Brisket nemesis

35 of 47 shared brisket entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 35 of 47 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 40% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 40% across 9 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

9 April contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,798 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,798 miles across 80 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 353 miles to Jim Beam BBQ Classic.

80 mapped stops
furthest 353 mi

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
80 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2020 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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	#603 (249 pts)	#767 (184 pts)	#343 (685 pts)	#578 (294 pts)	#749 (179 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#422 (477 pts)	#515 (412 pts)	#263 (966 pts)	#468 (432 pts)	#421 (522 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#525 (351 pts)	#603 (311 pts)	#616 (337 pts)	#475 (431 pts)	#435 (501 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#515 (362 pts)	#716 (237 pts)	#456 (540 pts)	#445 (467 pts)	#459 (437 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#516 (395 pts)	#702 (260 pts)	#301 (843 pts)	#485 (460 pts)	#460 (500 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#204 (949 pts)	#278 (744 pts)	#186 (1,066 pts)	#294 (694 pts)	#175 (1,034 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#383 (288 pts)	#534 (198 pts)	#325 (381 pts)	#481 (238 pts)	#252 (473 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#432 (751 pts)	#417 (801 pts)	#220 (1,231 pts)	#443 (771 pts)	#394 (841 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#404 (856 pts)	#337 (1,001 pts)	#245 (1,206 pts)	#410 (881 pts)	#300 (1,071 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#428 (879 pts)	#520 (764 pts)	#452 (864 pts)	#306 (1,149 pts)	#325 (1,139 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#331 (1,101 pts)	#409 (946 pts)	#350 (1,061 pts)	#221 (1,366 pts)	#249 (1,311 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1321 (195 pts)	#1304 (230 pts)	#1349 (215 pts)	#1458 (195 pts)	#1219 (240 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BO B Q BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

37 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Blowing Smoke BBQ

#1,320 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1587

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to BO B Q BBQ)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Blowing Smoke BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ

#1,336 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1577

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BO B Q BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ

#1,329 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1598

Careers of much the same size, 71 contests to 80, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2025

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Grate Expectations

#1,321 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1672

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 57 contests, alongside a 53% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 56 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ

#1,324 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 87
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1697

Level with BO B Q BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 86 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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Slayton's Barbeque Company

#1,331 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1615

They've been 1615 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	48	4	44	8%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	46	7	39	15%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	45	15	30	33%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	35	10	25	29%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	34	9	25	26%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	32	10	22	31%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	29	7	22	24%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	29	1	28	3%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	27	13	14	48%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	27	13	14	48%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
Q-JITSU	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	67	11	0	2	175.4400	154.7772	165.63	top 61%
Pork Ribs	79	25	5	12	180 🔥	138.1944	165.87	top 51%
Pork	67	20	3	4	179.4400	150.1828	165.83	top 52%
Brisket	67	23	3	7	177.7028	131.8744	166.20	top 45%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	42	top 53%
Large (40+)	22	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	33	top 54%
OH	15	top 48%
IN	13	top 51%
KY	3	top 55%
WI	2	top 80%
WV	1	top 55%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	9	3	top 45%	Jul 31, 2026
Marietta River City BBQ	4	3	top 25%	Apr 28, 2023
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	3	16	top 55%	Oct 4, 2019
Rockin BBQ	3	12	top 61%	May 10, 2019
Smoke in the Mitten	2	23	top 93%	May 1, 2026
GLBBQA Spring Fling	2	12	top 36%	Apr 18, 2025
Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition	2	14	top 66%	May 3, 2024
Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	6	top 50%	Sep 25, 2020
The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	12	top 64%	Sep 21, 2018
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	19	top 47%	Aug 31, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	20	top 80%	Sep 15, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	4	top 20%	Jul 14, 2017
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	2	26	top 80%	Jul 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 10 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 43 of 80 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 43 13 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 79 entries · 5 wins · 25 calls

Opponents faced 609 finished ahead 1,104 times, behind 1,154

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

20261 milestone

Jul 31 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20252 milestones

Aug 1 10th category win All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Aug 1 Career-best overall score699.3828 All American BBQ Throwdown

20241 milestone

Apr 19 Peak power rating (1604) GLBBQA Spring Fling

20212 milestones

Apr 23 First overall podium Marietta River City BBQ
Aug 6 50th tracked contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20182 milestones

Jun 1 25th tracked contest PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort
Aug 31 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

20164 milestones

May 13 First call Rockin BBQ
May 13 First category win (Pork) Rockin BBQ
May 13 First overall top-10 Rockin BBQ
Jul 15 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20152 milestones

May 29 First tracked contest PigMania Lima
Jul 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4460 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 1, 2025
+14.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 14, 2017
+13.9	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 25, 2020
+13.8	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 24, 2021
+13.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Smoke in the Mitten	May 1, 2026
-11.9	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 21, 2015
-11.2	Smoke in the Mitten	May 9, 2025
-10.5	GLBBQA Spring Fling	Apr 17, 2026
-8.7	The Buckeye BBQ Classic	Jul 21, 2023

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	5	0	1	40%	top 68%	96%	92.7%
2025	7	1	1	71%	top 47%	97.1%	93.9%
2024	5	0	0	20%	top 55%	95.9%	93.5%
2023	6	1	0	33%	top 53%	94.2%	92.3%
2022	5	1	1	60%	top 40%	96.6%	94.1%
2021	8	3	2	63%	top 36%	95.9%	94%
2020	4	1	1	50%	top 63%	94.1%	91.3%
2019	8	1	1	75%	top 56%	93.9%	91.6%
2018	9	0	2	89%	top 52%	94%	91.7%
2017	9	1	1	67%	top 55%	93.9%	91.4%
2016	10	4	1	80%	top 50%	94.1%	91.4%
2015	4	0	0	0%	top 79%	92.3%	88.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 31, 2026	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	11 / 45 (691.3484)	24 (173.1084)	3 (176.5600)	6 (177.1428)	35 (164.5372)
Jul 31, 2026	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	27 (162.8228)	—	—
May 1, 2026	Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI	33 / 34 (647.8168)	26 (163.9884)	26 (164.5256)	34 (155.9200)	25 (163.3828)
May 1, 2026	Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	1 (177.7144)	—	—
Apr 17, 2026	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	39 / 48 (663.8628)	33 (168)	38 (165.0972)	39 (164.5256)	32 (166.2400)
Sep 19, 2025	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	11 / 26 (677.0400)	16 (166.2284)	8 (171.4172)	18 (165.6916)	4 (173.7028)
Sep 19, 2025	September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI	—	—	12 (162.2516)	—	—
Aug 1, 2025	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	3 / 43 (699.3828)	11 (173.1200)	3 (176.5600)	9 (176)	8 (173.7028)
Aug 1, 2025	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	1 (177.7144)	—	—
May 9, 2025	Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI	23 / 26 (646.6172)	10 (171.9772)	25 (152.4800)	24 (160.5028)	22 (161.6572)
May 9, 2025	Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	16 (167.9656)	—	—
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	29 / 56 (679.9316)	49 (165.6800)	40 (166.2400)	9 (175.4400)	17 (172.5716)
Sep 6, 2024	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wadsworth, OH	20 / 30 (665.6460)	29 (161.0972)	27 (159.3944)	6 (173.1544)	7 (172)
Aug 2, 2024	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	23 / 40 (668.4912)	33 (165.7028)	26 (165.0856)	21 (167.4056)	12 (170.2972)
Aug 2, 2024	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	16 (168.5372)	—	—
May 3, 2024	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	20 / 26 (666.7196)	19 (169.7028)	22 (162.7884)	11 (168.5600)	16 (165.6684)
Apr 19, 2024	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	12 / 62 (690.8000)	14 (175.4400)	25 (170.2628)	28 (171.9772)	13 (173.1200)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	10 / 44 (678.1600)	37 (163.9544)	7 (171.9772)	7 (172.5484)	15 (169.6800)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	27 (162.8116)	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	24 / 32 (649.5084)	28 (157.6340)	22 (162.8116)	17 (167.4056)	22 (161.6572)
May 5, 2023	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	14 / 25 (677.5996)	23 (165.1084)	20 (166.8228)	12 (169.6684)	5 (176)
Apr 28, 2023	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	25 / 42 (651.8628)	25 (164.5372)	36 (156.5256)	19 (165.7028)	21 (165.0972)
Apr 28, 2023	Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH	—	—	12 (166.2628)	—	—
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	31 / 50 (659.3600)	29 (166.8228)	31 (164.5604)	44 (157.7256)	12 (170.2512)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	2 (177.1544)	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	14 / 30 (677.0856)	29 (157.6572)	2 (176.6172)	11 (171.4056)	8 (171.4056)
Jul 15, 2022	Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI	—	—	11 (168.5716)	—	—
Apr 29, 2022	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	3 / 25 (695.3944)	8 (171.4172)	8 (170.2744)	1 (179.4400)	3 (174.2628)
Sep 24, 2021	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	4 / 28 (681.0516)	16 (168.5372)	1 (175.4172)	19 (166.2516)	5 (170.8456)
Sep 4, 2021	Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship 🏅 Jeffersonville, OH	7 / 15 (681.6116)	10 (169.6800)	5 (170.2744)	3 (175.4172)	10 (166.2400)
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	11 / 32 (669.0628)	14 (170.2972)	11 (166.8344)	19 (165.0856)	14 (166.8456)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	22 / 51 (673.6112)	25 (169.7028)	17 (169.1428)	42 (160.5028)	8 (174.2628)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	20 / 39 (669.0396)	24 (166.2628)	11 (169.6912)	29 (163.9656)	15 (169.1200)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	20 / 41 (674.1488)	9 (173.1200)	25 (166.2516)	29 (165.0856)	20 (169.6916)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	31 (155.9428)	—	—
Apr 23, 2021	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	3 / 29 (690.2512)	8 (172.5484)	8 (171.4400)	10 (168.5600)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 25, 2020	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	6 / 28 (677.6340)	20 (167.3828)	15 (166.2856)	12 (166.8228)	1 (177.1428)
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	31 / 36 (650.1376)	35 (159.4060)	9 (169.7144)	36 (152.4800)	10 (168.5372)
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	22 (164.5372)	—	—
Aug 7, 2020	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	34 / 42 (643.9316)	35 (159.3944)	33 (159.9888)	29 (162.2628)	26 (162.2856)
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	26 / 42 (661.5200)	38 (158.2172)	1 (175.4172)	34 (160.5028)	17 (167.3828)
Sep 20, 2019	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	22 / 28 (663.9088)	27 (161.0972)	10 (169.7144)	5 (172.5716)	25 (160.5256)
Aug 30, 2019	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	13 / 28 (676.4228)	7 (174.2628)	16 (168.5372)	25 (160.5028)	4 (173.1200)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	21 / 33 (665.0172)	20 (164.5372)	8 (170.8344)	20 (166.2400)	21 (163.4056)
Jun 21, 2019	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Auburn Hills, MI	16 / 30 (647.8400)	29 (158.2400)	4 (172.5600)	15 (160.5028)	19 (156.5372)
Jun 7, 2019	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	17 / 31 (645.6344)	20 (162.2744)	21 (154.8000)	13 (166.2856)	15 (162.2744)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	31 / 42 (647.2224)	36 (157.6572)	26 (162.8112)	32 (159.9428)	14 (166.8112)
Apr 26, 2019	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	5 / 26 (667.9200)	2 (172)	3 (171.4288)	12 (163.3828)	15 (161.1084)
Oct 12, 2018	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	13 / 38 (662.7888)	22 (163.9888)	2 (171.4172)	21 (160.5372)	11 (166.8456)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	16 / 42 (671.8512)	33 (162.8000)	18 (169.1084)	6 (171.9772)	17 (167.9656)
Sep 21, 2018	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	22 / 28 (645.6000)	9 (170.8228)	27 (154.3088)	24 (158.8000)	15 (161.6684)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	21 / 46 (677.0056)	41 (160.5028)	1 (180)	17 (170.2628)	27 (166.2400)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	18 / 39 (658.7540)	21 (165.1312)	15 (166.8456)	33 (150.1828)	1 (176.5944)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	16 / 40 (667.3144)	10 (171.9772)	31 (161.1316)	16 (169.1200)	20 (165.0856)
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	11 / 30 (661.6116)	2 (174.2744)	18 (158.2400)	19 (159.9544)	6 (169.1428)
Jun 1, 2018	PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort Shelby, OH	15 / 18 (650.7200)	12 (165.0972)	4 (170.8572)	13 (161.6800)	18 (153.0856)
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	24 / 37 (647.8744)	19 (165.1316)	28 (158.8344)	14 (167.3828)	29 (156.5256)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	28 / 44 (666.7660)	18 (172.0116)	26 (165.6916)	18 (171.4056)	37 (157.6572)
Sep 22, 2017	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	12 / 24 (675.9544)	8 (171.4172)	4 (175.4400)	4 (173.1200)	21 (155.9772)
Sep 15, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	28 / 30 (650.6856)	24 (162.2400)	17 (166.8344)	27 (158.2284)	19 (163.3828)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	19 / 40 (670.7428)	13 (170.2512)	29 (162.2744)	9 (170.8228)	16 (167.3944)
Aug 4, 2017	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	12 / 29 (653.0400)	24 (157.6688)	19 (160.5600)	8 (166.8340)	5 (167.9772)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	4 / 27 (671.9316)	18 (165.0972)	9 (167.4172)	16 (163.9772)	2 (175.4400)
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	24 / 32 (628.4688)	29 (154.7772)	31 (138.1944)	1 (175.4400)	16 (160.0572)
May 12, 2017	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	12 / 27 (664.4460)	19 (165.0856)	13 (165.1432)	22 (161.0972)	3 (173.1200)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	28 / 45 (643.7944)	27 (162.2400)	36 (154.7888)	25 (164.5256)	26 (162.2400)
Sep 16, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	20 / 30 (677.6800)	29 (163.3944)	2 (177.7372)	25 (165.1428)	14 (171.4056)
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	22 / 30 (647.8288)	24 (162.2400)	25 (157.0972)	24 (157.0744)	5 (171.4172)
Aug 5, 2016	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	12 / 16 (649.6116)	11 (164.5372)	12 (163.4284)	8 (165.1200)	14 (156.5260)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	26 / 39 (627.8972)	22 (158.8228)	33 (154.8572)	25 (157.1428)	22 (157.0744)
Jul 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	7 / 28 (665.0976)	13 (166.8344)	11 (164.5716)	8 (166.8344)	7 (166.8572)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	7 / 30 (661.6692)	11 (167.4172)	12 (162.8460)	10 (165.1544)	10 (166.2516)
Jun 10, 2016	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival Clio, MI	12 / 20 (643.3144)	15 (159.9656)	10 (160.5716)	4 (166.2628)	13 (156.5144)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	8 / 29 (675.9204)	16 (168.5372)	15 (164.5488)	5 (170.2628)	6 (172.5716)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	9 / 28 (671.9316)	16 (166.2628)	24 (158.2516)	1 (176.5600)	3 (170.8572)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	23 / 49 (658.1488)	14 (169.1200)	29 (162.2744)	12 (170.8228)	42 (155.9316)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	31 / 33 (602.5944)	25 (155.9428)	19 (162.8344)	26 (151.9428)	32 (131.8744)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	30 / 44 (664.4460)	15 (171.4172)	22 (168.5372)	35 (162.8344)	33 (161.6572)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	20 / 27 (646.1256)	23 (156.5028)	25 (155.4172)	20 (163.3828)	11 (170.8228)

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)