SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#883

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1617

peak 1695 · rated over 86 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2026-07-17

Best ToY finish

#151

Master 2017

Grand champs

6 reserve

Category wins

31 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 91 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

705.0972 / 720

Master · Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

673.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.59 (+5.89)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Central Plains Ribfest

Consistency

±26.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.82 · weakest Brisket (166.70)

Road miles

9,794

mi across 91 mapped stops · furthest 688 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$346K

listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 38 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.59 / 720

90 Master contests · 2 GCs

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Storylines (18 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.

The heartbreaker

1.7028 points from the title

Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show (2014-09-26).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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

Pork ×1

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2017-09-02) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS.

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

BBQ on the Bricks is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 9%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at BBQ on the Bricks (2017-08-25).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 62 of 91 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 91 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

705.0972 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 705.0972 at Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-07-29

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 38 entries at contests carrying the title.

38 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 1 Grand Championship

2017 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

11 contests
6 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

33–8 behind in the head-to-head

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 33 of their 41 shared contests.

The drought

23 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship on 2022-07-29 — 23 contests and 4.1 years ago.

last GC 2022-07-29
4.1 years ago

A strong matchup

20–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

6 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 6 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
91 contests

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

WHEN PIGS DIE has landed one call behind them 5 times.

A September team

Top 35% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 35% across 17 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

17 September contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,794 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,794 miles across 91 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 688 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

91 mapped stops
furthest 688 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked SJV Winter Rub every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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.

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

MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ

#889 of the rated field

1617 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1673

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 106 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM BREW & QUE

#890 of the rated field

1617 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1617

22–12 in 34 shared contests (65% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 45 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING FINNS FI

#888 of the rated field

1617 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1617

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has cooked, 24 to 91, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

⚔ Head-to-head

BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM

#886 of the rated field

1617 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1627

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 90 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 89 contests
last seen 2024-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ

#882 of the rated field

1618 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1628

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 40 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

HalaQyah BBQ

#887 of the rated field

1617 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1617

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	62	24	38	39%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	53	31	22	58%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	41	8	33	20%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	37	6	31	16%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	36	20	16	56%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	35	10	25	29%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	34	22	12	65%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	34	15	19	44%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	28	17	11	61%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	27	14	13	52%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	26	6	20	23%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
TIMBONE BARBECUE	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
FAIRWAY SMOKERS	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	91	22	2	7	178.2972	143.9998	167.09	top 51%
Pork Ribs	89	27	0	8	178.8572	145.0744	166.82	top 46%
Pork	90	33	3	9	180.0000 🔥	132.5712	168.82	top 42%
Brisket	90	30	5	7	177.7028	139.9772	166.70	top 43%

“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
NE	47	1	top 42%
IA	29	1	top 47%
KS	9	0	top 54%
MO	3	0	top 26%
TN	1	0	top 63%
SD	1	0	top 34%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	61	2	top 44%
Large (40+)	27	0	top 46%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri-City BBQ Fest	5	4	top 35%	2025-09-19
SJV Winter Rub	4	2	top 46%	2026-01-30
Central Plains Ribfest	4	5	top 37%	2022-06-17
*BBQ in the Bluffs	4	2	top 32%	2018-05-11
RiverFest Red White and Que	4	16	top 49%	2016-07-15
Shenandoah ShenDig	3	9	top 54%	2026-07-17
GOBS Que (DAY 2)	3	2	top 32%	2021-08-14
Big Blue BBQ Championship	2	14	top 63%	2025-06-06
Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ	2	6	top 37%	2024-07-05
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge	2	3	top 26%	2021-09-04
Q for a Cause	2	10	top 48%	2019-04-26
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	88	top 49%	2018-09-15
Back To Mayberry	2	11	top 54%	2018-07-06
BBQ on the Bricks	2	2	top 9%	2017-08-25
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	2	11	top 64%	2017-04-29
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2	29	top 78%	2016-04-23
Cass County	2	12	top 51%	2014-08-08

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.1 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2026-07-17

Busiest season 2018 12 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 14 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 47 of 91 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 60 17 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 91 entries · 2 wins · 22 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 168.82 · weakest Brisket (166.70)

Walk rate 68% a top-10 call in 62 of 91 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 27 of 91 contests

Wins it all 2% 2 Grand Championships · 6 reserve

First title 2017-09-02 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 667.59 out of 720 · 90 contests · 2 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,571 2,483–1,950 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 9,794 91 mapped stops · furthest 688 mi

Schedule strength 1589 average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests

Purse competed for $345,625 listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 38 state-championship entries

Power rating 1617 peak 1695 · #883 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
Jul 19 First call RiverFest Red White and Que
2014
Jul 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7200 RiverFest Red White and Que
Sep 26 First overall top-10 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Sep 26 First overall podium Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Sep 26 First Reserve Championship Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest Apple Blossom BBQ Contest
2016
Aug 5 25th tracked contest 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 26 First category win (Brisket) BBQ on the Bricks
2017
Jun 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) Central Plains Ribfest
Aug 25 First multi-meat day BBQ on the Bricks
Sep 2 First Grand Championship Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
2018
Sep 21 50th tracked contest *Tri City BBQ Fest
2022
Jul 29 First state championship Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship
Jul 29 Career-best overall score705.0972 Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship
2023
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1695) Tri City BBQ Fest
2025
Jan 24 10th category win SJV Winter Rub
2026
Jul 17 Most recent contest Shenandoah ShenDig

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2014-09-26
+16.5	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition	2016-05-20
+16.4	BBQ on the Bricks	2016-08-26
+14.4	*Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1	2018-03-02
+14.1	BBQ in the Bluffs	2017-05-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition	2013-05-31
-14.6	Shenandoah ShenDig	2025-07-18
-14.4	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)	2017-04-28
-13.8	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown	2025-07-11
-10.8	Big Blue BBQ Championship	2025-06-06

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)
2026	4	0	1	0	75%	top 63%	95.5%	94.1%
2025	5	0	1	1	40%	top 63%	96.6%	93.3%
2024	4	0	0	0	75%	top 55%	94.6%	93.9%
2023	8	0	4	0	75%	top 36%	96.2%	94.5%
2022	4	1	2	0	50%	top 35%	97.9%	94.9%
2021	6	0	2	1	67%	top 46%	97%	94%
2020	3	0	0	0	0%	top 65%	94%	92.8%
2019	7	0	2	1	100%	top 40%	95.4%	93.6%
2018	12	0	4	1	92%	top 40%	96.2%	93.6%
2017	11	1	6	5	91%	top 27%	96.2%	92.3%
2016	9	0	3	1	67%	top 38%	96.2%	93.1%
2015	9	0	1	0	44%	top 56%	93.2%	90.1%
2014	5	0	1	0	60%	top 40%	95.2%	91.4%
2013	4	0	0	0	25%	top 73%	88.6%	86.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-17	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	14 / 28 (687.9084)	18 (167.4056)	2 (177.7028)	13 (173.1316)	15 (169.6684)
2026-07-17	Shenandoah ShenDig (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Shenandoah, IA	—	14 (166.8344)	—	—	—
2026-05-01	SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA	10 / 17 (679.9088)	10 (174.2744)	24 (165.6916)	19 (168.5372)	10 (171.4056)
2026-01-30	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	31 / 38 (663.8968)	38 (160.5484)	33 (162.2628)	10 (173.1200)	16 (167.9656)
2025-09-19	Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	17 / 26 (677.5884)	17 (168.5600)	16 (166.2400)	13 (171.9656)	12 (170.8228)
2025-07-18	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	26 / 30 (658.0684)	20 (168.5372)	26 (159.3600)	17 (170.8228)	26 (159.3484)
2025-07-11	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE	19 / 24 (660.3772)	17 (165.0972)	23 (155.9200)	11 (170.8344)	10 (168.5256)
2025-06-06	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	22 / 29 (666.1488)	19 (169.1200)	13 (169.6800)	23 (163.3944)	20 (163.9544)
2025-01-24	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	2 / 32 (695.3944)	11 (172.0116)	6 (175.4172)	12 (172.5600)	1 (175.4056)
2024-07-19	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	22 / 36 (677.6112)	28 (165.1200)	17 (171.9656)	3 (177.1428)	24 (163.3828)
2024-07-05	Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	12 / 26 (672.5032)	16 (166.2516)	6 (170.2744)	9 (170.8572)	14 (165.1200)
2024-05-17	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	23 / 36 (671.8860)	27 (167.9888)	23 (167.3828)	22 (167.9772)	16 (168.5372)
2024-01-26	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	13 / 26 (681.0288)	15 (170.8228)	2 (175.4288)	10 (170.8344)	19 (163.9428)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	246 / 487 (672.4800)	321 (165.1200)	281 (166.8228)	73 (174.2972)	259 (166.2400)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	124 / 211 (681.0516)	106 (171.4172)	87 (171.9772)	190 (162.8116)	34 (174.8456)
2023-09-15	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	4 / 32 (692.5028)	12 (171.9656)	7 (172.5600)	3 (177.1428)	10 (170.8344)
2023-09-02	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	6 / 34 (684.4456)	19 (169.6800)	26 (165.0856)	5 (175.4172)	6 (174.2628)
2023-07-21	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	9 / 37 (689.6460)	16 (171.4172)	13 (170.8460)	16 (171.9772)	5 (175.4056)
2023-06-30	Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	6 / 22 (681.0632)	3 (173.7144)	13 (163.9660)	7 (171.9772)	5 (171.4056)
2023-06-02	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	14 / 28 (675.8628)	4 (175.4172)	15 (168.5372)	20 (166.2400)	17 (165.6684)
2023-01-27	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	14 / 31 (667.3488)	3 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)	20 (164.5716)	24 (156.5372)
2022-10-14	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	52 / 83 (672.0000)	75 (161.7372)	57 (167.4172)	16 (173.7028)	39 (169.1428)
2022-09-03	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	6 / 45 (343.9544)	31 (165.6684)	25 (169.1200)	27 (168.5256)	14 (171.4400)
2022-07-29	Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	1 / 27 (705.0972)	3 (176.5600)	6 (175.4172)	4 (178.8572)	4 (174.2628)
2022-06-17	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	17 / 29 (672.4800)	18 (168.5256)	19 (165.1544)	12 (169.1200)	10 (169.6800)
2021-09-04	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	3 / 25 (698.2400)	5 (174.2744)	8 (173.7028)	4 (175.4056)	4 (174.8572)
2021-08-14	GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE	13 / 25 (674.7084)	4 (175.4172)	11 (168.5256)	15 (165.0972)	18 (165.6684)
2021-08-13	GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE	10 / 26 (676.4688)	12 (169.6916)	13 (165.6916)	12 (169.6800)	4 (171.4056)
2021-06-19	Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE	15 / 36 (681.6232)	13 (172.5716)	21 (169.6800)	17 (169.6916)	14 (169.6800)
2021-06-18	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE	24 / 40 (666.1716)	1 (177.7372)	20 (169.1316)	26 (164.5256)	35 (154.7772)
2021-05-28	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	32 / 46 (665.0172)	42 (154.2056)	24 (167.4288)	18 (169.6800)	12 (173.7028)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	67 / 94 (676.5032)	90 (162.2744)	18 (175.4288)	45 (171.4172)	71 (167.3828)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	31 / 47 (664.4688)	43 (160.5144)	23 (166.2744)	24 (169.7028)	18 (167.9772)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	30 / 53 (662.6972)	24 (167.9656)	30 (165.0972)	27 (167.9772)	38 (161.6572)
2019-09-06	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	10 / 29 (682.2520)	20 (164.0004)	3 (173.7144)	9 (172.5600)	9 (171.9772)
2019-08-31	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	11 / 28 (680.4800)	7 (172.5716)	21 (163.9656)	9 (173.1200)	8 (170.8228)
2019-08-09	GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE	2 / 29 (686.8232)	5 (174.3088)	2 (174.8572)	20 (162.2516)	1 (175.4056)
2019-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	16 / 33 (668.9944)	11 (173.1200)	18 (165.6800)	4 (175.4172)	27 (154.7772)
2019-06-14	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	14 / 30 (663.8744)	20 (161.0856)	21 (158.8344)	3 (176.5716)	11 (167.3828)
2019-05-31	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	13 / 39 (675.8624)	18 (167.9656)	23 (166.2628)	2 (176.5600)	21 (165.0740)
2019-04-26	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	23 / 32 (660.4228)	28 (158.8116)	26 (160.5372)	6 (173.7028)	20 (167.3712)
2018-09-21	*Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	18 / 27 (654.7200)	24 (151.9200)	14 (166.2628)	12 (166.8344)	9 (169.7028)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	88 / 467 (679.3488)	372 (158.2632)	4 (178.8572)	113 (170.2628)	82 (171.9656)
2018-09-14	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	130 / 164 (667.9088)	99 (170.2860)	125 (165.1316)	127 (166.2628)	116 (166.2284)
2018-08-10	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE	15 / 30 (665.0172)	24 (158.8116)	18 (166.8344)	15 (167.4056)	4 (171.9656)
2018-07-06	Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA	18 / 26 (664.4344)	23 (163.3944)	16 (166.8344)	1 (176.0000)	21 (158.2056)
2018-06-15	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	9 / 35 (684.5028)	14 (169.6800)	3 (175.4516)	17 (169.1200)	13 (170.2512)
2018-05-18	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	13 / 42 (678.1828)	14 (169.6800)	13 (168.5600)	23 (165.0972)	6 (174.8456)
2018-05-11	*BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	2 / 39 (684.4912)	16 (168.5600)	7 (173.1084)	7 (171.9772)	7 (170.8456)
2018-04-20	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	10 / 41 (669.1200)	31 (162.2512)	5 (171.4516)	25 (164.5600)	7 (170.8572)
2018-03-23	*Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	11 / 39 (677.6688)	12 (170.2744)	19 (167.4400)	5 (173.7028)	14 (166.2516)
2018-03-03	*Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	31 / 42 (667.3372)	10 (173.7372)	30 (164.5488)	36 (158.8000)	23 (170.2512)
2018-03-02	*Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	4 / 47 (692.5028)	5 (176.0000)	13 (169.6800)	2 (177.1428)	22 (169.6800)
2017-10-06	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	13 / 76 (680.4916)	1 (174.8572)	18 (169.1316)	16 (170.8344)	29 (165.6684)
2017-09-22	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	6 / 37 (691.9888)	17 (170.2744)	10 (170.8572)	2 (176.5944)	6 (174.2628)
2017-09-02	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	1 / 29 (692.5600)	4 (176.0344)	9 (167.4172)	5 (173.7028)	1 (175.4056)
2017-08-25	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	4 / 34 (687.9544)	12 (169.6684)	17 (162.8344)	1 (178.8572)	1 (176.5944)
2017-07-21	Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE	4 / 46 (684.4800)	11 (170.8344)	5 (172.5600)	9 (171.4172)	11 (169.6684)
2017-06-30	Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA	11 / 29 (682.2744)	3 (178.2972)	18 (168.5488)	24 (162.3200)	10 (173.1084)
2017-06-16	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	5 / 27 (670.2520)	5 (172.5716)	12 (163.9772)	1 (180.0000)	18 (153.7032)
2017-05-19	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	20 / 47 (661.6112)	21 (165.1316)	23 (163.9884)	9 (170.8228)	21 (161.6684)
2017-05-12	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	4 / 39 (687.3944)	3 (177.7372)	9 (171.4172)	10 (171.4172)	15 (166.8228)
2017-04-29	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	11 / 35 (675.8972)	17 (170.8228)	7 (169.6916)	12 (171.4172)	23 (163.9656)
2017-04-28	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	30 / 31 (491.3376)	15 (168.0116)	—	22 (161.6572)	23 (161.6688)
2016-09-16	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	4 / 34 (682.8344)	7 (169.7028)	10 (168.5716)	12 (169.1428)	3 (175.4172)
2016-08-26	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	2 / 34 (692.5600)	16 (166.2972)	2 (175.4172)	9 (173.1428)	1 (177.7028)
2016-08-05	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	23 / 70 (665.6572)	43 (161.7144)	25 (165.6800)	5 (174.2744)	30 (163.9884)
2016-07-15	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	23 / 45 (653.5772)	29 (161.0856)	27 (158.8344)	17 (165.1316)	14 (168.5256)
2016-07-01	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	14 / 35 (674.2400)	18 (168.0000)	12 (169.7372)	21 (165.6684)	13 (170.8344)
2016-06-17	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA	12 / 31 (679.3256)	23 (166.2628)	7 (172.5600)	16 (167.3828)	9 (173.1200)
2016-05-20	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	2 / 42 (682.8228)	14 (167.9656)	3 (174.2972)	9 (170.2972)	6 (170.2628)
2016-04-23	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	31 / 36 (647.2916)	35 (149.6572)	10 (170.2628)	23 (165.1316)	28 (162.2400)
2016-04-22	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	29 / 42 (654.7312)	24 (166.2628)	28 (161.1200)	29 (164.5372)	25 (162.8112)
2015-09-25	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE	8 / 18 (662.7428)	5 (169.7144)	10 (162.2284)	5 (168.5600)	12 (162.2400)
2015-09-05	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	24 / 31 (647.8856)	16 (167.4400)	17 (162.2744)	25 (161.6456)	25 (156.5256)
2015-08-14	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	32 / 42 (639.8284)	36 (152.5256)	7 (172.5600)	21 (165.1200)	40 (149.6228)
2015-07-17	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	19 / 45 (650.7428)	23 (165.1544)	21 (163.4056)	17 (166.8228)	30 (155.3600)
2015-07-10	Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE	24 / 31 (634.6744)	8 (172.5716)	25 (157.0856)	29 (153.0856)	25 (151.9316)
2015-06-26	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	17 / 34 (646.7776)	14 (163.3944)	22 (156.5716)	13 (161.1316)	12 (165.6800)
2015-05-29	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	13 / 28 (642.7084)	12 (163.9428)	19 (158.2628)	16 (163.3828)	14 (157.1200)
2015-05-08	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	18 / 33 (644.4688)	12 (167.4172)	13 (162.8000)	5 (174.2744)	31 (139.9772)
2015-05-01	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO	12 / 36 (670.7312)	19 (167.9772)	13 (169.1084)	13 (166.8228)	12 (166.8228)
2014-09-26	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	2 / 47 (685.0972)	8 (169.6800)	2 (174.8916)	15 (166.8228)	2 (173.7028)
2014-08-08	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	12 / 35 (657.0860)	4 (172.5600)	32 (145.6916)	10 (168.5716)	5 (170.2628)
2014-07-18	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	16 / 35 (658.7200)	28 (151.3600)	14 (165.6800)	12 (168.5372)	5 (173.1428)
2014-06-27	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	18 / 30 (645.0288)	27 (155.3828)	14 (162.8000)	14 (166.2744)	13 (160.5716)
2014-05-09	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	19 / 33 (644.9712)	21 (160.5484)	14 (166.8344)	19 (159.3484)	22 (158.2400)
2013-08-16	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	31 / 43 (637.5768)	15 (169.6912)	37 (150.7884)	37 (156.5600)	23 (160.5372)
2013-08-09	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	30 / 44 (630.7660)	35 (155.9888)	33 (154.8000)	26 (156.5600)	22 (163.4172)
2013-07-19	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	18 / 32 (635.2912)	23 (158.7884)	29 (145.0744)	7 (168.0000)	11 (163.4284)
2013-05-31	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	33 / 34 (577.7134)	29 (143.9998)	21 (152.5712)	34 (132.5712)	23 (148.5712)

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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
2026 ↗	Master	#509 (269 pts)	#465 (376 pts)	#480 (374 pts)	#472 (334 pts)	#467 (339 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#382 (551 pts)	#480 (471 pts)	#469 (496 pts)	#420 (511 pts)	#348 (656 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#504 (372 pts)	#597 (317 pts)	#413 (587 pts)	#380 (572 pts)	#544 (357 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#200 (1027 pts)	#176 (1092 pts)	#301 (832 pts)	#220 (952 pts)	#226 (937 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#483 (431 pts)	#570 (376 pts)	#685 (311 pts)	#546 (381 pts)	#502 (446 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#277 (696 pts)	#197 (956 pts)	#336 (606 pts)	#305 (671 pts)	#248 (786 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#680 (125 pts)	#678 (130 pts)	#682 (125 pts)	#614 (155 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#346 (906 pts)	#434 (776 pts)	#389 (851 pts)	#221 (1226 pts)	#355 (911 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#217 (1338 pts)	#324 (1018 pts)	#222 (1268 pts)	#188 (1398 pts)	#227 (1298 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#151 (1719 pts)	#124 (1690 pts)	#262 (1239 pts)	#121 (1726 pts)	#211 (1410 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#285 (1224 pts)	#514 (789 pts)	#280 (1229 pts)	#384 (1009 pts)	#267 (1249 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#459 (840 pts)	#375 (995 pts)	#406 (910 pts)	#369 (980 pts)	#496 (755 pts)