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 (Sep 26, 2014).
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 92 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #878 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1619
peak 1695 · rated over 87 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
92
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
6 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
10
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
30% of 92 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
680.37 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.86 (+12.50)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.91 · weakest Brisket (166.67)
Road miles
9,880
across 92 mapped stops · furthest 688 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$359K
listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 39 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.86 / 720
91 Master contests · 2 GCs
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 | #446 (415 pts) | #440 (492 pts) | #380 (625 pts) | #363 (585 pts) | #470 (410 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 (1,027 pts) | #176 (1,092 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 (1,226 pts) | #355 (911 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #217 (1,338 pts) | #324 (1,018 pts) | #222 (1,268 pts) | #188 (1,398 pts) | #227 (1,298 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #151 (1,719 pts) | #124 (1,690 pts) | #262 (1,239 pts) | #121 (1,726 pts) | #211 (1,410 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #285 (1,224 pts) | #514 (789 pts) | #280 (1,229 pts) | #384 (1,009 pts) | #267 (1,249 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #459 (840 pts) | #375 (995 pts) | #406 (910 pts) | #369 (980 pts) | #496 (755 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1648
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 45
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1632
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has cooked, 45 to 92, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1619
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#880 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1619
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)
27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1619
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ)
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1652
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 63 | 24 | 39 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 54 | 32 | 22 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 41 | 8 | 33 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | 39 | 21 | 18 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 37 | 6 | 31 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 36 | 11 | 25 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 35 | 16 | 19 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 34 | 22 | 12 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 28 | 17 | 11 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 28 | 15 | 13 | 54% | ⚔ 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 |
| SMOKEHOUSE 72 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| TIMBONE BARBECUE | 23 | 11 | 12 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 92 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 178.2972 | 143.9998 | 167.14 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 90 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 178.8572 | 145.0744 | 166.94 | top 46% |
| Pork | 90 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 132.5712 | 168.91 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 91 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 177.7028 | 139.9772 | 166.67 | top 44% |
“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 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 62 | 2 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri City BBQ Fest | 6 | 4 | 0 | top 34% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| SJV Winter Rub | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 46% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Central Plains Ribfest | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 37% | Jun 17, 2022 |
| BBQ in the Bluffs | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | May 11, 2018 |
| RiverFest Red White and Que | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 49% | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Shenandoah ShenDig | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 54% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| GOBS Que (DAY 2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 14, 2021 |
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 63% | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 37% | Jul 5, 2024 |
| Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 26% | Sep 4, 2021 |
| Q for a Cause | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 48% | Apr 26, 2019 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 88 | 0 | top 49% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| Back To Mayberry | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 54% | Jul 6, 2018 |
| BBQ on the Bricks | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 9% | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 64% | Apr 29, 2017 |
| Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 78% | Apr 23, 2016 |
| Cass County | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 51% | Aug 8, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
12 contests
Contests a season
6.6
across 14 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
47 of 92 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
60
17 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
92 entries · 2 wins · 22 calls
First title
Sep 2, 2017
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Opponents faced
1,570
finished ahead 2,503 times, behind 1,964
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Tri City BBQ Fest
20251 milestone
- 10th category win SJV Winter Rub
20231 milestone
- Peak power rating (1695) Tri City BBQ Fest
20222 milestones
- First state championship Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship
- Career-best overall score705.0972 Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship
20181 milestone
- 50th tracked contest Tri City BBQ Fest
20173 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Central Plains Ribfest
- First multi-meat day BBQ on the Bricks
- First Grand Championship Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
20162 milestones
- 25th tracked contest 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
- First category win (Brisket) BBQ on the Bricks
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Apple Blossom BBQ Contest
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7200 RiverFest Red White and Que
- First overall top-10 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- First overall podium Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- First Reserve Championship Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
- First call RiverFest Red White and Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +16.5 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | May 20, 2016 |
| +16.4 | BBQ on the Bricks | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +14.4 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | Mar 2, 2018 |
| +14.1 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 12, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | May 31, 2013 |
| -14.6 | Shenandoah ShenDig | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -14.4 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -13.8 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | Jul 11, 2025 |
| -10.8 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 6, 2025 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 55% | 96.2% | 94.6% |
| 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% | 95.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 8 / 26 (692.5256) | 12 (171.4056) | 2 (178.2972) | 2 (179.4400) | 21 (163.3828) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 14 / 28 (687.9084) | 18 (167.4056) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (173.1316) | 15 (169.6684) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Shenandoah, IA | — | 14 (166.8344) | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | 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) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 31 / 38 (663.8968) | 38 (160.5484) | 33 (162.2628) | 10 (173.1200) | 16 (167.9656) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 17 / 26 (677.5884) | 17 (168.5600) | 16 (166.2400) | 13 (171.9656) | 12 (170.8228) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 26 / 30 (658.0684) | 20 (168.5372) | 26 (159.3600) | 17 (170.8228) | 26 (159.3484) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE | 19 / 24 (660.3772) | 17 (165.0972) | 23 (155.9200) | 11 (170.8344) | 10 (168.5256) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 22 / 29 (666.1488) | 19 (169.1200) | 13 (169.6800) | 23 (163.3944) | 20 (163.9544) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 2 / 32 (695.3944) | 11 (172.0116) | 6 (175.4172) | 12 (172.5600) | 1 (175.4056) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 22 / 36 (677.6112) | 28 (165.1200) | 17 (171.9656) | 3 (177.1428) | 24 (163.3828) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 12 / 26 (672.5032) | 16 (166.2516) | 6 (170.2744) | 9 (170.8572) | 14 (165.1200) |
| May 17, 2024 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 23 / 36 (671.8860) | 27 (167.9888) | 23 (167.3828) | 22 (167.9772) | 16 (168.5372) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 13 / 26 (681.0288) | 15 (170.8228) | 2 (175.4288) | 10 (170.8344) | 19 (163.9428) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 4 / 32 (692.5028) | 12 (171.9656) | 7 (172.5600) | 3 (177.1428) | 10 (170.8344) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 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) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 9 / 37 (689.6460) | 16 (171.4172) | 13 (170.8460) | 16 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 6 / 22 (681.0632) | 3 (173.7144) | 13 (163.9660) | 7 (171.9772) | 5 (171.4056) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 14 / 28 (675.8628) | 4 (175.4172) | 15 (168.5372) | 20 (166.2400) | 17 (165.6684) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 14 / 31 (667.3488) | 3 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | 20 (164.5716) | 24 (156.5372) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 52 / 83 (672) | 75 (161.7372) | 57 (167.4172) | 16 (173.7028) | 39 (169.1428) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 6 / 45 (343.9544) | 31 (165.6684) | 25 (169.1200) | 27 (168.5256) | 14 (171.4400) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 1 / 27 (705.0972) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (178.8572) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 17 / 29 (672.4800) | 18 (168.5256) | 19 (165.1544) | 12 (169.1200) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 14, 2021 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 13 / 25 (674.7084) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (168.5256) | 15 (165.0972) | 18 (165.6684) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 10 / 26 (676.4688) | 12 (169.6916) | 13 (165.6916) | 12 (169.6800) | 4 (171.4056) |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 15 / 36 (681.6232) | 13 (172.5716) | 21 (169.6800) | 17 (169.6916) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 24 / 40 (666.1716) | 1 (177.7372) | 20 (169.1316) | 26 (164.5256) | 35 (154.7772) |
| May 28, 2021 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 32 / 46 (665.0172) | 42 (154.2056) | 24 (167.4288) | 18 (169.6800) | 12 (173.7028) |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 67 / 94 (676.5032) | 90 (162.2744) | 18 (175.4288) | — | 71 (167.3828) |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA | 31 / 47 (664.4688) | 43 (160.5144) | 23 (166.2744) | 24 (169.7028) | 18 (167.9772) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA | 30 / 53 (662.6972) | 24 (167.9656) | 30 (165.0972) | 27 (167.9772) | 38 (161.6572) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 10 / 29 (682.2520) | 20 (164.0004) | 3 (173.7144) | 9 (172.5600) | 9 (171.9772) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE | 2 / 29 (686.8232) | 5 (174.3088) | 2 (174.8572) | 20 (162.2516) | 1 (175.4056) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA | 16 / 33 (668.9944) | 11 (173.1200) | 18 (165.6800) | 4 (175.4172) | 27 (154.7772) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 14 / 30 (663.8744) | 20 (161.0856) | 21 (158.8344) | 3 (176.5716) | 11 (167.3828) |
| May 31, 2019 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 13 / 39 (675.8624) | 18 (167.9656) | 23 (166.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 21 (165.0740) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 23 / 32 (660.4228) | 28 (158.8116) | 26 (160.5372) | 6 (173.7028) | 20 (167.3712) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 18 / 27 (654.7200) | 24 (151.9200) | 14 (166.2628) | 12 (166.8344) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 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) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 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) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 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) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA | 18 / 26 (664.4344) | 23 (163.3944) | 16 (166.8344) | 1 (176) | 21 (158.2056) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 9 / 35 (684.5028) | 14 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4516) | 17 (169.1200) | 13 (170.2512) |
| May 18, 2018 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 13 / 42 (678.1828) | 14 (169.6800) | 13 (168.5600) | 23 (165.0972) | 6 (174.8456) |
| May 11, 2018 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 2 / 39 (684.4912) | 16 (168.5600) | 7 (173.1084) | 7 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8456) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 10 / 41 (669.1200) | 31 (162.2512) | 5 (171.4516) | 25 (164.5600) | 7 (170.8572) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 11 / 39 (677.6688) | 12 (170.2744) | 19 (167.4400) | 5 (173.7028) | 14 (166.2516) |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS | 31 / 42 (667.3372) | 10 (173.7372) | 30 (164.5488) | 36 (158.8000) | 23 (170.2512) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS | 4 / 47 (692.5028) | 5 (176) | 13 (169.6800) | 2 (177.1428) | 22 (169.6800) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 13 / 76 (680.4916) | 1 (174.8572) | 18 (169.1316) | 16 (170.8344) | 29 (165.6684) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 6 / 37 (691.9888) | 17 (170.2744) | 10 (170.8572) | 2 (176.5944) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | 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) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 4 / 34 (687.9544) | 12 (169.6684) | 17 (162.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (176.5944) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 4 / 46 (684.4800) | 11 (170.8344) | 5 (172.5600) | 9 (171.4172) | 11 (169.6684) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 11 / 29 (682.2744) | 3 (178.2972) | 18 (168.5488) | 24 (162.3200) | 10 (173.1084) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 5 / 27 (670.2520) | 5 (172.5716) | 12 (163.9772) | 1 (180) | 18 (153.7032) |
| May 19, 2017 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 20 / 47 (661.6112) | 21 (165.1316) | 23 (163.9884) | 9 (170.8228) | 21 (161.6684) |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 4 / 39 (687.3944) | 3 (177.7372) | 9 (171.4172) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 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) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA | 30 / 31 (491.3376) | 15 (168.0116) | — | 22 (161.6572) | 23 (161.6688) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 4 / 34 (682.8344) | 7 (169.7028) | 10 (168.5716) | 12 (169.1428) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 2 / 34 (692.5600) | 16 (166.2972) | 2 (175.4172) | 9 (173.1428) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 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) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 23 / 45 (653.5772) | 29 (161.0856) | 27 (158.8344) | 17 (165.1316) | 14 (168.5256) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 14 / 35 (674.2400) | 18 (168) | 12 (169.7372) | 21 (165.6684) | 13 (170.8344) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | 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) |
| May 20, 2016 | 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) |
| Apr 23, 2016 | 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) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 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) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE | 8 / 18 (662.7428) | 5 (169.7144) | 10 (162.2284) | 5 (168.5600) | 12 (162.2400) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 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) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 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) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 19 / 45 (650.7428) | 23 (165.1544) | 21 (163.4056) | 17 (166.8228) | 30 (155.3600) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE | 24 / 31 (634.6744) | 8 (172.5716) | 25 (157.0856) | 29 (153.0856) | 25 (151.9316) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 17 / 34 (646.7776) | 14 (163.3944) | 22 (156.5716) | 13 (161.1316) | 12 (165.6800) |
| May 29, 2015 | 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 13 / 28 (642.7084) | 12 (163.9428) | 19 (158.2628) | 16 (163.3828) | 14 (157.1200) |
| May 8, 2015 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 18 / 33 (644.4688) | 12 (167.4172) | 13 (162.8000) | 5 (174.2744) | 31 (139.9772) |
| May 1, 2015 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO | 12 / 36 (670.7312) | 19 (167.9772) | 13 (169.1084) | 13 (166.8228) | 12 (166.8228) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 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) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 12 / 35 (657.0860) | 4 (172.5600) | 32 (145.6916) | 10 (168.5716) | 5 (170.2628) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 16 / 35 (658.7200) | 28 (151.3600) | 14 (165.6800) | 12 (168.5372) | 5 (173.1428) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 18 / 30 (645.0288) | 27 (155.3828) | 14 (162.8000) | 14 (166.2744) | 13 (160.5716) |
| May 9, 2014 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 19 / 33 (644.9712) | 21 (160.5484) | 14 (166.8344) | 19 (159.3484) | 22 (158.2400) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 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) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 30 / 44 (630.7660) | 35 (155.9888) | 33 (154.8000) | 26 (156.5600) | 22 (163.4172) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 18 / 32 (635.2912) | 23 (158.7884) | 29 (145.0744) | 7 (168) | 11 (163.4284) |
| May 31, 2013 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 33 / 34 (577.7134) | 29 (143.9998) | 21 (152.5712) | 34 (132.5712) | 23 (148.5712) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.