The heartbreaker
0.5716
points from the title
Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (Jul 24, 2026).
Big Racks BBQ
Big Racks BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 82 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #510 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1675
peak 1689 · rated over 60 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
82
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2016
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 9.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
4
5 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
7
27 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
40% of 82 contests
Best top-10 run
9
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
337.55 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 338.32 (-0.76)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.51
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.94)
Road miles
12,318
across 82 mapped stops · furthest 991 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$477K
listed at 69 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 42 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.12 / 720
28 Master contests · 1 GC
Backyard avg
338.32 / 360
33 Backyard contests · 3 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | #160 (1,112 pts) | #166 (1,127 pts) | #176 (1,147 pts) | #110 (1,292 pts) | #116 (1,267 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #182 (258 pts) | #176 (283 pts) | #310 (123 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #123 (1,448 pts) | #113 (1,500 pts) | #100 (1,678 pts) | #86 (1,592 pts) | #114 (1,473 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #77 (734 pts) | #90 (667 pts) | #60 (841 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #593 (287 pts) | #777 (197 pts) | #410 (588 pts) | #771 (197 pts) | #593 (312 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #10 (1,247 pts) | #20 (1,185 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #1291 (68 pts) | #525 (435 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #80 (618 pts) | #83 (635 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big Racks BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1675
0–0 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big Racks BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Racks BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#507 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1675
4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to Big Racks BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 39 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1683
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Big Racks BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 45
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1731
Fewer contests behind them than Big Racks BBQ has cooked, 45 to 82, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1676
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 26 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 66%
- Peak
- 1759
4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to Big Racks BBQ)
They turned up 5 years after Big Racks BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 38 | 8 | 29 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 34 | 12 | 21 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 31 | 13 | 17 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 30 | 19 | 11 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 27 | 13 | 13 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 26 | 14 | 12 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 25 | 12 | 13 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 25 | 11 | 14 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 24 | 17 | 7 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 24 | 9 | 14 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SIX BUTT BBQ | 21 | 16 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 63 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 156.5372 | 170.47 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 74 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 176.5600 | 148.4912 | 168.94 | top 42% |
| Pork | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 161.0856 | 171.05 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 177.1428 | 142.2172 | 169.86 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 2 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 1 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 1 | top 35% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 26% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 41% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 27% | May 8, 2026 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 35% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 15% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| MN Masters BBQ | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 31% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 31% | May 30, 2025 |
| SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 57% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 46% | Sep 7, 2024 |
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 56% | Aug 17, 2024 |
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 30% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 24% | Oct 28, 2023 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 37% | Oct 15, 2023 |
| Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 56% | May 13, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
23 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
9.1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
28 of 82 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited
37
14 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
74 entries · 0 wins · 42 calls
First title
Mar 24, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
Opponents faced
1,044
finished ahead 2,037 times, behind 1,079
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 10, 2019 → May 13, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1689) SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
- Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
20254 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 50th tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First multi-meat day Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1)
- Career-best overall score705.7032 Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1)
20236 milestones
- First Grand Championship American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First Reserve Championship Smokin in Steele
- First category win (Chicken) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First state championship Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Biggest field won (40 teams) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- 25th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20224 milestones
- First overall top-10 B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score341.6684 B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
20161 milestone
- First call BBQ & Blues on the Levee
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Char-Broil Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 24, 2023 |
| +15.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
| +14.7 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | Jun 27, 2025 |
| +14.6 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 5, 2022 |
| +13.5 | Smokin in Steele | Jun 2, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | Sep 4, 2026 |
| -10.9 | Smokin' in Steele | May 30, 2025 |
| -9.2 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 5, 2024 |
| -9.1 | Minnesota in May | May 8, 2026 |
| -8.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
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 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 71% | top 43% | 97.9% | 95% |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 65% | top 36% | 98.7% | 95% |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75% | top 43% | 96% | 93.7% |
| 2023 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 84% | top 22% | 97.5% | 95% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 94.9% | 92.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 86% | 86% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 26 / 31 (674.7772) | 29 (161.6572) | 8 (174.8572) | 20 (171.4056) | 24 (166.8572) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 6 / 22 (687.9312) | 11 (170.8456) | 16 (167.3828) | 7 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5828) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 11 / 26 (686.1712) | 4 (177.7028) | 21 (166.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 21 (165.0856) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 2 / 17 (705.1200) | 4 (180) | 14 (167.9772) | 1 (180) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 10 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 37 (688.4684) | 28 (169.1200) | 13 (171.9772) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (169.6684) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 27 / 40 (666.1372) | 32 (165.6800) | 36 (162.8000) | 35 (161.0972) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (174.2860) | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 40 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 41 / 77 (678.2168) | 21 (174.2972) | 52 (166.8112) | 72 (162.2628) | 13 (174.8456) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 15 (169.7260) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA | 5 / 17 (689.6228) | 6 (176.5600) | 16 (169.6800) | 8 (174.2628) | 13 (169.1200) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 18 / 42 (680.4684) | 11 (174.8456) | 9 (173.7144) | 34 (166.2400) | 29 (165.6684) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 57 / 401 (694.2744) | 88 (174.2628) | 174 (170.2744) | 14 (178.8572) | 125 (170.8800) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Tri-City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 3 / 26 (693.6344) | 10 (174.2628) | 10 (169.6916) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 13 / 44 (685.0972) | 12 (173.7144) | 28 (167.4172) | 19 (171.4172) | 11 (172.5484) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 14 / 26 (669.0516) | 23 (156.5372) | 10 (169.6800) | 19 (166.8344) | 3 (176) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 20 / 31 (669.0288) | 22 (165.6800) | 18 (166.8344) | 13 (169.6800) | 16 (166.8344) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 6 / 26 (682.7884) | 3 (175.4056) | 4 (170.8344) | 17 (168.0228) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA | 1 / 15 (705.7032) | 1 (180) | 4 (173.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (173.7144) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) Spencer, IA | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 10 / 25 (683.9088) | 13 (169.6800) | 8 (170.8344) | 13 (171.9772) | 11 (171.4172) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 36 (679.9204) | 13 (173.1316) | 20 (168.5372) | 11 (170.2744) | 18 (167.9772) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 36 (670.7200) | 6 (174.2628) | 34 (157.6688) | 10 (173.7028) | 28 (165.0856) |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 19 / 28 (671.3256) | 21 (167.9772) | 20 (167.3828) | 17 (168.5600) | 17 (167.4056) |
| May 16, 2025 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 10 / 33 (685.6456) | 12 (174.8572) | 2 (176.5600) | 30 (162.8228) | 9 (171.4056) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 19 / 58 (685.6688) | 11 (175.4172) | 47 (165.1316) | 42 (168.5600) | 5 (176.5600) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 27 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 21 / 49 (677.6228) | 33 (165.6800) | 9 (173.1200) | 35 (165.7144) | 11 (173.1084) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 2 / 33 (351.9772) | 1 (180) | 12 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 2 (177.7028) | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 21 / 42 (672.4456) | 17 (170.8228) | 34 (160.5372) | 9 (172.5484) | 21 (168.5372) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 14 / 32 (676.4804) | 21 (165.1088) | 23 (165.1316) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (168.5372) |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 10 / 18 (326.2400) | 15 (162.8228) | 6 (163.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 3 / 27 (690.8576) | 9 (170.8228) | 10 (170.8804) | 9 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5944) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 10 / 18 (334.2400) | 13 (166.8456) | 6 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Miles, IA | 6 / 11 (343.3944) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (171.4288) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 11 / 16 (331.9084) | 11 (162.2284) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 8 / 17 (333.1656) | 7 (167.4628) | 9 (165.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 37 (335.9084) | 14 (166.2284) | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 41 (338.8116) | 15 (168.5372) | 9 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 6 / 32 (333.0856) | 7 (162.8228) | 7 (170.2628) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 38 / 47 (337.0744) | 44 (165.0972) | 19 (171.9772) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 90 / 118 (677.0168) | 112 (164.5484) | 6 (176.5600) | 56 (171.9656) | 96 (163.9428) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 7 / 58 (343.9656) | 15 (170.2628) | 5 (173.7028) | 7 (167.9772) | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 15 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 15 / 42 (339.3484) | 18 (169.6684) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 11 / 31 (342.2516) | 13 (171.4172) | 11 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 40 (344.0116) | 6 (173.7372) | 8 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 22 (168.5372) | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 13 / 47 (335.9200) | 11 (169.6800) | 14 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 24 (346.2516) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 21 (334.2516) | 10 (169.7028) | 15 (164.5488) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 3 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomah, WI | 1 / 8 (348) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (173.7372) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 11 / 30 (338.2284) | 9 (170.8228) | 15 (167.4056) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 9 / 16 (333.6684) | 2 (173.7028) | 11 (159.9656) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 5 / 15 (340.5144) | 9 (168.5372) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 2 / 15 (345.7028) | 2 (174.8456) | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 1 / 40 (350.8688) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4516) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 43 (338.8000) | 3 (171.9656) | 9 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 2 / 29 (346.3200) | 6 (170.3200) | 3 (176) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 7 / 59 (340.5256) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (171.4056) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 29 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 8 / 47 (337.6916) | 8 (168.5600) | 11 (169.1316) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 1 / 37 (348.5372) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 12 / 20 (335.9316) | 14 (166.2516) | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 5 / 22 (338.2628) | 3 (173.7372) | 13 (164.5256) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 3 / 21 (341.6684) | 5 (171.9656) | 6 (169.7028) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 29 / 38 (318.2632) | 12 (167.4516) | 36 (150.8116) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 9 (168.5716) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 20 / 57 (309.6456) | 10 (161.1544) | 28 (148.4912) | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 13 / 21 (643.2572) | 5 (171.9772) | 8 (167.9772) | 15 (161.0856) | 19 (142.2172) |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.