The heartbreaker
3.9768
points from the title
Came within 3.9768 points of the Grand Championship at King of the Corn (2024-05-17).
AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1643
peak 1696 · rated over 103 contests ⓘ
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
112
in the data
First seen
2014-06-20
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#140
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
4 reserve
Category wins
22
56 podiums
Overall top-10s
43
of 112 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
687.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 676.29 (+11.62)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.90 · weakest Brisket (167.70)
Road miles
17,380
mi across 112 mapped stops · furthest 405 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$798K
listed at 60 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 64 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.29 / 720
106 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (17 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 180 club
6
perfect 180s
6 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×2
- Pork Ribs ×1
- Brisket ×1
Happy hunting ground
Top 5%
average finish here
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake is their spot: an average finish in the top 5% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 2nd
- average top 5%
Multi-meat days
2
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Anchor City Cook-Off (2023-09-08).
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
They almost always walk
71%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 80 of 112 contests
A top-10 category call in 71% of their 112 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
701.1200
career-best overall
97.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 701.1200 at Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship — 97.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-07-29
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2019
their best year
2019 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.
- 10 contests
- 7 overall top-10s
- 3 category wins
- average top 25%
A tough matchup
32–5
behind in the head-to-head
Heavy Smoke BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings
Heavy Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 32 of their 37 shared contests.
A strong matchup
17–5
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 77% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of S&S BBQ in 17 of their 22 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
31 of 49
shared pork entries lost
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE has out-cooked them in 31 of 49 shared pork entries.
Always the bridesmaid
4
reserve championships
Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.
- 0 Grand Championships
- 112 contests
Looking over their shoulder
5×
one call behind them
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has landed one call behind them 5 times.
An April team
Top 26%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 26% across 11 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
- 11 April contests
- top 40% the rest of the year
The long haul
17,380
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 17,380 miles across 112 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 405 miles to Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship.
- 112 mapped stops
- furthest 405 mi
The metronome
±1.93%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.9% of a perfect score
- 112 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Anchor City Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 3rd
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.
#691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1654
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1651
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW has cooked, 46 to 112, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#693 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1647
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 43 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 69
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1678
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1642
3–6 in 9 shared contests (33% to AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 60 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1668
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW)
Level with AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 49 | 15 | 34 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 46 | 20 | 26 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 37 | 5 | 32 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 33 | 13 | 20 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 32 | 3 | 29 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 31 | 11 | 20 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 31 | 10 | 21 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 31 | 2 | 29 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 29 | 13 | 16 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 28 | 6 | 22 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 28 | 4 | 24 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 27 | 16 | 11 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 27 | 12 | 15 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 27 | 5 | 22 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 27 | 2 | 25 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 106 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6800 | 169.02 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 109 | 44 | 5 | 20 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3372 | 169.54 | top 41% |
| Pork | 106 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0744 | 169.90 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 106 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 142.8456 | 167.70 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 51 | 0 | top 39% |
| IL | 29 | 0 | top 45% |
| KS | 13 | 0 | top 38% |
| IA | 8 | 0 | top 31% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 67 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 32 | 0 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12.2 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2026-08-15
Busiest season
2018
15 contests
Contests a season
8.6
across 13 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
51 of 112 contests · 8 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
73
20 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
109 entries · 5 wins · 44 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.90 · weakest Brisket (167.70)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 80 of 112 contests
Overall top-10 rate
38%
43 of 112 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight contests
Master average
676.29
out of 720 · 106 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
6
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
2,409
4,184–2,702 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
17,380
112 mapped stops · furthest 405 mi
Schedule strength
1591
average field rating faced — tougher than 72% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$797,730
listed at 60 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 64 state-championship entries
Power rating
1643
peak 1696 · #692 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Knights of Columbus
- First call Knights of Columbus
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Knights of Columbus
- First overall top-10 Knights of Columbus
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.5884 Knights of Columbus
- 2015
- First overall podium Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- 2016
- First perfect 180 (Pork) 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
- 10th tracked contest 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
- 2017
- 25th tracked contest Anchor City Cook Off
- 2018
- 10th category win *Rockin BBQ
- 2019
- First Reserve Championship The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First multi-meat day The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- 50th tracked contest Anchor City Cook off
- 2020
- Peak power rating (1696) Ottumwa Smoketoberfest
- 2022
- Career-best overall score701.1200 Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship
- 2023
- 5th perfect 180 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- 2025
- 100th tracked contest King of the Corn
- 2026
- Most recent contest Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | 2016-05-13 |
| +14.5 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | 2015-08-07 |
| +13.6 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2018-04-13 |
| +12.2 | King of the Corn | 2024-05-17 |
| +12.2 | King of the Corn | 2025-05-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Trekking for CDH | 2025-09-13 |
| -15.1 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown | 2025-06-27 |
| -14.8 | Grillin and Chillin | 2020-06-26 |
| -13.9 | Anchor City Cook Off | 2021-10-08 |
| -11.8 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 2021-05-01 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 43% | 96% | 95.5% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54% | top 41% | 96.6% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 58% | top 43% | 97.1% | 95.2% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 60% | top 40% | 97.4% | 94.8% |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% | top 66% | 95.9% | 92.8% |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 47% | 96.4% | 94% |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 90% | top 25% | 96.8% | 94.1% |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 93% | top 31% | 95.6% | 93.5% |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 80% | top 50% | 94.1% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 88% | top 30% | 95.5% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | top 42% | 95.8% | 92.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 23 / 32 (689.0516) | 9 (176.5600) | 30 (168.5372) | 16 (174.2628) | 22 (169.6916) |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 8 / 26 (687.9084) | 17 (167.9656) | 9 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (168.5256) |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke 🏅 Edina, MO | 5 / 25 (690.8000) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (169.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 33 / 101 (691.3372) | 1 (180.0000) | 46 (171.9888) | 33 (173.1200) | 74 (166.2284) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 75 / 125 (680.4456) | 52 (173.1200) | 70 (169.6800) | 38 (174.2628) | 99 (163.3828) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 78 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 87 / 401 (690.1828) | 45 (176.5600) | 58 (175.4172) | 143 (171.9772) | 238 (166.2284) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 16 / 39 (690.2516) | 12 (174.8572) | 11 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1200) | 26 (166.8572) |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 24 / 27 (672.9596) | 8 (175.4056) | 24 (166.2400) | 26 (165.0856) | 21 (166.2284) |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 10 / 32 (697.0628) | 29 (165.0856) | 3 (177.7144) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 22 / 32 (684.4340) | 17 (173.1084) | 26 (168.5372) | 20 (171.9656) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 22 / 26 (669.5428) | 14 (170.8228) | 23 (165.0972) | 8 (173.1200) | 23 (160.5028) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 2 / 33 (695.4060) | 7 (177.7144) | 4 (173.7260) | 9 (173.7028) | 16 (170.2628) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 23 / 92 (689.6456) | 50 (171.4056) | 68 (166.8344) | 22 (176.0000) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 158 / 444 (682.7196) | 348 (162.7884) | 61 (175.4172) | 136 (171.9656) | 84 (172.5484) |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 23 / 35 (684.4568) | 25 (169.6912) | 29 (166.2400) | 14 (173.1084) | 11 (175.4172) |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 8 / 16 (673.6112) | 9 (167.9772) | 9 (167.9656) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (165.1084) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 19 / 65 (690.1944) | 42 (166.2400) | 5 (176.5716) | 24 (173.1200) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 3 / 34 (695.3712) | 15 (173.7144) | 2 (177.1428) | 5 (174.8456) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 20 / 36 (678.1716) | 31 (162.2400) | 11 (173.1316) | 10 (174.2628) | 17 (168.5372) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 41 (670.1484) | 29 (166.8228) | 25 (164.5256) | 21 (166.8344) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 2 / 36 (690.2516) | 24 (169.6800) | 8 (172.0116) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (172.0000) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 35 / 97 (687.3372) | 25 (174.8572) | 36 (171.9772) | 42 (170.8344) | 48 (169.6684) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 20 / 42 (674.7888) | 41 (158.8000) | 14 (170.2972) | 6 (174.2744) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 20 / 34 (689.6344) | 20 (173.1316) | 19 (171.4172) | 19 (173.1200) | 19 (171.9656) |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 16 / 35 (677.0056) | 32 (159.3484) | 3 (174.8688) | 11 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2023-10-13 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO | 6 / 18 (695.3484) | 6 (176.5716) | 9 (171.9656) | 7 (172.5484) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 196 / 487 (678.1828) | 45 (176.5600) | 313 (165.1200) | 281 (166.8228) | 167 (169.6800) |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 3 / 13 (698.8228) | 6 (171.4056) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (168.5372) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 21 / 62 (697.6456) | 11 (177.7028) | 37 (173.1200) | 37 (171.4172) | 22 (175.4056) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 51 / 90 (683.3144) | 33 (173.1316) | 59 (169.6800) | 58 (168.5372) | 35 (171.9656) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 13 / 37 (685.6228) | 14 (171.9656) | 23 (165.6916) | 17 (171.9656) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 5 / 25 (686.7656) | 9 (171.9656) | 9 (167.3944) | 14 (167.4056) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 7 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 16 / 51 (683.9088) | 25 (167.3944) | 14 (173.1316) | 34 (167.3828) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-03-25 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 22 / 25 (665.5544) | 21 (166.2400) | 18 (168.5372) | 22 (161.6572) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 17 / 26 (678.1832) | 19 (167.3944) | 11 (171.4172) | 17 (166.2516) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 24 / 36 (665.6464) | 13 (171.9888) | 22 (166.2972) | 27 (165.6916) | 26 (161.6688) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 127 / 505 (681.6684) | 12 (178.8572) | 387 (161.1200) | 310 (164.5484) | 19 (177.1428) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 16 / 48 (685.0632) | 22 (168.5488) | 23 (166.8228) | 7 (177.7028) | 11 (171.9888) |
| 2022-07-29 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 2 / 27 (701.1200) | 6 (173.1544) | 2 (180.0000) | 2 (179.4400) | 8 (168.5256) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 6 / 25 (686.7772) | 5 (176.0000) | 11 (169.1200) | 19 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 16 (162.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 18 / 28 (675.8856) | 16 (171.9656) | 25 (158.8228) | 17 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 18 / 25 (675.8744) | 3 (177.7144) | 4 (177.7028) | 25 (153.0744) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 8 / 31 (687.3256) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (176.0116) | 17 (166.2284) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 16 / 19 (660.4568) | 19 (149.6800) | 10 (170.8456) | 13 (167.9656) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 210 / 467 (665.5772) | 228 (166.2516) | 326 (161.6572) | 204 (166.2628) | 90 (171.4056) |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL | 14 / 20 (668.4916) | 16 (164.0000) | 7 (170.8344) | 12 (169.1200) | 13 (164.5372) |
| 2021-08-13 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 11 / 25 (690.7888) | 18 (166.8344) | 3 (177.7144) | 16 (168.5256) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 23 / 29 (650.0568) | 22 (162.2400) | 21 (161.6456) | 25 (159.3484) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 30 / 39 (666.1712) | 36 (160.5028) | 10 (172.0000) | 28 (166.2400) | 23 (167.4284) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 31 / 52 (673.5768) | 44 (162.8228) | 12 (173.7028) | 18 (171.9656) | 35 (165.0856) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 94 / 94 (652.9600) | 93 (157.0628) | 88 (161.6572) | 76 (166.2628) | 66 (167.9772) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO | 17 / 38 (683.3024) | 35 (165.0856) | 12 (171.9656) | 15 (171.9656) | 8 (174.2856) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 14 / 66 (679.9656) | 3 (177.1544) | 37 (163.4056) | 19 (170.2972) | 24 (169.1084) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 5 / 30 (694.2860) | 8 (174.8456) | 23 (162.8460) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (178.2972) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO | 28 / 34 (666.1828) | 20 (169.6800) | 20 (167.4172) | 33 (162.8228) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO | 6 / 31 (685.0856) | 9 (171.4056) | 6 (174.8916) | 17 (167.3828) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2019-10-11 | Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 4 / 25 (685.0516) | 17 (166.8228) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (174.2744) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 15 / 468 (693.1200) | 63 (173.1200) | 108 (170.2744) | 20 (176.0000) | 55 (173.7256) |
| 2019-08-16 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 11 / 45 (681.0400) | 23 (164.5372) | 11 (173.1200) | 18 (167.9656) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2019-07-27 | Hannibal Bar-B-Q-Festival 🏅 Hannibal, MO | 7 / 18 (670.1716) | 9 (167.3944) | 1 (174.2972) | 6 (169.6800) | 11 (158.8000) |
| 2019-06-21 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 10 / 26 (676.5028) | 18 (165.6800) | 14 (167.4172) | 7 (173.7028) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL | 8 / 25 (665.6112) | 13 (165.0856) | 5 (172.0000) | 17 (157.1084) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 8 / 25 (662.1484) | 6 (173.1084) | 22 (151.3372) | 5 (169.7256) | 3 (167.9772) |
| 2019-05-31 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 19 / 36 (663.3368) | 8 (171.4056) | 29 (157.1312) | 5 (170.8572) | 22 (163.9428) |
| 2019-05-03 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO | 5 / 39 (681.1088) | 3 (176.5716) | 3 (173.1316) | 26 (164.5600) | 19 (166.8456) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO | 2 / 54 (697.1316) | 2 (176.5716) | 34 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (177.1772) |
| 2018-10-12 | *Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 18 / 33 (664.5028) | 17 (164.5256) | 22 (163.9544) | 3 (177.7028) | 25 (158.3200) |
| 2018-09-14 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 14 / 35 (666.7884) | 14 (169.6800) | 13 (170.3200) | 13 (166.8228) | 25 (159.9656) |
| 2018-09-01 | *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 16 / 34 (662.1484) | 10 (170.2628) | 12 (167.3828) | 13 (166.2628) | 25 (158.2400) |
| 2018-08-17 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 8 / 44 (681.0400) | 19 (167.3828) | 20 (166.2400) | 5 (176.0000) | 9 (171.4172) |
| 2018-07-27 | *EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 12 / 30 (668.9940) | 18 (163.3828) | 11 (167.9772) | 8 (171.4056) | 14 (166.2284) |
| 2018-07-20 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 7 / 43 (683.3144) | 9 (170.8344) | 12 (168.5372) | 8 (173.1200) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2018-07-13 | *1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 7 / 24 (679.8972) | 8 (170.8572) | 2 (171.9772) | 6 (169.6800) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2018-06-15 | *Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 6 / 25 (667.3372) | 2 (175.4172) | 14 (162.2972) | 15 (162.2400) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2018-06-08 | *Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 3 / 17 (680.4916) | 3 (170.8344) | 3 (167.4172) | 5 (172.5484) | 7 (169.6916) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL | 5 / 40 (662.1600) | 1 (176.5828) | 4 (169.6800) | 6 (167.4172) | 35 (148.4800) |
| 2018-05-11 | *Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 20 / 37 (659.8396) | 1 (173.7028) | 9 (169.1084) | 18 (163.9656) | 31 (153.0628) |
| 2018-05-04 | *Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 9 / 38 (677.0284) | 10 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (171.4172) | 32 (157.0740) |
| 2018-04-13 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 3 / 51 (688.5260) | 1 (178.2972) | 21 (169.6916) | 3 (176.0000) | 24 (164.5372) |
| 2018-03-23 | Dickson County Smokefest Dickson, TN | 10 / 29 (685.6000) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2744) | 18 (168.5256) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2018-02-23 | Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO | 12 / 29 (674.7772) | 20 (168.5256) | 2 (176.0000) | 10 (170.8572) | 23 (159.3944) |
| 2017-10-13 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 13 / 27 (668.5372) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (177.1544) | 25 (142.8456) |
| 2017-07-28 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 26 / 35 (626.5936) | 33 (154.2056) | 29 (151.3828) | 7 (169.6912) | 26 (151.3140) |
| 2017-07-07 | 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 18 / 25 (658.1140) | 20 (165.0856) | 11 (170.2628) | 22 (159.3828) | 14 (163.3828) |
| 2017-06-30 | *Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 16 / 27 (659.8628) | 9 (170.8228) | 11 (168.5484) | 23 (162.2744) | 19 (158.2172) |
| 2017-06-16 | *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL | 7 / 26 (677.6000) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (173.1316) | 2 (173.7028) | 25 (152.4684) |
| 2017-06-09 | *Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 14 / 24 (658.7428) | 7 (168.5716) | 18 (158.8344) | 14 (166.8228) | 12 (164.5140) |
| 2017-06-02 | 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO | 10 / 27 (664.4684) | 22 (156.5028) | 3 (173.7256) | 17 (166.2628) | 10 (167.9772) |
| 2017-05-19 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 40 / 59 (649.5884) | 53 (157.6572) | 20 (169.6684) | 40 (163.4516) | 40 (158.8112) |
| 2017-05-05 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 5 / 18 (665.5768) | 15 (156.5144) | 8 (169.1084) | 1 (174.2628) | 3 (165.6912) |
| 2017-04-07 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 14 / 54 (673.0740) | 18 (167.4056) | 3 (176.0000) | 15 (172.0000) | 33 (157.6684) |
| 2016-10-14 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 23 / 34 (643.1996) | 28 (154.7656) | 4 (170.8228) | 22 (163.9428) | 27 (153.6684) |
| 2016-08-05 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 6 / 50 (687.9200) | 21 (167.9772) | 17 (170.8344) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2016-07-22 | EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL | 9 / 29 (663.3256) | 9 (166.2744) | 1 (177.1428) | 20 (156.5140) | 12 (163.3944) |
| 2016-06-17 | *Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL | 7 / 23 (663.9428) | 15 (161.6800) | 2 (174.2744) | 8 (169.7028) | 16 (158.2856) |
| 2016-06-03 | 5th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 5 / 22 (683.3600) | 15 (163.3828) | 5 (174.2972) | 10 (169.6800) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2016-05-13 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 3 / 51 (685.6688) | 29 (163.9772) | 14 (167.4288) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2016-05-06 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 13 / 32 (667.2452) | 11 (170.8228) | 14 (166.8228) | 12 (170.2512) | 21 (159.3484) |
| 2016-04-08 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 15 / 53 (674.1488) | 48 (157.0628) | 4 (174.2744) | 5 (176.5600) | 24 (166.2516) |
| 2015-08-07 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO | 3 / 26 (677.1204) | 10 (165.1432) | 1 (177.1428) | 6 (169.1200) | 7 (165.7144) |
| 2015-07-10 | 8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 8 / 31 (678.8000) | 3 (174.8572) | 17 (163.9656) | 13 (168.5600) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2015-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 11 / 27 (660.4684) | 22 (161.6916) | 3 (172.0000) | 15 (164.5256) | 15 (162.2512) |
| 2015-06-19 | Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL | 25 / 28 (637.5316) | 27 (154.2516) | 26 (159.3828) | 15 (166.8344) | 23 (157.0628) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 7 / 26 (689.6228) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (169.1200) | 13 (167.3828) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2015-04-17 | 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 27 / 49 (648.9828) | 12 (168.5372) | 27 (161.1200) | 35 (155.3828) | 19 (163.9428) |
| 2014-06-20 | Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL | 6 / 25 (673.5884) | 19 (164.5372) | 1 (175.4056) | 9 (167.4056) | 10 (166.2400) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #322 (508 pts) | #240 (753 pts) | #391 (493 pts) | #222 (748 pts) | #396 (423 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #267 (820 pts) | #277 (815 pts) | #298 (865 pts) | #269 (855 pts) | #315 (760 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #151 (1234 pts) | #317 (744 pts) | #120 (1414 pts) | #114 (1349 pts) | #155 (1194 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #173 (1127 pts) | #199 (1022 pts) | #180 (1182 pts) | #250 (872 pts) | #76 (1607 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #229 (971 pts) | #151 (1266 pts) | #205 (1100 pts) | #283 (856 pts) | #203 (1066 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #345 (553 pts) | #404 (498 pts) | #233 (888 pts) | #354 (578 pts) | #255 (773 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #191 (625 pts) | #182 (670 pts) | #240 (505 pts) | #191 (635 pts) | #177 (630 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #154 (1539 pts) | #177 (1359 pts) | #209 (1259 pts) | #142 (1514 pts) | #123 (1604 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #140 (1670 pts) | #49 (2039 pts) | #68 (1913 pts) | #100 (1748 pts) | #293 (1084 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #337 (1084 pts) | #253 (1244 pts) | #172 (1524 pts) | #197 (1404 pts) | #421 (929 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #298 (1170 pts) | #562 (720 pts) | #195 (1445 pts) | #300 (1175 pts) | #364 (1055 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #493 (768 pts) | #445 (878 pts) | #457 (838 pts) | #592 (658 pts) | #526 (718 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1510 (165 pts) | #2145 (80 pts) | #1157 (275 pts) | #1823 (135 pts) | #1883 (125 pts) |