Its 5 Oclock Somewhere

Its 5 Oclock Somewhere is a competition barbecue team with 98 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Up In smoke on the Square (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #282 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#282

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1729

peak 1746 · rated over 92 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#93

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

44 podiums

Overall top-10s

48% of 98 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9540 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

665.02 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 669.61 (-4.59)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±12.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.68 · weakest Pork (166.40)

Road miles

20,881

across 98 mapped stops · furthest 676 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

669.61 / 720

97 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7142 points from the title

Came within 1.7142 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' on the Water (May 4, 2013).

Among the elite

#282 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1729 puts them #282 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1729
peak 1746
92 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×3

Giant slayer

44 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 44-team field at Slidell BBQ Challenge.

Mar 29, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Central Illinois Bragging Rights is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 11%

A multi-meat day

1 contest 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 Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff (Jul 13, 2013).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 71 of 98 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 98 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

695.9540 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9540 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 22, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

MONSTER-QUE has finished one call ahead of Its 5 Oclock Somewhere 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 2 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 20 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

20 contests
11 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

43–5 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 43 of their 48 shared contests.

The drought

19 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Up In smoke on the Square on Jun 2, 2017 — 19 contests and 9.4 years ago.

last GC Jun 2, 2017
9.4 years ago

A strong matchup

25–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BONEHEAD BBQ in 25 of their 32 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 44 at their very first tracked contest, Slidell BBQ Challenge (Mar 29, 2013).

Mar 29, 2013
44-team field

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

QUAU has landed one call behind them 5 times.

An April team

Top 20% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 20% across 10 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.

10 April contests
top 30% the rest of the year

The long haul

20,881 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 20,881 miles across 98 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 676 miles to Slidell BBQ Challenge.

98 mapped stops
furthest 676 mi

The metronome

±1.73% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.73% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
98 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2018 ↗	Master	#480 (745 pts)	#483 (755 pts)	#447 (825 pts)	#583 (640 pts)	#493 (755 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#118 (1,842 pts)	#249 (1,254 pts)	#68 (1,969 pts)	#120 (1,729 pts)	#140 (1,642 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#143 (1,746 pts)	#328 (1,101 pts)	#154 (1,577 pts)	#54 (2,047 pts)	#104 (1,858 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#176 (1,622 pts)	#227 (1,348 pts)	#45 (2,097 pts)	#197 (1,404 pts)	#186 (1,554 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#141 (1,788 pts)	#71 (1,989 pts)	#55 (2,009 pts)	#287 (1,188 pts)	#128 (1,766 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#93 (2,012 pts)	#163 (1,414 pts)	#28 (2,240 pts)	#77 (1,828 pts)	#87 (1,980 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#283 of the rated field

1729 power rating

Contests: 136
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1729

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 129 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 129 contests
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Cow Creek BBQ

#281 of the rated field

1729 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1742

Careers of much the same size, 69 contests to 98, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Rusty Pig BBQ

#286 of the rated field

1727 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1727

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Its 5 Oclock Somewhere)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Its 5 Oclock Somewhere ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Swine Life

#284 of the rated field

1728 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1739

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Its 5 Oclock Somewhere)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 54 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 51 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Sailor Nicks BBQ

#278 of the rated field

1729 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1729

They turned up 9 years after Its 5 Oclock Somewhere did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q

#279 of the rated field

1729 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1729

Level with Its 5 Oclock Somewhere on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	68	34	34	50%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	55	12	43	22%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	48	5	43	10%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	38	13	25	34%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	32	25	7	78%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	29	22	7	76%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	29	13	16	45%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	29	12	17	41%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	26	21	5	81%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	23	20	3	87%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	97	27	1	5	178.8572	147.4288	167.09	top 42%
Pork Ribs	97	52	5	19	177.7372	155.3368	168.68	top 30%
Pork	97	33	3	10	177.7028	150.2854	166.40	top 40%
Brisket	97	42	3	10	180 🔥	142.8000	167.44	top 34%

“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)	4	1	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	33	2	top 32%
Large (40+)	60	1	top 29%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	50	3	top 27%
IN	16	0	top 27%
WI	8	0	top 32%
MO	7	0	top 45%
LA	5	1	top 32%
IA	5	0	top 32%
KS	3	0	top 33%
FL	2	0	top 32%
TN	1	0	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	6	1	1	top 24%	Jun 1, 2018
Smokin on the Water	4	2	0	top 21%	Apr 29, 2016
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	4	6	0	top 21%	May 23, 2015
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	3	1	1	top 11%	Oct 9, 2015
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	11	0	top 48%	Oct 12, 2018
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	3	2	0	top 22%	Sep 21, 2018
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	10	0	top 33%	Sep 25, 2015
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2	4	0	top 17%	Jul 20, 2018
Hammond BBQ	2	12	0	top 37%	Mar 23, 2018
Smokin In the Square	2	8	0	top 32%	Mar 16, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	36	0	top 30%	Sep 1, 2017
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	14	0	top 50%	Aug 25, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	8	0	top 27%	Jul 7, 2017
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	20	0	top 44%	May 27, 2017
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 31%	May 28, 2016
Smokin on the Water 2	2	4	0	top 20%	Apr 30, 2016
Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	2	4	0	top 31%	Jun 27, 2015
Smoke on the Prairie	2	5	0	top 46%	May 29, 2015
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2	13	0	top 64%	Nov 8, 2014
Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 28%	Oct 18, 2014
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	9	0	top 34%	Jul 25, 2014
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	0	top 31%	Jul 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 20 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 14 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 51 of 98 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 63 22 of them more than once

First title Mar 29, 2013 Slidell BBQ Challenge

Opponents faced 2,365 finished ahead 4,663 times, behind 2,151

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

20191 milestone

Sep 20 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

20181 milestone

Jul 20 Peak power rating (1746) Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

May 6 10th category win Smoke on the Water
Sep 22 Career-best overall score695.9540 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

20152 milestones

Apr 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Wabash Ribber Fest
Jul 24 50th tracked contest 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown

20141 milestone

May 23 25th tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ

201311 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 First call Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 First overall top-10 Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 First overall podium Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 First Grand Championship Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.9994 Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 Biggest field won (44 teams) Slidell BBQ Challenge
May 4 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' on the Water
May 4 First Reserve Championship Smokin' on the Water
Jul 5 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 13 First multi-meat day Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Slidell BBQ Challenge	Mar 29, 2013
+14.1	Smokin' on the Water	May 4, 2013
+13.9	Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff	Jul 13, 2013
+11.5	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	Jun 22, 2013
+11.2	Up In Smoke On The Square	Aug 22, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Smoke on the Water Day 1	May 5, 2017
-12.2	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 12, 2018
-10.6	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	Nov 7, 2014
-10.1	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 21, 2015
-8.7	Smoke on the Prairie	Jun 13, 2014

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)
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2018	8	0	0	0	50%	top 41%	94.6%	92.5%
2017	17	1	9	4	65%	top 30%	96.7%	93.4%
2016	17	0	12	1	82%	top 28%	95.7%	93.3%
2015	17	0	8	1	71%	top 34%	95.6%	92.9%
2014	18	1	7	3	78%	top 32%	95.6%	93%
2013	20	2	11	3	80%	top 23%	95.6%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 20, 2019	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	31 / 45 (640.9256)	36 (156.5028)	34 (155.9428)	26 (161.6456)	17 (166.8344)
Sep 21, 2018	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	30 / 59 (673.0972)	17 (172)	33 (166.8228)	43 (162.2972)	17 (171.9772)
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	11 / 43 (671.8860)	18 (168.5372)	5 (172.5600)	19 (167.3944)	26 (163.3944)
Jun 23, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	12 / 44 (670.7428)	13 (173.7028)	5 (170.8228)	14 (165.1316)	28 (161.0856)
Jun 22, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	15 / 51 (668.4456)	37 (163.9428)	8 (170.2972)	24 (163.9428)	13 (170.2628)
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	12 / 40 (655.2800)	10 (169.1316)	29 (156.5028)	18 (160.5028)	5 (169.1428)
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	26 / 48 (664.9940)	29 (167.3828)	29 (163.9544)	18 (167.9656)	27 (165.6912)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	22 / 49 (681.0400)	12 (175.4172)	28 (166.8344)	27 (169.6800)	23 (169.1084)
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	11 / 41 (665.6460)	34 (157.6572)	4 (172.5944)	18 (164.5716)	7 (170.8228)
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	2 / 55 (695.9540)	26 (167.9656)	6 (176.5828)	14 (171.4056)	1 (180)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	128 / 407 (673.0740)	100 (171.9772)	278 (160.5944)	167 (167.9540)	56 (172.5484)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	36 / 129 (690.2172)	20 (176.5600)	59 (171.4172)	67 (170.8344)	54 (171.4056)
Aug 25, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	25 / 39 (651.9428)	31 (156.5600)	23 (164)	17 (166.8344)	13 (164.5484)
Aug 24, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	14 / 40 (665.0860)	12 (169.7372)	14 (165.7144)	24 (161.6572)	12 (167.9772)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	10 / 35 (664.5140)	14 (165.6800)	13 (164.5828)	6 (170.8456)	14 (163.4056)
Jul 21, 2017	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	4 / 48 (661.0628)	9 (166.8800)	3 (174.8572)	18 (162.8000)	26 (156.5256)
Jul 7, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	8 / 30 (685.6572)	19 (167.9772)	11 (170.3088)	4 (175.4056)	9 (171.9656)
Jun 23, 2017	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	3 / 42 (682.2404)	2 (173.7488)	3 (172.5716)	10 (166.2400)	8 (169.6800)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	1 / 32 (695.8968)	4 (176.5600)	7 (168.5256)	1 (177.7028)	3 (173.1084)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	22 / 59 (660.4804)	27 (165.6800)	12 (170.8572)	37 (161.6916)	27 (162.2516)
May 26, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	20 / 40 (654.7656)	19 (165.1428)	16 (163.4056)	17 (165.1200)	21 (161.0972)
May 6, 2017	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	8 / 26 (681.5884)	23 (162.8000)	1 (176.5600)	10 (170.2628)	6 (171.9656)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	20 / 27 (655.8284)	22 (158.8000)	3 (175.4172)	15 (169.6800)	24 (151.9312)
Apr 28, 2017	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL	10 / 29 (669.0516)	26 (156.5144)	5 (173.1316)	4 (170.8112)	9 (168.5944)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	7 / 45 (674.7312)	22 (165.1084)	9 (169.1200)	1 (176.5600)	23 (163.9428)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	224 / 557 (662.1600)	339 (162.2284)	7 (177.7144)	299 (163.9544)	349 (158.2628)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	27 / 55 (661.0400)	29 (165.6916)	41 (159.3828)	16 (167.3828)	17 (168.5828)
Sep 23, 2016	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	8 / 64 (687.9656)	21 (171.4172)	17 (170.2856)	5 (176.5600)	18 (169.7028)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	8 / 42 (678.7312)	23 (166.2284)	10 (168.5372)	1 (175.4056)	9 (168.5600)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	8 / 37 (670.1600)	13 (168.5372)	22 (161.6572)	21 (163.4056)	2 (176.5600)
Jul 8, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	8 / 30 (670.2288)	8 (169.7028)	5 (173.1316)	21 (160)	9 (167.3944)
Jul 1, 2016	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	5 / 29 (669.6228)	14 (163.9772)	3 (167.4056)	12 (162.8228)	2 (175.4172)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	30 / 52 (647.2800)	17 (169.1428)	36 (157.0744)	28 (162.8228)	30 (158.2400)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	29 / 55 (655.8512)	43 (162.2744)	47 (155.3368)	6 (173.1428)	18 (165.0972)
May 27, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	4 / 42 (675.3372)	22 (166.2400)	14 (166.2972)	6 (169.6800)	6 (173.1200)
May 13, 2016	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Sauk City, WI	5 / 19 (658.2400)	7 (164.5716)	14 (156)	4 (170.8228)	2 (166.8456)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	9 / 40 (671.8972)	16 (164.5256)	8 (173.1316)	6 (172.5600)	20 (161.6800)
Apr 30, 2016	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	10 / 35 (683.8856)	22 (170.8228)	8 (174.2628)	2 (177.7028)	28 (161.0972)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN	4 / 33 (689.0628)	14 (170.8228)	4 (174.2628)	2 (177.1428)	18 (166.8344)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	4 / 49 (684.4800)	17 (168.5256)	10 (169.1316)	5 (174.2628)	5 (172.5600)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	27 / 58 (670.7084)	30 (167.9656)	21 (169.1200)	35 (166.2400)	33 (167.3828)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	8 / 43 (685.6344)	30 (166.8228)	25 (166.8344)	8 (171.9772)	2 (180)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	5 / 48 (682.8228)	7 (172.5484)	2 (175.4172)	22 (165.1544)	9 (169.7028)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	335 / 606 (649.5312)	240 (166.2284)	81 (171.9772)	171 (168.5256)	561 (142.8000)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	115 / 187 (670.7652)	41 (174.2628)	31 (174.8572)	180 (155.9540)	129 (165.6912)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	31 / 55 (654.1600)	36 (162.8572)	26 (165.6916)	42 (158.7884)	22 (166.8228)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	41 / 64 (650.6972)	30 (166.8344)	40 (162.2400)	38 (163.3828)	44 (158.2400)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	8 / 47 (673.0744)	7 (170.8572)	5 (172.5484)	19 (165.7028)	18 (163.9660)
Jun 27, 2015	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	16 / 32 (663.3028)	25 (158.7884)	17 (163.9772)	13 (167.9772)	6 (172.5600)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	12 / 40 (662.1368)	35 (156.5028)	4 (171.9656)	15 (165.1312)	10 (168.5372)
May 29, 2015	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	5 / 18 (668.4912)	11 (162.2400)	3 (173.1200)	3 (169.1312)	8 (164)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	15 / 58 (668.5024)	6 (175.4056)	3 (176)	45 (158.8112)	37 (158.2856)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	6 / 41 (673.7028)	19 (165.6800)	11 (167.4744)	8 (169.1428)	5 (171.4056)
May 16, 2015	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	10 / 29 (662.2284)	25 (151.9428)	5 (168.0344)	4 (170.8112)	5 (171.4400)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	18 / 36 (673.0284)	13 (170.8456)	30 (158.2400)	7 (175.4172)	18 (168.5256)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	4 / 37 (688.5140)	6 (173.1084)	1 (174.3200)	8 (171.4056)	11 (169.6800)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	4 / 46 (688.5600)	27 (163.3828)	4 (177.7372)	18 (167.4400)	2 (180)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	8 / 39 (674.7540)	4 (175.4172)	5 (173.1200)	18 (162.8456)	23 (163.3712)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	22 / 56 (670.1256)	22 (168.5256)	26 (165.0972)	27 (166.2400)	14 (170.2628)
Nov 8, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	13 / 27 (684.5032)	2 (177.7144)	11 (171.9888)	13 (170.8228)	24 (163.9772)
Nov 7, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	25 / 31 (657.5428)	14 (170.8228)	13 (169.6800)	29 (153.6572)	24 (163.3828)
Oct 18, 2014	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA	4 / 27 (686.2628)	2 (178.8572)	9 (169.1428)	24 (161.6800)	2 (176.5828)
Oct 17, 2014	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	14 / 34 (664.5028)	11 (168.5372)	9 (166.8456)	19 (167.4172)	19 (161.7028)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	1 / 37 (683.9544)	7 (169.7028)	2 (173.7144)	14 (162.2400)	1 (178.2972)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	173 / 552 (665.6112)	184 (168.5256)	355 (159.9656)	354 (160.5600)	20 (176.5600)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	10 / 57 (681.1316)	44 (162.2400)	2 (177.1544)	19 (168.5944)	6 (173.1428)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	2 / 50 (688.5484)	6 (174.8572)	5 (172.5484)	10 (170.2972)	9 (170.8456)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	23 / 48 (646.7196)	20 (165.6684)	19 (163.4056)	41 (154.2284)	11 (163.4172)
Jul 11, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	11 / 29 (655.8740)	6 (169.7028)	13 (163.9544)	9 (165.7372)	18 (156.4796)
Jun 26, 2014	Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL	9 / 18 (668.4684)	8 (169.7028)	8 (167.9656)	4 (168.5600)	12 (162.2400)
Jun 13, 2014	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	18 / 28 (651.3032)	6 (170.8456)	19 (156.5604)	21 (157.6572)	12 (166.2400)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	21 / 72 (665.7484)	7 (174.3200)	27 (164)	43 (160.5484)	13 (166.8800)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	7 / 43 (665.6112)	23 (162.2284)	1 (175.4400)	24 (159.9544)	11 (167.9884)
May 3, 2014	Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN	7 / 43 (682.7656)	7 (173.7028)	14 (168.5372)	12 (168.5600)	4 (171.9656)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	15 / 50 (665.0056)	13 (167.9656)	12 (167.3828)	37 (159.3716)	15 (170.2856)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	13 / 64 (662.7776)	1 (177.1544)	8 (170.2860)	45 (160.5372)	51 (154.8000)
Mar 21, 2014	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	12 / 61 (679.3028)	14 (172.5600)	3 (176.5600)	32 (163.9544)	35 (166.2284)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	56 / 97 (655.3600)	20 (169.7028)	56 (164.5372)	77 (155.4056)	44 (165.7144)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	11 / 53 (663.3028)	16 (169.6800)	22 (163.4172)	22 (162.8228)	13 (167.3828)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	65 / 535 (666.7200)	144 (166.8228)	112 (166.8344)	161 (165.6800)	92 (167.3828)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	51 / 174 (670.2520)	68 (167.9772)	98 (163.4060)	38 (170.8572)	61 (168.0116)
Sep 27, 2013	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Danville, IL	5 / 25 (675.3488)	11 (165.1088)	5 (170.8456)	6 (170.8344)	4 (168.5600)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	20 / 76 (669.1200)	57 (158.8228)	5 (173.7600)	10 (172.5944)	36 (163.9428)
Sep 13, 2013	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	11 / 25 (640.9828)	22 (149.6800)	5 (167.3828)	14 (162.2400)	10 (161.6800)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	10 / 46 (677.0744)	28 (162.2400)	3 (174.3200)	16 (167.3944)	7 (173.1200)
Jul 26, 2013	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	9 / 45 (665.1088)	38 (147.4288)	11 (168)	2 (175.4172)	4 (174.2628)
Jul 13, 2013	Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff Peoria, IL	1 / 15 (687.3944)	5 (171.4056)	1 (174.8688)	3 (166.8572)	1 (174.2628)
Jul 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	7 / 30 (649.7136)	18 (158.8570)	6 (166.8570)	18 (158.2856)	5 (165.7140)
Jun 27, 2013	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	4 / 28 (677.1426)	8 (168.5712)	2 (170.2858)	3 (174.2858)	13 (163.9998)
Jun 22, 2013	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	4 / 32 (677.1428)	7 (170.8572)	7 (171.4284)	15 (164.5716)	4 (170.2856)
Jun 21, 2013	Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA	11 / 28 (671.9994)	19 (164.5712)	8 (167.4284)	8 (169.7144)	8 (170.2854)
Jun 14, 2013	Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL	6 / 29 (660.5710)	4 (169.1428)	2 (170.2858)	14 (158.8570)	9 (162.2854)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	14 / 70 (664.5712)	37 (162.2856)	4 (172.5714)	52 (157.7144)	6 (171.9998)
May 17, 2013	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	10 / 25 (648.5710)	19 (157.1426)	10 (162.2858)	12 (162.2856)	6 (166.8570)
May 4, 2013	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	2 / 37 (681.1428)	21 (157.7142)	1 (177.7144)	3 (173.1428)	5 (172.5714)
Apr 5, 2013	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	11 / 50 (656.5710)	3 (173.7142)	21 (161.7144)	47 (150.2854)	6 (170.8570)
Mar 29, 2013	Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA	1 / 44 (687.9994)	5 (174.2856)	3 (173.7142)	6 (170.2856)	10 (169.7140)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

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