Its 5 Oclock Somewhere

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

Power ranking

#274

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1729

peak 1746 · rated over 92 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-29

latest 2018-10-12

Best ToY finish

#93

Master 2013

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

44 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 98 contests

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 664.48 (+0.54)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±52.03

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.68 · weakest Pork (166.40)

Road miles

20,881

mi 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 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.48 / 720

97 Master contests · 4 GCs

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Storylines (19 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

1.7142 points from the title

Came within 1.7142 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' on the Water (2013-05-04).

Among the elite

#274 of 6,413 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1729 puts them #274 of 6,413 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.

2013-03-29

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships 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 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff (2013-07-13).

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.

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
2017-09-22

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 2017-06-02 — 19 contests and 9.3 years ago.

last GC 2017-06-02
9.3 years ago

A strong matchup

23–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RACK MASTERS BBQ in 23 of their 29 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 44 at their very first tracked contest, Slidell BBQ Challenge (2013-03-29).

2013-03-29
44-team field

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

QUAU has landed one call behind them 5 times.

Boom or bust

±7.23% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.23% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
best 96.7%

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

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

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.

BUTCHER BBQ

#275 of the rated field

1729 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 226
GCs: 26
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1902

3–7 in 10 shared contests (30% to Its 5 Oclock Somewhere)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — BUTCHER BBQ ahead 7–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 214 contests
last seen 2025-09-19

⚔ Head-to-head

YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG

#273 of the rated field

1729 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1748

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Its 5 Oclock Somewhere has cooked, 45 to 98, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2020-10-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Cool Smoke

#272 of the rated field

1730 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1730

1–8 in 9 shared contests (11% to Its 5 Oclock Somewhere)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q

#271 of the rated field

1730 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1730

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 56 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 52 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

#276 of the rated field

1728 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1747

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 49 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ

#277 of the rated field

1728 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1732

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 46 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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
RACK MASTERS BBQ	29	23	6	79%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	29	23	6	79%	⚔ 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	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	50	3	top 27%
IN	16	0	top 27%
WI	8	0	top 32%
MO	7	0	top 41%
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%

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%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2018-06-01
Smokin on the Water	4	2	0	top 21%	2016-04-29
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	4	6	0	top 21%	2015-05-23
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	3	1	1	top 11%	2015-10-09
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	11	0	top 48%	2018-10-12
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	3	2	0	top 22%	2018-09-21
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	10	0	top 33%	2015-09-25
*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)	2	4	0	top 17%	2018-07-20
Hammond BBQ	2	12	0	top 37%	2018-03-23
Smokin In the Square	2	8	0	top 32%	2018-03-16
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	36	0	top 30%	2017-09-01
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	14	0	top 50%	2017-08-25
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	8	0	top 27%	2017-07-07
*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	20	0	top 44%	2017-05-27
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 31%	2016-05-28
Smokin on the Water 2	2	4	0	top 20%	2016-04-30
Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	2	4	0	top 31%	2015-06-27
Smoke on the Prairie	2	5	0	top 46%	2015-05-29
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2	13	0	top 64%	2014-11-08
Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 28%	2014-10-18
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	9	0	top 34%	2014-07-25
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	0	top 31%	2014-07-11

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

On the trail 5.5 yrs 2013-03-29 → 2018-10-12

Busiest season 2013 20 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 14 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 51 of 98 contests · 9 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 63 22 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 97 entries · 1 win · 27 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 168.68 · weakest Pork (166.40)

Walk rate 72% a top-10 call in 71 of 98 contests

Overall top-10 rate 48% 47 of 98 contests

Wins it all 4% 4 Grand Championships · 3 reserve

First title 2013-03-29 Slidell BBQ Challenge

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests

Master average 664.48 out of 720 · 97 contests · 4 GCs

Perfect 180s 3 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,388 4,725–2,091 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 20,881 98 mapped stops · furthest 676 mi

Schedule strength 1568 average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests

Purse competed for $12,200 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1729 peak 1746 · #274 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
May 23 25th tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ
2015
Apr 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Wabash Ribber Fest
Jul 24 50th tracked contest 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
2017
May 6 10th category win Smoke on the Water
Sep 22 Career-best overall score695.9540 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
2018
Jul 20 Peak power rating (1746) *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL)
2019
Sep 20 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Slidell BBQ Challenge	2013-03-29
+14.1	Smokin' on the Water	2013-05-04
+13.9	Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff	2013-07-13
+11.5	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	2013-06-22
+11.2	Up In Smoke On The Square	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Smoke on the Water Day 1	2017-05-05
-12.3	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2018-10-12
-10.6	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2014-11-07
-10.1	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2015-08-21
-8.7	Smoke on the Prairie	2014-06-13

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)
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 32%	95.6%	89%
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
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	—	—	—	—	—
2018-10-12	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)
2018-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	30 / 59 (673.0972)	17 (172.0000)	33 (166.8228)	43 (162.2972)	17 (171.9772)
2018-07-20	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	11 / 43 (671.8860)	18 (168.5372)	5 (172.5600)	19 (167.3944)	26 (163.3944)
2018-06-23	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	12 / 44 (670.7428)	13 (173.7028)	5 (170.8228)	14 (165.1316)	28 (161.0856)
2018-06-22	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	15 / 51 (668.4456)	37 (163.9428)	8 (170.2972)	24 (163.9428)	13 (170.2628)
2018-06-01	*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)
2018-03-23	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	26 / 48 (664.9940)	29 (167.3828)	29 (163.9544)	18 (167.9656)	27 (165.6912)
2018-03-16	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	22 / 49 (681.0400)	12 (175.4172)	28 (166.8344)	27 (169.6800)	23 (169.1084)
2017-10-13	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)
2017-09-22	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	2 / 55 (695.9540)	26 (167.9656)	6 (176.5828)	14 (171.4056)	1 (180.0000)
2017-09-01	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)
2017-08-31	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)
2017-08-25	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	25 / 39 (651.9428)	31 (156.5600)	23 (164.0000)	17 (166.8344)	13 (164.5484)
2017-08-24	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)
2017-07-28	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	10 / 35 (664.5140)	14 (165.6800)	13 (164.5828)	6 (170.8456)	14 (163.4056)
2017-07-21	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	4 / 48 (661.0628)	9 (166.8800)	3 (174.8572)	18 (162.8000)	26 (156.5256)
2017-07-07	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	8 / 30 (685.6572)	19 (167.9772)	11 (170.3088)	4 (175.4056)	9 (171.9656)
2017-06-23	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	3 / 42 (682.2404)	2 (173.7488)	3 (172.5716)	10 (166.2400)	8 (169.6800)
2017-06-02	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	1 / 32 (695.8968)	4 (176.5600)	7 (168.5256)	1 (177.7028)	3 (173.1084)
2017-05-27	*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)
2017-05-26	*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)
2017-05-06	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	8 / 26 (681.5884)	23 (162.8000)	1 (176.5600)	10 (170.2628)	6 (171.9656)
2017-05-05	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	20 / 27 (655.8284)	22 (158.8000)	3 (175.4172)	15 (169.6800)	24 (151.9312)
2017-04-28	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)
2017-04-07	*CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	7 / 45 (674.7312)	22 (165.1084)	9 (169.1200)	1 (176.5600)	23 (163.9428)
2016-10-29	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)
2016-10-14	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)
2016-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	8 / 64 (687.9656)	21 (171.4172)	17 (170.2856)	5 (176.5600)	18 (169.7028)
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	8 / 42 (678.7312)	23 (166.2284)	10 (168.5372)	1 (175.4056)	9 (168.5600)
2016-07-22	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)
2016-07-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	8 / 30 (670.2288)	8 (169.7028)	5 (173.1316)	21 (160.0000)	9 (167.3944)
2016-07-01	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	5 / 29 (669.6228)	14 (163.9772)	3 (167.4056)	12 (162.8228)	2 (175.4172)
2016-06-03	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	30 / 52 (647.2800)	17 (169.1428)	36 (157.0744)	28 (162.8228)	30 (158.2400)
2016-05-28	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	29 / 55 (655.8512)	43 (162.2744)	47 (155.3368)	6 (173.1428)	18 (165.0972)
2016-05-27	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	4 / 42 (675.3372)	22 (166.2400)	14 (166.2972)	6 (169.6800)	6 (173.1200)
2016-05-13	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Sauk City, WI	5 / 19 (658.2400)	7 (164.5716)	14 (156.0000)	4 (170.8228)	2 (166.8456)
2016-05-06	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	9 / 40 (671.8972)	16 (164.5256)	8 (173.1316)	6 (172.5600)	20 (161.6800)
2016-04-30	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	10 / 35 (683.8856)	22 (170.8228)	8 (174.2628)	2 (177.7028)	28 (161.0972)
2016-04-29	Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN	4 / 33 (689.0628)	14 (170.8228)	4 (174.2628)	2 (177.1428)	18 (166.8344)
2016-04-22	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)
2016-03-25	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	27 / 58 (670.7084)	30 (167.9656)	21 (169.1200)	35 (166.2400)	33 (167.3828)
2016-03-18	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	8 / 43 (685.6344)	30 (166.8228)	25 (166.8344)	8 (171.9772)	2 (180.0000)
2015-10-09	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	5 / 48 (682.8228)	7 (172.5484)	2 (175.4172)	22 (165.1544)	9 (169.7028)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	152 / 606 (166.8800)	240 (166.2284)	81 (171.9772)	171 (168.5256)	561 (142.8000)
2015-10-02	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)
2015-09-25	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	31 / 55 (654.1600)	36 (162.8572)	26 (165.6916)	42 (158.7884)	22 (166.8228)
2015-08-21	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	41 / 64 (650.6972)	30 (166.8344)	40 (162.2400)	38 (163.3828)	44 (158.2400)
2015-07-24	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	8 / 47 (673.0744)	7 (170.8572)	5 (172.5484)	19 (165.7028)	18 (163.9660)
2015-06-27	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	16 / 32 (663.3028)	25 (158.7884)	17 (163.9772)	13 (167.9772)	6 (172.5600)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	12 / 40 (662.1368)	35 (156.5028)	4 (171.9656)	15 (165.1312)	10 (168.5372)
2015-05-29	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	5 / 18 (668.4912)	11 (162.2400)	3 (173.1200)	3 (169.1312)	8 (164.0000)
2015-05-23	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	15 / 58 (668.5024)	6 (175.4056)	3 (176.0000)	45 (158.8112)	37 (158.2856)
2015-05-22	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	6 / 41 (673.7028)	19 (165.6800)	11 (167.4744)	8 (169.1428)	5 (171.4056)
2015-05-16	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	10 / 29 (662.2284)	25 (151.9428)	5 (168.0344)	4 (170.8112)	5 (171.4400)
2015-05-02	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	18 / 36 (673.0284)	13 (170.8456)	30 (158.2400)	7 (175.4172)	18 (168.5256)
2015-05-01	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	4 / 37 (688.5140)	6 (173.1084)	1 (174.3200)	8 (171.4056)	11 (169.6800)
2015-04-24	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	4 / 46 (688.5600)	27 (163.3828)	4 (177.7372)	18 (167.4400)	2 (180.0000)
2015-04-10	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	8 / 39 (674.7540)	4 (175.4172)	5 (173.1200)	18 (162.8456)	23 (163.3712)
2015-03-27	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	22 / 56 (670.1256)	22 (168.5256)	26 (165.0972)	27 (166.2400)	14 (170.2628)
2014-11-08	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	13 / 27 (684.5032)	2 (177.7144)	11 (171.9888)	13 (170.8228)	24 (163.9772)
2014-11-07	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	25 / 31 (657.5428)	14 (170.8228)	13 (169.6800)	29 (153.6572)	24 (163.3828)
2014-10-18	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)
2014-10-17	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)
2014-10-10	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	1 / 37 (683.9544)	7 (169.7028)	2 (173.7144)	14 (162.2400)	1 (178.2972)
2014-10-02	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)
2014-09-18	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	10 / 57 (681.1316)	44 (162.2400)	2 (177.1544)	19 (168.5944)	6 (173.1428)
2014-08-22	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	2 / 50 (688.5484)	6 (174.8572)	5 (172.5484)	10 (170.2972)	9 (170.8456)
2014-07-25	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	23 / 48 (646.7196)	20 (165.6684)	19 (163.4056)	41 (154.2284)	11 (163.4172)
2014-07-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	11 / 29 (655.8740)	6 (169.7028)	13 (163.9544)	9 (165.7372)	18 (156.4796)
2014-06-26	Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL	9 / 18 (668.4684)	8 (169.7028)	8 (167.9656)	4 (168.5600)	12 (162.2400)
2014-06-13	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	18 / 28 (651.3032)	6 (170.8456)	19 (156.5604)	21 (157.6572)	12 (166.2400)
2014-05-24	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	21 / 72 (665.7484)	7 (174.3200)	27 (164.0000)	43 (160.5484)	13 (166.8800)
2014-05-23	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	7 / 43 (665.6112)	23 (162.2284)	1 (175.4400)	24 (159.9544)	11 (167.9884)
2014-05-03	Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN	7 / 43 (682.7656)	7 (173.7028)	14 (168.5372)	12 (168.5600)	4 (171.9656)
2014-04-25	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	15 / 50 (665.0056)	13 (167.9656)	12 (167.3828)	37 (159.3716)	15 (170.2856)
2014-04-03	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	13 / 64 (662.7776)	1 (177.1544)	8 (170.2860)	45 (160.5372)	51 (154.8000)
2014-03-21	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	12 / 61 (679.3028)	14 (172.5600)	3 (176.5600)	32 (163.9544)	35 (166.2284)
2013-10-25	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)
2013-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	11 / 53 (663.3028)	16 (169.6800)	22 (163.4172)	22 (162.8228)	13 (167.3828)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-09-27	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Danville, IL	5 / 25 (675.3488)	11 (165.1088)	5 (170.8456)	6 (170.8344)	4 (168.5600)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	20 / 76 (669.1200)	57 (158.8228)	5 (173.7600)	10 (172.5944)	36 (163.9428)
2013-09-13	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	11 / 25 (640.9828)	22 (149.6800)	5 (167.3828)	14 (162.2400)	10 (161.6800)
2013-08-23	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	10 / 46 (677.0744)	28 (162.2400)	3 (174.3200)	16 (167.3944)	7 (173.1200)
2013-07-26	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	9 / 45 (665.1088)	38 (147.4288)	11 (168.0000)	2 (175.4172)	4 (174.2628)
2013-07-13	Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff Peoria, IL	1 / 15 (687.3944)	5 (171.4056)	1 (174.8688)	3 (166.8572)	1 (174.2628)
2013-07-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	7 / 30 (649.7136)	18 (158.8570)	6 (166.8570)	18 (158.2856)	5 (165.7140)
2013-06-27	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	4 / 28 (677.1426)	8 (168.5712)	2 (170.2858)	3 (174.2858)	13 (163.9998)
2013-06-22	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	4 / 32 (677.1428)	7 (170.8572)	7 (171.4284)	15 (164.5716)	4 (170.2856)
2013-06-21	Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA	11 / 28 (671.9994)	19 (164.5712)	8 (167.4284)	8 (169.7144)	8 (170.2854)
2013-06-14	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)
2013-05-24	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	14 / 70 (664.5712)	37 (162.2856)	4 (172.5714)	52 (157.7144)	6 (171.9998)
2013-05-17	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	10 / 25 (648.5710)	19 (157.1426)	10 (162.2858)	12 (162.2856)	6 (166.8570)
2013-05-04	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	2 / 37 (681.1428)	21 (157.7142)	1 (177.7144)	3 (173.1428)	5 (172.5714)
2013-04-05	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	11 / 50 (656.5710)	3 (173.7142)	21 (161.7144)	47 (150.2854)	6 (170.8570)
2013-03-29	Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA	1 / 44 (687.9994)	5 (174.2856)	3 (173.7142)	6 (170.2856)	10 (169.7140)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#480 (745 pts)	#483 (755 pts)	#447 (825 pts)	#583 (640 pts)	#493 (755 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#118 (1842 pts)	#249 (1254 pts)	#68 (1969 pts)	#120 (1729 pts)	#140 (1642 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#143 (1746 pts)	#328 (1101 pts)	#154 (1577 pts)	#54 (2047 pts)	#104 (1858 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#176 (1622 pts)	#227 (1348 pts)	#45 (2097 pts)	#197 (1404 pts)	#186 (1554 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#141 (1788 pts)	#71 (1989 pts)	#55 (2009 pts)	#287 (1188 pts)	#128 (1766 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#93 (2012 pts)	#163 (1414 pts)	#28 (2240 pts)	#77 (1828 pts)	#87 (1980 pts)