Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Pork ×1
- Brisket ×1
BILLY RAY BBQ
BILLY RAY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 61 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #737 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1636
peak 1681 · rated over 51 contests7 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
61
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 12.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
2 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
6
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
26% of 61 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
649.74 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 668.95 (-19.21)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.30 · weakest Brisket (165.63)
Road miles
11,322
across 61 mapped stops · furthest 515 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$425K
listed at 25 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.95 / 720
58 Master contests · 3 GCs
In the record book (on 2 all-time boards)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
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 | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1211 (70 pts) | #804 (205 pts) | #920 (125 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #752 (188 pts) | #1079 (118 pts) | #572 (383 pts) | #671 (248 pts) | #751 (218 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #384 (589 pts) | #435 (534 pts) | #539 (449 pts) | #377 (634 pts) | #298 (774 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #357 (530 pts) | #461 (420 pts) | #349 (585 pts) | #234 (820 pts) | #372 (550 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #397 (275 pts) | #537 (195 pts) | #466 (250 pts) | #326 (380 pts) | #442 (265 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #191 (1,349 pts) | #307 (994 pts) | #325 (954 pts) | #160 (1,434 pts) | #225 (1,219 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #232 (1,290 pts) | #381 (920 pts) | #338 (995 pts) | #220 (1,300 pts) | #207 (1,395 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #243 (1,345 pts) | #356 (1,035 pts) | #220 (1,370 pts) | #415 (925 pts) | #259 (1,300 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1454 (180 pts) | #1262 (255 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #1052 (340 pts) | #1503 (180 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1338 (190 pts) | #860 (420 pts) | #1715 (135 pts) | #1647 (145 pts) | #1601 (150 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2598 (66 pts) | #2615 (66 pts) | #2708 (61 pts) | #2070 (96 pts) | #2144 (76 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1346 (179 pts) | #1961 (94 pts) | #1447 (179 pts) | #1222 (229 pts) | #2400 (74 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BILLY RAY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1645
4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to BILLY RAY BBQ)
These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#732 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1662
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BILLY RAY BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 50 contests to 61, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#739 of the rated field
- Contests
- 96
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1715
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to BILLY RAY BBQ)
They've been 1715 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1716
Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 46 contests, alongside a 59% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1636
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before BILLY RAY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1636
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One2BBQ | 29 | 8 | 21 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 28 | 10 | 18 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | 19 | 9 | 9 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 58 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 150.7884 | 167.60 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 60 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 147.3600 | 166.52 | top 49% |
| Pork | 57 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 150.8000 | 169.30 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 58 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 20 | 165.63 | top 42% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 1 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 35 | 2 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 34% | May 26, 2018 |
| Big Blue Barbecue | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 46% | Aug 13, 2021 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 50% | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 41% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 84 | 0 | top 37% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 68 | 0 | top 45% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Smokin For Garrett | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 22% | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Rockin BBQ | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 57% | May 29, 2020 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 18% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 39% | Sep 1, 2017 |
| Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 68% | May 28, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
10 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
4.7
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
22 of 61 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
43
11 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
60 entries · 2 wins · 17 calls
First title
May 26, 2017
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
Opponents faced
1,894
finished ahead 3,303 times, behind 2,037
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Jun 7, 2024 → Mar 20, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20222 milestones
- Peak power rating (1681) CCSFEST
- 50th tracked contest 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1
20195 milestones
- First state championship Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Biggest field won (67 teams) Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score706.8344 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition
- First perfect 180 (Pork) PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition
20181 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Grill Games
20173 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water Day 1
- First overall podium RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
- First Grand Championship RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
20151 milestone
- First category win (Chicken) 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +21.8 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | May 26, 2017 |
| +16 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | May 5, 2017 |
| +15.8 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | May 27, 2017 |
| +14.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 8, 2019 |
| +14.6 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition | Mar 22, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18.4 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | Jun 7, 2024 |
| -14.5 | Rockin BBQ | May 29, 2020 |
| -12.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Aug 2, 2013 |
| -9.7 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) | May 25, 2018 |
| -9 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 | May 14, 2022 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 100% | 73.4% | 73.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 55% | 94% | 93.9% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57% | top 47% | 95.5% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 38% | 95.8% | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 94.3% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 80% | top 25% | 98.2% | 93.5% |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 60% | top 33% | 96.4% | 93% |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 67% | top 24% | 96.1% | 94.9% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 72% | 90.4% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 49% | 91.8% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 92.9% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 74 / 125 (680.4800) | 84 (168.5372) | 49 (171.9772) | 82 (168.5484) | 52 (171.4172) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 38 / 38 (528.4684) | 23 (169.1200) | 25 (166.2400) | 12 (173.1084) | 38 (20) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 19 / 28 (675.3256) | 24 (165.0856) | 21 (167.4056) | 8 (173.1544) | 15 (169.6800) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 16 / 38 (676.4912) | 29 (166.8456) | 13 (170.8456) | 17 (169.1200) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN | — | — | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 281 / 505 (663.8740) | 276 (166.8228) | 366 (162.8228) | 274 (166.2628) | 195 (167.9656) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 68 / 249 (687.9200) | 163 (169.6684) | 41 (174.8572) | 87 (172.5600) | 99 (170.8344) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | TN River BBQ Battle 🏅 Saltillo, TN | 6 / 16 (686.2400) | 12 (165.6684) | 10 (168) | 4 (173.7144) | 4 (178.8572) |
| May 14, 2022 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 🏅 Union City, TN | 18 / 23 (678.6964) | 17 (170.8112) | 19 (167.3828) | 7 (173.1084) | 19 (167.3940) |
| May 13, 2022 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 13 / 25 (676.5144) | 12 (170.2972) | 20 (163.4172) | 17 (168.5372) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN | 13 / 42 (686.1940) | 16 (173.1084) | 26 (167.9772) | 21 (170.2628) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 84 / 467 (677.6916) | 220 (166.8688) | 164 (168.5944) | 191 (166.8228) | 29 (175.4056) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 115 / 185 (676.4800) | 169 (162.2400) | 28 (176.0116) | 125 (167.9656) | 83 (170.2628) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN | 13 / 50 (689.6228) | 34 (168.5256) | 38 (167.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (174.2628) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 13 / 30 (678.1716) | 12 (169.6800) | 19 (168.5372) | 12 (169.6916) | 10 (170.2628) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN | 25 / 44 (662.7196) | 36 (161.0856) | 33 (161.1084) | 15 (172.5600) | 15 (167.9656) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 13 / 57 (687.9428) | 39 (163.9656) | 2 (177.7372) | 4 (177.7144) | 29 (168.5256) |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 81 / 94 (667.8624) | 81 (165.6684) | 85 (162.8228) | — | 82 (165.6684) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 15 / 41 (672.4340) | 22 (165.1200) | 30 (159.9428) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (173.1084) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 16 / 50 (678.7772) | 28 (167.4056) | 11 (170.8344) | 9 (174.2972) | 35 (166.2400) |
| May 29, 2020 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 58 / 66 (635.8512) | 66 (150.7884) | 37 (163.4172) | 53 (156.5484) | 37 (165.0972) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 17 / 52 (658.1600) | 35 (160.5256) | 32 (157.6800) | 2 (176.0116) | 23 (163.9428) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 107 / 468 (468.5484) | 317 (161.1428) | 223 (166.2284) | 27 (175.4056) | 93 (171.9656) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 83 / 135 (678.7424) | 9 (177.7144) | 78 (169.6684) | 125 (162.8112) | 92 (168.5484) |
| May 25, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL | 25 / 48 (656.3880) | 27 (164.5256) | 39 (157.0740) | 7 (169.1084) | 18 (165.6800) |
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 2 / 40 (679.3484) | 14 (166.8456) | 23 (161.0972) | 6 (171.4056) | 1 (180) |
| May 17, 2019 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN | 8 / 20 (661.5772) | 6 (167.4172) | 7 (164.5372) | 6 (167.9656) | 13 (161.6572) |
| May 10, 2019 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 11 / 42 (669.0512) | 16 (169.7028) | 22 (166.2972) | 15 (166.8228) | 16 (166.2284) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN | 2 / 29 (695.9656) | 13 (170.2628) | 7 (171.4400) | 1 (180) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 1 / 67 (706.8344) | 6 (176) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Feb 8, 2019 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR | 3 / 92 (701.1200) | 43 (170.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 14 (174.2628) | 8 (176.5600) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 5 / 28 (665.5308) | 14 (165.0856) | 19 (158.2284) | 1 (174.2628) | 5 (167.9540) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 47 / 467 (686.1712) | 44 (174.8456) | 8 (177.7144) | 184 (167.3828) | 190 (166.2284) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 42 / 164 (689.6344) | 25 (175.4172) | 97 (167.9772) | 69 (171.9772) | 51 (174.2628) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 5 / 42 (678.7772) | 8 (173.1544) | 15 (165.6800) | 7 (169.1200) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL | 21 / 30 (628.4000) | 24 (154.2744) | 24 (150.2400) | 19 (159.9428) | 12 (163.9428) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 17 / 27 (673.0860) | 25 (163.3944) | 14 (167.4172) | 16 (168.5600) | 2 (173.7144) |
| May 26, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 25 / 60 (664.4572) | 44 (164.5372) | 17 (168.5944) | 35 (165.0856) | 24 (166.2400) |
| May 25, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 40 / 49 (632.3656) | 44 (152.5144) | 38 (159.3944) | 32 (161.1084) | 35 (159.3484) |
| May 4, 2018 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 1 / 38 (694.2516) | 6 (174.8456) | 6 (171.4288) | 6 (173.7144) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 3 / 38 (681.6688) | 11 (170.2628) | 20 (163.9660) | 2 (175.4400) | 7 (172) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 16 / 55 (681.6456) | 17 (171.4172) | 13 (172.5828) | 27 (167.9772) | 15 (169.6684) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 37 / 407 (689.0972) | 23 (176.5600) | 135 (168.5716) | 62 (173.7028) | 99 (170.2628) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 90 / 129 (675.3828) | 93 (167.4056) | 62 (170.8456) | 79 (169.1544) | 79 (167.9772) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 5 / 32 (688.4684) | 21 (163.9428) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (174.2628) | 4 (177.1428) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 14 / 30 (680.5488) | 5 (176.0116) | 9 (170.8572) | 3 (176) | 27 (157.6800) |
| May 27, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 7 / 59 (677.6344) | 16 (168.5488) | 9 (172.5600) | 25 (165.7028) | 5 (170.8228) |
| May 26, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 1 / 40 (676.5028) | 5 (173.1428) | 1 (173.1200) | 38 (150.8000) | 2 (179.4400) |
| May 6, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 5 / 26 (688.5260) | 19 (167.4056) | 7 (174.8572) | 13 (169.6916) | 2 (176.5716) |
| May 5, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN | 4 / 27 (691.9312) | 5 (175.4400) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (170.8112) | 13 (167.3828) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Balloons, Blues & BBQ Bloomington, IN | 16 / 20 (644.9940) | 14 (168.5256) | 12 (164.0116) | 15 (162.2284) | 19 (150.2284) |
| May 28, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 36 / 55 (650.7432) | 36 (163.9428) | 29 (162.2744) | 20 (168.5716) | 45 (155.9544) |
| May 27, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 30 / 42 (641.4852) | 26 (163.9540) | 38 (153.0856) | 19 (166.2400) | 27 (158.2056) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN | 34 / 49 (649.5772) | 10 (172.5600) | 48 (147.3600) | 7 (172.5716) | 38 (157.0856) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 11 / 35 (661.0516) | 1 (178.2972) | 22 (159.9544) | 20 (162.2744) | 19 (160.5256) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 40 / 61 (638.0568) | 10 (172) | 43 (157.0628) | 55 (153.0740) | 35 (155.9200) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 22 / 26 (622.7200) | 22 (155.9544) | 23 (147.3828) | 16 (161.6684) | 20 (157.7144) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL | 29 / 30 (627.3264) | 27 (159.9544) | 30 (151.4060) | 25 (160.5716) | 27 (155.3944) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 5 / 29 (669.1428) | 17 (165.1426) | 5 (170.2858) | 3 (173.1428) | 21 (160.5716) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.