The heartbreaker
0.6060
points from the title
Came within 0.6060 points of the Grand Championship at Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 (2017-08-05).
HELPING U BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1564
peak 1717 · rated over 90 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
95
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2026-07-17
Best ToY finish
#229
Master 2017
Grand champs
3
1 reserve
Category wins
5
28 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 95 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
670.88 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.11 (+7.76)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±25.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.32 · weakest Brisket (163.33)
Road miles
10,990
mi across 95 mapped stops · furthest 402 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$392K
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 25 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.11 / 720
92 Master contests · 3 GCs
Storylines (16 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.
Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Against the odds
10-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska (2016-08-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 10-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.
Giant slayer
70
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 70-team field at 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska.
- 2016-08-05
Happy hunting ground
Top 14%
average finish here
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 20th
- average top 14%
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 *BBQ in the Bluffs (2018-05-11).
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 60 of 95 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 95 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
695.3484
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.3484 at Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-08-05
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
PORKY BUTTS BBQ has finished one call ahead of HELPING U BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2017
1 Grand Championship
2017 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 31%.
- 13 contests
- 4 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 31%
A tough matchup
46–19
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 71% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 46 of their 65 shared contests.
The drought
36
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at *BBQ in the Bluffs on 2018-05-11 — 36 contests and 8.3 years ago.
- last GC 2018-05-11
- 8.3 years ago
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2021-05-28).
- last seen 2019-08-31
- back 2021-05-28
Looking over their shoulder
4×
one call behind them
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
The long haul
10,990
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,990 miles across 95 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 402 miles to Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1.
- 95 mapped stops
- furthest 402 mi
A standing appointment
6
years running at one contest
They've cooked *BBQ in the Bluffs 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.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1564
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to HELPING U BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1592
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to HELPING U BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before HELPING U BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1577
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than HELPING U BBQ has cooked, 24 to 95, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1568
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 28% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1488 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1565
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1578
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after HELPING U BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 65 | 19 | 46 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 53 | 22 | 31 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 49 | 12 | 37 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 45 | 9 | 36 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 35 | 23 | 12 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | 35 | 17 | 18 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 34 | 9 | 25 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 34 | 8 | 26 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | 33 | 17 | 16 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 31 | 22 | 9 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 31 | 11 | 20 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 31 | 6 | 25 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 29 | 3 | 26 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 26 | 8 | 18 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 92 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 176.5714 | 149.6800 | 166.98 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 91 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2744 | 167.29 | top 42% |
| Pork | 92 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 177.7144 | 152.4800 | 167.32 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 92 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 177.7028 | 140.5260 | 163.33 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 50 | 2 | top 48% |
| IA | 16 | 1 | top 53% |
| KS | 15 | 0 | top 39% |
| MO | 8 | 0 | top 36% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 54 | 2 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 38 | 1 | top 38% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13.2 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2026-07-17
Busiest season
2018
16 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
7.3
across 13 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
50 of 95 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
61
18 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
92 entries · 0 wins · 23 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.32 · weakest Brisket (163.33)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 60 of 95 contests
Overall top-10 rate
23%
22 of 95 contests
Wins it all
3%
3 Grand Championships · 1 reserve
First title
2016-08-05
24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
663.11
out of 720 · 92 contests · 3 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
2,298
4,052–3,021 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
10,990
95 mapped stops · furthest 402 mi
Schedule strength
1588
average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$392,055
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 25 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2019-08-31 → 2021-05-28
Power rating
1564
peak 1717 · #1491 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- First call North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5714 BBQ in the Bluffs
- First overall top-10 Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
- 2014
- 10th tracked contest NKC MO State Championship BBQ
- 2015
- 25th tracked contest Back to Mayberry BBQ
- 2016
- First overall podium 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
- First Grand Championship 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
- Biggest field won (70 teams) 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
- 2017
- First category win (Pork) 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- First Reserve Championship Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2
- Career-best overall score695.3484 Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2
- 50th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2018
- First multi-meat day *BBQ in the Bluffs
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) *BBQ in the Bluffs
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1717) Q for a Cause
- 2026
- Most recent contest Shenandoah ShenDig
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.7 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | 2016-08-05 |
| +17.3 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 | 2017-08-05 |
| +13.1 | Central Plains Ribfest | 2017-06-16 |
| +12.3 | SJV Winter Rub | 2025-01-24 |
| +12.3 | 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | 2015-06-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18.6 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) | 2021-08-13 |
| -14.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | 2019-08-31 |
| -13.7 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2022-09-03 |
| -13 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | 2024-07-19 |
| -11.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 2023-09-02 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 94.3% | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 54% | 95.1% | 93.2% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 67% | 94.2% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 61% | 93.7% | 92.5% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.4% | 89.4% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 95.6% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 57% | 95.5% | 90.8% |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 69% | top 32% | 95.9% | 94.3% |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 69% | top 31% | 96.6% | 94.5% |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56% | top 43% | 95.5% | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78% | top 47% | 95% | 91% |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 54% | 93.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 89% | top 39% | 94.4% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 19 / 28 (679.3028) | 25 (162.7884) | 11 (174.2628) | 10 (174.8572) | 19 (167.3944) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 32 / 38 (662.8000) | 25 (166.8344) | 29 (165.6800) | 21 (168.5484) | 32 (161.7372) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 237 / 401 (673.0744) | 373 (156.5256) | 112 (172.5716) | 106 (174.2628) | 150 (169.7144) |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE | 20 / 24 (654.6972) | 24 (154.2172) | 13 (167.4172) | 12 (170.8228) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 6 / 32 (684.5028) | 9 (173.1428) | 25 (164.5372) | 5 (174.2628) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 278 / 444 (666.8116) | 365 (161.1200) | 113 (173.1428) | 123 (172.0000) | 340 (160.5488) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 17 / 30 (669.6112) | 9 (172.5484) | 16 (166.8344) | 24 (164.5600) | 21 (165.6684) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 30 / 36 (653.5660) | 32 (158.2172) | 9 (174.2628) | 30 (161.1088) | 30 (159.9772) |
| 2024-01-26 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 17 / 26 (678.2172) | 23 (163.9772) | 16 (169.6800) | 13 (169.1200) | 2 (175.4400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 223 / 487 (674.8572) | 61 (175.4400) | 97 (173.7028) | 266 (166.8572) | 376 (158.8572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 26 / 34 (665.5884) | 25 (167.9656) | 6 (172.5600) | 24 (165.1200) | 30 (159.9428) |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 19 / 31 (657.0856) | 25 (159.3828) | 13 (169.7144) | 11 (169.1428) | 22 (158.8456) |
| 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 | 358 / 505 (650.6512) | 85 (174.2628) | 379 (162.2516) | 285 (166.2284) | 464 (147.9084) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 43 / 45 (636.9832) | 41 (161.0972) | 43 (158.2516) | 15 (171.4172) | 44 (146.2172) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 181 / 467 (155.4400) | 379 (157.0628) | 10 (177.7372) | 123 (169.1428) | 295 (160.5372) |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 13 / 25 (678.7772) | 11 (171.9772) | 11 (169.7256) | 14 (171.9656) | 17 (165.1088) |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 26 / 26 (485.0512) | 21 (163.9428) | — | 22 (158.8228) | 19 (162.2856) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 24 / 36 (669.7376) | 20 (167.4288) | 17 (171.9772) | 31 (160.0344) | 11 (170.2972) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 10 / 40 (688.5716) | 18 (172.0116) | 11 (172.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | 19 (166.2856) |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 37 / 46 (653.0284) | 3 (175.4400) | 41 (157.0972) | 37 (159.9656) | 37 (160.5256) |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 23 / 28 (634.1828) | 26 (153.6228) | 26 (154.2744) | 20 (162.2628) | 14 (164.0228) |
| 2019-08-09 | GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE | 17 / 29 (642.2404) | 12 (166.8456) | 19 (159.4288) | 7 (170.2744) | 26 (145.6916) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 20 / 30 (651.3032) | 15 (164.5600) | 16 (163.3944) | 12 (170.2744) | 27 (153.0744) |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 6 / 32 (687.9540) | 16 (168.5600) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4056) | 18 (168.5712) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 55 / 467 (685.1088) | 47 (174.2972) | 155 (169.1200) | 197 (166.2744) | 26 (175.4172) |
| 2018-09-14 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 50 / 164 (687.8856) | 115 (168.5372) | 22 (175.4172) | 75 (171.9656) | 78 (171.9656) |
| 2018-09-01 | *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 23 / 34 (654.2172) | 26 (160.5484) | 20 (162.2400) | 2 (177.1772) | 28 (154.2516) |
| 2018-08-10 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE | 10 / 30 (679.3372) | 12 (168.5372) | 13 (168.5372) | 3 (174.8456) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2018-08-03 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 8 / 35 (681.5884) | 5 (173.1084) | 1 (177.1428) | 15 (168.5372) | 21 (162.8000) |
| 2018-07-06 | Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA | 11 / 26 (671.8628) | 6 (173.7144) | 10 (169.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 22 (154.7656) |
| 2018-06-15 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 18 / 35 (677.6456) | 9 (172.0228) | 16 (169.1200) | 19 (167.9772) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS | 7 / 42 (678.7768) | 28 (161.6800) | 11 (168.5484) | 5 (174.8456) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2018-05-18 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 16 / 42 (674.7540) | 16 (169.1084) | 16 (165.6684) | 3 (176.0000) | 24 (163.9772) |
| 2018-05-11 | *BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 1 / 39 (690.2284) | 27 (165.0856) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (176.0000) | 11 (169.1428) |
| 2018-05-04 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 8 / 37 (682.7656) | 18 (166.8228) | 12 (170.8572) | 8 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2018-04-20 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 5 / 41 (682.2400) | 13 (169.7028) | 26 (161.1316) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2018-03-24 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 16 / 79 (690.1596) | 12 (175.4056) | 9 (175.4056) | 40 (170.8228) | 41 (168.5256) |
| 2018-03-23 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 29 / 84 (677.6456) | 34 (170.2744) | 32 (169.1200) | 53 (165.7028) | 20 (172.5484) |
| 2018-03-03 | *Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS | 25 / 42 (671.8856) | 23 (168.5372) | 31 (164.5256) | 18 (170.2628) | 25 (168.5600) |
| 2018-03-02 | *Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS | 19 / 47 (676.5144) | 13 (170.8572) | 20 (167.9772) | 28 (166.8344) | 15 (170.8456) |
| 2017-10-13 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS | 16 / 55 (687.9660) | 14 (174.8688) | 36 (165.6800) | 11 (173.7028) | 11 (173.7144) |
| 2017-09-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK | 23 / 30 (679.3944) | 29 (165.6916) | 10 (174.8800) | 25 (167.4056) | 15 (171.4172) |
| 2017-09-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO | 7 / 28 (683.3828) | 15 (168.5600) | 2 (176.5828) | 8 (171.9772) | 16 (166.2628) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 20 / 407 (693.0968) | 57 (174.2628) | 15 (176.0228) | 87 (172.0000) | 89 (170.8112) |
| 2017-08-31 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 29 / 129 (693.6916) | 46 (173.7144) | 57 (171.4172) | 36 (174.2744) | 30 (174.2856) |
| 2017-08-25 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 15 / 34 (663.3140) | 25 (158.8456) | 7 (169.1200) | 6 (174.8572) | 22 (160.4912) |
| 2017-08-05 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE | 2 / 50 (695.3484) | 10 (174.8572) | 35 (166.2284) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2017-08-04 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE | 21 / 54 (667.8972) | 18 (169.6916) | 27 (166.8228) | 40 (160.5600) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2017-07-21 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 14 / 46 (667.9312) | 24 (163.9884) | 26 (160.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2017-06-30 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 22 / 29 (663.8628) | 13 (170.8228) | 26 (161.0856) | 10 (172.0000) | 27 (159.9544) |
| 2017-06-16 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 1 / 27 (689.7028) | 3 (174.3200) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (170.2628) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2017-05-19 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 7 / 47 (679.9428) | 28 (162.8000) | 11 (169.1772) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2017-05-12 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 11 / 39 (677.6800) | 23 (167.9656) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1428) | 25 (161.1544) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 143 / 557 (669.5884) | 406 (158.2400) | 191 (167.9772) | 195 (167.9656) | 33 (175.4056) |
| 2016-10-08 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ Levenworth, KS | 14 / 22 (669.6348) | 18 (161.0972) | 12 (165.1432) | 12 (167.3944) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2016-09-09 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 39 / 76 (659.2912) | 55 (159.3484) | 49 (161.7028) | 18 (172.5600) | 31 (165.6800) |
| 2016-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 33 / 45 (649.5536) | 34 (161.6684) | 41 (154.8112) | 16 (167.9656) | 25 (165.1084) |
| 2016-08-26 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 16 / 34 (658.1256) | 22 (161.6456) | 14 (166.8228) | 12 (167.9772) | 15 (161.6800) |
| 2016-08-05 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 1 / 70 (687.4056) | 10 (170.8344) | 11 (170.8456) | 16 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4628) |
| 2016-07-15 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 12 / 45 (669.0856) | 33 (157.6456) | 14 (168.0344) | 3 (173.1428) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2016-07-01 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 23 / 35 (665.1088) | 5 (174.2628) | 25 (161.7144) | 25 (164.5600) | 24 (164.5716) |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 12 / 33 (662.2516) | 17 (166.2972) | 14 (163.9772) | 21 (162.2628) | 5 (169.7144) |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 11 / 25 (648.4460) | 9 (165.6916) | 10 (164.5372) | 17 (155.9544) | 16 (162.2628) |
| 2015-09-05 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 27 / 31 (636.5604) | 5 (173.1200) | 20 (161.7372) | 30 (154.8572) | 28 (146.8460) |
| 2015-08-14 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 30 / 42 (642.6628) | 30 (158.7884) | 24 (161.6916) | 22 (165.1200) | 33 (157.0628) |
| 2015-07-31 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 7 / 38 (683.9428) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (171.4172) | 20 (166.2972) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 11 / 45 (677.6228) | 18 (166.2628) | 10 (168.5716) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6684) |
| 2015-07-03 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 9 / 25 (669.6228) | 2 (172.5600) | 12 (165.6800) | 5 (170.2628) | 17 (161.1200) |
| 2015-06-26 | 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 7 / 34 (669.1544) | 3 (171.4516) | 20 (158.8572) | 5 (172.5484) | 10 (166.2972) |
| 2015-05-29 | 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 15 / 28 (637.0400) | 18 (159.3828) | 15 (159.9656) | 17 (162.2744) | 16 (155.4172) |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 23 / 33 (633.0748) | 11 (167.4172) | 8 (166.8800) | 24 (158.2516) | 30 (140.5260) |
| 2014-10-11 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 17 / 34 (659.4056) | 13 (167.9884) | 10 (169.7028) | 11 (167.4400) | 28 (154.2744) |
| 2014-09-26 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 14 / 47 (658.2056) | 5 (170.8456) | 21 (163.4172) | 4 (170.8572) | 38 (153.0856) |
| 2014-08-30 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 10 / 29 (664.0000) | 4 (173.7256) | 13 (166.8572) | 14 (165.7028) | 17 (157.7144) |
| 2014-08-15 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 15 / 38 (655.9428) | 14 (166.8456) | 20 (162.2744) | 19 (162.2856) | 15 (164.5372) |
| 2014-08-01 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 29 / 47 (649.0172) | 18 (168.5256) | 37 (157.7144) | 45 (152.4800) | 8 (170.2972) |
| 2014-07-18 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 11 / 35 (671.3944) | 19 (162.2972) | 3 (172.5716) | 19 (165.7028) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2014-07-03 | Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 15 / 21 (627.8856) | 19 (149.6800) | 7 (165.7028) | 13 (157.7028) | 15 (154.8000) |
| 2014-06-27 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 25 / 30 (627.3260) | 16 (166.2972) | 19 (158.8344) | 22 (158.8116) | 28 (143.3828) |
| 2014-05-30 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 21 / 30 (629.6460) | 15 (163.4172) | 11 (164.5600) | 23 (154.2744) | 25 (147.3944) |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 25 / 33 (637.0972) | 10 (169.1656) | 21 (163.3944) | 24 (157.1200) | 32 (147.4172) |
| 2014-05-02 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE | 10 / 25 (660.5484) | 4 (170.2628) | 4 (171.4400) | 18 (155.3828) | 13 (163.4628) |
| 2014-03-14 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO | 36 / 61 (631.3600) | 3 (169.7144) | 35 (157.1084) | 35 (158.8228) | 54 (145.7144) |
| 2013-09-27 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 24 / 56 (658.7884) | 15 (169.1428) | 16 (169.1544) | 21 (165.6684) | 38 (154.8228) |
| 2013-08-16 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 6 / 43 (679.3484) | 17 (169.1200) | 6 (174.2628) | 28 (165.6800) | 9 (170.2856) |
| 2013-08-09 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 24 / 44 (638.7540) | 9 (170.8456) | 21 (162.8228) | 29 (155.9772) | 36 (149.1084) |
| 2013-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 16 / 51 (661.6228) | 31 (162.8000) | 17 (168.0000) | 36 (159.9428) | 4 (170.8800) |
| 2013-07-19 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 7 / 32 (661.0856) | 13 (165.1428) | 4 (170.2628) | 3 (169.7256) | 19 (155.9544) |
| 2013-07-03 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 10 / 25 (657.1428) | 9 (167.4286) | 8 (163.4286) | 12 (161.7140) | 12 (164.5716) |
| 2013-05-31 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 14 / 34 (636.5710) | 13 (163.9998) | 4 (169.1428) | 22 (156.0000) | 25 (147.4284) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 13 / 32 (648.5714) | 21 (160.5714) | 12 (163.9998) | 17 (159.4286) | 9 (164.5716) |
| 2013-05-03 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE | 23 / 38 (635.4288) | 2 (176.5714) | 14 (162.8574) | 28 (154.2856) | 33 (141.7144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #396 (481 pts) | #305 (666 pts) | #380 (545 pts) | #360 (561 pts) | #394 (511 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #496 (725 pts) | #739 (475 pts) | #616 (595 pts) | #403 (885 pts) | #612 (600 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #229 (1395 pts) | #375 (1001 pts) | #296 (1161 pts) | #165 (1525 pts) | #222 (1381 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #777 (482 pts) | #809 (477 pts) | #845 (462 pts) | #670 (602 pts) | #700 (572 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #682 (531 pts) | #605 (646 pts) | #692 (551 pts) | #727 (516 pts) | #709 (521 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #353 (1041 pts) | #172 (1523 pts) | #251 (1292 pts) | #351 (1046 pts) | #375 (999 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1076 (263 pts) | #1214 (233 pts) | #1018 (303 pts) | #1499 (163 pts) | #1216 (228 pts) |