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 (Aug 5, 2017).
HELPING U BBQ
HELPING U BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 98 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ in the Bluffs (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1653 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1554
peak 1718 · rated over 92 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
98
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time
Category wins
5
28 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
22% of 98 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
673.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.37 (+9.84)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.45 · weakest Brisket (163.47)
Road miles
11,279
across 98 mapped stops · furthest 402 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$481K
listed at 25 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 26 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.37 / 720
94 Master contests · 3 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1,395 pts) | #375 (1,001 pts) | #296 (1,161 pts) | #165 (1,525 pts) | #222 (1,381 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 (1,041 pts) | #172 (1,523 pts) | #251 (1,292 pts) | #351 (1,046 pts) | #375 (999 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1076 (263 pts) | #1214 (233 pts) | #1018 (303 pts) | #1499 (163 pts) | #1216 (228 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HELPING U BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
49 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1594
6–3 in 9 shared contests (67% to HELPING U BBQ)
These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — HELPING U BBQ ahead 6–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1564
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HELPING U BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than HELPING U BBQ has cooked, 24 to 98, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1585
10–7 in 17 shared contests (59% to HELPING U BBQ)
They've been 1585 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1562
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HELPING U BBQ)
22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1642
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1554
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before HELPING U BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 66 | 19 | 47 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 54 | 22 | 32 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 50 | 12 | 38 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 45 | 9 | 36 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 36 | 23 | 13 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | 36 | 19 | 17 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | 36 | 17 | 19 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 35 | 10 | 25 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 35 | 8 | 27 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 32 | 6 | 26 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 31 | 22 | 9 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 31 | 11 | 20 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 30 | 3 | 27 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 27 | 2 | 25 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 94 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 176.5714 | 149.6800 | 166.93 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 93 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 154.2744 | 167.45 | top 41% |
| Pork | 94 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 177.7144 | 152.4800 | 167.31 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 94 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 177.7028 | 140.5260 | 163.47 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 55 | 2 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 39 | 1 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
16 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
7.5
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
50 of 98 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
61
19 of them more than once
First title
Aug 5, 2016
24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Opponents faced
2,379
finished ahead 4,162 times, behind 3,304
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 31, 2019 → May 28, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1718) Q for a Cause
20182 milestones
- First multi-meat day BBQ in the Bluffs
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) BBQ in the Bluffs
20174 milestones
- 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
20163 milestones
- 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
20151 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Back to Mayberry BBQ
20141 milestone
- 10th tracked contest NKC MO State Championship BBQ
20134 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.7 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 5, 2016 |
| +17.3 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 | Aug 5, 2017 |
| +13.1 | Central Plains Ribfest | Jun 16, 2017 |
| +12.3 | 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +12.3 | SJV Winter Rub | Jan 24, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18.6 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -14.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | Aug 31, 2019 |
| -13.8 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 3, 2022 |
| -13 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ | Jul 19, 2024 |
| -11.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | Sep 2, 2023 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 70% | 95% | 93.5% |
| 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% | 78.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 261 / 360 (666.8344) | 322 (161.1660) | 35 (176.5944) | 300 (161.6456) | 202 (167.4284) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 14 / 26 (684.0348) | 22 (167.9772) | 10 (172.6060) | 17 (171.4172) | 9 (172.0344) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 19 / 28 (679.3028) | 25 (162.7884) | 11 (174.2628) | 10 (174.8572) | 19 (167.3944) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 32 / 38 (662.8000) | 25 (166.8344) | 29 (165.6800) | 21 (168.5484) | 32 (161.7372) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE | 20 / 24 (654.6972) | 24 (154.2172) | 13 (167.4172) | 12 (170.8228) | 20 (162.2400) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 6 / 32 (684.5028) | 9 (173.1428) | 25 (164.5372) | 5 (174.2628) | 3 (172.5600) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 278 / 444 (666.8116) | 365 (161.1200) | 113 (173.1428) | 123 (172) | 340 (160.5488) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 17 / 30 (669.6112) | 9 (172.5484) | 16 (166.8344) | 24 (164.5600) | 21 (165.6684) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 30 / 36 (653.5660) | 32 (158.2172) | 9 (174.2628) | 30 (161.1088) | 30 (159.9772) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 17 / 26 (678.2172) | 23 (163.9772) | 16 (169.6800) | 13 (169.1200) | 2 (175.4400) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 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) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 19 / 31 (657.0856) | 25 (159.3828) | 13 (169.7144) | 11 (169.1428) | 22 (158.8456) |
| 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 | 358 / 505 (650.6512) | 85 (174.2628) | 379 (162.2516) | 285 (166.2284) | 464 (147.9084) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 43 / 45 (636.9832) | 41 (161.0972) | 43 (158.2516) | 15 (171.4172) | 44 (146.2172) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 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) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 26 / 26 (485.0512) | 21 (163.9428) | — | 22 (158.8228) | 19 (162.2856) |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 24 / 36 (669.7376) | 20 (167.4288) | 17 (171.9772) | 31 (160.0344) | 11 (170.2972) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 10 / 40 (688.5716) | 18 (172.0116) | 11 (172.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | 19 (166.2856) |
| May 28, 2021 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 37 / 46 (653.0284) | 3 (175.4400) | 41 (157.0972) | 37 (159.9656) | 37 (160.5256) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE | 17 / 29 (642.2404) | 12 (166.8456) | 19 (159.4288) | 7 (170.2744) | 26 (145.6916) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 20 / 30 (651.3032) | 15 (164.5600) | 16 (163.3944) | 12 (170.2744) | 27 (153.0744) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 6 / 32 (687.9540) | 16 (168.5600) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4056) | 18 (168.5712) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 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) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 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) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 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) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 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) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 8 / 35 (681.5884) | 5 (173.1084) | 1 (177.1428) | 15 (168.5372) | 21 (162.8000) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA | 11 / 26 (671.8628) | 6 (173.7144) | 10 (169.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 22 (154.7656) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 18 / 35 (677.6456) | 9 (172.0228) | 16 (169.1200) | 19 (167.9772) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS | 7 / 42 (678.7768) | 28 (161.6800) | 11 (168.5484) | 5 (174.8456) | 6 (173.7028) |
| May 18, 2018 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 16 / 42 (674.7540) | 16 (169.1084) | 16 (165.6684) | 3 (176) | 24 (163.9772) |
| May 11, 2018 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 1 / 39 (690.2284) | 27 (165.0856) | 1 (180) | 1 (176) | 11 (169.1428) |
| May 4, 2018 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 8 / 37 (682.7656) | 18 (166.8228) | 12 (170.8572) | 8 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 5 / 41 (682.2400) | 13 (169.7028) | 26 (161.1316) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | 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) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 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) |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS | 25 / 42 (671.8856) | 23 (168.5372) | 31 (164.5256) | 18 (170.2628) | 25 (168.5600) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS | 19 / 47 (676.5144) | 13 (170.8572) | 20 (167.9772) | 28 (166.8344) | 15 (170.8456) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS | 16 / 55 (687.9660) | 14 (174.8688) | 36 (165.6800) | 11 (173.7028) | 11 (173.7144) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | 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) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | 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) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 20 / 407 (693.0968) | 57 (174.2628) | 15 (176.0228) | 87 (172) | 89 (170.8112) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 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) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 15 / 34 (663.3140) | 25 (158.8456) | 7 (169.1200) | 6 (174.8572) | 22 (160.4912) |
| Aug 5, 2017 | 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) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | 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) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 14 / 46 (667.9312) | 24 (163.9884) | 26 (160.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (172.5600) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 22 / 29 (663.8628) | 13 (170.8228) | 26 (161.0856) | 10 (172) | 27 (159.9544) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 1 / 27 (689.7028) | 3 (174.3200) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (170.2628) | 3 (172.5600) |
| May 19, 2017 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 7 / 47 (679.9428) | 28 (162.8000) | 11 (169.1772) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (170.2628) |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 11 / 39 (677.6800) | 23 (167.9656) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1428) | 25 (161.1544) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 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) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ Levenworth, KS | 14 / 22 (669.6348) | 18 (161.0972) | 12 (165.1432) | 12 (167.3944) | 3 (176) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 39 / 76 (659.2912) | 55 (159.3484) | 49 (161.7028) | 18 (172.5600) | 31 (165.6800) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 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) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 16 / 34 (658.1256) | 22 (161.6456) | 14 (166.8228) | 12 (167.9772) | 15 (161.6800) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 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) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 12 / 45 (669.0856) | 33 (157.6456) | 14 (168.0344) | 3 (173.1428) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 23 / 35 (665.1088) | 5 (174.2628) | 25 (161.7144) | 25 (164.5600) | 24 (164.5716) |
| May 13, 2016 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 12 / 33 (662.2516) | 17 (166.2972) | 14 (163.9772) | 21 (162.2628) | 5 (169.7144) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 11 / 25 (648.4460) | 9 (165.6916) | 10 (164.5372) | 17 (155.9544) | 16 (162.2628) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | 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) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 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) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 7 / 38 (683.9428) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (171.4172) | 20 (166.2972) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 11 / 45 (677.6228) | 18 (166.2628) | 10 (168.5716) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6684) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 9 / 25 (669.6228) | 2 (172.5600) | 12 (165.6800) | 5 (170.2628) | 17 (161.1200) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 7 / 34 (669.1544) | 3 (171.4516) | 20 (158.8572) | 5 (172.5484) | 10 (166.2972) |
| May 29, 2015 | 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 15 / 28 (637.0400) | 18 (159.3828) | 15 (159.9656) | 17 (162.2744) | 16 (155.4172) |
| May 8, 2015 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 23 / 33 (633.0748) | 11 (167.4172) | 8 (166.8800) | 24 (158.2516) | 30 (140.5260) |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 17 / 34 (659.4056) | 13 (167.9884) | 10 (169.7028) | 11 (167.4400) | 28 (154.2744) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 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) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 10 / 29 (664) | 4 (173.7256) | 13 (166.8572) | 14 (165.7028) | 17 (157.7144) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | 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) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 29 / 47 (649.0172) | 18 (168.5256) | 37 (157.7144) | 45 (152.4800) | 8 (170.2972) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 11 / 35 (671.3944) | 19 (162.2972) | 3 (172.5716) | 19 (165.7028) | 8 (170.8228) |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 15 / 21 (627.8856) | 19 (149.6800) | 7 (165.7028) | 13 (157.7028) | 15 (154.8000) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 25 / 30 (627.3260) | 16 (166.2972) | 19 (158.8344) | 22 (158.8116) | 28 (143.3828) |
| May 30, 2014 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 21 / 30 (629.6460) | 15 (163.4172) | 11 (164.5600) | 23 (154.2744) | 25 (147.3944) |
| May 9, 2014 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 25 / 33 (637.0972) | 10 (169.1656) | 21 (163.3944) | 24 (157.1200) | 32 (147.4172) |
| May 2, 2014 | 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) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 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) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 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) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 24 / 44 (638.7540) | 9 (170.8456) | 21 (162.8228) | 29 (155.9772) | 36 (149.1084) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 16 / 51 (661.6228) | 31 (162.8000) | 17 (168) | 36 (159.9428) | 4 (170.8800) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 7 / 32 (661.0856) | 13 (165.1428) | 4 (170.2628) | 3 (169.7256) | 19 (155.9544) |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 10 / 25 (657.1428) | 9 (167.4286) | 8 (163.4286) | 12 (161.7140) | 12 (164.5716) |
| May 31, 2013 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 14 / 34 (636.5710) | 13 (163.9998) | 4 (169.1428) | 22 (156) | 25 (147.4284) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 13 / 32 (648.5714) | 21 (160.5714) | 12 (163.9998) | 17 (159.4286) | 9 (164.5716) |
| May 3, 2013 | 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) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.