The heartbreaker
0.5600
points from the title
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke & Soul Fest (Oct 6, 2023).
Brinkerhoff BBQ
Brinkerhoff BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 63 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #269 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1732
peak 1740 · rated over 56 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
63
in the data
First seen
Mar 19, 2022
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
4
5 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time
Category wins
10
31 podiums
Overall top-10s
31
49% of 63 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
10 🔥
Current form
692.37 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 683.24 (+9.13)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.96 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.12)
Road miles
23,489
across 63 mapped stops · furthest 997 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$598K
listed at 56 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
won from 56 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.24 / 720
60 Master contests · 4 GCs
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
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 | #25 (2,077 pts) | #34 (1,883 pts) | #62 (1,629 pts) | #22 (1,994 pts) | #38 (1,763 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #97 (1,622 pts) | #136 (1,397 pts) | #198 (1,177 pts) | #89 (1,587 pts) | #83 (1,627 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #86 (1,587 pts) | #73 (1,648 pts) | #127 (1,362 pts) | #71 (1,586 pts) | #76 (1,587 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #212 (967 pts) | #219 (962 pts) | #212 (1,067 pts) | #207 (987 pts) | #223 (947 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #133 (1,369 pts) | #138 (1,309 pts) | #124 (1,389 pts) | #77 (1,613 pts) | #117 (1,392 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Brinkerhoff BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 79%
- Peak
- 1734
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Brinkerhoff BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Brinkerhoff BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 79
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1731
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 75 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 119
- GCs
- 21
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1838
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 119 contests to 63.
⚔ Compare careers#267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1733
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Brinkerhoff BBQ)
Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 48 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1743
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Brinkerhoff BBQ)
Level with Brinkerhoff BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1731
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Brinkerhoff 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 42 | 9 | 33 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ | 31 | 14 | 17 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 29 | 8 | 21 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 23 | 18 | 5 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 23 | 8 | 15 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 21 | 11 | 10 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Monarchbbq | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Hooligans Barbecue | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| At Ease | 19 | 17 | 2 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| SinBin BBQ | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| Needs More Cowbell BBQ | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 60 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 150.8228 | 170.41 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 63 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 178.2972 | 155.3600 | 170.12 | top 45% |
| Pork | 60 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 157.6572 | 171.96 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 60 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 149.6460 | 170.67 | top 38% |
“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) | 7 | 1 | top 34% |
| Medium (20–39) | 42 | 3 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 28% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 1 | 2 | top 6% | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 24% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 35% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Montana BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 44% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 32% | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 14% | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 36% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 16% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 7% | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 42% | Aug 25, 2023 |
| Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 66% | Jun 4, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
15 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
12.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
18 of 63 contests · 13 states in all
Contests visited
45
12 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
63 entries · 2 wins · 24 calls
First title
Jul 5, 2025
Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
Opponents faced
720
finished ahead 1,278 times, behind 808
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First multi-meat day BBQ & Brew Festival
- 50th tracked contest Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1740) Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
- 10th category win Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- 10th perfect 180 NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score713.1316 NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ
20254 milestones
- First Grand Championship Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
- First state championship Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
- 5th perfect 180 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Biggest field won (38 teams) Montana Pitmaster Classic
20241 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
20229 milestones
- First tracked contest Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout
- First call Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7428 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Montana BBQ Cook-off
- First category win (Pork) Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
- First overall podium Smoke & Soul Fest
- First Reserve Championship Smoke & Soul Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Oct 7, 2022 |
| +15.4 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Oct 6, 2023 |
| +15.3 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | Aug 5, 2022 |
| +14.2 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Aug 23, 2024 |
| +13 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | Mar 27, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 14, 2026 |
| -8.4 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout | Mar 19, 2022 |
| -8.3 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 24, 2026 |
| -8 | The Art of BBQ | Jul 1, 2022 |
| -6.5 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 13, 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 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 93% | top 26% | 99% | 96.3% |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 80% | top 24% | 98.1% | 96.1% |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 86% | top 39% | 97.1% | 95% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 46% | 96.4% | 94.3% |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 67% | top 45% | 95.8% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ 🏅 North Platte, NE | 2 / 19 (701.1200) | 4 (177.1428) | 9 (173.1316) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (171.9884) |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Sandhills Smoke Show BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 North Platte, NE | — | — | 7 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2026 | NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 3 / 12 (713.1316) | 4 (180) | 5 (175.4288) | 8 (177.7028) | 2 (180) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 18 / 39 (687.9316) | 31 (162.8000) | 3 (177.1544) | 19 (171.9772) | 9 (176) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 17 / 29 (682.1484) | 12 (171.9656) | 19 (167.3944) | 1 (177.7028) | 20 (165.0856) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 14 / 32 (677.5424) | 14 (171.9772) | 26 (162.7884) | 11 (170.8112) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 1 / 26 (704.5600) | 1 (180) | 13 (173.1200) | 11 (173.1428) | 2 (178.2972) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 12 / 31 (697.6572) | 16 (174.2628) | 8 (177.1544) | 5 (177.7028) | 21 (168.5372) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 15 / 29 (675.3480) | 21 (165.6568) | 15 (169.1428) | 10 (170.2628) | 7 (170.2856) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 6 / 48 (691.3484) | 41 (162.7884) | 5 (176.0116) | 3 (177.1428) | 9 (175.4056) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 5 / 19 (697.1428) | 2 (180) | 8 (173.1428) | 6 (176.6172) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 2 / 27 (682.8000) | 2 (173.7028) | 10 (165.1316) | 4 (174.2856) | 7 (169.6800) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 1 / 33 (707.9888) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (178.2972) | 5 (176.5716) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 4 / 25 (695.3600) | 6 (173.1200) | 24 (163.9428) | 1 (180) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 9 / 90 (697.0512) | 21 (175.4056) | 18 (174.2628) | 37 (171.9656) | 15 (175.4172) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 24 / 44 (675.8856) | 18 (172.5484) | 15 (170.8228) | 27 (169.1084) | 34 (163.4060) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 1 / 38 (704.5600) | 15 (172) | 13 (174.8572) | 4 (177.7028) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 2 / 27 (706.2400) | 1 (180) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 7 / 26 (682.7772) | 5 (174.2744) | 12 (169.1200) | 14 (168.5256) | 11 (170.8572) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 5 / 26 (700.4912) | 10 (175.4056) | 16 (171.9656) | 2 (180) | 13 (173.1200) |
| Jul 5, 2025 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 1 / 13 (704.5256) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (171.9772) |
| May 2, 2025 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 11 / 30 (689.7032) | 13 (173.1316) | 21 (169.7144) | 15 (172.5600) | 6 (174.2972) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 5 / 30 (685.0628) | 9 (172.5600) | 14 (168.5372) | 5 (171.4172) | 7 (172.5484) |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 26 / 48 (671.8856) | 43 (159.3828) | 37 (162.8344) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4056) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 40 / 74 (677.0860) | 52 (166.2744) | 54 (165.7028) | 48 (167.3944) | 4 (177.7144) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 10 / 36 (689.6228) | 13 (171.9772) | 11 (172.5600) | 18 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 3 / 29 (687.8972) | 24 (168.5372) | 5 (174.2744) | 3 (174.2628) | 12 (170.8228) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 6 / 29 (698.8000) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (176.5600) | 10 (174.8456) | 15 (168.5372) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 5 / 29 (691.9772) | 11 (171.4172) | 7 (170.2972) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Laramie, WY | 7 / 17 (679.3028) | 9 (169.6800) | 14 (163.3828) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (170.8228) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 6 / 16 (686.2516) | 1 (180) | 9 (171.4516) | 12 (163.9772) | 5 (170.8228) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 14 / 26 (679.3260) | 5 (174.2860) | 12 (170.8228) | 21 (157.6572) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 14 / 25 (669.1084) | 15 (166.8344) | 17 (165.7028) | 4 (174.8456) | 18 (161.7256) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 6 / 29 (697.0972) | 10 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4288) | 9 (171.9884) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 10 / 28 (678.8116) | 3 (177.7144) | 13 (169.1200) | 12 (168.5600) | 14 (163.4172) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 71 / 81 (678.7316) | 75 (167.3944) | 69 (167.3944) | 53 (171.9656) | 44 (171.9772) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 73 / 118 (681.0744) | 81 (170.8228) | 40 (172.5716) | 84 (168.5600) | 67 (169.1200) |
| May 10, 2024 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 6 / 29 (683.8968) | 11 (170.8228) | 11 (170.2628) | 6 (173.1428) | 12 (169.6684) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 2 / 28 (693.0972) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 10 (170.8572) | 9 (170.8228) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 10 / 26 (681.5884) | 17 (164.5372) | 7 (175.4056) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (167.3828) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 30 / 62 (694.2172) | 62 (166.8228) | 17 (175.4172) | 17 (174.2744) | 10 (177.7028) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 44 / 90 (685.0856) | 73 (167.9656) | 23 (175.4172) | 70 (166.8456) | 16 (174.8572) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 26 / 35 (664.4800) | 32 (158.2628) | 17 (169.6800) | 23 (166.8456) | 17 (169.6916) |
| May 27, 2023 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 16 / 37 (679.2912) | 16 (170.8228) | 21 (167.9656) | 7 (174.2628) | 26 (166.2400) |
| May 12, 2023 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 11 / 30 (674.7084) | 8 (172.5484) | 18 (162.8116) | 12 (170.8228) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 12 / 28 (687.3944) | 8 (175.4172) | 13 (171.9772) | 12 (172.5600) | 17 (167.4400) |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 33 / 45 (651.7944) | 20 (168.5256) | 21 (166.2400) | 28 (167.3828) | 41 (149.6460) |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO | 10 / 31 (681.0744) | 5 (175.4172) | 22 (166.8228) | 14 (169.1200) | 13 (169.7144) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 20 / 32 (663.2684) | 30 (158.2056) | 17 (166.8228) | 12 (169.1316) | 10 (169.1084) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 2 / 29 (686.8000) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 15 (165.7028) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 11 / 45 (166.2972) | 30 (166.2400) | 33 (165.6800) | 34 (164.5600) | 16 (170.8456) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 13 / 28 (683.9432) | 9 (172.0116) | 15 (169.6916) | 23 (166.2400) | 3 (176) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 5 / 35 (689.6688) | 9 (169.6800) | 9 (173.7144) | 5 (174.8572) | 12 (171.4172) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 2 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Jul 1, 2022 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 22 / 28 (642.0684) | 26 (151.9200) | 24 (155.3600) | 7 (172) | 20 (162.7884) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 7 / 26 (687.8856) | 16 (166.2284) | 5 (174.2744) | 1 (180) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 12 / 37 (674.7544) | 18 (168.5372) | 14 (167.4172) | 11 (171.9772) | 13 (166.8228) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 8 / 27 (682.8116) | 8 (165.1200) | 6 (176.5600) | 11 (165.1200) | 4 (176.0116) |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 24 / 34 (653.6112) | 30 (156.5144) | 15 (167.4056) | 26 (163.4056) | 18 (166.2856) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 20 / 33 (657.6228) | 16 (168.5600) | 20 (161.6684) | 19 (164.5716) | 22 (162.8228) |
| May 6, 2022 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 20 / 33 (662.7428) | 23 (166.2628) | 19 (165.6800) | 19 (164.5372) | 12 (166.2628) |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX | 15 / 17 (638.1368) | 17 (150.8228) | 17 (157.0628) | 4 (167.9656) | 8 (162.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.