The heartbreaker
1.7372
points from the title
Came within 1.7372 points of the Grand Championship at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2017-09-15).
Sons of a Brisket
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1724
peak 1789 · rated over 120 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
135
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#62
Master 2018
Grand champs
4
1 reserve
Category wins
15
52 podiums
Overall top-10s
48
of 135 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
682.80 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 677.71 (+5.09)
Walk rate
66%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.93 · weakest Brisket (168.14)
Road miles
6,332
mi across 135 mapped stops · furthest 198 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$880K
listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 57 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.71 / 720
127 Master contests · 4 GCs
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.
Among the elite
#296
of 6,413 rated teams
In the top 5% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1724 puts them #296 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.
- rating 1724
- peak 1789
- 120 rated contests
Perfect scores on the board
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Brisket ×3
- Pork ×1
Against the odds
20-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q (2016-10-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JAESTAR BBQ.
Giant slayer
48
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 48-team field at *Kelley Wilson BBQ.
- 2018-06-01
Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championships here
Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 4%
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 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q (2016-10-21).
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
They almost always walk
66%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 89 of 135 contests
A top-10 category call in 66% of their 135 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
703.4172
career-best overall
97.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 703.4172 at Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff — 97.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-05-06
State champions
1
state championships won
They've taken 1 state championship from 57 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 57 state-championship entries
The one to beat
5×
one call ahead of them
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has finished one call ahead of Sons of a Brisket 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2018
2 Grand Championships
2018 was the year it came together: 15 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 17%.
- 15 contests
- 8 overall top-10s
- 3 category wins
- average top 17%
A tough matchup
62–21
behind in the head-to-head
SLAPS BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 62 of their 83 shared contests.
The drought
30
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff on 2022-05-06 — 30 contests and 4.3 years ago.
- last GC 2022-05-06
- 4.3 years ago
A strong matchup
32–5
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 86% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ROADKILL BBQ in 32 of their 37 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
6×
one call behind them
SLAPS BBQ has landed one call behind them 6 times.
The long haul
6,332
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,332 miles across 135 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 198 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.
- 135 mapped stops
- furthest 198 mi
The metronome
±2.09%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.1% of a perfect score
- 135 contests
A standing appointment
6
years running at one contest
They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2020 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.
- 7 visits in all
- best finish 3rd
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.
#295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 128
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1788
6–5 in 11 shared contests (55% to Sons of a Brisket)
These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — Sons of a Brisket ahead 6–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#291 of the rated field
- Contests
- 80
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1735
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Sons of a Brisket)
Fewer contests behind them than Sons of a Brisket has cooked, 80 to 135, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 78
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1759
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Sons of a Brisket)
They've been 1759 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 77
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1729
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to Sons of a Brisket)
77 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 40% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1726
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Sons of a Brisket's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#286 of the rated field
- Contests
- 114
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1801
10–26 in 36 shared contests (28% to Sons of a Brisket)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 83 | 21 | 62 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 74 | 42 | 32 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 59 | 34 | 25 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 59 | 23 | 36 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 55 | 8 | 47 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 54 | 21 | 33 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 53 | 18 | 35 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 52 | 20 | 32 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 51 | 7 | 44 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 49 | 27 | 22 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 46 | 11 | 35 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 45 | 30 | 15 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 44 | 15 | 29 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 44 | 12 | 32 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 43 | 11 | 32 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 128 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 179.4400 | 152.5600 | 170.93 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 130 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 178.8572 | 149.6912 | 168.64 | top 41% |
| Pork | 128 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8800 | 169.92 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 129 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 145.7142 | 168.14 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 92 | 4 | top 34% |
| KS | 37 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 1 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 46 | 2 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 80 | 1 | top 34% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12.6 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2019
15 contests
Contests a season
10.4
across 13 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
93 of 135 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
83
25 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
130 entries · 4 wins · 37 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.93 · weakest Brisket (168.14)
Walk rate
66%
a top-10 call in 89 of 135 contests
Overall top-10 rate
36%
48 of 135 contests
Wins it all
3%
4 Grand Championships · 1 reserve
First title
2016-10-21
2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
677.71
out of 720 · 127 contests · 4 GCs
Perfect 180s
4
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
3,527
8,066–4,344 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6,332
135 mapped stops · furthest 198 mi
Schedule strength
1586
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$880,121
listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1
from 57 state-championship entries
Power rating
1724
peak 1789 · #296 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5706 Smokin' In The Creek
- First call SMOKIN on the Summit
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
- First category win (Brisket) The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q
- First overall podium The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q
- 2015
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Smoke Out in the Valley
- 25th tracked contest Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q
- 2016
- First Grand Championship 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q
- First multi-meat day 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q
- 2017
- First Reserve Championship Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 50th tracked contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- 2018
- Biggest field won (48 teams) *Kelley Wilson BBQ
- 10th category win *Smoking in the Golden Valley
- 2021
- 100th tracked contest Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest
- 2022
- First state championship Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score703.4172 Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1789) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- 2025
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q | 2014-10-17 |
| +12.6 | 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q | 2016-10-21 |
| +12.3 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | 2014-07-03 |
| +11.7 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | 2015-08-21 |
| +11 | Smoke in the Spring | 2018-04-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Grillin and Chillin | 2020-06-26 |
| -12.7 | Smoke in the Spring | 2025-04-11 |
| -11.6 | Smoke in the Spring | 2020-10-30 |
| -11.1 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | 2022-10-28 |
| -10.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-05-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 50% | 95.6% | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 31% | 97.1% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44% | top 45% | 97.1% | 95% |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 67% | top 26% | 97.7% | 95.6% |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 80% | top 36% | 97.1% | 95% |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44% | top 45% | 96.3% | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 73% | top 30% | 97.3% | 94.8% |
| 2018 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 80% | top 17% | 97% | 95% |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 93% | top 28% | 96.8% | 94.4% |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 77% | top 35% | 97.5% | 94.1% |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 40% | 96.4% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67% | top 33% | 94.3% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | top 47% | 91.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 105 / 401 (688.5944) | 109 (173.7256) | 113 (172.5716) | 39 (177.1428) | 249 (165.1544) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 36 / 53 (683.3028) | 47 (168.5256) | 13 (175.4172) | 30 (170.8344) | 37 (168.5256) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 62 / 92 (671.8628) | 77 (165.0856) | 55 (169.1200) | 37 (171.9772) | 63 (165.6800) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 28 / 70 (685.0628) | 39 (170.8228) | 47 (167.4172) | 34 (171.9656) | 8 (174.8572) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 127 / 444 (685.1656) | 95 (174.8800) | 187 (170.2856) | 51 (175.4628) | 282 (164.5372) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 36 / 56 (678.1944) | 16 (174.8572) | 40 (167.9772) | 52 (163.9428) | 15 (171.4172) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | — | — | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 11 / 32 (685.0856) | 10 (173.7144) | 21 (162.8228) | 13 (171.9656) | 4 (176.5828) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 27 / 172 (677.1312) | 61 (166.8228) | 27 (170.9028) | 48 (168.5600) | 25 (170.8456) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 4 / 44 (698.8576) | 8 (176.0000) | 8 (175.4516) | 23 (168.5488) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 34 / 97 (687.9088) | 54 (169.6800) | 75 (165.1088) | 26 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 24 / 47 (687.9200) | 15 (175.4056) | 12 (174.2744) | 6 (176.0000) | 40 (162.2400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 265 / 487 (670.2284) | 42 (176.5828) | 257 (167.9772) | 254 (167.9656) | 395 (157.7028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 120 / 211 (681.6572) | 116 (170.2628) | 76 (172.5600) | 81 (172.5716) | 147 (166.2628) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 28 / 62 (695.3716) | 5 (178.8572) | 56 (169.6800) | 36 (171.4172) | 20 (175.4172) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 7 / 90 (698.8344) | 36 (173.1200) | 26 (174.8572) | 16 (176.0116) | 17 (174.8456) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO | 21 / 44 (677.6572) | 11 (173.1200) | 29 (168.5372) | 39 (163.4056) | 6 (172.5944) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 28 / 51 (667.8396) | 16 (172.5600) | 40 (161.0856) | 22 (169.6684) | 32 (164.5256) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 40 / 103 (683.9316) | 47 (171.4172) | 42 (170.8344) | 2 (180.0000) | 79 (161.6800) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 21 / 40 (678.8116) | 7 (176.5716) | 31 (165.7144) | 20 (170.2628) | 30 (166.2628) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 18 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 179 / 249 (673.6112) | 206 (166.2400) | 200 (165.6684) | 68 (173.7028) | 145 (168.0000) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 6 / 505 (700.0456) | 135 (171.9656) | 17 (177.1772) | 47 (176.0228) | 48 (174.8800) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 10 / 54 (690.2056) | 1 (179.4400) | 24 (170.2628) | 13 (174.2628) | 37 (166.2400) |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 11 / 36 (687.3372) | 10 (174.2744) | 20 (170.2628) | 13 (171.9772) | 22 (170.8228) |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 7 / 41 (692.5028) | 4 (174.8572) | 24 (164.5372) | 5 (175.4056) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 1 / 25 (703.4172) | 4 (177.7144) | 5 (177.7028) | 7 (171.4056) | 2 (176.5944) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 13 / 35 (681.6000) | 7 (175.4172) | 30 (158.8000) | 3 (177.7028) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 20 / 94 (686.2400) | 11 (176.0000) | 4 (177.7144) | 67 (165.6800) | 50 (166.8456) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 6 / 71 (692.4912) | 3 (176.5600) | 23 (170.2628) | 3 (177.1428) | 28 (168.5256) |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 7 / 41 (695.4284) | 4 (177.7028) | 27 (169.1544) | 3 (176.5828) | 18 (171.9884) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 6 / 27 (686.2284) | 13 (166.8228) | 3 (174.2628) | 8 (172.5944) | 7 (172.5484) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 123 / 185 (675.3940) | 135 (167.9656) | 29 (176.0116) | 121 (167.9884) | 148 (163.4284) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 135 / 467 (673.0968) | 211 (167.4056) | 288 (163.4400) | 41 (174.2628) | 159 (167.9884) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 24 / 40 (678.7772) | 9 (175.4172) | 13 (173.1544) | 25 (166.8228) | 26 (163.3828) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO | 15 / 33 (679.9312) | 26 (166.8456) | 10 (172.5944) | 2 (177.7028) | 22 (162.7884) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 3 / 55 (699.4288) | 13 (173.1772) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 23 / 39 (675.3256) | 9 (174.8572) | 30 (163.3828) | 21 (171.4056) | 27 (165.6800) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 43 / 105 (679.9312) | 7 (177.7028) | 67 (166.2400) | 29 (172.5828) | 79 (163.4056) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 7 / 70 (693.7032) | 6 (174.8572) | 27 (169.7032) | 34 (169.1428) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 64 / 93 (666.1484) | 37 (170.8228) | 53 (166.8344) | 82 (157.6684) | 34 (170.8228) |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 6 / 36 (693.6456) | 6 (177.7144) | 4 (176.0000) | 15 (171.9656) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 23 / 55 (683.3256) | 18 (172.5600) | 37 (166.2400) | 20 (173.1200) | 17 (171.4056) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 10 / 30 (689.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 11 (172.0000) | 6 (174.8456) | 21 (166.8572) |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 8 / 42 (690.7768) | 3 (177.7028) | 28 (167.9656) | 8 (176.0000) | 20 (169.1084) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO | 23 / 34 (670.7428) | 9 (173.7144) | 19 (167.9656) | 32 (162.8228) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2020-06-19 | Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO | 14 / 31 (677.6572) | 14 (170.2628) | 16 (169.1200) | 15 (169.7372) | 17 (168.5372) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 105 / 109 (152.0000) | — | — | — | 105 (152.0000) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 14 / 68 (683.3940) | 11 (174.2628) | 47 (164.5484) | 16 (173.7028) | 15 (170.8800) |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lebanon, MO | 10 / 27 (681.0400) | 14 (168.5256) | 18 (165.0972) | 2 (176.5944) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 5 / 29 (700.5716) | 5 (174.8572) | 8 (174.3088) | 11 (176.0000) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 9 / 31 (682.7772) | 4 (171.9656) | 3 (174.2744) | 9 (172.0000) | 21 (164.5372) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 119 / 135 (666.6964) | 73 (171.4056) | 84 (169.1084) | 123 (163.3712) | 123 (162.8112) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 100 / 468 (677.7256) | 172 (168.0344) | 25 (175.4400) | 263 (164.5256) | 120 (169.7256) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 / 68 (685.6568) | 13 (173.1200) | 23 (170.8456) | 17 (171.4056) | 19 (170.2856) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 13 / 30 (672.5140) | 17 (165.1428) | 13 (166.8456) | 16 (166.2628) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 13 / 35 (681.0972) | 13 (169.7028) | 18 (167.4056) | 9 (173.7144) | 9 (170.2744) |
| 2019-07-12 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 8 / 35 (686.2172) | 2 (177.1428) | 7 (173.1544) | 18 (170.8344) | 24 (165.0856) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 10 / 46 (683.3484) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (170.8228) | 19 (167.9656) | 21 (165.7028) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 3 / 56 (695.3940) | 11 (172.5484) | 5 (172.5828) | 4 (176.5600) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 24 / 53 (676.5140) | 9 (177.1428) | 28 (168.5484) | 3 (177.7028) | 47 (153.1200) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 5 / 42 (687.9080) | 6 (174.8456) | 13 (168.5484) | 6 (172.5484) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 28 / 104 (677.6456) | 25 (172.5600) | 46 (166.8456) | 42 (167.9772) | 33 (170.2628) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 11 / 64 (682.7768) | 4 (176.5600) | 19 (168.0000) | 26 (167.9656) | 19 (170.2512) |
| 2018-10-05 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 3 / 56 (692.5828) | 8 (172.5600) | 7 (175.4400) | 11 (173.7256) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2018-09-28 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 1 / 25 (683.3372) | 3 (171.4056) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (176.5600) | 17 (159.9544) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 106 / 467 (677.1200) | 93 (172.5716) | 265 (164.5828) | 84 (171.9656) | 155 (168.0000) |
| 2018-09-14 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 23 / 164 (693.0740) | 11 (177.7028) | 58 (171.9772) | 128 (166.2512) | 16 (177.1428) |
| 2018-08-17 | *BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 / 57 (680.5028) | 5 (174.2972) | 19 (169.1200) | 16 (170.8228) | 26 (166.2628) |
| 2018-08-10 | Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO | 3 / 19 (687.4060) | 4 (174.2744) | 3 (173.1544) | 10 (168.0116) | 4 (171.9656) |
| 2018-07-27 | *Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 11 / 66 (675.2912) | 9 (170.8228) | 21 (166.2628) | 18 (168.5256) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2018-07-13 | *1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 5 / 24 (683.3484) | 6 (173.1084) | 9 (169.1200) | 7 (167.3828) | 3 (173.7372) |
| 2018-06-08 | *Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 4 / 46 (687.3712) | 3 (175.4400) | 13 (171.9656) | 3 (173.1428) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 1 / 48 (690.2400) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (172.0000) | 8 (172.5600) | 9 (170.2744) |
| 2018-05-18 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 3 / 37 (693.1312) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (177.1428) | 8 (170.8456) | 8 (167.4400) |
| 2018-05-04 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 11 / 41 (667.3372) | 18 (166.8344) | 19 (165.1200) | 14 (165.7144) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2018-04-27 | *Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot(JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 26 / 53 (671.8968) | 31 (164.5256) | 32 (163.3940) | 24 (166.8228) | 3 (177.1544) |
| 2018-04-06 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 3 / 103 (698.2628) | 20 (173.7028) | 1 (178.2972) | 34 (169.1200) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2018-03-23 | *Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 12 / 39 (677.6000) | 11 (170.8344) | 16 (168.5372) | 10 (170.2628) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 9 / 25 (689.6688) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (171.4172) | 22 (163.3944) | 6 (176.0000) |
| 2017-10-13 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 8 / 27 (678.2168) | 8 (172.0000) | 6 (171.9656) | 18 (162.2512) | 5 (172.0000) |
| 2017-10-06 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 16 / 76 (678.7312) | 19 (169.6684) | 4 (174.2972) | 30 (167.3828) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2017-09-29 | *Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 10 / 29 (681.6344) | 15 (167.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 7 (171.4172) |
| 2017-09-15 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 2 / 37 (694.7656) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (165.0856) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 45 / 407 (686.8572) | 61 (174.2628) | 227 (164.0000) | 8 (178.8800) | 105 (169.7144) |
| 2017-08-18 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 33 / 65 (663.3256) | 48 (162.8228) | 39 (163.3828) | 22 (170.8228) | 27 (166.2972) |
| 2017-07-28 | *Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 24 / 54 (677.5884) | 28 (167.4056) | 9 (174.2628) | 17 (170.8344) | 32 (165.0856) |
| 2017-06-17 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 3 / 21 (697.1772) | 1 (177.7372) | 5 (172.0000) | 11 (169.7028) | 3 (177.7372) |
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 11 / 65 (677.5768) | 7 (174.2628) | 40 (158.7884) | 23 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2017-05-19 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 13 / 59 (680.4912) | 17 (170.8800) | 17 (170.2628) | 23 (168.5256) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2017-05-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 23 / 29 (649.6228) | 29 (155.3944) | 8 (168.5944) | 26 (156.5140) | 5 (169.1200) |
| 2017-04-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 7 / 30 (680.5376) | 14 (167.9888) | 5 (172.5716) | 2 (176.0000) | 17 (163.9772) |
| 2017-03-31 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 5 / 59 (683.9428) | 16 (170.2744) | 2 (176.0000) | 6 (173.7028) | 25 (163.9656) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 57 / 557 (681.6456) | 172 (168.5372) | 82 (171.9772) | 105 (170.8456) | 102 (170.2856) |
| 2016-10-21 | 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 1 / 15 (701.7144) | 7 (167.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2016-09-23 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 7 / 22 (675.9312) | 4 (174.8456) | 13 (165.1200) | 6 (173.7256) | 10 (162.2400) |
| 2016-09-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO | 8 / 30 (675.9888) | 16 (166.8572) | 12 (168.0116) | 7 (173.7028) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2016-09-02 | Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO | 12 / 23 (678.2400) | 14 (166.2628) | 16 (163.4056) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (173.1544) |
| 2016-08-12 | Holy Smoke BBQ Competition Liberty, MO | 5 / 16 (691.3368) | 6 (173.1084) | 3 (174.8456) | 7 (169.6684) | 5 (173.7144) |
| 2016-07-29 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 25 / 54 (672.4916) | 24 (169.7028) | 22 (167.9888) | 12 (172.5600) | 38 (162.2400) |
| 2016-07-22 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS | 24 / 49 (683.9888) | 8 (176.5944) | 35 (166.8572) | 39 (166.8344) | 12 (173.7028) |
| 2016-06-18 | Smoke out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 18 / 30 (665.5772) | 25 (159.9428) | 14 (169.7144) | 6 (170.8228) | 15 (165.0972) |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 10 / 67 (677.6228) | 31 (165.1200) | 22 (167.4056) | 24 (167.3828) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2016-05-13 | 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO | 7 / 30 (686.8116) | 15 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1544) | 7 (175.4400) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2016-04-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 14 / 30 (663.3256) | 18 (164.5372) | 13 (167.4172) | 18 (162.2512) | 10 (169.1200) |
| 2016-04-01 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 40 / 72 (654.1256) | 48 (162.2400) | 51 (156.5372) | 25 (169.6684) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2015-10-23 | Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO | 10 / 22 (670.2284) | 3 (174.2628) | 11 (165.6684) | 12 (168.0228) | 10 (162.2744) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 267 / 606 (656.4916) | 177 (168.5256) | 103 (170.8572) | 526 (151.9428) | 231 (165.1660) |
| 2015-09-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO | 15 / 28 (667.3368) | 11 (169.6684) | 18 (163.4172) | 17 (166.8456) | 16 (167.4056) |
| 2015-08-21 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 4 / 28 (694.2400) | 4 (176.0000) | 10 (170.2744) | 16 (170.2628) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2015-07-10 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 19 / 33 (661.0280) | 15 (166.8112) | 26 (155.9084) | 9 (171.4628) | 14 (166.8456) |
| 2015-06-20 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 14 / 29 (657.6568) | 18 (162.8228) | 21 (149.6912) | 13 (165.1428) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 18 / 78 (660.4112) | 30 (166.2516) | 32 (161.1084) | 7 (173.1084) | 40 (159.9428) |
| 2015-05-15 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 21 / 51 (657.0512) | 13 (170.2628) | 23 (164.5600) | 30 (161.6684) | 22 (160.5600) |
| 2015-04-03 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO | 26 / 71 (669.6228) | 4 (176.0000) | 41 (163.3944) | 31 (167.4056) | 35 (162.8228) |
| 2014-10-17 | The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO | 3 / 25 (677.6228) | 19 (163.4172) | 6 (167.3712) | 8 (169.1316) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 191 / 552 (663.4400) | 75 (173.1428) | 169 (168.5372) | 484 (150.8800) | 83 (170.8800) |
| 2014-09-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO | 11 / 30 (670.7768) | 10 (170.8572) | 10 (172.5484) | 14 (167.4056) | 22 (159.9656) |
| 2014-08-22 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 7 / 29 (666.8340) | 4 (172.0000) | 17 (160.5484) | 3 (173.1656) | 14 (161.1200) |
| 2014-07-11 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 18 / 36 (649.6340) | 19 (165.1200) | 23 (156.5484) | 10 (168.0000) | 21 (159.9656) |
| 2014-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 5 / 31 (678.8456) | 9 (170.8456) | 12 (168.5600) | 2 (175.4400) | 8 (164.0000) |
| 2014-06-06 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 27 / 79 (652.5028) | 25 (164.5600) | 34 (162.8572) | 18 (167.3828) | 38 (157.7028) |
| 2014-05-02 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO | 9 / 28 (657.0172) | 10 (164.5600) | 11 (161.6456) | 14 (165.0972) | 9 (165.7144) |
| 2014-03-14 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO | 35 / 61 (631.8852) | 43 (154.7884) | 44 (151.9884) | 17 (165.1200) | 23 (159.9884) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 229 / 535 (642.8000) | 209 (163.4400) | 11 (175.4400) | 353 (156.5372) | 438 (147.3828) |
| 2013-09-06 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 39 / 72 (645.0856) | 41 (162.8000) | 60 (154.8456) | 35 (165.7256) | 30 (161.7144) |
| 2013-08-23 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 11 / 31 (638.7428) | 20 (152.5600) | 9 (165.0972) | 8 (170.2628) | 15 (150.8228) |
| 2013-07-26 | Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 43 / 58 (639.8856) | 35 (163.3828) | 38 (160.5372) | 36 (161.1428) | 47 (154.8228) |
| 2013-06-07 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 23 / 81 (650.8568) | 56 (157.1426) | 6 (172.0000) | 51 (158.2856) | 20 (163.4286) |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO | 11 / 41 (656.5706) | 19 (162.8568) | 26 (159.4284) | 12 (167.4286) | 13 (166.8568) |
| 2013-03-15 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 51 / 79 (622.2854) | 24 (162.8572) | 46 (157.7142) | 46 (155.9998) | 71 (145.7142) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #419 (470 pts) | #391 (580 pts) | #531 (425 pts) | #400 (535 pts) | #470 (425 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #195 (1065 pts) | #166 (1215 pts) | #370 (690 pts) | #260 (900 pts) | #309 (760 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #153 (1155 pts) | #132 (1250 pts) | #170 (1125 pts) | #141 (1195 pts) | #163 (1075 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #118 (885 pts) | #74 (1130 pts) | #142 (765 pts) | #130 (850 pts) | #167 (690 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #169 (1457 pts) | #103 (1712 pts) | #204 (1272 pts) | #193 (1317 pts) | #246 (1172 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #62 (2128 pts) | #58 (1978 pts) | #89 (1788 pts) | #135 (1553 pts) | #111 (1728 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #191 (1528 pts) | #167 (1533 pts) | #108 (1792 pts) | #289 (1193 pts) | #178 (1507 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #228 (1406 pts) | #294 (1176 pts) | #247 (1331 pts) | #141 (1616 pts) | #151 (1666 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #410 (920 pts) | #286 (1195 pts) | #546 (715 pts) | #413 (905 pts) | #329 (1070 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #338 (1074 pts) | #409 (924 pts) | #466 (854 pts) | #275 (1209 pts) | #380 (984 pts) |