The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES) (Sep 4, 2025) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
BURNT FINGER BBQ
BURNT FINGER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 144 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 11 times. They are ranked #170 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1770
peak 1813 · rated over 127 contests13 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
144
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest Sep 10, 2026 · 13.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
6
11 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time
Category wins
33
87 podiums
Overall top-10s
77
53% of 144 contests
Best top-10 run
14
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
8 🔥
Current form
679.82 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 677.44 (+2.39)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.11 · weakest Brisket (168.41)
Road miles
20,824
across 144 mapped stops · furthest 931 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$708K
listed at 25 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 23 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.44 / 720
133 Master contests · 6 GCs
Master (5-meat) avg
837.11 / 900
1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #997 (95 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #939 (125 pts) | #954 (140 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #729 (195 pts) | #800 (185 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #701 (235 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #550 (322 pts) | #522 (382 pts) | #620 (342 pts) | #535 (362 pts) | #565 (322 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #781 (195 pts) | #868 (180 pts) | #876 (190 pts) | #854 (180 pts) | #519 (420 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #824 (155 pts) | #805 (180 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #571 (320 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #450 (725 pts) | #491 (695 pts) | #559 (620 pts) | #551 (625 pts) | #547 (615 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #430 (825 pts) | #360 (960 pts) | #749 (480 pts) | #558 (670 pts) | #701 (515 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #152 (1,718 pts) | #74 (1,998 pts) | #169 (1,528 pts) | #118 (1,736 pts) | #201 (1,443 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #164 (1,656 pts) | #172 (1,517 pts) | #70 (1,937 pts) | #225 (1,362 pts) | #160 (1,632 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #161 (1,689 pts) | #99 (1,775 pts) | #182 (1,497 pts) | #194 (1,414 pts) | #184 (1,569 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #28 (2,564 pts) | #29 (2,377 pts) | #5 (2,615 pts) | #145 (1,602 pts) | #19 (2,525 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #31 (2,514 pts) | #6 (2,596 pts) | #20 (2,373 pts) | #10 (2,561 pts) | #57 (2,122 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BURNT FINGER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 106
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 76%
- Peak
- 1816
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BURNT FINGER BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNT FINGER BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 112
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1841
They've been 1841 at their best, 71 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 103
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1769
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BURNT FINGER BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 103 contests to 144, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 61
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 66%
- Peak
- 1798
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BURNT FINGER BBQ)
Their rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 61 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 150
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1788
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BURNT FINGER BBQ)
They turned up 6 years after BURNT FINGER BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 114
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1797
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to BURNT FINGER BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before BURNT FINGER BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 61 | 28 | 33 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 59 | 21 | 38 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 54 | 18 | 36 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 46 | 34 | 12 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 43 | 32 | 11 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 43 | 29 | 14 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 41 | 15 | 26 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 41 | 9 | 32 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 40 | 18 | 22 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 40 | 17 | 23 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 35 | 28 | 7 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 35 | 25 | 10 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 35 | 11 | 24 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 34 | 17 | 17 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 32 | 14 | 18 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 137 | 70 | 14 | 25 | 180 🔥 | 146.2400 | 171.11 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 137 | 55 | 7 | 22 | 178.8572 | 151.9888 | 168.93 | top 33% |
| Pork | 137 | 51 | 5 | 16 | 179.4400 | 155.9200 | 169.17 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 137 | 51 | 7 | 24 | 180 🔥 | 147.3828 | 168.41 | top 33% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 49 | 4 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 88 | 2 | top 22% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
28 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
11.1
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
78 of 144 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited
102
20 of them more than once
First title
Apr 26, 2013
Smokin 'n' the Ville
Opponents faced
4,079
finished ahead 10,083 times, behind 3,127
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Wings 4 Water 10 (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1813) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20172 milestones
- 5th Grand Championship Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
- 100th tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
20161 milestone
- 25th category win Holy Smoke BBQ Competition
20152 milestones
- First multi-meat day Cookin on the Kaw
- 5th perfect 180 Cookin on the Kaw
20142 milestones
- Biggest field won (53 teams) Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway
- 50th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
201313 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7140 Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall top-10 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall podium The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First category win (Pork) Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- First Grand Championship Smokin 'n' the Ville
- 10th tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
- Career-best overall score837.1084 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 25th tracked contest Anchor City Cook Off
- 10th category win Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| +14.1 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 12, 2013 |
| +14 | Smokin 'n' the Ville | Apr 26, 2013 |
| +13.4 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2013 |
| +12.3 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | May 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -16.1 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 19, 2022 |
| -13.9 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Jul 28, 2023 |
| -13.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -11.9 | Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 7, 2016 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33% | top 11% | 98.1% | 96.6% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 98.7% | 95.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25% | top 18% | 96.8% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | top 43% | 96.4% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40% | top 47% | 95.5% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 26% | 95.3% | 94.6% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 11% | 95.5% | 94.6% |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50% | top 33% | 96.8% | 93.8% |
| 2017 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 78% | top 26% | 97.1% | 94.4% |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 89% | top 27% | 96.7% | 94.2% |
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 65% | top 31% | 98.7% | 93.8% |
| 2014 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 92% | top 15% | 97.2% | 94.2% |
| 2013 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 89% | top 16% | 97% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Wings 4 Water 10 (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Lee's Summit, MO | 3 / 37 (176.5600) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO | 3 / 43 (698.2172) | 3 (177.7028) | 32 (168.5372) | 5 (177.7144) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 26 / 157 (681.0972) | 18 (174.2972) | 43 (170.8344) | 61 (168.5484) | 49 (167.4172) |
| 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 | 248 / 401 (670.7656) | 288 (165.7028) | 258 (166.8228) | 242 (167.4172) | 137 (170.8228) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Lee's Summit, MO | 2 / 41 (177.7144) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 32 / 159 (679.9312) | 24 (174.2628) | 21 (174.8572) | 104 (161.1428) | 46 (169.6684) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 182 / 444 (679.3828) | 96 (174.8688) | 160 (171.4172) | 270 (166.2856) | 236 (166.8112) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Lee's Summit, MO | 3 / 37 (174.2972) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 10 / 172 (687.9424) | 12 (176.5600) | 68 (165.6912) | 37 (170.8456) | 6 (174.8456) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 26 / 35 (682.7544) | 29 (167.3944) | 20 (170.8344) | 20 (172.5484) | 16 (171.9772) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 69 / 487 (689.6684) | 102 (174.2628) | 202 (170.2856) | 156 (171.4172) | 64 (173.7028) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 11 / 27 (694.2172) | 6 (177.7144) | 20 (169.6916) | 9 (173.7028) | 13 (173.1084) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 19 / 25 (679.8972) | 16 (171.4172) | 15 (170.2744) | 14 (171.9656) | 17 (166.2400) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 46 / 167 (667.3256) | 65 (166.2400) | 16 (173.7144) | 66 (167.9884) | 100 (159.3828) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO | 11 / 44 (683.3260) | 15 (171.9772) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (175.4172) | 38 (160.5144) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 20 / 35 (687.8972) | 9 (176.5600) | 34 (166.2516) | 10 (174.2628) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 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 | 194 / 505 (674.8224) | 229 (168.5256) | 108 (172.6056) | 173 (170.2628) | 285 (163.4284) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 43 / 54 (658.1372) | 43 (162.7884) | 44 (158.8116) | 39 (166.2744) | 22 (170.2628) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 22 / 164 (677.6340) | 73 (164.5140) | 23 (170.8572) | 86 (165.1200) | 1 (177.1428) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 21 / 34 (686.1596) | 6 (177.7028) | 24 (169.6684) | 16 (173.7028) | 30 (165.0856) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 24 / 467 (508.5028) | 247 (165.6684) | 106 (171.4056) | 50 (173.1772) | 27 (175.4172) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 18 / 145 (678.2172) | 13 (171.9772) | 79 (161.1316) | 40 (167.4056) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 21 / 468 (509.7140) | 319 (161.1084) | 323 (161.1428) | 126 (170.2628) | 22 (176.5600) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 4 / 30 (686.2516) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (169.6916) | 26 (164.5372) | 4 (175.4628) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 17 / 183 (671.9312) | 51 (166.2628) | 96 (159.4056) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (172) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO | 3 / 40 (687.3488) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (175.4172) | 14 (163.9544) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO | 12 / 54 (679.3372) | 34 (163.3828) | 14 (169.1316) | 2 (179.4400) | 20 (167.3828) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 60 / 102 (664.5028) | 73 (163.4172) | 12 (175.4400) | 75 (161.6800) | 66 (163.9656) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 155 / 467 (672.4224) | 252 (165.6684) | 229 (166.2400) | 76 (172.5484) | 165 (167.9656) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 114 / 164 (675.3252) | 112 (169.1084) | 114 (166.2856) | 106 (169.1084) | 84 (170.8228) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 18 / 35 (662.1028) | 15 (168.5372) | 27 (161.6572) | 20 (164.5256) | 14 (167.3828) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 9 / 66 (675.8856) | 24 (165.6800) | 30 (162.8344) | 11 (170.8112) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 4 / 185 (681.6340) | 4 (174.8800) | 18 (170.2628) | 27 (170.2512) | 36 (166.2400) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 1 / 43 (697.1200) | 1 (180) | 9 (170.8916) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (168.5256) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 14 / 39 (675.8744) | 3 (177.7028) | 25 (163.3944) | 9 (170.8344) | 18 (163.9428) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | 2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 7 / 25 (694.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (165.1200) | 4 (178.2972) | 10 (173.7028) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 19 / 38 (662.7084) | 8 (171.9656) | 26 (158.8116) | 5 (175.4056) | 27 (156.5256) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO | 11 / 28 (677.0512) | 19 (167.3828) | 10 (169.7028) | 10 (170.2856) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 9 / 407 (696.6060) | 22 (176.5600) | 25 (174.8800) | 57 (173.7372) | 74 (171.4288) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 59 / 129 (683.3372) | 96 (167.3712) | 58 (171.4172) | 75 (169.6916) | 26 (174.8572) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 11 / 65 (681.6228) | 10 (174.2628) | 20 (167.9772) | 26 (169.1200) | 17 (170.2628) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 13 / 40 (680.4916) | 18 (170.2628) | 20 (166.2516) | 6 (174.2744) | 15 (169.7028) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 20 / 54 (678.7656) | 1 (180) | 8 (174.2628) | 38 (162.8228) | 37 (161.6800) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 15 / 58 (677.0400) | 50 (161.6456) | 33 (166.8688) | 1 (177.7028) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 9 / 27 (671.8856) | 17 (166.2972) | 4 (171.9888) | 16 (167.3712) | 11 (166.2284) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 17 / 184 (662.8228) | 2 (178.2972) | 51 (164.5600) | 49 (165.7028) | 109 (154.2628) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 20 / 42 (662.1028) | 13 (171.4172) | 31 (158.2288) | 24 (163.9428) | 12 (168.5140) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 21 / 65 (663.8512) | 26 (166.8228) | 33 (162.2400) | 27 (167.9656) | 18 (166.8228) |
| May 5, 2017 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 1 / 30 (695.3484) | 1 (180) | 6 (174.2628) | 10 (170.2628) | 7 (170.8228) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smokin in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 6 / 26 (682.2056) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (166.2744) | 8 (173.1084) | 1 (172) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 9 / 55 (682.7428) | 7 (175.4056) | 3 (174.2744) | 10 (171.9656) | 23 (161.0972) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 2 / 54 (698.8684) | 4 (179.4400) | 4 (174.8800) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (170.8456) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS | 5 / 27 (683.3256) | 10 (169.6684) | 9 (170.8572) | 3 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 35 / 557 (686.2628) | 49 (173.7372) | 72 (172.5600) | 150 (169.1200) | 95 (170.8456) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 111 / 180 (672.4684) | 9 (177.7144) | 120 (165.7256) | 32 (173.1200) | 172 (155.9084) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 6 / 15 (676.4684) | 8 (166.8228) | 8 (165.0856) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (165.7028) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 38 / 56 (653.0516) | 20 (170.2972) | 30 (165.1316) | 48 (158.2744) | 39 (159.3484) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 28 / 64 (672.4456) | 10 (174.2628) | 15 (171.4172) | 37 (166.8228) | 46 (159.9428) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 11 / 76 (681.6572) | 20 (169.6916) | 23 (170.2744) | 8 (173.7256) | 24 (167.9656) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 7 / 56 (690.8116) | 6 (176.5600) | 19 (171.4288) | 3 (177.7028) | 23 (165.1200) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Holy Smoke BBQ Competition Liberty, MO | 2 / 16 (696.5028) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (171.9656) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 13 / 50 (680.4912) | 31 (163.9428) | 3 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5600) | 12 (171.4284) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 6 / 54 (688.5140) | 10 (174.2856) | 21 (168) | 22 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO | 6 / 40 (686.1828) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5716) | 14 (169.6800) | 17 (165.6684) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS | 8 / 38 (679.9772) | 20 (168.5600) | 6 (172.5600) | 18 (166.8572) | 9 (172) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 11 / 31 (673.0512) | 9 (170.2628) | 12 (166.8572) | 19 (165.6684) | 12 (170.2628) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 5 / 67 (683.3600) | 22 (168.5372) | 1 (177.7028) | 37 (163.4172) | 5 (173.7028) |
| May 20, 2016 | Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN | 12 / 35 (674.7312) | 8 (173.7028) | 7 (170.2628) | 26 (162.7884) | 15 (167.9772) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 15 / 30 (662.7196) | 4 (176.5600) | 14 (167.4056) | 26 (157.0856) | 20 (161.6684) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 9 / 53 (679.2912) | 41 (161.0856) | 5 (174.2628) | 23 (167.3828) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 11 / 72 (675.3372) | 14 (173.1200) | 38 (162.2400) | 24 (169.6684) | 9 (170.3088) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 1 / 36 (710.2860) | 1 (180) | 3 (177.1544) | 9 (173.1316) | 1 (180) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 251 / 606 (658.1828) | 572 (146.2400) | 133 (169.7028) | 53 (173.7028) | 160 (168.5372) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 127 / 187 (668.4572) | 39 (174.2628) | 181 (154.2516) | 105 (167.9656) | 57 (171.9772) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO | 11 / 28 (673.6116) | 14 (167.3944) | 17 (163.9656) | 9 (171.9772) | 7 (170.2744) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 10 / 67 (678.1828) | 36 (163.9656) | 29 (166.8228) | 14 (170.8344) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 10 / 33 (670.7884) | 19 (165.1084) | 10 (167.9772) | 11 (170.8456) | 13 (166.8572) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS | 15 / 31 (661.0628) | 4 (173.1428) | 11 (167.9772) | 21 (161.6800) | 23 (158.2628) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 9 / 29 (666.7772) | 8 (170.8228) | 3 (174.8572) | 17 (163.9772) | 19 (157.1200) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 4 / 78 (683.9428) | 14 (170.2972) | 15 (168.5372) | 1 (177.7028) | 17 (167.4056) |
| May 29, 2015 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 3 / 43 (687.4400) | 6 (169.7028) | 7 (170.8344) | 8 (169.1656) | 3 (177.7372) |
| May 23, 2015 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 23 / 62 (671.9888) | 22 (169.7256) | 36 (163.9888) | 15 (170.8572) | 24 (167.4172) |
| May 8, 2015 | Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS | 14 / 32 (676.4340) | 4 (173.7028) | 17 (167.3828) | 10 (170.8228) | 19 (164.5256) |
| May 1, 2015 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO | 7 / 32 (674.7544) | 3 (172.5600) | 4 (174.2972) | 14 (165.0972) | 19 (162.8000) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 8 / 63 (680.4452) | 4 (175.4056) | 18 (169.6684) | 29 (163.9540) | 8 (171.4172) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO | 25 / 52 (659.8400) | 28 (165.0972) | 26 (165.6800) | 21 (167.3828) | 24 (161.6800) |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 29 / 82 (684.4456) | 41 (173.1200) | 17 (173.1200) | 33 (170.8228) | 55 (167.3828) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK | 40 / 87 (673.0056) | 52 (169.1316) | 26 (171.9656) | 50 (166.2284) | 45 (165.6800) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO | 1 / 25 (682.2284) | 1 (175.4172) | 10 (165.0972) | 7 (169.1656) | 2 (172.5484) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 5 / 46 (683.9312) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (174.8456) | 5 (174.2856) | 36 (157.0972) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 196 / 552 (663.3484) | 110 (171.4056) | 117 (170.2628) | 427 (156.5484) | 205 (165.1316) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 38 / 50 (678.8004) | 14 (176.0116) | 50 (157.6916) | 14 (174.2628) | 30 (170.8344) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 3 / 29 (687.9200) | 13 (173.1084) | 2 (176.0116) | 15 (169.1200) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO | 5 / 30 (679.8736) | 14 (170.2512) | 18 (163.9656) | 11 (170.2512) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO | 6 / 43 (679.4172) | 12 (167.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 11 (169.7028) | 13 (164) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 19 / 69 (652.4912) | 11 (171.4400) | 7 (171.4400) | 32 (162.2284) | 57 (147.3828) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 5 / 51 (683.9312) | 7 (172.5484) | 2 (175.4172) | 11 (170.8228) | 19 (165.1428) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS | 1 / 53 (699.9884) | 7 (175.4056) | 5 (172) | 4 (176) | 3 (176.5828) |
| Jul 24, 2014 | ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 3 / 25 (675.3484) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (166.8344) | 16 (159.4056) | 3 (171.4056) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 3 / 33 (686.2748) | 6 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 13 (168.5716) | 3 (170.8688) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 6 / 36 (673.0168) | 3 (176) | 13 (163.9312) | 9 (168.5372) | 16 (164.5484) |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 2 / 31 (682.8232) | 10 (170.8228) | 1 (173.7260) | 6 (170.8572) | 4 (167.4172) |
| Jun 26, 2014 | 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | 6 / 35 (679.3368) | 12 (169.1084) | 11 (167.9656) | 8 (168.5484) | 4 (173.7144) |
| Jun 21, 2014 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 4 / 41 (674.7768) | 5 (171.4056) | 15 (166.2400) | 13 (163.9656) | 3 (173.1656) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 2 / 41 (688.5144) | 1 (180) | 11 (168.5716) | 10 (169.6800) | 3 (170.2628) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 4 / 79 (682.7544) | 7 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 54 (155.9200) | 3 (176.0116) |
| May 16, 2014 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS | 3 / 27 (685.0856) | 9 (170.8456) | 4 (170.8344) | 13 (165.1084) | 1 (178.2972) |
| May 9, 2014 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 2 / 57 (687.9428) | 4 (174.2972) | 1 (176.5600) | 16 (165.6800) | 4 (171.4056) |
| May 2, 2014 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO | 2 / 28 (681.0284) | 1 (180) | 8 (163.3828) | 12 (166.2400) | 2 (171.4056) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 8 / 27 (660.4452) | 18 (159.9312) | 1 (174.2856) | 12 (163.4056) | 11 (162.8228) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 13 / 54 (663.3140) | 10 (168.5256) | 22 (164) | 30 (162.8112) | 11 (167.9772) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO | 3 / 61 (667.9428) | 11 (166.8228) | 30 (159.4400) | 14 (166.2628) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR | 3 / 25 (691.9316) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (176) | 10 (171.9772) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 5 / 33 (675.3488) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (162.8344) | 18 (162.8228) | 5 (170.8344) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 3 / 22 (681.0744) | 1 (174.8572) | 2 (173.1544) | 2 (173.1200) | 12 (159.9428) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 6 / 29 (669.6344) | 6 (169.6800) | 6 (169.1544) | 8 (169.1200) | 17 (161.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 11 / 535 (681.6916) | 1 (180) | 404 (151.9888) | 7 (176.5600) | 21 (173.1428) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 28 / 174 (675.8624) | 48 (170.2628) | 96 (163.9656) | 30 (171.9656) | 49 (169.6684) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Appleton City, MO | 4 / 18 (638.7768) | 2 (161.7028) | 7 (157.1200) | 3 (160.5484) | 6 (159.4056) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 5 / 53 (674.7312) | 14 (168) | 2 (175.4288) | 17 (166.2168) | 11 (165.0856) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 7 / 72 (684.4800) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (173.7028) | 7 (174.8572) | 41 (157.0628) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 5 / 31 (666.1600) | 18 (154.8000) | 6 (167.4172) | 2 (174.2628) | 1 (169.6800) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 3 / 66 (684.5148) | 5 (171.9772) | 5 (171.9888) | 1 (176.5600) | 21 (163.9888) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 7 / 51 (675.9084) | 13 (167.9656) | 4 (172.5600) | 35 (159.9656) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS | 4 / 47 (837.1084) | 1 (172.0344) | 8 (170.2972) | 26 (158.2512) | 12 (169.7028) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 24 / 28 (645.0512) | 6 (169.7028) | 25 (155.4172) | 24 (155.9656) | 13 (163.9656) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 4 / 42 (682.8344) | 11 (170.2856) | 8 (173.1316) | 2 (174.2744) | 23 (165.1428) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO | 2 / 40 (683.4280) | 7 (173.1428) | 13 (167.9996) | 9 (171.4286) | 7 (170.8570) |
| Jun 20, 2013 | Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO | 2 / 50 (691.4282) | 5 (173.7142) | 12 (170.2856) | 10 (171.9998) | 2 (175.4286) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 8 / 81 (670.8568) | 8 (170.2854) | 2 (173.1430) | 12 (168.5714) | 34 (158.8570) |
| May 31, 2013 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS | 5 / 37 (670.2858) | 8 (167.4286) | 26 (157.7144) | 3 (174.8572) | 10 (170.2856) |
| May 17, 2013 | Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO | 10 / 41 (670.2858) | 23 (166.2856) | 17 (165.1430) | 11 (169.7144) | 11 (169.1428) |
| May 10, 2013 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 Manhattan, KS | 6 / 25 (672.0002) | 8 (166.2858) | 3 (171.4286) | 7 (169.1428) | 7 (165.1430) |
| May 3, 2013 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO | 2 / 31 (680) | 10 (166.2856) | 9 (165.7142) | 1 (172.5716) | 4 (175.4286) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 1 / 26 (695.4286) | 2 (175.4286) | 2 (174.8572) | 7 (169.7142) | 2 (175.4286) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 2 / 68 (698.2856) | 3 (174.8570) | 9 (172) | 1 (179.4286) | 7 (172) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 3 / 48 (676.5714) | 12 (168.5714) | 11 (169.1428) | 8 (168) | 8 (170.8572) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 20 / 40 (646.2848) | 17 (163.9998) | 12 (167.4284) | 31 (158.2854) | 28 (156.5712) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 7 / 79 (667.9996) | 39 (160.5714) | 5 (170.8570) | 2 (174.2856) | 21 (162.2856) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 19 / 46 (661.7140) | 9 (170.2858) | 22 (163.4284) | 26 (164) | 29 (163.9998) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.