The heartbreaker
0.0344
points from the title
Came within 0.0344 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Falls (Apr 7, 2023).
COOL HAND QUE
COOL HAND QUE is a competition barbecue team with 83 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #727 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “COOL HAND-QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1637
peak 1672 · rated over 77 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
83
in the data
First seen
Mar 1, 2019
latest May 29, 2026 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
5 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
12
42 podiums
Overall top-10s
34
41% of 83 contests
Best top-10 run
9
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
687.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 681.84 (+6.07)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.81 · weakest Pork (168.80)
Road miles
11,769
across 83 mapped stops · furthest 303 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$799K
listed at 66 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 76 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.84 / 720
73 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
337.97 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
504.39 / 540
6 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 2 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | #205 (902 pts) | #248 (852 pts) | #279 (817 pts) | #278 (732 pts) | #180 (962 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #180 (1,185 pts) | #182 (1,222 pts) | #197 (1,180 pts) | #141 (1,335 pts) | #166 (1,207 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #131 (1,312 pts) | #149 (1,238 pts) | #308 (819 pts) | #72 (1,582 pts) | #122 (1,324 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #154 (1,196 pts) | #158 (1,171 pts) | #293 (841 pts) | #127 (1,326 pts) | #208 (991 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #109 (1,467 pts) | #158 (1,247 pts) | #190 (1,137 pts) | #150 (1,244 pts) | #65 (1,717 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #99 (1,476 pts) | #104 (1,388 pts) | #131 (1,284 pts) | #112 (1,358 pts) | #122 (1,313 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #37 (267 pts) | #53 (217 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #326 (350 pts) | #252 (485 pts) | #273 (460 pts) | #338 (360 pts) | #297 (410 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #8 (267 pts) | #10 (217 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1367 (147 pts) | #2578 (52 pts) | #1725 (112 pts) | #1018 (277 pts) | #1381 (157 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to COOL HAND QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
#724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1640
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to COOL HAND QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COOL HAND QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1640
2–5 in 7 shared contests (29% to COOL HAND QUE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 84 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1636
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to COOL HAND QUE)
Fewer contests behind them than COOL HAND QUE has cooked, 48 to 83, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 39
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1650
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to COOL HAND QUE)
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 39 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 75
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1674
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before COOL HAND QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 61
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1638
Level with COOL HAND QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 66 | 30 | 35 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 60 | 29 | 31 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 60 | 23 | 36 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 56 | 22 | 34 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 49 | 16 | 33 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 47 | 26 | 21 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 43 | 14 | 29 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 40 | 32 | 8 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 40 | 12 | 28 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 40 | 10 | 30 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 39 | 30 | 8 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 39 | 18 | 21 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 39 | 15 | 24 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOOCHOO BBQ | 37 | 22 | 15 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| CLAUDE'S Q | 35 | 30 | 5 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 81 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 163.9428 | 171.81 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 82 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 156.5144 | 169.31 | top 46% |
| Pork | 80 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 180 🔥 | 20 | 168.80 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 74 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 161.7028 | 171.19 | top 40% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 42 | 2 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 37 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 7 | 11 | 0 | top 44% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 6 | 5 | 0 | top 35% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| BBQ, Boogie & Blues | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 34% | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 21% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 51% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Honeybee BBQ Competition | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 39% | May 29, 2026 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 55% | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 27% | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 60% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 60% | May 25, 2025 |
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 27% | May 9, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
14 contests
Contests a season
10.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
51 of 83 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
49
12 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
82 entries · 0 wins · 19 calls
First title
Aug 9, 2019
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Opponents faced
1,331
finished ahead 2,907 times, behind 2,160
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score705.6916 Smoke on the Falls
- Most recent contest Honeybee BBQ Competition
20242 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 10th category win Smoke on the Falls
20231 milestone
- Peak power rating (1672) Honeybee BBQ Competition
20212 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- 25th tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1
20201 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
201910 milestones
- First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score510.2056 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First Grand Championship Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- First state championship Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Biggest field won (35 teams) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.3 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 9, 2019 |
| +17 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| +15.3 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 26, 2019 |
| +15.3 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | Nov 15, 2019 |
| +15.1 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | Oct 14, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | The June Contest | Jun 19, 2020 |
| -14.7 | BBQ & Boogie | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -14.6 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 17, 2023 |
| -13.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2024 |
| -12.3 | Practice for Cash | Sep 4, 2020 |
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 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71% | top 46% | 98% | 95.4% |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43% | top 44% | 97.4% | 95.4% |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 69% | top 33% | 97.5% | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 67% | top 34% | 97.3% | 94.9% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 82% | top 32% | 97.2% | 95.5% |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 77% | top 36% | 96.2% | 94.8% |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | top 79% | 94.4% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 100% | top 13% | 95.9% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 10 / 19 (687.8740) | 8 (174.2628) | 14 (168.5372) | 15 (170.8112) | 7 (174.2628) |
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 12 / 42 (693.0744) | 19 (172.5600) | 4 (175.4172) | 26 (169.6800) | 9 (175.4172) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 2 / 36 (705.6916) | 4 (178.2972) | 22 (169.6916) | 2 (180) | 10 (177.7028) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 97 / 125 (669.5656) | 107 (163.9428) | 60 (170.2744) | 109 (163.9428) | 53 (171.4056) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 24 / 44 (683.3372) | 25 (170.8228) | 7 (176.0116) | 26 (169.1084) | 32 (167.3944) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 26 / 33 (674.1024) | 12 (173.1084) | 27 (163.9428) | 32 (165.0856) | 17 (171.9656) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 8 / 38 (696.5028) | 21 (174.2628) | 20 (171.9772) | 21 (171.9656) | 3 (178.2972) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 27 / 56 (687.8972) | 19 (174.2628) | 24 (174.2744) | 48 (166.2400) | 21 (173.1200) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 8 / 32 (694.7540) | 10 (173.1084) | 20 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 20 / 36 (675.2568) | 21 (169.6684) | 15 (169.6800) | 22 (168.5256) | 21 (167.3828) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 13 / 27 (687.8856) | 21 (167.3828) | 12 (171.9772) | 11 (174.2628) | 11 (174.2628) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 19 / 42 (687.9200) | 4 (177.7144) | 13 (173.7028) | 32 (169.6800) | 31 (166.8228) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 49 / 70 (685.6116) | 48 (170.8344) | 40 (171.9772) | 38 (171.9772) | 42 (170.8228) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 53 / 106 (686.1712) | 52 (172.5484) | 53 (171.9772) | 21 (175.4172) | 82 (166.2284) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 10 / 42 (687.3488) | 2 (178.8572) | 33 (163.3944) | 11 (171.9772) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 25 / 32 (667.8400) | 19 (170.8228) | 27 (165.0972) | 25 (165.0856) | 19 (166.8344) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 5 / 31 (701.0972) | 12 (174.2628) | 9 (175.4172) | 2 (179.4400) | 14 (171.9772) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 63 / 100 (676.4572) | 60 (170.8228) | 72 (167.9656) | 59 (169.1316) | 56 (168.5372) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 45 (694.2056) | 14 (174.8572) | 5 (177.7028) | 14 (174.2628) | 32 (167.3828) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 7 / 38 (693.6456) | 20 (171.9656) | 11 (173.7144) | 15 (170.2628) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 22 / 58 (686.2060) | 50 (164.5372) | 6 (176.5716) | 2 (178.8572) | 43 (166.2400) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 21 / 33 (678.7084) | 16 (170.8344) | 28 (161.6456) | 5 (177.7028) | 27 (168.5256) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 11 / 26 (689.6344) | 13 (169.1200) | 14 (169.6916) | 4 (177.7028) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 4 / 76 (701.6572) | 1 (180) | 23 (173.1200) | 19 (174.2628) | 20 (174.2744) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 3 / 33 (700.5260) | 11 (174.2744) | 11 (171.9772) | 3 (177.7144) | 3 (176.5600) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 20 / 81 (699.9656) | 40 (174.2628) | 41 (172.5828) | 25 (175.4056) | 11 (177.7144) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 27 / 118 (691.3600) | 30 (175.4172) | 104 (163.9544) | 4 (178.8800) | 45 (173.1084) |
| May 10, 2024 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 6 / 42 (694.7772) | 19 (170.8228) | 20 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (174.2744) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 13 / 34 (681.6232) | 28 (163.9428) | 12 (170.8460) | 13 (171.9772) | 3 (174.8572) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 6 / 31 (691.9200) | 1 (179.4400) | 23 (167.3944) | 9 (173.1200) | 11 (171.9656) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 44 / 93 (682.1828) | 39 (171.9772) | 43 (169.1200) | 29 (173.7028) | 59 (167.3828) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 50 (163.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 42 / 59 (667.2912) | 38 (169.1200) | 47 (161.6800) | 40 (165.0856) | 24 (171.4056) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 48 / 60 (666.7428) | 32 (170.8112) | 55 (160.5488) | 55 (161.1200) | 13 (174.2628) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 6 / 29 (691.9200) | 5 (175.4172) | 15 (168.5256) | 1 (176.5600) | 13 (171.4172) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 21 / 33 (671.2800) | 27 (165.0972) | 23 (165.6684) | 3 (175.4172) | 23 (165.0972) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 43 / 76 (670.1256) | 45 (166.2400) | 62 (159.9428) | 16 (174.2628) | 28 (169.6800) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 9 / 27 (682.7312) | 2 (177.7028) | 20 (162.8000) | 11 (170.2628) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 2 / 32 (700.5256) | 3 (177.7028) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7372) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 2 / 39 (690.7656) | 3 (175.4172) | 11 (170.8228) | 13 (169.1200) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 14 / 80 (687.3372) | 42 (170.8228) | 13 (172.5716) | 50 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 65 (687.8972) | 18 (171.9772) | 11 (175.4172) | 12 (174.2744) | 39 (166.2284) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 3 / 51 (699.9428) | 9 (177.7144) | 25 (170.8228) | 18 (171.4056) | 1 (180) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 5 / 30 (697.6572) | 5 (176.5600) | 9 (171.9772) | 11 (173.1200) | 5 (176) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 14 / 30 (688.4800) | 2 (176.5600) | 19 (166.2400) | 20 (167.9772) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 13 / 30 (685.6344) | 12 (173.1200) | 23 (165.6916) | 9 (173.7028) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 4 / 49 (699.9428) | 22 (172.5484) | 8 (176.5716) | 9 (175.4056) | 10 (175.4172) |
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 19 / 92 (687.3484) | 25 (170.8572) | 23 (173.7028) | 21 (171.9656) | 31 (170.8228) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 8 / 25 (687.3256) | 8 (173.1084) | 13 (167.3944) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (171.4056) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 24 / 37 (670.1944) | 30 (166.8344) | 15 (170.2744) | 15 (170.8456) | 29 (162.2400) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 18 / 34 (672.4800) | 23 (164.5600) | 23 (166.2400) | 18 (168.5600) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 6 / 63 (693.0740) | 40 (167.9656) | 8 (174.2628) | 13 (174.2628) | 5 (176.5828) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 41 / 73 (677.6000) | 36 (169.6800) | 42 (168.5256) | 10 (175.4172) | 46 (163.9772) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 13 / 28 (680.4568) | 9 (172.5600) | 5 (174.2744) | 26 (158.7768) | 5 (174.8456) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 12 / 26 (679.8512) | 15 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (165.0856) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 15 / 27 (678.1828) | 19 (167.9772) | 14 (172) | 6 (173.1084) | 16 (165.0972) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA | 30 / 43 (678.7200) | 23 (171.9772) | 37 (167.3828) | 24 (169.6800) | 28 (169.6800) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 🏅 Augusta, GA | 14 / 37 (686.7888) | 28 (168.5372) | 13 (173.1316) | 2 (178.8800) | 24 (166.2400) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 3 / 26 (690.2172) | 1 (180) | 14 (166.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (165.6916) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 3 / 39 (687.9200) | 12 (172.5600) | 5 (174.2744) | 11 (170.8228) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 6 / 81 (692.4800) | 34 (169.6800) | 12 (174.2628) | 22 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7144) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 19 / 32 (672.9940) | 18 (166.8228) | 18 (167.3944) | 17 (170.2512) | 16 (168.5256) |
| May 14, 2021 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 13 / 42 (682.1712) | 15 (171.4056) | 7 (174.2744) | 23 (165.6684) | 13 (170.8228) |
| May 7, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin 🏅 Franklin, NC | 9 / 17 (680.4800) | 10 (170.2628) | 14 (165.0856) | 6 (171.4288) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 8 / 38 (678.1824) | 17 (170.8228) | 12 (169.6912) | 19 (165.1084) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 81 (683.3372) | 12 (174.2628) | 12 (173.1316) | 35 (167.9656) | 41 (167.9772) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 24 / 40 (679.9200) | 2 (179.4400) | 15 (173.1200) | 39 (157.6684) | 27 (169.6916) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 27 / 37 (674.6968) | 8 (175.4056) | 7 (172.5484) | 32 (162.7884) | 30 (163.9544) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 52 / 54 (653.5312) | 40 (171.4172) | 53 (158.8228) | 53 (159.3484) | 45 (163.9428) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 46 / 46 (514.7312) | 37 (164.5256) | 33 (163.3828) | 46 (20) | 26 (166.8228) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 34 / 55 (670.1140) | 31 (169.6800) | 24 (169.6684) | 50 (159.3484) | 16 (171.4172) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | The June Contest Cumming, GA | 25 / 25 (648.3776) | 17 (169.6800) | 25 (156.5144) | 25 (155.9432) | 22 (166.2400) |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 37 / 61 (670.2400) | 32 (167.3944) | 38 (166.8800) | 23 (169.6684) | 35 (166.2972) |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA | 1 / 35 (507.9548) | 1 (170.8460) | 3 (169.7144) | 2 (167.3944) | — |
| Oct 11, 2019 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 8 / 27 (679.8972) | 25 (165.0856) | 13 (169.6800) | 1 (174.2744) | 7 (170.8572) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 9 / 32 (492.9944) | 2 (170.8344) | 10 (161.6456) | 11 (160.5144) | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC | 1 / 29 (517.6688) | 4 (170.8344) | 3 (172.5600) | 1 (174.2744) | — |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA | 6 / 45 (493.0288) | 7 (168.5372) | 13 (158.8000) | 6 (165.6916) | — |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA | 2 / 25 (504.4688) | 2 (169.6800) | 2 (170.8344) | 3 (163.9544) | — |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA | 6 / 31 (339.9544) | 5 (171.4172) | 7 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 2 / 33 (335.9772) | 2 (171.4284) | 10 (164.5488) | 1 (170.8228) | 2 (161.7028) |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 3 / 62 (510.2056) | 1 (175.4056) | 12 (165.1316) | 3 (169.6684) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.