The heartbreaker
1.0512
points from the title
Came within 1.0512 points of the Grand Championship at Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) (Mar 14, 2014).
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE is a competition barbecue team with 75 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 33 at the Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #1182 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1588
peak 1664 · rated over 69 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
75
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Sep 5, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
4 reserve
Category wins
9
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
28% of 75 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 665.65 (+16.68)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.90 · weakest Chicken (165.92)
Road miles
23,099
across 75 mapped stops · furthest 2,387 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$177K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 21 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.65 / 720
70 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #664 (225 pts) | #445 (519 pts) | #848 (180 pts) | #663 (250 pts) | #585 (290 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #663 (235 pts) | #655 (275 pts) | #569 (385 pts) | #717 (225 pts) | #747 (210 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #530 (340 pts) | #424 (528 pts) | #485 (498 pts) | #586 (315 pts) | #643 (270 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #620 (297 pts) | #562 (382 pts) | #572 (407 pts) | #682 (277 pts) | #619 (317 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #552 (305 pts) | #600 (285 pts) | #553 (355 pts) | #552 (325 pts) | #516 (370 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #477 (751 pts) | #498 (731 pts) | #528 (716 pts) | #470 (791 pts) | #508 (726 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1338 (190 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1414 (205 pts) | #1442 (190 pts) | #1424 (195 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #591 (665 pts) | #825 (465 pts) | #658 (620 pts) | #701 (570 pts) | #502 (820 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #584 (630 pts) | #681 (560 pts) | #734 (520 pts) | #507 (765 pts) | #479 (785 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #138 (1,823 pts) | #255 (1,250 pts) | #79 (1,929 pts) | #108 (1,770 pts) | #185 (1,548 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #206 (1,380 pts) | #255 (1,110 pts) | #221 (1,245 pts) | #277 (1,040 pts) | #197 (1,340 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HAMBONES BY THE FIRE, each with one reason worth a look.
41 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1636
5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to HAMBONES BY THE FIRE)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — HAMBONES BY THE FIRE ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1679
They've been 1679 at their best, 91 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#1,180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1588
Careers of much the same size, 54 contests to 75, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1645
46 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1592
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before HAMBONES BY THE FIRE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1600
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 25 | 10 | 15 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 25 | 1 | 24 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| Serial Griller | 24 | 9 | 15 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 24 | 2 | 22 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 21 | 1 | 20 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 73 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 151.3484 | 165.92 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 72 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 178.8800 | 143.9888 | 166.66 | top 42% |
| Pork | 70 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 145.1428 | 166.90 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 70 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 178.3200 | 142.8800 | 166.44 | 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) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 47 | 0 | top 36% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 43% | Mar 22, 2025 |
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 7% | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 31% | Mar 11, 2016 |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 46% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 68% | Mar 26, 2022 |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 43% | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 79% | Nov 19, 2016 |
| Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 41% | Sep 18, 2015 |
| VA BBQ Championships | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 26% | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 26% | Jul 31, 2015 |
| Hog Happnin' | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 34% | Oct 31, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
15 contests
Contests a season
6.3
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
20 of 75 contests · 15 states in all
Contests visited
54
11 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
73 entries · 2 wins · 11 calls
Opponents faced
1,529
finished ahead 2,223 times, behind 1,445
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jul 12, 2019 → Sep 4, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Grizzly BBQ Brawl
20181 milestone
- 50th tracked contest PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score698.7884 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1664) Beak Week BBQ Challenge
20144 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
- First Reserve Championship Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- 25th tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First call Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First overall top-10 Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.9996 Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First overall podium Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) | Mar 14, 2014 |
| +14.4 | Hammond Blues and BBQ | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +14.2 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +12.6 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +12.4 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | May 17, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) | Nov 19, 2016 |
| -12.2 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | May 4, 2024 |
| -10.5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 25, 2022 |
| -10.3 | BBQ in The Valley | May 4, 2018 |
| -10.2 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | Oct 16, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 42% | 96.5% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 66% | 94.9% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 41% | 95.4% | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17% | top 68% | 94.2% | 93% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 84% | 93.6% | 91.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 53% | 95.1% | 92.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 83% | top 39% | 94% | 92.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 94.8% | 92.6% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | top 42% | 97.1% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56% | top 46% | 95.5% | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 73% | top 22% | 96.2% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 67% | top 34% | 95% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 22 / 42 (679.2912) | 13 (175.4056) | 30 (165.0972) | 14 (173.1084) | 22 (165.6800) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 52 / 106 (686.2172) | 28 (175.4288) | 104 (161.6800) | 47 (173.1084) | 13 (176) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 43 (694.8116) | 4 (178.8572) | 26 (169.6800) | 9 (177.1544) | 23 (169.1200) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 19 / 45 (683.3948) | 3 (178.2972) | 37 (165.1432) | 22 (170.8228) | 18 (169.1316) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 14 (167.3944) | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 20 / 30 (667.9316) | 14 (167.9888) | 10 (172) | 15 (168.5600) | 23 (159.3828) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 32 / 35 (668.4228) | 19 (173.1200) | 11 (174.2628) | 34 (158.2172) | 29 (162.8228) |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 18 / 45 (683.3484) | 22 (170.2628) | 12 (173.7028) | 32 (167.3828) | 20 (172) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport 🏅 Wadsworth, OH | 4 / 20 (686.8228) | 1 (177.7372) | 10 (167.9884) | 4 (173.1200) | 16 (167.9772) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 30 / 46 (676.4684) | 20 (174.2628) | 27 (169.1200) | 26 (169.7028) | 36 (163.3828) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 20 / 53 (681.6344) | 20 (173.7028) | 27 (171.4288) | 41 (163.9428) | 13 (172.5600) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 19 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 40 / 51 (664.4228) | 48 (159.3600) | 22 (171.9656) | 41 (166.2400) | 31 (166.8572) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 17 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 16 (166.8456) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Ripley, WV | 10 / 17 (666.0912) | 13 (162.8000) | 8 (169.6800) | 14 (165.0856) | 8 (168.5256) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 32 / 50 (678.1944) | 37 (167.3828) | 15 (174.8572) | 29 (170.2744) | 37 (165.6800) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 38 / 53 (668.4344) | 49 (161.6572) | 20 (171.9772) | 39 (166.8228) | 30 (167.9772) |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 15 / 15 (642.1488) | 15 (160.5144) | 12 (163.9544) | 15 (161.6800) | 15 (156) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 12 / 15 (673.5656) | 14 (166.2400) | 10 (167.9656) | 8 (170.8228) | 6 (168.5372) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship 🏅 Jeffersonville, OH | 11 / 15 (652.4684) | 13 (161.0972) | 8 (165.6684) | 13 (159.4056) | 9 (166.2972) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 2 / 33 (685.0628) | 15 (168.5256) | 18 (167.9772) | 3 (174.8572) | 3 (173.7028) |
| May 25, 2019 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA | 26 / 32 (664.5028) | 22 (169.1428) | 26 (162.8116) | 23 (166.3200) | 24 (166.2284) |
| May 24, 2019 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA | 24 / 33 (657.0976) | 30 (158.2172) | 20 (164.0116) | 20 (166.2972) | 15 (168.5716) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 25 / 46 (672.4916) | 23 (167.9656) | 14 (170.8688) | 19 (169.6800) | 36 (163.9772) |
| Jun 29, 2018 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH | 18 / 33 (670.7196) | 26 (160.5484) | 18 (166.2400) | 8 (173.1084) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV | 13 / 59 (671.8972) | 1 (176.5716) | 36 (157.0972) | 16 (168.5256) | 12 (169.7028) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort Shelby, OH | 3 / 18 (677.0288) | 10 (167.3828) | 14 (165.1204) | 7 (167.3828) | 1 (177.1428) |
| May 11, 2018 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 6 / 37 (670.8344) | 24 (163.9772) | 6 (170.8572) | 6 (172.0456) | 17 (163.9544) |
| May 4, 2018 | BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY | 18 / 25 (639.3368) | 9 (162.8456) | 5 (167.4516) | 11 (162.2628) | 24 (146.7768) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV | 37 / 57 (651.3032) | 32 (165.0856) | 28 (164.0116) | 44 (158.8116) | 26 (163.3944) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 11 / 55 (682.7888) | 38 (166.2284) | 9 (172.5716) | 11 (171.9772) | 10 (172.0116) |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) Cumming, GA | 35 / 37 (643.7828) | 35 (161.0972) | 31 (163.9544) | 30 (163.9428) | 37 (154.7884) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | 30 / 47 (660.9828) | 46 (155.9428) | 9 (171.4172) | 34 (161.6572) | 13 (171.9656) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 10 / 44 (678.2856) | 27 (165.1200) | 19 (168.5716) | 6 (173.1656) | 6 (171.4284) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 2 / 76 (698.7884) | 8 (175.4172) | 22 (170.2628) | 8 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 24 / 54 (672.4916) | 25 (169.6800) | 18 (170.8344) | 48 (157.6800) | 9 (174.2972) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 20 / 89 (673.6000) | 23 (170.8228) | 8 (173.1544) | 33 (167.3944) | 56 (162.2284) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 35 / 59 (657.5772) | 41 (164.5256) | 46 (154.8000) | 16 (171.4172) | 28 (166.8344) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 11 / 46 (669.0172) | 22 (162.7884) | 24 (165.6916) | 15 (167.9772) | 8 (172.5600) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 24 / 54 (647.8860) | 25 (163.9544) | 33 (156.5832) | 41 (155.9428) | 10 (171.4056) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 10 / 41 (687.4172) | 12 (174.2628) | 18 (169.7372) | 9 (171.9656) | 12 (171.4516) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 16 / 78 (678.2176) | 64 (156.5488) | 22 (168.5488) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (176.5600) |
| May 22, 2015 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 47 / 65 (657.5888) | 45 (165.1316) | 36 (165.7144) | 45 (162.8000) | 39 (163.9428) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | 25 / 46 (639.4176) | 25 (162.2516) | 44 (143.9888) | 7 (168.5600) | 11 (164.6172) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 45 / 99 (637.6228) | 30 (165.7028) | 43 (159.9888) | 60 (157.0740) | 59 (154.8572) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 48 / 72 (672.4456) | 59 (165.6684) | 34 (170.2744) | 25 (170.8228) | 49 (165.6800) |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | 30 / 86 (679.8972) | 57 (167.3828) | 38 (168.5600) | 23 (170.8344) | 20 (173.1200) |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 19 / 61 (671.9772) | 28 (167.4172) | 23 (167.4056) | 38 (162.8572) | 6 (174.2972) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 12 / 53 (660.4688) | 35 (157.6688) | 12 (167.4288) | 16 (166.8228) | 11 (168.5484) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 19 / 64 (671.3372) | 54 (158.8000) | 35 (163.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (169.7028) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 9 / 32 (640.5028) | 22 (151.9656) | 14 (159.4172) | 6 (162.8572) | 5 (166.2628) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 12 / 43 (639.3484) | 11 (161.6684) | 12 (161.7256) | 13 (162.2744) | 20 (153.6800) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | 9 / 39 (685.6800) | 31 (161.6572) | 5 (173.7028) | 7 (172) | 1 (178.3200) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 5 / 59 (666.8800) | 12 (165.7372) | 1 (176.5828) | 5 (168.0228) | 28 (156.5372) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 2 / 73 (692.5256) | 14 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8800) | 17 (170.2628) | 17 (170.8228) |
| May 9, 2014 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 28 / 64 (627.3372) | 27 (158.2172) | 17 (161.7144) | 13 (164.5256) | 54 (142.8800) |
| May 2, 2014 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 10 / 33 (642.2516) | 13 (164) | 9 (165.1316) | 19 (159.3828) | 15 (153.7372) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 11 / 62 (662.7540) | 5 (173.1428) | 16 (165.7028) | 15 (166.8456) | 37 (157.0628) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 7 / 109 (657.1316) | 65 (155.3828) | 10 (166.8916) | 7 (170.8572) | 20 (164) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA | 5 / 41 (659.4172) | 17 (162.2628) | 8 (162.8572) | 3 (168.5600) | 10 (165.7372) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA | 2 / 43 (684) | 5 (170.8228) | 1 (174.8572) | 15 (167.4744) | 10 (170.8456) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 27 / 75 (667.9316) | 33 (167.9772) | 43 (163.3828) | 5 (176.0344) | 48 (160.5372) |
| Oct 5, 2013 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 37 / 85 (622.7536) | 54 (154.2400) | 32 (156.5368) | 45 (153.1084) | 16 (158.8684) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 16 / 72 (673.6112) | 44 (164.5256) | 13 (170.8228) | 22 (169.1428) | 17 (169.1200) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA | 20 / 30 (649.6684) | 27 (156.5256) | 17 (161.1544) | 7 (167.4284) | 11 (164.5600) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA | 18 / 29 (633.4856) | 26 (151.3484) | 12 (158.8000) | 11 (162.7884) | 17 (160.5488) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 5 / 29 (669.5996) | 12 (166.2284) | 10 (165.1200) | 5 (168.5484) | 4 (169.7028) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 32 / 48 (651.2912) | 26 (166.2516) | 31 (159.9656) | 33 (160.5256) | 21 (164.5484) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 3 / 97 (683.9998) | 2 (176.5714) | 12 (169.7142) | 44 (163.4284) | 8 (174.2858) |
| May 31, 2013 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 7 / 25 (653.7144) | 12 (165.1428) | 20 (156.0002) | 5 (166.8572) | 5 (165.7142) |
| May 17, 2013 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA | 4 / 34 (636) | 10 (160.5716) | 2 (167.4284) | 32 (145.1428) | 6 (162.8572) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA | 17 / 44 (663.9996) | 13 (168.5714) | 26 (160.5712) | 20 (164.5714) | 8 (170.2856) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA | 4 / 50 (675.9996) | 19 (167.4284) | 4 (174.8572) | 29 (163.9998) | 9 (169.7142) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.