The heartbreaker
0.5828
points from the title
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (Sep 27, 2023).
Damn Fine Beef & Swine
Damn Fine Beef & Swine is a competition barbecue team with 130 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 16 Grand Championships, most recently at the Meat Inferno (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 13 times. They are ranked #60 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1837
peak 1840 · rated over 98 contests19 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
130
in the data
First seen
Mar 12, 2021
latest Aug 14, 2026 · 5.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
16
13 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time
Category wins
36
90 podiums
Overall top-10s
74
57% of 130 contests
Best top-10 run
14
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
22 🔥
Current form
690.45 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 692.74 (-2.29)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180 🔥
Consistency
±8.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.05 · weakest Brisket (171.09)
Road miles
21,017
across 129 mapped stops · furthest 710 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$1.18M
listed at 100 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
10 🏅
won from 88 state-championship entries
Master avg
692.74 / 720
93 Master contests · 6 GCs
Backyard avg
328.13 / 360
18 Backyard contests · 10 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
526.25 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 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.
In the record book (on 2 all-time boards)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #438 (405 pts) | #483 (405 pts) | #570 (340 pts) | #444 (430 pts) | #591 (265 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #14 (2,371 pts) | #4 (2,446 pts) | #18 (2,225 pts) | #39 (1,955 pts) | #25 (2,034 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #20 (2,302 pts) | #31 (1,984 pts) | #33 (1,965 pts) | #32 (1,875 pts) | #83 (1,555 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #39 (2,082 pts) | #25 (2,082 pts) | #27 (2,153 pts) | #59 (1,695 pts) | #62 (1,727 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #110 (405 pts) | #51 (807 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #44 (1,967 pts) | #45 (1,863 pts) | #20 (2,256 pts) | #96 (1,499 pts) | #29 (2,095 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #2 (1,325 pts) | #2 (1,317 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #925 (147 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Damn Fine Beef & Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
#58 of the rated field
- Contests
- 123
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1856
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Damn Fine Beef & Swine)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Damn Fine Beef & Swine ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#59 of the rated field
- Contests
- 101
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1848
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Damn Fine Beef & Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#57 of the rated field
- Contests
- 144
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1861
Careers of much the same size, 144 contests to 130, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#56 of the rated field
- Contests
- 373
- GCs
- 68
- Top-10s
- 77%
- Peak
- 2067
16–7 in 24 shared contests (67% to Damn Fine Beef & Swine)
They've been 2067 at their best, 229 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#61 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1836
Their rating is built on 8 Grand Championships in 49 contests, alongside a 65% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#62 of the rated field
- Contests
- 157
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1863
7–7 in 14 shared contests (50% to Damn Fine Beef & Swine)
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Damn Fine Beef & Swine's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 71 | 49 | 22 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 69 | 43 | 25 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 49 | 20 | 27 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 48 | 34 | 14 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 46 | 16 | 30 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 45 | 36 | 9 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 41 | 14 | 27 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 40 | 31 | 9 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 39 | 19 | 20 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 37 | 23 | 14 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 36 | 31 | 5 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 36 | 25 | 10 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 35 | 28 | 7 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 33 | 25 | 8 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 116 | 77 | 13 | 28 | 180 🔥 | 149.7256 | 174.05 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 123 | 68 | 13 | 36 | 180 🔥 | 146.2856 | 172.92 | top 29% |
| Pork | 98 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 149.7256 | 172.91 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 97 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 153.6340 | 171.09 | top 38% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 6 | top 15% |
| Medium (20–39) | 58 | 7 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 48 | 3 | top 21% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
28 contests · 3 GCs
Contests a season
18.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
57 of 130 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited
83
19 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
123 entries · 13 wins · 68 calls
Opponents faced
2,073
finished ahead 6,076 times, behind 1,593
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
20253 milestones
- 100th tracked contest 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score709.6912 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1840) Smoke on the Water
20241 milestone
- 10th perfect 180 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20234 milestones
- 50th tracked contest 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- 5th perfect 180 Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Biggest field won (167 teams) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 25th category win Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)
20222 milestones
- 10th Grand Championship Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard)
- 25th tracked contest Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs
20217 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest
- First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First multi-meat day County Seat Cookoff
- First state championship Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1
- 5th Grand Championship Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1
- 10th tracked contest GOBS Que (DAY 1)
- 10th category win Mozingo Lake BBQ
—7 milestones
- First tracked contest Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Grand Championship Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score337.7140 Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | County Seat Cookoff | Jul 16, 2021 |
| +16.8 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 | Jul 30, 2021 |
| +16.7 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| +15.3 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | Mar 12, 2021 |
| +15 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 3, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18.4 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 27, 2024 |
| -18.4 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2021 |
| -16.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -15.9 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 19, 2024 |
| -14.3 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 21, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 22% | 97.1% | 95.8% |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 86% | top 19% | 98.6% | 96.8% |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 73% | top 25% | 98.3% | 96.3% |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 82% | top 25% | 98.1% | 96% |
| 2022 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 89% | top 25% | 97.6% | 95.9% |
| 2021 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 79% | top 20% | 97.6% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 26 / 83 (693.0856) | 37 (172.5600) | 24 (174.2972) | 26 (174.2628) | 29 (171.9656) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 27 / 157 (681.0968) | 35 (170.8456) | 22 (173.1544) | 52 (170.2512) | 54 (166.8456) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 7 / 25 (686.2056) | 11 (171.4056) | 14 (166.8344) | 2 (179.4400) | 18 (168.5256) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 11 / 101 (698.8116) | 7 (178.2972) | 18 (175.4172) | 35 (173.1200) | 38 (171.9772) |
| 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 | 72 / 401 (691.9656) | 10 (178.8572) | 51 (175.4172) | 246 (167.4056) | 142 (170.2856) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 41 / 158 (693.0512) | 105 (170.8228) | 20 (176.5600) | 91 (170.2628) | 28 (175.4056) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 21 / 50 (689.0396) | 13 (177.7028) | 6 (177.7028) | 46 (162.2284) | 13 (171.4056) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 20 / 53 (691.3600) | 6 (178.2972) | 24 (173.1200) | 23 (173.1200) | 44 (166.8228) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 5 / 36 (702.8116) | 8 (177.7144) | 2 (180) | 7 (177.7028) | 28 (167.3944) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 2 / 30 (693.6228) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1200) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 1 / 21 (705.6800) | 3 (180) | 8 (173.1200) | 1 (180) | 8 (172.5600) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Meat Inferno (One Meat Ribs) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 3 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 1 / 30 (709.6912) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (177.1428) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 8 / 24 (702.2284) | 6 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (173.1200) | 16 (172.5484) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 8 / 25 (698.2172) | 5 (175.4172) | 14 (174.2628) | 9 (175.4172) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 4 / 62 (703.3712) | 11 (177.7028) | 1 (180) | 8 (177.1428) | 40 (168.5256) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 9 / 53 (699.3600) | 24 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | 24 (171.9656) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 2 / 19 (703.9656) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7372) | 16 (168.5256) | 1 (180) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 5 / 18 (697.0744) | 6 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8344) | 8 (175.4056) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 4 / 30 (697.0628) | 6 (175.4056) | 14 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 6 / 159 (699.4056) | 9 (176.5600) | 6 (178.2972) | 11 (176.5828) | 58 (167.9656) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 5 / 36 (689.6224) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1428) | 12 (173.1084) | 25 (166.8112) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 1 / 29 (702.8000) | 1 (180) | 12 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 43 / 70 (689.0168) | 12 (177.7028) | 50 (169.6800) | 49 (170.8228) | 45 (170.8112) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 4 / 106 (705.0972) | 1 (180) | 4 (178.8572) | 1 (180) | 81 (166.2400) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 16, 2025 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 11 / 27 (692.4912) | 7 (176.5600) | 19 (169.1084) | 12 (172.5600) | 11 (174.2628) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 13 / 92 (697.0628) | 1 (180) | 30 (173.1200) | 48 (169.6800) | 14 (174.2628) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 7 / 49 (686.8232) | 3 (177.7144) | 2 (177.1544) | 34 (165.7144) | 26 (166.2400) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 9 / 70 (697.0856) | 45 (168.5600) | 14 (174.2628) | 21 (174.2628) | 1 (180) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 3 / 32 (693.6112) | 1 (180) | 14 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2628) | 14 (168.5256) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 112 / 444 (686.2168) | 27 (177.7028) | 317 (164.5828) | 132 (171.9656) | 105 (171.9656) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 5 / 169 (703.3828) | 30 (176.0116) | 2 (180) | 73 (171.9656) | 35 (175.4056) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 18 / 31 (682.7660) | 4 (177.7144) | 14 (171.4172) | 2 (177.7144) | 28 (155.9200) |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 1 / 38 (707.4056) | 20 (173.1200) | 2 (179.4400) | 6 (179.4400) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 2 / 32 (701.6456) | 9 (174.2628) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (180) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO | 3 / 38 (691.3256) | 7 (174.2744) | 16 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS | 12 / 28 (691.3712) | 3 (177.1428) | 2 (177.7144) | 21 (168.5484) | 18 (167.9656) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 / 65 (694.7656) | 2 (178.8572) | 16 (173.1200) | 17 (175.4056) | 38 (167.3828) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 27 / 34 (672.4800) | 23 (170.2628) | 30 (163.4056) | 12 (171.9888) | 25 (166.8228) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 6 / 33 (705.1200) | 3 (180) | 23 (171.9772) | 4 (178.8800) | 12 (174.2628) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 22 / 37 (686.1828) | 6 (177.7028) | 18 (171.9772) | 26 (170.2628) | 27 (166.2400) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 3 / 26 (687.3600) | 7 (171.4056) | 7 (169.6800) | 11 (169.7028) | 3 (176.5716) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 4 / 28 (698.2172) | 9 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (175.4172) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 45 / 172 (669.6340) | 38 (170.2856) | 69 (165.6684) | 12 (175.4172) | 102 (158.2628) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 34 / 81 (694.2288) | 63 (170.8344) | 56 (170.2744) | 19 (176.5600) | 19 (176.5600) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 83 / 118 (678.7084) | 44 (174.2744) | 71 (169.6800) | 36 (174.2628) | 105 (160.4912) |
| May 17, 2024 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 2 / 31 (701.6456) | 1 (180) | 14 (171.9656) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (174.2628) |
| May 3, 2024 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest 🏅 Alva, OK | 3 / 20 (700.5256) | 15 (171.4056) | 3 (178.8572) | 10 (173.7028) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 6 / 44 (693.6344) | 10 (174.2744) | 12 (174.2744) | 3 (176.5600) | 22 (168.5256) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 2 / 97 (705.0972) | 11 (177.7028) | 19 (175.4172) | 10 (176.5600) | 17 (175.4172) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 3 / 58 (703.3944) | 7 (176.5600) | 2 (180) | 11 (176.0116) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 24 / 40 (685.6344) | 11 (177.7028) | 31 (166.2516) | 19 (170.2628) | 16 (171.4172) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 47 (695.9084) | 10 (177.7028) | 6 (177.7144) | 26 (170.8228) | 28 (169.6684) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) unrated Roswell, GA | 18 / 35 (690.7656) | 8 (176.5600) | 28 (168.5256) | 1 (180) | 29 (165.6800) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 18 / 81 (687.9312) | 9 (174.8572) | 17 (174.8456) | 64 (166.2628) | 30 (171.9656) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 2 / 211 (706.2744) | 24 (177.1544) | 35 (175.4172) | 26 (176) | 16 (177.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 9 / 487 (700.5140) | 10 (178.8572) | 263 (167.9540) | 33 (177.1428) | 24 (176.5600) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 7 / 26 (694.7540) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (173.1084) | 7 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9656) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 7 / 38 (694.7772) | 6 (176.5600) | 8 (175.4172) | 19 (168.5372) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 16 / 34 (677.0400) | 18 (170.2628) | 30 (162.8116) | 23 (166.2628) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 18 / 57 (689.0284) | 35 (166.2284) | 15 (174.2628) | 10 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1200) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 14 / 62 (698.2516) | 39 (174.2628) | 5 (177.7372) | 19 (174.2744) | 38 (171.9772) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 6 / 90 (699.3600) | 4 (178.8572) | 48 (171.9656) | 42 (173.1200) | 11 (175.4172) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 10 / 29 (690.1712) | 24 (167.3828) | 14 (171.9656) | 10 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 13 / 28 (686.1944) | 9 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (176.0116) | 24 (157.0628) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 21 / 31 (678.1484) | 27 (165.6916) | 13 (171.9656) | 19 (169.6684) | 10 (170.8228) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 4 / 22 (689.0628) | 2 (174.2744) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (170.8456) | 8 (167.3828) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 1 / 167 (700.6288) | 4 (177.1772) | 5 (176.5716) | 48 (169.7372) | 5 (177.1428) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO | 4 / 44 (693.0628) | 24 (169.6800) | 15 (172.5600) | 1 (180) | 8 (170.8228) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 9 / 28 (686.1828) | 5 (174.8572) | 2 (175.4172) | 21 (166.2284) | 12 (169.6800) |
| May 19, 2023 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 4 / 45 (695.9888) | 6 (174.2860) | 6 (174.8572) | 1 (180) | 26 (166.8456) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 18 / 59 (679.3024) | 30 (170.2628) | 24 (169.1084) | 13 (172.5484) | 29 (167.3828) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 7 / 37 (689.6572) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | 21 (168.5256) | 21 (166.2744) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 23 / 51 (675.2912) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (175.4288) | 29 (168.5256) | 45 (153.6340) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 21 / 103 (693.6456) | 39 (173.1084) | 16 (175.4172) | 26 (172.5600) | 28 (172.5600) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 3 / 29 (697.0856) | 6 (176) | 5 (177.1428) | 2 (176.5600) | 20 (167.3828) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 12 / 68 (694.1940) | 5 (177.7028) | 29 (170.8228) | 29 (170.8228) | 7 (174.8456) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 3 / 31 (689.0972) | 5 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (167.9772) | 5 (172) |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 7 / 61 (702.8116) | 24 (175.4172) | 40 (170.8344) | 6 (178.8572) | 9 (177.7028) |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 22 / 91 (686.7540) | 79 (165.0856) | 6 (176.5944) | 50 (169.6684) | 9 (175.4056) |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 20 / 32 (682.2172) | 8 (176) | 16 (172.5600) | 16 (170.2744) | 23 (163.3828) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 13 / 40 (684.5488) | 11 (174.2744) | 3 (175.4516) | 30 (165.1200) | 21 (169.7028) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 20 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 2 / 30 (702.2400) | 2 (179.4400) | 13 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 8 / 29 (691.3256) | 19 (170.8228) | 14 (169.6800) | 9 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 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 | 58 / 505 (689.0628) | 71 (174.8572) | 13 (177.7028) | 44 (176.5600) | 363 (159.9428) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 2 / 33 (699.9544) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (178.2972) | 19 (169.6800) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 11 / 37 (685.6112) | 13 (171.9772) | 10 (173.1200) | 19 (168.5256) | 11 (171.9884) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 1 / 45 (698.7884) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (174.2744) | 16 (171.4056) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 8 / 45 (691.9312) | 10 (174.2744) | 1 (180) | 7 (174.8456) | 24 (162.8112) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 11 / 25 (691.9200) | 6 (176.5600) | 9 (171.4172) | 21 (168.5256) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Warsaw, MO | 5 / 25 (697.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (176) | 15 (169.1428) | 8 (175.4172) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 8 / 16 (686.7660) | 7 (173.1200) | 9 (168.5488) | 9 (169.6800) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 13 / 25 (683.3368) | 10 (173.7028) | 15 (169.6800) | 8 (174.2628) | 18 (165.6912) |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 3 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition 🏅 Newton, KS | 9 / 21 (687.3488) | 8 (175.4056) | 8 (172.5716) | 6 (173.1200) | 14 (166.2516) |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 6 / 24 (680.4456) | 17 (162.2284) | 7 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1316) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 9 / 30 (671.9768) | 6 (173.7028) | 1 (176) | 28 (149.7256) | 2 (172.5484) |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 8 / 25 (683.3140) | 14 (172.5484) | 1 (178.8572) | 21 (162.8000) | 13 (169.1084) |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 16 (701.0972) | 2 (180) | 6 (173.7028) | 10 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7144) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 7 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 1 / 27 (349.1200) | 7 (172.5600) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 4 / 25 (343.9428) | 11 (168.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 11 / 33 (339.3944) | 11 (170.8344) | 10 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 26 (157.6340) | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 1 / 41 (339.9544) | 1 (172.5600) | 3 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 36 (342.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 17 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 35 / 40 (311.3144) | 36 (151.9200) | 27 (159.3944) | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 1 / 19 (347.9656) | 1 (179.4400) | 4 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 2 / 20 (526.2516) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (174.2744) | — |
| Sep 11, 2021 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) Ashland, MO | 1 / 10 (333.1200) | 5 (161.6800) | 1 (171.4400) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 1 / 12 (341.0972) | 1 (167.9772) | 1 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 2 / 26 (296.0112) | 2 (149.7256) | 2 (146.2856) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 1 / 27 (349.1200) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2021 | County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK | 1 / 15 (343.3828) | 1 (170.2628) | 1 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 22 / 22 (164.5256) | 8 (164.5256) | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 2 / 28 (341.7144) | 9 (164.5600) | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 8 / 60 (337.0856) | 5 (170.2744) | 17 (166.8112) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 17 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Derby, KS | 1 / 13 (337.1200) | 1 (176) | 7 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2021 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 1 / 24 (351.4172) | 3 (171.4172) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| — | Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY) Bowling Green, MO | 1 / 9 (337.7140) | 2 (166.2512) | 1 (171.4628) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.