BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#293

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1724

peak 1759 · rated over 77 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2025-08-22

Best ToY finish

#41

Master 2014

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

52 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 78 contests

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

700.5716 / 720

Master · 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

646.21 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 672.03 (-25.82)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Med City BBQ & Musicfest

Consistency

±21.54

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.89 · weakest Pork (166.81)

Road miles

12,461

mi across 78 mapped stops · furthest 627 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$106K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.03 / 720

78 Master contests · 5 GCs

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Storylines (18 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

1.7260 points from the title

Came within 1.7260 points of the Grand Championship at 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs (2017-09-01).

Among the elite

#293 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1724 puts them #293 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1724
peak 1759
77 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Back to Mayberry BBQ (2015-07-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

47 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 47-team field at Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show.

2014-09-26

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Back to Mayberry BBQ is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Smokin' in the Bogs (2021-09-03).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 67 of 78 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 78 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.5716 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5716 at 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-29

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

LUCKY'S Q has finished one call ahead of BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 4 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

16 contests
11 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 18%

The drought

48 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Back to Mayberry BBQ on 2015-07-03 — 48 contests and 11.2 years ago.

last GC 2015-07-03
11.2 years ago

A strong matchup

25–10 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TRUE SMOKE BBQ in 25 of their 35 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Cruisin' and BBQin' (2025-08-22).

last seen 2023-06-02
back 2025-08-22

Brisket nemesis

33 of 44 shared brisket entries lost

LUCKY'S Q ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY'S Q has out-cooked them in 33 of 44 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SPITFIRE has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

12,461 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,461 miles across 78 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 627 miles to 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship.

78 mapped stops
furthest 627 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

Eggspert BBQ

#291 of the rated field

1724 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 80
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1735

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 77 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket

#296 of the rated field

1724 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 129
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1789

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG)

They've been 1789 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 120 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY

#295 of the rated field

1724 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 128
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1788

8–7 in 15 shared contests (53% to BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 128 contests to 78.

rated over 123 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

PROUD SOULS BARBECUE

#294 of the rated field

1724 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 77
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1729

No shared contest yet.

77 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 40% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 73 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ

#290 of the rated field

1725 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 95
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1725

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 94 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL

#292 of the rated field

1724 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1726

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2019-05-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LUCKY'S Q	44	9	35	20%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	37	16	21	43%	⚔ compare
Hogline	37	16	21	43%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	37	12	25	32%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	35	25	10	71%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	33	24	9	73%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	27	9	18	33%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	24	18	6	75%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	23	17	6	74%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	22	15	7	68%	⚔ compare
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	21	19	2	90%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	20	18	2	90%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	78	33	4	14	177.1544	157.1200	169.87	top 36%
Pork Ribs	78	38	5	12	178.2972	151.3256	167.59	top 37%
Pork	77	27	3	9	177.7028	146.1712	166.81	top 44%
Brisket	78	44	5	17	180.0000 🔥	159.3828	169.89	top 29%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IA	34	1	top 27%
MN	20	2	top 30%
WI	15	1	top 25%
NE	4	1	top 33%
MO	2	0	top 61%
CO	2	0	top 45%
IL	1	0	top 37%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	48	3	top 27%
Large (40+)	28	2	top 32%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	6	2	0	top 28%	2019-07-19
*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	5	3	0	top 23%	2018-09-28
Smokin' in the Bogs	4	3	0	top 43%	2022-09-02
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	3	7	0	top 34%	2021-07-16
Back to Mayberry BBQ	2	1	1	top 8%	2016-07-01
Smokin in Steele	2	9	0	top 29%	2023-06-02
Tri City BBQ Fest	2	3	0	top 17%	2021-09-17
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	6	0	top 36%	2015-04-25
Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)	2	7	0	top 32%	2014-10-18
Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	2	3	0	top 21%	2014-08-01
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	3	0	top 31%	2014-07-25
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	6	0	top 14%	2014-04-26

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.2 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2025-08-22

Busiest season 2014 16 contests · 4 GCs

Contests a season 6.5 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 34 of 78 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 56 12 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 78 entries · 4 wins · 33 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 169.89 · weakest Pork (166.81)

Walk rate 86% a top-10 call in 67 of 78 contests

Overall top-10 rate 58% 45 of 78 contests

Wins it all 6% 5 Grand Championships · 4 reserve

First title 2014-08-08 Med City BBQ & Musicfest

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 672.03 out of 720 · 78 contests · 5 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,454 2,306–1,279 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 12,461 78 mapped stops · furthest 627 mi

Schedule strength 1579 average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests

Purse competed for $105,625 listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 14 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs 2023-06-02 → 2025-08-22

Power rating 1724 peak 1759 · #293 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
Jun 21 First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1428 Iowa State BBQ Championship
Jul 12 First overall top-10 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
Jul 19 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Apr 26 10th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
Jul 18 First category win (Pork) BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
Jul 18 First Reserve Championship BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!
Aug 8 First Grand Championship Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 8 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 29 Career-best overall score700.5716 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
Sep 26 Biggest field won (47 teams) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
2015
Apr 24 25th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Jul 3 5th Grand Championship Back to Mayberry BBQ
Jul 24 10th category win Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2017
Jun 23 50th tracked contest *Rotary Rockn Ribs
2018
Jun 22 Peak power rating (1759) *Rotary Rockn Ribs
2021
Sep 3 First multi-meat day Smokin' in the Bogs
2025
Aug 22 Most recent contest Cruisin' and BBQin'

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-07-19
+13.3	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2014-04-25
+13.1	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	2013-08-16
+13.1	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	2014-07-18
+12.8	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2014-04-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.4	Smokin' in the Bogs	2022-09-02
-10.7	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-9.5	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash	2019-08-09
-8.2	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	2018-08-24
-8	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2016-08-05

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	1	0	100%	top 56%	94.6%	94.6%
2023	1	0	1	0	100%	top 31%	93.4%	93.4%
2022	2	0	1	0	100%	top 55%	95%	82.8%
2021	5	0	4	3	100%	top 23%	96.2%	94.8%
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 40%	93%	93%
2019	4	0	0	0	50%	top 47%	93.2%	92.3%
2018	7	0	3	0	86%	top 32%	95%	93%
2017	10	0	7	4	80%	top 27%	95.8%	93.6%
2016	8	0	5	0	100%	top 28%	96%	93.6%
2015	15	1	8	5	73%	top 30%	95.6%	93.3%
2014	16	4	11	5	100%	top 18%	97.3%	94.6%
2013	8	0	4	0	88%	top 32%	93.6%	92.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-08-22	Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA	10 / 18 (681.0744)	13 (170.2744)	7 (171.4172)	14 (165.1200)	5 (174.2628)
2023-06-02	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	9 / 29 (672.5144)	24 (161.1200)	4 (171.9888)	23 (161.7028)	3 (177.7028)
2022-10-14	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	5 / 36 (683.9084)	12 (172.5600)	20 (166.8228)	10 (172.5600)	4 (171.9656)
2022-09-02	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	22 / 23 (508.4912)	9 (168.5256)	5 (169.7028)	—	9 (170.2628)
2021-09-24	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	9 / 35 (685.0396)	5 (175.4172)	24 (165.1084)	11 (171.4056)	7 (173.1084)
2021-09-17	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	4 / 20 (692.5028)	1 (176.5716)	8 (168.5600)	8 (173.1084)	9 (174.2628)
2021-09-03	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	3 / 25 (681.6572)	1 (177.1544)	10 (167.3828)	1 (176.5828)	14 (160.5372)
2021-07-30	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	13 / 35 (668.5372)	8 (173.1544)	16 (166.8572)	25 (162.8456)	15 (165.6800)
2021-07-16	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	7 / 33 (685.6916)	8 (174.2628)	3 (174.8916)	6 (174.8572)	26 (161.6800)
2020-10-16	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	16 / 40 (669.6224)	14 (169.1084)	25 (162.8228)	22 (168.5484)	16 (169.1428)
2019-08-30	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	17 / 38 (665.6456)	20 (167.9656)	15 (167.4288)	21 (165.7028)	20 (164.5484)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	21 / 50 (667.9084)	29 (166.2284)	6 (173.1428)	42 (159.9772)	11 (168.5600)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	23 / 38 (652.9824)	32 (159.9656)	30 (157.6456)	18 (165.7028)	11 (169.6684)
2019-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	14 / 33 (670.7428)	30 (161.0856)	22 (163.3944)	7 (172.0000)	7 (174.2628)
2018-10-05	*SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	19 / 40 (656.5028)	30 (157.1200)	8 (170.8228)	27 (161.1200)	13 (167.4400)
2018-09-28	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	3 / 29 (671.3256)	3 (169.6800)	3 (167.4172)	20 (159.9428)	3 (174.2856)
2018-09-14	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	11 / 25 (674.7196)	14 (166.8228)	12 (167.9656)	17 (165.6684)	2 (174.2628)
2018-08-31	Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI	5 / 25 (674.7888)	20 (159.3944)	7 (168.5372)	3 (171.9772)	3 (174.8800)
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	27 / 49 (657.0628)	21 (169.1200)	15 (167.4172)	42 (152.5600)	16 (167.9656)
2018-07-20	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	17 / 42 (671.3600)	20 (167.4172)	26 (163.9772)	21 (166.2628)	8 (173.7028)
2018-06-22	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	4 / 41 (683.9428)	23 (167.9772)	7 (173.1428)	13 (167.3828)	2 (175.4400)
2017-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	7 / 31 (666.2168)	7 (170.8684)	6 (165.7028)	15 (163.9656)	11 (165.6800)
2017-09-01	7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	2 / 29 (680.4912)	3 (174.2628)	1 (175.4516)	9 (167.9656)	14 (162.8112)
2017-08-25	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	9 / 56 (682.8000)	23 (170.2744)	1 (177.7028)	21 (166.8456)	21 (167.9772)
2017-08-05	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	31 / 50 (669.0628)	14 (173.1428)	25 (167.9772)	41 (161.1200)	26 (166.8228)
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	4 / 54 (689.6460)	21 (169.6684)	4 (172.5716)	19 (169.6916)	1 (177.7144)
2017-07-21	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	18 / 49 (661.1316)	13 (168.5716)	19 (166.8228)	41 (157.7028)	16 (168.0344)
2017-07-14	*BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	10 / 33 (664.9940)	11 (169.1200)	1 (178.2972)	29 (146.1712)	5 (171.4056)
2017-06-23	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	5 / 37 (674.8000)	25 (165.1200)	3 (173.1428)	11 (165.6800)	6 (170.8572)
2017-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	10 / 33 (680.4452)	13 (172.5484)	8 (172.5600)	12 (170.8228)	23 (164.5140)
2017-06-09	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	17 / 35 (666.7424)	9 (172.5828)	20 (164.5140)	26 (163.3828)	19 (166.2628)
2016-09-16	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	11 / 29 (669.0396)	27 (160.5828)	5 (170.8228)	10 (169.6684)	11 (167.9656)
2016-09-02	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI	3 / 32 (675.3600)	10 (166.8688)	10 (166.8228)	4 (173.1428)	8 (168.5256)
2016-08-05	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	42 / 70 (643.3368)	48 (159.9656)	10 (170.8456)	57 (153.1428)	40 (159.3828)
2016-07-22	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	10 / 47 (682.8228)	7 (176.0000)	20 (168.5600)	28 (165.7028)	10 (172.5600)
2016-07-15	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA	11 / 32 (666.7316)	20 (165.6800)	21 (160.5260)	14 (166.8228)	4 (173.7028)
2016-07-01	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	4 / 35 (691.3944)	14 (171.4056)	3 (173.1200)	8 (172.5716)	7 (174.2972)
2016-06-11	*Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard) Mankato, MN	7 / 32 (681.6000)	16 (169.6800)	16 (169.1200)	20 (165.0856)	2 (177.7144)
2016-06-10	*Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	9 / 33 (682.2060)	11 (173.7028)	16 (168.5488)	12 (168.5372)	9 (171.4172)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	266 / 606 (656.5028)	137 (169.7028)	323 (162.8572)	357 (162.2400)	305 (161.7028)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	145 / 187 (664.4108)	146 (165.0856)	70 (170.2628)	91 (169.1084)	163 (159.9540)
2015-09-18	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	23 / 35 (678.7312)	30 (170.8228)	10 (173.1200)	34 (162.2284)	15 (172.5600)
2015-09-04	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	3 / 27 (676.5604)	2 (176.5600)	9 (164.5488)	16 (162.8344)	5 (172.6172)
2015-08-21	Smokefest Marshall, MN	17 / 42 (666.7428)	14 (169.7028)	30 (163.3944)	15 (167.3828)	18 (166.2628)
2015-08-07	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	15 / 47 (666.7656)	19 (169.6800)	27 (160.5372)	9 (169.7028)	13 (166.8456)
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	10 / 54 (677.1088)	31 (166.2628)	20 (166.8344)	24 (166.2744)	1 (177.7372)
2015-07-17	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	6 / 39 (677.0856)	18 (167.9656)	19 (161.1200)	1 (175.4172)	6 (172.5828)
2015-07-10	Smoke on the Waterfall REDWOOD FALLS, MN	3 / 16 (672.4796)	2 (176.5600)	6 (167.3828)	11 (160.5484)	2 (167.9884)
2015-07-03	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	1 / 25 (688.0688)	3 (170.8456)	1 (176.0344)	8 (168.5828)	3 (172.6060)
2015-05-30	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	9 / 38 (670.8460)	17 (167.4172)	9 (169.7260)	30 (156.5256)	1 (177.1772)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	14 / 47 (656.9940)	20 (163.9656)	31 (157.6456)	26 (161.0972)	3 (174.2856)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	2 / 57 (679.9312)	2 (173.1200)	19 (161.6912)	12 (167.9772)	1 (177.1428)
2015-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	24 / 41 (668.4572)	22 (170.2628)	23 (166.8344)	29 (165.6800)	26 (165.6800)
2015-04-24	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	6 / 42 (678.8000)	4 (176.5600)	27 (162.2744)	8 (170.2628)	16 (169.7028)
2014-10-18	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA	7 / 27 (682.2744)	10 (172.5600)	18 (164.5944)	11 (168.5600)	3 (176.5600)
2014-10-17	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	13 / 34 (665.0056)	1 (176.5600)	31 (151.3256)	21 (166.8572)	8 (170.2628)
2014-10-11	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	2 / 34 (693.7028)	3 (174.8916)	4 (174.2628)	15 (165.6912)	2 (178.8572)
2014-09-26	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	1 / 47 (686.8000)	1 (174.8572)	13 (166.8344)	2 (175.4400)	6 (169.6684)
2014-09-19	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	3 / 21 (683.3484)	3 (173.1428)	12 (165.6800)	5 (171.9772)	6 (172.5484)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	1 / 36 (689.1772)	4 (172.0000)	1 (175.4516)	6 (172.5600)	7 (169.1656)
2014-08-29	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	1 / 34 (700.5716)	3 (176.0000)	3 (176.5600)	3 (175.4172)	3 (172.5944)
2014-08-22	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	16 / 54 (674.7312)	30 (167.9656)	9 (173.1200)	35 (162.2400)	15 (171.4056)
2014-08-08	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	1 / 40 (688.4684)	5 (174.2628)	10 (167.3828)	14 (166.8228)	1 (180.0000)
2014-08-01	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	6 / 21 (678.1944)	10 (167.9772)	5 (175.4172)	2 (173.7144)	9 (161.0856)
2014-07-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	15 / 29 (666.1256)	8 (171.9656)	21 (162.8000)	16 (162.8228)	10 (168.5372)
2014-07-18	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	2 / 37 (687.9200)	7 (169.6684)	5 (173.7028)	1 (176.5716)	11 (167.9772)
2014-05-30	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	18 / 67 (675.3256)	16 (171.4056)	27 (167.4056)	10 (171.9772)	28 (164.5372)
2014-05-16	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	16 / 58 (661.0516)	15 (167.3828)	9 (166.8572)	39 (159.4288)	15 (167.3828)
2014-04-26	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	6 / 39 (688.5832)	6 (176.0000)	3 (176.5944)	24 (162.8688)	8 (173.1200)
2014-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	6 / 45 (678.8116)	3 (176.5944)	35 (155.3944)	2 (177.7028)	15 (169.1200)
2013-09-20	Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA	10 / 35 (673.0740)	6 (173.1084)	13 (166.2628)	8 (170.8800)	19 (162.8228)
2013-08-30	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	17 / 37 (647.8400)	14 (163.3828)	29 (152.5028)	9 (169.1200)	16 (162.8344)
2013-08-16	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	3 / 21 (663.4056)	4 (169.7144)	10 (159.4172)	5 (166.2628)	5 (168.0112)
2013-08-02	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL	11 / 30 (671.3140)	6 (171.9656)	14 (166.2628)	7 (170.2628)	19 (162.8228)
2013-07-26	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	20 / 66 (668.5032)	13 (170.8228)	37 (162.2744)	22 (167.9888)	15 (167.4172)
2013-07-19	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	3 / 28 (673.5996)	12 (166.8112)	2 (174.8572)	17 (163.9540)	7 (167.9772)
2013-07-12	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	10 / 23 (666.7660)	12 (168.0000)	20 (157.6572)	2 (174.8688)	9 (166.2400)
2013-06-21	Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA	13 / 28 (669.1428)	15 (167.4284)	13 (165.7144)	20 (161.7144)	4 (174.2856)

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Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#926 (118 pts)	#1062 (103 pts)	#933 (148 pts)	#1069 (98 pts)	#802 (168 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#880 (139 pts)	#1579 (59 pts)	#856 (204 pts)	#1278 (64 pts)	#721 (229 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#798 (185 pts)	#1034 (125 pts)	#1306 (85 pts)	#996 (135 pts)	#784 (210 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#225 (848 pts)	#178 (1038 pts)	#312 (668 pts)	#252 (778 pts)	#360 (568 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#995 (263 pts)	#1331 (178 pts)	#958 (308 pts)	#929 (318 pts)	#772 (423 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1175 (210 pts)	#1949 (70 pts)	#1433 (165 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1100 (260 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#200 (1476 pts)	#260 (1226 pts)	#90 (1851 pts)	#421 (906 pts)	#266 (1281 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#291 (1193 pts)	#482 (838 pts)	#354 (1048 pts)	#443 (928 pts)	#269 (1243 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#139 (1833 pts)	#124 (1673 pts)	#264 (1243 pts)	#228 (1298 pts)	#48 (2138 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#41 (2424 pts)	#40 (2262 pts)	#85 (1918 pts)	#57 (2048 pts)	#88 (1969 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#465 (659 pts)	#484 (664 pts)	#746 (444 pts)	#439 (734 pts)	#427 (739 pts)