DB BBQ IL
Rating
1705
peak 1712
Contests
96
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#61
Master 2026
Grand champs
3
4 reserve
Category wins
21
49 podiums
Overall top-10s
32
of 96 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
8 🔥
Current form
687.34 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 647.30 (+40.04)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±105.30
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.98)
Road miles
20465
mi across 96 mapped stops · furthest 947 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Up From The Pits BBQ has finished one call ahead of DB BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
THE BBQ BUS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 30 of their 35 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at Certified BBQ Judging Class (2014-10-02) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 26% across 7 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2024-06-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 85 | 44 | 10 | 20 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7772 | 171.97 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 93 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2284 | 167.98 | top 47% |
| Pork | 78 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6456 | 170.16 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 78 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6228 | 169.41 | top 42% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 27 | 2 | top 52% |
| IN | 16 | 0 | top 35% |
| WI | 15 | 1 | top 28% |
| MO | 9 | 0 | top 30% |
| MI | 6 | 0 | top 21% |
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 54 | 2 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 1 | top 34% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IL (34 of 96 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (93 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Blues,Brews & Barbecue (2019-06-07)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 647.30
- 8 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 700.5256 | 688.62 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 698.2056 | 688.38 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 704.5256 | 684.96 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 699.3832 | 684.98 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 699.9656 | 678.23 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 682.7544 | 639.22 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 666.1600 | 496.09 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 671.8972 | 566.51 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 479.3600 | 479.36 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 12 / 20 (681.6000) | 7 (177.1428) | 13 (169.6800) | 18 (162.8000) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 37 (690.7656) | 25 (170.8228) | 7 (174.8572) | 7 (175.4172) | 20 (169.6684) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 12 / 40 (676.4228) | 8 (173.1316) | 15 (168.5372) | 16 (169.6684) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 13 / 35 (687.4176) | 14 (172.5716) | 22 (168.5716) | 12 (173.1200) | 13 (173.1544) |
| 2026-05-08 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 6 / 25 (700.4912) | 5 (177.7028) | 19 (170.8228) | 8 (175.4056) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 10 / 34 (679.3368) | 22 (166.2856) | 11 (172.5484) | 10 (170.8228) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 7 / 48 (700.5256) | 2 (177.7028) | 15 (173.7028) | 20 (171.9772) | 6 (177.1428) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 47 / 125 (688.4912) | 86 (168.5256) | 27 (174.8456) | 33 (174.8572) | 59 (170.2628) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 19 / 63 (692.5028) | 40 (169.7028) | 6 (177.7144) | 9 (176.5600) | 37 (168.5256) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 86 / 158 (685.6344) | 25 (176.5600) | 70 (173.1200) | 143 (164.5372) | 64 (171.4172) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 28 / 401 (698.2056) | 63 (175.4056) | 103 (173.1316) | 107 (174.2628) | 56 (175.4056) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown La Belle, MO | 14 / 39 (690.7656) | 5 (177.7028) | 33 (165.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 25 (167.3828) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 4 / 26 (687.8856) | 7 (175.4172) | 18 (166.2400) | 10 (169.6684) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 9 / 27 (678.7196) | 6 (175.4056) | 10 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1200) | 16 (160.5256) |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 14 / 35 (678.2176) | 25 (163.9660) | 7 (172.5600) | 6 (173.7144) | 18 (167.9772) |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 2 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 12 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2025-08-31 | Smokin Ghost BBQ Rib Double Dip 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 5 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 13 / 29 (672.4572) | 9 (170.2744) | 23 (161.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 9 / 32 (697.6456) | 9 (177.7028) | 8 (176.5600) | 24 (169.1200) | 13 (174.2628) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 9 / 43 (691.9772) | 13 (172.5600) | 12 (171.4288) | 11 (173.7028) | 6 (174.2856) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 7 / 40 (691.9200) | 26 (168.5256) | 10 (172.5716) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 5 / 26 (694.7656) | 21 (166.2284) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.7144) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 36 (685.0284) | 8 (175.4056) | 29 (166.2400) | 15 (169.1200) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 36 (683.8972) | 7 (174.2628) | 35 (157.6572) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (174.2744) |
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 8 / 30 (686.7656) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (168.5256) | 12 (171.9772) | 18 (169.7028) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 3 / 34 (694.7540) | 12 (174.2628) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (177.7028) | 23 (165.0856) |
| 2025-05-09 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 6 / 27 (697.6456) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (169.6800) | 8 (176.0000) | 13 (173.1084) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 17 / 56 (686.2056) | 12 (175.4056) | 46 (163.9656) | 3 (177.7144) | 28 (169.1200) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 64 / 169 (689.0856) | 33 (175.4172) | 83 (170.8572) | 15 (177.7028) | 140 (165.1084) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 44 / 444 (694.8000) | 9 (178.8572) | 166 (171.4056) | 146 (171.4172) | 69 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 35 / 58 (680.4456) | 3 (178.8572) | 50 (163.9428) | 18 (174.2628) | 41 (163.3828) |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 6 / 28 (694.8112) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (163.3712) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (172.5828) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 25 / 37 (652.3656) | 21 (167.9772) | 19 (165.0972) | 22 (165.6684) | 33 (153.6228) |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 2 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-09-01 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 1 (174.8688) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 24 / 27 (660.3768) | 24 (165.6800) | 26 (157.6340) | 14 (173.1200) | 23 (163.9428) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL | 25 / 34 (673.5768) | 24 (170.2512) | 14 (170.2744) | 31 (157.6456) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 7 / 37 (683.3372) | 6 (173.1428) | 5 (171.9772) | 14 (167.3944) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 12 / 37 (689.0516) | 6 (177.7144) | 24 (167.3944) | 27 (167.3828) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 41 (698.8000) | 15 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 7 / 32 (691.9200) | 1 (180.0000) | 22 (165.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 10 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 2 / 26 (704.5256) | 11 (174.2628) | 3 (177.7028) | 8 (176.0000) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 11 / 62 (691.3600) | 7 (177.1428) | 11 (173.1200) | 41 (167.3828) | 10 (173.7144) |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot Yorkville, IL | 12 / 18 (678.1828) | 5 (177.7028) | 15 (164.5372) | 16 (162.8228) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 12 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 2 / 25 (699.3832) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7144) | 13 (168.5488) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-09-03 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 8 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 Warsaw, IN | 5 / 23 (695.9660) | 8 (174.2972) | 8 (173.1316) | 14 (168.5372) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 9 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 11 / 25 (678.1484) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (169.6800) | 17 (165.0972) | 17 (163.9312) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 40 (678.1600) | 14 (174.2628) | 18 (169.1200) | 30 (163.9428) | 12 (170.8344) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 43 (684.4800) | 10 (174.2628) | 20 (167.9772) | 17 (169.6800) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 5 / 35 (689.0400) | 3 (176.5600) | 19 (167.3944) | 8 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 14 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 3 / 26 (695.3600) | 3 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7144) | 17 (167.9656) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | 24 / 37 (666.0912) | 13 (173.1084) | 32 (159.3484) | 14 (170.8344) | 28 (162.8000) |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 3 / 36 (694.7772) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (169.6684) | 16 (168.5372) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2022-09-09 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 2 / 12 (699.9656) | 2 (174.2856) | 3 (172.5716) | 2 (173.1084) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM Effingham, IL | 14 / 25 (673.5880) | 13 (170.8228) | 8 (171.4400) | 21 (162.8112) | 13 (168.5140) |
| 2022-07-15 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 11 / 25 (677.5772) | 12 (170.8228) | 17 (165.1088) | 10 (170.8228) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2022-07-08 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery Marshall, IL | 24 / 28 (671.2684) | 2 (178.8572) | 26 (156.5028) | 12 (170.8228) | 21 (165.0856) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 24 / 32 (670.1256) | 18 (170.8228) | 7 (173.7144) | 29 (160.4912) | 24 (165.0972) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 19 / 36 (673.0288) | 7 (173.1200) | 28 (163.3944) | 23 (166.2516) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN | 17 / 36 (679.9316) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (165.7144) | 16 (170.2744) | 27 (163.9428) |
| 2022-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 13 / 33 (673.0516) | 26 (163.3828) | 24 (161.1316) | 10 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN | 30 / 42 (668.9944) | 26 (170.8228) | 36 (158.2288) | 23 (170.2628) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 6 / 44 (682.1828) | 1 (178.8572) | 26 (163.9428) | 13 (170.8572) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 19 / 35 (673.0628) | 7 (174.8572) | 15 (169.1428) | 26 (163.3712) | 22 (165.6916) |
| 2021-09-03 | A Celebration of Our Heroes Madison, IL | 6 / 20 (682.7544) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (159.3600) | 1 (178.8572) | 14 (164.5372) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 17 / 30 (664.9944) | 15 (168.5372) | 15 (169.6800) | 20 (165.1316) | 23 (161.6456) |
| 2021-07-23 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 22 / 29 (660.4340) | 15 (167.9656) | 25 (158.2400) | 5 (171.4400) | 21 (162.7884) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 Eureka, IL | 16 / 25 (666.1484) | 24 (155.9084) | 9 (170.2744) | 3 (174.8572) | 15 (165.1084) |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 33 / 38 (651.2688) | 32 (162.8000) | 31 (161.0972) | 30 (163.3828) | 28 (163.9888) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 16 / 49 (673.6000) | 8 (171.4288) | 29 (163.9656) | 20 (169.6800) | 22 (168.5256) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 33 / 39 (638.7428) | 37 (157.1316) | 34 (158.8572) | 33 (159.9656) | 27 (162.7884) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 13 / 41 (679.9428) | 32 (162.8228) | 16 (167.9772) | 15 (170.2856) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 21 / 44 (666.1604) | 30 (163.9544) | 11 (169.1316) | 27 (164.5372) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 11 / 24 (331.3716) | 11 (161.6916) | 9 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 17 / 94 (337.6456) | 9 (171.4172) | 18 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 4 / 50 (326.7544) | 5 (154.7772) | 1 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2020-07-17 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 Eureka, IL | 17 / 30 (666.1600) | 15 (167.3944) | 14 (168.5600) | 27 (158.8000) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 41 / 53 (654.0800) | 42 (162.2516) | 36 (162.8000) | 28 (167.3712) | 43 (161.6572) |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 3 / 34 (330.8572) | 5 (157.7028) | 2 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 45 / 69 (661.0284) | 37 (166.8228) | 48 (161.6800) | 36 (167.4056) | 41 (165.1200) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 29 / 43 (650.6968) | 15 (171.4056) | 37 (154.2284) | 28 (162.8228) | 32 (162.2400) |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery Marshall, IL | 13 / 31 (671.8972) | 25 (161.6800) | 9 (168.5256) | 15 (167.4288) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 15 / 50 (668.4116) | 17 (169.6800) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (169.6800) | 28 (161.6688) |
| 2019-06-14 | Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL | 1 / 25 (342.2632) | 1 (174.2744) | 4 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL | 1 / 25 (326.7544) | 1 (171.9772) | 6 (154.7772) | — | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 12 / 25 (656.5028) | 1 (177.1428) | 18 (159.9772) | 12 (165.7028) | 21 (153.6800) |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 20 / 33 (649.0288) | 29 (158.8344) | 23 (157.6688) | 16 (167.4172) | 14 (165.1084) |
| 2014-10-02 | Certified BBQ Judging Class | 19 (479.3600) | 1 (177.1428) | 18 (159.9772) | 12 (165.7028) | 21 (153.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #61 (1124 pts) | #67 (1109 pts) | #96 (1009 pts) | #60 (1044 pts) | #72 (1004 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #89 (1662 pts) | #70 (1741 pts) | #112 (1586 pts) | #20 (2118 pts) | #103 (1517 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #98 (1466 pts) | #56 (1741 pts) | #64 (1687 pts) | #124 (1323 pts) | #78 (1572 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #124 (1347 pts) | #51 (1823 pts) | #74 (1612 pts) | #235 (912 pts) | #132 (1282 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #166 (1185 pts) | #70 (1635 pts) | #225 (1055 pts) | #186 (1090 pts) | #113 (1425 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #190 (119 pts) | #176 (134 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #176 (1049 pts) | #117 (1324 pts) | #226 (900 pts) | #132 (1249 pts) | #176 (1029 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #61 (159 pts) | #42 (259 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #478 (215 pts) | #499 (225 pts) | #504 (230 pts) | #579 (175 pts) | #407 (290 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #666 (484 pts) | #582 (599 pts) | #729 (464 pts) | #662 (509 pts) | #640 (534 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1411 (149 pts) | #1439 (159 pts) | #1598 (124 pts) | #1467 (154 pts) | #1064 (274 pts) |