Lost Weekend Grill

Lost Weekend Grill is a competition barbecue team with 90 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest (2019). They are ranked #2834 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,834

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1536 · rated over 90 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Aug 14, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#226

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 90 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

689.1888 / 720

Master · LuLu's Brew & Que

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

675.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.04 (+25.85)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · LuLu's Brew & Que

Consistency

±19.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.61 · weakest Brisket (160.44)

Road miles

15,388

across 90 mapped stops · furthest 521 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$337K

listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 34 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.04 / 720

90 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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

Brisket ×1

High-water mark

689.1888 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1888 at LuLu's Brew & Que — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 26, 2019

The one to beat

7× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Lost Weekend Grill 7 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 50%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 50%

A tough matchup

63–7 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 63 of their 70 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.16 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 28%.

Brisket avg 160.44
Chicken avg 166.61
18 calls in 90 entries

A strong matchup

18–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pig Floyd in 18 of their 20 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Chicken nemesis

52 of 70 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 52 of 70 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An April team

Top 38% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The long haul

15,388 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,388 miles across 90 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 521 miles to Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship.

90 mapped stops
furthest 521 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 14th

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
2024 ↗	Master	#486 (384 pts)	#565 (344 pts)	#589 (364 pts)	#486 (419 pts)	#332 (684 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#553 (364 pts)	#361 (674 pts)	#682 (314 pts)	#555 (369 pts)	#446 (514 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#563 (296 pts)	#412 (486 pts)	#738 (221 pts)	#528 (341 pts)	#607 (286 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#226 (1,227 pts)	#204 (1,274 pts)	#245 (1,138 pts)	#280 (1,072 pts)	#232 (1,207 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#463 (761 pts)	#337 (1,001 pts)	#488 (761 pts)	#456 (806 pts)	#367 (941 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#459 (820 pts)	#395 (955 pts)	#327 (1,100 pts)	#470 (830 pts)	#473 (855 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#460 (863 pts)	#251 (1,272 pts)	#519 (801 pts)	#419 (965 pts)	#355 (1,065 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#418 (902 pts)	#292 (1,187 pts)	#425 (879 pts)	#382 (962 pts)	#408 (919 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#798 (425 pts)	#569 (685 pts)	#657 (580 pts)	#914 (395 pts)	#860 (400 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1022 (280 pts)	#996 (315 pts)	#740 (450 pts)	#731 (455 pts)	#1046 (285 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to Lost Weekend Grill, each with one reason worth a look.

98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Hooligans Barbecue

#2,848 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1510

5–5 in 10 shared contests (50% to Lost Weekend Grill)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO

#2,836 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to Lost Weekend Grill)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Lost Weekend Grill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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EB'S BAR-B-QUE

#2,852 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1606

They've been 1606 at their best, 97 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Good Grefe!

#2,819 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1585

Fewer contests behind them than Lost Weekend Grill has cooked, 59 to 90, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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BURNING PIG BBQ

#2,850 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1542

47 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 47 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

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MORT'S MEAT MAFIA

#2,849 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

Level with Lost Weekend Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 31 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	70	7	63	10%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	54	27	27	50%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	49	18	31	37%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	45	14	31	31%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	45	10	35	22%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	43	0	43	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	41	12	29	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	37	6	31	16%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	34	12	22	35%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	33	6	27	18%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	30	13	17	43%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	30	7	23	23%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	29	6	23	21%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	28	12	16	43%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	28	9	19	32%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	90	25	0	1	177.1428	146.8912	166.61	top 48%
Pork Ribs	90	9	2	2	178.2972	138.7888	160.76	top 62%
Pork	90	12	0	3	177.7028	136.5712	162.23	top 58%
Brisket	90	18	1	6	180 🔥	132	160.44	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	67	top 61%
Large (40+)	21	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	67	top 60%
WY	14	top 56%
SD	6	top 66%
KS	1	top 46%
NE	1	top 80%
NV	1	top 86%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	5	14	top 57%	May 12, 2023
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival	4	12	top 52%	Aug 14, 2026
Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ	4	7	top 66%	Aug 23, 2024
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	3	23	top 54%	Aug 2, 2019
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	3	8	top 48%	Jun 7, 2019
National Western BBQ Throwdown	3	18	top 66%	Jan 11, 2019
Boats, Bands, & BBQ	3	14	top 59%	May 19, 2017
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	3	10	top 55%	Aug 14, 2015
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	3	20	top 75%	May 29, 2015
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival	2	10	top 39%	Aug 15, 2025
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	2	21	top 69%	Jun 4, 2022
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	14	top 50%	Aug 13, 2021
Smoke & Soul Fest	2	10	top 69%	Sep 13, 2019
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	16	top 57%	Aug 16, 2019
Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	2	3	top 41%	Jun 21, 2019
LuLu's Brew & Que	2	3	top 24%	Apr 26, 2019
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	23	top 60%	Jul 21, 2017
Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	2	13	top 60%	Jun 24, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	top 53%	Apr 15, 2016
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	11	top 51%	Sep 11, 2015
Smokin' Brew BBQ	2	25	top 64%	Sep 5, 2015
Wild West BBQ	2	11	top 68%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 14 contests

Contests a season 6.9 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 67 of 90 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 55 22 of them more than once

Opponents faced 838 finished ahead 1,263 times, behind 1,797

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Aug 14 Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival

20194 milestones

Apr 26 First overall podium LuLu's Brew & Que
Apr 26 First perfect 180 (Brisket) LuLu's Brew & Que
Apr 26 Career-best overall score689.1888 LuLu's Brew & Que
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1536) San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

20181 milestone

Jun 8 50th tracked contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20152 milestones

Aug 14 First overall top-10 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Sep 11 25th tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20143 milestones

Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1548 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
Jun 20 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition

20132 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
May 31 First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 26, 2019
+14.4	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	Jun 21, 2019
+14.1	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 9, 2016
+12.1	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 7, 2019
+11.8	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	Aug 25, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Bootleggin' BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
-10.8	Wild West BBQ	May 9, 2014
-10.6	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	Aug 23, 2019
-10.5	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 24, 2026
-8.9	Smoke & Soul Fest	Sep 13, 2019

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	100%	top 64%	95.3%	93.3%
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	94.7%	94.7%
2024	4	1	0	100%	top 60%	95.6%	93.8%
2023	4	0	0	0%	top 58%	93%	92.3%
2022	5	0	0	80%	top 69%	92.3%	91.5%
2021	3	0	0	67%	top 50%	93.2%	92.7%
2019	14	3	2	43%	top 53%	95.7%	91%
2018	10	0	0	40%	top 66%	90.9%	88.7%
2017	10	3	0	70%	top 50%	95.1%	91.6%
2016	12	2	0	50%	top 64%	93.8%	89.9%
2015	11	1	0	55%	top 57%	92.2%	89.5%
2014	9	0	1	44%	top 67%	91.3%	87.9%
2013	5	0	0	40%	top 68%	88.1%	86.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 14, 2026	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	12 / 29 (686.2632)	5 (174.2744)	22 (163.4060)	11 (172.0228)	2 (176.5600)
Jul 24, 2026	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	28 / 32 (657.5772)	20 (170.8228)	30 (161.1088)	32 (153.6568)	10 (171.9888)
Aug 15, 2025	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	12 / 27 (682.1600)	14 (166.2400)	16 (165.0972)	2 (177.7028)	10 (173.1200)
Aug 23, 2024	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD	24 / 29 (664.9944)	27 (163.9428)	22 (165.6916)	21 (162.8000)	6 (172.5600)
Aug 16, 2024	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	10 / 29 (688.4684)	14 (168.5256)	13 (171.4172)	11 (174.2628)	9 (174.2628)
Jul 12, 2024	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	13 / 26 (682.7544)	17 (168.5372)	11 (171.4172)	18 (163.9428)	2 (178.8572)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	18 / 25 (663.8744)	17 (166.8228)	23 (155.9316)	9 (171.4056)	10 (169.7144)
Aug 25, 2023	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	17 / 26 (667.3028)	14 (167.3828)	20 (162.2860)	14 (167.3828)	12 (170.2512)
Aug 18, 2023	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	13 / 27 (669.5428)	13 (166.2400)	13 (168.5372)	14 (168.5256)	12 (166.2400)
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	23 / 42 (662.1376)	18 (170.8344)	27 (164.5488)	13 (170.8228)	32 (155.9316)
May 12, 2023	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	19 / 30 (658.7084)	19 (166.2856)	26 (157.0628)	14 (169.1200)	13 (166.2400)
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	26 / 31 (658.6740)	10 (171.9772)	30 (154.2172)	20 (167.9540)	20 (164.5256)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	19 / 32 (663.8744)	6 (171.9656)	24 (160.5260)	21 (166.2856)	22 (165.0972)
Aug 19, 2022	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	19 / 29 (655.2344)	19 (163.9544)	20 (163.9544)	24 (158.8000)	12 (168.5256)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	21 / 34 (664.4572)	16 (169.6800)	27 (157.6916)	19 (166.2400)	7 (170.8456)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	25 / 33 (653.5312)	5 (174.2628)	27 (155.9312)	24 (159.9544)	21 (163.3828)
Aug 27, 2021	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	20 / 31 (671.3028)	23 (168.5372)	19 (167.9656)	17 (167.3944)	17 (167.4056)
Aug 20, 2021	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	16 / 30 (662.1600)	7 (173.1428)	21 (158.2516)	11 (168.5256)	18 (162.2400)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	14 / 42 (669.0056)	2 (177.1428)	32 (158.8000)	13 (167.3828)	17 (165.6800)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	28 / 46 (643.8740)	19 (168.5140)	38 (154.2744)	11 (169.7028)	37 (151.3828)
Sep 20, 2019	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	16 / 25 (645.5428)	7 (170.8228)	18 (158.8572)	16 (163.3828)	20 (152.4800)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	23 / 28 (620.9720)	24 (152.5144)	18 (160.5832)	21 (155.3716)	22 (152.5028)
Aug 23, 2019	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD	29 / 31 (637.5544)	27 (161.7028)	26 (164.5488)	28 (157.6572)	28 (153.6456)
Aug 16, 2019	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	16 / 30 (644.4572)	8 (168.5372)	14 (167.4172)	9 (165.1200)	25 (143.3828)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	20 / 30 (650.1604)	11 (173.1200)	25 (159.4632)	21 (161.6572)	21 (155.9200)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	23 / 54 (672.5488)	14 (173.1316)	29 (166.2972)	22 (168)	31 (165.1200)
Jul 26, 2019	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	18 / 39 (670.7660)	19 (169.6916)	20 (168.0116)	30 (162.8000)	18 (170.2628)
Jun 21, 2019	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO	3 / 26 (670.8228)	6 (169.1084)	14 (158.8344)	2 (173.1772)	7 (169.7028)
Jun 14, 2019	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	24 / 30 (642.6856)	24 (157.0856)	14 (165.1316)	24 (159.3828)	19 (161.0856)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	8 / 38 (681.0744)	10 (170.8344)	1 (178.2972)	23 (161.1200)	3 (170.8228)
May 10, 2019	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	14 / 28 (651.2796)	10 (167.3828)	16 (162.8000)	13 (165.1084)	21 (155.9884)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	3 / 40 (689.1888)	11 (171.9772)	16 (168.6288)	13 (168.5828)	1 (180)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	26 / 38 (655.9544)	21 (167.9656)	17 (168.0344)	28 (164)	30 (155.9544)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	33 / 48 (633.6228)	12 (169.6800)	47 (145.7028)	23 (164.5372)	36 (153.7028)
Sep 14, 2018	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	14 / 28 (650.7656)	21 (160.5256)	20 (160.5828)	14 (159.3944)	2 (170.2628)
Aug 17, 2018	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	18 / 30 (652.3884)	7 (172.5600)	23 (160.5372)	14 (168.5256)	23 (150.7656)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	26 / 41 (654.2172)	16 (171.9656)	22 (164.0116)	29 (163.3828)	34 (154.8572)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	28 / 35 (631.8972)	26 (161.6800)	33 (145.7028)	10 (169.1316)	29 (155.3828)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	22 / 31 (616.4116)	14 (162.8000)	22 (153.6800)	24 (151.9200)	24 (148.0116)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	41 / 62 (618.8116)	34 (161.6800)	23 (164.5716)	51 (142.8572)	45 (149.7028)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	18 / 31 (651.9540)	12 (168.5600)	19 (161.1656)	22 (159.9428)	14 (162.2856)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	15 / 26 (652.5028)	12 (165.7028)	9 (168)	21 (155.4172)	9 (163.3828)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	32 / 39 (622.6972)	23 (163.3944)	35 (146.8572)	33 (149.6228)	22 (162.8228)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	10 / 25 (667.8856)	16 (167.3828)	8 (170.2628)	17 (161.1316)	5 (169.1084)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	10 / 18 (655.3488)	7 (170.2972)	8 (165.7144)	15 (159.9656)	13 (159.3716)
Aug 25, 2017	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	7 / 26 (684.5600)	16 (165.1428)	10 (170.2744)	6 (173.1428)	2 (176)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	24 / 44 (662.7200)	31 (162.8000)	5 (174.8800)	37 (158.7884)	19 (166.2516)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	25 / 46 (657.0516)	28 (166.2856)	11 (167.9888)	16 (170.2628)	39 (152.5144)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	33 / 59 (645.0056)	6 (173.7256)	24 (162.8344)	30 (162.2284)	44 (146.2172)
Jun 9, 2017	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	17 / 26 (640.4572)	20 (159.4172)	17 (161.1200)	13 (161.7028)	15 (158.2172)
May 19, 2017	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	14 / 36 (667.3488)	11 (169.1544)	13 (166.8344)	8 (171.9772)	19 (159.3828)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	18 / 31 (659.9544)	16 (168)	22 (157.1316)	17 (165.1200)	13 (169.7028)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	18 / 38 (653.0512)	15 (166.8456)	8 (171.4172)	28 (161.0972)	31 (153.6912)
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	10 / 49 (675.3372)	9 (172.5600)	13 (169.7144)	20 (167.3828)	16 (165.6800)
Aug 26, 2016	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	19 / 31 (662.1828)	25 (162.8112)	15 (167.3712)	19 (163.9888)	14 (168.0116)
Aug 12, 2016	Best of the West Sheridan, WY	15 / 26 (651.9200)	22 (157.1200)	22 (163.3944)	5 (173.1200)	17 (158.2856)
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	23 / 27 (642.6624)	22 (165.1200)	25 (159.9428)	23 (158.7884)	19 (158.8112)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	23 / 35 (653.0052)	11 (169.7028)	31 (155.3712)	28 (162.8228)	20 (165.1084)
Jun 24, 2016	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	24 / 33 (635.9200)	13 (167.9772)	14 (163.4404)	32 (147.3828)	24 (157.1196)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	43 / 58 (618.7316)	17 (169.7028)	54 (138.7888)	42 (157.1200)	41 (153.1200)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	23 / 30 (638.1028)	5 (170.2628)	25 (152.5028)	26 (152.5028)	14 (162.8344)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	25 / 30 (629.0168)	5 (172.0228)	30 (143.3600)	20 (158.8112)	19 (154.8228)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	18 / 33 (656.5144)	13 (168.5716)	29 (154.2400)	11 (166.8228)	9 (166.8800)
May 6, 2016	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	30 / 35 (641.1088)	31 (156.5716)	24 (161.7256)	35 (151.9428)	11 (170.8688)
Apr 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	10 / 28 (662.7996)	6 (171.9772)	16 (158.2856)	6 (170.2856)	11 (162.2512)
Sep 11, 2015	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	11 / 32 (663.9660)	8 (172)	14 (163.9888)	18 (162.8228)	13 (165.1544)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	25 / 49 (654.2060)	21 (167.3944)	20 (163.9772)	33 (157.6800)	21 (165.1544)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	10 / 31 (661.7372)	14 (166.2284)	11 (163.4516)	7 (167.4172)	12 (164.6400)
Jul 24, 2015	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	18 / 26 (657.6456)	7 (172.5600)	19 (158.2400)	15 (166.8456)	19 (160)
Jun 26, 2015	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	13 / 27 (637.6112)	4 (171.9656)	19 (149.6572)	24 (152.5484)	7 (163.4400)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	26 / 58 (646.7772)	21 (166.8572)	14 (168)	36 (157.0856)	32 (154.8344)
Jun 5, 2015	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	22 / 30 (643.9200)	11 (167.3828)	27 (153.1084)	14 (169.1544)	24 (154.2744)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	29 / 38 (639.9316)	28 (160.5256)	28 (156.5600)	25 (161.6572)	26 (161.1888)
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	29 / 32 (602.1488)	30 (154.8228)	26 (151.4172)	25 (154.2744)	28 (141.6344)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	11 / 26 (650.2516)	12 (166.8456)	20 (155.3944)	11 (163.4516)	10 (164.5600)
Apr 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	21 / 30 (631.3832)	15 (162.2628)	19 (159.9888)	9 (163.4516)	27 (145.6800)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	32 / 47 (645.1084)	20 (168.0228)	16 (165.7372)	43 (149.0628)	24 (162.2856)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	32 / 48 (636.4456)	8 (172)	47 (144.5028)	29 (161.1200)	26 (158.8228)
Aug 22, 2014	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	16 / 17 (627.8972)	17 (154.2172)	16 (155.9544)	16 (158.2628)	16 (159.4628)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	31 / 43 (626.7780)	23 (160.5832)	35 (150.8232)	18 (162.8572)	26 (152.5144)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	12 / 28 (657.1204)	7 (171.4400)	1 (176.0116)	17 (159.9772)	21 (149.6916)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	24 / 55 (649.1548)	19 (166.2744)	20 (163.4516)	22 (163.4516)	33 (155.9772)
Jun 6, 2014	Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO	18 / 29 (626.7892)	7 (171.4400)	18 (155.9888)	19 (153.1088)	26 (146.2516)
May 30, 2014	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	20 / 34 (637.0632)	4 (173.1428)	34 (146.2516)	22 (160.5372)	19 (157.1316)
May 9, 2014	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	27 / 29 (589.1084)	27 (146.8912)	29 (141.1088)	27 (145.1084)	14 (156)
Aug 30, 2013	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	41 / 53 (630.1712)	44 (154.8344)	26 (163.9312)	41 (154.8456)	33 (156.5600)
Aug 16, 2013	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	20 / 33 (634.2520)	26 (155.9772)	14 (163.4516)	2 (173.1772)	27 (141.6460)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	40 / 68 (610.2854)	16 (163.9998)	27 (158.2856)	33 (156)	55 (132)
Jun 7, 2013	Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO	27 / 39 (623.4286)	33 (152.5714)	20 (161.7142)	25 (160)	29 (149.1430)
May 31, 2013	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	25 / 33 (616)	22 (159.4286)	6 (165.1432)	33 (136.5712)	19 (154.8570)

Lost Weekend Grill

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)