The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (May 6, 2023) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
Ham Squad
Ham Squad is a competition barbecue team with 102 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. They have won 13 Grand Championships, most recently at the 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 12 times. They are ranked #124 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1789
peak 1834 · rated over 77 contests8 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
102
in the data
First seen
Aug 15, 2014
latest Aug 9, 2025 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
13
12 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time
Category wins
24
66 podiums
Overall top-10s
64
63% of 102 contests
Best top-10 run
18
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
340.52 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 338.40 (+2.13)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.75
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.27)
Road miles
22,993
across 102 mapped stops · furthest 1,075 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)
Purse competed for
$527K
listed at 69 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
10 🏅
won from 70 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.06 / 720
31 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.40 / 360
38 Backyard contests · 10 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
506.10 / 540
13 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 1 GC
Backyard (4-meat) avg
686.85 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #348 (621 pts) | #286 (781 pts) | #446 (531 pts) | #337 (666 pts) | #452 (471 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #36 (2,028 pts) | #30 (1,998 pts) | #52 (1,783 pts) | #83 (1,516 pts) | #88 (1,535 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #198 (235 pts) | #212 (185 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #91 (1,541 pts) | #79 (1,581 pts) | #114 (1,451 pts) | #171 (1,126 pts) | #112 (1,371 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #1 🏆 (1,377 pts) | #9 (1,257 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #392 (651 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #13 (1,174 pts) | #12 (1,194 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #698 (237 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #6 (1,072 pts) | #18 (634 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ham Squad, each with one reason worth a look.
#122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 94
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1806
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Ham Squad)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — LC BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 103
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1831
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Ham Squad)
They've been 1831 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 118
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1821
5–4 in 9 shared contests (56% to Ham Squad)
Careers of much the same size, 118 contests to 102, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 132
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1826
1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to Ham Squad)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Ham Squad's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1819
Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 105 contests, alongside a 49% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 97
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1809
Level with Ham Squad on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus Swine | 50 | 24 | 26 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 40 | 31 | 8 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 40 | 29 | 11 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 40 | 26 | 14 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 40 | 16 | 19 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 39 | 19 | 17 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 37 | 22 | 15 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 36 | 23 | 12 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 36 | 19 | 14 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 35 | 27 | 7 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 28 | 28 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 28 | 22 | 6 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| Kane's BBQ | 28 | 19 | 9 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 27 | 15 | 12 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 85 | 63 | 15 | 30 | 180 🔥 | 153.6684 | 172.25 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 91 | 63 | 5 | 22 | 180 🔥 | 140.4000 | 169.27 | top 30% |
| Pork | 47 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 178.8572 | 139.4172 | 170.52 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 32 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 131.4288 | 169.51 | top 43% |
“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) | 22 | 5 | top 26% |
| Medium (20–39) | 36 | 5 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 26 | 3 | top 23% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 22 | 0 | top 32% |
| WV | 12 | 3 | top 20% |
| NC | 10 | 2 | top 21% |
| PA | 6 | 1 | top 9% |
| FL | 5 | 1 | top 9% |
| MD | 5 | 2 | top 11% |
| AL | 4 | 2 | top 26% |
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| NJ | 3 | 0 | top 24% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| KY | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| IL | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 28% | Mar 22, 2025 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | Jul 30, 2022 |
| Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 15% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 36% | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Currituck Bulls and BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 33% | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 44% | Aug 10, 2024 |
| Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 28% | May 6, 2023 |
| Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 20% | Jul 21, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
31 contests · 10 GCs
Contests a season
12.8
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
32 of 102 contests · 21 states in all
Contests visited
69
9 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
91 entries · 5 wins · 63 calls
First title
Oct 2, 2020
Bonifay All American Smoker Competition
Opponents faced
1,363
finished ahead 3,111 times, behind 904
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
Apr 17, 2015 → Jun 26, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- 100th tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Most recent contest Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1834) Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
20232 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1
- Career-best overall score707.4628 Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1
20226 milestones
- 5th Grand Championship Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1
- 50th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)
- 10th category win Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)
- First multi-meat day Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 10th Grand Championship Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Biggest field won (91 teams) 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
20213 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club
- First Reserve Championship Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2
- 25th tracked contest Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
20208 milestones
- First call York County BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 York County BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6800 York County BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1
- First overall podium Bonifay All American Smoker Competition
- First Grand Championship Bonifay All American Smoker Competition
- First state championship Bonifay All American Smoker Competition
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition | Oct 2, 2020 |
| +14.1 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | Mar 27, 2021 |
| +13.6 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | Apr 17, 2021 |
| +12.9 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 24, 2020 |
| +12.8 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.6 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Nov 19, 2021 |
| -16 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -15.8 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| -12.8 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | Jun 2, 2023 |
| -8.9 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | Aug 9, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 41% | 96% | 95.1% |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 83% | top 24% | 97.7% | 96.4% |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 85% | top 26% | 98.3% | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 31 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 84% | top 13% | 98.1% | 94.9% |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 81% | top 28% | 96.7% | 93.5% |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 100% | top 23% | 97.9% | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 13 / 25 (682.7656) | 6 (177.7028) | 16 (169.6800) | 18 (170.2628) | 17 (165.1200) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 5 / 25 (689.6460) | 2 (178.2972) | 8 (171.9772) | 19 (167.3944) | 12 (171.9772) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 43 (691.3488) | 30 (169.6800) | 13 (174.2744) | 6 (178.8572) | 25 (168.5372) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 28 / 45 (676.4228) | 14 (174.2628) | 32 (168.5372) | 30 (168.5372) | 33 (165.0856) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 6 / 16 (690.1944) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (165.0972) | 1 (176.5716) | 7 (173.1084) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 11 / 26 (684.4456) | 7 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2284) | 10 (170.8344) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 11 / 28 (689.0516) | 22 (168.5256) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (174.2744) | 16 (167.3944) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 13 / 27 (685.0860) | 11 (173.1200) | 9 (172.5716) | 21 (169.1316) | 16 (170.2628) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA | — | 9 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ashland, VA | — | — | 9 (170.2744) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 32 / 81 (695.3368) | 15 (177.7028) | 47 (171.9656) | 28 (174.8456) | 51 (170.8228) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 38 / 118 (689.0284) | 37 (175.4056) | 48 (171.9772) | 38 (174.2628) | 82 (167.3828) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 6 / 35 (696.5144) | 4 (178.8572) | 15 (173.1200) | 14 (173.7028) | 19 (170.8344) |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 6 / 45 (697.6572) | 8 (175.4172) | 8 (174.2744) | 12 (174.8456) | 13 (173.1200) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 2 / 42 (702.8000) | 13 (174.2628) | 7 (175.4172) | 13 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 45 (687.3716) | 17 (172) | 19 (169.1316) | 3 (176.5600) | 19 (169.6800) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | 7 (172.5600) | — | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | — | 11 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 2 / 59 (703.3828) | 1 (180) | 11 (173.7028) | 11 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4172) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 4 / 29 (696.5372) | 4 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (175.4400) | 22 (164.5256) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 3 / 28 (700.5256) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (176) | 6 (175.4056) | 14 (170.2628) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 2 / 61 (702.8116) | 36 (171.9656) | 11 (176.5716) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7144) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 6 / 60 (695.3484) | 6 (177.1428) | 6 (176.5716) | 22 (171.9656) | 35 (169.6684) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 6 / 21 (687.3256) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (170.8228) | 14 (169.1200) | 2 (171.9656) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 10 / 46 (686.8000) | 8 (174.8572) | 18 (171.4172) | 23 (168.5256) | 9 (172) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA | 17 / 26 (684.4684) | 16 (170.8228) | 18 (169.6800) | 20 (168.5256) | 4 (175.4400) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA | 3 / 28 (707.4628) | 1 (180) | 1 (180) | 9 (175.4628) | 13 (172) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 5 / 36 (694.2172) | 2 (175.4172) | 15 (169.6800) | 7 (175.4172) | 11 (173.7028) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 15 / 27 (669.5656) | 13 (168.5256) | 8 (169.1200) | 25 (161.0972) | 12 (170.8228) |
| May 19, 2023 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 4 / 25 (692.5372) | 5 (176) | 6 (171.9772) | 8 (172) | 4 (172.5600) |
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 2 / 19 (692.5144) | 1 (180) | 5 (172) | 10 (169.6916) | 5 (170.8228) |
| May 5, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 9 / 20 (675.3484) | 14 (169.6684) | 7 (170.8572) | 12 (165.6800) | 8 (169.1428) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 12 (172.5484) | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 21 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 3 / 26 (696.5488) | 9 (173.7028) | 2 (175.4288) | 2 (175.4400) | 7 (171.9772) |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 1 / 49 (353.1200) | 3 (178.8572) | 5 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 1 / 91 (176.5828) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 3 / 34 (330.2172) | 2 (171.4056) | 6 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 1 / 35 (345.0856) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 13 / 27 (330.1944) | 14 (165.0972) | 11 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 5 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 2 / 29 (344) | 1 (176.5828) | 6 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 3 (169.1544) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 1 / 30 (348.0116) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 2 / 18 (524.5372) | 9 (172.5600) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 2 / 20 (522.8572) | 1 (177.1428) | 5 (174.8572) | 11 (170.8572) | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 2 (176) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 1 / 32 (686.8456) | 1 (179.4400) | 4 (163.9656) | 3 (173.1544) | 2 (170.2856) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 3 / 12 (337.6800) | 2 (173.1084) | 3 (164.5716) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 2 / 42 (515.9660) | 1 (178.2972) | 16 (164.5488) | 2 (173.1200) | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 1 / 54 (516.5144) | 3 (177.7028) | 23 (159.9544) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 7 / 25 (340.5028) | 5 (169.6800) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 4 / 25 (333.6800) | 2 (168.5256) | 4 (165.1544) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 1 / 25 (342.2516) | 1 (174.8572) | 3 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 3 (174.3088) | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 7 / 20 (334.2172) | 8 (166.2400) | 4 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 3 / 15 (507.4060) | 4 (167.9772) | 8 (163.9888) | 1 (175.4400) | — |
| May 21, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 🏅 Mannington, WV | 1 / 13 (347.3944) | 1 (180) | 9 (167.3944) | — | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 1 / 14 (351.4172) | 2 (178.2972) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 5 / 39 (335.4056) | 14 (163.9884) | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Ripley, WV | 5 / 17 (500.1372) | 9 (158.9028) | 2 (170.3544) | 5 (170.8800) | — |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 1 / 36 (350.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (176) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 15 / 53 (486.6744) | 3 (174.2972) | 22 (140.4000) | 6 (171.9772) | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 11, 2021 | River Bar Smoke Out 🏅 Goldsboro, NC | 7 / 17 (326.7544) | 7 (159.3600) | 5 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 12 / 14 (327.3256) | 11 (166.2400) | 12 (161.0856) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 27 / 33 (329.0628) | 30 (163.3828) | 19 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 84 / 111 (666.6740) | 38 (171.9772) | 79 (166.2400) | 83 (166.8112) | 93 (161.6456) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ Buckhannon, WV | 2 / 12 (347.4056) | 5 (172.5600) | 3 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 2 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 5 / 31 (329.6340) | 4 (163.9656) | 6 (165.6684) | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 10 / 18 (505.0628) | 7 (171.4172) | 15 (161.6800) | 2 (171.9656) | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 1 / 18 (346.2628) | 4 (171.4172) | 2 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 3 / 54 (343.4172) | 3 (176) | 7 (167.4172) | 16 (161.1316) | — |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 🏅 Galax, VA | 2 / 17 (343.9772) | 3 (171.4172) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 3 / 15 (337.1428) | 6 (165.7028) | 4 (171.4400) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 10 / 18 (334.8000) | 8 (167.9772) | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 2 / 28 (341.0856) | 1 (173.1084) | 7 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV | 1 / 15 (347.9772) | 5 (171.4172) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (173.1428) | — |
| May 15, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 3 / 15 (517.0972) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (169.6800) | 6 (169.1200) | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 3 / 18 (507.9200) | 7 (167.4172) | 8 (168.5372) | 3 (171.9656) | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 3 / 29 (313.6912) | 6 (153.6684) | 3 (160.0228) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 2 / 34 (341.6800) | 11 (167.4172) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 6 / 47 (341.0972) | 7 (170.2744) | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 5 / 38 (342.8344) | 17 (168.5600) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 4 / 40 (505.6228) | 5 (170.8228) | 3 (173.1200) | 12 (161.6800) | — |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 17 / 46 (487.8512) | 16 (162.7884) | 7 (169.1200) | 21 (155.9428) | — |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club 🏅 Summerville, SC | 6 / 26 (328.5028) | 6 (161.1200) | 6 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 13 / 94 (338.2516) | 10 (171.4172) | 17 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 11 / 41 (481.7024) | 3 (169.7484) | 18 (155.9428) | 16 (156.0112) | — |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition 🏅 Bonifay, FL | 1 / 18 (352.5828) | 1 (176.5828) | 5 (176) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2020 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 Wythe, VA | 10 / 17 (331.9544) | 10 (165.6800) | 10 (166.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2020 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 Wythe, VA | 6 / 19 (330.1944) | 1 (180) | 12 (150.1944) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 7 / 59 (330.2744) | 12 (165.1656) | 9 (165.1088) | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2020 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 8 / 53 (329.6800) | 4 (170.2972) | 12 (159.3828) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 43 / 43 (434.2404) | — | 20 (163.3944) | 42 (139.4172) | 42 (131.4288) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.