The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Apr 24, 2026) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
Dogpatch Q
Dogpatch Q is a competition barbecue team with 170 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. They have won 11 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 10 times. They are ranked #263 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Dog Patch Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1734
peak 1760 · rated over 151 contests9 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
170
in the data
First seen
Nov 20, 2020
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
11
10 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time
Category wins
25
93 podiums
Overall top-10s
87
51% of 170 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
337.79 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 335.81 (+1.98)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.06
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.99 · weakest Brisket (163.87)
Road miles
44,547
across 170 mapped stops · furthest 1,068 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$1.19M
listed at 143 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
8 🏅
won from 116 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.28 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
335.81 / 360
109 Backyard contests · 9 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
502.39 / 540
35 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 2 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
667.56 / 720
3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
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.
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #6 (1,303 pts) | #3 (1,272 pts) | #13 (1,200 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #796 (165 pts) | #926 (130 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #8 (1,313 pts) | #2 (1,371 pts) | #14 (1,259 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #817 (140 pts) | #462 (492 pts) | #632 (303 pts) | #994 (115 pts) | #608 (274 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #15 (1,229 pts) | #12 (1,217 pts) | #12 (1,240 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #684 (225 pts) | #658 (272 pts) | #726 (250 pts) | #600 (305 pts) | #650 (265 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #27 (1,120 pts) | #5 (1,304 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #864 (146 pts) | #907 (156 pts) | #413 (592 pts) | #932 (136 pts) | #705 (236 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #19 (1,163 pts) | #7 (1,262 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #994 (135 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #42 (799 pts) | #35 (960 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dogpatch Q, each with one reason worth a look.
#262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1735
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 62 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 152
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1783
17–30 in 47 shared contests (36% to Dogpatch Q)
These two have cooked 47 of the same contests — LEE LA Q ahead 30–17 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#264 of the rated field
- Contests
- 158
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1752
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Dogpatch Q)
Careers of much the same size, 158 contests to 170, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 95
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1740
7–17 in 26 shared contests (27% to Dogpatch Q)
Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 95 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1743
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dogpatch Q)
Level with Dogpatch Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 77
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1791
They were already cooking in 2014, 6 years before Dogpatch Q's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 61 | 26 | 34 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 60 | 26 | 32 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 58 | 22 | 31 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 56 | 25 | 27 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 53 | 15 | 36 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 49 | 20 | 28 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 48 | 12 | 36 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 47 | 23 | 24 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 47 | 17 | 30 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 47 | 15 | 28 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 46 | 21 | 24 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 45 | 12 | 30 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 44 | 23 | 21 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 42 | 20 | 21 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 40 | 23 | 17 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 158 | 83 | 14 | 28 | 180 🔥 | 132.3656 | 167.99 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 163 | 95 | 9 | 36 | 180 🔥 | 143.3600 | 167.80 | top 37% |
| Pork | 84 | 50 | 1 | 21 | 175.4172 | 150.2628 | 167.18 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 29 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 178.2972 | 151.4056 | 163.87 | top 39% |
“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) | 25 | 1 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 84 | 8 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 48 | 2 | top 33% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
39 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
24.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
39 of 170 contests · 16 states in all
Contests visited
87
35 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
163 entries · 9 wins · 95 calls
First title
Nov 19, 2021
GBC Throwdown
Opponents faced
2,059
finished ahead 5,074 times, behind 2,906
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1760) York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- 25th category win Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20253 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- 150th tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 10th Grand Championship Plant City Pig Jam
20244 milestones
- 100th tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
- First multi-meat day Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
- 10th category win Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
- 5th Grand Championship Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
20225 milestones
- Biggest field won (73 teams) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 25th tracked contest Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best overall score681.1428 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- 50th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
20216 milestones
- First overall top-10 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club
- First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- First overall podium BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2
- First Grand Championship GBC Throwdown
- First state championship GBC Throwdown
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
- First call Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score493.0056 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.7 | GBC Throwdown | Nov 19, 2021 |
| +17.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 4, 2022 |
| +16.3 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 26, 2021 |
| +13.9 | Smoke on the Mountain | Jul 26, 2024 |
| +13.7 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| -14.7 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| -13.8 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Sep 16, 2022 |
| -13.7 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 6, 2023 |
| -13.4 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | Apr 25, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 84% | top 27% | 98.4% | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 70% | top 35% | 99.7% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 69% | top 39% | 97.8% | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 78% | top 38% | 97.1% | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 69% | top 39% | 96.3% | 92.4% |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 65% | top 50% | 94.4% | 90.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 5 / 38 (340.5144) | 1 (180) | 10 (160.5144) | 3 (169.1200) | 3 (165.0972) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 8 / 26 (344.5488) | 9 (172.5600) | 7 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 27 / 39 (321.6116) | — | 17 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 8 / 43 (342.2860) | 10 (172.5716) | 12 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 49 / 75 (676.4688) | 7 (176.5600) | 11 (174.2744) | 41 (168.5372) | 66 (157.0972) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 11 / 13 (339.9660) | 7 (174.2744) | 18 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 2 / 25 (349.1316) | 3 (177.1544) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 1 / 26 (353.7144) | 6 (176.5716) | 3 (177.1428) | 7 (173.1200) | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 40 / 82 (334.2172) | 20 (173.1200) | 46 (161.0972) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 5 / 29 (351.9772) | 2 (180) | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC | 2 / 26 (339.3368) | 3 (166.2284) | 1 (173.1084) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 2 / 20 (354.2744) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 15 / 36 (330.2172) | 18 (158.2400) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 2 / 40 (345.6916) | 12 (167.9772) | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 44 / 125 (327.8856) | 43 (165.0972) | 42 (162.7884) | 46 (159.3600) | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 44 (350.8344) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 6 / 32 (339.3944) | 10 (163.9772) | 2 (175.4172) | 3 (170.8344) | 6 (161.0972) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 2 / 63 (352.5600) | 1 (176.5600) | 6 (176) | 7 (172.5600) | 32 (157.7144) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 7 / 38 (345.6800) | 6 (171.9656) | 9 (173.7144) | 6 (175.4056) | 3 (174.8572) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 1 / 31 (350.2744) | 2 (175.4172) | 4 (174.8572) | 2 (175.4172) | 3 (169.7028) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 9 / 56 (346.2516) | 8 (175.4172) | 15 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 15 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 19 / 30 (327.3256) | 14 (167.9656) | 24 (159.3600) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 8 / 25 (326.7772) | 9 (158.8000) | 6 (167.9772) | 5 (166.2400) | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 1 / 22 (348.0116) | 8 (170.2972) | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 11 (164.5372) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 18 / 30 (338.8000) | 25 (167.9772) | 14 (170.8228) | 28 (160.5144) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 4 / 29 (341.0740) | 2 (174.2628) | 8 (166.8112) | 2 (173.1200) | 10 (157.6572) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 2 / 27 (342.2284) | 10 (162.2284) | 1 (180) | 13 (156.5028) | — |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 12 / 25 (333.6572) | 6 (173.1200) | 15 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 17 / 25 (330.7772) | 13 (168.5372) | 17 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 37 (326.7884) | 12 (163.9656) | 9 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2025 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 43 / 66 (674.0908) | 29 (170.8112) | 47 (165.0740) | 51 (163.9428) | 16 (174.2628) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 13 / 10 (333.0856) | 13 (166.8228) | 12 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 3 / 26 (341.6572) | 5 (175.4056) | 9 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 20 / 30 (662.6968) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (171.9656) | 29 (157.6800) | 27 (154.1940) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship 🏅 Welch, WV | 3 / 11 (344.5256) | 2 (175.4056) | 4 (169.1200) | 7 (159.3828) | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 25 / 70 (341.6688) | 40 (165.0972) | 7 (176.5716) | — | — |
| May 16, 2025 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 1 / 32 (358.8572) | 1 (180) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (168.0228) | — |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 4 / 16 (347.3944) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 17 / 20 (331.9200) | 16 (167.3828) | 17 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 33 / 43 (325.6228) | 26 (167.9772) | 37 (157.6456) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 16 / 100 (345.1084) | 24 (171.4056) | 10 (173.7028) | 21 (169.6800) | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 45 (345.0972) | 6 (174.2744) | 10 (170.8228) | 11 (166.2744) | — |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 1 / 16 (349.6800) | 1 (180) | 2 (169.6800) | 3 (159.3716) | 2 (156.5488) |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 1 / 25 (345.1200) | 1 (176.5828) | 2 (168.5372) | 1 (170.8228) | 4 (161.6800) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 6 / 40 (345.1084) | 1 (177.7028) | 23 (167.4056) | 35 (160.5256) | 34 (157.7144) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 2 / 38 (353.1200) | 1 (180) | 7 (173.1200) | 9 (168.5256) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 2 / 26 (345.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (166.2400) | 2 (169.1200) | 11 (151.4056) |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 20 / 58 (334.7884) | 19 (168.5256) | 19 (166.2628) | 13 (169.1084) | — |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 3 / 11 (350.8344) | 4 (175.4288) | 3 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 7 / 13 (345.1088) | 6 (173.1200) | 7 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 23 / 38 (326.1828) | 31 (158.2056) | 14 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 10 / 18 (338.2172) | 14 (169.6916) | 9 (168.5256) | 6 (169.6800) | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 3 / 31 (339.9428) | 4 (169.6800) | 3 (170.2628) | 2 (169.6800) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 1 / 28 (345.7260) | 1 (174.8572) | 1 (170.8688) | 2 (171.4172) | — |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 10 / 26 (336.5144) | 1 (176.5716) | 14 (159.9428) | 8 (167.3712) | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 9 / 28 (331.9772) | 9 (168.5372) | 10 (163.4400) | 12 (165.0972) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 11 / 27 (338.2288) | 8 (170.8344) | 10 (167.3944) | 3 (174.2628) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA | — | 18 (166.2400) | — | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 32 (346.8344) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2024 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 63 / 76 (664.4228) | 73 (155.9544) | 50 (168.5256) | 23 (173.1200) | 54 (166.8228) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 14 / 19 (333.0972) | 4 (171.9772) | 17 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2024 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 9 / 29 (338.2172) | 18 (166.2400) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 6 / 30 (336.0228) | 8 (166.2856) | 3 (169.7372) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 6 / 13 (328.4916) | 4 (167.3944) | 8 (161.0972) | 2 (171.9656) | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 22 / 47 (343.3944) | 26 (171.9772) | 22 (171.4172) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 10 / 35 (332.4916) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (158.2288) | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 17 / 45 (318.7772) | 16 (164.5372) | 20 (154.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 30 / 40 (321.6228) | 35 (154.2284) | 22 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 18 / 25 (667.3372) | 21 (164.5372) | 18 (163.9544) | 10 (169.1200) | 14 (169.7256) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 14 / 25 (333.6456) | 19 (163.9656) | 10 (169.6800) | 12 (165.6800) | 13 (158.2744) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 19 / 25 (663.2800) | 23 (160.5144) | 14 (165.7028) | 13 (170.8228) | 15 (166.2400) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 16 / 42 (329.0856) | 25 (151.9428) | 2 (177.1428) | 10 (167.9656) | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 19 / 45 (329.7260) | 16 (167.4288) | 19 (162.2972) | 5 (174.2744) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 27 / 93 (325.6228) | 32 (161.6800) | 27 (163.9428) | 28 (161.0856) | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 59 (345.0972) | 9 (169.6800) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (172.5716) | — |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 20 / 61 (332.5028) | 8 (170.2628) | 41 (162.2400) | 6 (175.4056) | 25 (159.9428) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 1 / 43 (352) | 1 (176) | 3 (176) | 4 (173.1316) | 13 (157.0628) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 6 / 60 (344.5256) | 15 (168.5256) | 4 (176) | 21 (159.3600) | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 9 / 17 (325.5884) | 8 (162.8000) | 11 (162.7884) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 8 / 19 (325.6572) | 6 (164.5256) | 9 (161.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 4 / 27 (343.3828) | 2 (174.8456) | 11 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 49 / 73 (323.8740) | 52 (159.9312) | 38 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 13 / 20 (509.6456) | 12 (169.7028) | 14 (167.9772) | 8 (171.9656) | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 11 / 24 (513.0972) | 8 (172.5600) | 4 (174.8572) | 17 (165.6800) | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 5 / 33 (668.5140) | 10 (162.2856) | 4 (170.2628) | 5 (167.3828) | 3 (168.5828) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 10 / 21 (314.7544) | 11 (153.6572) | 8 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 2 / 27 (520.5028) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (169.6800) | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 11 / 35 (505.0628) | 33 (159.3600) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (169.1428) | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 27 / 58 (338.7884) | 19 (170.2628) | 33 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 12 / 38 (321.5884) | 11 (165.6684) | 10 (155.9200) | — | — |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 66 / 76 (629.4400) | 63 (161.0856) | 73 (149.0400) | 63 (159.3600) | 59 (159.9544) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 6 / 28 (338.8000) | 4 (174.8572) | 8 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 8 / 16 (497.6004) | 6 (167.3944) | 8 (165.1088) | 7 (165.0972) | — |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 7 / 27 (494.1940) | 7 (158.8112) | 6 (164.5372) | 2 (170.8456) | — |
| May 19, 2023 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 19 / 34 (334.8000) | 14 (171.4172) | 19 (163.3828) | — | — |
| May 6, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 8 / 23 (334.2172) | 9 (167.3828) | 7 (166.8344) | — | — |
| May 5, 2023 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 7 / 35 (349.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 14 / 19 (329.6456) | 11 (168.5600) | 17 (161.0856) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 9 / 20 (336.5484) | 14 (165.1084) | 3 (171.4400) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Cottageville, WV | 4 / 15 (507.9656) | 2 (170.8456) | 5 (166.2972) | 4 (170.8228) | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 16 / 28 (298.0456) | 16 (132.3656) | 6 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 46 (509.0860) | 21 (158.2400) | 2 (175.4288) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 53 (506.7428) | 14 (166.2284) | 5 (171.9772) | 6 (168.5372) | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 25 / 80 (332.4912) | 26 (167.3712) | 22 (165.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 14 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 5 / 31 (502.7312) | 4 (170.8228) | 19 (159.9428) | 3 (171.9656) | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 5 / 65 (517.6456) | 12 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (166.8228) | — |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 18 / 26 (670.1488) | 16 (168.5372) | 19 (163.9544) | 20 (163.9428) | 5 (173.7144) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 4 / 57 (511.3368) | 13 (163.9312) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1428) | — |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 12 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 8 / 49 (346.8344) | 7 (176.5716) | 13 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 9 / 34 (307.3028) | 6 (163.9428) | 9 (143.3600) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 8 / 35 (327.3256) | 9 (157.6456) | 2 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 23 / 28 (315.3144) | 26 (155.3600) | 20 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 17 / 20 (325.6344) | 18 (161.6572) | 16 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 6 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 15 / 22 (324.5372) | 9 (169.1200) | 21 (155.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 10 / 38 (340.5256) | 13 (168.5484) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 15 / 18 (491.8744) | 17 (164.5256) | 9 (171.4288) | 17 (155.9200) | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 13 / 20 (505.6456) | 12 (170.2512) | 11 (170.8344) | 19 (164.5600) | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 10 (169.7260) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 16 / 18 (329.0632) | 17 (163.9428) | 13 (165.1204) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 2 / 32 (681.1428) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (168.6172) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (162.8456) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 4 / 12 (332.4916) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (155.9316) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 19 / 35 (506.7544) | 31 (161.6572) | 9 (173.1200) | 15 (171.9772) | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 11 / 21 (505.5884) | 1 (175.4056) | 18 (157.0628) | 3 (173.1200) | — |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 9 / 42 (506.2172) | 14 (170.8228) | 7 (169.1544) | 15 (166.2400) | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 22 / 54 (495.2800) | 22 (168.5256) | 17 (163.9544) | 19 (162.8000) | — |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 25 (334.2288) | 11 (165.6916) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 49 / 92 (667.2800) | 22 (171.9772) | 41 (169.7144) | 42 (168.5256) | 68 (157.0628) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 4 / 20 (337.0972) | 3 (172) | 7 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 7 / 15 (491.8972) | 6 (164.5372) | 2 (174.2744) | 9 (153.0856) | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 6 / 25 (490.7084) | 13 (160.5256) | 5 (166.2400) | 6 (163.9428) | — |
| May 21, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 🏅 Mannington, WV | 3 / 13 (344.5256) | 8 (170.8228) | 1 (173.7028) | — | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 7 / 14 (335.9312) | 8 (163.9656) | 6 (171.9656) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 10 / 39 (329.0628) | 9 (166.8228) | 10 (162.2400) | — | — |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 31 / 72 (330.7884) | 20 (168) | 34 (162.7884) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 19 / 34 (498.7312) | 21 (165.0856) | 12 (167.9772) | 21 (165.6684) | — |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 6 / 36 (339.3600) | 10 (167.3828) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 8 / 20 (511.3256) | 15 (166.2400) | 1 (175.4172) | 6 (169.6684) | — |
| Mar 26, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 50 (499.3372) | 15 (166.2628) | 14 (164.5372) | 7 (168.5372) | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 10 / 53 (494.1368) | 21 (154.1940) | 7 (166.8228) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 12 / 26 (494.1256) | 17 (161.6456) | 16 (161.6572) | 5 (170.8228) | — |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 73 (518.8000) | 9 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4172) | 2 (172.5600) | — |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 6 / 29 (653.0284) | 10 (148.4912) | 3 (166.8344) | 3 (168.5828) | 3 (169.1200) |
| Dec 11, 2021 | River Bar Smoke Out 🏅 Goldsboro, NC | 6 / 17 (327.9316) | 6 (160.5144) | 3 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 1 / 28 (509.6228) | 5 (167.9656) | 2 (171.9772) | 2 (169.6800) | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 30 / 33 (323.9776) | 31 (162.8344) | 28 (161.1432) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 97 / 111 (657.6000) | 84 (165.1200) | 101 (160.5600) | 95 (164.5372) | 67 (167.3828) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ Buckhannon, WV | 12 / 12 (321.0400) | 11 (163.9660) | 12 (157.0740) | — | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 12 / 31 (502.2516) | 11 (171.4400) | 4 (172.0116) | 28 (158.8000) | — |
| May 21, 2021 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 19 / 22 (325.0400) | 19 (160.5028) | 16 (164.5372) | — | — |
| May 15, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 12 / 15 (481.6228) | 10 (166.8112) | 11 (164.5488) | 12 (150.2628) | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 11 / 18 (491.8856) | 3 (170.8228) | 11 (165.1200) | 13 (155.9428) | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 34 / 60 (315.9656) | 34 (156.5600) | 29 (159.4056) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 4 / 29 (307.9428) | 5 (159.4056) | 6 (148.5372) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 13 / 21 (493.6116) | 5 (170.8344) | 9 (167.9772) | 18 (154.8000) | — |
| Mar 27, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 17 / 40 (489.5996) | 13 (164.5484) | 16 (162.2628) | 10 (162.7884) | — |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 3 / 46 (509.1312) | 11 (163.9884) | 1 (177.1772) | 7 (167.9656) | — |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club 🏅 Summerville, SC | 7 / 26 (325.6684) | 7 (156.5600) | 5 (169.1084) | — | — |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 81 (506.8344) | 14 (166.8572) | 18 (166.2744) | 3 (173.7028) | — |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 15 / 40 (493.0056) | 17 (165.1084) | 2 (173.1200) | 23 (154.7772) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.