DRY 2 DA BONE

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

Power ranking

#172

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1767

peak 1774 · rated over 113 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

114

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2026-07-31

Best ToY finish

#68

Master 2026

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

72 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 114 contests

Avg finish

top 27%

overall standings

Best overall

705.1316 / 720

Master · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Perfect 180s

6 🔥

Current form

689.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.07 (+11.72)

Walk rate

85%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition

Consistency

±11.79

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.82 · weakest Brisket (168.45)

Road miles

42,936

mi across 114 mapped stops · furthest 1425 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$535K

listed at 52 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

4 🏅

GCs in 55 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.07 / 720

114 Master contests · 7 GCs

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Storylines (19 found in this team's record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0232 points from the title

Came within 0.0232 points of the Grand Championship at Cruisin' and BBQin' (2026-07-31).

Among the elite

#172 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1767 puts them #172 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1767
peak 1774
113 rated contests

The 180 club

6 perfect 180s

6 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.

Chicken ×2
Brisket ×2
Pork Ribs ×1
Pork ×1

Against the odds

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2023-06-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.

Giant slayer

60 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 60-team field at Smokin' in Steel.

2015-05-29

Happy hunting ground

3× Grand Championships here

Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) is their spot: 3 Grand Championships in 6 visits.

6 visits
best finish 1st
average top 18%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2023-10-13).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

85% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 97 of 114 contests

A top-10 category call in 85% of their 114 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

705.1316 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 705.1316 at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-06-11

State champions

4 state championships won

They've taken 4 state championships from 55 entries at contests carrying the title.

55 state-championship entries

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of DRY 2 DA BONE 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

11 contests
6 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 20%

A strong matchup

28–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKERS PURGATORY in 28 of their 32 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

29 of 44 shared chicken entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 29 of 44 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 86 at their very first tracked contest, 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship (2013-01-25).

2013-01-25
86-team field

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Big Ten Bones has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

42,936 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 42,936 miles across 114 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,425 miles to BBQ Boots & Brew.

114 mapped stops
furthest 1,425 mi

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
114 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 1st

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

Where this team stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on. Rebuilt nightly, so beating one shows up here the next morning.

#9 📆 Longest career 13.5 yrs from a first contest to the last · 2013 → 2026 · 114 contests · 31 Jul 2026

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JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0

#171 of the rated field

1767 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 85
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1786

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DRY 2 DA BONE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DRY 2 DA BONE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 84 contests
last seen 2021-07-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoked & Furious

#173 of the rated field

1767 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 97
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1769

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DRY 2 DA BONE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 82 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 82 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ

#170 of the rated field

1768 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 112
GCs: 13
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1838

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before DRY 2 DA BONE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 110 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

270 SMOKERS

#176 of the rated field

1765 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 131
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1777

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to DRY 2 DA BONE)

Careers of much the same size, 131 contests to 114, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 126 contests
last seen 2021-11-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ

#174 of the rated field

1766 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 86
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1784

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to DRY 2 DA BONE)

Their rating is built on 8 Grand Championships in 86 contests, alongside a 53% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 83 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ

#168 of the rated field

1769 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 305
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1896

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DRY 2 DA BONE)

Rated 2 points above DRY 2 DA BONE.

rated over 285 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	48	16	32	33%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	44	8	36	18%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	41	21	20	51%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	41	18	23	44%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	40	10	30	25%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	38	19	19	50%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	38	13	25	34%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	35	20	15	57%	⚔ compare
Hogline	33	11	22	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	32	28	4	88%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	29	25	4	86%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	29	17	12	59%	⚔ compare
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	29	10	19	34%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	27	19	8	70%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	27	18	9	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	114	51	6	18	180.0000 🔥	159.9544	170.82	top 35%
Pork Ribs	114	49	6	15	180.0000 🔥	156.5028	168.78	top 36%
Pork	114	54	4	22	180.0000 🔥	155.4172	170.02	top 33%
Brisket	114	44	6	17	180.0000 🔥	151.3600	168.45	top 37%

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

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IA	38	2	top 28%
MN	24	2	top 21%
AZ	20	0	top 26%
WI	16	3	top 33%
MO	4	0	top 35%
CA	4	0	top 33%
NE	3	0	top 30%
NV	2	0	top 21%
OK	2	0	top 36%
TN	1	0	top 30%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	2	top 22%
Medium (20–39)	54	3	top 28%
Large (40+)	57	2	top 27%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' in Steele	9	1	1	top 23%	2025-05-30
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	6	1	3	top 18%	2026-06-13
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	6	9	0	top 46%	2026-06-12
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	6	3	0	top 22%	2019-07-19
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	5	3	0	top 29%	2022-01-14
*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	5	5	0	top 32%	2017-07-21
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	4	1	1	top 12%	2021-06-18
King of the Corn	3	4	0	top 37%	2024-05-17
BBQ Jackpot	2	15	0	top 21%	2025-11-21
Best in the Southwest	2	9	0	top 38%	2025-02-21
Tri City BBQ Fest	2	6	0	top 41%	2022-09-16
Smokin' in the Junction	2	3	0	top 11%	2015-05-23
Med City BBQ & Musicfest	2	5	0	top 15%	2014-08-08
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	4	0	top 21%	2013-02-16

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.5 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2026-07-31

Busiest season 2015 14 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 8.1 across 14 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 38 of 114 contests · 10 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 72 14 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 114 entries · 6 wins · 51 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.82 · weakest Brisket (168.45)

Walk rate 85% a top-10 call in 97 of 114 contests

Overall top-10 rate 52% 59 of 114 contests

Wins it all 6% 7 Grand Championships · 4 reserve

First title 2015-05-29 Smokin' in Steel

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests

Master average 678.07 out of 720 · 114 contests · 7 GCs

Perfect 180s 6 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,077 4,223–1,705 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 42,936 114 mapped stops · furthest 1,425 mi

Schedule strength 1578 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $534,725 listed at 52 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 4 from 55 state-championship entries

Power rating 1767 peak 1774 · #172 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First call 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First category win (Chicken) 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall top-10 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall podium 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.8570 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Aug 9 10th tracked contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
2015
Feb 27 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
May 15 25th tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 29 First Grand Championship Smokin' in Steel
May 29 Biggest field won (60 teams) Smokin' in Steel
2017
Aug 4 50th tracked contest Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1
Sep 1 First multi-meat day Smoke the Town
Sep 1 10th category win Smoke the Town
2018
Jun 15 First Reserve Championship Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2020
Jan 17 Peak power rating (1774) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
2022
Jun 11 First state championship Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Jun 11 Career-best overall score705.1316 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
2023
Jun 10 5th Grand Championship Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
2025
Feb 21 100th tracked contest Best in the Southwest
Mar 28 5th perfect 180 Q's & Brews
2026
Jul 31 Most recent contest Cruisin' and BBQin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25
+12.6	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship	2013-06-15
+12.3	Smokin' In The Creek	2013-04-26
+11.9	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2013-02-15
+11.6	Smokin' in Steel	2015-05-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2023-06-09
-13.5	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown	2025-10-03
-12.6	Tri City BBQ Fest	2022-09-16
-12.5	King of the Corn	2023-05-19
-11.7	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	2021-06-12

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	6	0	5	0	100%	top 25%	97.2%	95.9%
2025	10	2	6	1	90%	top 28%	97.1%	95.5%
2024	10	0	4	2	80%	top 33%	97.3%	95%
2023	9	1	4	3	67%	top 37%	96.6%	94.1%
2022	7	1	2	2	71%	top 36%	97.9%	94.2%
2021	4	0	1	1	25%	top 37%	93.9%	93.1%
2020	2	0	1	1	100%	top 25%	93.8%	93%
2019	7	0	4	1	100%	top 23%	95.4%	93.9%
2018	6	0	1	1	100%	top 35%	95.9%	93.4%
2017	11	2	6	3	100%	top 20%	95.9%	94.3%
2016	6	0	2	1	83%	top 30%	95.2%	93.4%
2015	14	1	8	2	79%	top 21%	96.8%	94.1%
2014	11	0	7	1	91%	top 26%	96.5%	93.8%
2013	11	0	8	3	91%	top 22%	96.9%	93.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-31	Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA	2 / 26 (699.9428)	2 (178.8572)	10 (173.7144)	11 (171.9656)	2 (175.4056)
2026-06-19	Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	7 / 20 (692.5256)	10 (175.4400)	5 (174.2628)	5 (176.5600)	15 (166.2628)
2026-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	15 / 37 (685.1432)	2 (177.7600)	23 (167.9772)	11 (172.0116)	26 (167.3944)
2026-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	9 / 40 (679.3832)	14 (171.4172)	11 (169.7144)	8 (171.9772)	19 (166.2744)
2026-03-27	Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ	10 / 33 (691.9660)	2 (180.0000)	13 (173.1316)	8 (174.3088)	24 (164.5256)
2026-01-16	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	6 / 53 (695.3944)	2 (178.2972)	15 (172.5600)	10 (174.2744)	19 (170.2628)
2025-11-21	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	19 / 90 (693.0860)	16 (175.4172)	45 (169.6916)	43 (170.8228)	5 (177.1544)
2025-10-03	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO	29 / 39 (678.8344)	23 (171.9656)	32 (167.4516)	30 (168.5600)	16 (170.8572)
2025-07-25	9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	21 / 31 (669.0168)	10 (171.4056)	28 (162.2400)	9 (170.8456)	21 (164.5256)
2025-06-20	Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	3 / 25 (698.8000)	10 (171.4056)	3 (175.4172)	7 (175.4172)	4 (176.5600)
2025-06-14	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	1 / 36 (697.1088)	5 (177.1544)	28 (166.8344)	3 (177.7028)	4 (175.4172)
2025-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	18 / 36 (673.0628)	33 (159.9544)	5 (173.7372)	16 (171.9656)	24 (167.4056)
2025-05-30	Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	1 / 28 (697.0856)	18 (169.6800)	2 (176.5600)	7 (173.7028)	2 (177.1428)
2025-03-28	Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ	2 / 26 (695.3484)	17 (170.2628)	5 (174.2628)	12 (170.8228)	1 (180.0000)
2025-02-21	Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ	9 / 29 (681.6460)	2 (177.7144)	10 (170.8460)	26 (162.8228)	13 (170.2628)
2025-01-17	10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	6 / 48 (689.6456)	19 (170.2628)	4 (174.2628)	4 (174.8572)	16 (170.2628)
2024-12-06	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	15 / 74 (687.9428)	32 (170.2628)	20 (172.0000)	3 (177.7028)	41 (167.9772)
2024-07-26	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	16 / 28 (675.3716)	26 (163.3944)	12 (169.1428)	14 (169.6800)	8 (173.1544)
2024-06-14	23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	5 / 25 (690.2860)	2 (176.0116)	10 (171.9772)	1 (176.0116)	17 (166.2856)
2024-06-08	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	3 / 37 (695.3716)	7 (177.7028)	11 (173.7144)	2 (177.7144)	27 (166.2400)
2024-06-07	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	25 / 41 (665.5428)	25 (167.3944)	27 (163.9428)	28 (163.3828)	15 (170.8228)
2024-05-31	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	13 / 32 (678.2168)	13 (172.0000)	22 (165.1428)	14 (169.6684)	16 (171.4056)
2024-05-17	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	10 / 36 (685.0740)	8 (174.2628)	26 (166.2740)	23 (167.9772)	3 (176.5600)
2024-04-12	BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	5 / 39 (700.5600)	10 (173.7028)	13 (173.1200)	11 (173.7372)	2 (180.0000)
2024-02-23	Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ	11 / 25 (681.6000)	9 (170.8228)	25 (156.5028)	2 (175.4172)	1 (178.8572)
2024-01-12	9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	22 / 58 (680.5484)	4 (177.7028)	14 (173.7372)	23 (171.4056)	45 (157.7028)
2023-10-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	5 / 21 (687.3024)	17 (166.2284)	1 (172.5600)	1 (180.0000)	10 (168.5140)
2023-07-28	7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	4 / 32 (689.6916)	13 (170.8344)	6 (173.7144)	2 (176.0000)	17 (169.1428)
2023-06-16	Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	11 / 27 (675.9548)	21 (164.5372)	12 (166.2744)	7 (175.4288)	11 (169.7144)
2023-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	1 / 40 (695.4060)	17 (171.9772)	16 (170.2744)	2 (177.1544)	2 (176.0000)
2023-06-09	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	29 / 43 (655.8856)	28 (164.5372)	14 (169.7028)	31 (163.9772)	32 (157.6684)
2023-06-02	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	6 / 29 (674.2284)	10 (171.9884)	1 (174.2744)	19 (163.4056)	14 (164.5600)
2023-05-19	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	33 / 45 (665.0056)	28 (168.5256)	24 (168.5256)	32 (165.6800)	36 (162.2744)
2023-03-10	BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ	18 / 32 (677.6344)	16 (170.8228)	11 (170.8460)	17 (168.0000)	20 (167.9656)
2023-01-13	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	15 / 45 (675.8972)	2 (176.5600)	2 (175.4172)	33 (162.8116)	30 (161.1084)
2022-10-14	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	4 / 36 (686.2400)	31 (165.6800)	8 (170.8572)	6 (174.2628)	1 (175.4400)
2022-09-16	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	16 / 25 (661.0512)	23 (159.9772)	11 (169.1428)	15 (164.5256)	14 (167.4056)
2022-06-17	Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA	14 / 32 (674.8112)	21 (167.9656)	11 (169.7028)	14 (168.5600)	10 (168.5828)
2022-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	1 / 37 (705.1316)	6 (176.5600)	4 (174.8688)	6 (174.8456)	2 (178.8572)
2022-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	19 / 39 (668.4572)	5 (171.9772)	35 (157.1316)	16 (170.8228)	14 (168.5256)
2022-06-03	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	12 / 33 (678.8344)	1 (177.1428)	22 (165.6800)	7 (173.7144)	21 (162.2972)
2022-01-14	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	27 / 59 (670.7312)	40 (164.5484)	31 (166.8228)	13 (171.9772)	17 (167.3828)
2021-08-20	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	18 / 35 (673.5656)	12 (170.8228)	15 (166.8344)	11 (170.8228)	18 (165.0856)
2021-06-18	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	5 / 32 (675.9544)	1 (176.5828)	11 (168.5372)	14 (167.4172)	17 (163.4172)
2021-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	24 / 45 (661.0740)	27 (166.8456)	13 (169.1200)	23 (163.4284)	31 (161.6800)
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	15 / 52 (671.9200)	26 (166.8344)	17 (167.4056)	12 (172.5600)	23 (165.1200)
2020-07-17	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 MARION, IA	10 / 36 (663.3828)	8 (171.4400)	12 (164.5372)	19 (161.1428)	9 (166.2628)
2020-01-17	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	13 / 59 (675.4284)	31 (167.4172)	1 (175.4400)	14 (169.1428)	24 (163.4284)
2019-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	6 / 34 (682.2284)	18 (166.8228)	10 (168.5600)	2 (179.4400)	15 (167.4056)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	2 / 50 (686.8116)	23 (167.4056)	7 (171.9772)	2 (178.2972)	9 (169.1316)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	14 / 38 (665.0860)	25 (164.5372)	8 (166.8344)	35 (155.4172)	1 (178.2972)
2019-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	11 / 33 (676.5260)	10 (173.1200)	5 (171.9772)	21 (165.7144)	15 (165.7144)
2019-06-21	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	7 / 37 (666.1828)	11 (168.5372)	17 (161.6800)	13 (165.6800)	6 (170.2856)
2019-06-14	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	6 / 31 (681.6688)	18 (166.8344)	2 (173.7372)	10 (170.2628)	9 (170.8344)
2019-01-18	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	18 / 63 (672.5488)	6 (173.7256)	41 (159.9888)	16 (170.8572)	22 (167.9772)
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	15 / 49 (670.2628)	13 (172.5600)	36 (160.5716)	2 (173.7256)	22 (163.4056)
2018-07-20	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	14 / 42 (673.1316)	11 (170.2972)	13 (169.7144)	9 (172.5828)	27 (160.5372)
2018-06-22	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	20 / 41 (663.9088)	34 (161.6800)	27 (162.8344)	3 (173.7144)	20 (165.6800)
2018-06-15	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	2 / 23 (690.8344)	5 (174.2628)	4 (171.4172)	1 (178.2972)	11 (166.8572)
2018-06-01	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	20 / 45 (665.0056)	29 (161.1084)	5 (176.5600)	17 (169.6800)	31 (157.6572)
2018-01-19	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	29 / 70 (671.3372)	36 (167.4172)	62 (158.8000)	10 (173.1200)	13 (172.0000)
2017-09-01	Smoke the Town Leon, IA	1 / 16 (684.5028)	1 (176.0000)	12 (157.6684)	3 (171.9772)	1 (178.8572)
2017-08-25	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	21 / 56 (669.1200)	7 (174.2856)	20 (167.4172)	43 (156.5600)	10 (170.8572)
2017-08-05	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	16 / 50 (681.0972)	23 (170.8572)	20 (169.7028)	10 (173.7028)	25 (166.8344)
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	11 / 54 (677.6344)	16 (170.2628)	25 (166.8344)	7 (174.2744)	21 (166.2628)
2017-07-21	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	5 / 49 (684.5260)	9 (169.7144)	10 (169.6800)	10 (172.0116)	6 (173.1200)
2017-07-14	*BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	5 / 33 (676.5260)	1 (180.0000)	18 (159.9544)	4 (170.8800)	10 (165.6916)
2017-06-23	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	15 / 37 (658.2060)	19 (166.8344)	23 (158.8000)	12 (165.1316)	10 (167.4400)
2017-06-16	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	1 / 17 (680.5372)	4 (174.2628)	7 (166.8228)	3 (169.7716)	6 (169.6800)
2017-06-02	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	5 / 46 (683.9888)	12 (171.4516)	18 (166.2628)	10 (171.4172)	2 (174.8572)
2017-01-27	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ	11 / 34 (679.9772)	6 (176.0572)	5 (173.1200)	21 (166.2744)	22 (164.5256)
2017-01-20	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	3 / 40 (690.8228)	17 (167.4284)	4 (173.1316)	4 (177.7028)	3 (172.5600)
2016-08-26	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	11 / 48 (676.5144)	6 (173.1544)	6 (172.0116)	20 (167.4056)	23 (163.9428)
2016-08-05	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	27 / 70 (658.7312)	21 (167.4172)	35 (161.6456)	48 (158.2628)	12 (171.4056)
2016-07-22	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	21 / 47 (674.7544)	17 (171.9772)	3 (177.1544)	6 (174.2628)	44 (151.3600)
2016-06-17	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA	7 / 31 (685.6684)	5 (174.2628)	12 (168.5600)	12 (169.1428)	5 (173.7028)
2016-06-03	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	13 / 53 (669.0972)	17 (169.1428)	34 (159.9772)	2 (177.7372)	29 (162.2400)
2016-02-19	*The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	9 / 37 (669.1196)	21 (164.5484)	1 (174.2856)	26 (159.9884)	6 (170.2972)
2015-10-23	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	28 / 93 (677.6912)	40 (169.1312)	9 (174.2972)	64 (164.5484)	33 (169.7144)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	158 / 606 (668.4568)	237 (166.2400)	276 (165.0856)	48 (173.7256)	273 (163.4056)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	57 / 187 (682.2400)	86 (170.2628)	66 (170.2744)	130 (165.7028)	18 (176.0000)
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	7 / 55 (682.8572)	2 (176.5716)	23 (166.2856)	16 (166.8572)	6 (173.1428)
2015-08-07	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	3 / 47 (682.8916)	11 (171.4400)	3 (170.8572)	7 (169.7144)	5 (170.8800)
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	6 / 54 (680.6060)	34 (164.5600)	5 (173.7144)	3 (173.7372)	14 (168.5944)
2015-07-17	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	5 / 39 (677.0972)	3 (176.0000)	3 (173.7028)	19 (163.3944)	17 (164.0000)
2015-06-19	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	3 / 27 (683.4172)	9 (167.4056)	4 (170.8572)	5 (170.8572)	2 (174.2972)
2015-06-12	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	15 / 42 (669.1660)	20 (167.4516)	27 (163.9772)	22 (164.0000)	4 (173.7372)
2015-05-29	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	1 / 60 (683.9428)	8 (171.4172)	9 (169.6800)	5 (172.0000)	12 (170.8456)
2015-05-23	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	3 / 37 (685.1316)	7 (170.8344)	1 (177.1544)	8 (169.7256)	12 (167.4172)
2015-05-15	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	20 / 60 (665.5884)	16 (168.5600)	2 (171.9656)	36 (163.3944)	35 (161.6684)
2015-02-27	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	3 / 82 (697.1200)	11 (171.4172)	1 (180.0000)	6 (174.8572)	12 (170.8456)
2015-02-20	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	32 / 49 (644.4572)	30 (164.0228)	28 (162.8460)	19 (165.1084)	41 (152.4800)
2014-08-22	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	12 / 54 (682.2404)	3 (176.5600)	38 (162.8344)	26 (165.1316)	2 (177.7144)
2014-08-08	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	5 / 40 (673.1544)	2 (176.0000)	6 (168.6172)	24 (161.6916)	12 (166.8456)
2014-07-25	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	19 / 52 (671.3256)	5 (174.8572)	21 (167.3828)	23 (166.8228)	29 (162.2628)
2014-07-18	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	3 / 37 (687.3828)	15 (166.8572)	3 (177.7028)	10 (166.8228)	4 (176.0000)
2014-06-27	Rockin' Country BBQ Fest Nevada, IA	8 / 15 (662.8112)	9 (165.1200)	9 (165.1428)	3 (169.7372)	10 (162.8112)
2014-05-30	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	7 / 67 (686.2972)	20 (170.2972)	30 (166.8572)	11 (171.4400)	2 (177.7028)
2014-05-24	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	4 / 31 (694.8800)	5 (173.7028)	14 (165.1200)	3 (177.7600)	1 (178.2972)
2014-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	31 / 72 (676.5712)	24 (173.1428)	42 (166.8228)	41 (168.0228)	29 (168.5828)
2014-03-14	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	12 / 41 (667.9772)	8 (174.2628)	34 (159.3944)	9 (170.3200)	20 (164.0000)
2014-02-28	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	10 / 28 (666.7996)	6 (170.2512)	7 (168.5600)	10 (169.7372)	17 (158.2512)
2014-02-21	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	9 / 48 (655.9200)	2 (174.8800)	24 (158.8228)	12 (166.2744)	31 (155.9428)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	4 / 50 (696.5600)	5 (174.2744)	7 (173.7028)	4 (174.3200)	5 (174.2628)
2013-08-09	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	9 / 50 (677.7488)	17 (169.1544)	6 (173.7144)	38 (157.7372)	4 (177.1428)
2013-07-26	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	38 / 66 (649.6232)	35 (164.5488)	38 (162.2400)	29 (164.5944)	43 (158.2400)
2013-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	11 / 35 (661.6112)	17 (163.3828)	16 (164.5256)	16 (165.1428)	6 (168.5600)
2013-06-21	Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA	14 / 28 (658.8568)	21 (162.8570)	7 (170.8570)	21 (160.5714)	14 (164.5714)
2013-06-15	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	4 / 68 (697.7144)	34 (168.0000)	4 (178.2858)	1 (178.2858)	14 (173.1428)
2013-05-31	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	9 / 51 (669.7140)	5 (174.8572)	23 (163.4284)	3 (176.0000)	32 (155.4284)
2013-04-26	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	4 / 41 (674.8572)	14 (164.5714)	6 (169.1428)	3 (172.5714)	8 (168.5716)
2013-02-16	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	9 / 31 (671.9998)	5 (170.2858)	21 (163.4284)	17 (165.1428)	4 (173.1428)
2013-02-15	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	4 / 29 (668.0000)	1 (177.1430)	17 (159.4286)	4 (170.8572)	14 (160.5712)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	3 / 86 (678.8570)	1 (177.1428)	7 (170.8572)	29 (165.7142)	26 (165.1428)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#68 (1419 pts)	#27 (1794 pts)	#145 (1059 pts)	#99 (1139 pts)	#117 (1094 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#85 (1694 pts)	#195 (1154 pts)	#138 (1439 pts)	#112 (1469 pts)	#118 (1464 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#204 (1025 pts)	#210 (1030 pts)	#343 (725 pts)	#187 (1060 pts)	#142 (1250 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#135 (1276 pts)	#209 (986 pts)	#98 (1511 pts)	#129 (1306 pts)	#214 (971 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#492 (417 pts)	#839 (197 pts)	#576 (402 pts)	#540 (387 pts)	#441 (522 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#425 (285 pts)	#757 (115 pts)	#869 (65 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#257 (1108 pts)	#451 (753 pts)	#277 (1053 pts)	#306 (1013 pts)	#297 (1038 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#511 (703 pts)	#616 (603 pts)	#554 (683 pts)	#268 (1148 pts)	#696 (518 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#176 (1608 pts)	#170 (1523 pts)	#317 (1123 pts)	#180 (1468 pts)	#162 (1553 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#565 (696 pts)	#564 (716 pts)	#431 (936 pts)	#539 (761 pts)	#601 (671 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#116 (1937 pts)	#195 (1462 pts)	#69 (1962 pts)	#192 (1422 pts)	#193 (1507 pts)