SMOKIN' BUTTS

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

Power ranking

#3558

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1568 · rated over 107 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

110

in the data

First seen

2013-02-22

latest 2025-05-09

Best ToY finish

#209

Master 2013

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 110 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

688.4568 / 720

Master · International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.52 (+3.94)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

Consistency

±40.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.50 · weakest Pork (163.70)

Road miles

27,745

mi across 110 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$156K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.52 / 720

107 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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

2.2976 points from the title

Came within 2.2976 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the River (2014-09-05).

High-water mark

688.4568 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.4568 at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-09-06

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

One2BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' BUTTS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

45–5 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 45 of their 50 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of AUTO"BE"GRILLIN in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) (2025-03-28).

last seen 2022-09-09
back 2025-03-28

Brisket nemesis

37 of 49 shared brisket entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 37 of 49 shared brisket entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
110 contests

Going the wrong way

-26 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 26 points across 4 contests since 2025-03-28 — from 1518 down to 1492.

4 contests since 2025-03-28
now 1492

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKIN O BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 34% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 34% across 14 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

14 September contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

27,745 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 27,745 miles across 110 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 756 miles to Oinktoberfest.

110 mapped stops
furthest 756 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Anchor City Cook off every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 4th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

RUNWAY SMOKE

#3563 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1511

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN' BUTTS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — RUNWAY SMOKE ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2020-02-07

⚔ Head-to-head

RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE

#3546 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN' BUTTS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before SMOKIN' BUTTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

GRILLA MANIACS

#3557 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1519

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN' BUTTS)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN' BUTTS has cooked, 8 to 110, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2015-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE

#3571 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 34 contests, alongside a 15% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2023-05-26

⚔ Head-to-head

FOOMANCHOO BBQ

#3570 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2021-04-23

⚔ Head-to-head

T-BONE BBQ MA

#3543 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1492

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN' BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	50	5	45	10%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	39	1	38	3%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	37	3	34	8%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	26	7	19	27%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	23	7	16	30%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	108	25	0	2	175.4172	104.8572	164.13	top 60%
Pork Ribs	109	27	3	7	177.7372	137.1430	164.03	top 53%
Pork	107	22	1	8	179.4400	146.2628	163.70	top 59%
Brisket	107	37	0	5	177.7028	131.9660	164.50	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
MO	48	top 58%
MS	14	top 53%
IL	11	top 41%
TN	8	top 37%
OK	8	top 69%
GA	4	top 97%
AR	3	top 51%
NE	3	top 50%
KY	3	top 41%
IA	2	top 91%
IN	2	top 68%
KS	1	top 22%
NC	1	top 94%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	61	top 57%
Large (40+)	40	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook off	5	4	top 41%	2019-10-11
Southaven Springfest	4	15	top 65%	2025-04-25
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN	3	6	top 27%	2019-09-06
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	3	19	top 55%	2019-06-14
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	18	top 81%	2017-05-05
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2)	2	22	top 90%	2025-03-29
Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown	2	12	top 64%	2019-10-04
*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2	3	top 36%	2018-06-08
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1)	2	47	top 100%	2017-11-17
*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2	46	top 64%	2017-05-05
Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)	2	50	top 63%	2017-03-25
MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)	2	16	top 75%	2015-11-07
Knights of Columbus	2	4	top 37%	2015-06-19
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2	21	top 81%	2014-11-08
Smoke on the River	2	2	top 28%	2014-09-05
Up In Smoke On The Square	2	8	top 34%	2014-08-22

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.2 yrs 2013-02-22 → 2025-05-09

Busiest season 2016 21 contests

Contests a season 12.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 48 of 110 contests · 14 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 84 16 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 109 entries · 3 wins · 27 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 164.50 · weakest Pork (163.70)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 62 of 110 contests

Overall top-10 rate 21% 23 of 110 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 653.52 out of 720 · 107 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,750 1,742–2,383 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 27,745 110 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi

Schedule strength 1579 average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests

Purse competed for $155,725 listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 19 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs 2022-09-09 → 2025-03-28

Power rating 1492 peak 1568 · #3558 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5710 Smokin' On Big Creek
May 10 First call 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off
May 17 First overall top-10 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake
May 17 First overall podium 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake
May 17 First Reserve Championship 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake
Sep 27 10th tracked contest Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
2014
Jul 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Nov 7 25th tracked contest MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC
2015
Apr 17 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
2016
Jul 8 50th tracked contest 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
2018
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1568) Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown
2019
Sep 6 Career-best overall score688.4568 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
Sep 20 100th tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
2025
May 9 Most recent contest 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	2017-07-07
+14.9	Smoke on the River	2014-09-05
+14.6	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake	2013-05-17
+14.5	*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2017-06-09
+13.9	Knights of Columbus	2013-06-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-05-03
-13.6	* Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff	2016-08-13
-13.2	Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2019-06-07
-13.1	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too	2016-07-15
-13.1	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2013-06-14

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	4	0	0	25%	top 91%	92.7%	91%
2022	3	0	0	33%	top 83%	92.6%	89.4%
2019	12	2	0	42%	top 57%	95.6%	91.7%
2018	11	3	0	64%	top 51%	94.4%	92.4%
2017	19	3	0	53%	top 54%	95.1%	91.6%
2016	21	4	1	67%	top 56%	95.5%	88.9%
2015	14	1	0	57%	top 63%	94.6%	90.6%
2014	14	6	3	64%	top 48%	94.9%	91.6%
2013	12	4	0	58%	top 49%	94.3%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-05-09	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	24 / 27 (656.4456)	24 (160.5256)	25 (162.2400)	19 (165.7028)	20 (167.9772)
2025-04-25	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	32 / 34 (655.8168)	31 (163.9656)	29 (167.3828)	33 (155.9428)	24 (168.5256)
2025-03-29	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	22 / 25 (640.9828)	24 (151.9656)	21 (163.9544)	23 (161.6800)	18 (163.3828)
2025-03-28	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	25 / 27 (667.3596)	26 (165.6684)	9 (175.4516)	22 (165.1084)	25 (161.1312)
2022-09-09	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN	24 / 38 (666.6968)	21 (170.2628)	25 (166.2628)	24 (167.3828)	27 (162.7884)
2022-03-26	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO	37 / 39 (634.6972)	9 (173.7028)	34 (161.1316)	38 (148.5028)	36 (151.3600)
2022-03-25	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO	34 / 38 (629.0056)	18 (167.4400)	37 (149.6228)	36 (147.9200)	26 (164.0228)
2019-10-11	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	10 / 25 (679.9084)	14 (168.5256)	13 (169.6684)	10 (169.1544)	5 (172.5600)
2019-10-04	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lebanon, MO	19 / 27 (653.5428)	11 (170.8228)	22 (159.3600)	17 (165.1544)	22 (158.2056)
2019-09-21	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	—	—	22 (146.2628)	—	—
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	19 / 54 (675.9196)	22 (167.9656)	13 (172.5944)	31 (165.6912)	20 (169.6684)
2019-09-06	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN 🏅 Millington, TN	6 / 32 (688.4568)	8 (174.8456)	12 (167.3828)	13 (168.5256)	2 (177.7028)
2019-08-16	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO	26 / 45 (648.3992)	8 (175.4056)	27 (160.5256)	12 (170.8456)	45 (141.6224)
2019-08-09	Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO	20 / 25 (642.6972)	15 (164.5256)	20 (157.6916)	19 (158.2400)	17 (162.2400)
2019-06-21	Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO	21 / 26 (650.7312)	3 (175.4172)	24 (156.5256)	23 (157.1200)	17 (161.6684)
2019-06-14	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	26 / 49 (675.2684)	9 (175.4172)	39 (160.5144)	21 (169.6684)	16 (169.6684)
2019-06-07	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	21 / 25 (625.4740)	23 (151.3256)	16 (158.2172)	21 (154.2628)	12 (161.6684)
2019-05-31	Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO	14 / 25 (650.7316)	11 (165.6800)	13 (163.9888)	19 (156.5144)	15 (164.5484)
2019-04-26	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	16 / 31 (671.2452)	20 (166.2284)	17 (166.2284)	13 (166.8228)	11 (171.9656)
2018-10-19	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO	12 / 21 (667.8512)	14 (169.1200)	19 (156.4912)	13 (165.6800)	2 (176.5600)
2018-09-28	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	10 / 45 (672.4456)	6 (172.5600)	28 (157.0628)	3 (172.5600)	8 (170.2628)
2018-09-07	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN	10 / 34 (675.2796)	7 (173.1084)	8 (171.4056)	25 (158.8000)	7 (171.9656)
2018-08-04	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	27 / 37 (658.0796)	32 (161.6340)	23 (165.6800)	25 (163.9428)	17 (166.8228)
2018-06-15	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	19 / 45 (677.0168)	24 (169.6684)	15 (171.4056)	30 (166.2628)	21 (169.6800)
2018-06-08	*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	10 / 17 (655.8856)	13 (160.5256)	11 (157.0972)	9 (165.1428)	5 (173.1200)
2018-06-01	*7th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	13 / 29 (663.2796)	13 (164.5256)	10 (171.4056)	26 (155.3484)	4 (172.0000)
2018-04-27	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	23 / 34 (660.9712)	20 (168.5600)	24 (161.0856)	24 (162.8000)	17 (168.5256)
2018-04-06	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	11 / 40 (679.9312)	22 (166.2400)	11 (171.4056)	7 (171.4400)	10 (170.8456)
2018-03-16	*Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	15 / 36 (668.4572)	23 (165.6916)	12 (169.1200)	26 (164.5256)	14 (169.1200)
2018-02-23	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO	27 / 29 (635.2684)	29 (156.5144)	21 (161.6456)	29 (146.2628)	5 (170.8456)
2017-11-17	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	62 / 62 (611.7368)	59 (158.7884)	61 (150.7884)	62 (151.3484)	61 (150.8116)
2017-09-08	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	14 / 42 (677.6000)	19 (169.1200)	10 (171.4172)	15 (169.6800)	16 (167.3828)
2017-08-05	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	36 / 50 (662.1600)	45 (162.8228)	33 (166.2400)	32 (165.1200)	21 (167.9772)
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	29 / 54 (662.7084)	33 (163.4172)	29 (166.2284)	22 (167.9772)	27 (165.0856)
2017-07-07	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	3 / 25 (684.5484)	2 (174.2972)	13 (169.7028)	13 (167.4056)	4 (173.1428)
2017-06-30	*Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO	14 / 27 (663.2912)	22 (161.6800)	15 (166.2628)	7 (170.8228)	15 (164.5256)
2017-06-16	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	29 / 41 (664.9252)	11 (173.1084)	36 (153.6228)	11 (171.9656)	22 (166.2284)
2017-06-16	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	15 / 17 (626.2400)	7 (168.5484)	17 (141.7260)	9 (166.2628)	15 (149.7028)
2017-06-09	*Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	3 / 24 (680.4796)	9 (168.5256)	9 (166.2512)	4 (173.7372)	4 (171.9656)
2017-06-02	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO	14 / 27 (657.0052)	11 (168.5600)	20 (162.2284)	14 (167.4056)	19 (158.8112)
2017-05-05	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	49 / 68 (595.8628)	39 (160.0000)	39 (155.3944)	61 (147.3712)	59 (133.0972)
2017-05-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	18 / 29 (657.0056)	18 (166.2628)	24 (158.2516)	19 (163.3828)	9 (169.1084)
2017-04-28	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	15 / 33 (676.4456)	15 (169.6800)	21 (167.3828)	20 (167.3828)	8 (172.0000)
2017-04-21	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	11 / 40 (674.7428)	11 (169.6800)	17 (167.4172)	20 (164.5256)	8 (173.1200)
2017-04-07	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	8 / 27 (683.3256)	13 (170.8228)	6 (172.5600)	5 (171.4172)	14 (168.5256)
2017-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) Shawnee, OK	52 / 77 (662.1024)	74 (155.3600)	40 (168.5256)	26 (171.9884)	38 (166.2284)
2017-03-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	50 / 87 (665.5652)	38 (168.5256)	21 (172.5484)	79 (157.1084)	48 (167.3828)
2017-03-18	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	25 / 45 (672.4340)	25 (170.2744)	35 (163.3828)	37 (163.3712)	8 (175.4056)
2017-03-17	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	47 / 68 (658.7084)	65 (153.0972)	43 (163.9428)	22 (171.4056)	31 (170.2628)
2016-11-18	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	47 / 47 (609.0404)	45 (158.2516)	39 (161.7144)	41 (157.1084)	47 (131.9660)
2016-10-14	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	18 / 34 (665.0856)	24 (161.6684)	20 (164.5828)	11 (169.1200)	9 (169.7144)
2016-09-30	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	15 / 44 (664.5256)	10 (168.5600)	30 (161.7144)	26 (160.5484)	7 (173.7028)
2016-09-23	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	14 / 39 (675.3600)	30 (163.4056)	9 (170.8344)	12 (170.2972)	6 (170.8228)
2016-09-09	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	10 / 29 (672.4800)	21 (164.5600)	3 (170.8344)	10 (168.5600)	7 (168.5256)
2016-09-03	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	11 / 45 (667.9200)	36 (161.0856)	11 (166.8572)	2 (175.4516)	27 (164.5256)
2016-08-19	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	20 / 40 (667.8512)	34 (164.5484)	18 (168.5372)	22 (166.2400)	21 (168.5256)
2016-08-13	* Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff Russellville, AR	27 / 28 (551.8860)	28 (104.8572)	23 (158.9488)	26 (148.0456)	26 (140.0344)
2016-07-16	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN	28 / 33 (665.0748)	32 (160.5256)	21 (166.2860)	16 (172.5716)	27 (165.6916)
2016-07-15	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	20 / 39 (675.3828)	35 (156.0228)	20 (168.5372)	8 (174.2628)	8 (176.5600)
2016-07-15	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA	30 / 32 (314.1828)	5 (172.5484)	32 (141.6344)	—	—
2016-07-08	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	22 / 26 (643.8396)	24 (155.3712)	10 (165.1428)	22 (161.6800)	18 (161.6456)
2016-06-24	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest Assumption, IL	12 / 18 (657.0284)	17 (158.2628)	11 (163.9656)	10 (165.6800)	10 (169.1200)
2016-06-17	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	21 / 41 (677.0516)	15 (170.2744)	21 (167.3944)	32 (162.2400)	2 (177.1428)
2016-06-03	5th Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	2 / 22 (687.4172)	10 (168.0000)	1 (177.7372)	3 (175.4400)	7 (166.2400)
2016-05-13	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	7 / 26 (687.3828)	15 (168.5600)	4 (173.1200)	17 (169.7028)	5 (176.0000)
2016-05-06	*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	46 / 83 (628.5488)	49 (156.5484)	57 (153.1200)	43 (161.7144)	39 (157.1660)
2016-05-06	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	25 / 30 (638.1944)	27 (157.1200)	17 (164.0116)	30 (150.2400)	11 (166.8228)
2016-04-22	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	9 / 41 (684.4912)	18 (169.7028)	13 (171.9656)	25 (167.4056)	4 (175.4172)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	36 / 53 (638.6856)	37 (162.2400)	43 (153.0972)	48 (151.3828)	11 (171.9656)
2016-04-01	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	34 / 61 (667.8740)	43 (162.8456)	8 (173.1200)	33 (166.2400)	36 (165.6684)
2015-11-20	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	71 / 74 (589.5772)	71 (154.8344)	73 (142.8000)	72 (152.5256)	72 (139.4172)
2015-11-07	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) St. James, MO	16 / 18 (656.4456)	18 (164.5256)	16 (165.6800)	18 (161.7028)	9 (164.5372)
2015-11-06	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO	16 / 26 (658.2288)	17 (166.2744)	8 (169.6916)	21 (157.0856)	16 (165.1772)
2015-10-16	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	15 / 34 (669.6344)	30 (159.9428)	12 (167.9772)	12 (170.2972)	8 (171.4172)
2015-10-09	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	14 / 20 (647.8968)	18 (162.2856)	10 (167.3828)	17 (157.6684)	12 (160.5600)
2015-07-10	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	17 / 31 (661.6000)	18 (165.6684)	25 (155.9428)	3 (172.5600)	12 (167.4288)
2015-06-19	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	17 / 28 (659.4288)	4 (170.8572)	11 (168.0116)	24 (157.7028)	16 (162.8572)
2015-06-05	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	11 / 32 (667.3828)	5 (172.5600)	16 (163.4172)	24 (158.2628)	4 (173.1428)
2015-05-01	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	—	—	—	—	—
2015-05-01	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	58 / 81 (612.5032)	61 (152.0000)	60 (153.1200)	16 (170.8800)	77 (136.5032)
2015-05-01	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	26 / 37 (645.5768)	34 (157.0856)	14 (166.2628)	24 (162.2628)	27 (159.9656)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	4 / 49 (681.0740)	8 (170.2628)	9 (170.2512)	2 (179.4400)	23 (161.1200)
2015-03-21	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	64 / 82 (670.2512)	62 (169.6684)	56 (166.2744)	56 (167.4628)	58 (166.8456)
2015-03-20	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	68 / 87 (659.9200)	51 (169.1428)	53 (165.7144)	82 (156.5144)	26 (168.5484)
2014-11-08	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	21 / 27 (675.9200)	8 (174.2628)	18 (168.5600)	19 (169.1316)	25 (163.9656)
2014-11-07	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	26 / 31 (645.6800)	25 (164.5828)	18 (166.2744)	26 (163.4172)	28 (151.4056)
2014-10-24	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	9 / 41 (676.0000)	5 (171.4400)	10 (169.6800)	24 (164.0228)	8 (170.8572)
2014-10-10	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	8 / 27 (677.6684)	14 (167.9656)	15 (165.6800)	1 (175.4400)	6 (168.5828)
2014-10-03	City of Earlington OctoberFest Earlington, KY	4 / 9 (675.3484)	5 (170.2628)	4 (167.4172)	6 (169.7028)	5 (167.9656)
2014-10-02	Certified BBQ Judging Class unrated Kansas City, MO	11 (165.6800)	11 (165.6800)	13 (163.9888)	19 (156.5144)	15 (164.5484)
2014-09-26	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	15 / 37 (671.4284)	6 (171.4056)	3 (176.5828)	26 (161.6800)	22 (161.7600)
2014-09-05	Smoke on the River Quincy, IL	2 / 21 (683.4284)	16 (159.4056)	1 (176.0000)	4 (173.1428)	2 (174.8800)
2014-08-22	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	25 / 50 (651.8968)	37 (155.9428)	17 (167.4400)	31 (159.9656)	11 (168.5484)
2014-08-08	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	12 / 28 (665.0168)	21 (163.3828)	5 (170.8456)	14 (165.1200)	10 (165.6684)
2014-07-11	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	10 / 41 (675.9424)	10 (172.5828)	1 (177.7028)	36 (155.3940)	8 (170.2628)
2014-05-17	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	7 / 25 (676.4912)	11 (167.9772)	2 (174.8800)	4 (172.0000)	16 (161.6340)
2014-05-02	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	58 / 80 (604.4340)	56 (152.5140)	46 (154.8000)	64 (149.1428)	60 (147.9772)
2014-03-14	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	40 / 43 (598.6856)	39 (156.5372)	41 (142.8228)	41 (147.3484)	39 (151.9772)
2013-11-08	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	22 / 33 (653.0056)	19 (166.2628)	11 (168.0000)	29 (153.0628)	12 (165.6800)
2013-10-11	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	4 / 29 (673.0972)	10 (167.4172)	9 (168.5944)	17 (162.2400)	2 (174.8456)
2013-09-27	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	18 / 39 (655.2684)	30 (157.0856)	2 (174.8572)	34 (154.2056)	8 (169.1200)
2013-09-06	Smoke On The River Quincy, IL	13 / 28 (651.9312)	10 (166.2856)	18 (160.0000)	15 (165.6684)	13 (159.9772)
2013-08-23	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	8 / 46 (678.8340)	22 (164.0000)	8 (171.4284)	3 (176.5828)	17 (166.8228)
2013-06-21	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	4 / 32 (654.2854)	13 (157.1428)	6 (165.1428)	8 (168.5712)	12 (163.4286)
2013-06-14	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	91 / 97 (590.2848)	91 (143.4280)	94 (137.1430)	24 (167.4284)	91 (142.2854)
2013-05-17	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	2 / 17 (659.4284)	8 (159.4288)	7 (164.0000)	3 (171.4284)	5 (164.5712)
2013-05-10	2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO	11 / 25 (642.8570)	10 (165.7144)	17 (157.7144)	17 (157.7142)	13 (161.7140)
2013-05-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	29 / 30 (614.2854)	25 (153.7142)	21 (156.0000)	23 (156.5714)	30 (147.9998)
2013-04-05	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	39 / 74 (652.5710)	53 (158.8568)	34 (164.0000)	38 (164.5714)	26 (165.1428)
2013-02-22	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	38 / 46 (639.4280)	29 (162.2854)	27 (161.7142)	32 (161.1428)	40 (154.2856)

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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
2025 ↗	Master	#641 (233 pts)	#731 (223 pts)	#610 (318 pts)	#625 (268 pts)	#599 (278 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#798 (185 pts)	#619 (320 pts)	#912 (180 pts)	#839 (185 pts)	#837 (180 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#319 (961 pts)	#199 (1281 pts)	#351 (915 pts)	#341 (946 pts)	#229 (1211 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#302 (1070 pts)	#330 (1010 pts)	#306 (1044 pts)	#342 (990 pts)	#152 (1564 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#254 (1312 pts)	#257 (1232 pts)	#355 (1043 pts)	#263 (1242 pts)	#218 (1397 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#250 (1319 pts)	#437 (904 pts)	#151 (1586 pts)	#208 (1407 pts)	#132 (1726 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#361 (1039 pts)	#345 (1060 pts)	#325 (1083 pts)	#306 (1096 pts)	#313 (1104 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#235 (1401 pts)	#246 (1281 pts)	#100 (1860 pts)	#238 (1286 pts)	#227 (1395 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#209 (1370 pts)	#285 (1020 pts)	#191 (1344 pts)	#232 (1177 pts)	#204 (1305 pts)