The heartbreaker
2.3084
points from the title
Came within 2.3084 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival (Feb 18, 2022).
BIG RED BBQ
BIG RED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 71 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #817 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1625
peak 1647 · rated over 69 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
71
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Apr 11, 2025 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
1 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time
Category wins
4
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
25% of 71 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
677.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.97 (+17.99)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±36.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.53 · weakest Brisket (165.18)
Road miles
34,378
across 71 mapped stops · furthest 2,141 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$508K
listed at 39 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
won from 45 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.97 / 720
65 Master contests · 3 GCs
Backyard avg
330.50 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
665.83 / 720
3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, 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 | #717 (185 pts) | #921 (130 pts) | #804 (205 pts) | #716 (215 pts) | #672 (230 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #219 (197 pts) | #312 (117 pts) | #205 (247 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #371 (588 pts) | #441 (498 pts) | #474 (498 pts) | #383 (568 pts) | #407 (538 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #472 (405 pts) | #625 (295 pts) | #678 (295 pts) | #666 (250 pts) | #392 (530 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #213 (998 pts) | #292 (813 pts) | #327 (798 pts) | #213 (1,008 pts) | #179 (1,133 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | — | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #466 (759 pts) | #465 (784 pts) | #390 (919 pts) | #504 (724 pts) | #732 (489 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG RED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 87
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1628
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG RED BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG RED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1676
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG RED BBQ)
They've been 1676 at their best, 51 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1625
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to BIG RED BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than BIG RED BBQ has cooked, 27 to 71, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 84
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1678
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 84 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1625
Level with BIG RED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#819 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1649
They turned up 6 years after BIG RED BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADY OF Q | 51 | 13 | 38 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 50 | 11 | 39 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 43 | 13 | 30 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 43 | 7 | 36 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 40 | 21 | 19 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 39 | 5 | 34 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 33 | 4 | 29 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE HOUND BBQ | 27 | 11 | 16 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 25 | 6 | 19 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| 2LiveQ | 23 | 4 | 19 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM WOODSHED | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | 21 | 18 | 3 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| 5TH GEAR BBQ | 21 | 11 | 10 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 68 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 146.2400 | 165.74 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 69 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 150.8344 | 166.27 | top 52% |
| Pork | 63 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 179.4400 | 145.7142 | 167.53 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 68 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 147.3372 | 165.18 | top 50% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 38 | 2 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 28 | 1 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 43% | Jun 2, 2023 |
| BBQ, Boots & Brew | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 56% | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 41% | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 56% | Nov 4, 2022 |
| Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 43% | May 28, 2022 |
| Best in the Southwest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 53% | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 52% | Jan 17, 2020 |
| Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 60% | Aug 16, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
14 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
5.9
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
54 of 71 contests · 6 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
57
8 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
69 entries · 2 wins · 19 calls
First title
Apr 2, 2022
9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
Opponents faced
1,335
finished ahead 1,661 times, behind 1,765
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Nov 13, 2015 → Aug 18, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ, Boots & Brew
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1647) Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
20231 milestone
- Biggest field won (43 teams) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
20226 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2
- First Reserve Championship BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival
- Career-best overall score705.6916 BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival
- First Grand Championship 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
- First state championship 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
- 50th tracked contest BBQ, Boots & Brew
20183 milestones
- First overall top-10 Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall podium Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- 25th tracked contest Temecula State BBQ Championship
20171 milestone
- First category win (Pork Ribs) OC BBQ Competition
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.0116 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
- 10th tracked contest The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
- First call Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.2 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Jun 1, 2018 |
| +18.5 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | Apr 2, 2022 |
| +17.9 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | Feb 18, 2022 |
| +16.1 | The Golden State Battle V | Mar 3, 2023 |
| +15.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2025 |
| -11.6 | Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -11.5 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Feb 15, 2019 |
| -9.2 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -9 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship | Aug 23, 2013 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 72% | 93.5% | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 95.5% | 95% |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 75% | top 25% | 97.9% | 95% |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 79% | top 44% | 98% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 51% | 94.4% | 92.1% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 60% | 92.6% | 91.9% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63% | top 61% | 94% | 89.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40% | top 50% | 96.9% | 91.4% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75% | top 68% | 91.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14% | top 71% | 92.8% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.8% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 15 / 26 (665.0056) | 20 (163.9544) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (170.2628) | 19 (159.3712) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 19 / 29 (673.0288) | 26 (166.2400) | 22 (164.5372) | 16 (169.1316) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 37 / 40 (325.6344) | 35 (162.2400) | 35 (163.3944) | 14 (171.9656) | 33 (158.2516) |
| May 31, 2024 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 6 / 39 (681.6684) | 5 (174.8456) | 24 (162.2400) | 23 (166.2856) | 2 (178.2972) |
| May 24, 2024 | Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 8 / 33 (687.8968) | 22 (168.5140) | 4 (177.1544) | 3 (177.7028) | 22 (164.5256) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 10 / 25 (682.2060) | 10 (170.8228) | 10 (172.5716) | 7 (171.9772) | 16 (166.8344) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 4 / 25 (335.3716) | 11 (162.2516) | 2 (173.1200) | 6 (161.1316) | 16 (147.3828) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 10 / 40 (694.2056) | 14 (174.2628) | 17 (173.1200) | — | 15 (172.5600) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 91 / 211 (685.6340) | 117 (170.2628) | 185 (165.0856) | 105 (170.8456) | 5 (179.4400) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 284 / 487 (667.3140) | 418 (158.2512) | 400 (159.3600) | 48 (176) | 65 (173.7028) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 1 / 43 (705.1316) | 6 (176.5716) | 6 (174.8572) | 11 (173.7028) | 1 (180) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 9 / 32 (685.6456) | 20 (169.7028) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (172.5600) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | The Golden State Battle V 🏅 Hollister, CA | 1 / 28 (693.6916) | 19 (169.1428) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (176) | 4 (173.1316) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 12 / 51 (671.3028) | 4 (173.7028) | 37 (161.6572) | 33 (161.6456) | 2 (174.2972) |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 9 / 35 (688.4912) | 17 (171.9656) | 25 (165.1200) | 13 (171.9656) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 🏅 San Diego, CA | 12 / 16 (677.5656) | 12 (168.5372) | 14 (162.8000) | 6 (174.2628) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 🏅 San Diego, CA | 10 / 17 (675.8856) | 10 (170.8228) | 11 (166.8344) | 7 (171.4172) | 11 (166.8112) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA | 13 / 25 (670.1712) | 11 (170.8228) | 16 (166.8572) | — | 13 (163.9656) |
| May 28, 2022 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 12 / 25 (682.7772) | 4 (177.7028) | 12 (172) | 17 (165.6800) | 15 (167.3944) |
| May 27, 2022 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 / 25 (686.2628) | 2 (176) | 9 (170.8916) | 13 (170.2512) | 10 (169.1200) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 19 / 29 (667.8852) | 19 (163.9884) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (159.3712) | 11 (170.2628) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 17 / 29 (668.9712) | 11 (171.4056) | 20 (166.2400) | 24 (162.8000) | 14 (168.5256) |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 1 / 27 (703.4172) | 8 (174.2628) | 16 (170.8572) | 4 (179.4400) | 4 (178.8572) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 18 / 37 (674.1484) | 13 (171.9656) | 33 (157.0972) | 20 (168.5256) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Feb 18, 2022 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 2 / 34 (705.6916) | 6 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | 2 (178.2972) | 7 (174.2744) |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 5 / 60 (670.7884) | 4 (170.8572) | 9 (167.9772) | 18 (161.6456) | 4 (170.3084) |
| Jan 22, 2022 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA | 16 / 25 (677.0628) | 24 (162.2744) | 1 (180) | 14 (169.1084) | 17 (165.6800) |
| Jan 21, 2022 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA | 22 / 30 (664.3884) | 13 (171.9772) | 30 (151.9200) | 13 (170.8228) | 16 (169.6684) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 5 / 37 (655.3944) | 7 (165.2000) | 4 (167.4288) | 9 (162.2512) | 10 (160.5144) |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 15 / 33 (679.3716) | 21 (166.8228) | 26 (161.6688) | 5 (176) | 3 (174.8800) |
| May 28, 2021 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 13 / 27 (653.5316) | 18 (164.5372) | 8 (168.5372) | 7 (173.1200) | 23 (147.3372) |
| May 21, 2021 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 13 / 25 (668.4800) | 20 (161.6800) | 20 (158.2628) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2744) |
| Apr 17, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA | 19 / 26 (674.7884) | 15 (171.9656) | 22 (163.4400) | — | 13 (171.4172) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | 30 / 41 (649.0972) | 39 (146.8344) | 28 (159.9772) | — | 15 (170.8456) |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 18 / 29 (666.7656) | 9 (170.2744) | 12 (170.8572) | 5 (173.7028) | 23 (151.9312) |
| Feb 21, 2020 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA | 35 / 50 (657.5428) | 34 (165.0856) | 28 (166.8228) | 26 (166.2400) | 38 (159.3944) |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 29 / 59 (660.4228) | 22 (170.8228) | 29 (165.6916) | 47 (157.6456) | 21 (166.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA | 27 / 35 (650.0912) | 22 (163.9428) | 28 (159.9428) | — | 13 (169.7028) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA | 20 / 34 (667.2912) | 5 (174.2628) | 29 (157.6572) | — | 15 (169.6684) |
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 23 / 49 (661.5544) | — | — | — | — |
| May 24, 2019 | Big Bear Grill & Chill 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 11 / 25 (667.8860) | 11 (165.1088) | 13 (167.4172) | 15 (164.5372) | 6 (170.8228) |
| May 10, 2019 | Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off 🏅 Long Beach, CA | 8 / 12 (670.7316) | 6 (167.3944) | 4 (172.5716) | 9 (163.3828) | 7 (167.3828) |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 23 / 47 (677.0628) | 2 (177.1428) | 26 (167.9772) | 31 (166.8228) | 29 (165.1200) |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 32 / 70 (666.7196) | 42 (163.9428) | 26 (167.4172) | 3 (176.5828) | 52 (158.7768) |
| Feb 15, 2019 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 49 / 49 (481.1200) | — | 31 (164.5600) | 48 (150.2744) | 30 (166.2856) |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 32 / 46 (657.6000) | 37 (161.6800) | 19 (169.1428) | 26 (166.8228) | 35 (159.9544) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA | 13 / 40 (672.4568) | 13 (170.8228) | 6 (171.4172) | 24 (166.2512) | 19 (163.9656) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 22 / 51 (658.7772) | 28 (162.2400) | 5 (173.7372) | 22 (165.1084) | 31 (157.6916) |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 13 / 18 (609.5884) | 15 (152.5372) | 13 (153.7144) | 14 (154.2856) | 13 (149.0512) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 23 / 37 (653.5656) | 18 (166.2512) | 22 (165.7144) | 16 (168.5256) | 32 (153.0744) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 3 / 57 (697.6688) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (173.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (169.6800) |
| May 25, 2018 | Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA | 9 / 29 (666.1256) | 5 (171.9772) | 4 (174.2856) | 16 (162.8000) | 20 (157.0628) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 64 / 78 (641.5996) | 73 (153.6912) | 60 (160.5372) | 29 (167.9884) | 58 (159.3828) |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 38 / 70 (665.6228) | 56 (162.2400) | 27 (167.9656) | 37 (165.6800) | 24 (169.7372) |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA | 34 / 35 (509.0284) | 31 (160.5028) | 7 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4056) | — |
| Oct 13, 2017 | OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA | 31 / 56 (661.0856) | 35 (165.1428) | 1 (177.1428) | 22 (166.2628) | 52 (152.5372) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA | 15 / 30 (660.6060) | 14 (166.8572) | 23 (161.7372) | 4 (172.5944) | 16 (159.4172) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 36 / 52 (649.0280) | 32 (162.8228) | 38 (159.9884) | 31 (163.3712) | 27 (162.8456) |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL Indio, CA | 22 / 34 (657.0972) | 33 (146.2400) | 23 (165.1772) | 5 (173.7028) | 9 (171.9772) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 43 / 75 (658.2284) | 63 (157.7144) | 58 (159.9428) | 31 (168.0228) | 18 (172.5484) |
| Sep 13, 2015 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA | 18 / 22 (659.9432) | 22 (158.8344) | 16 (167.9772) | 20 (163.4172) | 14 (169.7144) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA | 19 / 25 (646.2172) | 21 (162.8228) | 19 (157.1200) | 12 (169.6800) | 23 (156.5944) |
| May 29, 2015 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 59 / 75 (641.6456) | 57 (161.7028) | 22 (172) | 67 (156.5372) | 67 (151.4056) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA | 22 / 42 (668.0116) | 35 (163.3944) | 12 (170.2972) | 15 (169.7256) | 24 (164.5944) |
| Feb 20, 2015 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA | 41 / 49 (626.1828) | 42 (154.8000) | 32 (159.9884) | 26 (162.8572) | 43 (148.5372) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA | 20 / 29 (644.9944) | 21 (159.3600) | 22 (159.9660) | 15 (164.5828) | 19 (161.0856) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ San Diego, CA | 19 / 20 (635.8740) | 18 (153.1200) | 14 (157.7028) | 14 (165.1200) | 16 (159.9312) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 56 / 65 (612.4568) | 57 (150.7884) | 50 (157.1428) | 56 (151.9656) | 47 (152.5600) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA | 22 / 26 (625.1548) | 15 (164.6060) | 24 (150.8344) | 14 (161.7600) | 22 (147.9544) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA | 34 / 48 (602.8568) | 38 (149.7142) | 19 (158.8572) | 44 (145.7142) | 36 (148.5712) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.