The heartbreaker
0.0344
points from the title
Came within 0.0344 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 (Aug 8, 2020).
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 102 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 12 times. They are ranked #415 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1694
peak 1805 · rated over 86 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
102
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2019
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
5
12 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
20
66 podiums
Overall top-10s
63
62% of 102 contests
Best top-10 run
13
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
343.73 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.10 (+4.64)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.46
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.45 · weakest Brisket (164.82)
Road miles
15,927
across 101 mapped stops · furthest 1,040 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$535K
listed at 82 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
won from 75 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.06 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
339.10 / 360
52 Backyard contests · 5 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
507.12 / 540
19 Backyard (3-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), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #375 (505 pts) | #277 (770 pts) | #307 (755 pts) | #399 (480 pts) | #480 (375 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #159 (1,280 pts) | #199 (1,140 pts) | #164 (1,295 pts) | #88 (1,590 pts) | #231 (990 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #12 (1,244 pts) | #8 (1,277 pts) | #27 (1,091 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1112 (75 pts) | #804 (182 pts) | #997 (125 pts) | #1145 (80 pts) | #894 (130 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #2 (1,350 pts) | #9 (1,274 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #597 (317 pts) | #523 (441 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #20 (1,158 pts) | #15 (1,190 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #860 (166 pts) | #842 (196 pts) | #824 (226 pts) | #1042 (121 pts) | #964 (136 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #10 (1,208 pts) | #25 (1,067 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #12 (870 pts) | #15 (650 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | — | — | #813 (98 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Gold-N-Blue Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
#417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 184
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1733
21–9 in 34 shared contests (62% to Gold-N-Blue Barbecue)
These two have cooked 34 of the same contests — Gold-N-Blue Barbecue ahead 21–9 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1733
They've been 1733 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#413 of the rated field
- Contests
- 86
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1722
Careers of much the same size, 86 contests to 102, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1733
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Gold-N-Blue Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 60
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1697
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 60 contests, alongside a 28% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1694
Level with Gold-N-Blue Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 55 | 40 | 15 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 53 | 14 | 36 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 51 | 26 | 21 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 50 | 26 | 20 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 48 | 36 | 12 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 48 | 29 | 16 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 46 | 24 | 20 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 44 | 21 | 23 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | 40 | 20 | 19 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Ham Squad | 40 | 11 | 29 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 38 | 18 | 19 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 37 | 23 | 14 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Full Throttle BBQ | 37 | 23 | 14 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 37 | 12 | 24 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| Country Boys BBQ | 36 | 25 | 11 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 94 | 71 | 9 | 35 | 180 🔥 | 149.0972 | 171.45 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 96 | 60 | 5 | 19 | 178.8572 | 147.9776 | 167.69 | top 38% |
| Pork | 50 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 153.7484 | 169.24 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 149.6684 | 164.82 | top 65% |
“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) | 30 | 1 | top 41% |
| Medium (20–39) | 37 | 3 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 1 | top 26% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
24 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
11.3
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
44 of 102 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited
56
20 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
96 entries · 5 wins · 60 calls
Opponents faced
1,001
finished ahead 2,880 times, behind 1,229
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score693.0740 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
- 100th tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)
- Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
20242 milestones
- 5th Grand Championship Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1805) Bands & BBQ at the Point
20236 milestones
- 50th tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken)
- First state championship Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)
- First multi-meat day Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)
- Biggest field won (51 teams) Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th category win Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)
20212 milestones
- First category win (Pork) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- 25th tracked contest Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2
20202 milestones
- First Reserve Championship BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
- 10th tracked contest Zom-B-Q
—6 milestones
- First tracked contest Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Grand Championship Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score340.5600 Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | Aug 8, 2020 |
| +14 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 24, 2020 |
| +13.6 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | Oct 16, 2021 |
| +12.6 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 26, 2021 |
| +12.5 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -20.9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2025 |
| -15.8 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 14, 2024 |
| -15.4 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) | Oct 26, 2024 |
| -15.1 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | Aug 8, 2025 |
| -14.6 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 19, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80% | top 51% | 96.3% | 94.5% |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91% | top 51% | 96.3% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 73% | top 26% | 98.4% | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 92% | top 19% | 98.3% | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 93% | top 32% | 96.5% | 94% |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 91% | top 34% | 96.8% | 93.6% |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83% | top 26% | 96.3% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 91.8% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 5 / 26 (690.2400) | 13 (169.6800) | 1 (177.1772) | 5 (177.7144) | 22 (165.6684) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 20 / 35 (673.6000) | 3 (177.7028) | 7 (174.2628) | 21 (168.5372) | 33 (153.0972) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 23 / 29 (666.7772) | 6 (176) | 23 (166.2400) | 23 (163.4400) | 28 (161.0972) |
| Mar 28, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 36 (693.0740) | 8 (177.1428) | 14 (171.9656) | 22 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1428) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 26 / 40 (677.6116) | 18 (172.5600) | 11 (172.5600) | 21 (171.9772) | 35 (160.5144) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 14 / 30 (675.2568) | 12 (171.9656) | 7 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8228) | 27 (161.6456) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 14 / 16 (654.0912) | 16 (160.5028) | 7 (170.8456) | 15 (165.0856) | 15 (157.6572) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 14 / 25 (681.0288) | 23 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5716) | 6 (175.4172) | 23 (161.6572) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 19 / 25 (674.7656) | 22 (166.8228) | 22 (165.1200) | 10 (172.5600) | 14 (170.2628) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 9 / 34 (689.0512) | 8 (174.8456) | 23 (167.9772) | 4 (175.4056) | 21 (170.8228) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 14 / 30 (682.8684) | 12 (172.5828) | 16 (168.6056) | 20 (168.5600) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship 🏅 Welch, WV | 7 / 11 (679.8856) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (166.8228) | 8 (171.4172) | 9 (166.2284) |
| May 17, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 4 / 21 (685.0284) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (167.3828) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (167.9656) |
| May 16, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 11 / 28 (679.8512) | 19 (169.6684) | 9 (170.8228) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (166.2400) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 39 / 43 (670.7660) | 21 (172.5600) | 33 (166.2516) | 29 (169.6800) | 38 (162.2744) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 45 (693.0740) | 27 (170.2512) | 10 (173.7028) | 2 (179.4400) | 16 (169.6800) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 9 / 11 (337.6688) | 6 (174.8572) | 11 (162.8116) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA | 4 / 13 (347.9656) | 1 (177.7028) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 1 / 31 (346.2400) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (170.8228) | 1 (180) | 2 (173.1200) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 3 / 28 (346.2400) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (169.6800) | 3 (176.5716) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 1 / 27 (354.2972) | 2 (177.1428) | 2 (177.1544) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA | — | 11 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 21 / 30 (664.4572) | 23 (163.4056) | 23 (161.6572) | 20 (167.4172) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 2 / 13 (345.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (167.4172) | 1 (180) | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 3 / 25 (348.5140) | 3 (175.4056) | 4 (173.1084) | 1 (176.0116) | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 2 / 25 (346.2744) | 5 (173.1428) | 4 (173.1316) | 14 (164.5256) | 12 (160.4912) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 42 (334.2056) | 5 (173.1200) | 23 (161.0856) | 14 (166.2400) | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 13 / 45 (332.4916) | 3 (176.5716) | 26 (155.9200) | 4 (174.2972) | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 14 / 93 (338.2172) | 18 (168.5372) | 14 (169.6800) | 20 (166.2400) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 66 (156.5028) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 4 / 17 (333.6112) | 9 (162.7884) | 3 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 3 / 19 (334.2056) | 1 (173.1084) | 10 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 9 (167.3940) | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 8 (163.9656) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 1 / 29 (350.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 2 / 34 (342.8000) | 2 (176.5600) | 9 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 9 (167.9656) | — | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 3 / 73 (351.4056) | 3 (177.7028) | 11 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 2 / 20 (528.5372) | 1 (180) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (169.6800) | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 7 / 24 (518.2172) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 12 (171.9772) | — |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 4 / 11 (342.8228) | 2 (174.8572) | 8 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 6 / 12 (338.2400) | 7 (167.3828) | 2 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Mannington, WV | — | — | 7 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 9 / 40 (339.3828) | 5 (172.5600) | 11 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 1 / 51 (353.7144) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 2 / 28 (348.5256) | 3 (175.4056) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 2 / 16 (518.8460) | 1 (173.1544) | 2 (173.1316) | 4 (172.5600) | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 19 (334.8000) | 4 (174.2628) | 18 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 4 / 20 (339.3712) | 3 (174.2628) | 14 (165.1084) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 2 / 46 (518.8112) | 12 (167.3828) | 3 (173.7256) | 1 (177.7028) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 53 (498.2400) | 13 (166.8112) | 12 (166.2744) | 9 (165.1544) | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 11 / 80 (341.1084) | 19 (168.5484) | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 31 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 10 / 49 (346.2284) | 15 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 65 / 91 (668.4112) | 70 (166.8228) | 15 (174.8572) | 91 (154.7656) | 26 (171.9656) |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 2 / 27 (347.4056) | 3 (173.1084) | 2 (174.2972) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 6 / 29 (333.0972) | 2 (173.1200) | 15 (159.9772) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 14 / 26 (654.1712) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (170.2628) | 23 (157.1312) | 20 (157.6572) |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 6 / 18 (518.8460) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (173.1544) | 10 (166.8344) | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 4 / 20 (519.9544) | 5 (174.8572) | 2 (175.4288) | 14 (169.6684) | — |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 10 / 12 (316.4572) | 8 (166.2400) | 10 (150.2172) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 7 / 42 (508.4568) | 11 (171.9656) | 2 (172.5484) | 19 (163.9428) | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 6 / 54 (508.5144) | 9 (174.2628) | 15 (165.6916) | 9 (168.5600) | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 3 / 20 (342.2516) | 6 (169.6800) | 1 (172.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 2 / 15 (510.7540) | 3 (170.8228) | 4 (170.8228) | 6 (169.1084) | — |
| May 21, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 🏅 Mannington, WV | 5 / 13 (342.8228) | 3 (174.2628) | 5 (168.5600) | — | — |
| May 20, 2022 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 6 / 14 (338.2056) | 4 (171.9656) | 9 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 3 / 33 (346.2284) | 3 (177.7028) | 12 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 103 / 111 (647.2224) | 72 (167.3828) | 95 (163.9312) | 86 (166.2400) | 109 (149.6684) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ Buckhannon, WV | 3 / 12 (346.2168) | 4 (173.1084) | 4 (173.1084) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 2 / 15 (345.0972) | 3 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 15 (338.8460) | 11 (168.5372) | 5 (170.3088) | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 6 / 18 (509.0400) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (162.8000) | 7 (167.3828) | — |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 11 / 19 (498.7544) | 3 (175.4172) | 11 (162.2400) | 16 (161.0972) | — |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 4 / 20 (332.5144) | 4 (167.3828) | 8 (165.1316) | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 3 / 24 (348.5600) | 5 (174.8572) | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 2 / 18 (345.7260) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (167.4288) | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 5 / 54 (339.3716) | 4 (173.1316) | 11 (166.2400) | 20 (156.5600) | — |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 9 / 15 (328.0116) | 4 (166.8572) | 11 (161.1544) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 11 / 18 (329.0856) | 2 (174.8456) | 14 (154.2400) | — | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 4 / 28 (339.3600) | 2 (169.6800) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV | 12 / 15 (331.9656) | 7 (171.4056) | 13 (160.5600) | 1 (176.5828) | — |
| May 15, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 7 / 15 (507.9200) | 3 (172.5600) | 8 (167.3828) | 8 (167.9772) | — |
| May 14, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 6 / 18 (505.6456) | 5 (169.1200) | 4 (170.2628) | 8 (166.2628) | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 40 (333.0512) | 5 (164.5256) | 4 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 11 / 34 (335.9428) | 16 (161.0856) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 13 / 47 (329.0856) | 17 (162.2628) | 9 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 10 / 40 (498.7196) | 10 (165.6684) | 4 (172.5484) | 15 (160.5028) | — |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 5 / 46 (505.6228) | 8 (167.9656) | 17 (162.8000) | 1 (174.8572) | — |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 11 / 33 (488.4684) | 6 (170.2628) | 15 (157.1084) | 12 (161.0972) | — |
| Oct 29, 2020 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 14 / 33 (475.9084) | 10 (166.2400) | 14 (155.9200) | 17 (153.7484) | — |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES One-Meat Companion Jackson, NJ | — | — | 13 (147.9776) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2020 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 Wythe, VA | 2 / 17 (346.8344) | 2 (174.2628) | 4 (172.5716) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2020 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 Wythe, VA | 7 / 19 (327.9084) | 7 (166.2400) | 7 (161.6684) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 4 / 59 (332.5260) | 4 (171.4172) | 12 (161.1088) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 5 / 20 (495.9656) | 6 (165.7028) | 5 (165.1428) | 3 (165.1200) | — |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 8 / 53 (314.7996) | 10 (155.3940) | 5 (159.4056) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 8 / 31 (306.7660) | 10 (149.0972) | 6 (157.6688) | — | — |
| — | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 1 / 8 (340.5600) | 2 (168.5484) | 2 (172.0116) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.