NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT

NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT is a competition barbecue team with 71 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 25 at the CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) (2024). They are ranked #1160 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Nutin2itBut2Qit”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,160

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1590

peak 1634 · rated over 70 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 20, 2015

latest Jan 25, 2025 · 9.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#252

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

24% of 71 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

698.3088 / 720

Master · Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

690.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.72 (+28.87)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±18.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.82 · weakest Brisket (163.77)

Road miles

15,241

across 71 mapped stops · furthest 561 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$210K

listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.72 / 720

71 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

On the rise

+42 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 42 points across 7 contests since Mar 1, 2024 — from 1548 up to 1590.

7 contests since Mar 1, 2024
now 1590

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 52 of 71 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 71 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.3088 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.3088 at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 26, 2024

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has finished one call ahead of NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

11 contests
5 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 37%

A strong matchup

23–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 23 of their 30 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

36 of 47 shared pork entries lost

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 36 of 47 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PORKCHOP & BUBBAS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 39% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 39% across 8 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

8 April contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

15,241 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,241 miles across 71 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 561 miles to The Queen Creek BBQ Battle.

71 mapped stops
furthest 561 mi

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	#593 (273 pts)	#873 (153 pts)	#576 (368 pts)	#588 (303 pts)	#633 (253 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#282 (770 pts)	#228 (985 pts)	#486 (490 pts)	#414 (515 pts)	#282 (815 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1073 (109 pts)	#751 (219 pts)	#1055 (139 pts)	#843 (169 pts)	#1170 (94 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#665 (264 pts)	#791 (224 pts)	#702 (294 pts)	#585 (344 pts)	#566 (364 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#672 (224 pts)	#845 (169 pts)	#668 (254 pts)	#457 (414 pts)	#865 (154 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#865 (75 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#359 (885 pts)	#471 (724 pts)	#151 (1,461 pts)	#197 (1,305 pts)	#426 (785 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#367 (929 pts)	#514 (714 pts)	#418 (869 pts)	#258 (1,174 pts)	#347 (984 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#270 (1,282 pts)	#321 (1,117 pts)	#292 (1,172 pts)	#371 (1,017 pts)	#125 (1,702 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#252 (1,314 pts)	#258 (1,254 pts)	#216 (1,395 pts)	#137 (1,649 pts)	#215 (1,439 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#489 (775 pts)	#420 (910 pts)	#349 (1,030 pts)	#467 (840 pts)	#419 (895 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q

#1,162 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1614

8–8 in 16 shared contests (50% to NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT)

These two have cooked 16 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2022

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SMOKE INFUSION

#1,165 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1589

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 44 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BEHIND BBQ

#1,156 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1603

Fewer contests behind them than NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT has cooked, 44 to 71, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 44 contests
last seen May 25, 2024

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IMAT BBQ

#1,157 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1612

35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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Scorched Deck BBQ

#1,159 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1590

Level with NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2023

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NO LOOKIN' COOKIN'

#1,158 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1608

They turned up 6 years after NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	50	5	45	10%	⚔ compare
RBQ	44	27	17	61%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	40	13	27	33%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	40	2	38	5%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	36	12	24	33%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	35	7	28	20%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	31	4	27	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	30	23	7	77%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	30	3	27	10%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	30	1	29	3%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	29	22	7	76%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	28	13	15	46%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	28	7	21	25%	⚔ compare
CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S	26	17	9	65%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	71	16	2	4	180 🔥	143.9200	165.11	top 53%
Pork Ribs	71	19	1	9	178.8572	144.4800	165.71	top 46%
Pork	68	22	2	6	178.8572	135.4628	166.82	top 42%
Brisket	71	25	2	5	177.7372	142.1944	163.77	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 66%
Medium (20–39)	41	top 47%
Large (40+)	27	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	58	top 46%
NV	8	top 55%
AZ	4	top 56%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	3	4	top 33%	May 4, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	11	top 64%	Mar 24, 2017
The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)	2	8	top 33%	Jan 25, 2025
Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off	2	6	top 48%	May 24, 2024
Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge	2	7	top 51%	Jul 26, 2019
Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2	18	top 42%	Apr 26, 2019
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2	24	top 48%	Jan 18, 2019
Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	2	3	top 35%	Jul 28, 2018
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	17	top 50%	Jul 6, 2018
Smoke on the River	2	10	top 29%	Oct 14, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 15 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 58 of 71 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 59 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 797 finished ahead 1,556 times, behind 1,277

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Apr 16, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Jan 25 Most recent contest The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)

20242 milestones

Apr 26 Career-best overall score698.3088 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
May 24 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off

20191 milestone

Apr 26 50th tracked contest Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship

20181 milestone

Jun 1 Peak power rating (1634) Horse Town Brew B Que Festival

20171 milestone

Jan 27 25th tracked contest Newport Beach Winter Q

20162 milestones

Feb 19 10th tracked contest The Queen Creek BBQ Battle
Apr 1 First overall podium 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

20155 milestones

Mar 20 First tracked contest 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
May 15 First call Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9428 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
Jun 12 First category win (Chicken) California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jul 10 First overall top-10 Wine Country Big Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016
+13.4	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2024
+13.2	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	Jul 28, 2017
+13.2	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2017
+12.2	CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS)	Jun 14, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2	Mar 30, 2019
-12.2	The Golden State Battle VI	Mar 1, 2024
-10.6	The Golden State Battle II	Jan 24, 2020
-9.5	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2015
-8.4	3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship	Apr 29, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	1	1	100%	top 33%	96.5%	95.3%
2024	5	3	2	80%	top 41%	97%	94.7%
2023	3	0	0	67%	top 70%	93.2%	92.1%
2022	3	0	0	100%	top 54%	93.2%	92.9%
2021	2	0	0	50%	top 40%	94.1%	93.5%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	90.7%	90.7%
2019	10	1	0	60%	top 60%	95.4%	91.9%
2018	10	2	1	60%	top 40%	96%	93%
2017	11	5	2	91%	top 37%	96%	92.2%
2016	15	3	0	87%	top 44%	95.6%	90.9%
2015	9	2	1	56%	top 56%	93.3%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 25, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA	8 / 27 (694.7656)	16 (173.1084)	1 (178.8572)	—	19 (168.5372)
Jan 24, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA	11 / 31 (678.1828)	25 (165.1200)	18 (167.9656)	5 (175.4172)	6 (169.6800)
Jun 14, 2024	CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) 🏅 Clayton, CA	3 / 25 (693.1544)	7 (176)	12 (167.4172)	11 (172)	1 (177.7372)
May 24, 2024	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA	6 / 21 (688.5260)	1 (180)	18 (160.5488)	5 (175.4172)	8 (172.5600)
Apr 26, 2024	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	3 / 34 (698.3088)	3 (179.4400)	11 (174.8572)	19 (169.7144)	5 (174.2972)
Mar 15, 2024	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	17 / 27 (674.1828)	12 (168.5256)	14 (168)	20 (166.8228)	12 (170.8344)
Mar 1, 2024	The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA	31 / 33 (655.8972)	4 (176.5600)	32 (156.5372)	33 (152.5256)	17 (170.2744)
Sep 29, 2023	Field, Fire Fork! 🏅 Los Banos, CA	12 / 19 (670.6856)	3 (173.1200)	8 (168.5372)	5 (176.5600)	15 (152.4684)
Aug 4, 2023	Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	23 / 29 (656.4228)	17 (168.5372)	25 (159.4172)	11 (169.6684)	25 (158.8000)
May 26, 2023	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Felton, CA	13 / 19 (662.7772)	15 (161.6912)	5 (169.1316)	11 (167.4288)	15 (164.5256)
Sep 23, 2022	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA	15 / 43 (670.2744)	34 (158.8228)	20 (166.8456)	6 (174.3088)	10 (170.2972)
Apr 29, 2022	3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	20 / 29 (663.9544)	15 (166.2628)	8 (173.1544)	17 (166.2744)	23 (158.2628)
Apr 1, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA	22 / 37 (671.3944)	26 (166.2856)	25 (165.6916)	22 (166.2744)	7 (173.1428)
Jun 4, 2021	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	11 / 29 (677.7028)	14 (169.7028)	5 (171.9884)	5 (174.2972)	18 (161.7144)
Apr 16, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	17 / 41 (668.0112)	26 (160.0112)	22 (165.1200)	—	24 (166.3084)
Jan 24, 2020	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	37 / 46 (652.9484)	22 (169.1200)	31 (162.2400)	26 (166.8228)	42 (154.7656)
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	17 / 44 (671.8856)	30 (162.8228)	5 (173.7028)	27 (164.5372)	12 (170.8228)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	24 / 36 (655.9316)	33 (150.8460)	6 (171.9772)	10 (168.5600)	18 (164.5484)
Jul 5, 2019	Smoke & Hops 🏅 Harmony, CA	20 / 26 (652.4456)	26 (145.1084)	12 (166.8344)	—	15 (168.5256)
Jun 21, 2019	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA	3 (686.8112)	14 (171.4400)	3 (173.7028)	2 (177.1428)	27 (164.5256)
May 24, 2019	The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	22 / 29 (655.2568)	26 (161.1200)	25 (159.9428)	8 (171.4056)	18 (162.7884)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	18 / 48 (667.9196)	27 (165.1312)	9 (171.4172)	20 (166.8228)	22 (164.5484)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	43 / 47 (643.2916)	44 (161.6800)	18 (170.8572)	45 (154.7772)	45 (155.9772)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	47 / 70 (653.5312)	56 (159.9312)	28 (167.3944)	53 (161.6800)	41 (164.5256)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	25 / 48 (663.8512)	10 (173.1084)	3 (174.2628)	38 (158.8000)	40 (157.6800)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	24 / 63 (669.0056)	39 (166.8228)	20 (166.2628)	19 (170.8228)	33 (165.0972)
Dec 28, 2018	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	25 / 47 (673.0972)	38 (163.4056)	11 (174.2744)	2 (178.8572)	38 (156.5600)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	22 / 43 (659.8972)	21 (166.8456)	36 (155.9544)	15 (168.5372)	9 (168.5600)
Jul 28, 2018	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	20 / 34 (653.6572)	18 (166.2628)	20 (164.5828)	12 (170.8344)	27 (151.9772)
Jul 6, 2018	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	21 / 38 (661.5772)	12 (169.7028)	25 (160.5372)	20 (165.0972)	18 (166.2400)
Jun 1, 2018	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA	20 / 57 (679.8856)	21 (171.9656)	14 (172.5600)	17 (171.9772)	36 (163.3828)
May 25, 2018	Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV	3 / 30 (691.3712)	13 (168.5600)	2 (177.7028)	1 (176.5828)	10 (168.5256)
May 4, 2018	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	4 / 35 (681.1200)	17 (166.2972)	8 (167.9772)	2 (176)	7 (170.8456)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	22 / 48 (657.0400)	39 (157.6916)	32 (158.8228)	15 (166.8228)	5 (173.7028)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	19 / 78 (675.8852)	59 (161.6340)	21 (169.7028)	16 (170.2628)	9 (174.2856)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	41 / 70 (663.3712)	42 (166.8112)	17 (170.2972)	52 (162.2972)	42 (163.9656)
Sep 29, 2017	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	7 / 30 (679.4056)	13 (166.8572)	2 (176.0228)	21 (163.9428)	3 (172.5828)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	27 / 48 (653.5996)	18 (167.9884)	37 (157.6800)	33 (161.0740)	20 (166.8572)
Aug 25, 2017	Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA	5 / 27 (670.2628)	11 (168.5600)	11 (167.4516)	9 (166.8112)	6 (167.4400)
Aug 11, 2017	Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River Ceres, CA	6 / 21 (657.0400)	4 (171.4056)	12 (159.9772)	11 (160.5716)	6 (165.0856)
Jul 28, 2017	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	3 / 26 (665.7260)	10 (164.5600)	13 (163.4172)	1 (173.2000)	7 (164.5488)
Jun 9, 2017	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	21 / 39 (660.4456)	32 (157.0972)	12 (169.7144)	24 (163.3828)	9 (170.2512)
May 19, 2017	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	26 / 46 (670.2060)	37 (162.8344)	6 (172.5944)	35 (162.8000)	15 (171.9772)
May 5, 2017	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	15 / 33 (645.0400)	16 (162.2512)	25 (154.2516)	16 (163.3828)	8 (165.1544)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	8 / 77 (690.8456)	29 (171.4056)	18 (172)	25 (171.4172)	8 (176.0228)
Mar 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	21 / 30 (645.0400)	5 (170.8456)	29 (144.4800)	23 (157.7144)	1 (172)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	21 / 56 (667.9084)	36 (164.5256)	31 (165.7028)	26 (167.3828)	9 (170.2972)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	16 / 36 (667.8972)	23 (167.3828)	26 (157.6800)	3 (175.4400)	14 (167.3944)
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	12 / 38 (661.0856)	5 (169.1084)	12 (169.1428)	7 (167.4172)	16 (155.4172)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	10 / 38 (650.7312)	14 (165.1200)	18 (163.9656)	14 (157.6456)	4 (164)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	12 / 61 (672.0116)	28 (166.8572)	16 (166.8572)	20 (165.1200)	5 (173.1772)
Aug 26, 2016	Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA	16 / 28 (637.6912)	11 (164.5712)	18 (157.1316)	12 (162.8456)	20 (153.1428)
Jul 29, 2016	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA	7 / 20 (653.6116)	8 (165.1200)	18 (154.2516)	4 (165.1200)	3 (169.1200)
Jul 8, 2016	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	17 / 38 (637.0284)	16 (160)	3 (170.8456)	14 (161.0856)	27 (145.0972)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	25 / 54 (644.4916)	29 (158.8688)	2 (174.2972)	24 (162.8112)	41 (148.5144)
Jun 10, 2016	Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	20 / 27 (663.3032)	8 (174.8572)	19 (163.3944)	12 (171.9772)	22 (153.0744)
May 27, 2016	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	24 / 36 (645.0400)	8 (171.4744)	24 (159.3484)	5 (172.0228)	34 (142.1944)
May 6, 2016	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	17 / 35 (668.4916)	22 (166.2628)	6 (173.1544)	16 (168.5256)	27 (160.5488)
Apr 29, 2016	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	13 / 30 (630.1832)	25 (143.9200)	11 (162.8344)	5 (171.4400)	16 (151.9888)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	3 / 72 (688.0228)	34 (166.8456)	16 (170.8800)	6 (174.2628)	2 (176.0344)
Mar 25, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	11 / 29 (665.1200)	9 (167.4628)	22 (162.2400)	8 (171.4400)	16 (163.9772)
Feb 19, 2016	The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	27 / 37 (637.5428)	32 (156.5028)	22 (159.9888)	11 (168.5140)	31 (152.5372)
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	29 / 41 (627.3140)	36 (153.6684)	38 (147.9772)	16 (163.9884)	15 (161.6800)
Sep 18, 2015	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	16 / 49 (649.1656)	22 (159.4284)	2 (175.4400)	14 (162.8800)	34 (151.4172)
Aug 7, 2015	Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA	10 / 24 (644.6176)	13 (162.8456)	3 (170.9144)	19 (153.7488)	12 (157.1088)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	9 / 38 (659.3600)	8 (169.1428)	11 (164.5600)	8 (169.6800)	21 (155.9772)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	31 / 49 (617.6336)	37 (146.2740)	15 (165.1312)	25 (157.1084)	33 (149.1200)
Jun 12, 2015	California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	17 / 26 (671.4056)	1 (179.4400)	21 (162.8344)	10 (168.5256)	20 (160.6056)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	22 / 53 (663.9428)	29 (161.6800)	29 (161.1084)	20 (167.9656)	4 (173.1888)
Mar 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	25 / 30 (594.2740)	26 (146.7884)	25 (152)	28 (135.4628)	11 (160.0228)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	85 / 100 (632.5944)	81 (161.1656)	91 (150.8344)	64 (161.7372)	75 (158.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)