The heartbreaker
0.5716
points from the title
Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Original SD BBQ Championships (Jun 2, 2023).
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 120 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. They have won 8 Grand Championships, most recently at the Tri City BBQ Fest (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 9 times. They are ranked #20 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1874
peak 1891 · rated over 112 contests8 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
120
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 10.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
8
9 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time
Category wins
34
74 podiums
Overall top-10s
83
69% of 120 contests
Best top-10 run
10
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
688.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 684.23 (+4.50)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.58 · weakest Brisket (169.84)
Road miles
36,329
across 120 mapped stops · furthest 924 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$988K
listed at 60 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
7 🏅
won from 72 state-championship entries
Master avg
684.23 / 720
120 Master contests · 8 GCs
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #414 (493 pts) | #400 (573 pts) | #472 (503 pts) | #442 (473 pts) | #461 (473 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #112 (1,403 pts) | #129 (1,308 pts) | #120 (1,438 pts) | #179 (1,083 pts) | #192 (1,043 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #19 (2,420 pts) | #28 (2,101 pts) | #25 (2,151 pts) | #66 (1,666 pts) | #42 (1,931 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #17 (2,375 pts) | #74 (1,547 pts) | #37 (1,990 pts) | #37 (1,932 pts) | #41 (1,874 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #38 (1,629 pts) | #84 (1,069 pts) | #21 (1,769 pts) | #34 (1,514 pts) | #52 (1,344 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #67 (2,062 pts) | #98 (1,742 pts) | #106 (1,695 pts) | #93 (1,721 pts) | #57 (1,957 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #102 (1,894 pts) | #184 (1,423 pts) | #195 (1,349 pts) | #82 (1,854 pts) | #145 (1,589 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #142 (1,746 pts) | #94 (1,842 pts) | #83 (1,885 pts) | #144 (1,621 pts) | #274 (1,256 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #292 (1,189 pts) | #493 (824 pts) | #462 (879 pts) | #212 (1,399 pts) | #374 (1,034 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #369 (1,018 pts) | #347 (1,058 pts) | #313 (1,108 pts) | #480 (818 pts) | #516 (728 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #499 (766 pts) | #617 (626 pts) | #595 (651 pts) | #397 (931 pts) | #645 (576 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LAST CALL HEROES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#21 of the rated field
- Contests
- 122
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1905
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to LAST CALL HEROES BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#22 of the rated field
- Contests
- 192
- GCs
- 25
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1929
15–12 in 27 shared contests (56% to LAST CALL HEROES BBQ)
They've been 1929 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#19 of the rated field
- Contests
- 195
- GCs
- 18
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1904
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before LAST CALL HEROES BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#23 of the rated field
- Contests
- 130
- GCs
- 17
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1893
15–10 in 25 shared contests (60% to LAST CALL HEROES BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 130 contests to 120, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#18 of the rated field
- Contests
- 77
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1878
8–9 in 17 shared contests (47% to LAST CALL HEROES BBQ)
Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 77 contests, alongside a 69% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#24 of the rated field
- Contests
- 264
- GCs
- 27
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1937
23–28 in 51 shared contests (45% to LAST CALL HEROES BBQ)
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPITFIRE | 72 | 39 | 33 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 60 | 39 | 21 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 58 | 39 | 19 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RICHIE Z's | 51 | 47 | 4 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 51 | 23 | 28 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 41 | 27 | 14 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 40 | 34 | 6 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 40 | 29 | 11 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | 37 | 35 | 2 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 37 | 22 | 15 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 37 | 18 | 19 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 36 | 14 | 22 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Pigtamer BBQ | 35 | 32 | 3 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| BnB BBQ | 35 | 29 | 6 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 35 | 22 | 13 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 120 | 52 | 8 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 155.3828 | 171.41 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 120 | 58 | 12 | 26 | 180 🔥 | 156.5028 | 171.33 | top 30% |
| Pork | 117 | 61 | 8 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 158.8800 | 171.58 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 120 | 52 | 6 | 14 | 178.8572 | 150.8228 | 169.84 | top 33% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 61 | 5 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 57 | 3 | top 22% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | 7 | 2 | 0 | top 23% | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 25% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 16% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 33% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| SMSU Smokefest | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 16, 2019 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 15% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Cookin On Kampeska | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 7% | Jul 19, 2019 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 3 | 54 | 0 | top 32% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 18% | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Original SD BBQ Championship | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 7% | Jun 3, 2022 |
| Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 9% | May 13, 2022 |
| BBQ In The Badlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 16% | Sep 27, 2019 |
| Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 24% | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Cookin' on Kampeska | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 14% | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 22% | Aug 25, 2023 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 37% | Oct 2, 2021 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 7% | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 32% | Jul 9, 2021 |
| Miles City Cowtown Cook Off | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 23% | Jun 25, 2021 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 14% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| Back To Mayberry | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 31% | Jul 6, 2018 |
| Back to Mayberry BBQ | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 31% | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 20% | Sep 18, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
20 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
10.9
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
38 of 120 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited
71
24 of them more than once
First title
Jun 15, 2018
Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Opponents faced
2,281
finished ahead 6,785 times, behind 1,569
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 Smoke in the Spring
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20223 milestones
- 5th Grand Championship Smoke in the Spring
- Peak power rating (1891) Miles City Cowtown Cookoff
- 100th tracked contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
20213 milestones
- 25th category win Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll
- Biggest field won (467 teams) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best overall score709.1428 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20192 milestones
- First state championship Cookin On Kampeska
- 50th tracked contest SMSU Smokefest
20183 milestones
- First Grand Championship Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
- 10th category win Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
20172 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Cookin On Kampeska
- 25th tracked contest Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
20154 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Original SD BBQ Championships
- First multi-meat day Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall podium Cookin' on Kampeska
- 10th tracked contest Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest SD BBQ Championships
- First call SD BBQ Championships
- First overall top-10 SD BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8344 SD BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | SD BBQ Championships | Jun 6, 2014 |
| +12.9 | Cookin' on Kampeska | Jul 17, 2015 |
| +12.3 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sep 19, 2014 |
| +11.6 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Sep 11, 2015 |
| +11.5 | Cookin On Kampeska | Jul 14, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -19.5 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 15, 2022 |
| -14.6 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| -13.6 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 | Oct 2, 2021 |
| -9.5 | Q for a Cause | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -7.5 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 9, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 25% | 96.5% | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 78% | top 23% | 97.7% | 95.8% |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 88% | top 18% | 97.5% | 95.7% |
| 2021 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 70% | top 20% | 98.5% | 95.6% |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 93% | top 25% | 96% | 94.6% |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 92% | top 20% | 97.5% | 95% |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 77% | top 18% | 96.6% | 94.8% |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 100% | top 23% | 96.5% | 94.9% |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 86% | top 22% | 95.5% | 94.4% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 100% | top 24% | 94.8% | 93.7% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 94.1% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 46 / 444 (694.7884) | 24 (177.7028) | 51 (175.4400) | 35 (176.5600) | 274 (165.0856) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 67 / 169 (687.3600) | 59 (174.2628) | 16 (177.1544) | 143 (165.6800) | 93 (170.2628) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 7 / 29 (683.9088) | 16 (170.2628) | 13 (169.6916) | 9 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1316) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 11 / 34 (684.5144) | 14 (172.0116) | 13 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2744) | 19 (165.1084) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 20 / 97 (693.0512) | 3 (180) | 16 (176) | 44 (170.8228) | 65 (166.2284) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 86 / 211 (686.1828) | 111 (170.8228) | 75 (173.1084) | 82 (172.5716) | 117 (169.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 160 / 487 (681.0740) | 29 (177.7028) | 175 (171.4056) | 382 (159.9884) | 105 (171.9772) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 1 / 32 (703.3712) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4056) | 5 (174.8456) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 7 / 26 (689.6228) | 5 (174.2744) | 10 (173.1084) | 11 (168.5372) | 8 (173.7028) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 13 / 32 (681.0512) | 14 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5828) | 30 (162.8228) | 10 (170.8228) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 2 / 28 (694.2172) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (177.1428) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (168.5372) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 2 / 39 (693.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (174.8916) | 6 (171.4056) |
| May 19, 2023 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 8 / 45 (691.9888) | 11 (173.1200) | 11 (172.5716) | 5 (176.5944) | 15 (169.7028) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 36 / 103 (685.5884) | 9 (176.5600) | 10 (176.5600) | 36 (171.9656) | 84 (160.5028) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 61 / 83 (666.2284) | 80 (155.3828) | 1 (180) | 79 (158.8800) | 24 (171.9656) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 60 / 505 (688.5140) | 58 (175.4056) | 185 (169.7028) | 251 (167.4056) | 31 (176) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 63 / 249 (689.0512) | 45 (175.4056) | 198 (165.6800) | 35 (176.5600) | 91 (171.4056) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 7 / 28 (680.5372) | 13 (170.8344) | 16 (166.8344) | 19 (164.5484) | 1 (178.3200) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 8 / 45 (690.8116) | 6 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4288) | 28 (168) | 17 (170.8228) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 5 / 28 (693.0624) | 16 (169.6684) | 5 (175.4056) | 3 (177.1428) | 12 (170.8456) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 4 / 29 (689.6456) | 14 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7144) | 13 (169.1084) | 4 (172) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 3 / 32 (687.9656) | 4 (176) | 23 (163.9656) | 1 (179.4400) | 12 (168.5600) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 32 / 40 (661.0288) | 31 (165.1316) | 33 (161.0972) | 31 (162.8344) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 1 / 26 (699.3828) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (176.5600) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 3 / 29 (691.3600) | 2 (174.2628) | 11 (169.7028) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 1 / 29 (697.6916) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (173.7372) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (173.1316) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 2 / 46 (691.4056) | 6 (174.8800) | 17 (170.8572) | 13 (171.9656) | 8 (173.7028) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 4 / 59 (686.2056) | 1 (176) | 44 (162.2168) | 26 (169.1316) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 4 / 77 (701.6916) | 2 (179.4400) | 4 (177.7144) | 27 (169.6800) | 8 (174.8572) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 1 / 94 (700.0228) | 4 (177.7372) | 1 (179.4400) | 28 (172.5600) | 37 (170.2856) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 3 / 71 (697.0856) | 7 (174.8456) | 1 (178.2972) | 20 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 9 / 92 (698.8116) | 27 (176) | 32 (174.2744) | 13 (176.5716) | 41 (171.9656) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 4 / 33 (695.9084) | 22 (173.1084) | 5 (176.5600) | 24 (168.5256) | 3 (177.7144) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 27 / 41 (679.9084) | 25 (170.8228) | 22 (169.7028) | 21 (171.4056) | 32 (167.9772) |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 16 / 26 (670.7428) | 16 (166.8228) | 11 (170.2628) | 14 (167.3944) | 15 (166.2628) |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 3 / 27 (683.8856) | 16 (171.4056) | 5 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4172) | 18 (165.0856) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 1 / 467 (709.1428) | 2 (180) | 58 (174.2856) | 15 (177.1544) | 9 (177.7028) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 54 / 185 (687.3600) | 41 (174.8572) | 93 (170.8344) | 133 (166.8228) | 37 (174.8456) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 4 / 26 (682.8456) | 13 (168.5828) | 1 (176.5944) | 4 (173.7028) | 20 (163.9656) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 3 / 31 (699.9888) | 1 (178.2972) | 14 (170.8572) | 10 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 5 / 42 (678.1712) | 17 (169.1200) | 19 (164.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | 11 (169.1084) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 1 / 35 (698.2856) | 5 (176) | 1 (177.1428) | 5 (172) | 6 (173.1428) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 3 / 33 (687.3712) | 6 (175.4056) | 4 (174.8456) | 10 (172) | 19 (165.1200) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 21 / 43 (679.8856) | 33 (165.0856) | 1 (179.4400) | 25 (169.1200) | 19 (166.2400) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 8 / 25 (685.1088) | 13 (171.4172) | 8 (170.2972) | 13 (169.6800) | 4 (173.7144) |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 9 / 36 (687.3484) | 24 (166.2628) | 15 (173.1200) | 4 (176) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 4 / 40 (694.2400) | 14 (173.1084) | 12 (172) | 9 (175.4172) | 7 (173.7144) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 2 / 49 (693.1196) | 20 (167.9884) | 5 (176.5828) | 15 (171.4056) | 2 (177.1428) |
| May 28, 2021 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 3 / 46 (692.4912) | 22 (168.5600) | 20 (169.6684) | 1 (180) | 11 (174.2628) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 6 / 60 (680.4912) | 14 (171.4056) | 15 (168.5716) | 11 (172.5600) | 21 (167.9540) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 34 / 105 (683.3484) | 27 (174.2628) | 63 (166.8228) | 52 (169.1200) | 20 (173.1428) |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 58 / 94 (682.1940) | 50 (170.8228) | 8 (176.5828) | — | 84 (164.5256) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 33 / 93 (679.8856) | 62 (166.2400) | 1 (178.8572) | 43 (169.1084) | 57 (165.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 5 / 41 (690.2288) | 11 (173.1200) | 12 (171.4288) | 16 (171.9772) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 9 / 41 (679.8396) | 36 (162.7884) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (170.8228) | 17 (169.6684) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 9 / 35 (681.1544) | 17 (171.4400) | 12 (169.7144) | 10 (170.8800) | 15 (169.1200) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 6 / 29 (681.6688) | 17 (167.9772) | 9 (173.7028) | 17 (165.1316) | 6 (174.8572) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 13 / 45 (677.6112) | 22 (168.5484) | 10 (170.2744) | 15 (169.1200) | 12 (169.6684) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 2 / 43 (691.3716) | 27 (167.9888) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (173.1084) | 9 (171.4172) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 17 / 54 (674.7884) | 33 (165.7028) | 45 (159.9544) | — | 13 (169.6912) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 4 / 30 (675.8972) | 11 (168.5256) | 19 (164.5372) | 4 (172) | 2 (170.8344) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 9 / 61 (691.4284) | 4 (176) | 20 (172) | 9 (176.0228) | 33 (167.4056) |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA | 12 / 47 (678.7656) | 8 (173.1428) | 35 (163.3712) | 7 (174.8572) | 20 (167.3944) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA | 11 / 53 (675.3716) | 28 (165.0972) | 4 (173.7144) | 20 (169.7256) | 25 (166.8344) |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 17 / 55 (679.3484) | 46 (162.8228) | 9 (173.7028) | — | 26 (170.2744) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO | 8 / 46 (682.7772) | 10 (171.4172) | 8 (170.8344) | 5 (171.4172) | 12 (169.1084) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 3 / 25 (670.2628) | 1 (167.4400) | 13 (161.7372) | 3 (171.4056) | 6 (169.6800) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 2 / 468 (701.7832) | 38 (174.8800) | 27 (175.4172) | 17 (176.0344) | 27 (175.4516) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 9 / 29 (683.3488) | 16 (167.9772) | 17 (168.5372) | 15 (167.9772) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 2 / 31 (694.8344) | 7 (174.8800) | 16 (168.5372) | 6 (173.7028) | 2 (177.7144) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN | 19 / 46 (677.6228) | 25 (168.5600) | 34 (163.3828) | 1 (178.2972) | 24 (167.3828) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE | 6 / 29 (681.0860) | 9 (170.2628) | 3 (173.7144) | 9 (169.1200) | 7 (167.9888) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD | 1 / 40 (696.5488) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (173.1200) | 9 (172.0116) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO | 13 / 37 (675.9200) | 17 (169.1428) | 8 (171.9772) | 6 (171.4172) | 19 (163.3828) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 4 / 28 (688.5256) | 1 (178.8800) | 1 (179.4400) | 21 (160.5028) | 5 (169.7028) |
| May 31, 2019 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 5 / 37 (686.7884) | 4 (173.7028) | 6 (172.5600) | 24 (162.2284) | 1 (178.2972) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 5 / 57 (691.9312) | 27 (167.9656) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (176) | 5 (173.7028) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 20 / 32 (664.4456) | 26 (161.6800) | 7 (171.4172) | 15 (169.7028) | 24 (161.6456) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO | 11 / 48 (673.6228) | 8 (170.8572) | 9 (168.5600) | 25 (164.5256) | 9 (169.6800) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT | 3 / 26 (687.9200) | 15 (166.2400) | 6 (172.5600) | 5 (173.7144) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 11 / 467 (695.3712) | 55 (174.2628) | 86 (172) | 41 (174.8456) | 47 (174.2628) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 43 / 164 (689.6344) | 41 (174.2628) | 138 (163.4060) | 14 (176.5600) | 33 (175.4056) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 2 / 25 (683.9656) | 5 (172.0228) | 3 (171.4400) | 9 (168.5372) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 3 / 27 (686.2172) | 5 (175.4056) | 21 (161.6688) | 1 (180) | 11 (169.1428) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 14 / 40 (674.7544) | 12 (170.8456) | 30 (163.4060) | 9 (170.8228) | 12 (169.6800) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE | 8 / 30 (679.8624) | 10 (171.4056) | 10 (169.6916) | 4 (174.8456) | 17 (163.9196) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 6 / 45 (678.7544) | 11 (172.5716) | 15 (167.3944) | 11 (170.2628) | 12 (168.5256) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA | 7 / 26 (678.2060) | 21 (163.9428) | 14 (167.4288) | 6 (172.5600) | 2 (174.2744) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 1 / 27 (691.9428) | 4 (173.7028) | 6 (170.2744) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (170.2628) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 6 / 33 (673.6116) | 18 (164.5256) | 11 (166.2516) | 4 (174.2972) | 8 (168.5372) |
| May 11, 2018 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 17 / 70 (675.3488) | 10 (173.7144) | 17 (169.6800) | 10 (172.5600) | 50 (159.3944) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT | 6 / 26 (687.3944) | 7 (172.5828) | 11 (169.7028) | 9 (171.9888) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 6 / 18 (679.3716) | 9 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4288) | 3 (171.4400) | 9 (162.8228) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 6 / 27 (681.6800) | 7 (172.5600) | 2 (176) | 12 (168.5600) | 15 (164.5600) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 10 / 31 (679.3716) | 2 (176) | 18 (163.9772) | 7 (172.5600) | 11 (166.8344) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 5 / 26 (687.3716) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7028) | 7 (172.5716) | 18 (165.1200) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 5 / 41 (678.8344) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (167.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 28 (158.8572) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 2 / 48 (694.8344) | 4 (177.1544) | 3 (176) | 20 (167.9772) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 10 / 29 (682.8112) | 17 (169.1428) | 11 (171.9772) | 17 (168.5484) | 8 (173.1428) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) Beresford, SD | 5 / 17 (681.0972) | 4 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (168.5600) | 8 (164) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 4 / 32 (690.7772) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (168.5256) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (167.9772) |
| May 19, 2017 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 13 / 47 (675.8396) | 11 (171.4172) | 8 (170.8228) | 10 (170.8112) | 20 (162.7884) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 8 / 29 (675.3140) | 3 (175.4400) | 22 (161.0856) | 3 (173.1084) | 14 (165.6800) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 4 / 34 (687.3716) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8344) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (168.5600) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 4 / 31 (683.9540) | 9 (171.4056) | 12 (168.5600) | 7 (170.8456) | 7 (173.1428) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 15 / 37 (659.8396) | 30 (159.3712) | 11 (169.1316) | 21 (165.6684) | 12 (165.6684) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 5 / 41 (685.6456) | 16 (169.7028) | 14 (170.2628) | 1 (176) | 12 (169.6800) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 13 / 35 (675.3484) | 33 (157.6800) | 14 (169.7028) | 2 (178.2972) | 17 (169.6684) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 4 / 44 (687.9316) | 17 (167.9772) | 7 (173.1316) | 12 (169.1200) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD | 7 / 30 (682.7772) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8572) | 15 (169.6800) | 19 (163.3828) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 4 / 32 (682.7656) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (171.9772) | 11 (167.3828) | 6 (170.2856) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 14 / 26 (656.9596) | 15 (163.3712) | 19 (156.5028) | 13 (167.4172) | 10 (169.6684) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 3 / 38 (679.8968) | 13 (167.9656) | 1 (177.1428) | 22 (162.8000) | 5 (171.9884) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 6 / 25 (674.2056) | 12 (165.1200) | 2 (176.0116) | 12 (167.4056) | 15 (165.6684) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 9 / 41 (672.5604) | 1 (176) | 13 (167.4516) | 1 (174.2628) | 26 (154.8460) |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 15 / 34 (661.6228) | 24 (161.6684) | 16 (166.2628) | 7 (169.1316) | 19 (164.5600) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD | 5 / 29 (677.6344) | 13 (166.8456) | 11 (166.2516) | 3 (173.1200) | 4 (171.4172) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 9 / 25 (666.7656) | 10 (166.2512) | 11 (164.5372) | 7 (169.7028) | 9 (166.2744) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 7 / 31 (675.3600) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (169.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 20 (162.2972) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 6 / 42 (666.8344) | 9 (169.7372) | 8 (168.5716) | 3 (177.7028) | 36 (150.8228) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.