Happy Grillmore

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

Power ranking

#243

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1741

peak 1756 · rated over 62 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-06

latest 2024-10-18

Best ToY finish

#18

Master 2020

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

34 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 64 contests

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

713.1316 / 720

Master · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

6 🔥

Current form

688.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 685.58 (+3.02)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.75

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.15)

Road miles

30,015

mi across 64 mapped stops · furthest 9210 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)

Purse competed for

$524K

listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 51 state-championship entries

Master avg

685.58 / 720

56 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

299.47 / 360

6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.

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Storylines (20 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

Tie level with the champion

Finished level on points with the champion at Smoke on the Trails (2020-09-11) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.

Among the elite

#243 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1741 puts them #243 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1741
peak 1756
62 rated contests

The 180 club

6 perfect 180s

6 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Brisket ×3
Pork Ribs ×2
Pork ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2021-07-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.

Giant slayer

43 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest.

2021-07-09

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Smoke on the Bricks is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 14%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 3 category wins at Smoke on the Trails (2020-09-11).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 52 of 64 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 64 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

713.1316 career-best overall

99.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 713.1316 at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest — 99.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-07-09

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 51 entries at contests carrying the title.

51 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

SLAPS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Happy Grillmore 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

The drought

32 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest on 2021-07-09 — 32 contests and 5.1 years ago.

last GC 2021-07-09
5.1 years ago

A strong matchup

17–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MAD MUTT'S BBQ in 17 of their 24 shared contests.

The comeback

4.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.2 years, then back at *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival (2018-08-24).

last seen 2014-06-06
back 2018-08-24

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.

1 Grand Championship
64 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

Boom or bust

±7.03% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.03% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 94.1% of a perfect score
best 99.0%

An April team

Top 21% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 21% across 7 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

7 April contests
top 31% the rest of the year

The long haul

30,015 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 30,015 miles across 64 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,210 miles to DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship.

64 mapped stops
furthest 9,210 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2020 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 7th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

TIMBONE BARBECUE

#244 of the rated field

1741 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1741

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 54 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2021-10-08

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BAD ROOSTER BBQ

#241 of the rated field

1742 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1782

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Happy Grillmore)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Happy Grillmore has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 79 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

FINGER LEIKAM GOOD

#239 of the rated field

1743 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 102
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1748

5–8 in 13 shared contests (38% to Happy Grillmore)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 102 contests to 64.

rated over 90 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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PORK PATROL BBQ

#246 of the rated field

1741 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1751

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before Happy Grillmore's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 65 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PARKSTAD SMOKERS

#248 of the rated field

1740 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 91%
Peak: 1788

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 57 contests, alongside a 91% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2024-04-20
on a 30-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

THE BBQ GURU

#245 of the rated field

1741 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1762

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 79 contests
last seen 2024-07-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	37	15	22	41%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	36	10	26	28%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	32	13	19	41%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	31	17	14	55%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	31	16	15	52%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	31	14	16	45%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	30	19	11	63%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	29	18	11	62%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	24	17	7	71%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	20	13	7	65%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	19	15	4	79%	⚔ compare
PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
GEO SMOKERS	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	62	19	0	1	178.2972	148.5372	170.66	top 40%
Pork Ribs	63	25	5	11	180.0000 🔥	151.3828	170.15	top 38%
Pork	57	29	4	12	180.0000 🔥	153.7028	172.47	top 33%
Brisket	57	27	8	10	180.0000 🔥	154.8800	170.91	top 32%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	35	1	top 25%
MO	17	0	top 32%
AL	6	0	top 60%
OK	2	0	top 13%
GA	1	0	top 29%
NE	1	0	top 40%
WI	1	0	top 58%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	29	0	top 34%
Large (40+)	32	1	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"	4	3	top 17%	2023-06-16
Smoke in the Spring	4	7	top 21%	2023-04-07
Border War Barbeque	4	9	top 41%	2022-10-21
Meat Inferno	3	6	top 34%	2024-10-04
Smoke on the Bricks	3	2	top 14%	2023-08-25
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	3	14	top 42%	2022-08-26
Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	9	top 51%	2023-06-09
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	5	top 42%	2022-09-08

The story so far (22 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.4 yrs 2014-06-06 → 2024-10-18

Busiest season 2021 17 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 8 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 35 of 64 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 47 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 63 entries · 5 wins · 25 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 172.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.15)

Walk rate 81% a top-10 call in 52 of 64 contests

Overall top-10 rate 53% 34 of 64 contests

Wins it all 2% 1 Grand Championship · 3 reserve

First title 2021-07-09 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Best top-10 run 9 straight contests

Master average 685.58 out of 720 · 56 contests · 1 GC

Backyard average 299.47 out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 6 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,272 2,179–929 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 30,015 64 mapped stops · furthest 9,210 mi

Schedule strength 1595 average field rating faced — tougher than 74% of rated contests

Purse competed for $524,395 listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 51 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.2 yrs 2014-06-06 → 2018-08-24

Power rating 1741 peak 1756 · #243 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 6 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 6 First call Poor Que
2018
Aug 24 First category win (Brisket) *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Aug 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Aug 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2172 *East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
2019
Apr 5 First overall top-10 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
Aug 23 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
2020
Jun 26 First overall podium Grillin and Chillin
Aug 21 First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Bricks
Sep 11 First multi-meat day Smoke on the Trails
2021
Mar 26 25th tracked contest Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge
Apr 9 10th category win Smoke in the Spring
Jul 9 First Grand Championship Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jul 9 First state championship Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jul 9 5th perfect 180 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jul 9 Biggest field won (43 teams) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jul 9 Career-best overall score713.1316 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
2022
Oct 7 50th tracked contest Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL)
2023
Sep 9 Peak power rating (1756) 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
2024
Oct 18 Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Smoke on the Bricks	2020-08-21
+16.6	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits	2019-04-05
+15.3	Grillin and Chillin	2020-06-26
+14.6	Smoke on the Trails	2020-09-11
+13.9	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2021-07-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2019-05-03
-15	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	2021-06-11
-12.5	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2022-06-10
-9.5	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2022-09-08
-9.1	DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship	2018-09-01

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	3	0	0	0	67%	top 36%	95.9%	95.2%
2023	10	0	7	1	90%	top 23%	97.3%	95.7%
2022	11	0	4	0	73%	top 41%	96.5%	94.4%
2021	17	1	13	7	82%	top 24%	99%	95.7%
2020	11	0	8	8	91%	top 20%	97.9%	95.9%
2019	8	0	2	0	63%	top 45%	96.3%	87.4%
2018	3	0	0	1	100%	top 57%	93%	91%
2014	1	0	0	0	100%	top 58%	87%	87%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-10-18	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	12 / 50 (340.5260)	17 (169.6916)	10 (170.8344)	—	—
2024-10-04	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	19 / 38 (684.4916)	17 (174.2860)	26 (170.2628)	23 (169.1200)	13 (170.8228)
2024-08-23	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS	14 / 42 (690.2056)	24 (167.9656)	23 (170.2628)	7 (175.4172)	8 (176.5600)
2023-10-20	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	25 / 50 (326.8344)	36 (158.8228)	21 (168.0116)	—	—
2023-10-06	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS	6 / 19 (689.6112)	12 (173.1084)	6 (171.9772)	9 (171.4056)	4 (173.1200)
2023-09-09	7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	8 / 38 (693.0628)	4 (177.7028)	20 (170.2744)	8 (173.1200)	14 (171.9656)
2023-08-25	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	12 / 44 (685.6000)	21 (169.6684)	15 (171.9772)	17 (171.9772)	8 (171.9772)
2023-07-28	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	4 / 25 (693.0628)	9 (173.1200)	14 (170.8228)	10 (169.6800)	1 (179.4400)
2023-06-30	Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	6 / 33 (700.5028)	11 (176.5600)	4 (177.7144)	16 (171.9656)	6 (174.2628)
2023-06-16	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	4 / 29 (699.9660)	6 (176.5600)	8 (173.1316)	6 (175.4172)	7 (174.8572)
2023-06-09	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	9 / 44 (683.8972)	16 (171.9772)	18 (171.9656)	29 (167.9772)	7 (171.9772)
2023-04-21	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	12 / 51 (686.7772)	21 (169.1200)	27 (167.3828)	3 (177.7144)	13 (172.5600)
2023-04-07	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	8 / 103 (697.6572)	17 (175.4172)	5 (178.2972)	52 (169.6684)	22 (174.2744)
2022-10-21	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	11 / 30 (686.2060)	6 (175.4172)	18 (168.5372)	2 (177.7144)	22 (164.5372)
2022-10-07	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS	6 / 29 (694.8116)	10 (174.2744)	3 (176.5716)	12 (173.1200)	14 (170.8456)
2022-09-09	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	9 / 37 (687.9084)	5 (175.4172)	27 (163.3828)	8 (175.4056)	6 (173.7028)
2022-09-08	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	26 / 35 (320.4916)	27 (161.1316)	25 (159.3600)	—	—
2022-08-26	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	14 / 45 (685.6344)	8 (175.4172)	14 (169.7144)	23 (168.5372)	9 (171.9656)
2022-06-17	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	7 / 29 (686.7888)	2 (177.7144)	17 (161.6916)	5 (176.5600)	8 (170.8228)
2022-06-10	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	29 / 36 (673.5888)	16 (173.1200)	2 (177.1544)	35 (162.8000)	33 (160.5144)
2022-04-29	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	25 / 77 (682.7656)	28 (171.9656)	28 (170.8572)	2 (178.8572)	43 (161.0856)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	54 / 94 (673.0056)	48 (169.6916)	58 (167.3828)	48 (169.6684)	52 (166.2628)
2022-03-25	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	6 / 11 (160.5140)	—	—	—	—
2022-03-18	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	14 / 71 (684.4800)	9 (174.2628)	8 (174.2744)	43 (167.9656)	29 (167.9772)
2021-10-29	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO	18 / 41 (687.4060)	34 (167.4400)	4 (175.4288)	20 (171.4172)	15 (173.1200)
2021-10-22	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	9 / 30 (689.6228)	4 (175.4172)	19 (167.9656)	2 (176.5600)	14 (169.6800)
2021-10-15	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA	10 / 34 (694.2056)	13 (175.4172)	13 (173.7028)	15 (175.4056)	19 (169.6800)
2021-09-10	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	10 / 53 (696.5260)	4 (178.2972)	16 (173.1200)	12 (174.2744)	19 (170.8344)
2021-09-04	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	10 / 25 (686.7656)	15 (168.5372)	3 (176.5600)	2 (177.7028)	18 (163.9656)
2021-08-20	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	5 / 46 (690.2172)	17 (170.8344)	7 (171.9884)	23 (169.6800)	3 (177.7144)
2021-08-13	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	5 / 49 (331.8968)	5 (168.5140)	9 (163.3828)	—	—
2021-07-16	County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK	2 / 15 (690.2400)	12 (166.8228)	7 (172.5944)	1 (177.7144)	4 (173.1084)
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	1 / 43 (713.1316)	13 (175.4172)	3 (177.7144)	1 (180.0000)	1 (180.0000)
2021-06-18	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	3 / 37 (702.2400)	4 (177.7144)	1 (180.0000)	12 (173.1200)	11 (171.4056)
2021-06-11	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	6 / 28 (695.4288)	11 (174.8572)	21 (166.8572)	7 (174.2744)	1 (179.4400)
2021-06-11	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	24 / 31 (325.6684)	30 (157.0972)	13 (168.5712)	—	—
2021-05-01	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	12 / 39 (684.5028)	35 (162.2284)	1 (178.8572)	5 (177.1428)	25 (166.2744)
2021-04-23	16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	5 / 41 (694.2400)	29 (166.2628)	5 (172.5600)	3 (178.8572)	3 (176.5600)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	7 / 105 (697.6800)	18 (176.0116)	1 (180.0000)	40 (171.4056)	41 (170.2628)
2021-03-26	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	4 / 52 (695.3484)	4 (177.1544)	23 (169.6800)	8 (175.4056)	10 (173.1084)
2021-03-19	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	27 / 70 (677.6344)	32 (168.5716)	40 (166.8460)	30 (170.8112)	21 (171.4056)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	10 / 93 (692.5372)	35 (170.8572)	52 (167.3828)	1 (179.4400)	8 (174.8572)
2020-10-17	Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO	10 / 38 (687.4060)	31 (168.0116)	29 (165.0972)	6 (174.8572)	1 (179.4400)
2020-09-26	West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO	3 / 36 (697.6688)	13 (171.9772)	21 (169.1200)	3 (177.7144)	1 (178.8572)
2020-09-11	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	2 / 48 (704.5372)	29 (166.2400)	1 (178.8572)	1 (179.4400)	1 (180.0000)
2020-09-05	Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO	3 / 34 (685.6572)	10 (170.2744)	1 (177.7144)	7 (174.2628)	18 (163.4056)
2020-08-21	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	2 / 43 (697.1776)	12 (173.1544)	12 (173.1316)	4 (177.1544)	9 (173.7372)
2020-08-14	BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	25 / 55 (681.0860)	24 (171.4172)	40 (164.5716)	11 (175.4172)	21 (169.6800)
2020-08-07	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	13 / 30 (686.2516)	18 (171.4056)	13 (170.2744)	26 (168.5600)	7 (176.0116)
2020-07-17	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	7 / 42 (691.9544)	10 (173.1200)	11 (174.8572)	7 (176.0000)	21 (167.9772)
2020-06-26	Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO	3 / 34 (693.1200)	11 (173.1200)	2 (177.1772)	22 (166.8228)	1 (176.0000)
2020-06-19	Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO	12 / 31 (678.8228)	23 (165.6800)	4 (175.4400)	23 (164.5828)	5 (173.1200)
2019-10-25	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	19 / 44 (675.8972)	4 (175.4288)	20 (167.9772)	8 (174.8456)	37 (157.6456)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	23 / 102 (670.2056)	28 (169.1544)	33 (166.8456)	8 (174.8572)	57 (159.3484)
2019-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	38 / 66 (659.8624)	21 (169.1200)	45 (161.6684)	26 (169.1200)	37 (159.9540)
2019-07-12	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO	11 / 35 (684.4572)	11 (171.9772)	8 (173.1200)	11 (171.9772)	19 (167.3828)
2019-07-05	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	19 / 37 (669.0056)	16 (169.6800)	14 (168.5372)	16 (167.4056)	20 (163.3828)
2019-06-14	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	8 / 38 (681.0284)	8 (172.0116)	4 (174.2744)	15 (167.3712)	15 (167.3712)
2019-05-03	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	67 / 54 (151.3828)	—	48 (151.3828)	—	—
2019-04-05	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	5 / 53 (693.1316)	23 (168.5372)	3 (175.4400)	6 (173.7372)	4 (175.4172)
2018-10-26	*Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	31 / 56 (669.5884)	21 (169.7028)	37 (165.6800)	45 (159.9428)	8 (174.2628)
2018-09-01	DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship Victoria,Australia, 3775	19 / 24 (633.0516)	24 (148.5372)	20 (151.9428)	3 (169.7372)	11 (162.8344)
2018-08-24	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	25 / 67 (662.2172)	43 (157.1200)	50 (159.3944)	26 (165.7028)	1 (180.0000)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	22 / 38 (626.2628)	10 (165.6684)	29 (152.0116)	33 (153.7028)	19 (154.8800)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#182 (1092 pts)	#270 (842 pts)	#259 (912 pts)	#240 (907 pts)	#170 (1107 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#236 (948 pts)	#184 (1158 pts)	#294 (863 pts)	#171 (1158 pts)	#279 (828 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#47 (1948 pts)	#92 (1478 pts)	#23 (2125 pts)	#29 (2038 pts)	#48 (1798 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#18 (1904 pts)	#99 (984 pts)	#33 (1604 pts)	#17 (1789 pts)	#16 (1954 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#686 (465 pts)	#573 (605 pts)	#644 (530 pts)	#587 (585 pts)	#842 (375 pts)