The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at Smoke on the Trails (Sep 11, 2020) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
Happy Grillmore
Happy Grillmore is a competition barbecue team with 64 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #251 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Happy Grillmore - KS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1741
peak 1756 · rated over 62 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
64
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Oct 18, 2024 · 10.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
3 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
17
34 podiums
Overall top-10s
34
53% of 64 contests
Best top-10 run
9
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
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
Consistency
±14.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.15)
Road miles
30,015
across 64 mapped stops · furthest 9,210 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)
Purse competed for
$524K
listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 51 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.58 / 720
56 Master contests · 1 GC
Backyard avg
299.47 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #182 (1,092 pts) | #270 (842 pts) | #259 (912 pts) | #240 (907 pts) | #170 (1,107 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #236 (948 pts) | #184 (1,158 pts) | #294 (863 pts) | #171 (1,158 pts) | #279 (828 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #47 (1,948 pts) | #92 (1,478 pts) | #23 (2,125 pts) | #29 (2,038 pts) | #48 (1,798 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #18 (1,904 pts) | #99 (984 pts) | #33 (1,604 pts) | #17 (1,789 pts) | #16 (1,954 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #686 (465 pts) | #573 (605 pts) | #644 (530 pts) | #587 (585 pts) | #842 (375 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Happy Grillmore, each with one reason worth a look.
#249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 153
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1783
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Happy Grillmore)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — LEE LA Q ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 220
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1825
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Happy Grillmore)
They've been 1825 at their best, 84 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1742
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Happy Grillmore's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 125
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1760
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 125 contests to 64.
⚔ Compare careers#254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 84
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1740
Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 84 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 66
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1745
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Happy Grillmore)
Rated 2 points above Happy Grillmore.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 🔥 | 151.3828 | 170.15 | top 38% |
| Pork | 57 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 153.7028 | 172.47 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 57 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 21% | Apr 7, 2023 |
| Border War Barbeque | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 41% | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Meat Inferno | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 34% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Smoke on the Bricks | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 14% | Aug 25, 2023 |
| East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 42% | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 51% | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 42% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
17 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
8
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
35 of 64 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
47
8 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
63 entries · 5 wins · 25 calls
First title
Jul 9, 2021
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Opponents faced
1,271
finished ahead 2,179 times, behind 929
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Jun 6, 2014 → Aug 24, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- Peak power rating (1756) 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails
20221 milestone
- 50th tracked contest Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL)
20217 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge
- 10th category win Smoke in the Spring
- First Grand Championship Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- First state championship Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- 5th perfect 180 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Biggest field won (43 teams) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score713.1316 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20203 milestones
- First overall podium Grillin and Chillin
- First Reserve Championship Smoke on the Bricks
- First multi-meat day Smoke on the Trails
20192 milestones
- First overall top-10 VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
- 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20183 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2172 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 21, 2020 |
| +16.6 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | Apr 5, 2019 |
| +15.3 | Grillin and Chillin | Jun 26, 2020 |
| +14.6 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 11, 2020 |
| +13.9 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 9, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.1 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| -15 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -12.5 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -9.5 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| -9.1 | DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship | Sep 1, 2018 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 36% | 95.9% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 90% | top 23% | 97.3% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 73% | top 41% | 96.5% | 93.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 12 / 50 (340.5260) | 17 (169.6916) | 10 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 19 / 38 (684.4916) | 17 (174.2860) | 26 (170.2628) | 23 (169.1200) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 14 / 42 (690.2056) | 24 (167.9656) | 23 (170.2628) | 7 (175.4172) | 8 (176.5600) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 25 / 50 (326.8344) | 36 (158.8228) | 21 (168.0116) | — | — |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 6 / 19 (689.6112) | 12 (173.1084) | 6 (171.9772) | 9 (171.4056) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 8 / 38 (693.0628) | 4 (177.7028) | 20 (170.2744) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (171.9656) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 12 / 44 (685.6000) | 21 (169.6684) | 15 (171.9772) | 17 (171.9772) | 8 (171.9772) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 4 / 25 (693.0628) | 9 (173.1200) | 14 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6800) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 6 / 33 (700.5028) | 11 (176.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | 16 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 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) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 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) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 12 / 51 (686.7772) | 21 (169.1200) | 27 (167.3828) | 3 (177.7144) | 13 (172.5600) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 8 / 103 (697.6572) | 17 (175.4172) | 5 (178.2972) | 52 (169.6684) | 22 (174.2744) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 11 / 30 (686.2060) | 6 (175.4172) | 18 (168.5372) | 2 (177.7144) | 22 (164.5372) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 6 / 29 (694.8116) | 10 (174.2744) | 3 (176.5716) | 12 (173.1200) | 14 (170.8456) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 9 / 37 (687.9084) | 5 (175.4172) | 27 (163.3828) | 8 (175.4056) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 26 / 35 (320.4916) | 27 (161.1316) | 25 (159.3600) | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 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) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | 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) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | 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) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 25 / 77 (682.7656) | 28 (171.9656) | 28 (170.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | 43 (161.0856) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 54 / 94 (673.0056) | 48 (169.6916) | 58 (167.3828) | 48 (169.6684) | 52 (166.2628) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 6 / 11 (160.5140) | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 14 / 71 (684.4800) | 9 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2744) | 43 (167.9656) | 29 (167.9772) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 18 / 41 (687.4060) | 34 (167.4400) | 4 (175.4288) | 20 (171.4172) | 15 (173.1200) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 9 / 30 (689.6228) | 4 (175.4172) | 19 (167.9656) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | 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) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 10 / 53 (696.5260) | 4 (178.2972) | 16 (173.1200) | 12 (174.2744) | 19 (170.8344) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 5 / 46 (690.2172) | 17 (170.8344) | 7 (171.9884) | 23 (169.6800) | 3 (177.7144) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 5 / 49 (331.8968) | 5 (168.5140) | 9 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2021 | County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK | 2 / 15 (690.2400) | 12 (166.8228) | 7 (172.5944) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (173.1084) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 1 / 43 (713.1316) | 13 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 1 (180) | 1 (180) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 3 / 37 (702.2400) | 4 (177.7144) | 1 (180) | 12 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4056) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | 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) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 24 / 31 (325.6684) | 30 (157.0972) | 13 (168.5712) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 12 / 39 (684.5028) | 35 (162.2284) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (177.1428) | 25 (166.2744) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 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) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 7 / 105 (697.6800) | 18 (176.0116) | 1 (180) | 40 (171.4056) | 41 (170.2628) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | 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) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 27 / 70 (677.6344) | 32 (168.5716) | 40 (166.8460) | 30 (170.8112) | 21 (171.4056) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 10 / 93 (692.5372) | 35 (170.8572) | 52 (167.3828) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (174.8572) |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO | 10 / 38 (687.4060) | 31 (168.0116) | 29 (165.0972) | 6 (174.8572) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 3 / 36 (697.6688) | 13 (171.9772) | 21 (169.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 2 / 48 (704.5372) | 29 (166.2400) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (180) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 3 / 34 (685.6572) | 10 (170.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (174.2628) | 18 (163.4056) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 2 / 43 (697.1776) | 12 (173.1544) | 12 (173.1316) | 4 (177.1544) | 9 (173.7372) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | 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) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 13 / 30 (686.2516) | 18 (171.4056) | 13 (170.2744) | 26 (168.5600) | 7 (176.0116) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 7 / 42 (691.9544) | 10 (173.1200) | 11 (174.8572) | 7 (176) | 21 (167.9772) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO | 3 / 34 (693.1200) | 11 (173.1200) | 2 (177.1772) | 22 (166.8228) | 1 (176) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO | 12 / 31 (678.8228) | 23 (165.6800) | 4 (175.4400) | 23 (164.5828) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 19 / 44 (675.8972) | 4 (175.4288) | 20 (167.9772) | 8 (174.8456) | 37 (157.6456) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 23 / 102 (670.2056) | 28 (169.1544) | 33 (166.8456) | 8 (174.8572) | 57 (159.3484) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 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) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO | 19 / 37 (669.0056) | 16 (169.6800) | 14 (168.5372) | 16 (167.4056) | 20 (163.3828) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | 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) |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 67 / 54 (151.3828) | — | 48 (151.3828) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 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) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 31 / 56 (669.5884) | 21 (169.7028) | 37 (165.6800) | 45 (159.9428) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship Victoria, Australia | 19 / 24 (633.0516) | 24 (148.5372) | 20 (151.9428) | 3 (169.7372) | 11 (162.8344) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | 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) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 22 / 38 (626.2628) | 10 (165.6684) | 29 (152.0116) | 33 (153.7028) | 19 (154.8800) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.