The heartbreaker
1.1660
points from the title
Came within 1.1660 points of the Grand Championship at SC Festival Of Discovery (Jul 12, 2018).
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 141 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #1129 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1592
peak 1716 · rated over 139 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
141
in the data
First seen
Apr 11, 2014
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 12.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
4 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time
Category wins
22
48 podiums
Overall top-10s
47
33% of 141 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
675.34 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.34 (+5.00)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.63 · weakest Pork (166.24)
Road miles
28,324
across 141 mapped stops · furthest 3,416 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$746K
listed at 66 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 69 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.34 / 720
140 Master contests · 2 GCs
Holds 1 KCBS record (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #184 (1,032 pts) | #214 (962 pts) | #256 (906 pts) | #87 (1,397 pts) | #141 (1,177 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #134 (1,397 pts) | #151 (1,342 pts) | #207 (1,147 pts) | #139 (1,337 pts) | #82 (1,632 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #140 (1,277 pts) | #164 (1,175 pts) | #133 (1,340 pts) | #142 (1,232 pts) | #87 (1,540 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #267 (806 pts) | #188 (1,056 pts) | #285 (851 pts) | #302 (711 pts) | #289 (771 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #247 (783 pts) | #153 (1,150 pts) | #244 (858 pts) | #193 (982 pts) | #239 (818 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #121 (874 pts) | #113 (909 pts) | #81 (1,129 pts) | #158 (719 pts) | #153 (764 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #128 (1,665 pts) | #75 (1,844 pts) | #68 (1,856 pts) | #259 (1,103 pts) | #106 (1,676 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #131 (1,704 pts) | #68 (1,928 pts) | #87 (1,791 pts) | #227 (1,264 pts) | #166 (1,519 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #109 (1,875 pts) | #107 (1,786 pts) | #153 (1,610 pts) | #267 (1,235 pts) | #60 (2,040 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #275 (1,266 pts) | #149 (1,626 pts) | #344 (1,076 pts) | #226 (1,361 pts) | #283 (1,211 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #468 (827 pts) | #402 (942 pts) | #288 (1,181 pts) | #436 (871 pts) | #427 (887 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #688 (523 pts) | #685 (553 pts) | #507 (783 pts) | #661 (578 pts) | #800 (448 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 79
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1597
1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Stewbabys BBQ ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 60
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1674
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY)
They've been 1674 at their best, 81 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1595
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY)
Fewer contests behind them than HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has cooked, 42 to 141, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1593
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY)
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1596
Level with HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 34%
- Peak
- 1615
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 102 | 21 | 81 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 71 | 24 | 47 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 68 | 32 | 36 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 64 | 11 | 53 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 59 | 9 | 50 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 56 | 16 | 40 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 55 | 13 | 42 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 47 | 12 | 35 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 46 | 28 | 18 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 45 | 14 | 31 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 42 | 12 | 30 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 41 | 19 | 22 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 41 | 8 | 33 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 40 | 25 | 15 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 39 | 20 | 19 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 141 | 54 | 10 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 146.2172 | 169.63 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 140 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 178.8572 | 145.1088 | 167.74 | top 46% |
| Pork | 140 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 178.2972 | 147.9200 | 166.24 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 140 | 43 | 7 | 18 | 180 🔥 | 138.7888 | 166.70 | top 48% |
“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) | 12 | 1 | top 48% |
| Medium (20–39) | 82 | 1 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 46 | 0 | top 43% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
18 contests
Contests a season
11.8
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
75 of 141 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
85
28 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
141 entries · 10 wins · 54 calls
First title
Jun 6, 2025
WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship
Opponents faced
1,615
finished ahead 3,007 times, behind 2,824
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 24, 2021 → Jul 14, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
20254 milestones
- First Grand Championship WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship
- First state championship WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship
- Career-best overall score707.4404 WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship
- Biggest field won (32 teams) The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
20211 milestone
- 100th tracked contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
20201 milestone
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1716) Stills and Grills Fest
20182 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition
- 10th category win SC Festival Of Discovery
20171 milestone
- First Reserve Championship Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition
20163 milestones
- 25th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- First multi-meat day Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship
- First overall podium WNC BBQ Festival-
20153 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Piggin' in the Park
- 10th tracked contest Piggin' in the Park
- First overall top-10 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival
- First call 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4916 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.1 | WNC BBQ Festival- | Jul 22, 2016 |
| +18 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship | Jun 6, 2025 |
| +16 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | Apr 21, 2017 |
| +15.8 | Smoking in the Foothills | Oct 14, 2016 |
| +14.7 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 3, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | Oct 16, 2020 |
| -14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -13.7 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge | Apr 16, 2021 |
| -12.9 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | Aug 28, 2020 |
| -12.5 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival | Apr 11, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73% | top 56% | 97.5% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 80% | top 48% | 98.3% | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 77% | top 50% | 96.6% | 94.5% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 48% | 96.2% | 94.8% |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45% | top 69% | 94.9% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 69% | 96.1% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 82% | top 37% | 95.9% | 93.5% |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 89% | top 38% | 96.3% | 93.4% |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 82% | top 28% | 96.1% | 93.5% |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 64% | top 49% | 96.4% | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45% | top 61% | 94.4% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | top 65% | 91.7% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 126 / 158 (673.0512) | 97 (170.2628) | 143 (164.5256) | 134 (165.6800) | 65 (172.5828) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 217 / 360 (675.3600) | 214 (169.1084) | 61 (175.4516) | 233 (167.3828) | 271 (163.4172) |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 16 / 29 (681.6000) | 19 (167.3828) | 19 (168.5372) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 22 / 26 (668.4916) | 17 (166.2972) | 26 (155.9544) | 7 (176.5600) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 24 / 41 (678.2056) | 29 (167.9656) | 36 (163.3828) | 13 (172.5828) | 7 (174.2744) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ 🏅 Leburn, KY | 12 / 22 (683.3372) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (171.4056) | 3 (177.7144) | 15 (166.8344) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 21 / 35 (673.5884) | 32 (163.3828) | 8 (174.2628) | 18 (171.4056) | 24 (164.5372) |
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 53 / 75 (674.8000) | 12 (175.4516) | 46 (169.1200) | 35 (170.8228) | 64 (159.4056) |
| May 29, 2026 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 12 / 19 (684.4340) | 11 (171.9656) | 16 (167.3828) | 4 (177.7028) | 14 (167.3828) |
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 8 / 42 (694.2172) | 18 (172.5600) | 21 (169.6800) | 5 (177.7144) | 12 (174.2628) |
| May 1, 2026 | Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC | 3 / 26 (702.2516) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (173.1316) | 6 (175.4056) | 2 (178.2972) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 10 / 45 (691.9312) | 18 (171.9656) | 20 (171.4172) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (171.9884) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 1 / 32 (703.9428) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1200) | 8 (175.4056) | 2 (180) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 17 / 25 (674.1484) | 13 (170.8228) | 20 (161.6456) | 16 (165.6800) | 3 (176) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 29 / 36 (664.4804) | 26 (167.3944) | 28 (163.3944) | 14 (171.9772) | 30 (161.7144) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 7 / 16 (679.8856) | 11 (170.8228) | 8 (166.8344) | 11 (169.6800) | 6 (172.5484) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 37 (686.7772) | 16 (172) | 5 (174.2744) | 30 (167.3828) | 14 (173.1200) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 27 / 34 (667.2800) | 26 (167.3828) | 30 (162.8344) | 21 (167.3828) | 22 (169.6800) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eagle River, AK | 5 / 8 (689.0744) | 5 (170.8344) | 7 (168.5372) | 4 (171.4056) | 1 (178.2972) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship 🏅 Welch, WV | 1 / 11 (707.4404) | 1 (176.5716) | 2 (177.1544) | 2 (174.8572) | 1 (178.8572) |
| May 30, 2025 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 21 / 26 (663.8856) | 4 (177.7144) | 26 (153.0856) | 21 (167.3828) | 15 (165.7028) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 12 / 26 (681.0400) | 9 (173.7028) | 20 (163.3944) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 22 / 28 (663.2800) | 18 (168.5600) | 21 (160.5144) | 21 (165.0856) | 14 (169.1200) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 23 / 28 (675.3028) | 20 (169.6800) | 20 (170.2628) | 17 (168.5372) | 20 (166.8228) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 19 / 27 (680.5028) | 10 (173.1200) | 12 (170.8688) | 19 (169.6912) | 23 (166.8228) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA | — | 20 (165.6800) | — | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 8 / 32 (692.5140) | 13 (170.8112) | 5 (176.0344) | 8 (176) | 17 (169.6684) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 20 / 31 (678.8000) | 10 (175.4172) | 12 (171.9772) | 25 (166.2628) | 25 (165.1428) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 22 / 30 (661.6112) | 30 (153.1200) | 11 (171.4056) | 25 (159.3828) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 2 / 13 (695.3828) | 5 (172.5600) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (169.7028) | 1 (177.7144) |
| May 31, 2024 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 4 / 25 (691.3256) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (173.1200) | 14 (169.6684) | 3 (176.5600) |
| May 17, 2024 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 11 / 18 (667.8512) | 14 (166.2284) | 11 (166.8228) | 7 (169.1200) | 10 (165.6800) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 14 / 35 (691.3484) | 29 (168.5256) | 14 (173.1428) | 18 (173.1084) | 4 (176.5716) |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 15 / 45 (686.7312) | 31 (167.3828) | 24 (169.6800) | 6 (176.5600) | 16 (173.1084) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 6 / 27 (688.5372) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (172) | 12 (167.3828) | 13 (169.7144) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 12 / 29 (681.0288) | 7 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2744) | 10 (173.1200) | 22 (160.5144) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 11 / 21 (674.7428) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (169.7144) | 13 (167.3828) | 14 (166.8228) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA | 16 / 26 (685.0168) | 22 (168.5256) | 23 (167.9656) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA | 21 / 28 (679.8856) | 13 (173.7028) | 7 (174.8572) | 25 (165.0856) | 24 (166.2400) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 7 / 38 (692.5144) | 9 (176.5600) | 10 (171.4172) | 25 (167.3944) | 4 (177.1428) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 23 / 36 (675.9084) | 6 (174.2628) | 31 (165.0856) | 21 (169.6800) | 22 (166.8800) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 23 / 27 (647.8972) | 12 (169.6800) | 25 (157.6800) | 12 (168.5600) | 26 (151.9772) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA | 41 / 43 (656.9368) | 37 (167.3712) | 42 (159.3600) | 42 (157.0856) | 21 (173.1200) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 🏅 Augusta, GA | 33 / 37 (658.1256) | 32 (167.3712) | 24 (169.1316) | 29 (168.5256) | 36 (153.0972) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 25 / 39 (665.6112) | 19 (170.2628) | 24 (166.2512) | 17 (167.9888) | 33 (161.1084) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 17 / 30 (667.3260) | 6 (176.5600) | 21 (162.8344) | 25 (163.3944) | 20 (164.5372) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 17 / 25 (665.6112) | 16 (167.9656) | 9 (171.4172) | 17 (163.3828) | 20 (162.8456) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 22 / 81 (683.3600) | 35 (169.6684) | 14 (173.7144) | 18 (171.4172) | 32 (168.5600) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 23 / 28 (666.6740) | 13 (173.1084) | 13 (169.6800) | 28 (153.0744) | 15 (170.8112) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout 🏅 Wendell, NC | 11 / 18 (670.7656) | 7 (171.4172) | 10 (170.2628) | 3 (173.1428) | 17 (155.9428) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 24 / 27 (665.6000) | 5 (176) | 27 (155.9544) | 19 (167.3828) | 21 (166.2628) |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 16 / 39 (682.2056) | 13 (174.2628) | 28 (164.5372) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (172.5828) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 24 / 24 (647.9428) | 21 (159.9656) | 22 (163.4288) | 15 (166.8228) | 23 (157.7256) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 3 / 24 (691.9428) | 1 (180) | 9 (173.1200) | 13 (168.5600) | 12 (170.2628) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 29 / 34 (656.9368) | 28 (163.9428) | 31 (162.7884) | 31 (156.5028) | 9 (173.7028) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC | 25 / 34 (664.4228) | 22 (167.9656) | 15 (170.8344) | 28 (163.3828) | 28 (162.2400) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 18 / 25 (659.2912) | 13 (166.2400) | 16 (165.6912) | 14 (166.8344) | 21 (160.5256) |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC | 10 / 33 (683.3600) | 13 (173.1316) | 9 (172.5828) | 11 (170.8228) | 18 (166.8228) |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC | 9 / 47 (685.0628) | 15 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5716) | 31 (165.6684) | 15 (170.2628) |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake 🏅 Summerville, SC | 10 / 15 (670.7656) | 14 (163.9428) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (163.9656) | 10 (164) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 7 / 22 (677.0740) | 3 (172.5484) | 6 (172.5944) | 12 (165.0856) | 8 (166.8456) |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 2 / 15 (690.7656) | 6 (170.8228) | 1 (175.4172) | 9 (167.3828) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 13 / 19 (652.3772) | 13 (163.3828) | 8 (168.5372) | 15 (154.7772) | 8 (165.6800) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 5 / 56 (688.5832) | 9 (171.9772) | 7 (173.7144) | 19 (168.5944) | 5 (174.2972) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC | 9 / 24 (667.2800) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8572) | 21 (159.3484) | 14 (162.8116) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC | 14 / 29 (675.3028) | 5 (174.2628) | 25 (161.6688) | 26 (161.6684) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 27 / 40 (656.9712) | 26 (161.6800) | 8 (172) | 30 (161.6456) | 27 (161.6456) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 31 / 83 (667.3028) | 23 (170.8228) | 33 (166.8228) | 38 (166.2400) | 33 (163.4172) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Saltwater BBQ Bash 🏅 John's Island, SC | 12 / 18 (667.3488) | 9 (171.4172) | 8 (169.7028) | 14 (161.1088) | 12 (165.1200) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 7 / 38 (667.3484) | 1 (178.8572) | 26 (158.2400) | 18 (161.7028) | 5 (168.5484) |
| May 24, 2019 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | 45 / 72 (667.2684) | 23 (171.9656) | 65 (158.8116) | 32 (167.9656) | 37 (168.5256) |
| May 17, 2019 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 6 / 21 (672) | 7 (170.8344) | 9 (167.4400) | 13 (162.2628) | 5 (171.4628) |
| May 3, 2019 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 6 / 60 (678.2400) | 13 (171.4056) | 19 (168) | 13 (169.6916) | 15 (169.1428) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC | 6 / 43 (677.6568) | 1 (176) | 10 (169.1312) | 12 (168.5600) | 18 (163.9656) |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 6 / 56 (684.5028) | 9 (172.5600) | 1 (174.8572) | 22 (168.5484) | 14 (168.5372) |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 35 / 44 (655.2796) | 40 (160.5140) | 30 (163.3828) | 26 (165.1200) | 22 (166.2628) |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake Summerville, SC | 7 / 15 (678.8112) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (168.5600) | 6 (169.7028) | 12 (161.6912) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC | 9 / 35 (682.2516) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (169.1660) | 10 (167.9656) | 10 (169.7028) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 7 / 26 (669.0632) | 11 (166.8344) | 11 (166.2516) | 12 (166.2628) | 6 (169.7144) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC | 7 / 27 (678.7540) | 8 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (169.1084) | 18 (160.5256) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC | 3 / 27 (688.5028) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (174.8572) | 15 (163.3828) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 13 / 29 (663.2800) | 6 (173.1200) | 11 (166.2400) | 20 (162.8000) | 19 (161.1200) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA | 15 / 31 (676.4912) | 15 (170.2512) | 10 (169.7144) | 22 (166.8228) | 17 (169.7028) |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 12 / 51 (682.2060) | 14 (171.9772) | 3 (177.1544) | 45 (160.5144) | 9 (172.5600) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 20 / 48 (666.8684) | 28 (164.5600) | 17 (168.5828) | 36 (159.4400) | 6 (174.2856) |
| Jul 12, 2018 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 2 / 89 (693.6572) | 1 (178.2972) | 22 (170.8344) | 11 (173.7028) | 19 (170.8228) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 22 / 27 (646.1600) | 16 (164.5716) | 8 (168) | 26 (156.5028) | 24 (157.0856) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 25 / 44 (648.5256) | 34 (161.6800) | 6 (169.7028) | 38 (157.1544) | 26 (159.9884) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 18 / 34 (671.8628) | 4 (175.4172) | 32 (157.0628) | 10 (171.4172) | 19 (167.9656) |
| May 18, 2018 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 15 / 38 (667.4056) | 15 (169.1084) | 16 (167.4172) | 20 (165.1772) | 16 (165.7028) |
| May 4, 2018 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 37 / 70 (661.0400) | 19 (172.5828) | 53 (157.0744) | 10 (171.9656) | 61 (159.4172) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA | 4 / 26 (686.7772) | 5 (176.5828) | 17 (165.0972) | 10 (168.5372) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC | 21 / 47 (656.4340) | 9 (171.9884) | 15 (166.2744) | 19 (163.4056) | 34 (154.7656) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC | 4 / 39 (686.2056) | 10 (171.4172) | 3 (172.5600) | 20 (164.5256) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 5 / 29 (681.0396) | 18 (165.1084) | 7 (169.6684) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC | 5 / 26 (675.9200) | 3 (171.9772) | 9 (166.8456) | 17 (158.2400) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 32 / 63 (663.2912) | 53 (162.2628) | 29 (167.3944) | 46 (162.2284) | 8 (171.4056) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 26 / 39 (653.5768) | 15 (169.7028) | 23 (163.4056) | 35 (155.3828) | 20 (165.0856) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Myrtle Beach, SC | 3 / 25 (681.6456) | 1 (179.4400) | 15 (168.5600) | 19 (158.7884) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 4 / 34 (679.8972) | 10 (171.4056) | 7 (168.5372) | 14 (167.3944) | 4 (172.5600) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 20 / 46 (650.7312) | 16 (163.9772) | 13 (166.8228) | 32 (157.6684) | 23 (162.2628) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC | 9 / 47 (687.3484) | 17 (172.5484) | 18 (171.9772) | 16 (170.2628) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Jul 6, 2017 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 20 / 89 (676.4684) | 12 (173.7028) | 18 (171.4172) | 35 (166.2628) | 37 (165.0856) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 13 / 47 (668.4684) | 6 (173.1084) | 6 (169.7028) | 26 (161.0972) | 16 (164.5600) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Woodruff, SC | 26 / 44 (661.0284) | 24 (167.4056) | 9 (170.8572) | 43 (155.9428) | 16 (166.8228) |
| May 19, 2017 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 6 / 36 (675.4172) | 1 (175.4400) | 3 (170.8800) | 17 (163.3944) | 12 (165.7028) |
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 5 / 75 (683.4056) | 19 (170.2628) | 17 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4400) | 9 (172.5828) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 16 / 38 (666.2056) | 29 (163.9656) | 12 (169.1316) | 6 (170.2856) | 21 (162.8228) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA | 2 / 26 (691.9544) | 5 (175.4056) | 12 (169.6800) | 10 (169.7144) | 3 (177.1544) |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC | 4 / 25 (685.6688) | 1 (177.7028) | 11 (164.5716) | 5 (169.6916) | 4 (173.7028) |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 22 / 56 (669.0740) | 4 (173.7256) | 30 (163.4172) | 39 (165.0856) | 28 (166.8456) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC | 6 / 41 (684.5600) | 5 (177.1428) | 16 (167.4172) | 18 (167.4400) | 11 (172.5600) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 13 / 25 (667.3140) | 10 (169.7028) | 11 (167.3828) | 10 (168) | 15 (162.2284) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 30 / 47 (650.2056) | 22 (167.4400) | 27 (160.5372) | 41 (153.6684) | 14 (168.5600) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 3 / 49 (694.2628) | 10 (172.5484) | 7 (174.2744) | 1 (178.2972) | 26 (169.1428) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship Galax, VA | 6 / 25 (681.6112) | 1 (176.5600) | 22 (153.6456) | 4 (171.9656) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Jul 7, 2016 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 45 / 82 (646.1948) | 50 (163.4060) | 31 (164.5600) | 33 (164.5716) | 58 (153.6572) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 27 / 46 (648.9828) | 29 (163.9428) | 9 (170.8572) | 38 (156.5028) | 27 (157.6800) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 13 / 26 (657.0284) | 13 (167.3828) | 14 (162.8228) | 14 (166.8228) | 13 (160) |
| May 20, 2016 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 19 / 20 (628.4688) | 18 (162.2628) | 20 (145.1088) | 4 (169.1200) | 19 (151.9772) |
| May 6, 2016 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 38 / 76 (656.3656) | 8 (174.2860) | 42 (163.3828) | 64 (155.9084) | 39 (162.7884) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 35 / 35 (631.2804) | 34 (161.6572) | 32 (158.2860) | 25 (163.9772) | 35 (147.3600) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 31 / 54 (664.4688) | 40 (161.1200) | 13 (171.4172) | 33 (164.5372) | 20 (167.3944) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 28 / 60 (664.4000) | 27 (167.3828) | 33 (164.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | 46 (159.3600) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC | 29 / 37 (649.5656) | 15 (169.1200) | 26 (161.0856) | 34 (153.6456) | 18 (165.7144) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC | 8 / 28 (679.3716) | 17 (165.1316) | 9 (169.7028) | 9 (169.6800) | 3 (174.8572) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 22 / 36 (674.8112) | 23 (165.6800) | 15 (169.1772) | 18 (169.1084) | 16 (170.8456) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 17 / 31 (660.5256) | 4 (173.7028) | 15 (164.5828) | 24 (161.6800) | 24 (160.5600) |
| Jul 9, 2015 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC | 51 / 90 (647.8976) | 27 (170.2744) | 70 (154.8116) | 45 (163.3828) | 53 (159.4288) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 14 / 45 (665.6112) | 12 (167.9884) | 13 (167.4056) | 25 (164.5372) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 26 / 34 (640.4004) | 33 (156.5372) | 17 (162.8344) | 20 (162.8000) | 26 (158.2288) |
| May 29, 2015 | Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC | 16 / 23 (647.3028) | 15 (163.9540) | 1 (177.7372) | 21 (153.6572) | 22 (151.9544) |
| May 8, 2015 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 60 / 74 (632.3656) | 59 (161.0856) | 47 (162.2628) | 72 (147.9200) | 45 (161.0972) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 32 / 35 (624.3660) | 34 (150.8116) | 8 (168.5600) | 33 (154.8000) | 32 (150.1944) |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 51 / 61 (636.9488) | 60 (151.9544) | 32 (164.5372) | 45 (160.5028) | 46 (159.9544) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC | 19 / 24 (640.4692) | 19 (164.0116) | 15 (166.2628) | 21 (158.2288) | 20 (151.9660) |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC | 17 / 38 (659.9200) | 13 (169.1544) | 24 (164.5372) | 21 (163.9656) | 16 (162.2628) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 12 / 48 (658.7204) | 34 (159.9428) | 4 (175.4516) | 23 (162.8116) | 25 (160.5144) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 23 / 38 (648.4916) | 9 (171.4516) | 13 (165.1312) | 5 (173.1200) | 37 (138.7888) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 38 / 55 (644.4916) | 41 (161.0972) | 8 (170.8572) | 50 (154.8456) | 38 (157.6916) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC | 28 / 30 (608.9144) | 30 (146.2172) | 16 (162.2628) | 20 (158.8000) | 29 (141.6344) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.