The heartbreaker
1.1660
points from the title
Came within 1.1660 points of the Grand Championship at SC Festival Of Discovery (2018-07-12).
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1598
peak 1716 · rated over 137 contests ⓘ
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
138
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2026-08-21
Best ToY finish
#109
Master 2017
Grand champs
2
4 reserve
Category wins
22
48 podiums
Overall top-10s
47
of 138 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
675.68 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.20 (+5.48)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.65 · weakest Pork (166.19)
Road miles
27,290
mi across 138 mapped stops · furthest 3417 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$630K
listed at 63 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 68 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.20 / 720
137 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines (19 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.
Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Chicken ×1
- Brisket ×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 WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship (2025-06-06) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CHUNKY BBQ.
Giant slayer
32
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival.
- 2025-10-03
Happy hunting ground
Top 13%
average finish here
WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 3rd
- average top 13%
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 2 category wins at WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship (2025-06-06).
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
They almost always walk
72%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 99 of 138 contests
A top-10 category call in 72% of their 138 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
707.4404
career-best overall
98.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 707.4404 at WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship — 98.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-06-06
State champions
2
state championships won
They've taken 2 state championships from 68 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 68 state-championship entries
The one to beat
6×
one call ahead of them
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2025
2 Grand Championships
2025 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.
- 10 contests
- 6 overall top-10s
- 3 category wins
- average top 48%
A strong matchup
27–8
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 77% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 27 of their 35 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (2023-07-14).
- last seen 2021-09-24
- back 2023-07-14
Always the bridesmaid
4
reserve championships
Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.
- 2 Grand Championships
- 138 contests
Looking over their shoulder
5×
one call behind them
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
An October team
Top 37%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 37% across 20 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
- 20 October contests
- top 48% the rest of the year
The long haul
27,290
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 27,290 miles across 138 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 3,417 miles to Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown.
- 138 mapped stops
- furthest 3,417 mi
The metronome
±2.37%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.1% of a perfect score
- 138 contests
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked SC Festival of Discovery every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 2nd
Record book — 1 held (1 in the KCBS record book)
Where this team stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on. Rebuilt nightly, so beating one shows up here the next morning.
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.
#1063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 34%
- Peak
- 1605
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 59
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1627
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has cooked, 59 to 138, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1598
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 48 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1603
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1598
No shared contest yet.
34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1605
No shared contest yet.
Level with HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 99 | 21 | 78 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 68 | 32 | 36 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 68 | 24 | 44 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 63 | 10 | 53 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 57 | 9 | 48 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 55 | 13 | 42 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 53 | 16 | 37 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 47 | 12 | 35 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 45 | 28 | 17 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 45 | 14 | 31 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 42 | 12 | 30 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 40 | 19 | 21 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 39 | 24 | 15 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 39 | 20 | 19 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 39 | 8 | 31 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 138 | 54 | 10 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 146.2172 | 169.65 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 137 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 178.8572 | 145.1088 | 167.70 | top 46% |
| Pork | 137 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 178.2972 | 147.9200 | 166.19 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 137 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 180.0000 🔥 | 138.7888 | 166.63 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 74 | 0 | top 43% |
| SC | 27 | 0 | top 54% |
| VA | 16 | 0 | top 58% |
| GA | 15 | 1 | top 53% |
| WV | 3 | 1 | top 33% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| AK | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 1 | top 48% |
| Medium (20–39) | 81 | 1 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 44 | 0 | top 41% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12.4 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2026-08-21
Busiest season
2018
18 contests
Contests a season
11.5
across 12 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
74 of 138 contests · 7 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
83
28 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
138 entries · 10 wins · 54 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.65 · weakest Pork (166.19)
Walk rate
72%
a top-10 call in 99 of 138 contests
Overall top-10 rate
34%
47 of 138 contests
Wins it all
1%
2 Grand Championships · 4 reserve
First title
2025-06-06
WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship
Best top-10 run
5
straight contests
Master average
670.20
out of 720 · 137 contests · 2 GCs
Perfect 180s
2
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,311
2,819–2,468 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
27,290
138 mapped stops · furthest 3,417 mi
Schedule strength
1600
average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$629,920
listed at 63 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2
from 68 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2021-09-24 → 2023-07-14
Power rating
1598
peak 1716 · #1057 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- 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'
- 2015
- 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
- 2016
- 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-
- 2017
- First Reserve Championship Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition
- 2018
- 50th tracked contest *Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition
- 10th category win SC Festival Of Discovery
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1716) Stills and Grills Fest
- 2020
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- 2021
- 100th tracked contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- 2025
- 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
- 2026
- Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.1 | WNC BBQ Festival- | 2016-07-22 |
| +18 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship | 2025-06-06 |
| +16 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition | 2017-04-21 |
| +15.8 | Smoking in the Foothills | 2016-10-14 |
| +14.7 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2025-10-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 2020-10-16 |
| -14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 2021-06-11 |
| -13.7 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge | 2021-04-16 |
| -12.9 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | 2020-08-28 |
| -12.4 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival | 2014-04-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88% | top 53% | 97.5% | 94.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 22 / 26 (668.4916) | 17 (166.2972) | 26 (155.9544) | 7 (176.5600) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 24 / 41 (678.2056) | 29 (167.9656) | 36 (163.3828) | 13 (172.5828) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2026-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ 🏅 Leburn, KY | 12 / 22 (683.3372) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (171.4056) | 3 (177.7144) | 15 (166.8344) |
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 21 / 35 (673.5884) | 32 (163.3828) | 8 (174.2628) | 18 (171.4056) | 24 (164.5372) |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 53 / 75 (674.8000) | 12 (175.4516) | 46 (169.1200) | 35 (170.8228) | 64 (159.4056) |
| 2026-05-29 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 12 / 19 (684.4340) | 11 (171.9656) | 16 (167.3828) | 4 (177.7028) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2026-05-08 | 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) |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC | 3 / 26 (702.2516) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (173.1316) | 6 (175.4056) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 10 / 45 (691.9312) | 18 (171.9656) | 20 (171.4172) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (171.9884) |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 1 / 32 (703.9428) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1200) | 8 (175.4056) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 17 / 25 (674.1484) | 13 (170.8228) | 20 (161.6456) | 16 (165.6800) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 29 / 36 (664.4804) | 26 (167.3944) | 28 (163.3944) | 14 (171.9772) | 30 (161.7144) |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 7 / 16 (679.8856) | 11 (170.8228) | 8 (166.8344) | 11 (169.6800) | 6 (172.5484) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 37 (686.7772) | 16 (172.0000) | 5 (174.2744) | 30 (167.3828) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 27 / 34 (667.2800) | 26 (167.3828) | 30 (162.8344) | 21 (167.3828) | 22 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-21 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eagle River, AK | 5 / 8 (689.0744) | 5 (170.8344) | 7 (168.5372) | 4 (171.4056) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2025-06-06 | 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) |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 21 / 26 (663.8856) | 4 (177.7144) | 26 (153.0856) | 21 (167.3828) | 15 (165.7028) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 12 / 26 (681.0400) | 9 (173.7028) | 20 (163.3944) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 22 / 28 (663.2800) | 18 (168.5600) | 21 (160.5144) | 21 (165.0856) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 23 / 28 (675.3028) | 20 (169.6800) | 20 (170.2628) | 17 (168.5372) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 19 / 27 (680.5028) | 10 (173.1200) | 12 (170.8688) | 19 (169.6912) | 23 (166.8228) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA | — | 20 (165.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 8 / 32 (692.5140) | 13 (170.8112) | 5 (176.0344) | 8 (176.0000) | 17 (169.6684) |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 20 / 31 (678.8000) | 10 (175.4172) | 12 (171.9772) | 25 (166.2628) | 25 (165.1428) |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 22 / 30 (661.6112) | 30 (153.1200) | 11 (171.4056) | 25 (159.3828) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2024-06-07 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 2 / 13 (695.3828) | 5 (172.5600) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (169.7028) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2024-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 4 / 25 (691.3256) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (173.1200) | 14 (169.6684) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-17 | 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) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 14 / 35 (691.3484) | 29 (168.5256) | 14 (173.1428) | 18 (173.1084) | 4 (176.5716) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 15 / 45 (686.7312) | 31 (167.3828) | 24 (169.6800) | 6 (176.5600) | 16 (173.1084) |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 6 / 27 (688.5372) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (172.0000) | 12 (167.3828) | 13 (169.7144) |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 12 / 29 (681.0288) | 7 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2744) | 10 (173.1200) | 22 (160.5144) |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 11 / 21 (674.7428) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (169.7144) | 13 (167.3828) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA | 16 / 26 (685.0168) | 22 (168.5256) | 23 (167.9656) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA | 21 / 28 (679.8856) | 13 (173.7028) | 7 (174.8572) | 25 (165.0856) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 7 / 38 (692.5144) | 9 (176.5600) | 10 (171.4172) | 25 (167.3944) | 4 (177.1428) |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 23 / 36 (675.9084) | 6 (174.2628) | 31 (165.0856) | 21 (169.6800) | 22 (166.8800) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 23 / 27 (647.8972) | 12 (169.6800) | 25 (157.6800) | 12 (168.5600) | 26 (151.9772) |
| 2021-09-04 | 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) |
| 2021-09-03 | 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) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 25 / 39 (665.6112) | 19 (170.2628) | 24 (166.2512) | 17 (167.9888) | 33 (161.1084) |
| 2021-07-23 | 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) |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 17 / 25 (665.6112) | 16 (167.9656) | 9 (171.4172) | 17 (163.3828) | 20 (162.8456) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 22 / 81 (683.3600) | 35 (169.6684) | 14 (173.7144) | 18 (171.4172) | 32 (168.5600) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 23 / 28 (666.6740) | 13 (173.1084) | 13 (169.6800) | 28 (153.0744) | 15 (170.8112) |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout 🏅 Wendell, NC | 11 / 18 (670.7656) | 7 (171.4172) | 10 (170.2628) | 3 (173.1428) | 17 (155.9428) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 24 / 27 (665.6000) | 5 (176.0000) | 27 (155.9544) | 19 (167.3828) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 16 / 39 (682.2056) | 13 (174.2628) | 28 (164.5372) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (172.5828) |
| 2020-10-16 | 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) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 3 / 24 (691.9428) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (173.1200) | 13 (168.5600) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 29 / 34 (656.9368) | 28 (163.9428) | 31 (162.7884) | 31 (156.5028) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC | 25 / 34 (664.4228) | 22 (167.9656) | 15 (170.8344) | 28 (163.3828) | 28 (162.2400) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 18 / 25 (659.2912) | 13 (166.2400) | 16 (165.6912) | 14 (166.8344) | 21 (160.5256) |
| 2019-11-09 | 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) |
| 2019-11-08 | 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) |
| 2019-11-01 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake 🏅 Summerville, SC | 10 / 15 (670.7656) | 14 (163.9428) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (163.9656) | 10 (164.0000) |
| 2019-10-18 | 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) |
| 2019-10-17 | 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) |
| 2019-10-04 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 13 / 19 (652.3772) | 13 (163.3828) | 8 (168.5372) | 15 (154.7772) | 8 (165.6800) |
| 2019-09-20 | 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) |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC | 9 / 24 (667.2800) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8572) | 21 (159.3484) | 14 (162.8116) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC | 14 / 29 (675.3028) | 5 (174.2628) | 25 (161.6688) | 26 (161.6684) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 27 / 40 (656.9712) | 26 (161.6800) | 8 (172.0000) | 30 (161.6456) | 27 (161.6456) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 31 / 83 (667.3028) | 23 (170.8228) | 33 (166.8228) | 38 (166.2400) | 33 (163.4172) |
| 2019-06-28 | Saltwater BBQ Bash 🏅 John's Island, SC | 12 / 18 (667.3488) | 9 (171.4172) | 8 (169.7028) | 14 (161.1088) | 12 (165.1200) |
| 2019-06-14 | 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) |
| 2019-05-24 | 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) |
| 2019-05-17 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 6 / 21 (672.0000) | 7 (170.8344) | 9 (167.4400) | 13 (162.2628) | 5 (171.4628) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 6 / 60 (678.2400) | 13 (171.4056) | 19 (168.0000) | 13 (169.6916) | 15 (169.1428) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC | 6 / 43 (677.6568) | 1 (176.0000) | 10 (169.1312) | 12 (168.5600) | 18 (163.9656) |
| 2018-11-09 | *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) |
| 2018-11-09 | *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) |
| 2018-11-02 | *Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake Summerville, SC | 7 / 15 (678.8112) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (168.5600) | 6 (169.7028) | 12 (161.6912) |
| 2018-10-19 | 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) |
| 2018-10-12 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 7 / 26 (669.0632) | 11 (166.8344) | 11 (166.2516) | 12 (166.2628) | 6 (169.7144) |
| 2018-10-05 | Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC | 7 / 27 (678.7540) | 8 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (169.1084) | 18 (160.5256) |
| 2018-09-28 | *Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC | 3 / 27 (688.5028) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (174.8572) | 15 (163.3828) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2018-09-14 | 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) |
| 2018-09-07 | Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA | 15 / 31 (676.4912) | 15 (170.2512) | 10 (169.7144) | 22 (166.8228) | 17 (169.7028) |
| 2018-08-10 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 12 / 51 (682.2060) | 14 (171.9772) | 3 (177.1544) | 45 (160.5144) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2018-08-03 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 20 / 48 (666.8684) | 28 (164.5600) | 17 (168.5828) | 36 (159.4400) | 6 (174.2856) |
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 2 / 89 (693.6572) | 1 (178.2972) | 22 (170.8344) | 11 (173.7028) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2018-06-22 | *Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 22 / 27 (646.1600) | 16 (164.5716) | 8 (168.0000) | 26 (156.5028) | 24 (157.0856) |
| 2018-06-15 | 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) |
| 2018-06-01 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 18 / 34 (671.8628) | 4 (175.4172) | 32 (157.0628) | 10 (171.4172) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2018-05-18 | 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) |
| 2018-05-04 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 37 / 70 (661.0400) | 19 (172.5828) | 53 (157.0744) | 10 (171.9656) | 61 (159.4172) |
| 2018-04-20 | *Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA | 4 / 26 (686.7772) | 5 (176.5828) | 17 (165.0972) | 10 (168.5372) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2017-11-10 | 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) |
| 2017-10-20 | 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) |
| 2017-10-13 | *Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 5 / 29 (681.0396) | 18 (165.1084) | 7 (169.6684) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2017-10-06 | 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) |
| 2017-09-15 | 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) |
| 2017-09-08 | *Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 26 / 39 (653.5768) | 15 (169.7028) | 23 (163.4056) | 35 (155.3828) | 20 (165.0856) |
| 2017-09-01 | *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) |
| 2017-08-11 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 4 / 34 (679.8972) | 10 (171.4056) | 7 (168.5372) | 14 (167.3944) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2017-08-04 | *Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 20 / 46 (650.7312) | 16 (163.9772) | 13 (166.8228) | 32 (157.6684) | 23 (162.2628) |
| 2017-07-21 | 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) |
| 2017-07-06 | 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) |
| 2017-06-16 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 13 / 47 (668.4684) | 6 (173.1084) | 6 (169.7028) | 26 (161.0972) | 16 (164.5600) |
| 2017-06-02 | *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) |
| 2017-05-19 | 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) |
| 2017-05-05 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 5 / 75 (683.4056) | 19 (170.2628) | 17 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4400) | 9 (172.5828) |
| 2017-04-28 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 16 / 38 (666.2056) | 29 (163.9656) | 12 (169.1316) | 6 (170.2856) | 21 (162.8228) |
| 2017-04-21 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA | 2 / 26 (691.9544) | 5 (175.4056) | 12 (169.6800) | 10 (169.7144) | 3 (177.1544) |
| 2016-11-11 | *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) |
| 2016-11-04 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 22 / 56 (669.0740) | 4 (173.7256) | 30 (163.4172) | 39 (165.0856) | 28 (166.8456) |
| 2016-10-14 | Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC | 6 / 41 (684.5600) | 5 (177.1428) | 16 (167.4172) | 18 (167.4400) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2016-10-07 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 13 / 25 (667.3140) | 10 (169.7028) | 11 (167.3828) | 10 (168.0000) | 15 (162.2284) |
| 2016-08-05 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 30 / 47 (650.2056) | 22 (167.4400) | 27 (160.5372) | 41 (153.6684) | 14 (168.5600) |
| 2016-07-22 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 3 / 49 (694.2628) | 10 (172.5484) | 7 (174.2744) | 1 (178.2972) | 26 (169.1428) |
| 2016-07-15 | 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) |
| 2016-07-07 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 45 / 82 (646.1948) | 50 (163.4060) | 31 (164.5600) | 33 (164.5716) | 58 (153.6572) |
| 2016-06-17 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 27 / 46 (648.9828) | 29 (163.9428) | 9 (170.8572) | 38 (156.5028) | 27 (157.6800) |
| 2016-06-03 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 13 / 26 (657.0284) | 13 (167.3828) | 14 (162.8228) | 14 (166.8228) | 13 (160.0000) |
| 2016-05-20 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 19 / 20 (628.4688) | 18 (162.2628) | 20 (145.1088) | 4 (169.1200) | 19 (151.9772) |
| 2016-05-06 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 38 / 76 (656.3656) | 8 (174.2860) | 42 (163.3828) | 64 (155.9084) | 39 (162.7884) |
| 2016-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 35 / 35 (631.2804) | 34 (161.6572) | 32 (158.2860) | 25 (163.9772) | 35 (147.3600) |
| 2016-04-22 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 31 / 54 (664.4688) | 40 (161.1200) | 13 (171.4172) | 33 (164.5372) | 20 (167.3944) |
| 2015-11-06 | * Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 28 / 60 (664.4000) | 27 (167.3828) | 33 (164.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | 46 (159.3600) |
| 2015-10-16 | 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) |
| 2015-10-09 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC | 8 / 28 (679.3716) | 17 (165.1316) | 9 (169.7028) | 9 (169.6800) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2015-08-07 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 22 / 36 (674.8112) | 23 (165.6800) | 15 (169.1772) | 18 (169.1084) | 16 (170.8456) |
| 2015-07-31 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 17 / 31 (660.5256) | 4 (173.7028) | 15 (164.5828) | 24 (161.6800) | 24 (160.5600) |
| 2015-07-09 | 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) |
| 2015-06-19 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 14 / 45 (665.6112) | 12 (167.9884) | 13 (167.4056) | 25 (164.5372) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2015-06-05 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 26 / 34 (640.4004) | 33 (156.5372) | 17 (162.8344) | 20 (162.8000) | 26 (158.2288) |
| 2015-05-29 | Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC | 16 / 23 (647.3028) | 15 (163.9540) | 1 (177.7372) | 21 (153.6572) | 22 (151.9544) |
| 2015-05-08 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 60 / 74 (632.3656) | 59 (161.0856) | 47 (162.2628) | 72 (147.9200) | 45 (161.0972) |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 32 / 35 (624.3660) | 34 (150.8116) | 8 (168.5600) | 33 (154.8000) | 32 (150.1944) |
| 2014-10-31 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 51 / 61 (636.9488) | 60 (151.9544) | 32 (164.5372) | 45 (160.5028) | 46 (159.9544) |
| 2014-09-26 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC | 19 / 24 (640.4692) | 19 (164.0116) | 15 (166.2628) | 21 (158.2288) | 20 (151.9660) |
| 2014-08-29 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC | 17 / 38 (659.9200) | 13 (169.1544) | 24 (164.5372) | 21 (163.9656) | 16 (162.2628) |
| 2014-06-20 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 12 / 48 (658.7204) | 34 (159.9428) | 4 (175.4516) | 23 (162.8116) | 25 (160.5144) |
| 2014-06-06 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 23 / 38 (648.4916) | 9 (171.4516) | 13 (165.1312) | 5 (173.1200) | 37 (138.7888) |
| 2014-04-18 | 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) |
| 2014-04-11 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC | 28 / 30 (608.9144) | 30 (146.2172) | 16 (162.2628) | 20 (158.8000) | 29 (141.6344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #182 (873 pts) | #219 (818 pts) | #262 (753 pts) | #95 (1198 pts) | #146 (968 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #134 (1397 pts) | #151 (1342 pts) | #207 (1147 pts) | #139 (1337 pts) | #82 (1632 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #140 (1277 pts) | #164 (1175 pts) | #133 (1340 pts) | #142 (1232 pts) | #87 (1540 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #267 (806 pts) | #188 (1056 pts) | #285 (851 pts) | #302 (711 pts) | #289 (771 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #247 (783 pts) | #153 (1150 pts) | #244 (858 pts) | #193 (982 pts) | #239 (818 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #121 (874 pts) | #113 (909 pts) | #81 (1129 pts) | #158 (719 pts) | #153 (764 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #128 (1665 pts) | #75 (1844 pts) | #68 (1856 pts) | #259 (1103 pts) | #106 (1676 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #131 (1704 pts) | #68 (1928 pts) | #87 (1791 pts) | #227 (1264 pts) | #166 (1519 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #109 (1875 pts) | #107 (1786 pts) | #153 (1610 pts) | #267 (1235 pts) | #60 (2040 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #275 (1266 pts) | #149 (1626 pts) | #344 (1076 pts) | #226 (1361 pts) | #283 (1211 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #468 (827 pts) | #402 (942 pts) | #288 (1181 pts) | #436 (871 pts) | #427 (887 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #688 (523 pts) | #685 (553 pts) | #507 (783 pts) | #661 (578 pts) | #800 (448 pts) |