The heartbreaker
1.1432
points from the title
Came within 1.1432 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2024-08-16).
Ambition Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1572
peak 1637 · rated over 111 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
120
in the data
First seen
2020-06-19
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#116
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
6
27 podiums
Overall top-10s
19
of 120 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
677.38 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 678.65 (-1.27)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.51)
Road miles
15,097
mi across 120 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1616)
Purse competed for
$932K
listed at 103 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 111 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.65 / 720
111 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (17 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, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×2
Against the odds
28-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Buds Blues and BBQ (2025-09-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Too Sauced BBQ.
High-water mark
702.8228
career-best overall
97.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 702.8228 at BBQ & Fly-In on the River — 97.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-08-16
State champions
1
state championships won
They've taken 1 state championship from 111 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 111 state-championship entries
The one to beat
5×
one call ahead of them
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has finished one call ahead of Ambition Que 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2025
1 Grand Championship
2025 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.
- 16 contests
- 5 overall top-10s
- 3 category wins
- average top 43%
A tough matchup
63–10
behind in the head-to-head
MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 63 of their 73 shared contests.
A strong matchup
21–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 95% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 21 of their 22 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
50 of 73
shared chicken entries lost
MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 68% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 50 of 73 shared chicken entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1616
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 86% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1616 power rating — a tougher draw than 86% of every rated contest in the data.
- 111 rated contests
Going the wrong way
-28
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 28 points across 18 contests since 2025-08-15 — from 1600 down to 1572.
- 18 contests since 2025-08-15
- now 1572
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A September team
Top 42%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 42% across 12 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.
- 12 September contests
- top 53% the rest of the year
The long haul
15,097
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,097 miles across 120 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 386 miles to Minnesota in May.
- 120 mapped stops
- furthest 386 mi
The metronome
±1.70%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.3% of a perfect score
- 120 contests
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked BBQ & Fly-In on the River every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 2nd
In the record book (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.
41 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 85
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1584
8–6 in 14 shared contests (57% to Ambition Que)
These two have cooked 14 of the same contests — Ambition Que ahead 8–6 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1597
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Ambition Que)
Fewer contests behind them than Ambition Que has cooked, 46 to 120, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1572
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Ambition Que)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1587
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Ambition Que)
20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1572
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to Ambition Que)
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#1375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1583
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Ambition Que)
They turned up 5 years after Ambition Que did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 73 | 10 | 63 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 57 | 21 | 36 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 57 | 20 | 37 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 57 | 5 | 52 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 53 | 17 | 36 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 41 | 3 | 38 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 41 | 1 | 40 | 2% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 38 | 14 | 24 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 38 | 7 | 31 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 35 | 8 | 27 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 35 | 7 | 28 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 33 | 8 | 25 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 32 | 2 | 30 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 31 | 3 | 28 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'n Magic | 30 | 12 | 18 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 111 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3484 | 170.07 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 119 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 178.8572 | 155.9200 | 168.51 | top 56% |
| Pork | 113 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 179.4400 | 155.9544 | 169.92 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 111 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 177.7372 | 150.7772 | 170.04 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 58 | 1 | top 57% |
| KS | 24 | 0 | top 43% |
| MN | 8 | 0 | top 49% |
| OK | 7 | 0 | top 48% |
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| AR | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| NE | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 1 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 61 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 45 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 49% | 2026-08-14 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 6 | 9 | 0 | top 54% | 2026-07-10 |
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 6 | 21 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-04-10 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 6 | 6 | 0 | top 55% | 2025-11-01 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 5 | 17 | 0 | top 68% | 2024-07-20 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 26 | 0 | top 58% | 2026-05-08 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 41% | 2025-05-30 |
| Smokin on the Route | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-09-26 |
| Smoke on the Bricks | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 34% | 2025-08-08 |
| Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 84% | 2024-03-22 |
| Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 51% | 2023-06-16 |
| Ozarks BBQ Fest | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 29% | 2023-06-09 |
| Buds Blues and BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | 2025-09-05 |
| University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 48% | 2026-03-13 |
| GOBS Que (DAY 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 41% | 2021-08-14 |
| Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 65% | 2021-03-26 |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.2 yrs
2020-06-19 → 2026-08-14
Busiest season
2024
24 contests
Contests a season
17.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
64 of 120 contests · 10 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
67
16 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
119 entries · 1 win · 26 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.51)
Walk rate
59%
a top-10 call in 71 of 120 contests
Overall top-10 rate
16%
19 of 120 contests
Wins it all
1%
1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve
First title
2025-09-05
Buds Blues and BBQ
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
678.65
out of 720 · 111 contests · 1 GC
Perfect 180s
2
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,528
2,573–2,992 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
15,097
120 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi
Schedule strength
1616
average field rating faced — tougher than 86% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$931,625
listed at 103 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1
from 111 state-championship entries
Power rating
1572
peak 1637 · #1381 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2020
- First tracked contest Ozarks BBQ Fest
- First call Ozarks BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.5884 Ozarks BBQ Fest
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
- 2021
- First overall top-10 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2
- 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Water
- 2023
- 50th tracked contest Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
- First category win (Brisket) Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
- 2024
- First overall podium BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- First Reserve Championship BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- Career-best overall score702.8228 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- 2025
- 100th tracked contest Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
- First Grand Championship Buds Blues and BBQ
- First state championship Buds Blues and BBQ
- 2026
- Peak power rating (1637) 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.9 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2024-08-16 |
| +16.3 | Buds Blues and BBQ | 2025-09-05 |
| +14 | Smoke in the Spring | 2020-10-30 |
| +13.6 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2023-10-28 |
| +12.3 | Smokin on the Route | 2025-09-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
| -13.3 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 2026-07-17 |
| -12.2 | Minnesota in May | 2024-05-10 |
| -11.8 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 2026-03-27 |
| -10.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-08 |
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 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 62% | 97% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 75% | top 43% | 96.9% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46% | top 50% | 97.6% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 67% | top 47% | 96.9% | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | top 64% | 95.9% | 93% |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 95.5% | 93.7% |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30% | top 60% | 95.2% | 93.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 60 / 83 (675.8740) | 63 (167.3828) | 64 (167.4056) | 54 (170.2628) | 39 (170.8228) |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 27 / 32 (674.6968) | 16 (173.1200) | 26 (168.5256) | 28 (163.3828) | 21 (169.6684) |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 19 / 37 (683.8972) | 22 (169.6800) | 5 (177.7144) | 27 (169.6800) | 21 (166.8228) |
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 16 / 20 (676.4916) | 15 (169.7144) | 18 (163.9428) | 13 (168.5372) | 1 (174.2972) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 49 / 77 (675.9316) | 46 (170.2628) | 45 (167.9772) | 36 (170.2744) | 52 (167.4172) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 71 / 101 (674.2056) | 45 (174.2628) | 86 (166.2628) | 80 (166.8344) | 71 (166.8456) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 26 / 42 (674.7544) | 12 (174.2744) | 40 (162.2744) | 23 (168.5256) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 19 / 26 (686.1712) | 14 (173.1200) | 14 (171.9772) | 20 (170.8112) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 6 / 68 (698.2056) | 10 (175.4172) | 11 (174.2744) | 5 (177.7028) | 25 (170.8112) |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 20 / 37 (687.9316) | 19 (173.7028) | 24 (168.5488) | 5 (178.8572) | 27 (166.8228) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 40 / 50 (674.1604) | 38 (168.5372) | 47 (163.9660) | 18 (174.2744) | 34 (167.3828) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 29 / 53 (687.8856) | 27 (173.1200) | 29 (170.8344) | 40 (168.5256) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ 🏅 Odessa, MO | 6 / 25 (697.6916) | 6 (176.0116) | 13 (173.1200) | 13 (172.5600) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2025-10-03 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Branson, MO | 6 / 11 (694.2172) | 6 (176.5600) | 9 (168.5372) | 7 (173.1200) | 6 (176.0000) |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 3 / 20 (697.6800) | 12 (172.5484) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (176.0116) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 38 / 56 (684.4456) | 1 (180.0000) | 50 (166.2284) | 38 (169.6800) | 40 (168.5372) |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 1 / 9 (697.0972) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (170.8228) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 32 / 62 (683.8740) | 42 (169.1084) | 39 (168.5256) | 36 (169.6800) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 14 / 53 (697.6688) | 6 (176.5716) | 17 (174.2628) | 31 (169.1200) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 19 / 36 (681.5768) | 14 (173.1084) | 25 (167.9772) | 14 (171.9656) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 17 / 25 (666.1488) | 6 (173.7028) | 12 (169.6916) | 11 (171.9772) | 24 (150.7772) |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 6 / 28 (691.9084) | 20 (168.5256) | 10 (171.9772) | 3 (176.0000) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 27 / 58 (681.0628) | 37 (167.9656) | 11 (172.5716) | 48 (166.2628) | 12 (174.2628) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 54 / 92 (678.1940) | 79 (163.9772) | 6 (177.1428) | 52 (168.5484) | 50 (168.5256) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 12 / 70 (695.4172) | 11 (176.0228) | 30 (171.4172) | 17 (174.2744) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 12 / 28 (690.8340) | 20 (169.1084) | 4 (176.5944) | 15 (171.9884) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 138 / 444 (684.5144) | 126 (173.7144) | 57 (175.4172) | 322 (163.3828) | 88 (172.0000) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 41 / 56 (674.7200) | 23 (173.1200) | 23 (171.9772) | 53 (162.8116) | 36 (166.8112) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 23 / 53 (686.1940) | 28 (172.5484) | 21 (171.9772) | 40 (168.5484) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 7 / 32 (694.2056) | 11 (173.7028) | 6 (174.2628) | 11 (171.9772) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 7 / 16 (675.3140) | 13 (165.1200) | 4 (171.9656) | 3 (173.7028) | 8 (164.5256) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS | 14 / 28 (689.6456) | 13 (174.2628) | 16 (170.2628) | 16 (171.9772) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 2 / 65 (702.8228) | 7 (177.1428) | 24 (170.8228) | 5 (179.4400) | 9 (175.4172) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 14 / 27 (690.1828) | 12 (174.2744) | 6 (177.7028) | 17 (170.8228) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 27 / 33 (679.8972) | 29 (166.2628) | 29 (167.3944) | 11 (175.4172) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 17 / 37 (690.1940) | 19 (173.7028) | 3 (177.7028) | 30 (167.3828) | 17 (171.4056) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 9 / 28 (684.5028) | 11 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5716) | 13 (170.2628) | 16 (164.5484) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Cameron, MO | — | — | 13 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 30 / 37 (669.0284) | 33 (163.3712) | 25 (167.3828) | 28 (166.2744) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 38 / 41 (646.0684) | 41 (155.3484) | 26 (163.9428) | 38 (155.9544) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 22 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 11 / 32 (682.2172) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (176.0116) | 24 (165.1200) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 44 / 58 (672.5256) | 32 (171.4172) | 45 (165.6800) | 34 (169.7372) | 46 (165.6912) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 38 (162.8456) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 22 / 44 (680.4684) | 27 (170.8112) | 10 (174.8572) | 38 (162.2400) | 12 (172.5600) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 28 / 97 (690.1828) | 29 (174.2628) | 18 (175.4172) | 62 (167.3828) | 29 (173.1200) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 11 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 31 / 35 (659.8512) | 29 (164.5600) | 18 (169.6800) | 34 (157.6456) | 21 (167.9656) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 8 / 58 (695.9428) | 20 (173.1200) | 8 (174.8572) | 30 (171.9656) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 6 / 40 (697.6916) | 20 (174.8456) | 4 (178.8572) | 7 (174.2744) | 22 (169.7144) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 30 / 47 (681.6456) | 24 (172.5828) | 25 (171.4056) | 35 (166.8344) | 25 (170.8228) |
| 2023-10-13 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO | 11 / 18 (689.0972) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (162.2628) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2023-09-29 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 5 / 25 (689.6796) | 5 (173.1084) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (173.1656) | 10 (165.7028) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 11 / 26 (690.7540) | 9 (173.1084) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (169.6800) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 8 / 13 (686.8112) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1428) | 8 (171.9772) | 8 (167.4284) |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 14 / 34 (678.1712) | 13 (170.8456) | 25 (165.0856) | 11 (172.5600) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 17 / 44 (682.1828) | 12 (171.9656) | 10 (173.7144) | 27 (164.5256) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 11 / 57 (693.6228) | 15 (174.2628) | 30 (169.6800) | 19 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 14 / 36 (689.0512) | 25 (168.5484) | 3 (173.1200) | 17 (173.1200) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 17 / 29 (683.3256) | 8 (172.5484) | 21 (169.6800) | 16 (171.9772) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 17 / 31 (680.4340) | 26 (167.3712) | 24 (165.6800) | 3 (178.8572) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 11 / 30 (685.5996) | 25 (165.6684) | 19 (169.1200) | 10 (173.1084) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 26 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 17 / 29 (673.6116) | 16 (169.1312) | 24 (162.8116) | 5 (175.4172) | 19 (166.2516) |
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 7 / 30 (697.6456) | 10 (174.2628) | 9 (175.4172) | 13 (171.4056) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 17 / 29 (661.6340) | 7 (174.2628) | 23 (160.5484) | 21 (163.3828) | 15 (163.4400) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 26 / 59 (674.1944) | 49 (163.3828) | 33 (166.8344) | 11 (172.5716) | 14 (171.4056) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 11 / 51 (686.8112) | 6 (175.4172) | 17 (171.4056) | 32 (167.4400) | 14 (172.5484) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 37 / 103 (685.0628) | 8 (176.5600) | 50 (169.7144) | 59 (168.5372) | 43 (170.2512) |
| 2023-03-25 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 20 / 25 (670.7316) | 22 (163.9428) | 20 (166.8344) | 17 (167.9772) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 22 / 26 (659.8284) | 24 (160.5028) | 22 (159.3600) | 16 (169.1428) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (One Meat Ribs) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 17 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 51 / 68 (663.8284) | 57 (161.0740) | 52 (163.3944) | 49 (166.2400) | 16 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 16 / 30 (678.7200) | 20 (167.3828) | 16 (169.6800) | 21 (165.0972) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 20 / 33 (674.1140) | 19 (167.3712) | 8 (174.2628) | 10 (166.8228) | 25 (162.8000) |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 22 / 45 (669.1200) | 31 (162.8000) | 28 (162.8800) | 22 (169.1200) | 7 (174.3200) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 36 / 54 (670.7428) | 18 (172.5484) | 41 (164.5372) | 21 (173.1200) | 41 (160.5372) |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 15 / 25 (684.4800) | 5 (177.1428) | 22 (162.8116) | 13 (171.9656) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 21 / 26 (652.9940) | 8 (172.5600) | 23 (162.2400) | 24 (160.5256) | 23 (157.6684) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 21 / 28 (662.1028) | 16 (168.5372) | 16 (165.0972) | 6 (173.1200) | 27 (155.3484) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 22 / 25 (667.8856) | 22 (162.2284) | 21 (167.3828) | 17 (170.8572) | 16 (167.4172) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 23 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 17 / 27 (675.8744) | 12 (171.9772) | 21 (166.2516) | 9 (174.2628) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 16 / 29 (661.6116) | 24 (160.0116) | 21 (156.5144) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 16 / 33 (671.3372) | 14 (169.1200) | 26 (164.5372) | 20 (167.4172) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2022-05-14 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 🏅 Union City, TN | 16 / 23 (681.0400) | 9 (174.2628) | 21 (159.3944) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2022-05-13 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 22 / 25 (654.6972) | 6 (174.2744) | 21 (162.8116) | 24 (158.2628) | 22 (159.3484) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 17 / 25 (675.9088) | 2 (178.2972) | 15 (169.6916) | 23 (157.6456) | 7 (170.2744) |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 3 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 7 / 31 (690.2284) | 6 (175.4056) | 16 (168.5256) | 4 (174.2972) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 48 / 94 (675.3372) | 44 (170.2628) | 72 (163.3944) | 44 (169.7028) | 27 (171.9772) |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 29 / 39 (664.9940) | 32 (162.2628) | 26 (166.2284) | 29 (163.3828) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 29 / 38 (650.1256) | 32 (159.9428) | 30 (155.9772) | 25 (163.3828) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 42 / 71 (664.4916) | 55 (162.2516) | 49 (161.1544) | 4 (176.5600) | 39 (164.5256) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 10 / 25 (685.0856) | 13 (168.5372) | 13 (169.1428) | 8 (174.8456) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 22 / 30 (675.2800) | 21 (169.6800) | 17 (170.8344) | 26 (161.6456) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 28 / 40 (672.4112) | 32 (163.9428) | 28 (163.9428) | 4 (176.5600) | 21 (167.9656) |
| 2021-08-14 | GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 10 / 25 (675.8740) | 18 (164.5372) | 21 (161.6456) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (171.9884) |
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 11 / 26 (673.6000) | 20 (164.5372) | 22 (161.6456) | 2 (177.7372) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 🏅 Osceola, MO | 15 / 25 (678.1484) | 15 (171.9656) | 19 (165.0972) | 7 (174.8456) | 12 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 🏅 Osceola, MO | 20 / 25 (661.6112) | 19 (167.4400) | 23 (159.3484) | 8 (170.2628) | 17 (164.5600) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Cameron, MO | 8 / 25 (686.7772) | 22 (165.1088) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (176.0000) | 13 (169.1084) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO | 11 / 33 (686.2516) | 25 (166.8572) | 11 (172.0000) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 14 / 37 (686.2172) | 15 (172.0000) | 24 (162.2400) | 2 (178.8572) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 13 / 53 (687.3600) | 19 (173.1316) | 23 (170.2856) | 14 (171.9656) | 13 (171.9772) |
| 2021-04-23 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO | 42 / 45 (641.6116) | 40 (157.0972) | 42 (156.5488) | 37 (161.1428) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2021-03-27 | Mother Road BBQ Competition 🏅 Waynesville, MO | 26 / 32 (658.6856) | 25 (165.0856) | 30 (155.9200) | 19 (169.1200) | 16 (168.5600) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 36 / 52 (668.4800) | 24 (170.2972) | 49 (156.5144) | 28 (169.1200) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 23 / 70 (681.7144) | 41 (166.8572) | 15 (173.1316) | 27 (170.8456) | 22 (170.8800) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 21 / 93 (685.6456) | 34 (171.4056) | 22 (172.5600) | 28 (171.4172) | 37 (170.2628) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 48 / 58 (664.4920) | 49 (166.8688) | 53 (162.8232) | 41 (167.3828) | 40 (167.4172) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 40 / 64 (677.0284) | 49 (168.5372) | 21 (171.4172) | 45 (169.1200) | 40 (167.9540) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO | 27 / 38 (679.3256) | 24 (172.0000) | 20 (168.5256) | 23 (169.1200) | 23 (169.6800) |
| 2020-09-26 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 21 / 36 (677.1088) | 33 (163.4288) | 27 (165.6800) | 19 (170.2628) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2020-09-11 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 16 / 26 (671.3144) | 20 (167.9888) | 15 (166.8228) | 14 (167.3828) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 16 / 43 (682.2516) | 18 (171.9772) | 32 (163.9888) | 2 (178.2972) | 24 (167.9884) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 45 / 55 (657.5428) | 45 (165.0856) | 38 (165.6916) | 28 (169.7028) | 45 (157.0628) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 48 / 61 (655.2796) | 54 (158.2400) | 29 (169.1084) | 50 (160.5484) | 36 (167.3828) |
| 2020-06-19 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 11 / 26 (677.5884) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (168.5372) | 17 (163.9656) | 9 (171.9656) |
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 | #203 (818 pts) | #184 (908 pts) | #211 (863 pts) | #159 (918 pts) | #167 (908 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #157 (1302 pts) | #125 (1452 pts) | #151 (1362 pts) | #163 (1242 pts) | #79 (1642 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #116 (1378 pts) | #166 (1173 pts) | #65 (1685 pts) | #168 (1141 pts) | #103 (1441 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #120 (1378 pts) | #72 (1635 pts) | #67 (1677 pts) | #95 (1477 pts) | #58 (1747 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #214 (996 pts) | #104 (1463 pts) | #220 (1061 pts) | #103 (1449 pts) | #88 (1566 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #159 (1129 pts) | #228 (856 pts) | #202 (994 pts) | #36 (1939 pts) | #113 (1374 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #143 (782 pts) | #156 (742 pts) | #149 (747 pts) | #111 (917 pts) | #108 (922 pts) |