The heartbreaker
0.0004
points from the title
Came within 0.0004 points of the Grand Championship at Hudson Valley Ribfest (Aug 19, 2016).
ACK-QUE
ACK-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 89 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #549 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Ack Que”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1668
peak 1730 · rated over 87 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
89
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
7 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
13
39 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
37% of 89 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
667.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.33 (+12.36)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.94)
Road miles
17,743
across 89 mapped stops · furthest 1,165 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$155K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 21 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.33 / 720
89 Master contests · 2 GCs
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 | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1031 (70 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #834 (140 pts) | #892 (150 pts) | #1213 (85 pts) | #1041 (105 pts) | #757 (205 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #583 (286 pts) | #698 (246 pts) | #587 (371 pts) | #515 (391 pts) | #641 (271 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #347 (664 pts) | #440 (519 pts) | #388 (659 pts) | #310 (779 pts) | #292 (789 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #284 (683 pts) | #491 (388 pts) | #387 (533 pts) | #295 (688 pts) | #340 (598 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #307 (998 pts) | #267 (1,098 pts) | #518 (673 pts) | #234 (1,188 pts) | #289 (1,063 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #162 (1,553 pts) | #247 (1,223 pts) | #263 (1,153 pts) | #261 (1,168 pts) | #66 (1,963 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #177 (1,605 pts) | #291 (1,175 pts) | #184 (1,478 pts) | #145 (1,620 pts) | #82 (1,930 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #220 (1,446 pts) | #186 (1,451 pts) | #350 (1,061 pts) | #188 (1,479 pts) | #294 (1,186 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #309 (1,160 pts) | #335 (1,090 pts) | #222 (1,345 pts) | #315 (1,070 pts) | #143 (1,720 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #262 (1,281 pts) | #374 (1,001 pts) | #189 (1,506 pts) | #256 (1,256 pts) | #255 (1,336 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #609 (513 pts) | #580 (563 pts) | #373 (828 pts) | #691 (483 pts) | #685 (473 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ACK-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.
#547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 226
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1772
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ACK-QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ACK-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 61
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1737
They've been 1737 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1684
Fewer contests behind them than ACK-QUE has cooked, 58 to 89, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 53
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 77%
- Peak
- 1675
53 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 77% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#544 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1685
They turned up 8 years after ACK-QUE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#552 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1678
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before ACK-QUE'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 69 | 11 | 58 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 58 | 15 | 43 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 51 | 7 | 44 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 41 | 22 | 19 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 40 | 21 | 19 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 38 | 16 | 22 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 37 | 22 | 15 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 36 | 21 | 15 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 36 | 17 | 19 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 31 | 20 | 11 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 27 | 21 | 6 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 27 | 9 | 18 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 26 | 15 | 11 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 26 | 14 | 12 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 88 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 178.8800 | 143.9772 | 164.21 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 89 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 177.7144 | 141.6340 | 162.94 | top 45% |
| Pork | 89 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 141.6912 | 165.11 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 89 | 46 | 4 | 14 | 178.8800 | 131.3828 | 164.91 | top 35% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 40 | 1 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 45 | 1 | top 40% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
14 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
7.4
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
20 of 89 contests · 14 states in all
Contests visited
59
15 of them more than once
First title
Aug 16, 2014
Hudson Valley Ribfest
Opponents faced
1,750
finished ahead 2,847 times, behind 1,634
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 12, 2024 → Jul 18, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score690.8228 Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1730) Maryland State BBQ Bash
20182 milestones
- 10th category win Great Maine BBQ Challenge
- First multi-meat day Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20172 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Sun BBQ Fest
- 50th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20161 milestone
- First Reserve Championship Hudson Valley Ribfest
20151 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
20146 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2172 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
- 10th tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships
- First overall podium Hudson Valley Ribfest
- First Grand Championship Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Biggest field won (60 teams) Hudson Valley Ribfest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Boston Hill BBQ Fest
- First call Pork In The Park BBQ
- First category win (Pork Ribs) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.2 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2014 |
| +13.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 19, 2016 |
| +13.3 | Que by the Sea | Sep 17, 2016 |
| +12.6 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton | Aug 13, 2016 |
| +12.2 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 6, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.9 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -14.9 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 18, 2026 |
| -14.9 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | Aug 19, 2023 |
| -12.6 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition | Aug 27, 2022 |
| -12.4 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 22, 2022 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 94.1% | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | top 43% | 95% | 92.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 95.9% | 95.5% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 95.6% | 93% |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 82% | top 31% | 95.5% | 92.2% |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 71% | top 36% | 94.8% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67% | top 39% | 94.9% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 79% | top 39% | 93.7% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 82% | top 42% | 93.2% | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 68% | 87.8% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 29 / 36 (659.8516) | 29 (162.8116) | 25 (165.6800) | 23 (168.5372) | 26 (162.8228) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 9 / 30 (685.6796) | 8 (175.4400) | 19 (166.8456) | 15 (170.2856) | 4 (173.1084) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT | 8 / 26 (677.6228) | 10 (172) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (165.6800) | 17 (162.2284) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 35 / 46 (652.5372) | 41 (158.2744) | 26 (166.2628) | 28 (165.1544) | 30 (162.8456) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 21 / 39 (662.7428) | 34 (156.5028) | 31 (162.8116) | 3 (176) | 13 (167.4284) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA | 6 / 33 (676.5028) | 18 (167.4400) | 15 (166.2628) | 13 (166.2400) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 22 / 31 (645.6800) | 30 (156.0228) | 29 (151.9544) | 10 (166.2628) | 7 (171.4400) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME | 6 / 25 (683.9544) | 9 (171.4400) | 9 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 5 (171.9772) |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 11 / 37 (673.0628) | 14 (167.9884) | 6 (172) | 11 (169.1316) | 17 (163.9428) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 41 (665.0968) | 37 (161.1428) | 12 (170.2628) | 8 (173.1428) | 30 (160.5484) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 28 / 48 (658.2172) | 35 (162.8456) | 36 (161.0972) | 15 (170.8572) | 26 (163.4172) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 5 / 25 (687.9548) | 13 (167.3828) | 8 (170.8804) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 2 / 26 (690.8228) | 12 (166.8228) | 3 (174.8572) | 7 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8800) |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 2 / 32 (683.4168) | 7 (172.5828) | 7 (168.5828) | 1 (173.7028) | 12 (168.5484) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 5 / 63 (675.3828) | 6 (172) | 16 (164.5372) | 4 (173.1656) | 19 (165.6800) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 4 / 36 (687.9884) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (169.7372) | 5 (173.1428) | 3 (171.9884) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 13 / 36 (659.3940) | 19 (160.5600) | 31 (152.5484) | 2 (176.0228) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 10 / 53 (666.2972) | 6 (172) | 40 (153.1200) | 3 (170.8572) | 5 (170.3200) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 14 / 29 (670.7656) | 8 (172.5484) | 18 (161.1200) | 13 (167.3828) | 9 (169.7144) |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 8 / 61 (679.3828) | 23 (166.8456) | 16 (168.5716) | 19 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2856) |
| May 4, 2019 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT | 19 / 29 (646.8916) | 2 (175.5200) | 20 (156.5600) | 17 (161.6916) | 24 (153.1200) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 2 / 37 (674.8228) | 1 (174.3200) | 10 (163.4172) | 12 (164.5372) | 1 (172.5484) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 8 / 31 (676.5372) | 9 (170.2628) | 11 (165.1316) | 7 (172) | 6 (169.1428) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME | 4 / 27 (672.5256) | 12 (166.8228) | 1 (172.5828) | 15 (159.4172) | 2 (173.7028) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 29 / 58 (645.0172) | 35 (162.2628) | 38 (159.9428) | 21 (163.4172) | 25 (159.3944) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 23 / 39 (622.6628) | 38 (144.4456) | 25 (151.4172) | 25 (155.3600) | 1 (171.4400) |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 4 / 41 (678.8344) | 6 (172.5600) | 24 (162.2744) | 15 (169.7028) | 4 (174.2972) |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 20 / 59 (659.8628) | 30 (163.9772) | 41 (155.3828) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (167.3828) |
| May 5, 2018 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 7 / 40 (665.7144) | 20 (163.4056) | 14 (164.5716) | 19 (164.5600) | 3 (173.1772) |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA | 2 / 25 (684.5944) | 6 (172) | 6 (173.1888) | 7 (169.7028) | 5 (169.7028) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA | 15 / 25 (636.5256) | 20 (149.0744) | 17 (158.3084) | 13 (164.5600) | 7 (164.5828) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Orlando, FL | 30 / 49 (687.3600) | 31 (167.9656) | 28 (171.9656) | 11 (177.7144) | 33 (169.7144) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 47 / 95 (678.1596) | 62 (167.3712) | 50 (169.1200) | 44 (169.1200) | 30 (172.5484) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 8 / 25 (671.9768) | 17 (161.1312) | 6 (170.2856) | 10 (166.8572) | 4 (173.7028) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 13 / 43 (659.9200) | 28 (161.1200) | 16 (163.4172) | 11 (166.2400) | 8 (169.1428) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 30 / 42 (633.0284) | 28 (160) | 36 (153.7028) | 26 (162.2628) | 27 (157.0628) |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT | 18 / 32 (661.6796) | 23 (160.6056) | 25 (155.3712) | 8 (170.8572) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 35 / 59 (629.5428) | 34 (158.2400) | 36 (157.1200) | 30 (159.9428) | 36 (154.2400) |
| Aug 12, 2017 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT | 5 / 14 (668.5484) | 4 (168) | 1 (175.4400) | 9 (159.9772) | 5 (165.1312) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT | 9 / 30 (663.4516) | 13 (166.2972) | 10 (165.7372) | 15 (165.1428) | 6 (166.2744) |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 2 / 29 (682.2744) | 13 (165.7028) | 1 (176.0344) | 16 (163.9772) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 21 / 40 (625.5884) | 33 (147.9884) | 26 (153.6572) | 16 (158.8000) | 12 (165.1428) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 3 / 35 (666.8684) | 20 (162.8800) | 13 (165.7256) | 4 (169.7028) | 3 (168.5600) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 20 / 73 (666.3200) | 68 (146.8456) | 38 (163.4400) | 1 (180) | 4 (176.0344) |
| May 19, 2017 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 20 / 53 (656.4568) | 10 (173.1084) | 20 (165.1200) | 29 (161.1084) | 35 (157.1200) |
| May 6, 2017 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 1 / 38 (679.4172) | 2 (173.1544) | 4 (165.7256) | 1 (174.8572) | 4 (165.6800) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 21 / 67 (651.8744) | 15 (167.3944) | 48 (151.3600) | 3 (173.1428) | 29 (159.9772) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 6 / 48 (675.9772) | 20 (165.7028) | 10 (166.3088) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (170.8456) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 14 / 41 (649.6800) | 17 (164.0228) | 30 (151.3944) | 11 (165.7028) | 5 (168.5600) |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 2 / 44 (665.6340) | 3 (172.5600) | 14 (163.4400) | 8 (165.6684) | 10 (163.9656) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 2 / 52 (683.4512) | 1 (178.8800) | 4 (172.5484) | 12 (169.1428) | 20 (162.8800) |
| Aug 13, 2016 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT | 4 / 25 (671.5088) | 3 (176.5944) | 17 (157.7028) | 2 (171.4744) | 5 (165.7372) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI | 11 / 34 (656.5032) | 15 (166.2400) | 19 (161.6916) | 10 (164) | 11 (164.5716) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 25 / 40 (643.3944) | 27 (160.5944) | 13 (165.7144) | 26 (158.2628) | 26 (158.8228) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 45 / 69 (640.9944) | 37 (162.2400) | 51 (157.1316) | 30 (162.8228) | 41 (158.8000) |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 18 / 32 (648.5372) | 5 (172.6172) | 19 (159.3944) | 29 (151.9428) | 10 (164.5828) |
| May 6, 2016 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA | 22 / 47 (648.5144) | 31 (159.9772) | 18 (163.4172) | 12 (165.7028) | 30 (159.4172) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 74 / 75 (493.6916) | — | 28 (163.4516) | 15 (166.8228) | 28 (163.4172) |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | 15 / 59 (653.1200) | 16 (164.5944) | 38 (155.9656) | 18 (162.2628) | 10 (170.2972) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 102 / 606 (674.8112) | 65 (173.1656) | 269 (165.1200) | 11 (177.7144) | 365 (158.8112) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 134 / 187 (665.6340) | 49 (173.1428) | 180 (154.2628) | 115 (167.3828) | 72 (170.8456) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 8 / 41 (654.2628) | 17 (160.5600) | 3 (169.1200) | 16 (161.6912) | 9 (162.8916) |
| Aug 29, 2015 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 9 / 17 (651.9312) | 5 (165.1316) | 6 (165.1656) | 12 (160.5140) | 11 (161.1200) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 18 / 30 (630.7428) | 16 (163.4516) | 29 (141.6340) | 11 (160.5372) | 7 (165.1200) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 12 / 57 (647.4396) | 44 (148) | 17 (164.6056) | 7 (165.6684) | 1 (169.1656) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI | 17 / 37 (661.6796) | 25 (160.0572) | 9 (169.7256) | 31 (155.3368) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 9 / 18 (661.0856) | 7 (166.8228) | 11 (160.5716) | 15 (159.3940) | 6 (174.2972) |
| Jun 13, 2015 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 19 / 52 (663.4512) | 22 (166.2856) | 4 (172.0344) | 29 (161.1428) | 18 (163.9884) |
| May 29, 2015 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 29 / 49 (638.7884) | 28 (160.5484) | 10 (165.7144) | 35 (154.2972) | 29 (158.2284) |
| May 8, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 16 / 57 (648.5372) | 16 (166.8916) | 39 (152.5600) | 42 (150.2056) | 1 (178.8800) |
| May 2, 2015 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 13 / 30 (655.3368) | 13 (166.3084) | 4 (168.5600) | 17 (162.2284) | 19 (158.2400) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 16 / 99 (658.8112) | 14 (169.7028) | 60 (156.5600) | 18 (165.6684) | 21 (166.8800) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 33 / 92 (670.7772) | 48 (166.8456) | 44 (168.5488) | 22 (170.8228) | 52 (164.5600) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 13 / 65 (654.7428) | 31 (159.3944) | 4 (170.2972) | 36 (156.5028) | 5 (168.5484) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 19 / 48 (634.1712) | 18 (162.8340) | 20 (157.7144) | 8 (165.7028) | 32 (147.9200) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 1 / 60 (670.8452) | 32 (159.4168) | 3 (172.0228) | 14 (163.4056) | 2 (176) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 10 / 28 (649.1660) | 12 (163.4400) | 4 (169.7488) | 4 (167.4400) | 19 (148.5372) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 10 / 33 (664.5828) | 23 (161.7372) | 2 (177.1428) | 19 (161.6800) | 14 (164.0228) |
| Jul 12, 2014 | Pork in the Park Stamford, CT | 12 / 20 (635.4744) | 13 (156) | 17 (150.2744) | 4 (170.2972) | 10 (158.9028) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 26 / 32 (628.0228) | 30 (154.2856) | 14 (162.8916) | 16 (162.2856) | 30 (148.5600) |
| May 31, 2014 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 13 / 48 (650.2172) | 13 (167.9772) | 23 (160.5944) | 33 (156.5144) | 7 (165.1312) |
| May 9, 2014 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA | 33 / 54 (610.1600) | 7 (165.7028) | 41 (141.7144) | 37 (147.9428) | 24 (154.8000) |
| May 3, 2014 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 12 / 17 (625.0972) | 17 (143.9772) | 10 (154.8228) | 7 (162.2972) | 6 (164) |
| Oct 5, 2013 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 59 / 85 (603.4168) | 64 (151.4400) | 44 (153.1200) | 75 (141.6912) | 22 (157.1656) |
| Sep 28, 2013 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 19 / 26 (618.1484) | 15 (159.3944) | 1 (172.5484) | 20 (154.8228) | 26 (131.3828) |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 14 / 26 (632.0800) | 13 (158.9028) | 3 (170.3428) | 21 (153.6916) | 17 (149.1428) |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 35 / 46 (617.7256) | 23 (161.7028) | 35 (153.6800) | 28 (158.3084) | 35 (144.0344) |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT | 13 / 21 (618.8112) | 10 (163.4400) | 13 (153.1200) | 11 (160.5484) | 17 (141.7028) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY | 37 / 49 (608.5714) | 41 (151.9998) | 40 (149.1428) | 37 (149.1430) | 23 (158.2858) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.