The heartbreaker
0.5256
points from the title
Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival (2015-10-09).
FOUR SMOKING GUYS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1640
peak 1672 · rated over 73 contests ⓘ
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
74
in the data
First seen
2013-09-28
latest 2024-06-01
Best ToY finish
#102
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
3 reserve
Category wins
10
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
30
of 74 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.10 (+10.01)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.01
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.11 · weakest Brisket (163.15)
Road miles
10,157
mi across 74 mapped stops · furthest 1182 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$200K
listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 37 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.10 / 720
74 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (15 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
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×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 New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton (2016-08-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, INSANE SWINE BBQ.
They almost always walk
80%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 59 of 74 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 74 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
695.3828
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.3828 at Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-06-25
The one to beat
4×
one call ahead of them
PADDY MCQ'S has finished one call ahead of FOUR SMOKING GUYS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
49–12
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 80% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 49 of their 61 shared contests.
The drought
56
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton on 2016-08-13 — 56 contests and 10.1 years ago.
- last GC 2016-08-13
- 10.1 years ago
A strong matchup
24–5
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CIDER BOYS BBQ in 24 of their 29 shared contests.
Always the bridesmaid
3
reserve championships
Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.
- 1 Grand Championship
- 74 contests
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
Rogue Hog BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A June team
Top 34%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 34% across 14 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
- 14 June contests
- top 43% the rest of the year
The long haul
10,157
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,157 miles across 74 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,182 miles to 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).
- 74 mapped stops
- furthest 1,182 mi
The metronome
±2.36%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.36% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.0% of a perfect score
- 74 contests
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Sun BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 8th
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.
#709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 81
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1640
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 77 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 89
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1640
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 89 contests to 74, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1675
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before FOUR SMOKING GUYS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1640
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 47 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1654
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1640
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 61 | 12 | 49 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 54 | 12 | 42 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 47 | 8 | 39 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 42 | 10 | 32 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 40 | 10 | 30 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 37 | 15 | 22 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 37 | 7 | 30 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 35 | 17 | 18 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| BEVERAGE BROTHERS | 30 | 23 | 7 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 30 | 10 | 20 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 29 | 24 | 5 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Shanty | 23 | 19 | 4 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Up-2 BBQ | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | 21 | 6 | 15 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 74 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 179.4400 | 152.5256 | 166.26 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 74 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 178.8800 | 138.8000 | 165.58 | top 44% |
| Pork | 74 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.1200 | 167.11 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 74 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 177.7028 | 137.6688 | 163.15 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 20 | 1 | top 41% |
| MA | 19 | 0 | top 41% |
| ME | 8 | 0 | top 41% |
| NH | 7 | 0 | top 36% |
| RI | 7 | 0 | top 53% |
| NJ | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| VT | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 49 | 1 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.7 yrs
2013-09-28 → 2024-06-01
Busiest season
2022
11 contests
Contests a season
6.2
across 12 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CT
20 of 74 contests · 10 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
45
16 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
74 entries · 1 win · 25 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.11 · weakest Brisket (163.15)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 59 of 74 contests
Overall top-10 rate
41%
30 of 74 contests
Wins it all
1%
1 Grand Championship · 3 reserve
First title
2016-08-13
New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton
Best top-10 run
5
straight contests
Master average
662.10
out of 720 · 74 contests · 1 GC
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,029
1,608–1,339 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
10,157
74 mapped stops · furthest 1,182 mi
Schedule strength
1570
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$199,835
listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 37 state-championship entries
Power rating
1640
peak 1672 · #706 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- First call The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- First overall top-10 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6004 Sun BBQ Fest
- First category win (Pork) BBQ Masters in the Woods
- First overall podium BBQ Masters in the Woods
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
- First Reserve Championship Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- First Grand Championship New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton
- 2017
- 25th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- 2021
- 50th tracked contest Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
- 2022
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score695.3828 Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1672) Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- 2024
- 10th category win Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
- Most recent contest Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton | 2016-08-13 |
| +14.7 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island | 2016-07-22 |
| +13.4 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2015-10-09 |
| +11.7 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2019-05-17 |
| +10.9 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-06-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2024-04-12 |
| -13.9 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-10-10 |
| -12.8 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-10-21 |
| -7.1 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-22 |
| -6.9 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | 2014-07-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 43% | 95.4% | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 96.3% | 93.3% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 91% | top 33% | 96.6% | 93.5% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 34% | 96.2% | 94.2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 93.5% | 92.8% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 34% | 93.8% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63% | top 51% | 93.5% | 90.4% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 52% | 94.9% | 91.6% |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 83% | top 42% | 94.1% | 90.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 83% | top 42% | 94.2% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 57% | top 52% | 92.8% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 15 / 37 (673.0628) | 21 (167.9772) | 11 (170.2628) | 21 (165.7028) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 6 / 31 (686.7772) | 5 (177.7144) | 21 (167.9656) | 7 (174.2628) | 18 (166.8344) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 10 / 30 (673.5772) | 19 (163.3944) | 7 (171.9656) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (167.3944) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 14 / 37 (681.0400) | 24 (168.5256) | 1 (176.0116) | 22 (167.3828) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 24 / 29 (646.1028) | 16 (166.2516) | 18 (164.5256) | 17 (165.0856) | 27 (150.2400) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 8 / 42 (693.0972) | 8 (174.8572) | 3 (177.7144) | 25 (169.1084) | 14 (171.4172) |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 18 / 31 (674.1828) | 9 (174.2628) | 27 (165.1316) | 19 (167.9656) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 23 / 39 (657.6000) | 27 (165.1200) | 29 (163.3944) | 30 (159.9656) | 9 (169.1200) |
| 2023-05-20 | Somerset Sizzle 🏅 Somerset, MA | 8 / 24 (671.9084) | 16 (164.5372) | 3 (169.7028) | 5 (173.1084) | 9 (164.5600) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI | 26 / 50 (650.2404) | 42 (158.2744) | 34 (161.1316) | 39 (154.8344) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 14 / 43 (682.2284) | 27 (167.9656) | 10 (173.1544) | 4 (176.0000) | 22 (165.1084) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 14 / 27 (662.7200) | 25 (155.3944) | 14 (165.6800) | 12 (167.3828) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 21 / 29 (659.2340) | 27 (156.5028) | 16 (166.8228) | 19 (165.0856) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA | 9 / 33 (673.1084) | 22 (162.8228) | 13 (167.9656) | 8 (169.1772) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 13 / 26 (653.6000) | 17 (163.3828) | 20 (157.7028) | 20 (162.2400) | 8 (170.2744) |
| 2022-09-16 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 7 / 18 (674.1944) | 12 (166.8228) | 15 (159.9544) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4400) |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 7 / 31 (669.5656) | 7 (173.7028) | 9 (166.8228) | 26 (157.0744) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2022-06-25 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME | 2 / 25 (695.3828) | 7 (173.7028) | 8 (169.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 2 / 37 (690.2172) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (170.2744) | 15 (168.5256) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 3 / 39 (689.0284) | 27 (167.3828) | 1 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 14 / 41 (675.9200) | 30 (166.8228) | 7 (172.5600) | 30 (162.2400) | 2 (174.2972) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 48 (661.1548) | 43 (156.5372) | 26 (164.5944) | 11 (172.5944) | 18 (167.4288) |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT | 4 / 16 (688.5144) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (170.2744) | 9 (163.9772) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA | 6 / 26 (672.4796) | 13 (163.9656) | 7 (166.8456) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (165.1084) |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 11 / 26 (673.1088) | 15 (164.5828) | 5 (171.4516) | 16 (168.5372) | 10 (168.5372) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Skowhegan, ME | 6 / 15 (692.5144) | 7 (174.2628) | 8 (169.6800) | 5 (172.0116) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 13 / 32 (665.1660) | 10 (170.8800) | 14 (165.7032) | 28 (156.5600) | 4 (172.0228) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 12 / 28 (673.0628) | 15 (169.1200) | 11 (169.1544) | 5 (170.8456) | 18 (163.9428) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 35 (662.6856) | 13 (171.4172) | 12 (167.3828) | 21 (165.0856) | 26 (158.8000) |
| 2019-10-04 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA | 5 / 26 (675.3828) | 1 (179.4400) | 12 (165.1200) | 10 (165.7028) | 12 (165.1200) |
| 2019-09-28 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 19 / 36 (654.2288) | 12 (169.1544) | 17 (165.1316) | 32 (153.1200) | 10 (166.8228) |
| 2019-08-10 | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME | 10 / 28 (662.2740) | 11 (170.2856) | 16 (162.8572) | 8 (169.1428) | 14 (159.9884) |
| 2019-06-08 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 12 / 29 (673.0516) | 17 (167.4172) | 17 (163.3944) | 12 (167.3944) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 14 / 61 (669.6568) | 43 (161.1084) | 30 (165.1428) | 7 (173.7028) | 12 (169.7028) |
| 2019-05-18 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 13 / 28 (661.0628) | 14 (162.8684) | 4 (171.4172) | 8 (168.5372) | 16 (158.2400) |
| 2019-05-17 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA | 5 / 27 (666.1940) | 10 (168.5256) | 4 (170.8572) | 3 (172.5828) | 20 (154.2284) |
| 2019-05-04 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT | 9 / 29 (664.5256) | 19 (162.2856) | 5 (172.0344) | 7 (170.2628) | 17 (159.9428) |
| 2018-10-20 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 26 / 37 (635.3940) | 27 (155.9884) | 21 (158.8344) | 11 (164.5828) | 24 (155.9884) |
| 2018-10-05 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 17 / 31 (650.2972) | 14 (167.3828) | 27 (155.4172) | 8 (171.4400) | 23 (156.0572) |
| 2018-08-11 | *Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME | 18 / 30 (645.6688) | 24 (155.3944) | 11 (163.9888) | 12 (168.0000) | 19 (158.2856) |
| 2018-06-09 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 8 / 41 (673.0976) | 28 (163.4172) | 11 (167.3944) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (169.1660) |
| 2018-06-02 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 23 / 59 (657.7256) | 12 (169.7256) | 27 (163.4288) | 14 (169.1428) | 37 (155.4284) |
| 2018-05-05 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 26 / 40 (639.3828) | 4 (173.7028) | 38 (138.8000) | 17 (165.1772) | 16 (161.7028) |
| 2018-04-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA | 11 / 25 (663.4396) | 14 (166.2856) | 2 (174.3428) | 19 (158.8228) | 11 (163.9884) |
| 2018-04-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA | 14 / 25 (641.6804) | 15 (157.1200) | 19 (156.5716) | 9 (166.8344) | 14 (161.1544) |
| 2017-10-27 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 35 / 95 (683.4176) | 33 (172.5716) | 79 (164.0116) | 16 (175.4172) | 34 (171.4172) |
| 2017-10-14 | Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA | 21 / 30 (651.9772) | 9 (169.7028) | 16 (165.1544) | 23 (159.4172) | 24 (157.7028) |
| 2017-10-06 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 16 / 25 (654.8800) | 8 (167.4284) | 15 (164.0116) | 3 (174.3200) | 25 (149.1200) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 244 / 407 (652.6400) | 283 (161.1772) | 201 (165.1544) | 76 (172.5600) | 323 (153.7484) |
| 2017-08-31 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 98 / 129 (673.0856) | 103 (165.0856) | 74 (169.1200) | 17 (176.0000) | 107 (162.8800) |
| 2017-08-12 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT | 8 / 14 (648.5604) | 10 (160.5256) | 7 (164.5832) | 10 (159.3944) | 6 (164.0572) |
| 2017-07-15 | *Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 12 / 29 (669.6912) | 12 (165.7140) | 17 (164.0116) | 17 (162.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2017-06-03 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 30 / 73 (658.2968) | 33 (163.9884) | 6 (172.5828) | 21 (167.4172) | 51 (154.3084) |
| 2017-05-06 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 8 / 38 (642.1940) | 4 (167.9656) | 9 (162.8572) | 11 (163.4284) | 26 (147.9428) |
| 2016-10-07 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 22 / 33 (632.5488) | 26 (157.6916) | 27 (155.4172) | 5 (168.5600) | 23 (150.8800) |
| 2016-08-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT | 18 / 26 (638.3088) | 14 (163.4744) | 22 (154.2856) | 19 (160.5372) | 15 (160.0116) |
| 2016-08-13 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT | 1 / 25 (677.2460) | 2 (177.7144) | 15 (163.4628) | 4 (171.4172) | 8 (164.6516) |
| 2016-07-22 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI | 4 / 34 (665.7376) | 21 (162.8688) | 18 (162.2744) | 4 (169.7144) | 1 (170.8800) |
| 2016-06-11 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 36 / 69 (649.0624) | 8 (172.5600) | 50 (157.6684) | 38 (160.5600) | 43 (158.2740) |
| 2016-04-30 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 19 / 39 (639.4976) | 25 (155.4516) | 28 (152.6288) | 2 (170.8228) | 16 (160.5944) |
| 2015-10-09 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 2 / 25 (678.2972) | 6 (171.4056) | 4 (170.8916) | 9 (167.4172) | 4 (168.5828) |
| 2015-09-05 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT | 5 / 17 (676.5488) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8800) | 7 (166.8228) | 7 (158.8688) |
| 2015-08-29 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 10 / 17 (649.6228) | 2 (170.2856) | 4 (167.4172) | 8 (163.9428) | 15 (147.9772) |
| 2015-07-17 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI | 25 / 37 (649.1200) | 27 (159.4056) | 7 (170.8572) | 13 (165.6800) | 33 (153.1772) |
| 2015-06-13 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 24 / 52 (653.6112) | 18 (169.1544) | 12 (169.1428) | 26 (162.7884) | 39 (152.5256) |
| 2015-05-29 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 22 / 49 (651.3832) | 37 (155.9428) | 30 (160.5372) | 7 (170.8800) | 18 (164.0232) |
| 2014-10-10 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 22 / 27 (622.1832) | 13 (164.0000) | 14 (162.2744) | 23 (154.8000) | 26 (141.1088) |
| 2014-09-27 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 4 / 15 (657.6692) | 2 (170.2744) | 5 (167.4404) | 4 (168.5600) | 12 (151.3944) |
| 2014-09-06 | BBQ Masters in the Woods Foster, RI | 3 / 8 (668.0116) | 6 (162.8344) | 2 (170.2972) | 1 (174.8572) | 4 (160.0228) |
| 2014-08-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 21 / 28 (611.2800) | 22 (152.5256) | 15 (157.7028) | 11 (163.3828) | 23 (137.6688) |
| 2014-07-18 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 25 / 33 (641.6804) | 21 (162.2744) | 18 (162.8916) | 31 (153.1200) | 19 (163.3944) |
| 2014-06-20 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 8 / 32 (661.6004) | 8 (166.8572) | 13 (163.3944) | 2 (171.9772) | 21 (159.3716) |
| 2014-05-10 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash Gardner, MA | 7 / 17 (643.9660) | 2 (172.5828) | 3 (165.7144) | 8 (158.8344) | 12 (146.8344) |
| 2013-09-28 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 9 / 26 (638.8460) | 14 (159.4628) | 18 (154.2972) | 10 (161.6916) | 9 (163.3944) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #372 (585 pts) | #431 (510 pts) | #340 (740 pts) | #401 (540 pts) | #413 (530 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #545 (329 pts) | #760 (214 pts) | #535 (419 pts) | #468 (444 pts) | #536 (354 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #102 (1508 pts) | #231 (973 pts) | #147 (1303 pts) | #105 (1433 pts) | #59 (1778 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #326 (595 pts) | #349 (585 pts) | #314 (660 pts) | #378 (530 pts) | #268 (745 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #488 (208 pts) | #502 (223 pts) | #468 (248 pts) | #447 (258 pts) | #626 (148 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #287 (1057 pts) | #305 (997 pts) | #278 (1052 pts) | #244 (1152 pts) | #325 (982 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1603 (160 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #851 (398 pts) | #926 (388 pts) | #912 (398 pts) | #825 (448 pts) | #1105 (288 pts) |