The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition (Jun 14, 2013) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
Smokin Aces
Smokin Aces is a competition barbecue team with 94 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships (2014), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #2130 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Aces”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1646 · rated over 89 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
94
in the data
First seen
May 18, 2013
latest May 25, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
2 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time
Category wins
12
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
27
29% of 94 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Best overall
695.4172 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.71 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 651.35 (-10.64)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
179.4400
Consistency
±20.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (159.59)
Road miles
78,351
across 94 mapped stops · furthest 3,725 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$128K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.35 / 720
81 Master contests · 1 GC
Backyard avg
321.03 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
477.06 / 540
7 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #282 (1,065 pts) | #466 (730 pts) | #189 (1,330 pts) | #164 (1,420 pts) | #357 (910 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #195 (1,444 pts) | #346 (989 pts) | #37 (2,104 pts) | #275 (1,134 pts) | #331 (1,009 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #287 (1,240 pts) | #380 (985 pts) | #72 (1,965 pts) | #259 (1,255 pts) | #377 (1,015 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #254 (1,308 pts) | #319 (1,125 pts) | #137 (1,641 pts) | #259 (1,272 pts) | #236 (1,364 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #339 (1,072 pts) | #379 (992 pts) | #463 (859 pts) | #224 (1,322 pts) | #560 (662 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Aces, each with one reason worth a look.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1553
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Smokin Aces)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Smokin Aces ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1558
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Smokin Aces)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Smokin Aces's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1540
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokin Aces)
Fewer contests behind them than Smokin Aces has cooked, 8 to 94, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1603
They've been 1603 at their best, 70 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#2,121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1544
43 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1545
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 62 | 16 | 46 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 56 | 16 | 40 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 52 | 7 | 45 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 47 | 16 | 31 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 41 | 19 | 22 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 38 | 24 | 14 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 33 | 17 | 16 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUR SMOKING GUYS | 30 | 20 | 10 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 27 | 5 | 22 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 26 | 23 | 3 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 24 | 15 | 9 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Butt Paradise | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 23 | 8 | 15 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 90 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 179.4400 | 143.3828 | 162.07 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 91 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 177.7372 | 135.4060 | 164.55 | top 38% |
| Pork | 87 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 178.8572 | 148 | 163.82 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 81 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 176.0116 | 138.2516 | 159.59 | top 51% |
“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 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 53 | 1 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 33 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 40% | May 4, 2019 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 | 25 | 0 | top 39% | Mar 3, 2023 |
| I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | Jul 5, 2019 |
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 4 | 15 | 0 | top 59% | Jun 15, 2019 |
| Granite State BBQ Championship | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 49% | Jun 8, 2019 |
| Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 35% | Oct 5, 2018 |
| Sun BBQ Fest | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 28% | Jun 2, 2018 |
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 24% | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 28% | Apr 21, 2018 |
| Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 55% | Jul 15, 2017 |
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 35% | Sep 12, 2015 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 37% | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 42% | Oct 10, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
15 contests
Contests a season
7.8
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
14 of 94 contests · 18 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
61
13 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
91 entries · 7 wins · 45 calls
First title
Jul 18, 2014
Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships
Opponents faced
2,006
finished ahead 2,720 times, behind 1,724
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1646) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ
20181 milestone
- 10th category win Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
20171 milestone
- 50th tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship
20153 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score695.4172 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
20143 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First Grand Championship Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships
- Biggest field won (33 teams) Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall podium Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First Reserve Championship Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First multi-meat day Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8568 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | Jul 18, 2014 |
| +15.2 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +14.3 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | Apr 11, 2014 |
| +12.5 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 6, 2017 |
| +12.4 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Sep 8, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -19.3 | Battle River BBQ Showdown | Aug 18, 2018 |
| -18 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | May 28, 2022 |
| -17.2 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| -16.4 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Aug 11, 2023 |
| -16.2 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 22, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14% | top 83% | 90.8% | 88.4% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 86% | 84.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 80% | top 39% | 94.5% | 91% |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 75% | top 34% | 94.1% | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 64% | top 48% | 93.6% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73% | top 45% | 94.2% | 90.3% |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 64% | top 43% | 96.6% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 83% | top 37% | 95.8% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | top 36% | 93.7% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 29 / 39 (636.3884) | 33 (161.7144) | 29 (161.6456) | 29 (156.5028) | 27 (156.5256) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 25 / 27 (315.2916) | 18 (163.9544) | 26 (151.3372) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 16 / 18 (326.7660) | 12 (167.3944) | 18 (159.3716) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (One Meat Ribs) Oneonta, AL | — | — | 11 (155.9316) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 28 / 29 (615.9892) | 28 (150.8804) | 26 (155.3716) | 26 (156) | 24 (153.7372) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 34 / 35 (468.9256) | 35 (151.3372) | 27 (159.9428) | 34 (157.6456) | — |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Chelsea, AL | 14 / 17 (480.4000) | 16 (152.4916) | 9 (164.5256) | 12 (163.3828) | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 65 (489.0056) | 28 (161.6572) | 23 (162.2628) | 16 (165.0856) | — |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB | 36 / 39 (602.1484) | 27 (159.3828) | 31 (146.8112) | 38 (148.5372) | 33 (147.4172) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 32 / 73 (464.4344) | 34 (152.5372) | 23 (161.6572) | 34 (150.2400) | — |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 25 / 81 (487.9084) | 22 (164.5600) | 32 (153.0856) | 7 (170.2628) | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 61 (466.0684) | 24 (154.2056) | 25 (153.0628) | 24 (158.8000) | — |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA | 3 / 26 (680.5372) | 3 (173.7028) | 1 (174.3200) | 5 (171.9772) | 18 (160.5372) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI | 12 / 36 (668.4680) | 21 (162.8112) | 11 (166.8456) | 13 (167.9656) | 5 (170.8456) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 9 / 36 (664.5492) | 28 (153.6800) | 17 (163.4288) | 9 (171.4288) | 2 (176.0116) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 20 / 53 (654.7888) | 27 (164) | 24 (163.9772) | 12 (166.2744) | 19 (160.5372) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY | 10 / 34 (665.0972) | 22 (159.9772) | 2 (177.1772) | 6 (167.4172) | 16 (160.5256) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY | 6 / 32 (658.8572) | 17 (163.9772) | 3 (166.9028) | 3 (170.8572) | 22 (157.1200) |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 36 / 44 (603.3828) | 38 (150.8344) | 29 (155.9312) | — | 42 (138.8916) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH | 15 / 29 (669.6572) | 20 (163.4172) | 7 (168.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (158.8228) |
| May 4, 2019 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT | 21 / 29 (642.7768) | 25 (156.5716) | 14 (163.3940) | 6 (172) | 25 (150.8112) |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 19 / 62 (482.6856) | 2 (173.1316) | 23 (159.3484) | 28 (150.2056) | — |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 12 / 37 (655.3720) | 25 (159.9888) | 5 (167.4400) | 10 (165.1316) | 14 (162.8116) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 15 / 31 (654.7540) | 25 (156.5028) | 1 (177.7372) | 24 (161.1084) | 20 (159.4056) |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT | 2 / 33 (674.8116) | 18 (162.2744) | 1 (176.5944) | 3 (170.2628) | 10 (165.6800) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 24 / 25 (581.1204) | 13 (159.4628) | 24 (135.4060) | 21 (148) | 20 (138.2516) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 9 / 58 (671.3600) | 23 (167.4172) | 10 (168.5600) | 19 (166.2628) | 7 (169.1200) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 7 / 39 (643.8856) | 13 (163.9772) | 3 (166.2856) | 20 (156.5028) | 14 (157.1200) |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 10 / 41 (670.8004) | 17 (167.9888) | 3 (171.4288) | 18 (166.2628) | 22 (165.1200) |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 12 / 59 (665.6000) | 17 (168.5600) | 12 (169.1200) | 25 (164.5256) | 23 (163.3944) |
| May 5, 2018 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 22 / 40 (647.8856) | 19 (163.4060) | 5 (171.4284) | 28 (160.5484) | 30 (152.5028) |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA | 6 / 25 (677.6800) | 10 (167.4172) | 1 (176.0228) | 4 (172) | 16 (162.2400) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA | 8 / 25 (657.5772) | 5 (165.1316) | 6 (166.8228) | 12 (165.0856) | 15 (160.5372) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI | 6 / 24 (673.6228) | 4 (170.8228) | 3 (173.7144) | 7 (169.1200) | 14 (159.9656) |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA | 19 / 30 (658.2632) | 14 (167.4516) | 13 (166.2972) | 21 (161.1200) | 17 (163.3944) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 12 / 25 (660.5484) | 15 (162.8572) | 2 (173.1772) | 14 (163.9884) | 16 (160.5256) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 28 / 38 (629.0860) | 22 (163.9772) | 24 (159.4060) | 34 (151.9884) | 30 (153.7144) |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT | 13 / 32 (666.7772) | 24 (159.9772) | 1 (173.7028) | 5 (173.7144) | 23 (159.3828) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 11 / 59 (659.9316) | 36 (157.6800) | 18 (162.8344) | 5 (171.9772) | 10 (167.4400) |
| Jul 22, 2017 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 38 / 40 (624.6056) | 20 (168.0228) | 35 (156.6400) | 40 (149.1084) | 34 (150.8344) |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 16 / 29 (663.9888) | 25 (154.2860) | 3 (175.4400) | 9 (170.2972) | 17 (163.9656) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 6 / 40 (653.7372) | 5 (165.7488) | 14 (161.1772) | 21 (154.8456) | 3 (171.9656) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 26 / 35 (635.3604) | 29 (154.2744) | 5 (169.7372) | 19 (162.8344) | 28 (148.5144) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 19 / 39 (621.1424) | 11 (164.5600) | 28 (145.7028) | 19 (155.9996) | 16 (154.8800) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 32 / 73 (656.4684) | 38 (162.2400) | 5 (172.5828) | 25 (166.2628) | 49 (155.3828) |
| May 6, 2017 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 3 / 38 (654.2748) | 18 (158.8460) | 1 (176.0344) | 5 (168.0344) | 23 (151.3600) |
| May 5, 2017 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 24 / 36 (646.7428) | 21 (166.2628) | 32 (155.9544) | 18 (165.1200) | 23 (159.4056) |
| Dec 2, 2016 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 23 / 36 (647.3600) | 16 (167.4172) | 11 (170.8572) | 27 (159.9656) | 32 (149.1200) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 10 / 33 (654.7084) | 18 (163.3944) | 26 (155.9428) | 4 (170.8228) | 8 (164.5484) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT | 16 / 26 (647.3256) | 12 (164.5600) | 12 (162.2856) | 14 (164.5372) | 17 (155.9428) |
| Aug 13, 2016 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT | 11 / 25 (660) | 17 (158.8456) | 6 (170.8456) | 12 (165.1544) | 7 (165.1544) |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE | 26 / 29 (641.6688) | 27 (161.7028) | 28 (155.4172) | 24 (160.5600) | 17 (163.9888) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI | 12 / 34 (653.6572) | 28 (156.5716) | 10 (165.7028) | 11 (163.9656) | 8 (167.4172) |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 14 / 26 (650.8116) | 18 (156.5600) | 4 (170.3088) | 21 (155.9656) | 8 (167.9772) |
| Jul 2, 2016 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 15 / 28 (622.7544) | 22 (147.9888) | 2 (167.4400) | 12 (155.9656) | 17 (151.3600) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 5 / 40 (674.2400) | 4 (172.0344) | 8 (169.7144) | 21 (162.2284) | 6 (170.2628) |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 23 / 42 (621.0852) | 27 (155.3712) | 37 (143.3828) | 10 (161.1656) | 6 (161.1656) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 11 / 69 (666.7884) | 44 (160.5372) | 6 (170.8456) | 39 (160.5484) | 6 (174.8572) |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 15 / 32 (655.4060) | 12 (169.1544) | 10 (168.0344) | 25 (158.2400) | 19 (159.9772) |
| May 28, 2016 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 5 / 50 (678.2284) | 18 (169.1084) | 7 (170.2972) | 4 (170.8456) | 10 (167.9772) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 14 / 39 (646.3200) | 5 (170.8684) | 9 (164.0344) | 6 (168.5600) | 34 (142.8572) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 49 / 75 (626.7656) | 70 (143.3828) | 35 (161.1200) | 21 (162.8572) | 35 (159.4056) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 3 / 25 (673.7144) | 1 (174.2972) | 5 (170.2972) | 2 (171.4400) | 13 (157.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 130 / 606 (671.4056) | 113 (171.4056) | 22 (176) | 292 (164.5256) | 345 (159.4744) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 9 / 187 (695.4172) | 2 (179.4400) | 20 (176) | 119 (166.8228) | 43 (173.1544) |
| Sep 13, 2015 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA | 20 / 22 (635.9656) | 17 (168.5828) | 20 (156.5716) | 22 (155.4284) | 19 (155.3828) |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 14 / 37 (655.9200) | 20 (161.1544) | 5 (171.9772) | 13 (166.8228) | 22 (155.9656) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 7 / 26 (663.3256) | 15 (164.5600) | 7 (166.8456) | 16 (163.9428) | 5 (167.9772) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI | 29 / 37 (638.2740) | 29 (157.1200) | 15 (167.4628) | 23 (158.8456) | 30 (154.8456) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME | 12 / 18 (652.5144) | 16 (157.1200) | 5 (165.7144) | 13 (160.5600) | 7 (169.1200) |
| Jun 13, 2015 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 16 / 52 (665.0172) | 13 (170.8344) | 5 (170.2744) | 37 (155.3484) | 12 (168.5600) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 38 / 54 (646.7428) | 52 (150.2056) | 34 (159.9772) | 17 (168.5600) | 13 (168) |
| May 29, 2015 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 10 / 49 (665.1200) | 20 (165.7144) | 14 (164.5600) | 16 (166.8456) | 9 (168) |
| May 29, 2015 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 67 / 75 (624.4684) | 73 (149.1428) | 62 (158.8572) | 70 (151.9312) | 49 (164.5372) |
| May 2, 2015 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 8 / 30 (670.8344) | 4 (174.2972) | 7 (167.4172) | 10 (167.4172) | 12 (161.7028) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 27 / 99 (649.1084) | 88 (147.3944) | 2 (176.0228) | 17 (165.7028) | 46 (159.9884) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 26 / 92 (675.3480) | 47 (167.9540) | 61 (163.4056) | 7 (175.4056) | 40 (168.5828) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 10 / 27 (651.3716) | 9 (167.4516) | 7 (168) | 11 (161.6800) | 19 (154.2400) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK | 32 / 41 (618.2060) | 33 (154.2516) | 32 (155.9772) | 36 (151.3828) | 23 (156.5944) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 14 / 43 (646.2288) | 5 (172) | 6 (166.8456) | 19 (159.4516) | 36 (147.9316) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 13 / 28 (644.5488) | 3 (169.7716) | 19 (154.2400) | 9 (163.4400) | 13 (157.0972) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 1 / 33 (689.7600) | 9 (171.4172) | 3 (176.5828) | 1 (178.3200) | 16 (163.4400) |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada | 15 / 29 (610.8452) | 21 (153.7140) | 26 (142.2628) | 2 (172.0228) | 22 (142.8456) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH | 12 / 28 (653.6572) | 15 (162.2744) | 7 (169.7028) | 12 (164.5600) | 16 (157.1200) |
| May 31, 2014 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 14 / 48 (650.1944) | 21 (165.6684) | 9 (169.6800) | 8 (169.1772) | 38 (145.6688) |
| May 24, 2014 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 10, 2014 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash Gardner, MA | 8 / 17 (640.4456) | 6 (162.8344) | 10 (159.9772) | 3 (166.2628) | 9 (151.3712) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 8 / 109 (655.9888) | 70 (154.2400) | 18 (164.5600) | 1 (174.8572) | 24 (162.3316) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 10 / 21 (642.1828) | 18 (151.9656) | 9 (161.6572) | 7 (165.1428) | 8 (163.4172) |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 20 / 46 (641.2000) | 31 (157.1772) | 19 (161.7028) | 12 (165.7372) | 24 (156.5828) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH | 2 / 35 (674.8568) | 12 (165.7144) | 1 (170.2856) | 1 (173.7142) | 10 (165.1426) |
| May 18, 2013 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 15 / 31 (641.1428) | 14 (159.4286) | 14 (160.5714) | 13 (161.7142) | 11 (159.4286) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.