KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#335

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1714

peak 1714 · rated over 76 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

101

in the data

First seen

2017-04-07

latest 2026-08-14

Best ToY finish

#87

Master 2021

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

42 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 101 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

708.5256 / 720

Master · 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life

Perfect 180s

9 🔥

Current form

693.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.92 (+13.60)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

Consistency

±25.56

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.63 · weakest Brisket (169.71)

Road miles

10,710

mi across 100 mapped stops · furthest 564 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Purse competed for

$1085K

listed at 69 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 71 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.92 / 720

90 Master contests · 2 GCs

Backyard avg

338.24 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.

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Storylines (23 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.

The heartbreaker

Tie level with the champion

Finished level on points with the champion at 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life (2026-06-19) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.

Among the elite

#335 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1714 puts them #335 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1714
peak 1714
76 rated contests

The 180 club

9 perfect 180s

9 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×5
Pork ×4

Against the odds

7-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 93 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash (2018-08-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 7-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, DIRT ROAD BBQ.

On the rise

+29 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 10 contests since 2025-08-15 — from 1685 up to 1714.

10 contests since 2025-08-15
now 1714

Giant slayer

33 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1.

2021-07-16

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 15%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 3 category wins at *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash (2018-08-10).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 70 of 101 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 101 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

708.5256 career-best overall

98.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 708.5256 at 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life — 98.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2026-06-19

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 71 entries at contests carrying the title.

71 state-championship entries

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

47–14 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 77% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 47 of their 61 shared contests.

The drought

69 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 on 2021-07-16 — 69 contests and 5.1 years ago.

last GC 2021-07-16
5.1 years ago

A strong matchup

28–10 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wabash BBQ in 28 of their 38 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

44 of 61 shared chicken entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 44 of 61 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 12 at their very first tracked contest, Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY) ().

12-team field

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
101 contests

They cook the hard rooms

1603 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1603 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

76 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 29% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 29% across 8 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

8 July contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,710 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,710 miles across 100 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 564 miles to 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN.

100 mapped stops
furthest 564 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash every year from 2017 to 2022 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 1st

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.

TINY E BBQ

#334 of the rated field

1714 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1730

1–9 in 10 shared contests (10% to KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — TINY E BBQ ahead 9–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 47 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS

#333 of the rated field

1714 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 133
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1715

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 124 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 124 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE

#336 of the rated field

1714 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1722

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 53 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

REDMULE'S BBQ

#330 of the rated field

1715 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1739

3–6 in 9 shared contests (33% to KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON)

Fewer contests behind them than KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON has cooked, 64 to 101, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 58 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

Sailor Nicks BBQ

#332 of the rated field

1715 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1718

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 54 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-08-28
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Bald Hawg BBQ

#328 of the rated field

1716 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 157
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1803

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON)

Level with KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 155 contests
last seen 2025-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	63	24	39	38%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	61	14	47	23%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	53	26	27	49%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	49	8	41	16%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	47	18	29	38%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	46	23	23	50%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	40	18	22	45%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	38	28	10	74%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	37	19	18	51%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	37	16	21	43%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	37	5	32	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	35	14	21	40%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	35	12	23	34%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	34	9	25	26%	⚔ compare
Ambition Que	33	25	8	76%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	91	33	3	10	180.0000 🔥	157.0856	171.63	top 40%
Pork Ribs	97	35	2	13	178.8572	151.9428	170.38	top 40%
Pork	92	33	5	11	180.0000 🔥	20.0000	170.30	top 37%
Brisket	89	27	3	8	179.4400	153.0972	169.71	top 39%

“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	47	2	top 34%
KS	34	0	top 40%
TN	3	0	top 63%
SD	2	0	top 50%
AL	2	0	top 71%
OK	2	0	top 35%
AR	1	0	top 40%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 25%
Medium (20–39)	34	2	top 35%
Large (40+)	56	0	top 40%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash	6	1	1	top 29%	2022-08-12
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	6	3	0	top 29%	2026-08-14
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	5	3	0	top 38%	2025-07-11
Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest	3	4	0	top 25%	2026-04-24
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	16	0	top 32%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	3	89	0	top 48%	2023-09-27
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	2	54	0	top 58%	2026-04-10
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	26	0	top 18%	2025-11-05
Shawnee Great Grillers	2	6	0	top 15%	2025-09-26
Ozarks BBQ Fest	2	4	0	top 23%	2023-06-09
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)	2	21	0	top 76%	2023-04-28
Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)	2	10	0	top 41%	2023-03-25
BBQ and Fly In on the River	2	8	0	top 24%	2019-08-16
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	3	0	top 15%	2019-04-12

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.4 yrs 2017-04-07 → 2026-08-14

Busiest season 2021 16 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 9.2 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 52 of 101 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 63 14 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 97 entries · 2 wins · 35 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.63 · weakest Brisket (169.71)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 70 of 101 contests

Overall top-10 rate 26% 26 of 101 contests

Wins it all 2% 2 Grand Championships · 3 reserve

First title 2018-08-10 *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 679.92 out of 720 · 90 contests · 2 GCs

Backyard average 338.24 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 9 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,400 4,965–3,546 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 10,710 100 mapped stops · furthest 564 mi

Schedule strength 1603 average field rating faced — tougher than 80% of rated contests

Purse competed for $1,085,046 listed at 69 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 71 state-championship entries

Power rating 1714 peak 1714 · #335 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

First tracked contest Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall podium Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.2400 Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
2018
Apr 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Aug 10 First Grand Championship *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
Aug 10 First multi-meat day *Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
2019
Feb 8 10th tracked contest KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
2020
Aug 28 25th tracked contest Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off
2021
Jul 16 First state championship Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Jul 16 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Jul 16 Biggest field won (33 teams) Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Aug 13 First Reserve Championship Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash
2022
Aug 19 50th tracked contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
2023
Mar 25 5th perfect 180 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)
Aug 18 10th category win BBQ & Fly-In on the River
2026
Jun 19 100th tracked contest 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
Jun 19 Career-best overall score708.5256 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
Aug 14 Peak power rating (1714) BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Aug 14 Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+21	*Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash	2018-08-10
+16.1	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2019-04-12
+15.8	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1	2021-07-16
+13.9	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2019-08-16
+13	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash	2019-08-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	2021-04-23
-14.2	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	2018-04-20
-12.1	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	2025-03-21
-11.7	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	2025-06-13
-9.8	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	2026-06-12

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)
—	1	0	1	0	100%	top 25%	94%	94%
2026	7	0	3	1	86%	top 27%	98.4%	96.3%
2025	10	0	2	1	90%	top 37%	97.3%	95.4%
2024	14	0	2	0	64%	top 38%	97.1%	93.2%
2023	14	0	5	4	71%	top 39%	97.5%	95.3%
2022	14	0	3	1	64%	top 43%	97.3%	95.2%
2021	16	1	5	1	56%	top 37%	97.9%	94.8%
2020	5	0	1	1	80%	top 32%	96.5%	95.2%
2019	12	0	3	0	67%	top 33%	96.4%	94.3%
2018	5	1	1	4	80%	top 44%	96.9%	90%
2017	3	0	0	0	33%	top 59%	94.2%	92%

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	4 / 83 (699.9312)	8 (177.7144)	22 (174.8456)	5 (177.7028)	45 (169.6684)
2026-06-19	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	2 / 33 (708.5256)	8 (176.5600)	6 (177.7028)	8 (176.5600)	5 (177.7028)
2026-06-12	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	19 / 36 (684.4688)	26 (170.8228)	23 (168.5372)	23 (167.3944)	1 (177.7144)
2026-05-15	West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2) Kansas City, MO	—	—	6 (168.0000)	—	—
2026-05-15	West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO	—	—	11 (163.4172)	—	—
2026-04-24	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	4 / 28 (691.4060)	20 (169.1200)	3 (174.8688)	5 (174.2972)	7 (173.1200)
2026-04-10	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	58 / 101 (683.2796)	2 (180.0000)	88 (166.2284)	74 (168.5256)	64 (168.5256)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	26 / 401 (698.2628)	102 (174.2628)	4 (178.8572)	239 (167.4400)	22 (177.7028)
2025-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	6 / 67 (700.5256)	14 (173.7028)	23 (170.8228)	1 (180.0000)	4 (176.0000)
2025-09-19	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	11 / 30 (682.1484)	11 (170.8228)	19 (166.2400)	9 (173.1200)	12 (171.9656)
2025-08-22	East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS	13 / 27 (678.7084)	16 (168.5256)	13 (168.5372)	13 (167.3828)	9 (174.2628)
2025-08-15	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	10 / 62 (697.6572)	36 (170.8228)	26 (170.2744)	2 (180.0000)	8 (176.5600)
2025-07-11	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	20 / 36 (681.0288)	9 (176.5600)	29 (165.0972)	18 (170.8344)	14 (168.5372)
2025-07-11	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	10 (171.9772)	—	—
2025-06-13	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	21 / 36 (678.7428)	16 (170.2744)	21 (167.3828)	26 (168.5256)	9 (172.5600)
2025-04-25	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	12 / 40 (694.2172)	29 (169.6800)	18 (173.1200)	5 (178.2972)	8 (173.1200)
2025-03-21	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	53 / 70 (669.5996)	64 (160.5256)	36 (170.2628)	55 (166.8112)	18 (172.0000)
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	129 / 444 (685.0972)	213 (169.6916)	126 (173.1084)	185 (170.2628)	85 (172.0344)
2024-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	16 / 73 (688.5140)	3 (177.7372)	17 (171.9772)	12 (174.8456)	36 (163.9540)
2024-09-20	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	15 / 32 (681.5768)	5 (176.5600)	16 (168.5256)	20 (165.0856)	12 (171.4056)
2024-08-16	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	39 / 65 (671.8740)	28 (171.9656)	14 (174.2628)	44 (166.2400)	48 (159.4056)
2024-07-12	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	6 / 28 (689.6112)	2 (178.8572)	12 (171.4056)	8 (173.1084)	12 (166.2400)
2024-07-12	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Cameron, MO	—	—	3 (175.4172)	—	—
2024-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	35 / 172 (674.2052)	25 (173.7028)	25 (171.4056)	34 (171.4056)	107 (157.6912)
2024-06-07	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	12 / 34 (683.3944)	7 (176.0000)	6 (176.0116)	20 (166.2628)	18 (165.1200)
2024-06-07	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	2 (175.4056)	—	—
2024-05-25	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN	35 / 81 (693.6460)	13 (177.7144)	17 (176.5716)	35 (173.1200)	72 (166.2400)
2024-05-24	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	118 / 118 (527.4060)	6 (178.8572)	19 (174.2744)	34 (174.2744)	—
2024-04-26	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	14 / 44 (686.1712)	11 (174.2628)	33 (166.2400)	10 (174.2628)	16 (171.4056)
2024-03-15	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	5 / 58 (698.8344)	4 (178.8572)	3 (177.7144)	23 (173.1084)	17 (169.1544)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	276 / 487 (668.9940)	278 (167.3828)	342 (163.9312)	299 (165.6800)	97 (172.0000)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	94 / 211 (685.0972)	155 (167.9772)	40 (174.8572)	138 (169.1084)	47 (173.1544)
2023-09-15	35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	10 / 26 (690.7656)	17 (167.3828)	3 (176.0000)	1 (176.5600)	4 (174.2628)
2023-08-18	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	3 / 57 (700.5372)	1 (180.0000)	7 (177.7028)	35 (167.9772)	7 (174.8572)
2023-08-12	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS	42 / 62 (689.6112)	58 (168.5256)	6 (177.7144)	22 (174.2628)	49 (169.1084)
2023-08-11	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS	28 / 90 (692.4684)	53 (170.8228)	16 (176.5600)	40 (173.1200)	38 (171.9656)
2023-07-07	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	3 / 30 (701.7144)	1 (178.8572)	7 (174.2972)	7 (173.7144)	6 (174.8456)
2023-07-07	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	7 (174.2744)	—	—
2023-06-09	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	10 / 30 (694.7772)	6 (176.5600)	19 (168.5372)	6 (176.5600)	8 (173.1200)
2023-06-02	McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	16 / 36 (660.4568)	8 (170.8456)	30 (157.6572)	11 (170.2856)	23 (161.6684)
2023-04-28	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO	21 / 37 (672.4804)	29 (165.6800)	36 (152.4916)	5 (177.1544)	2 (177.1544)
2023-03-25	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	11 / 25 (687.3716)	1 (180.0000)	3 (176.5716)	18 (167.9656)	19 (162.8344)
2023-03-24	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	10 / 26 (687.9312)	4 (177.7028)	10 (171.4172)	11 (171.9772)	20 (166.8340)
2022-11-12	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	42 / 61 (684.4340)	5 (180.0000)	59 (163.9428)	55 (166.2284)	27 (174.2628)
2022-11-11	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	67 / 91 (667.8512)	39 (171.9656)	74 (164.5372)	27 (173.1428)	82 (158.2056)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	127 / 249 (681.0172)	157 (169.6800)	191 (166.2400)	118 (170.8344)	50 (174.2628)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	16 / 505 (697.1088)	163 (170.8228)	46 (175.4516)	2 (180.0000)	122 (170.8344)
2022-09-16	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	3 / 33 (698.8000)	2 (177.7028)	5 (174.8456)	1 (180.0000)	10 (175.4172)
2022-08-19	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	35 / 54 (673.6112)	37 (166.8228)	40 (165.6684)	31 (170.2628)	19 (170.8572)
2022-08-12	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	12 / 25 (690.7772)	10 (175.4056)	7 (174.2860)	15 (171.4056)	17 (169.6800)
2022-07-16	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	15 / 25 (682.1940)	21 (165.1200)	11 (171.9656)	7 (174.2856)	13 (170.8228)
2022-07-15	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	12 / 27 (683.3372)	19 (168.5256)	7 (172.5716)	5 (175.4172)	14 (166.8228)
2022-06-10	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO	27 / 36 (676.4572)	22 (171.4172)	36 (159.9544)	17 (169.6684)	7 (175.4172)
2022-06-03	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO	2 / 41 (700.5256)	8 (173.7028)	10 (170.8228)	3 (176.5600)	3 (179.4400)
2022-04-22	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	4 / 31 (695.3484)	4 (177.1428)	11 (173.1200)	8 (170.8228)	5 (174.2628)
2022-03-18	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	33 / 71 (674.7080)	44 (166.2284)	29 (168.5256)	28 (169.6912)	24 (170.2628)
2021-11-13	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK	23 / 92 (694.2168)	75 (168.5484)	30 (174.8456)	38 (173.1200)	3 (177.7028)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK	49 / 111 (680.5028)	67 (167.9656)	53 (169.1316)	74 (168.5484)	19 (174.8572)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	—	—
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	164 / 467 (163.9656)	146 (169.7028)	298 (163.3944)	163 (167.4284)	246 (163.4056)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	89 / 185 (682.1828)	36 (175.4056)	161 (161.6916)	15 (176.5600)	106 (168.5256)
2021-09-10	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	17 / 26 (669.0744)	25 (161.1772)	11 (169.6916)	11 (171.9772)	15 (166.2284)
2021-08-21	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	19 / 30 (680.4224)	18 (173.7028)	3 (176.5600)	19 (167.3712)	22 (162.7884)
2021-08-20	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	8 / 40 (691.9084)	6 (176.5600)	23 (169.1084)	7 (175.4172)	14 (170.8228)
2021-08-13	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	2 / 25 (703.4516)	5 (177.1544)	5 (177.1428)	8 (174.8572)	9 (174.2972)
2021-07-17	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Cameron, MO	4 / 25 (691.3600)	7 (173.7028)	14 (170.2628)	12 (170.8344)	3 (176.5600)
2021-07-16	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Cameron, MO	1 / 33 (704.5372)	2 (180.0000)	4 (176.0000)	16 (170.8344)	1 (177.7028)
2021-06-11	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	3 / 28 (704.5256)	16 (171.9656)	3 (177.1428)	2 (178.8572)	4 (176.5600)
2021-06-04	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	18 / 55 (672.4916)	17 (169.6916)	5 (175.4172)	18 (169.1200)	30 (158.2628)
2021-04-23	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	43 / 45 (635.2568)	39 (159.3712)	41 (157.6456)	21 (165.1428)	43 (153.0972)
2021-03-26	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	15 / 52 (685.1084)	6 (176.0116)	15 (172.0000)	35 (166.8112)	18 (170.2856)
2021-03-19	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	44 / 70 (664.4456)	30 (169.1200)	62 (151.9428)	19 (174.2628)	27 (169.1200)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	54 / 93 (671.3260)	23 (173.7144)	62 (166.2400)	45 (168.5488)	63 (162.8228)
2020-08-28	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	7 / 37 (694.8228)	6 (177.1544)	30 (165.6684)	1 (179.4400)	12 (172.5600)
2020-08-14	BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	11 / 55 (691.8968)	41 (166.2284)	7 (174.8456)	12 (174.2628)	6 (176.5600)
2020-08-07	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	12 / 30 (687.4056)	27 (160.0000)	10 (173.7028)	8 (174.2628)	3 (179.4400)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	16 / 68 (682.2516)	7 (175.4400)	36 (167.3828)	34 (167.4172)	10 (172.0116)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	45 / 97 (675.9196)	34 (172.0000)	28 (173.7028)	51 (167.4056)	68 (162.8112)
2019-10-11	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	11 / 51 (687.3712)	17 (171.4056)	12 (172.0000)	3 (177.7028)	24 (166.2628)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	116 / 135 (666.7312)	105 (167.3712)	117 (162.2400)	51 (172.0000)	118 (165.1200)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	190 / 468 (666.2056)	147 (169.1428)	127 (169.6800)	181 (167.9772)	305 (159.4056)
2019-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	8 / 68 (692.5828)	10 (174.2972)	27 (170.2972)	6 (176.5600)	16 (171.4284)
2019-08-09	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	5 / 30 (685.6688)	8 (170.8572)	2 (174.2744)	6 (173.7028)	14 (166.8344)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	12 / 59 (684.4912)	38 (166.8228)	2 (176.5944)	29 (169.1084)	11 (171.9656)
2019-05-10	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	32 / 53 (670.1484)	7 (177.1428)	41 (159.9544)	22 (171.4056)	40 (161.6456)
2019-04-26	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO	13 / 40 (665.0288)	14 (166.2400)	23 (158.8116)	2 (175.4172)	17 (164.5600)
2019-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	3 / 54 (694.2172)	3 (176.5716)	6 (171.4056)	6 (175.4172)	16 (170.8228)
2019-03-15	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	12 / 64 (682.2512)	21 (169.7256)	21 (167.9656)	6 (174.8572)	20 (169.7028)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	37 / 92 (677.0744)	18 (174.8572)	50 (166.2744)	30 (170.2744)	67 (165.6684)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	284 / 467 (653.5428)	354 (159.9544)	206 (167.3828)	200 (166.2400)	309 (159.9656)
2018-08-17	*BBQ and Fly In on the River(JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	21 / 57 (673.0628)	40 (161.6800)	12 (172.5716)	7 (174.8572)	32 (163.9540)
2018-08-10	*Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO	1 / 25 (697.7372)	16 (165.7144)	1 (176.0228)	1 (178.8572)	1 (177.1428)
2018-04-20	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	41 / 43 (542.2628)	17 (171.4056)	1 (177.1544)	43 (20.0000)	5 (173.7028)
2018-04-13	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	12 / 51 (673.6112)	15 (170.2628)	9 (172.5600)	36 (163.3828)	18 (167.4056)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	233 / 407 (655.4288)	299 (160.0344)	228 (163.9888)	233 (164.0000)	154 (167.4056)
2017-08-11	*Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO	14 / 25 (678.2056)	12 (172.0000)	8 (175.4172)	15 (169.1200)	20 (161.6684)
2017-04-07	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	35 / 54 (653.0856)	48 (157.0856)	21 (169.1316)	25 (168.5828)	31 (158.2856)
	Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO	3 / 12 (338.2400)	2 (170.8456)	3 (167.3944)	—	—

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
2026 ↗	Master	#90 (1256 pts)	#85 (1331 pts)	#56 (1537 pts)	#155 (931 pts)	#73 (1291 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#230 (957 pts)	#273 (827 pts)	#267 (959 pts)	#158 (1257 pts)	#166 (1207 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#199 (1044 pts)	#79 (1589 pts)	#98 (1498 pts)	#249 (884 pts)	#266 (839 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#137 (1272 pts)	#58 (1762 pts)	#104 (1487 pts)	#160 (1172 pts)	#129 (1292 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#139 (1326 pts)	#186 (1136 pts)	#199 (1116 pts)	#117 (1386 pts)	#135 (1336 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#87 (1532 pts)	#120 (1316 pts)	#128 (1322 pts)	#128 (1277 pts)	#120 (1337 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#208 (580 pts)	#231 (525 pts)	#262 (475 pts)	#177 (680 pts)	#160 (725 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#222 (1250 pts)	#237 (1160 pts)	#229 (1205 pts)	#157 (1445 pts)	#371 (880 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#583 (600 pts)	#800 (425 pts)	#406 (890 pts)	#602 (620 pts)	#544 (675 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1240 (225 pts)	#1303 (235 pts)	#1166 (285 pts)	#1349 (220 pts)	#1424 (195 pts)