The heartbreaker
1.1312
points from the title
Came within 1.1312 points of the Grand Championship at Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2023-06-09).
Kermit's Ex
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1770
peak 1785 · rated over 107 contests ⓘ
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
121
in the data
First seen
2016-06-10
latest 2026-08-28
Best ToY finish
#39
Master 2025
Grand champs
4
5 reserve
Category wins
17
55 podiums
Overall top-10s
52
of 121 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
14 🔥
Current form
696.16 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 684.22 (+11.94)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±18.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.58 · weakest Chicken (170.33)
Road miles
18,598
mi across 121 mapped stops · furthest 346 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1611)
Purse competed for
$1224K
listed at 87 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
GCs in 93 state-championship entries
Master avg
684.22 / 720
116 Master contests · 4 GCs
Storylines (21 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.
Among the elite
#167
of 6,413 rated teams
In the top 3% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1770 puts them #167 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.
- rating 1770
- peak 1785
- 107 rated contests
The 180 club
14
perfect 180s
14 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.
- Pork Ribs ×5
- Brisket ×5
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×2
Against the odds
20-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (2026-03-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.
On the rise
+27
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 14 contests since 2025-09-12 — from 1742 up to 1770.
- 14 contests since 2025-09-12
- now 1770
Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championships here
Go Hog Wild BBQ is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 12%
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 2 category wins at Balloons and Barbeque (2025-10-17).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 94 of 121 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 121 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
712.5484
career-best overall
99.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 712.5484 at Balloons and Barbeque — 99.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-10-17
State champions
4
state championships won
They've taken 4 state championships from 93 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 93 state-championship entries
The one to beat
4×
one call ahead of them
Glamping Grillers has finished one call ahead of Kermit's Ex 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2025
2 Grand Championships
2025 was the year it came together: 21 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.
- 21 contests
- 12 overall top-10s
- 5 category wins
- average top 29%
A tough matchup
66–16
behind in the head-to-head
RAZORRACKS ahead in 80% of their meetings
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 66 of their 82 shared contests.
A strong matchup
20–7
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 74% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ in 20 of their 27 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
56 of 82
shared brisket entries lost
RAZORRACKS ahead 68% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 56 of 82 shared brisket entries.
Always the bridesmaid
5
reserve championships
Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 4 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.
- 4 Grand Championships
- 121 contests
They cook the hard rooms
1611
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 84% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1611 power rating — a tougher draw than 84% of every rated contest in the data.
- 107 rated contests
Looking over their shoulder
5×
one call behind them
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
A November team
Top 10%
average finish in November
Something about November: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
- 3 November contests
- top 38% the rest of the year
The long haul
18,598
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 18,598 miles across 121 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 346 miles to Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition.
- 121 mapped stops
- furthest 346 mi
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 13th
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.
#168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 305
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1896
20–23 in 43 shared contests (47% to Kermit's Ex)
These two have cooked 43 of the same contests — MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 23–20 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1769
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 139
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1814
2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to Kermit's Ex)
Careers of much the same size, 139 contests to 121, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 114
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1796
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Kermit's Ex's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1781
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 65 contests, alongside a 51% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 137
- GCs
- 4
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1801
19–19 in 38 shared contests (50% to Kermit's Ex)
Rated 2 points above Kermit's Ex.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAZORRACKS | 82 | 16 | 66 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 65 | 36 | 29 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 55 | 9 | 46 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 48 | 29 | 19 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Kith n' Kin | 43 | 26 | 17 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 43 | 20 | 23 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 42 | 10 | 32 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 42 | 7 | 35 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 41 | 27 | 14 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 40 | 8 | 32 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 38 | 19 | 19 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 37 | 19 | 18 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 33 | 17 | 16 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 117 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3828 | 170.33 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 119 | 54 | 4 | 17 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6572 | 171.33 | top 41% |
| Pork | 116 | 55 | 2 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 143.4056 | 171.09 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 116 | 54 | 9 | 17 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6460 | 171.58 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 38 | 1 | top 46% |
| MO | 26 | 1 | top 37% |
| TN | 20 | 0 | top 42% |
| MS | 11 | 1 | top 23% |
| KS | 9 | 0 | top 25% |
| OK | 9 | 1 | top 38% |
| LA | 3 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 1 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 77 | 3 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 35% |
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
10.2 yrs
2016-06-10 → 2026-08-28
Busiest season
2025
21 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
11
across 11 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
39 of 121 contests · 7 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
77
21 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
119 entries · 4 wins · 54 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 171.58 · weakest Chicken (170.33)
Walk rate
78%
a top-10 call in 94 of 121 contests
Overall top-10 rate
43%
52 of 121 contests
Wins it all
3%
4 Grand Championships · 5 reserve
First title
2023-10-06
Go Hog Wild BBQ
Best top-10 run
7
straight contests
Master average
684.22
out of 720 · 116 contests · 4 GCs
Perfect 180s
14
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
2,122
4,379–2,607 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
18,598
121 mapped stops · furthest 346 mi
Schedule strength
1611
average field rating faced — tougher than 84% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$1,223,830
listed at 87 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4
from 93 state-championship entries
Power rating
1770
peak 1785 · #167 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4000 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- First call *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- 2018
- First category win (Brisket) *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
- First overall top-10 *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
- 10th tracked contest *17th Annual Bordertown Bash
- 2019
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- 2021
- 25th tracked contest DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- 2023
- 50th tracked contest Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1)
- First overall podium Smokin' for Down Syndrome
- First Reserve Championship Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- First Grand Championship Go Hog Wild BBQ
- First state championship Go Hog Wild BBQ
- 2024
- 5th perfect 180 Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival
- 10th category win Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival
- 2025
- 100th tracked contest Old Town Smokeout
- First multi-meat day Balloons and Barbeque
- 10th perfect 180 Balloons and Barbeque
- Career-best overall score712.5484 Balloons and Barbeque
- 2026
- Peak power rating (1785) 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 2019-06-14 |
| +14.6 | *Smokin on the White | 2018-09-07 |
| +12.6 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | 2020-06-19 |
| +12.3 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome | 2023-03-31 |
| +11.8 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | 2021-06-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.5 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | 2026-07-17 |
| -14.3 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 2023-07-21 |
| -12.2 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition | 2024-08-16 |
| -12 | Smokin on the Route | 2025-09-26 |
| -10.9 | Que' For a Cause | 2023-08-04 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 83% | top 22% | 98.2% | 97.2% |
| 2025 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 95% | top 29% | 99% | 96.8% |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 76% | top 35% | 97.5% | 96.1% |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 84% | top 35% | 98.6% | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 79% | top 45% | 97.9% | 94.6% |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88% | top 32% | 96.3% | 95.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 96.4% | 96.4% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 71% | top 43% | 97% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43% | top 53% | 93.3% | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 91.7% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 6 / 31 (693.0856) | 16 (170.8112) | 16 (170.8344) | 8 (172.0000) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2026-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 32 (702.7884) | 3 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (174.2628) | 19 (171.9656) |
| 2026-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 18 / 32 (685.6000) | 15 (174.2628) | 19 (170.8344) | 27 (165.0856) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2026-05-29 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest 🏅 Covington, TN | 14 / 25 (698.8000) | 7 (177.7144) | 16 (173.7028) | 16 (171.9656) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 21 / 82 (700.5260) | 10 (178.8572) | 48 (173.1200) | 52 (171.9772) | 12 (176.5716) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 7 / 117 (704.5256) | 18 (176.5600) | 10 (177.7028) | 19 (177.7028) | 42 (172.5600) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 26 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 33 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 2 / 25 (705.0972) | 11 (175.4172) | 4 (177.7144) | 10 (174.2628) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2026-04-24 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 6 / 33 (703.3712) | 5 (178.2972) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (171.9656) | 10 (173.1084) |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 1 / 26 (707.3828) | 12 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 5 / 37 (700.5256) | 14 (175.4056) | 8 (176.5600) | 13 (176.0000) | 15 (172.5600) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 17 / 158 (697.6684) | 54 (174.2856) | 2 (180.0000) | 57 (172.5600) | 71 (170.8228) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 53 / 401 (694.7884) | 26 (177.7028) | 96 (173.7028) | 90 (174.8456) | 182 (168.5372) |
| 2025-10-24 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 6 / 33 (695.9200) | 15 (170.8112) | 6 (176.5716) | 17 (168.5372) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-10-17 | Balloons and Barbeque 🏅 Poteau, OK | 1 / 15 (712.5484) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.1428) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2025-10-03 | Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Branson, MO | 4 / 11 (702.2400) | 5 (176.5600) | 5 (175.4172) | 9 (172.5484) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 13 / 20 (689.5996) | 20 (167.9540) | 8 (174.2628) | 16 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2025-09-12 | Grillstock 🏅 Moore, OK | 4 / 23 (700.5140) | 9 (173.1084) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (172.5600) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 13 / 28 (691.9316) | 14 (174.2628) | 10 (174.2744) | 21 (168.5372) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 13 / 32 (691.3484) | 7 (177.1544) | 21 (169.6684) | 12 (174.8456) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout 🏅 Van Buren, AR | 6 / 27 (695.3368) | 13 (174.2628) | 9 (173.1200) | 7 (174.8456) | 7 (173.1084) |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) Van Buren, AR | — | — | 2 (175.4516) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 2 / 30 (709.6800) | 5 (177.7144) | 3 (180.0000) | 7 (176.5600) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2025-05-30 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 6 / 25 (693.6228) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (173.1316) | 8 (173.1084) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 48 / 70 (686.7428) | 9 (177.7028) | 3 (178.8572) | 66 (166.2284) | 65 (163.9544) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 28 / 106 (693.6112) | 77 (169.6684) | 9 (177.7144) | 46 (173.1084) | 33 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 1 / 27 (705.1428) | 2 (180.0000) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (176.5600) | 16 (169.1428) |
| 2025-04-25 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 14 / 34 (690.7656) | 15 (171.4056) | 4 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1316) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2025-04-04 | Smokin on the Rez 🏅 Ridgeland, MS | 10 / 17 (685.6000) | 15 (171.9656) | 3 (176.5716) | 7 (174.2628) | 17 (162.8000) |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 3 / 25 (698.8000) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1200) | 3 (176.0116) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 6 / 27 (703.4172) | 13 (175.4056) | 19 (171.9772) | 3 (179.4400) | 5 (176.5944) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 9 / 28 (693.0512) | 9 (175.4056) | 12 (172.5600) | 8 (176.5600) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 31 / 169 (693.6456) | 7 (178.8572) | 65 (173.1200) | 133 (167.4056) | 51 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 194 / 444 (678.7884) | 42 (177.1428) | 212 (169.7028) | 308 (163.9772) | 207 (167.9656) |
| 2024-10-25 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 5 / 31 (692.5140) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (178.8572) | 13 (171.4056) | 15 (167.9884) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 45 / 87 (678.7312) | 37 (170.8228) | 63 (167.4056) | 20 (173.1200) | 49 (167.3828) |
| 2024-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 15 / 27 (687.3484) | 18 (168.5484) | 15 (171.9772) | 4 (177.7144) | 16 (169.1084) |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 14 / 42 (685.0628) | 19 (171.4056) | 5 (174.2628) | 36 (162.8344) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2024-09-13 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Moore, OK | 5 / 19 (695.3484) | 13 (166.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-08-16 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition 🏅 Hinton, OK | 18 / 25 (686.1828) | 16 (170.8344) | 12 (174.2628) | 20 (166.8228) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 5 / 27 (699.9656) | 13 (172.0000) | 11 (174.8572) | 11 (175.4056) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 19 / 33 (692.5140) | 26 (170.8112) | 14 (176.0000) | 3 (179.4400) | 29 (166.2628) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 37 (698.2172) | 13 (175.4056) | 25 (169.6800) | 13 (174.2744) | 4 (178.8572) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 14 / 33 (689.0628) | 6 (175.4400) | 14 (171.9656) | 24 (165.0972) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-31 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 7 / 25 (696.5028) | 3 (177.7028) | 18 (169.6684) | 11 (172.5716) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 41 / 81 (691.9200) | 51 (173.1200) | 36 (173.7028) | 57 (170.8344) | 32 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 72 / 118 (681.5768) | 110 (166.2284) | 49 (171.9772) | 31 (174.8456) | 71 (168.5256) |
| 2024-05-17 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival 🏅 West Plains, MO | 2 / 17 (699.9428) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (171.4172) | 7 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-05-10 | Kennett Jaycees Show-Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 10 / 26 (697.6340) | 8 (175.4056) | 4 (177.1428) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 4 / 44 (698.2172) | 15 (171.9772) | 5 (177.7028) | 13 (174.2628) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2024-04-12 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ 🏅 Somerville, TN | 7 / 14 (693.0512) | 9 (173.1084) | 9 (170.8112) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (173.7144) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 5 / 34 (701.6684) | 10 (176.5828) | 7 (176.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 27 (168.5256) |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 7 / 35 (689.6344) | 19 (170.2744) | 13 (171.9772) | 10 (171.9656) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2023-11-03 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 2 / 27 (704.5372) | 9 (172.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (173.1200) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 14 / 49 (687.9312) | 7 (176.0000) | 26 (169.7028) | 18 (174.2628) | 25 (167.9656) |
| 2023-10-06 | Go Hog Wild BBQ 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 1 / 26 (709.7144) | 3 (178.2972) | 9 (174.2628) | 4 (178.2972) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 219 / 487 (675.3600) | 217 (169.6800) | 381 (161.1200) | 118 (172.5828) | 103 (171.9772) |
| 2023-09-08 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 6 / 28 (688.5028) | 9 (174.2628) | 14 (171.4172) | 9 (171.4172) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 22 / 36 (682.1712) | 26 (167.3944) | 4 (173.1200) | 18 (173.1084) | 28 (168.5484) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 5 / 29 (695.3828) | 18 (169.1428) | 10 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7144) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 8 / 28 (694.2284) | 17 (171.9656) | 11 (172.0000) | 2 (179.4400) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 26 / 31 (666.1140) | 19 (170.8228) | 31 (156.4912) | 16 (171.4056) | 19 (167.3944) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 2 / 26 (706.2516) | 5 (176.5716) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 8 / 25 (690.7540) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (173.7028) | 10 (173.1084) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-19 | 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 5 / 18 (692.5256) | 11 (167.3828) | 3 (176.5944) | 6 (172.5484) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-05-05 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 17 / 26 (672.4572) | 13 (171.4056) | 24 (158.2172) | 6 (174.8572) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2023-04-21 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 11 / 34 (686.7772) | 21 (168.5256) | 14 (170.8572) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8344) |
| 2023-04-14 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ 🏅 Somerville, TN | 16 / 25 (681.5768) | 19 (167.9656) | 13 (173.1200) | 5 (174.2628) | 17 (166.2284) |
| 2023-03-31 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome 🏅 Marion, AR | 3 / 15 (690.2172) | 11 (169.6684) | 4 (174.2744) | 5 (172.5600) | 5 (173.7144) |
| 2023-03-25 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 12 / 25 (686.1828) | 19 (169.1084) | 19 (167.3944) | 13 (169.6800) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 11 / 26 (686.1828) | 9 (173.1084) | 21 (163.3944) | 8 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-03-24 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (One Meat Ribs) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 13 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 19 / 47 (681.0400) | 30 (169.1084) | 21 (168.5372) | 14 (171.9772) | 16 (171.4172) |
| 2022-10-07 | Go Hog Wild BBQ 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 5 / 26 (684.5028) | 2 (172.5600) | 13 (163.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (169.1084) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 165 / 505 (677.6688) | 76 (174.2972) | 383 (161.6800) | 151 (170.8572) | 121 (170.8344) |
| 2022-09-23 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 7 / 33 (689.6572) | 9 (173.1428) | 10 (171.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (167.3944) |
| 2022-09-09 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN | 7 / 38 (704.5372) | 10 (175.4056) | 7 (177.1544) | 7 (177.7144) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 14 / 26 (679.9316) | 18 (168.5828) | 24 (161.6572) | 4 (174.2744) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 13 / 28 (671.9428) | 23 (165.6800) | 11 (170.2972) | 10 (169.1428) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2022-07-01 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR | 16 / 30 (689.0400) | 9 (175.4056) | 5 (175.4288) | 20 (169.6800) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 13 / 33 (687.3256) | 19 (168.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 19 (169.6684) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2022-06-03 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 14 / 28 (675.8396) | 21 (160.4912) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (171.9656) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2022-05-27 | Bombers & BBQ 🏅 Hot Springs, AR | 16 / 28 (674.1600) | 23 (157.0744) | 12 (171.9772) | 10 (173.1428) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-14 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 🏅 Union City, TN | 12 / 23 (684.4912) | 10 (173.1428) | 8 (175.4172) | 14 (167.4056) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2022-05-13 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 16 / 25 (674.7540) | 13 (170.2744) | 8 (169.7028) | 19 (163.9656) | 14 (170.8112) |
| 2022-05-06 | 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 4 / 13 (694.8000) | 8 (169.6800) | 4 (173.7144) | 6 (174.8456) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 10 / 36 (687.3024) | 16 (171.9656) | 11 (170.8112) | 3 (179.4400) | 22 (165.0856) |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 18 / 30 (673.6000) | 15 (171.9888) | 19 (165.1200) | 14 (169.6800) | 17 (166.8112) |
| 2022-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 28 / 39 (666.7312) | 25 (167.9656) | 35 (159.3600) | 10 (170.8456) | 16 (168.5600) |
| 2022-03-25 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 25 / 38 (658.7660) | 29 (162.2744) | 25 (162.2632) | 9 (172.5600) | 29 (161.6684) |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 7 / 36 (689.0628) | 23 (167.3828) | 9 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7372) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2021-10-22 | Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR | 11 / 27 (686.2628) | 20 (161.7028) | 17 (169.1200) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (177.1428) |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 10 / 30 (690.1940) | 18 (167.9656) | 4 (176.5600) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (173.1084) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 140 / 467 (321.6800) | 368 (158.2628) | 221 (166.8456) | 168 (167.4172) | 192 (166.2628) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 7 / 48 (693.6800) | 21 (170.8228) | 19 (170.8572) | 4 (177.1428) | 7 (174.8572) |
| 2021-06-11 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 15 / 38 (689.0284) | 15 (173.1084) | 21 (169.6800) | 17 (170.8344) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2021-06-04 | Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest 🏅 Covington, TN | 11 / 34 (685.0628) | 21 (166.8344) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4172) | 18 (166.2512) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN | 19 / 44 (672.4800) | 31 (164.5600) | 25 (165.6684) | 2 (177.1544) | 23 (165.0972) |
| 2020-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 8 / 47 (694.2740) | 26 (168.5828) | 8 (176.0000) | 5 (177.7028) | 16 (171.9884) |
| 2019-10-11 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee 🏅 Helena, AR | 14 / 20 (670.1484) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (169.7028) | 18 (152.4800) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2019-10-04 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 14 / 26 (645.0172) | 17 (154.2400) | 11 (162.8000) | 18 (156.5600) | 6 (171.4172) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 74 / 468 (491.9884) | 436 (151.3828) | 54 (173.7028) | 350 (158.2972) | 51 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-06 | Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR | 5 / 15 (673.6116) | 11 (163.9656) | 2 (174.8572) | 14 (155.9316) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS | 5 / 49 (698.2744) | 5 (176.5716) | 4 (177.7372) | 38 (163.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 26 / 51 (666.1372) | 48 (155.9084) | 26 (166.2744) | 14 (171.9772) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2019-04-06 | Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR | 19 / 29 (642.0912) | 21 (158.8228) | 14 (163.3944) | 24 (153.6456) | 16 (166.2284) |
| 2018-10-05 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee(JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR | 11 / 25 (663.3028) | 16 (162.2400) | 16 (163.3944) | 8 (167.4172) | 6 (170.2512) |
| 2018-09-28 | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 22 / 49 (663.9772) | 19 (170.2628) | 28 (161.7488) | 25 (166.2628) | 22 (165.7028) |
| 2018-09-07 | *Smokin on the White Batesville, AR | 4 / 17 (671.9196) | 4 (169.1544) | 4 (170.8228) | 8 (163.9884) | 6 (167.9540) |
| 2018-07-13 | *17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 27 / 32 (646.7204) | 29 (159.9428) | 25 (166.8344) | 25 (162.8116) | 25 (157.1316) |
| 2018-06-08 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 36 / 44 (652.4000) | 42 (159.3600) | 28 (166.8228) | 33 (161.6800) | 30 (164.5372) |
| 2018-05-25 | *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR | 6 / 18 (668.4912) | 14 (161.1200) | 15 (158.2284) | 8 (169.7028) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2018-04-07 | *Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR | 20 / 33 (657.6344) | 26 (158.8344) | 11 (170.8572) | 22 (163.3944) | 19 (164.5484) |
| 2017-07-07 | *16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 31 / 31 (616.3428) | 29 (154.2284) | 29 (153.6572) | 29 (153.6456) | 27 (154.8116) |
| 2017-06-09 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 36 / 45 (635.8404) | 30 (165.6800) | 34 (160.5144) | 36 (160.0000) | 42 (149.6460) |
| 2017-04-01 | *Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR | 27 / 37 (641.5544) | 32 (157.6800) | 31 (156.5028) | 25 (163.4288) | 16 (163.9428) |
| 2016-10-07 | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 16 / 27 (644.3884) | 17 (161.0972) | 14 (163.3828) | 23 (151.3484) | 9 (168.5600) |
| 2016-08-13 | * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff Russellville, AR | 25 / 28 (619.9544) | 23 (158.8572) | 24 (158.2516) | 28 (143.4056) | 17 (159.4400) |
| 2016-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 32 / 39 (660.4000) | 39 (155.3600) | 33 (161.1088) | 13 (171.9656) | 16 (171.9656) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #46 (1679 pts) | #81 (1359 pts) | #55 (1539 pts) | #105 (1109 pts) | #45 (1519 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #39 (2078 pts) | #57 (1811 pts) | #11 (2345 pts) | #56 (1795 pts) | #39 (1964 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #49 (1900 pts) | #78 (1592 pts) | #47 (1875 pts) | #58 (1664 pts) | #15 (2133 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #55 (1800 pts) | #115 (1373 pts) | #73 (1646 pts) | #42 (1815 pts) | #32 (1972 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #128 (1385 pts) | #127 (1333 pts) | #97 (1508 pts) | #47 (1809 pts) | #98 (1485 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #197 (966 pts) | #324 (626 pts) | #205 (991 pts) | #91 (1516 pts) | #190 (996 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #590 (155 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #631 (155 pts) | #542 (185 pts) | #773 (105 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #426 (760 pts) | #382 (850 pts) | #323 (960 pts) | #615 (555 pts) | #265 (1130 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #480 (745 pts) | #577 (650 pts) | #552 (685 pts) | #558 (670 pts) | #406 (870 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1463 (176 pts) | #1545 (176 pts) | #1553 (176 pts) | #1531 (176 pts) | #1346 (221 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1317 (210 pts) | #1388 (215 pts) | #1366 (225 pts) | #1345 (235 pts) | #1031 (335 pts) |