KEVLAR BBQ

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

Power ranking

#597

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1658

peak 1682 · rated over 67 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-20

latest 2026-07-31

Best ToY finish

#58

Master 2020

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

37 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 86 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

706.8228 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

682.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.95 (+9.16)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com

Consistency

±14.66

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.33 · weakest Pork (166.60)

Road miles

13,927

mi across 86 mapped stops · furthest 659 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$400K

listed at 55 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

4 🏅

GCs in 51 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.95 / 720

71 Master contests · 4 GCs

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Storylines (20 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

1.7256 points from the title

Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 (2020-09-11).

Among the elite

#597 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1658 puts them #597 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1658
peak 1682
67 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

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

Chicken ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at All American BBQ Throwdown (2020-08-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, iBQ'n.

Giant slayer

42 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at All American BBQ Throwdown.

2020-08-07

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 Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com (2021-09-24).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 60 of 86 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 86 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

706.8228 career-best overall

98.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 706.8228 at Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition — 98.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-05-05

State champions

4 state championships won

They've taken 4 state championships from 51 entries at contests carrying the title.

51 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

AWW HELL has finished one call ahead of KEVLAR BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2020 2 Grand Championships

2020 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

10 contests
5 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

40–16 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 71% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 40 of their 56 shared contests.

The drought

28 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition on 2023-05-05 — 28 contests and 3.3 years ago.

last GC 2023-05-05
3.3 years ago

A strong matchup

22–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of B&R SMOKE in 22 of their 28 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

39 of 57 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 39 of 57 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 30% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 30% across 6 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,927 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,927 miles across 86 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 659 miles to Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition.

86 mapped stops
furthest 659 mi

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
86 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2020 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

8 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.

26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

OWENS BBQ

#602 of the rated field

1658 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1677

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KEVLAR BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KEVLAR BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ

#594 of the rated field

1658 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1684

6–9 in 15 shared contests (40% to KEVLAR BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before KEVLAR BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 47 contests
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1

#604 of the rated field

1658 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1662

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than KEVLAR BBQ has cooked, 51 to 86, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Deviant Smoke

#599 of the rated field

1658 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1690

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1690 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 49 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS

#598 of the rated field

1658 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1680

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 43 contests, alongside a 51% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

BACKYARD BROS

#600 of the rated field

1658 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1662

No shared contest yet.

Level with KEVLAR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	56	16	40	29%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	50	16	34	32%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	41	20	21	49%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	41	15	26	37%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	40	20	20	50%	⚔ compare
Q-JITSU	39	23	16	59%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	38	12	26	32%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	36	16	20	44%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	35	18	17	51%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	33	22	11	67%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	32	22	10	69%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	32	11	21	34%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	29	18	11	62%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	28	22	6	79%	⚔ compare
PB&J's BBQ	25	17	8	68%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	72	23	1	11	180.0000 🔥	156.5256	169.33	top 45%
Pork Ribs	84	37	2	6	177.7028	156.5716	168.46	top 40%
Pork	71	19	2	6	177.7372	145.6000	166.60	top 48%
Brisket	71	33	7	14	180.0000 🔥	148.5944	168.88	top 36%

“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
MI	39	4	top 35%
IN	17	0	top 48%
OH	7	0	top 38%
KS	5	0	top 51%
TN	1	0	top 14%
IL	1	0	top 71%
WI	1	0	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	42	3	top 39%
Large (40+)	28	1	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	8	1	1	top 32%	2026-07-31
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	5	3	0	top 36%	2022-07-15
Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition	2	1	1	top 37%	2024-05-03
Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	1	1	top 25%	2020-09-25
Grizzly BBQ Brawl	2	10	0	top 40%	2026-06-26
GLBBQA Spring Fling	2	14	0	top 36%	2025-04-18
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2	2	18	0	top 71%	2022-06-18
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	2	33	0	top 76%	2022-06-17
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	6	0	top 32%	2022-05-14
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	15	0	top 45%	2020-06-20
*Smoke & Ale Fall Festival	2	9	0	top 27%	2018-10-12

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.2 yrs 2016-05-20 → 2026-07-31

Busiest season 2022 13 contests

Contests a season 7.8 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MI 47 of 86 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 51 11 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 84 entries · 2 wins · 37 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.33 · weakest Pork (166.60)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 60 of 86 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 26 of 86 contests

Wins it all 5% 4 Grand Championships · 3 reserve

First title 2020-08-07 All American BBQ Throwdown

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 672.95 out of 720 · 71 contests · 4 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,251 2,212–1,665 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,927 86 mapped stops · furthest 659 mi

Schedule strength 1593 average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests

Purse competed for $399,755 listed at 55 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 4 from 51 state-championship entries

Power rating 1658 peak 1682 · #597 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
May 20 First tracked contest *2nd Annual Pork in the Park
May 20 First call *2nd Annual Pork in the Park
May 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1200 *2nd Annual Pork in the Park
2017
May 19 First overall top-10 *BBQ Throw Down
Sep 1 First category win (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2018
Jun 22 10th tracked contest 10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
2019
Jul 19 First overall podium Bordertown BBQ Brawl
Sep 13 First Reserve Championship Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival
2020
Jun 20 25th tracked contest Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)
Aug 7 First Grand Championship All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 7 First state championship All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 7 Biggest field won (42 teams) All American BBQ Throwdown
Sep 12 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2
2021
Sep 24 First multi-meat day Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com
2022
Jun 18 50th tracked contest Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2
Jul 15 10th category win Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs)
2023
May 5 Career-best overall score706.8228 Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition
2024
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1682) Grizzly BBQ Brawl
2026
Jul 31 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2019-07-19
+15.4	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1	2020-09-11
+15.1	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2020-09-25
+15	CCSFEST	2022-04-08
+14.8	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2021-09-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	2022-06-17
-11.6	*Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2018-08-17
-11	Rockin' BBQ Take 2	2023-08-25
-10.9	*The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2018-09-21
-10.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2017-09-15

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	6	0	0	0	50%	top 44%	95.6%	94.5%
2025	5	0	1	0	20%	top 49%	95.8%	94.3%
2024	12	0	2	2	75%	top 39%	96.3%	94.7%
2023	7	1	3	0	57%	top 33%	98.2%	94.8%
2022	13	0	3	1	69%	top 40%	97.1%	94.3%
2021	11	1	3	2	82%	top 43%	96.6%	93.9%
2020	10	2	5	3	70%	top 32%	95.6%	93.8%
2019	7	0	3	2	86%	top 36%	95.1%	92.9%
2018	6	0	1	0	83%	top 55%	92.4%	91.1%
2017	7	0	5	2	71%	top 41%	93%	91.4%
2016	2	0	0	0	100%	top 51%	90.2%	89.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-31	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	13 / 45 (688.5372)	30 (170.2744)	19 (172.5828)	15 (172.5600)	11 (173.1200)
2026-07-31	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	10 (172.5716)	—	—
2026-06-26	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH	22 / 39 (673.0628)	24 (168.0000)	28 (164.5372)	9 (174.2856)	22 (166.2400)
2026-05-01	Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI	12 / 34 (678.2400)	7 (172.0000)	9 (173.1200)	3 (173.1544)	32 (159.9656)
2026-05-01	Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	15 (167.9772)	—	—
2026-04-17	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	26 / 48 (681.0400)	31 (170.8228)	27 (169.1316)	17 (171.9772)	24 (169.1084)
2025-09-05	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH	10 / 42 (689.6568)	26 (170.2512)	22 (169.1200)	2 (177.7372)	6 (172.5484)
2025-08-01	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	26 / 43 (668.5144)	34 (164.5600)	23 (168.5600)	21 (170.2628)	30 (165.1316)
2025-08-01	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	16 (169.1200)	—	—
2025-07-18	Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	24 / 40 (675.8972)	12 (172.5600)	19 (170.2744)	12 (173.7144)	36 (159.3484)
2025-04-18	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	28 / 56 (680.5032)	38 (168.5372)	39 (166.2400)	24 (172.5600)	12 (173.1660)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	58 / 169 (689.6456)	60 (174.2628)	113 (169.1200)	100 (170.2628)	25 (176.0000)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	232 / 444 (674.7312)	222 (169.6684)	118 (173.1200)	338 (162.2628)	163 (169.6800)
2024-09-13	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	11 / 18 (665.5544)	16 (161.0972)	10 (165.0972)	7 (171.9772)	10 (167.3828)
2024-09-06	Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wadsworth, OH	6 / 30 (690.7884)	16 (169.6800)	11 (170.2628)	1 (177.7028)	5 (173.1428)
2024-08-02	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	13 / 40 (682.2172)	2 (178.8572)	16 (167.9772)	27 (164.5372)	11 (170.8456)
2024-08-02	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	2 (174.2972)	—	—
2024-07-19	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	12 / 33 (680.5256)	18 (167.9884)	13 (166.8228)	12 (170.8572)	4 (174.8572)
2024-06-07	Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN	8 / 38 (693.6688)	3 (177.7028)	12 (171.9888)	31 (165.1200)	1 (178.8572)
2024-06-07	Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN	—	—	10 (169.6684)	—	—
2024-05-03	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	18 / 26 (670.1596)	21 (168.5256)	19 (165.1084)	16 (165.1084)	5 (171.4172)
2024-04-19	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	14 / 62 (690.2172)	34 (169.6800)	4 (176.5716)	22 (173.1428)	28 (170.8228)
2023-10-13	BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport 🏅 Wadsworth, OH	5 / 20 (686.8000)	2 (176.5600)	7 (169.6800)	16 (165.6800)	4 (174.8800)
2023-08-25	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	17 / 23 (671.9312)	19 (166.8112)	11 (172.5716)	19 (163.3828)	12 (169.1656)
2023-08-25	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN	—	15 (169.6800)	—	—	—
2023-08-04	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	9 / 44 (679.3256)	19 (170.2628)	6 (171.9772)	17 (168.5600)	16 (168.5256)
2023-08-04	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	15 (168.5484)	—	—
2023-05-05	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	1 / 25 (706.8228)	2 (177.7144)	3 (175.4056)	2 (174.8456)	3 (178.8572)
2023-04-28	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	18 / 42 (666.1484)	8 (173.1200)	12 (169.1200)	13 (168.5256)	35 (155.3828)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	22 / 249 (696.5256)	34 (176.5600)	110 (171.4172)	60 (174.2856)	49 (174.2628)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	339 / 505 (654.7084)	439 (157.6572)	40 (176.0000)	479 (149.0856)	96 (171.9656)
2022-08-05	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	22 / 50 (674.7428)	17 (170.2628)	33 (164.5372)	24 (166.8228)	8 (173.1200)
2022-08-05	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	33 (156.5716)	—	—
2022-07-15	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	6 / 30 (688.5028)	3 (177.7144)	9 (170.8572)	15 (169.1200)	10 (170.8112)
2022-07-15	Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI	—	—	1 (176.5944)	—	—
2022-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	18 / 27 (676.4800)	10 (173.1200)	21 (163.4172)	18 (168.5372)	12 (171.4056)
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	37 / 42 (654.1028)	13 (173.1200)	24 (166.2628)	32 (163.9428)	38 (150.7772)
2022-06-17	Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN	—	—	9 (170.2628)	—	—
2022-05-14	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	12 / 25 (680.4688)	20 (167.3944)	8 (171.9772)	11 (170.8228)	9 (170.2744)
2022-05-13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	6 / 36 (685.6456)	11 (173.7028)	5 (173.1200)	31 (161.6800)	2 (177.1428)
2022-05-13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN	—	—	8 (172.5716)	—	—
2022-04-08	CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN	2 / 42 (698.8116)	7 (175.4172)	3 (175.4172)	10 (173.7144)	6 (174.2628)
2021-10-08	32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	10 / 70 (689.7028)	2 (178.8800)	44 (169.7028)	28 (170.8456)	31 (170.2744)
2021-09-24	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	1 / 28 (695.4288)	1 (180.0000)	6 (170.8572)	12 (168.0000)	1 (176.5716)
2021-09-10	Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition 🏅 Mears, MI	11 / 25 (677.0172)	6 (175.4172)	4 (171.9772)	13 (163.9428)	12 (165.6800)
2021-08-06	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	4 / 32 (684.4912)	6 (174.2972)	9 (167.4056)	6 (170.8228)	5 (171.9656)
2021-07-16	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	13 / 27 (668.9940)	21 (163.9428)	8 (167.4056)	10 (170.2628)	11 (167.3828)
2021-07-16	Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI	—	—	8 (168.5484)	—	—
2021-06-19	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	28 / 37 (667.8512)	25 (168.5372)	17 (168.5484)	20 (169.1200)	30 (161.6456)
2021-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	33 / 51 (665.6112)	3 (177.1428)	45 (158.8344)	43 (158.8112)	16 (170.8228)
2021-05-15	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	24 / 39 (666.1828)	19 (169.1200)	29 (163.9772)	7 (174.2628)	30 (158.8228)
2021-05-14	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	24 / 41 (670.7428)	28 (165.0972)	21 (166.8456)	20 (168.5372)	17 (170.2628)
2021-05-14	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	6 (173.7256)	—	—
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	87 / 94 (661.5772)	62 (169.6800)	94 (157.0972)	73 (166.8344)	68 (167.9656)
2020-09-25	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	1 / 28 (688.0000)	8 (171.4400)	1 (177.7028)	17 (164.0000)	2 (174.8572)
2020-09-12	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	10 / 26 (683.3256)	20 (167.4056)	21 (163.9544)	6 (171.9656)	1 (180.0000)
2020-09-11	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	2 / 36 (687.9888)	8 (171.4172)	11 (169.1200)	12 (170.8572)	1 (176.5944)
2020-09-11	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	4 (171.4056)	—	—
2020-08-07	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	1 / 42 (685.2000)	8 (171.4056)	5 (172.6172)	22 (164.5944)	2 (176.5828)
2020-07-17	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	3 / 31 (677.0860)	18 (165.6916)	9 (167.9772)	6 (170.8572)	3 (172.5600)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	43 / 63 (662.1256)	57 (161.6800)	5 (173.7028)	45 (165.0856)	52 (161.6572)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	15 / 69 (677.0056)	14 (172.5484)	13 (171.9772)	17 (171.9772)	53 (160.5028)
2020-05-29	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	29 / 66 (657.0284)	32 (164.5256)	46 (159.4172)	29 (164.5256)	19 (168.5600)
2019-09-20	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	13 / 28 (671.3488)	11 (169.7144)	12 (168.5600)	27 (156.5144)	2 (176.5600)
2019-09-13	Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI	2 / 35 (684.5600)	2 (174.8800)	11 (170.2744)	1 (172.0000)	14 (167.4056)
2019-08-02	Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	7 / 40 (674.7656)	25 (164.5372)	8 (171.4056)	16 (165.6800)	5 (173.1428)
2019-07-19	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	3 / 28 (678.8228)	27 (156.5256)	5 (170.2972)	3 (174.2972)	1 (177.7028)
2019-06-28	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	30 / 42 (657.5428)	23 (169.6800)	31 (161.6684)	35 (157.6456)	15 (168.5488)
2019-06-21	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Auburn Hills, MI	13 / 30 (657.5768)	17 (163.9428)	6 (170.2628)	7 (168.0000)	20 (155.3712)
2019-05-17	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN	11 / 20 (658.6740)	17 (157.0628)	6 (166.8228)	10 (167.3828)	8 (167.4056)
2018-10-12	*Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	10 / 38 (664.4800)	11 (169.1316)	21 (160.5256)	11 (167.4172)	9 (167.4056)
2018-09-21	*The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	27 / 28 (637.4512)	13 (168.5256)	19 (162.2516)	28 (145.6000)	16 (161.0740)
2018-09-14	*Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	16 / 48 (664.4572)	14 (168.5256)	18 (163.9660)	26 (155.3828)	3 (176.5828)
2018-08-17	*Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI	22 / 24 (646.1256)	20 (162.8228)	21 (158.8000)	23 (154.2516)	6 (170.2512)
2018-08-03	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	15 / 39 (665.5996)	10 (172.5484)	12 (167.9772)	13 (165.1084)	22 (159.9656)
2018-06-22	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	13 / 30 (658.1484)	6 (170.8456)	15 (161.0972)	20 (159.9428)	8 (166.2628)
2017-10-13	*Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	9 / 32 (666.7772)	3 (170.8228)	10 (167.4172)	16 (156.5372)	1 (172.0000)
2017-09-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	30 / 30 (639.2800)	29 (158.2400)	29 (158.8000)	24 (159.3828)	20 (162.8572)
2017-09-01	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	9 / 27 (669.6344)	12 (164.5488)	11 (164.5372)	10 (165.7028)	1 (174.8456)
2017-08-04	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	17 / 29 (648.4112)	17 (163.3828)	12 (164.5256)	20 (159.9656)	17 (160.5372)
2017-07-21	*BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	5 / 37 (665.7144)	22 (161.7144)	6 (170.2628)	13 (165.1772)	5 (168.5600)
2017-06-23	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	7 / 32 (656.4684)	3 (171.9656)	10 (164.5372)	27 (152.0000)	6 (167.9656)
2017-05-19	*BBQ Throw Down Wyandotte, MI	7 / 22 (660.5144)	4 (169.1544)	6 (165.1200)	6 (169.1428)	14 (157.0972)
2016-07-29	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	22 / 39 (644.5032)	20 (159.9888)	9 (166.8572)	30 (152.5372)	8 (165.1200)
2016-05-20	*2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	13 / 28 (649.1200)	14 (161.1200)	3 (171.9656)	8 (167.4400)	24 (148.5944)

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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	#412 (379 pts)	#486 (349 pts)	#344 (585 pts)	#290 (589 pts)	#480 (329 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#540 (320 pts)	#610 (305 pts)	#543 (394 pts)	#411 (530 pts)	#482 (420 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#211 (1002 pts)	#211 (1027 pts)	#150 (1253 pts)	#230 (962 pts)	#136 (1277 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#285 (773 pts)	#237 (914 pts)	#264 (903 pts)	#331 (638 pts)	#316 (698 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#192 (1077 pts)	#204 (1067 pts)	#103 (1465 pts)	#324 (752 pts)	#173 (1152 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#195 (967 pts)	#160 (1132 pts)	#137 (1270 pts)	#211 (922 pts)	#179 (1022 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#58 (1410 pts)	#129 (860 pts)	#51 (1378 pts)	#130 (850 pts)	#41 (1515 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#329 (941 pts)	#535 (651 pts)	#430 (801 pts)	#396 (851 pts)	#281 (1081 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#592 (582 pts)	#496 (737 pts)	#658 (557 pts)	#722 (502 pts)	#408 (867 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#401 (927 pts)	#374 (1002 pts)	#438 (897 pts)	#559 (707 pts)	#298 (1192 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2175 (75 pts)	#2207 (85 pts)	#1737 (145 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1655 (155 pts)