The heartbreaker
0.5944
points from the title
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (Sep 27, 2023).
MACHETE BOYS BBQ
MACHETE BOYS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 129 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 10 times. They are ranked #480 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1681
peak 1739 · rated over 110 contests10 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
129
in the data
First seen
Jun 9, 2018
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
10 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
11
55 podiums
Overall top-10s
36
28% of 129 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
680.82 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.78 (+5.04)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.80 · weakest Brisket (167.22)
Road miles
31,573
across 129 mapped stops · furthest 1,028 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)
Purse competed for
$1.25M
listed at 105 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
won from 107 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.78 / 720
118 Master contests · 3 GCs
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #371 (515 pts) | #229 (900 pts) | #336 (685 pts) | #297 (690 pts) | #411 (470 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #79 (1,744 pts) | #15 (2,155 pts) | #159 (1,328 pts) | #153 (1,280 pts) | #158 (1,245 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #128 (1,316 pts) | #171 (1,156 pts) | #151 (1,251 pts) | #217 (991 pts) | #134 (1,281 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #36 (2,118 pts) | #21 (2,190 pts) | #68 (1,666 pts) | #47 (1,784 pts) | #62 (1,727 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #67 (1,789 pts) | #43 (1,894 pts) | #110 (1,446 pts) | #49 (1,779 pts) | #83 (1,611 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #67 (1,751 pts) | #44 (1,846 pts) | #66 (1,682 pts) | #31 (2,016 pts) | #96 (1,475 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #124 (870 pts) | #127 (880 pts) | #101 (995 pts) | #123 (875 pts) | #100 (955 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #559 (592 pts) | #592 (582 pts) | #340 (942 pts) | #442 (772 pts) | #584 (577 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MACHETE BOYS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 77
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1703
10–6 in 16 shared contests (63% to MACHETE BOYS BBQ)
These two have cooked 16 of the same contests — MACHETE BOYS BBQ ahead 10–6 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 53
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1705
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before MACHETE BOYS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 143
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1775
18–25 in 43 shared contests (42% to MACHETE BOYS BBQ)
They've been 1775 at their best, 95 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1682
2–12 in 14 shared contests (14% to MACHETE BOYS BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than MACHETE BOYS BBQ has cooked, 38 to 129, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1692
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to MACHETE BOYS BBQ)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 40 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1713
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before MACHETE BOYS BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 71 | 14 | 57 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 66 | 16 | 50 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 64 | 23 | 41 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 51 | 22 | 29 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 49 | 27 | 22 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 49 | 21 | 28 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 48 | 18 | 30 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 47 | 30 | 17 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| T-Rex BBQ | 46 | 33 | 13 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 44 | 18 | 26 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 43 | 18 | 25 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 43 | 18 | 25 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 43 | 16 | 27 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 41 | 9 | 32 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 38 | 21 | 17 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 120 | 49 | 4 | 23 | 180 🔥 | 150.2516 | 171.80 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 126 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 152.4800 | 168.34 | top 47% |
| Pork | 117 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 146.2628 | 170.05 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 119 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 179.4400 | 140.5372 | 167.22 | top 48% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 48 | 2 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 70 | 1 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
27 contests
Contests a season
14.3
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
28 of 129 contests · 14 states in all
Contests visited
73
21 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
126 entries · 3 wins · 28 calls
First title
Aug 26, 2022
Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
Opponents faced
2,146
finished ahead 5,207 times, behind 3,190
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
20254 milestones
- 100th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 5th perfect 180 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score706.2400 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1739) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)
20242 milestones
- 10th category win BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- Biggest field won (65 teams) BBQ & Fly-In on the River
20223 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First Grand Championship Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
- First state championship Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
20213 milestones
- 25th tracked contest 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- First multi-meat day Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest
20203 milestones
- First overall top-10 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
- First overall podium KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
- First Reserve Championship KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off
20192 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Big Island BBQ
- 10th tracked contest KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Mankato Cookout (Day 2)
- First call 11th Annual Big Island BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4456 11th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +21.9 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Sep 18, 2020 |
| +19.2 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 | Jul 24, 2021 |
| +16.3 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 18, 2021 |
| +16.3 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | Jul 16, 2021 |
| +15.2 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | Sep 9, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -20 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -15.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 8, 2024 |
| -13.3 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | Oct 27, 2023 |
| -12.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
| -11.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | Oct 16, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 95.7% | 94.7% |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 68% | top 34% | 98.1% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 67% | top 31% | 97.8% | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 75% | top 30% | 98.1% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 63% | top 28% | 96.8% | 94.6% |
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 63% | top 42% | 97.2% | 93.7% |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30% | top 69% | 96.3% | 89.2% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38% | top 71% | 92.7% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 91.7% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 18 / 31 (683.3488) | 4 (176.5600) | 29 (161.6572) | 12 (173.7144) | 18 (171.4172) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 55 / 83 (679.3256) | 17 (175.4288) | 75 (161.6684) | 29 (173.7028) | 49 (168.5256) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 16 / 28 (685.6344) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (169.6800) | 19 (170.8344) | 22 (166.2628) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Shenandoah, IA | — | 2 (177.1428) | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 44 / 77 (677.6228) | 40 (171.4056) | 15 (173.1544) | 34 (170.8344) | 67 (162.2284) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 22 (167.4172) | — | — |
| May 2, 2026 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 30 / 59 (678.1716) | 9 (176.0116) | 56 (161.6572) | 3 (177.7144) | 49 (162.7884) |
| May 1, 2026 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY | 34 / 43 (679.8972) | 11 (175.4172) | 35 (166.8228) | 20 (173.1200) | 35 (164.5372) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 43 / 101 (689.0512) | 21 (176.5600) | 82 (166.8228) | 30 (173.7028) | 42 (171.9656) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 16 / 42 (681.6344) | 2 (176.5716) | 18 (169.6800) | 12 (173.1200) | 34 (162.2628) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 41 / 125 (689.0744) | 49 (173.1200) | 35 (173.7028) | 81 (169.1316) | 34 (173.1200) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 18 / 38 (673.6112) | 3 (174.8456) | 27 (166.2400) | 19 (169.1200) | 27 (163.4056) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 22 / 56 (689.6460) | 44 (167.3828) | 7 (176.5716) | 29 (171.4172) | 15 (174.2744) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 171 / 401 (681.0968) | 12 (178.8572) | 297 (165.0856) | 93 (174.8456) | 300 (162.3084) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 73 / 158 (687.3600) | 97 (170.8344) | 52 (174.2628) | 59 (172) | 79 (170.2628) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 2 / 50 (702.8228) | 2 (180) | 2 (178.2972) | 11 (176) | 26 (168.5256) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 2 / 53 (706.2400) | 4 (178.8572) | 21 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (177.7028) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 2 / 46 (694.2284) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (170.8456) | 2 (176) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 13 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 9 / 35 (686.7660) | 8 (174.2744) | 17 (167.3944) | 21 (167.3944) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 6 / 18 (686.8000) | 4 (177.7144) | 16 (163.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 11 (169.1084) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 / 62 (696.5144) | 4 (178.8572) | 32 (169.6800) | 21 (173.7028) | 17 (174.2744) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 17 / 26 (668.4916) | 5 (172) | 22 (161.6688) | 21 (166.2628) | 13 (168.5600) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 12 / 33 (676.4572) | 3 (177.7028) | 7 (170.8344) | 22 (161.6800) | 17 (166.2400) |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 17 / 28 (677.0400) | 15 (171.9656) | 5 (173.1200) | 20 (167.4056) | 21 (164.5488) |
| May 16, 2025 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 16 / 33 (682.1944) | 6 (177.7144) | 21 (170.2744) | 25 (165.6800) | 20 (168.5256) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 22 / 58 (683.4172) | 14 (174.2972) | 23 (169.7144) | 43 (168.5484) | 20 (170.8572) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 4 / 49 (688.5144) | 1 (180) | 30 (165.6800) | 6 (176.0116) | 24 (166.8228) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 60 / 100 (678.7660) | 32 (174.8572) | 17 (174.8688) | 76 (166.2400) | 80 (162.8000) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 16 / 42 (677.0168) | 25 (169.6800) | 10 (170.8456) | 33 (164.5256) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 104 / 444 (686.8228) | 135 (173.1428) | 35 (176.5716) | 177 (170.2856) | 232 (166.8228) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 17 / 169 (697.6572) | 10 (178.8572) | 48 (174.2744) | 48 (173.7028) | 85 (170.8228) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 28 / 87 (685.0284) | 22 (173.1200) | 30 (173.1200) | 61 (166.8112) | 27 (171.9772) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 32 / 58 (682.1484) | 5 (178.8572) | 46 (165.0972) | 40 (169.6684) | 30 (168.5256) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD | 20 / 29 (673.5884) | 22 (169.1200) | 18 (167.4172) | 17 (166.2284) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 1 / 65 (703.9660) | 20 (174.2628) | 1 (180) | 23 (173.1316) | 5 (176.5716) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 6 / 25 (688.5376) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4288) | 9 (172.0116) | 16 (166.8344) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 27 / 37 (673.0172) | 32 (165.0856) | 27 (165.6916) | 29 (165.0856) | 3 (177.1544) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 41 (682.1944) | 3 (176.5600) | 17 (166.8344) | 19 (167.3828) | 13 (171.4172) |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 2 / 32 (692.5260) | 18 (169.6800) | 3 (176.0116) | 18 (167.9772) | 1 (178.8572) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 18 / 58 (688.5372) | 37 (170.8228) | 16 (171.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 36 (167.4400) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 23 / 97 (691.9084) | 31 (174.2628) | 42 (171.4172) | 23 (174.2628) | 41 (171.9656) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 12 / 40 (690.2056) | 3 (180) | 18 (172.5600) | 26 (167.3828) | 21 (170.2628) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 33 / 47 (680.4340) | 31 (170.2628) | 10 (175.4172) | 43 (162.7884) | 18 (171.9656) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 37 / 211 (692.4800) | 22 (177.7028) | 20 (176.5716) | 178 (165.0856) | 58 (173.1200) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 2 / 487 (704.5256) | 49 (176.5600) | 158 (171.9656) | 41 (176.5600) | 7 (179.4400) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 2 / 28 (693.6572) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (171.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 2 / 26 (706.2400) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (171.9772) | 2 (180) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 2 / 57 (703.3944) | 11 (175.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 22 (173.1200) | 4 (176) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 11 / 62 (699.3944) | 13 (177.1428) | 41 (171.9888) | 14 (175.4172) | 26 (174.8456) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 4 / 90 (705.0972) | 22 (175.4172) | 12 (176.5600) | 30 (174.2628) | 3 (178.8572) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 9 / 29 (690.1944) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 26 (166.2400) | 15 (169.6800) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 22 / 39 (668.4228) | 26 (167.9772) | 29 (162.2400) | 15 (169.6684) | 12 (168.5372) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 15 / 28 (675.3256) | 17 (167.9656) | 11 (169.6916) | 12 (170.2628) | 16 (167.4056) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 15 / 27 (675.3144) | 7 (173.1200) | 24 (154.7772) | 4 (177.7028) | 12 (169.7144) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 40 (674.7544) | 4 (177.1428) | 7 (172) | 5 (175.4172) | 38 (150.1944) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 38 / 43 (634.6628) | 39 (157.6456) | 35 (158.8000) | 40 (154.2172) | 25 (164) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD | 3 / 39 (687.3716) | 2 (174.8572) | 6 (173.1200) | 18 (167.9888) | 5 (171.4056) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 3 / 59 (697.0972) | 23 (171.4172) | 6 (173.7028) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 14 / 51 (685.6228) | 8 (174.8572) | 38 (161.0972) | 12 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4056) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 32 / 103 (687.3484) | 73 (167.3828) | 34 (172.5828) | 7 (176.5716) | 38 (170.8112) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 9 / 47 (686.7544) | 3 (177.7144) | 14 (171.9772) | 17 (170.8228) | 34 (166.2400) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 61 / 505 (688.5140) | 27 (177.7028) | 175 (170.2628) | 57 (175.4400) | 255 (165.1084) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 3 / 25 (689.0628) | 3 (175.4056) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (174.8572) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 1 / 28 (693.6916) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2972) | 6 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8572) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 8 / 23 (674.7772) | 2 (173.7028) | 16 (163.9544) | 3 (173.1316) | 14 (163.9884) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 1 / 28 (697.0972) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (169.7144) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 17 / 54 (686.1828) | 11 (174.2744) | 12 (173.7144) | 34 (169.6684) | 29 (168.5256) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 8 / 40 (678.8116) | 25 (167.9656) | 4 (174.8572) | 21 (167.9772) | 14 (168.0116) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | 16 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA | 6 / 32 (683.9428) | 6 (174.8572) | 19 (166.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (163.9656) |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 37 (681.7028) | 20 (170.8228) | 12 (169.7372) | 10 (172.5600) | 14 (168.5828) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 39 (666.7772) | 2 (176.5600) | 26 (164.0344) | 26 (166.2400) | 27 (159.9428) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 8 / 33 (681.0284) | 4 (175.4172) | 24 (165.0856) | 6 (174.2628) | 15 (166.2628) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 21 / 59 (674.1828) | 24 (169.1200) | 34 (164.5372) | 24 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8456) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 19 (163.9656) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 15 / 43 (668.5028) | 17 (169.6800) | 28 (162.8228) | 30 (161.7144) | 2 (174.2856) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 36 / 94 (681.0972) | 39 (170.8344) | 68 (163.9772) | 33 (171.9656) | 16 (174.3200) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 23 / 48 (676.5144) | 13 (173.1316) | 37 (162.2744) | 25 (168.5484) | 12 (172.5600) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 15 / 39 (678.1828) | 27 (166.2400) | 19 (167.9772) | 14 (169.7028) | 3 (174.2628) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 9 / 38 (675.9200) | 30 (161.6572) | 11 (168.5828) | 12 (170.8228) | 1 (174.8572) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 66 / 92 (682.7540) | 46 (173.1200) | 90 (164.5484) | 64 (169.6800) | 17 (175.4056) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 64 / 111 (677.0168) | 68 (167.4056) | 13 (174.8456) | 35 (173.1200) | 92 (161.6456) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 11 / 44 (678.2288) | 10 (171.9656) | 20 (165.1316) | 17 (169.7144) | 10 (171.4172) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 6 / 35 (688.0232) | 1 (180) | 23 (165.7144) | 1 (178.2972) | 25 (164.0116) |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 14 / 20 (672.4112) | 8 (171.9656) | 14 (165.0972) | 12 (170.2628) | 15 (165.0856) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 5 / 26 (681.6800) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (172.0344) | 22 (158.8228) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 6 / 25 (679.3604) | 8 (169.1200) | 3 (171.4288) | 10 (169.6916) | 6 (169.1200) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 4 / 25 (687.3140) | 3 (175.4056) | 13 (166.2400) | 2 (175.4172) | 9 (170.2512) |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 9 / 25 (670.1600) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (159.9544) | 6 (170.8228) | 11 (166.2628) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 27 / 35 (657.5656) | 26 (165.6684) | 31 (159.3944) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (163.3828) |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 🏅 Osceola, MO | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (171.9772) | 4 (176) | 5 (173.1084) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 🏅 Osceola, MO | 18 / 25 (663.8400) | 17 (170.2744) | 18 (162.8000) | 19 (163.3828) | 16 (167.3828) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 5 / 33 (686.8228) | 10 (171.4172) | 20 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4628) | 4 (173.7028) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest Worthington, MN | — | — | 3 (174.2972) | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 32 / 43 (663.3716) | 23 (170.2744) | 9 (172.5600) | 23 (166.2744) | 41 (154.2628) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 28 / 49 (662.1600) | 10 (170.8344) | 37 (160.5600) | 31 (166.8228) | 31 (163.9428) |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 3 / 32 (682.3316) | 13 (169.1200) | 12 (168.0572) | 2 (172) | 4 (173.1544) |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 33 / 45 (654.2172) | 39 (162.2284) | 28 (162.8572) | 13 (166.8572) | 29 (162.2744) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 52 (670.9148) | 17 (169.1544) | 23 (166.3316) | 4 (175.4400) | 37 (159.9888) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 27 / 49 (662.7312) | 11 (171.4172) | 24 (167.4056) | 34 (163.9428) | 36 (159.9656) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD | — | — | 2 (177.1428) | — | — |
| May 28, 2021 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 16 / 46 (678.8228) | 39 (160.5256) | 13 (172.5600) | 12 (172.5600) | 14 (173.1772) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 22 / 60 (667.9428) | 8 (173.7028) | 33 (162.8572) | 21 (169.1200) | 38 (162.2628) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 14 (169.1316) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 17 / 44 (670.7772) | 25 (167.4056) | 21 (163.9544) | 14 (169.1200) | 13 (170.2972) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 50 / 105 (678.2172) | 60 (168) | 22 (173.1316) | 7 (178.2972) | 84 (158.7884) |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 20 / 33 (670.1944) | 27 (166.8344) | 11 (169.7144) | 20 (168.5372) | 23 (165.1084) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 39 / 40 (508.5028) | 10 (170.8228) | 18 (163.9772) | — | 5 (173.7028) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 34 / 66 (667.8972) | 13 (172.5600) | 45 (162.2400) | 20 (170.2972) | 44 (162.8000) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 2 / 35 (693.1316) | 18 (170.2628) | 2 (174.8688) | 5 (173.7372) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 35 / 45 (643.8628) | 31 (165.1544) | 45 (152.4800) | 37 (161.0856) | 26 (165.1428) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 25 / 30 (653.6112) | 16 (166.8456) | 21 (163.9772) | 27 (158.2628) | 15 (164.5256) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 Marion, IA | 17 / 36 (653.0628) | 14 (166.2628) | 21 (160.0344) | 14 (164.5372) | 17 (162.2284) |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA | 42 / 47 (649.0400) | 37 (162.8456) | 32 (164.5372) | 45 (158.8228) | 35 (162.8344) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA | 45 / 53 (646.1944) | 45 (161.0972) | 50 (152.5372) | 8 (173.7144) | 42 (158.8456) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN | 20 / 22 (633.5776) | 19 (159.9544) | 11 (165.1316) | — | 20 (149.6572) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 19 / 26 (634.2060) | 18 (165.1544) | 16 (163.9772) | 20 (159.4172) | 24 (145.6572) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN | 26 / 50 (658.8000) | 26 (166.2628) | 1 (177.7372) | 35 (162.2628) | 41 (152.5372) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN | 45 / 46 (626.7316) | 44 (156.5028) | 33 (163.3944) | 25 (166.2972) | 46 (140.5372) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA | 34 / 38 (641.0516) | 33 (159.9656) | 15 (165.6916) | 4 (173.1544) | 38 (142.2400) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD | 35 / 40 (634.8000) | 34 (157.1200) | 28 (163.4172) | 39 (146.2628) | 12 (168) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 16 / 31 (667.4176) | 19 (165.7028) | 10 (168.5488) | 6 (171.4516) | 21 (161.7144) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 15 / 43 (664.5488) | 15 (171.4400) | 21 (162.2860) | 22 (167.9656) | 21 (162.8572) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 46 / 57 (634.2512) | 47 (157.7028) | 13 (171.4172) | 46 (156.5828) | 56 (148.5484) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | 11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 24 / 49 (660.4456) | 2 (177.7028) | 30 (163.3944) | 38 (157.0856) | 26 (162.2628) |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN | 42 / 42 (623.3260) | 42 (150.2516) | 36 (160.5372) | 41 (154.2744) | 40 (158.2628) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.