4 LEGS UP BBQ KS
Rating
1758
peak 1822 · rated over 157 contests
Best runs
15
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
163
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2023-09-27
Best ToY finish
#7
Master 2022
Grand champs
10
20 reserve
Category wins
44
115 podiums
Overall top-10s
99
of 163 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
18 🔥
Current form
688.25
last 5 Master vs avg 688.22 (+0.02)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
14
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.05 · weakest Pork (171.42)
Road miles
46807
mi across 163 mapped stops · furthest 1023 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$1530K
listed at 120 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
9 🏅
GCs in 142 state-championship entries
Master avg
688.22 / 720
157 Master contests · 10 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BOOMERANG BBQ has finished one call ahead of 4 LEGS UP BBQ 7 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MAN MEAT BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 52 of their 67 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ALL FORKED UP FOR Q in 42 of their 55 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Central Plains Ribfest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0344 points of the Grand Championship at VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits (2019-04-05).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 63-team field at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 44 of 67 shared chicken entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at City of Springs BBQ Championship (2022-05-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 87 | 44 | 43 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 71 | 21 | 50 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 67 | 15 | 52 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 55 | 42 | 13 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 55 | 35 | 19 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 49 | 20 | 29 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 43 | 28 | 15 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 42 | 26 | 16 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 42 | 19 | 23 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 42 | 14 | 28 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 41 | 13 | 28 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 40 | 19 | 21 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 39 | 30 | 9 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 39 | 21 | 18 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 38 | 29 | 9 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 157 | 75 | 9 | 27 | 180.0000 🔥 | 144.5600 | 173.05 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 163 | 76 | 10 | 31 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9200 | 171.64 | top 34% |
| Pork | 157 | 66 | 10 | 28 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6800 | 171.42 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 157 | 86 | 15 | 29 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5144 | 172.14 | top 30% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 39 | 3 | top 24% |
| MO | 34 | 1 | top 25% |
| OK | 23 | 3 | top 27% |
| IL | 10 | 1 | top 26% |
| GA | 6 | 0 | top 27% |
| AR | 6 | 0 | top 18% |
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 32% |
| NE | 5 | 1 | top 11% |
| AZ | 5 | 1 | top 30% |
| TX | 5 | 0 | top 24% |
| CO | 4 | 0 | top 20% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 26% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 20% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 78 | 8 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 74 | 2 | top 27% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (40 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (40 of 163 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (163 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2019-01-18)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 688.22 / 720
- 18 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2018-12-28 — First tracked contest · Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- 📣 2018-12-28 — First call · Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- 🏆 2019-01-18 — First Grand Championship · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 🔥 2019-03-23 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2
- 🎖️ 2019-09-12 — 25th tracked contest · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- 🎖️ 2020-07-17 — 50th tracked contest · Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- 🎖️ 2021-10-22 — 100th tracked contest · Esperanza Bonanza
- ⭐ 2022-09-09 — Career-best overall score (710.8344) · 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails
- 📈 2022-09-29 — Peak power rating (1822) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2019-01-18 |
| +15.1 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 | 2019-03-23 |
| +14.1 | Pork-A-Palooza | 2019-04-19 |
| +13.7 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | 2019-04-05 |
| +13.4 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -19.2 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2021-09-10 |
| -15.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -15.3 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 2023-07-07 |
| -15.1 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2022-07-16 |
| -14 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 | 2021-10-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 71% | top 32% | 97.4% | 95.9% |
| 2022 | 40 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 85% | top 24% | 98.7% | 96.2% |
| 2021 | 36 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 86% | top 24% | 97.5% | 95.6% |
| 2020 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 76% | top 31% | 96.8% | 94.9% |
| 2019 | 36 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 86% | top 18% | 97.9% | 95.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 254 / 487 (671.8624) | 444 (154.7884) | 46 (176.0000) | 233 (168.5256) | 93 (172.5484) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 16 / 211 (696.5144) | 79 (173.1200) | 17 (177.1544) | 74 (173.1200) | 60 (173.1200) |
| 2023-09-09 | 7th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 18 / 38 (682.1600) | 11 (174.2628) | 15 (171.9772) | 25 (166.2400) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 5 / 57 (699.3600) | 23 (170.8344) | 13 (175.4172) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 39 / 62 (691.3372) | 23 (175.4172) | 49 (170.8344) | 47 (169.6800) | 24 (175.4056) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 31 / 90 (690.7656) | 30 (174.2628) | 50 (171.4056) | 8 (177.7144) | 64 (167.3828) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 19 / 36 (685.0284) | 15 (173.1200) | 21 (169.6800) | 19 (172.5600) | 25 (169.6684) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 4 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 5 / 27 (701.6340) | 12 (175.4056) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (173.1084) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 4 / 25 (700.5372) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (175.4172) | 11 (173.7028) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 28 (695.3600) | 20 (170.8228) | 7 (174.2744) | 1 (179.4400) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 31 (693.6112) | 4 (177.7028) | 10 (173.1200) | 14 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8112) |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO | 6 / 21 (698.2056) | 2 (180.0000) | 10 (171.9772) | 10 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO | 10 / 27 (687.9084) | 15 (173.1200) | 13 (167.3828) | 2 (178.8800) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 18 / 30 (678.7312) | 4 (177.7028) | 18 (169.6800) | 24 (163.9656) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 13 / 35 (682.1712) | 13 (170.8228) | 8 (173.7028) | 27 (165.6800) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 2 / 45 (696.5372) | 25 (169.6800) | 2 (177.7372) | 10 (174.8572) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 13 / 57 (683.8856) | 33 (167.3828) | 5 (174.8572) | 28 (167.3828) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 21 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 36 / 61 (686.7656) | 45 (169.6800) | 5 (178.8572) | 48 (167.9772) | 43 (170.2512) |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 25 / 91 (686.1828) | 11 (176.5600) | 56 (167.9772) | 22 (174.2628) | 56 (167.3828) |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 13 / 32 (690.1712) | 10 (175.4056) | 30 (167.3944) | 2 (177.7028) | 17 (169.6684) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 10 / 40 (687.3368) | 9 (176.0000) | 26 (167.9656) | 10 (171.4056) | 15 (171.9656) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 2 / 35 (708.0116) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (177.1544) | 6 (176.5828) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 4 / 83 (697.0856) | 5 (176.5600) | 31 (172.5600) | 7 (175.4172) | 21 (172.5484) |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 17 / 29 (679.9088) | 13 (171.9772) | 16 (169.1316) | 11 (173.7028) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 183 / 249 (673.0168) | 150 (170.2628) | 102 (171.9656) | 244 (157.6800) | 67 (173.1084) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 71 / 505 (687.4628) | 169 (170.2856) | 241 (167.4172) | 71 (174.3428) | 39 (175.4172) |
| 2022-09-23 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 2 / 33 (699.4056) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5828) | 9 (174.8572) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 2 / 39 (703.3828) | 8 (174.8456) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (177.7028) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (One Meat Ribs) Ponca City, OK | — | — | 5 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 1 / 37 (710.8344) | 4 (176.5716) | 2 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 4 / 45 (694.2628) | 18 (170.8228) | 11 (172.5944) | 4 (176.5828) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 4 / 48 (694.7884) | 5 (174.8456) | 19 (168.5372) | 4 (178.2972) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 20 / 54 (684.4912) | 10 (174.2972) | 21 (170.8228) | 43 (163.9656) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 5 / 25 (699.3600) | 4 (177.7144) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (176.5600) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2022-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Warsaw, MO | 7 / 25 (694.8116) | 6 (174.2972) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (177.7144) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 3 / 25 (707.9656) | 11 (174.2628) | 2 (180.0000) | 4 (179.4400) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-29 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 5 / 26 (697.0628) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (167.3828) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 2 / 26 (693.0856) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (178.8572) | 11 (170.8228) | 16 (164.5484) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 28 (690.1712) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (171.9656) | 14 (168.5256) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 17 / 25 (675.8740) | 19 (166.8344) | 4 (175.4056) | 20 (166.8228) | 17 (166.8112) |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 2 / 27 (696.4912) | 3 (180.0000) | 5 (173.1200) | 20 (165.6684) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition 🏅 Newton, KS | 1 / 21 (709.6916) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2022-07-01 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR | 7 / 30 (694.7772) | 17 (170.8344) | 3 (177.7028) | 8 (176.5600) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 11 / 32 (686.1944) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (171.9772) | 15 (169.6916) | 15 (169.1084) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 10 / 36 (683.3144) | 6 (173.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 15 (169.6800) | 30 (165.0972) |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 1 / 29 (702.2516) | 7 (172.5600) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 8 / 33 (699.9428) | 4 (177.1428) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 4 / 25 (687.3600) | 3 (177.7028) | 13 (167.4172) | 15 (165.6800) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 1 / 25 (707.4060) | 4 (176.5716) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) 🏅 Lansing, KS | 9 / 28 (681.6000) | 14 (170.2628) | 10 (169.6800) | 15 (167.3828) | 1 (174.2744) |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 2 / 38 (702.8572) | 9 (175.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (173.7256) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2022-04-22 | 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 13 / 26 (684.4916) | 19 (166.2516) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (173.1428) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 29 / 59 (667.3716) | 19 (170.2744) | 38 (164.5600) | 16 (171.9772) | 35 (160.5600) |
| 2021-12-02 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 3 / 19 (691.9200) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (169.6800) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (170.2744) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 2 / 28 (696.5028) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (174.2628) | 7 (174.8572) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 56 / 92 (685.6344) | 6 (178.8572) | 79 (166.8344) | 65 (169.1200) | 49 (170.8228) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 15 / 111 (690.8228) | 30 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5944) | 88 (165.7028) | 18 (175.4056) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 11 / 33 (691.9084) | 28 (169.6800) | 27 (167.3828) | 3 (177.1428) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 28 / 41 (679.8628) | 11 (174.2744) | 32 (168.5372) | 29 (168.5256) | 29 (168.5256) |
| 2021-10-22 | Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR | 2 / 27 (696.4912) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (172.5600) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 5 / 27 (686.2512) | 6 (172.5828) | 10 (167.4172) | 3 (176.0000) | 11 (170.2512) |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 3 / 19 (695.9428) | 4 (177.1428) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2021-10-01 | Go Hog Wild BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 2 / 30 (702.2972) | 8 (174.2972) | 3 (177.7144) | 12 (170.8456) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 8 / 35 (686.7884) | 12 (172.0000) | 14 (169.7028) | 12 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 68 / 185 (684.5028) | 129 (168.5372) | 23 (176.5600) | 120 (168.0000) | 69 (171.4056) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 34 / 467 (686.2284) | 47 (174.2628) | 82 (172.5600) | 94 (171.4056) | 156 (168.0000) |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 21 / 25 (625.5888) | 24 (144.5600) | 22 (155.9200) | 15 (164.5716) | 19 (160.5372) |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 14 / 31 (682.7428) | 12 (173.1200) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (170.2628) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 9 / 30 (689.6572) | 19 (171.9888) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (166.8228) | 14 (170.8456) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 14 / 40 (687.9200) | 18 (171.9772) | 11 (174.2744) | 27 (166.8112) | 6 (174.8572) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 10 / 42 (673.0168) | 18 (167.9656) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (162.8228) | 18 (165.6684) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 2 / 42 (697.6916) | 10 (173.7028) | 4 (175.4516) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (174.2744) |
| 2021-08-01 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 4 / 26 (699.3716) | 9 (173.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2021-07-30 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 9 / 27 (690.2400) | 17 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2744) | 18 (168.5600) | 6 (176.5828) |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 🏅 Osceola, MO | 1 / 25 (702.2400) | 4 (178.8572) | 2 (175.4172) | 9 (173.7028) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 9 / 28 (680.4680) | 3 (174.8456) | 9 (170.8228) | 15 (167.9884) | 19 (166.8112) |
| 2021-07-17 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL | 6 / 19 (682.1484) | 10 (167.3828) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (175.4056) | 11 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-16 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 6 / 25 (685.0512) | 16 (167.3828) | 10 (169.7028) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 8 / 43 (693.1084) | 5 (177.1544) | 20 (169.1428) | 14 (172.5484) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 30 / 43 (665.6344) | 7 (175.4172) | 36 (164.0000) | 35 (157.6800) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 1 / 49 (692.0000) | 9 (170.8456) | 1 (176.5828) | 7 (173.1428) | 10 (171.4288) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 4 / 36 (698.2856) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (178.8800) | 21 (166.8456) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 9 / 40 (691.3600) | 15 (172.5600) | 29 (163.3944) | 5 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-06-11 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 2 / 25 (697.6456) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (174.8572) | 4 (175.4056) | 5 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 1 / 28 (697.6688) | 10 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1544) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (174.2744) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 4 / 53 (699.3944) | 5 (177.7028) | 3 (178.8572) | 23 (166.2744) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2021-05-01 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 4 / 32 (691.3712) | 2 (174.2628) | 4 (176.5828) | 19 (167.9656) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 9 / 41 (687.3484) | 6 (175.4172) | 12 (170.2628) | 13 (172.0000) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 4 / 105 (699.9312) | 22 (175.4056) | 17 (174.8456) | 17 (175.4172) | 17 (174.2628) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Waco, TX | 6 / 25 (688.4684) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (170.2512) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Waco, TX | 12 / 26 (685.6800) | 3 (176.0000) | 7 (173.1544) | 13 (171.4056) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 10 / 94 (696.0228) | 46 (170.8572) | 61 (168.5828) | 16 (176.5828) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 17 / 93 (687.9312) | 59 (167.3828) | 30 (170.8228) | 14 (174.3200) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 37 / 58 (678.7544) | 15 (175.4172) | 32 (168.5372) | 32 (169.7028) | 44 (165.0972) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 31 / 64 (681.6228) | 29 (172.0000) | 40 (167.3944) | 31 (172.5484) | 35 (169.6800) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 19 / 41 (677.0628) | 13 (172.5600) | 19 (169.1200) | 26 (166.8228) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 7 / 41 (682.1712) | 8 (174.2628) | 15 (169.1200) | 15 (170.8228) | 22 (167.9656) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 19 / 56 (685.0632) | 36 (170.8344) | 26 (169.1200) | 45 (165.1088) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 30 / 56 (675.2568) | 25 (170.8228) | 54 (158.2056) | 25 (170.8228) | 11 (175.4056) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 9 / 48 (692.5828) | 2 (180.0000) | 21 (169.7028) | 34 (164.0228) | 4 (178.8572) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 20 / 54 (691.9084) | 15 (176.5600) | 28 (171.9772) | 28 (170.2628) | 24 (173.1084) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 26 / 46 (674.1712) | 13 (172.0000) | 31 (163.9428) | 25 (167.4056) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 5 / 37 (697.0856) | 1 (180.0000) | 24 (169.1200) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 11 / 43 (679.3484) | 2 (176.5600) | 12 (170.2972) | 32 (161.6800) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 13 / 55 (690.2400) | 16 (173.7372) | 5 (175.4172) | 22 (172.5600) | 26 (168.5256) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 10 / 54 (680.5144) | 13 (171.9772) | 12 (171.4400) | 34 (163.9772) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 21 / 55 (682.7656) | 12 (173.1544) | 33 (166.2284) | 36 (167.3828) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2020-07-24 | Farm Stock Smoke Off 🏅 Lane, KS | 7 / 21 (694.2284) | 14 (172.5600) | 10 (171.9884) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2020-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 11 / 31 (693.1200) | 7 (177.1544) | 5 (176.5600) | 21 (167.9656) | 9 (171.4400) |
| 2020-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 11 / 29 (685.1084) | 16 (173.7028) | 10 (170.8344) | 22 (164.0112) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 4 / 61 (696.5484) | 2 (178.2972) | 14 (174.2628) | 41 (163.9884) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-07-05 | Front Porch Rib Fest Kansas City, MO | — | — | 11 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA | 17 / 47 (674.7656) | 25 (166.8112) | 4 (173.7028) | 25 (169.1544) | 30 (165.0972) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA | 21 / 53 (669.0396) | 22 (168.5140) | 23 (166.2856) | 47 (159.9312) | 2 (174.3088) |
| 2020-06-19 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 9 / 26 (684.4912) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (169.7144) | 13 (167.9540) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 10 / 55 (686.7540) | 24 (170.8228) | 23 (168.5256) | 7 (175.4400) | 18 (171.9656) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 21 / 66 (662.7652) | 12 (170.2628) | 17 (169.7144) | 38 (161.6912) | 52 (161.0968) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 2 / 61 (692.4568) | 17 (171.9656) | 26 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4056) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 11 / 25 (676.4684) | 1 (178.8572) | 14 (166.2284) | 17 (165.1428) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 9 / 42 (683.9540) | 7 (173.7028) | 12 (171.9772) | 19 (168.5828) | 13 (169.6912) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 22 / 59 (668.4460) | 33 (166.8344) | 21 (166.8344) | 4 (174.2628) | 35 (160.5144) |
| 2020-01-03 | Red Rock BBQ 🏅 Hurrican, UT | 5 / 15 (678.7656) | 10 (168.5256) | 7 (167.9772) | 6 (170.8572) | 4 (171.4056) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 3 / 44 (690.2396) | 5 (176.5828) | 14 (170.8456) | 19 (169.1084) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2019-12-06 | COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 3 / 25 (685.0516) | 4 (169.6800) | 10 (167.9888) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2019-11-01 | Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX | 3 / 15 (697.6456) | 3 (174.8572) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 27 / 97 (685.0968) | 14 (174.8572) | 59 (168.5484) | 46 (169.1428) | 24 (172.5484) |
| 2019-10-19 | Rock-N-Q on the planes 🏅 Great Bend, KS | 3 / 28 (689.7260) | 2 (175.4400) | 12 (167.4172) | 6 (170.8344) | 1 (176.0344) |
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS | 13 / 25 (677.6000) | 17 (166.8344) | 15 (166.2400) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 17 / 51 (677.0740) | 12 (173.1200) | 32 (165.7256) | 14 (171.4056) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 7 / 29 (694.8000) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (174.8572) | 18 (169.1200) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 12 / 53 (670.1712) | 26 (163.3828) | 14 (167.9884) | 35 (158.8000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-09-21 | Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO | 6 / 28 (690.7772) | 16 (170.8344) | 19 (165.6800) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 2 / 28 (693.0968) | 11 (169.6684) | 7 (168.5484) | 3 (174.8800) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 68 / 135 (683.3484) | 43 (174.2628) | 82 (169.1200) | 90 (167.9656) | 53 (172.0000) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 7 / 468 (697.1200) | 22 (176.5600) | 41 (174.2972) | 206 (166.8228) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 4 / 58 (695.4056) | 9 (176.5600) | 2 (176.0000) | 21 (170.8456) | 11 (172.0000) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 7 / 68 (693.0740) | 19 (171.9656) | 35 (168.5256) | 7 (176.0000) | 1 (176.5828) |
| 2019-08-09 | Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO | 2 / 25 (691.3716) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (165.0972) | 1 (176.0000) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 7 / 54 (685.1200) | 12 (173.7144) | 37 (164.0000) | 12 (172.5484) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 8 / 41 (683.9196) | 5 (176.0228) | 23 (166.2512) | 4 (175.4172) | 24 (166.2284) |
| 2019-07-20 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show 🏅 Osceola, MO | 4 / 27 (688.4684) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (170.2628) | 15 (165.0856) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 2 / 35 (699.9656) | 1 (177.7028) | 15 (169.1428) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 6 / 36 (678.7772) | 7 (171.4172) | 10 (167.9772) | 20 (165.6800) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 7 / 37 (683.9312) | 11 (171.4172) | 16 (169.1544) | 8 (170.2512) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 6 / 45 (680.5028) | 13 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1544) | 20 (167.9656) | 15 (169.7028) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 2 / 50 (688.4916) | 11 (171.4288) | 2 (176.5716) | 5 (174.2628) | 22 (166.2284) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 2 / 30 (689.6112) | 16 (164.5256) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (171.9656) |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 7 / 29 (678.7540) | 11 (169.1200) | 21 (160.5140) | 1 (176.5600) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL | 5 / 48 (678.7884) | 8 (171.4172) | 17 (165.1428) | 11 (167.9656) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 19 / 40 (652.3884) | 17 (166.2516) | 17 (161.7144) | 25 (162.7768) | 23 (161.6456) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 1 / 39 (695.3944) | 25 (164.5372) | 4 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-04-19 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 1 / 33 (704.0000) | 4 (176.5600) | 1 (178.3200) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2019-04-06 | Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR | 11 / 29 (684.5144) | 18 (162.8228) | 4 (175.4400) | 2 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8344) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 2 / 53 (697.6456) | 4 (175.4056) | 16 (169.6800) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2019-03-29 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN | 8 / 29 (684.4800) | 22 (166.8228) | 20 (164.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 2 / 62 (705.1200) | 26 (171.4056) | 2 (176.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (177.7144) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 33 / 74 (670.7656) | 32 (169.6912) | 18 (170.2744) | 26 (170.2628) | 54 (160.5372) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 1 / 63 (696.5256) | 8 (173.7028) | 3 (175.4516) | 3 (175.4056) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 26 / 47 (673.0512) | 36 (164.0000) | 19 (170.2628) | 31 (165.6684) | 7 (173.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #69 (1689 pts) | #73 (1616 pts) | #56 (1845 pts) | #79 (1569 pts) | #102 (1437 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #7 (2653 pts) | #4 (2500 pts) | #2 (2609 pts) | #14 (2372 pts) | #13 (2323 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #11 (2494 pts) | #22 (2162 pts) | #8 (2470 pts) | #18 (2210 pts) | #14 (2325 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #16 (1956 pts) | #1 🏆 (2381 pts) | #35 (1590 pts) | #16 (1802 pts) | #4 (2244 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #11 (2651 pts) | #15 (2312 pts) | #12 (2407 pts) | #3 (2602 pts) | #2 (2694 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #37 (2384 pts) | #80 (1855 pts) | #10 (2450 pts) | #22 (2321 pts) | #22 (2323 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #78 (2085 pts) | #141 (1619 pts) | #14 (2356 pts) | #48 (2056 pts) | #44 (2184 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #20 (2577 pts) | #62 (2046 pts) | #88 (1862 pts) | #10 (2532 pts) | #64 (2106 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #58 (2236 pts) | #64 (1940 pts) | #33 (2268 pts) | #12 (2438 pts) | #31 (2277 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #92 (2042 pts) | #214 (1376 pts) | #119 (1760 pts) | #50 (2086 pts) | #109 (1875 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #63 (2214 pts) | #120 (1606 pts) | #16 (2421 pts) | #13 (2418 pts) | #48 (2169 pts) |