The heartbreaker
0.5372
points from the title
Came within 0.5372 points of the Grand Championship at 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 (May 14, 2022).
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS is a competition barbecue team with 129 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #228 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Meat Me in St Louis”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1748
peak 1770 · rated over 103 contests14 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
129
in the data
First seen
Apr 15, 2016
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 10.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
4 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
16
63 podiums
Overall top-10s
50
39% of 129 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Current form
692.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 684.65 (+8.07)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.42 · weakest Brisket (169.76)
Road miles
24,993
across 129 mapped stops · furthest 520 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1612)
Purse competed for
$1.16M
listed at 87 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 92 state-championship entries
Master avg
684.65 / 720
115 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 | #69 (1,549 pts) | #127 (1,269 pts) | #80 (1,544 pts) | #42 (1,698 pts) | #100 (1,307 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #97 (1,622 pts) | #93 (1,612 pts) | #154 (1,352 pts) | #161 (1,247 pts) | #267 (877 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #317 (688 pts) | #275 (848 pts) | #301 (828 pts) | #279 (803 pts) | #271 (833 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #94 (1,514 pts) | #71 (1,659 pts) | #93 (1,521 pts) | #102 (1,456 pts) | #109 (1,400 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #54 (1,902 pts) | #63 (1,697 pts) | #69 (1,660 pts) | #92 (1,512 pts) | #76 (1,660 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #71 (1,740 pts) | #58 (1,691 pts) | #53 (1,846 pts) | #81 (1,581 pts) | #50 (1,792 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #62 (1,375 pts) | #121 (890 pts) | #13 (1,931 pts) | #51 (1,335 pts) | #86 (1,021 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #376 (866 pts) | #339 (931 pts) | #361 (901 pts) | #399 (846 pts) | #558 (601 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #669 (510 pts) | #464 (785 pts) | #867 (395 pts) | #703 (520 pts) | #561 (645 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #757 (499 pts) | #662 (609 pts) | #777 (519 pts) | #813 (494 pts) | #866 (444 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS, each with one reason worth a look.
#227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 129
- GCs
- 16
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1835
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 121
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1814
6–10 in 16 shared contests (38% to MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS)
They've been 1814 at their best, 67 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 158
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1848
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS)
Careers of much the same size, 158 contests to 129, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1751
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1769
Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 82 contests, alongside a 62% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 87
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1779
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS)
Rated 2 points above MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 78 | 27 | 51 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 73 | 25 | 48 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 71 | 29 | 42 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 56 | 32 | 24 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 51 | 21 | 30 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 49 | 19 | 30 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 48 | 15 | 33 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 44 | 22 | 22 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 39 | 13 | 26 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 37 | 18 | 19 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 37 | 17 | 20 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 36 | 22 | 14 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 36 | 19 | 17 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 35 | 19 | 16 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | 34 | 15 | 19 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 116 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 180 🔥 | 153.6340 | 172.42 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 126 | 52 | 7 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 155.9428 | 171.55 | top 36% |
| Pork | 115 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 180 🔥 | 150.2628 | 170.89 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 116 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 178.8572 | 149.0972 | 169.76 | top 40% |
“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) | 2 | 1 | top 14% |
| Medium (20–39) | 56 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 59 | 2 | top 29% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
23 contests
Contests a season
11.7
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
35 of 129 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited
83
22 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
126 entries · 7 wins · 52 calls
First title
Nov 18, 2022
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Opponents faced
2,589
finished ahead 6,377 times, behind 2,930
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Apr 15, 2016 → May 5, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20252 milestones
- Biggest field won (106 teams) 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025)
- 5th perfect 180 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20241 milestone
- 100th tracked contest Trekking for CDH
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score709.6800 Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition
20223 milestones
- First Grand Championship Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- First state championship Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- Peak power rating (1770) Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
20214 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Obion County Barbeque Cook Off
- 10th category win Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- 50th tracked contest Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest
20201 milestone
- 25th tracked contest CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1
20191 milestone
- First overall podium Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20181 milestone
- 10th tracked contest SMOKEToBERFEST
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5372 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First category win (Chicken) Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
- First call Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | SMOKEToBERFEST | Oct 5, 2018 |
| +13.4 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | Jul 10, 2020 |
| +13.3 | Smoke in the Spring | Oct 30, 2020 |
| +13.2 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 16, 2019 |
| +12.5 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 13, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
| -13.3 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | Sep 11, 2020 |
| -12.6 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -12.4 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 13, 2025 |
| -11.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
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 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77% | top 31% | 97.7% | 96.2% |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 79% | top 33% | 98.1% | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64% | top 33% | 97.1% | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 67% | top 38% | 98.6% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 68% | top 26% | 98.2% | 95.5% |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 91% | top 32% | 97.3% | 94.9% |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 79% | top 30% | 96.6% | 94.2% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 86% | top 31% | 96.7% | 94.3% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 80% | top 37% | 94.6% | 93.6% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 36% | 93.4% | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 21 / 71 (694.7888) | 47 (170.8344) | 20 (174.2744) | 16 (175.4172) | 20 (174.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 3 / 27 (698.8116) | 3 (177.7144) | 4 (175.4172) | 9 (173.1200) | 13 (172.5600) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 7 / 26 (693.6112) | 7 (174.2628) | 7 (174.2628) | 15 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 13 / 32 (696.5144) | 7 (176.5716) | 10 (175.4172) | 10 (176.5600) | 28 (167.9656) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 15 / 26 (679.8860) | 19 (167.3944) | 12 (171.9888) | 18 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 8 / 45 (694.7772) | 23 (173.1084) | 21 (171.9772) | 1 (180) | 24 (169.6916) |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 53 / 82 (689.0284) | 70 (168.5256) | 50 (173.1084) | 2 (180) | 65 (167.3944) |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 10 / 117 (702.8000) | 43 (174.2628) | 15 (176.5600) | 11 (177.7144) | 30 (174.2628) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 10 / 28 (686.8000) | 15 (170.2628) | 17 (167.9772) | 9 (173.7144) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke 🏅 Edina, MO | 7 / 25 (685.0972) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (169.1316) | 4 (174.8572) | 19 (163.4056) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 42 / 125 (689.0516) | 68 (170.8344) | 48 (171.9772) | 21 (176.5600) | 67 (169.6800) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 14 / 37 (691.9084) | 26 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | 18 (173.1200) | 24 (168.5256) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 2 / 38 (703.4060) | 17 (170.8228) | 2 (177.1544) | 4 (176.5716) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 4 / 401 (706.2284) | 133 (173.1084) | 30 (176.5600) | 5 (180) | 41 (176.5600) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 43 / 158 (692.4684) | 5 (180) | 122 (168.5256) | 100 (169.6800) | 37 (174.2628) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 49 / 90 (685.0628) | 19 (176) | 38 (173.1316) | 51 (170.8228) | 73 (165.1084) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 20 / 39 (689.0400) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (176.5600) | 23 (170.8228) | 31 (162.8000) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 19 / 27 (685.0628) | 17 (171.9772) | 6 (177.1544) | 12 (170.8228) | 23 (165.1084) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 19 / 32 (690.2060) | 13 (175.4288) | 12 (174.2744) | 21 (171.9656) | 24 (168.5372) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 6 / 32 (698.2168) | 8 (175.4056) | 11 (174.8572) | 17 (173.1084) | 8 (174.8456) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 10 / 26 (687.8968) | 11 (172.5484) | 9 (171.9656) | 12 (171.4056) | 10 (171.9772) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 11 / 70 (699.3716) | 8 (178.8572) | 34 (173.1200) | 21 (174.2744) | 33 (173.1200) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 1 / 106 (705.6800) | 29 (175.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (178.2972) | 36 (173.1084) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 2 / 40 (701.6916) | 3 (178.8572) | 10 (176.5600) | 11 (176) | 16 (170.2744) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 5 / 70 (699.3828) | 3 (178.2972) | 45 (168.5256) | 7 (178.8572) | 11 (173.7028) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 74 / 100 (671.2916) | 58 (170.8344) | 62 (168.5372) | 85 (164.5372) | 60 (167.3828) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 9 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 78 / 444 (690.2168) | 60 (176.5600) | 43 (176) | 276 (166.2512) | 115 (171.4056) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 20 / 169 (695.9428) | 5 (178.8800) | 12 (177.7144) | 92 (170.8228) | 114 (168.5256) |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 18 / 35 (687.9316) | 10 (174.8572) | 13 (173.1316) | 35 (163.3828) | 10 (176.5600) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 4 / 27 (698.8344) | 10 (173.7144) | 1 (180) | 8 (175.4172) | 15 (169.7028) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 17 / 34 (679.9200) | 19 (171.4172) | 20 (169.6800) | 24 (163.4056) | 2 (175.4172) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 48 / 81 (690.7772) | 23 (176.5600) | 50 (170.8460) | 39 (173.1200) | 55 (170.2512) |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 25 / 118 (693.0628) | 13 (176.5716) | 51 (171.9656) | 30 (174.8456) | 59 (169.6800) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 15 / 34 (693.6112) | 7 (177.7028) | 31 (166.2400) | 15 (175.4056) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 9 / 35 (687.9312) | 4 (177.7028) | 17 (169.6800) | 4 (177.1428) | 26 (163.4056) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 29 / 93 (688.4800) | 37 (172.5600) | 45 (168.5488) | 20 (175.4056) | 26 (171.9656) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 18 / 60 (690.7884) | 22 (173.1084) | 41 (169.1200) | 8 (175.4172) | 15 (173.1428) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Dragon Smoke BBQ Competition 🏅 Osage Beach, MO | 1 / 18 (709.6800) | 4 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (178.8572) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 44 / 211 (690.8228) | 42 (176) | 200 (162.2628) | 15 (176.5600) | 22 (176) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 200 / 487 (677.6568) | 180 (170.8228) | 126 (172.5600) | 88 (173.7256) | 351 (160.5484) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 17 / 28 (678.7772) | 14 (169.1200) | 6 (174.2744) | 24 (160.5372) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 18 / 29 (671.9316) | 14 (170.8344) | 7 (173.7144) | 15 (169.6800) | 24 (157.7028) |
| May 19, 2023 | 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 4 / 18 (694.2628) | 3 (174.2972) | 13 (169.6800) | 3 (177.7028) | 7 (172.5828) |
| May 5, 2023 | Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 12 / 26 (683.3256) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (167.9772) | 14 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 5 / 37 (693.0972) | 9 (173.1316) | 7 (174.2972) | 15 (170.8228) | 5 (174.8456) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | — | — | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 11th Annual Bull Moose BBQ 🏅 Somerville, TN | 12 / 25 (689.6228) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (174.2628) | 11 (170.8344) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 13 / 25 (685.6572) | 3 (177.7144) | 12 (171.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 21 (159.9656) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 41 / 80 (675.2684) | 60 (167.3828) | 34 (168.5372) | 55 (166.2400) | 19 (173.1084) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 12 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 1 / 57 (698.7884) | 3 (177.7028) | 16 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (172.5600) |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 5 / 47 (695.9656) | 12 (174.8572) | 6 (175.4056) | 13 (172.5600) | 10 (173.1428) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 232 / 505 (670.7424) | 73 (174.8456) | 296 (166.2284) | 265 (166.8228) | 302 (162.8456) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 115 / 249 (682.2632) | 13 (177.7372) | 104 (171.4516) | 106 (171.4172) | 225 (161.6572) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN | 3 / 38 (706.8344) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 12 (176.5716) | 12 (171.9656) |
| Jul 22, 2022 | EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL | 3 / 25 (687.9316) | 3 (177.1544) | 11 (170.2744) | 2 (175.4172) | 16 (165.0856) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 10 / 25 (679.3028) | 8 (174.2744) | 18 (165.0856) | 6 (172.5600) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 8 / 28 (690.7772) | 7 (175.4056) | 12 (171.9888) | 22 (166.8228) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 3 / 27 (693.6228) | 15 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN | — | — | 18 (165.6684) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 11 / 28 (680.4456) | 17 (165.0972) | 8 (171.9772) | 11 (170.2628) | 8 (173.1084) |
| May 14, 2022 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 2 🏅 Union City, TN | 2 / 23 (698.8228) | 14 (171.4056) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4400) |
| May 13, 2022 | 2nd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 18 / 25 (672.4800) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (167.9888) | 5 (174.2628) | 20 (162.8456) |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 5 / 25 (691.3372) | 9 (174.2628) | 3 (177.7144) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (169.6800) |
| May 6, 2022 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 19 (163.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 28 / 77 (680.5028) | 45 (166.8344) | 31 (170.8228) | 16 (173.7372) | 27 (169.1084) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO | 4 / 29 (678.8116) | 8 (170.8572) | 15 (163.9544) | 11 (168) | 2 (176) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 24 / 63 (681.5768) | 13 (175.4056) | 19 (170.8228) | 35 (166.8228) | 30 (168.5256) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 73 (695.9084) | 1 (180) | 17 (174.2744) | 36 (169.6684) | 23 (171.9656) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 23 / 33 (680.9940) | 33 (159.3600) | 15 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (173.1084) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Unity Village, MO | — | — | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 8 / 41 (693.6572) | 30 (169.6800) | 2 (178.2972) | 11 (174.2628) | 19 (171.4172) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR | 6 / 27 (691.3716) | 2 (174.2744) | 8 (174.8572) | 22 (164.5372) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 3 / 27 (693.0740) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (173.7028) | 16 (166.2628) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 16 / 35 (677.0856) | 29 (164.5484) | 8 (171.9772) | 19 (168) | 10 (172.5600) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 3 / 467 (700.5372) | 3 (180) | 3 (179.4400) | 89 (171.4172) | 124 (169.6800) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 96 / 185 (680.4456) | 30 (175.4172) | 117 (169.1200) | 117 (168.5256) | 122 (167.3828) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL | 8 / 20 (679.3256) | 12 (169.6684) | 11 (167.9772) | 3 (176) | 11 (165.6800) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 4 / 25 (695.3484) | 3 (176.5600) | 16 (166.8228) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (175.4056) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 10 / 27 (669.0400) | 12 (165.7028) | 13 (165.6800) | 20 (159.9544) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 11 / 29 (675.3256) | 21 (162.8000) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (170.2628) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 7 / 25 (681.6116) | 3 (175.4172) | 11 (169.6800) | 18 (163.3944) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL | — | — | 11 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 15 / 38 (675.3140) | 18 (169.6684) | 10 (170.2628) | 24 (165.1200) | 11 (170.2628) |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 17 / 43 (676.4912) | 18 (171.4400) | 19 (169.7028) | 32 (162.8000) | 8 (172.5484) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 22 / 49 (670.2176) | 31 (163.3944) | 8 (171.9772) | 37 (164.0116) | 12 (170.8344) |
| May 14, 2021 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off 🏅 Union City, TN | 2 / 31 (689.1772) | 2 (173.7144) | 15 (164.6056) | 1 (177.7372) | 6 (173.1200) |
| May 1, 2021 | 39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 6 / 32 (687.3256) | 7 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1200) | 16 (170.2628) | 7 (171.9772) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO | 10 / 45 (673.0400) | 12 (171.9772) | 31 (165.6800) | 25 (163.9772) | 5 (171.4056) |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Mother Road BBQ Competition 🏅 Waynesville, MO | 17 / 32 (679.8856) | 22 (167.3828) | 6 (174.8572) | 27 (162.2400) | 6 (175.4056) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 30 / 52 (674.8228) | 25 (169.7028) | 8 (174.8572) | 39 (164.5828) | 33 (165.6800) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 4 / 57 (698.8348) | 20 (171.9772) | 7 (176.0116) | 3 (177.7144) | 16 (173.1316) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 6 / 93 (695.3484) | 17 (175.4056) | 29 (170.8344) | 13 (174.8456) | 16 (174.2628) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 25 / 41 (656.9596) | 37 (153.6340) | 13 (167.4172) | 15 (169.6800) | 21 (166.2284) |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 17 / 66 (678.1712) | 6 (174.2856) | 16 (168.5372) | 25 (169.6800) | 36 (165.6684) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 21 / 26 (666.1484) | 25 (163.9544) | 5 (174.8572) | 23 (158.2056) | 16 (169.1312) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 13 / 43 (686.8112) | 28 (168.5484) | 4 (177.1544) | 22 (168.5600) | 11 (172.5484) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL | 5 / 25 (678.1832) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5716) | 9 (169.6800) | 20 (159.9544) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 15 / 30 (670.7540) | 17 (167.3828) | 10 (169.6800) | 18 (167.9656) | 16 (165.7256) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 4 / 53 (687.3944) | 26 (167.9772) | 1 (177.7144) | 12 (171.9772) | 18 (169.7256) |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 23 / 63 (675.3256) | 52 (163.9428) | 38 (164.5256) | 2 (177.7372) | 24 (169.1200) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 17 / 69 (676.4684) | 51 (163.9312) | 10 (173.1200) | 27 (169.1544) | 15 (170.2628) |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 14 / 55 (683.9200) | 48 (162.2284) | 6 (174.2860) | — | 7 (173.7028) |
| May 29, 2020 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 15 / 66 (666.2056) | 40 (162.7884) | 7 (173.7144) | 23 (166.2628) | 41 (163.4400) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 21 / 109 (170.2628) | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 7 / 68 (692.6172) | 24 (170.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 3 (178.8800) | 32 (165.1772) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 21 / 49 (672.5488) | 4 (178.2972) | 18 (170.8916) | 23 (167.4172) | 37 (155.9428) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 3 / 45 (696.5372) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (174.8572) | 16 (167.4056) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 7 / 40 (677.6228) | 25 (165.1200) | 1 (175.4172) | 15 (169.6800) | 15 (167.4056) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 14 / 26 (672.9940) | 9 (170.8228) | 18 (163.9428) | 10 (171.4172) | 16 (166.8112) |
| May 3, 2019 | 38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Kennett, MO | 9 / 25 (674.1944) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (166.2400) | 13 (166.2744) | 16 (162.8228) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO | 14 / 39 (678.1596) | 21 (166.8112) | 16 (167.3828) | 13 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1428) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 15 / 64 (681.0512) | 18 (170.8228) | 18 (168.5600) | 9 (173.7028) | 24 (167.9656) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA | 6 / 40 (681.0744) | 13 (170.2744) | 12 (168.5372) | 21 (164.5256) | 1 (177.7372) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 168 / 467 (670.7656) | 9 (177.7372) | 163 (169.1200) | 245 (163.9656) | 311 (159.9428) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 94 / 164 (679.3716) | 46 (173.7144) | 147 (162.2284) | 103 (169.1544) | 44 (174.2744) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 14 / 44 (670.7312) | 6 (173.7028) | 19 (166.2628) | 31 (157.0628) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO | 17 / 40 (666.7772) | 1 (177.1428) | 33 (155.9428) | 2 (173.1316) | 24 (160.5600) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL | 10 / 30 (672.4684) | 1 (175.4056) | 17 (162.8228) | 12 (168.5600) | 16 (165.6800) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 8 / 43 (671.4056) | 19 (164) | 11 (167.9772) | 4 (173.1428) | 6 (166.2856) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 18 / 35 (647.2916) | 17 (162.8228) | 4 (175.4516) | 23 (159.3484) | 27 (149.6688) |
| May 5, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 12 / 29 (660.5372) | 9 (171.9772) | 19 (160.5600) | 17 (164) | 14 (164) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 37 / 53 (637.6916) | 2 (177.7144) | 27 (160.6172) | 50 (150.2628) | 46 (149.0972) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.