Among the elite
#339
of 6,476 rated teams
In the top 5% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1714 puts them #339 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.
- rating 1714
- peak 1761
- 103 rated contests
NECTAR OF THE HOGS
NECTAR OF THE HOGS is a competition barbecue team with 113 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #339 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1714
peak 1761 · rated over 103 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
113
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
15
40 podiums
Overall top-10s
43
38% of 113 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
686.43 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.55 (+12.88)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.05)
Road miles
24,295
across 113 mapped stops · furthest 2,578 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$789K
listed at 62 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 63 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.55 / 720
108 Master contests · 2 GCs
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 | #154 (1,096 pts) | #224 (906 pts) | #302 (766 pts) | #121 (1,181 pts) | #161 (1,066 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #191 (1,137 pts) | #208 (1,088 pts) | #196 (1,184 pts) | #81 (1,651 pts) | #133 (1,358 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #107 (1,411 pts) | #251 (926 pts) | #213 (1,067 pts) | #24 (1,976 pts) | #124 (1,316 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #156 (1,186 pts) | #200 (1,021 pts) | #274 (886 pts) | #195 (1,026 pts) | #181 (1,071 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #200 (1,056 pts) | #312 (776 pts) | #184 (1,161 pts) | #222 (986 pts) | #191 (1,108 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #267 (725 pts) | #349 (585 pts) | #218 (945 pts) | #351 (585 pts) | #384 (530 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #167 (1,473 pts) | #136 (1,553 pts) | #316 (968 pts) | #177 (1,368 pts) | #364 (888 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #287 (1,106 pts) | #269 (1,176 pts) | #378 (931 pts) | #335 (1,006 pts) | #499 (741 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #622 (623 pts) | #511 (778 pts) | #520 (768 pts) | #690 (598 pts) | #549 (718 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #309 (1,147 pts) | #414 (937 pts) | #423 (952 pts) | #407 (977 pts) | #335 (1,107 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #437 (870 pts) | #537 (730 pts) | #357 (1,020 pts) | #323 (1,050 pts) | #458 (820 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #664 (557 pts) | #667 (572 pts) | #700 (542 pts) | #575 (687 pts) | #497 (757 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #2030 (80 pts) | #2017 (80 pts) | #1848 (115 pts) | #1390 (180 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NECTAR OF THE HOGS, each with one reason worth a look.
#340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 57
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1730
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to NECTAR OF THE HOGS)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — TINY E BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1731
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to NECTAR OF THE HOGS)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before NECTAR OF THE HOGS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 157
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1803
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to NECTAR OF THE HOGS)
They've been 1803 at their best, 87 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#336 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1739
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to NECTAR OF THE HOGS)
Fewer contests behind them than NECTAR OF THE HOGS has cooked, 64 to 113, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1723
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to NECTAR OF THE HOGS)
Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 56 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1713
9–12 in 23 shared contests (39% to NECTAR OF THE HOGS)
They turned up 6 years after NECTAR OF THE HOGS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 85 | 20 | 65 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 66 | 33 | 33 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 57 | 17 | 40 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 56 | 27 | 29 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 55 | 8 | 47 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 50 | 30 | 20 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SIX BUTT BBQ | 49 | 37 | 12 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 46 | 23 | 23 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 46 | 14 | 32 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 44 | 22 | 22 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 43 | 19 | 24 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 41 | 30 | 11 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 41 | 20 | 21 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 40 | 24 | 16 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 40 | 13 | 27 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 109 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 179.4400 | 145.6572 | 169.71 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 112 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 178.8572 | 136.9600 | 167.05 | top 44% |
| Pork | 109 | 48 | 7 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 155.9312 | 170.08 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 107 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 180 🔥 | 154.7652 | 168.21 | top 39% |
“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 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 41 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 65 | 1 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 | 4 | 0 | top 24% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 | 8 | 0 | top 37% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 5 | 9 | 0 | top 46% | May 30, 2025 |
| BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 28% | Jul 19, 2019 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 12 | 0 | top 28% | May 8, 2026 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 43% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| ND BBQ Championship | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 30% | May 1, 2026 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 32% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 60 | 0 | top 32% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Minnesota in May (Masters) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 26% | May 13, 2022 |
| Minnesota in May | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 34% | May 11, 2018 |
| The Masters In May (DAY 2) | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 45% | May 5, 2018 |
| MN Masters BBQ | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 45% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 27% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 29% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 36% | Sep 8, 2023 |
| 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 26% | Aug 25, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 39% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Mankato Cookout (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 16% | Jun 9, 2018 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 45% | May 13, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
14 contests
Contests a season
8.7
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
44 of 113 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited
65
20 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
112 entries · 2 wins · 30 calls
First title
Aug 23, 2019
Big Island BBQ
Opponents faced
2,750
finished ahead 6,376 times, behind 3,203
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → May 7, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score705.6916 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
20251 milestone
- 100th tracked contest KTD Smokn' Gobbler
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1761) 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
20231 milestone
- 10th category win 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2)
20211 milestone
- 50th tracked contest Minnesota in May
20194 milestones
- First Grand Championship Big Island BBQ
- First state championship Big Island BBQ
- First multi-meat day Big Island BBQ
- Biggest field won (50 teams) Big Island BBQ
20182 milestones
- First overall podium Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
- First Reserve Championship Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
20162 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Minnesota in May
- 25th tracked contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
20152 milestones
- First category win (Pork) The Masters In May - The Classic
- 10th tracked contest The Masters In May - The Classic
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- First call 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- First overall top-10 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6344 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | Mankato Cookout (Day 1) | Jun 8, 2018 |
| +12.9 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| +11.5 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 24, 2026 |
| +11.5 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +11.4 | Mankato Cookout (Day 2) | Jun 9, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -22.3 | Smokin' in Steele | May 30, 2025 |
| -17.4 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler | Jul 11, 2025 |
| -14.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -12.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -10.6 | MN Masters BBQ | Aug 23, 2024 |
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 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 75% | top 29% | 98% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 79% | top 49% | 95.9% | 91.9% |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75% | top 33% | 96.3% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 100% | top 23% | 96.3% | 95% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 34% | 97.5% | 94.1% |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 44% | top 46% | 95% | 93.5% |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 88% | top 20% | 96.7% | 94.4% |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 63% | top 28% | 96.4% | 94% |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86% | top 45% | 94.4% | 92.5% |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67% | top 28% | 96.1% | 93.6% |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70% | top 32% | 94.1% | 92% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 43% | 93.6% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 12 / 23 (679.9088) | 19 (163.9544) | 17 (163.3944) | 5 (177.1544) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 10th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 1 / 17 (705.6916) | 10 (176.5600) | 6 (174.2744) | 4 (178.2972) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 37 (684.4800) | 26 (169.6800) | 29 (163.9772) | 1 (180) | 14 (170.8228) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 40 (673.0056) | 35 (162.8000) | 5 (170.8572) | 9 (171.9656) | 15 (167.3828) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 12 / 77 (689.0628) | 26 (173.1200) | 31 (169.7144) | 29 (171.9656) | 15 (174.2628) |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 24 / 71 (679.3712) | 17 (172.5600) | 54 (163.4400) | 25 (171.4056) | 19 (171.9656) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 9 / 42 (686.7772) | 6 (175.4172) | 23 (167.4172) | 16 (171.9656) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui | 5 / 31 (664.5600) | 2 (176.5944) | 19 (157.7028) | 7 (171.4400) | 9 (158.8228) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 23 / 46 (669.6112) | 33 (165.1084) | 24 (166.2628) | 17 (170.2628) | 20 (167.9772) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 3 (174.8456) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 15 / 35 (677.0172) | 20 (167.3828) | 20 (164.5256) | 5 (174.2744) | 12 (170.8344) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 7 / 26 (678.2172) | 12 (168.5600) | 20 (162.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (168.5256) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 17 / 31 (671.3256) | 24 (164.5600) | 16 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4056) | 23 (163.9772) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 24 / 26 (653.0288) | 13 (168.5256) | 26 (149.0744) | 11 (169.1316) | 18 (166.2972) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA | 5 / 15 (690.8344) | 9 (169.1200) | 10 (167.9772) | 3 (178.2972) | 4 (175.4400) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 36 (687.9084) | 24 (169.6800) | 26 (167.3828) | 7 (173.7028) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 36 (671.8856) | 30 (161.6684) | 33 (158.8116) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (177.1428) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 30 (158.8344) | — | — |
| May 30, 2025 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 28 / 28 (501.6000) | 28 (161.6572) | 7 (173.1200) | 21 (166.8228) | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 23 / 58 (682.8344) | 9 (175.4400) | 5 (174.2972) | 44 (167.9656) | 40 (165.1316) |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 9 / 49 (682.1944) | 9 (174.8572) | 14 (172.5600) | 33 (166.2400) | 20 (168.5372) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 20 / 42 (673.0744) | 6 (174.8916) | 37 (158.8000) | 11 (171.4172) | 24 (167.9656) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 257 / 444 (670.7652) | 205 (169.7372) | 103 (173.7028) | 117 (172.5600) | 379 (154.7652) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 3 / 47 (693.1428) | 12 (170.8456) | 19 (167.4056) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (176.5944) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 13 / 37 (673.5772) | 27 (165.0856) | 3 (173.1316) | 21 (165.6800) | 12 (169.6800) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN | 17 / 27 (672.5028) | 21 (164.5484) | 19 (163.4172) | 2 (179.4400) | 17 (165.0972) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 5 / 28 (690.2284) | 18 (169.1084) | 20 (165.1200) | 1 (180) | 5 (176) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 9 / 34 (681.6572) | 18 (171.4056) | 27 (162.8344) | 5 (174.8572) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 37 (693.0856) | 15 (174.8572) | 18 (171.4172) | 7 (175.4056) | 14 (171.4056) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 41 (681.6228) | 22 (169.6684) | 16 (168.0116) | 2 (180) | 33 (163.9428) |
| May 31, 2024 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 9 / 32 (685.6572) | 8 (173.7028) | 9 (168.5600) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (173.7144) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 19 / 58 (688.5028) | 19 (174.2628) | 38 (167.9656) | 18 (173.1544) | 12 (173.1200) |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 13 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 24 / 42 (671.3712) | 29 (168.5712) | 36 (158.2284) | 2 (174.8800) | 16 (169.6916) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 21 (690.2172) | 4 (177.1544) | 14 (165.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 60 / 487 (690.2972) | 5 (179.4400) | 102 (173.1544) | 247 (167.9772) | 159 (169.7256) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 3 / 28 (689.1432) | 3 (177.1544) | 10 (170.2744) | 5 (174.2628) | 12 (167.4516) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 4 / 28 (693.0744) | 14 (171.9656) | 12 (170.2744) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7144) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 10 / 27 (685.0400) | 8 (173.1316) | 9 (170.2744) | 7 (173.1084) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 3 / 32 (691.3828) | 17 (170.2628) | 15 (169.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 6 / 28 (681.6576) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (164.5488) | 6 (174.2744) | 5 (173.7144) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 40 (684.4916) | 20 (171.9656) | 14 (170.2860) | 6 (175.4056) | 22 (166.8344) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 43 (667.8628) | 22 (167.3828) | 17 (168.5600) | 9 (174.2744) | 33 (157.6456) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 10 / 29 (671.3256) | 15 (167.3828) | 12 (168) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (159.3828) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 14 / 59 (681.7032) | 28 (170.2744) | 3 (176.0344) | 40 (163.9772) | 13 (171.4172) |
| 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 | 109 / 505 (683.3372) | 99 (173.1200) | 407 (159.9544) | 35 (176.5600) | 63 (173.7028) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 8 / 249 (701.6456) | 47 (175.4056) | 12 (177.7144) | 167 (168.5256) | 3 (180) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 17 / 28 (666.8460) | 17 (169.1316) | 18 (166.2972) | 12 (169.1544) | 26 (162.2628) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 13 / 40 (673.6228) | 22 (168.5600) | 10 (171.9772) | 11 (171.4056) | 31 (161.6800) |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 7 / 37 (684.5372) | 28 (166.8344) | 3 (174.8916) | 5 (174.8456) | 16 (167.9656) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 39 (678.2632) | 29 (166.8688) | 2 (175.4744) | 25 (166.2400) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 11 / 33 (679.8972) | 17 (168.5372) | 21 (166.2516) | 9 (173.1084) | 8 (172) |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 34 / 59 (666.1140) | 16 (170.2628) | 51 (157.6340) | 28 (168.5372) | 15 (169.6800) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 20 / 43 (665.1312) | 16 (169.7144) | 34 (158.2856) | 15 (168.0228) | 10 (169.1084) |
| Nov 13, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK | 82 / 92 (673.0400) | 37 (174.2972) | 52 (171.9772) | 89 (159.3600) | 66 (167.4056) |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK | 56 / 111 (678.1484) | 29 (173.1200) | 57 (168.5372) | 65 (169.6684) | 70 (166.8228) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 50 / 70 (671.9428) | 16 (173.7144) | 60 (166.2628) | 51 (166.2856) | 57 (165.6800) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 287 / 467 (654.7428) | 72 (173.1200) | 355 (159.3944) | 343 (158.8228) | 245 (163.4056) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 137 / 185 (672.5028) | 108 (169.7028) | 83 (171.4172) | 82 (170.8456) | 168 (160.5372) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN | 6 / 35 (683.9428) | 11 (171.4400) | 11 (169.7028) | 4 (174.2628) | 15 (168.5372) |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 45 (669.6684) | 11 (170.8456) | 3 (174.3200) | 40 (155.9428) | 16 (168.5600) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 52 (678.1828) | 9 (171.4056) | 1 (175.4172) | 30 (165.6800) | 21 (165.6800) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 9 / 60 (677.6684) | 39 (164.5484) | 6 (170.8572) | 10 (172.5600) | 14 (169.7028) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 262 / 468 (654.8228) | 152 (169.1200) | 286 (162.8572) | 172 (168) | 371 (154.8456) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN | 1 / 50 (696) | 1 (179.4400) | 15 (168) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (169.1200) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA | 2 / 38 (686.7772) | 15 (169.6800) | 2 (173.1200) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (169.1200) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA | 3 / 33 (691.3940) | 2 (177.1428) | 15 (167.9656) | 3 (177.7028) | 12 (168.5828) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 37 (662.6968) | 3 (173.1200) | 10 (167.9656) | 15 (165.1084) | 22 (156.5028) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 3 / 57 (691.9772) | 7 (174.2744) | 12 (171.4400) | 6 (176) | 14 (170.2628) |
| May 4, 2019 | Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 17 / 40 (667.8968) | 8 (170.2512) | 21 (166.2628) | 33 (159.9428) | 5 (171.4400) |
| May 3, 2019 | Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 7 / 42 (683.9428) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (167.9656) | 5 (174.2744) | 22 (162.8456) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI | 2 / 26 (689.0856) | 2 (176) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (171.4056) | 12 (162.8228) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | 11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 16 / 49 (669.6460) | 19 (169.7028) | 33 (162.2400) | 11 (169.7144) | 14 (167.9888) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 11 / 42 (677.7144) | 15 (168.5944) | 9 (172.5600) | 12 (171.4172) | 19 (165.1428) |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN | 8 / 42 (692.5832) | 19 (173.1772) | 13 (173.1316) | 5 (176) | 16 (170.2744) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN | 6 / 44 (694.2516) | 6 (174.8572) | 11 (173.1428) | 9 (173.1200) | 10 (173.1316) |
| May 11, 2018 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 7 / 70 (679.3716) | 1 (177.1544) | 21 (168) | 9 (173.7144) | 44 (160.5028) |
| May 5, 2018 | The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI | 24 / 54 (662.8000) | 14 (170.8572) | 32 (164.5256) | 25 (162.8572) | 28 (164.5600) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI | 36 / 54 (646.7540) | 29 (165.7256) | 43 (157.0856) | 33 (160.5600) | 32 (163.3828) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | 10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 13 / 56 (679.3488) | 8 (174.2744) | 16 (167.9772) | 16 (169.1200) | 20 (167.9772) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN | 21 / 30 (651.9428) | 7 (170.2856) | 17 (162.2744) | 28 (156.5484) | 17 (162.8344) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN | 18 / 33 (673.0512) | 15 (172.5484) | 4 (176.5600) | 27 (163.9428) | 26 (160) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN | 23 / 35 (662.8112) | 31 (158.2284) | 10 (169.7372) | 12 (169.1428) | 20 (165.7028) |
| May 12, 2017 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 26 / 71 (659.9312) | 26 (165.0856) | 16 (169.1428) | 31 (164.5600) | 35 (161.1428) |
| May 6, 2017 | Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI | 20 / 50 (660.5028) | 29 (164) | 29 (161.7028) | 10 (166.8228) | 17 (167.9772) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI | 13 / 56 (672.4684) | 6 (173.7256) | 25 (163.9772) | 39 (160.4912) | 3 (174.2744) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 15 / 557 (690.9144) | 6 (178.8800) | 10 (176.5828) | 367 (161.1772) | 40 (174.2744) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 4 / 48 (691.9660) | 11 (171.4172) | 9 (171.4172) | 4 (174.2744) | 5 (174.8572) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN | 5 / 35 (677.6684) | 15 (169.7028) | 17 (166.2856) | 7 (171.4172) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA | 17 / 32 (662.2172) | 15 (168.5600) | 15 (162.8228) | 11 (168.5600) | 16 (162.2744) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) Mankato, MN | 9 / 32 (678.8228) | 14 (169.7028) | 10 (171.4744) | 18 (165.6800) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN | 23 / 33 (661.6228) | 19 (167.9656) | 18 (167.9656) | 23 (164.5716) | 24 (161.1200) |
| May 13, 2016 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 7 / 71 (681.7144) | 22 (168.5600) | 26 (166.8688) | 26 (166.2856) | 1 (180) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 15 / 58 (665.0508) | 27 (166.8112) | 13 (169.1084) | 10 (167.4628) | 33 (161.6684) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Masters in May Appleton, WI | 26 / 59 (652.4452) | 21 (167.3940) | 26 (162.7884) | 37 (158.8228) | 24 (163.4400) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 79 / 606 (677.6340) | 144 (169.6684) | 222 (166.8572) | 13 (177.7028) | 274 (163.4056) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 23 / 55 (662.2400) | 38 (160.5484) | 30 (164) | 6 (173.7144) | 26 (163.9772) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 25 / 47 (646.7656) | 15 (170.8456) | 36 (155.3944) | 34 (157.1084) | 19 (163.4172) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 8 / 39 (671.3256) | 21 (166.2628) | 7 (169.6800) | 15 (165.1200) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN | 8 / 42 (673.0740) | 11 (170.8456) | 24 (164.5256) | 15 (165.7372) | 10 (171.9656) |
| May 29, 2015 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 19 / 60 (667.8972) | 25 (166.2400) | 4 (171.9772) | 39 (160.5600) | 14 (169.1200) |
| May 15, 2015 | Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN | 33 / 60 (653.0056) | 15 (168.5600) | 15 (167.9656) | 51 (155.9312) | 37 (160.5488) |
| May 2, 2015 | The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI | 12 / 47 (657.6572) | 40 (154.8000) | 10 (167.4056) | 1 (172.5828) | 22 (162.8688) |
| May 1, 2015 | The Masters In May Appleton, WI | 18 / 57 (653.5540) | 42 (157.0856) | 8 (167.4288) | 23 (163.3712) | 21 (165.6684) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN | — | 22 (162.8688) | 16 (163.4060) | 4 (170.8456) | — |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 129 / 552 (670.2400) | 280 (165.1084) | 314 (162.2628) | 106 (170.8572) | 65 (172.0116) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 18 / 54 (673.6228) | 16 (171.4172) | 18 (168.5600) | 22 (166.8228) | 24 (166.8228) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 22 / 40 (646.6172) | 13 (169.1200) | 39 (136.9600) | 18 (163.9656) | 2 (176.5716) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 12 / 37 (666.7312) | 17 (166.2628) | 16 (161.6800) | 15 (163.3828) | 5 (175.4056) |
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 22 / 67 (668.3996) | 57 (161.0740) | 18 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) | 38 (163.3828) |
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 46 / 58 (620.9716) | 57 (145.6572) | 54 (145.6572) | 18 (166.8344) | 30 (162.8228) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 10 / 50 (673.6344) | 24 (166.8228) | 24 (164.5372) | 17 (169.1316) | 7 (173.1428) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.