Pig Skin BBQ

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

Power ranking

#33

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1858

peak 1861 · rated over 67 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2018-11-30

Best ToY finish

#11

Master 2014

Grand champs

9 reserve

Category wins

76 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 75 contests

Avg finish

top 15%

overall standings

Best overall

706.3200 / 720

Master · 6th Annual Big Island BBQ

Perfect 180s

8 🔥

Current form

687.24 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 684.07 (+3.17)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Smokin in Steele

Consistency

±10.13

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.66 · weakest Brisket (170.62)

Road miles

29,836

mi across 75 mapped stops · furthest 1456 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$2K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

684.07 / 720

73 Master contests · 12 GCs

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Storylines (19 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

1.0168 points from the title

Came within 1.0168 points of the Grand Championship at Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL) (2013-12-06).

Among the elite

#33 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 1% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1858 puts them #33 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1858
peak 1861
67 rated contests

The 180 club

8 perfect 180s

8 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Brisket ×5
Chicken ×2
Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash (2017-07-21) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

71 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 71-team field at Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full).

2015-04-03

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 5 visits.

5 visits
best finish 1st
average top 5%

Multi-meat days

5 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 5 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Tri-City BBQ Fest (2014-09-19).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 67 of 75 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 75 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

706.3200 career-best overall

98.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 706.3200 at 6th Annual Big Island BBQ — 98.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-08-23

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW has finished one call ahead of Pig Skin BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 5 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 24 contests, 5 Grand Championships and 11 category wins, at an average finish in the top 16%.

24 contests
17 overall top-10s
11 category wins
average top 16%

A tough matchup

7–3 behind in the head-to-head

Cool Smoke ahead in 70% of their meetings

Cool Smoke has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

4.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.7 years, then back at All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2023-08-11).

last seen 2018-11-30
back 2023-08-11

Pork nemesis

20 of 31 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 31 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 74 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin' On Big Creek (2013-04-05).

2013-04-05
74-team field

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

WOODWARD BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

29,836 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 29,836 miles across 75 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,456 miles to All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS).

75 mapped stops
furthest 1,456 mi

The metronome

±1.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.0% of a perfect score
75 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 1st

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

TRUEBUD BBQ

#32 of the rated field

1859 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 91
GCs: 24
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1866

5–10 in 15 shared contests (33% to Pig Skin BBQ)

These two have cooked 15 of the same contests — TRUEBUD BBQ ahead 10–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 87 contests
last seen 2015-11-20

⚔ Head-to-head

PELLET ENVY

#31 of the rated field

1860 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 135
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1885

7–4 in 11 shared contests (64% to Pig Skin BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 135 contests to 75.

rated over 129 contests
last seen 2019-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW

#34 of the rated field

1858 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 144
GCs: 20
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1911

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to Pig Skin BBQ)

They've been 1911 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 139 contests
last seen 2021-06-18

⚔ Head-to-head

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ

#35 of the rated field

1857 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 81
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1877

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Pig Skin BBQ)

Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 81 contests, alongside a 77% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 79 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Hogline

#30 of the rated field

1860 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 145
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1916

12–3 in 15 shared contests (80% to Pig Skin BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 136 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ

#37 of the rated field

1856 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 151
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1861

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Pig Skin BBQ)

Rated 2 points below Pig Skin BBQ.

rated over 140 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG T'Z Q CRU	37	21	16	57%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	36	31	5	86%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	33	21	12	64%	⚔ compare
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	31	21	10	68%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	31	11	20	35%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	30	21	9	70%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	28	20	8	71%	⚔ compare
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	26	25	1	96%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	24	18	6	75%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	23	19	4	83%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	18	18	0	100%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	73	33	3	12	180.0000 🔥	157.1200	170.93	top 30%
Pork Ribs	75	40	10	21	180.0000 🔥	161.0972	170.82	top 25%
Pork	74	47	8	21	179.4400	156.5716	171.66	top 23%
Brisket	74	37	8	22	180.0000 🔥	155.3940	170.62	top 26%

“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
IA	20	4	top 11%
MN	13	2	top 9%
MO	11	2	top 14%
CA	9	2	top 27%
KS	5	1	top 11%
TN	3	0	top 17%
CO	2	1	top 30%
NE	2	0	top 27%
OK	2	0	top 14%
WI	2	0	top 39%
NM	2	0	top 6%
AR	1	0	top 6%
IL	1	0	top 30%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	31	4	top 21%
Large (40+)	42	8	top 11%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	5	1	1	top 5%	2017-07-21
*BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	4	1	1	top 8%	2017-07-14
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	1	1	top 13%	2015-06-05
Smokin in Steele	3	2	0	top 15%	2016-06-03
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2	1	1	top 6%	2016-04-01
Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	2	1	1	top 7%	2014-05-02
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	1	1	top 6%	2014-04-26
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2	2	0	top 9%	2016-10-21
Smokefest	2	3	0	top 10%	2015-08-21
BBQ in the Bluffs	2	3	0	top 11%	2015-05-08
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	3	0	top 39%	2014-08-01
State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	2	4	0	top 23%	2014-06-20

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

On the trail 5.7 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2018-11-30

Busiest season 2014 24 contests · 5 GCs

Contests a season 10.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 20 of 75 contests · 14 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 54 12 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 75 entries · 10 wins · 40 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 171.66 · weakest Brisket (170.62)

Walk rate 89% a top-10 call in 67 of 75 contests

Overall top-10 rate 75% 56 of 75 contests

Wins it all 16% 12 Grand Championships · 9 reserve

First title 2013-06-07 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Best top-10 run 21 straight contests

Master average 684.07 out of 720 · 73 contests · 12 GCs

Perfect 180s 8 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,981 4,110–675 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 29,836 75 mapped stops · furthest 1,456 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Purse competed for $2,250 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Longest layoff 4.7 yrs 2018-11-30 → 2023-08-11

Power rating 1858 peak 1861 · #33 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First call Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall podium Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.0000 Smokin' On Big Creek
Jun 7 First Grand Championship Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jun 7 First multi-meat day Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jun 28 First Reserve Championship Smokin' On the Pecos
Jul 5 10th tracked contest Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship
Aug 23 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 23 10th category win 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 23 Career-best overall score706.3200 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
2014
Apr 11 25th tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
May 2 5th Grand Championship Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
Jul 11 5th perfect 180 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2015
Apr 3 50th tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
Apr 3 Biggest field won (71 teams) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
Aug 7 10th Grand Championship Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Aug 28 25th category win 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
2017
Jul 21 Peak power rating (1861) *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2023
Aug 11 Most recent contest All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Smokin' On Big Creek	2013-04-05
+13.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2013-06-07
+12.8	Smoke Over Veishea	2013-04-19
+12.6	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	2013-05-03
+12.6	BBQ in the Bluffs	2013-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2014-08-01
-6.7	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship	2015-09-18
-6.3	Smokin' in the Junction	2015-05-23
-6.1	King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL)	2014-12-12
-4.4	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02

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	1	0	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2018	2	0	0	0	0%	top 58%	95%	94.5%
2017	2	1	2	1	100%	top 7%	96.6%	95.5%
2016	5	0	4	3	100%	top 13%	97.1%	95.1%
2015	18	3	11	3	83%	top 16%	97.5%	95.1%
2014	24	5	17	11	92%	top 16%	97.6%	95%
2013	23	3	22	11	96%	top 11%	98.1%	94.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-08-11	All American Rib Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) Auburn, CA	—	—	2 (165.1084)	—	—
2018-11-30	The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series unrated Coachella, CA	20 / 24 (677.0284)	17 (171.4172)	19 (165.6800)	21 (167.9656)	13 (171.9656)
2018-02-23	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	15 / 47 (683.8856)	34 (169.1200)	12 (174.2744)	35 (168.5256)	15 (171.9656)
2017-07-21	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	1 / 49 (695.3600)	3 (175.4056)	9 (170.2744)	5 (174.2744)	5 (175.4056)
2017-07-14	*BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	4 / 33 (680.4916)	7 (172.5716)	9 (165.6800)	1 (176.5600)	11 (165.6800)
2016-10-21	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	2 / 96 (699.4284)	33 (171.4056)	1 (179.4400)	24 (171.4400)	7 (177.1428)
2016-07-22	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	6 / 47 (689.0628)	9 (174.2628)	35 (161.0972)	2 (178.2972)	4 (175.4056)
2016-06-03	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	15 / 53 (667.3488)	14 (169.6800)	30 (161.0972)	42 (156.5716)	1 (180.0000)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	8 / 72 (679.9084)	17 (172.5484)	26 (165.6684)	1 (178.2972)	31 (163.3944)
2016-02-19	The Pig(Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	4 / 48 (687.9772)	5 (173.7028)	26 (165.7144)	6 (173.1428)	5 (175.4172)
2015-12-11	King of the Smoker Invitational (JUDGES FULL) unrated La Quinta, CA	7 / 24 (692.5028)	15 (173.1084)	12 (172.5600)	4 (177.1544)	16 (169.6800)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	15 / 606 (690.2628)	50 (174.8456)	20 (176.0000)	10 (177.7144)	308 (161.7028)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	71 / 187 (679.3256)	17 (176.5600)	120 (166.2284)	157 (161.6800)	26 (174.8572)
2015-09-18	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	20 / 35 (683.3256)	11 (175.4172)	13 (172.5600)	20 (167.9656)	24 (167.3828)
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	1 / 55 (694.8112)	11 (171.4400)	14 (169.6684)	7 (173.7028)	1 (180.0000)
2015-08-21	Smokefest Marshall, MN	3 / 42 (688.5028)	2 (177.7144)	6 (173.1200)	10 (170.2628)	16 (167.4056)
2015-08-07	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	1 / 58 (701.6684)	2 (178.8572)	22 (170.2628)	1 (177.7028)	4 (174.8456)
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	2 / 54 (682.7540)	14 (170.8456)	16 (169.1200)	15 (169.6800)	5 (173.1084)
2015-07-17	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	3 / 39 (685.6572)	2 (176.5600)	20 (161.1200)	6 (170.2628)	2 (177.7144)
2015-06-26	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	12 / 34 (659.3024)	7 (168.5256)	14 (168.0000)	11 (167.3828)	24 (155.3940)
2015-06-05	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	7 / 64 (678.7656)	17 (169.6800)	9 (171.4172)	19 (168.5256)	8 (169.1428)
2015-05-29	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	2 / 60 (682.8116)	26 (166.2400)	15 (166.8688)	10 (170.8456)	2 (178.8572)
2015-05-23	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	15 / 37 (665.5540)	18 (166.2400)	12 (168.5256)	7 (170.8228)	23 (159.9656)
2015-05-08	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	4 / 33 (677.0512)	9 (167.9656)	6 (170.2972)	8 (171.9772)	8 (166.8112)
2015-05-01	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO	4 / 36 (686.7656)	8 (172.5600)	5 (174.2628)	1 (178.2972)	22 (161.6456)
2015-04-03	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	1 / 71 (699.9772)	2 (178.8572)	2 (176.5944)	4 (176.5600)	23 (167.9656)
2015-03-21	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	12 / 82 (695.3600)	6 (179.4400)	18 (173.1200)	13 (175.4056)	52 (167.3944)
2015-03-20	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	11 / 87 (686.1828)	41 (170.8228)	11 (175.4056)	23 (171.9772)	28 (167.9772)
2014-12-12	King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL) LaQuinta, CA	15 / 24 (682.2056)	5 (177.7028)	22 (165.1088)	16 (169.1428)	14 (170.2512)
2014-11-13	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	2 (176.5944)	10 (170.2628)	17 (169.6800)
2014-10-24	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	15 / 92 (680.5140)	70 (162.8228)	31 (170.8456)	5 (177.1428)	35 (169.7028)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	188 / 552 (663.9084)	362 (161.6456)	157 (168.5828)	72 (172.5716)	303 (161.1084)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	36 / 165 (682.7768)	57 (171.4056)	106 (165.1084)	39 (171.4172)	28 (174.8456)
2014-09-19	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	2 / 21 (689.6916)	11 (166.2628)	6 (168.5600)	1 (176.5716)	1 (178.2972)
2014-08-22	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	6 / 54 (692.5028)	9 (173.7028)	21 (168.5372)	2 (174.8572)	6 (175.4056)
2014-08-15	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	1 / 43 (691.3716)	7 (171.4172)	6 (170.2744)	3 (175.4172)	3 (174.2628)
2014-08-09	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	1 / 38 (702.8344)	4 (176.5600)	2 (174.2744)	3 (176.0000)	3 (176.0000)
2014-08-08	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	7 / 39 (684.4684)	27 (167.3828)	3 (176.0116)	5 (173.7028)	21 (167.3712)
2014-08-01	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	20 / 30 (663.3716)	29 (157.1200)	11 (169.7144)	23 (161.6800)	3 (174.8572)
2014-07-25	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	2 / 52 (700.0116)	4 (174.8572)	14 (169.7488)	2 (175.4056)	1 (180.0000)
2014-07-18	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	1 / 37 (690.2168)	1 (175.4056)	1 (179.4400)	3 (173.7256)	15 (161.6456)
2014-07-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	3 / 29 (681.0400)	1 (180.0000)	8 (166.2400)	3 (172.5600)	12 (162.2400)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	3 / 50 (693.0968)	1 (180.0000)	8 (171.4400)	7 (172.5484)	15 (169.1084)
2014-06-20	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	8 / 25 (666.7428)	20 (158.2056)	7 (166.2744)	5 (169.7028)	3 (172.5600)
2014-06-06	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	14 / 54 (668.4572)	10 (172.5600)	24 (163.9772)	26 (166.2400)	22 (165.6800)
2014-05-30	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	2 / 67 (695.9544)	6 (174.8572)	14 (170.8344)	17 (170.2628)	1 (180.0000)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	3 / 87 (685.0740)	28 (167.9656)	3 (175.4172)	8 (173.1428)	20 (168.5484)
2014-05-02	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	1 / 33 (691.4972)	2 (172.0000)	1 (176.0344)	2 (173.7028)	5 (169.7600)
2014-04-26	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	4 / 39 (690.8344)	26 (166.8228)	1 (178.2972)	1 (176.5716)	17 (169.1428)
2014-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	1 / 45 (683.9660)	21 (168.5600)	7 (170.8344)	9 (170.8688)	6 (173.7028)
2014-04-11	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	9 / 73 (671.3600)	11 (170.2856)	14 (169.1544)	38 (160.5028)	3 (171.4172)
2014-04-04	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	10 / 75 (673.1544)	6 (174.8916)	38 (162.8344)	21 (168.0228)	21 (167.4056)
2013-12-06	Big Poppa Smokers - King of the Smoker (Invitational) (JUDGES FULL) unrated LaQuinta, CA	2 / 24 (686.9148)	15 (168.5600)	2 (176.5944)	2 (174.3544)	13 (167.4060)
2013-10-25	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	31 / 97 (667.3368)	12 (171.9656)	52 (164.5600)	45 (165.6684)	48 (165.1428)
2013-10-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	3 / 50 (695.9312)	19 (174.2628)	2 (178.2972)	31 (166.2284)	4 (177.1428)
2013-09-27	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	10 / 56 (674.8000)	16 (169.1200)	4 (175.4172)	18 (166.2856)	25 (163.9772)
2013-09-20	Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA	1 / 35 (693.7144)	7 (172.5600)	1 (178.2972)	6 (172.5944)	10 (170.2628)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	4 / 39 (689.6572)	2 (178.8572)	16 (167.9772)	4 (174.2856)	16 (168.5372)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	1 / 50 (706.3200)	16 (169.1428)	1 (180.0000)	2 (177.1772)	1 (180.0000)
2013-08-16	Smokefest Marshall, MN	4 / 31 (673.6000)	12 (165.0856)	1 (176.5716)	3 (169.7028)	11 (162.2400)
2013-08-09	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	6 / 50 (683.3368)	28 (162.7768)	9 (170.8456)	1 (179.4400)	11 (170.2744)
2013-08-02	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL	9 / 30 (674.8000)	18 (166.2628)	6 (170.2856)	2 (173.1544)	17 (165.0972)
2013-07-26	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	3 / 66 (685.1084)	14 (170.2972)	11 (171.4056)	15 (169.7028)	3 (173.7028)
2013-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	3 / 35 (686.2628)	14 (165.1200)	2 (173.7028)	4 (172.5600)	1 (174.8800)
2013-07-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	2 / 29 (682.2856)	5 (170.8456)	7 (170.3200)	5 (168.5600)	2 (172.5600)
2013-07-05	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	4 / 42 (682.8566)	15 (162.8570)	7 (170.2854)	3 (173.7142)	1 (176.0000)
2013-06-28	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	2 / 70 (682.2856)	3 (176.5716)	5 (170.2856)	6 (174.2856)	18 (161.1428)
2013-06-14	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	4 / 28 (679.4284)	10 (166.8572)	3 (171.4286)	11 (167.4284)	3 (173.7142)
2013-06-07	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	1 / 69 (702.2856)	3 (173.1428)	1 (177.7142)	1 (178.8572)	4 (172.5714)
2013-05-31	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	7 / 51 (675.4280)	23 (164.5712)	15 (165.1428)	4 (176.0000)	11 (169.7140)
2013-05-25	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	5 / 36 (679.9996)	6 (171.4286)	16 (165.7142)	13 (168.5712)	3 (174.2856)
2013-05-10	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	3 / 32 (676.5712)	5 (170.8572)	1 (173.1428)	10 (163.4284)	3 (169.1428)
2013-05-03	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	4 / 39 (681.7138)	6 (171.4286)	3 (174.2856)	11 (168.5712)	8 (167.4284)
2013-04-19	Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA	4 / 36 (676.5712)	21 (162.8572)	5 (168.0000)	5 (171.9998)	3 (173.7142)
2013-04-05	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	3 / 74 (684.0000)	34 (164.5714)	1 (178.2858)	35 (165.1428)	3 (176.0000)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#765 (493 pts)	#964 (398 pts)	#1160 (288 pts)	#847 (468 pts)	#1083 (313 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#600 (650 pts)	#733 (545 pts)	#1307 (240 pts)	#522 (780 pts)	#547 (740 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#30 (2428 pts)	#66 (1937 pts)	#173 (1542 pts)	#85 (1843 pts)	#128 (1758 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#11 (2742 pts)	#38 (2275 pts)	#28 (2300 pts)	#12 (2504 pts)	#29 (2432 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#24 (2598 pts)	#84 (1903 pts)	#3 (2700 pts)	#22 (2373 pts)	#14 (2563 pts)