The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 (Sep 22, 2023) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
NORALA BBQ TEAM
NORALA BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 105 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 10 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #83 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1816
peak 1831 · rated over 82 contests7 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
105
in the data
First seen
Apr 9, 2021
latest May 24, 2026 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
10
7 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time
Category wins
22
54 podiums
Overall top-10s
66
63% of 105 contests
Best top-10 run
18
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
9 🔥
Current form
347.73 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 344.88 (+2.86)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.52
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 174.26 · weakest Pork (169.99)
Road miles
10,817
across 105 mapped stops · furthest 488 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$555K
listed at 86 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
won from 31 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.87 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
344.88 / 360
72 Backyard contests · 9 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
509.55 / 540
13 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #129 (350 pts) | #114 (415 pts) | #108 (510 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #1093 (60 pts) | #771 (190 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #7 (1,328 pts) | #5 (1,345 pts) | #15 (1,252 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #306 (737 pts) | #569 (373 pts) | #537 (347 pts) | #551 (329 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #13 (1,232 pts) | #2 (1,332 pts) | #13 (1,218 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #671 (266 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #15 (1,213 pts) | #1 🏆 (1,375 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #561 (394 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #35 (964 pts) | #10 (1,250 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #39 (835 pts) | #40 (796 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NORALA BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
#82 of the rated field
- Contests
- 122
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1816
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 116 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#84 of the rated field
- Contests
- 283
- GCs
- 29
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1859
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to NORALA BBQ TEAM)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NORALA BBQ TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#81 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 77%
- Peak
- 1842
Fewer contests behind them than NORALA BBQ TEAM has cooked, 64 to 105, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#85 of the rated field
- Contests
- 118
- GCs
- 14
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1853
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before NORALA BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#80 of the rated field
- Contests
- 83
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1820
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to NORALA BBQ TEAM)
Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 83 contests, alongside a 57% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#79 of the rated field
- Contests
- 150
- GCs
- 14
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1862
They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before NORALA BBQ TEAM's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 65 | 41 | 24 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 47 | 25 | 22 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 45 | 30 | 15 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 44 | 28 | 16 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 44 | 24 | 20 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 40 | 24 | 16 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 39 | 14 | 25 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 36 | 14 | 22 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 35 | 30 | 5 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 34 | 22 | 12 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 34 | 18 | 16 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 33 | 31 | 2 | 94% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 33 | 21 | 12 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 31 | 26 | 5 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 91 | 57 | 11 | 22 | 180 🔥 | 162.2856 | 172.88 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 94 | 62 | 9 | 23 | 180 🔥 | 162.8000 | 171.71 | top 29% |
| Pork | 32 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 178.8572 | 159.3600 | 169.99 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 | 174.26 | top 21% |
“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) | 18 | 3 | top 26% |
| Medium (20–39) | 49 | 6 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 1 | top 23% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
29 contests · 3 GCs
Contests a season
17.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
73 of 105 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
47
22 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
94 entries · 9 wins · 62 calls
First title
Aug 6, 2021
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
Opponents faced
1,229
finished ahead 3,189 times, behind 857
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- 100th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 10th Grand Championship Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Biggest field won (125 teams) Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
20253 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- Career-best overall score679.8744 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025)
- Peak power rating (1831) Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20244 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- 10th category win O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- 5th Grand Championship Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20224 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First state championship Railyard BBQ Brawl
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- First call Smoke on the Falls
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.9428 Smoke on the Falls
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Grand Championship Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.6 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Aug 6, 2021 |
| +15 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 23, 2021 |
| +13.2 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 21, 2022 |
| +12.1 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 22, 2023 |
| +11.8 | Poosa Q | May 5, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | Sep 20, 2025 |
| -8.3 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| -7.2 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 26, 2025 |
| -6.1 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 16, 2025 |
| -5.1 | Poosa Q | Oct 4, 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 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17% | top 15% | 99.7% | 97.6% |
| 2025 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 79% | top 25% | 99.7% | 96.4% |
| 2024 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 75% | top 23% | 99.7% | 96% |
| 2023 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 92% | top 18% | 97.8% | 95.5% |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 71% | top 29% | 97.9% | 94.6% |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 96.8% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 24 / 82 (343.9428) | 23 (173.1084) | 30 (170.8344) | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 47 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 11 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 1 / 125 (358.8572) | 1 (180) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (175.4056) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 2 / 16 (354.2628) | 1 (180) | 5 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 8 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 10 (171.9772) | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 18 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 15 / 30 (334.7656) | 18 (165.0856) | 13 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 7 / 15 (346.8344) | 4 (175.4056) | 8 (171.4288) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 12 / 22 (338.2172) | 5 (171.9772) | 16 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 1 (175.4172) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 10 / 30 (345.6800) | 5 (175.4056) | 15 (170.2744) | 4 (177.7028) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 8 / 28 (347.3828) | 13 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 5 (171.9656) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 5 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 5 / 29 (346.2516) | 15 (174.2628) | 6 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 1 (180) | — | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 3 / 27 (340.4912) | 7 (168.5256) | 3 (171.9656) | 2 (176.5600) | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 5 / 23 (348.5372) | 6 (175.4056) | 9 (173.1316) | 8 (171.4056) | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 37 (354.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 12 / 42 (346.2400) | 15 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 10 / 35 (345.1088) | 9 (174.2628) | 11 (170.8460) | — | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 4 / 70 (353.1200) | 4 (178.8572) | 15 (174.2628) | — | — |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 71 / 106 (679.8744) | 49 (173.1200) | 98 (166.2516) | 86 (167.3944) | 39 (173.1084) |
| May 16, 2025 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 13 / 32 (343.9312) | 13 (173.1084) | 14 (170.8228) | — | — |
| May 3, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 1 / 23 (358.8572) | 4 (178.8572) | 1 (180) | 19 (165.0972) | — |
| May 2, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 1 / 28 (355.4288) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5716) | 3 (176.5600) | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 8 / 43 (346.2400) | 7 (175.4056) | 15 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 12 / 100 (347.3944) | 6 (177.7028) | 22 (169.6916) | 3 (176.5600) | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 44 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 6 / 30 (345.0968) | 9 (173.1084) | 8 (171.9884) | 3 (176) | — |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 1 / 11 (358.8572) | 1 (180) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 6 / 58 (345.0856) | 9 (174.2628) | 11 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 14 / 38 (340.5028) | 6 (175.4056) | 19 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 24 / 59 (342.2284) | 19 (173.7028) | 32 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 2 / 18 (351.9772) | 1 (180) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 3 / 18 (345.6800) | 8 (172.5484) | 3 (173.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 4 / 33 (347.9772) | 2 (180) | 15 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 3 / 27 (350.8456) | 4 (177.7028) | 10 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 1 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 5 / 26 (340.5144) | 11 (168.5256) | 3 (171.9888) | 5 (168.5256) | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 4 / 17 (348.5372) | 4 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (171.9772) | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 1 / 35 (353.1428) | 2 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7372) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 44 / 47 (334.1940) | 37 (167.3712) | 40 (166.8228) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 7 / 39 (346.2400) | 15 (171.9656) | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| May 4, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 2 / 20 (355.4056) | 1 (180) | 5 (175.4056) | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 5 / 27 (344.5372) | 19 (165.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 16 / 40 (342.7884) | 21 (169.6684) | 11 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 10 / 31 (338.2172) | 14 (168.5256) | 7 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 4 / 16 (344.5256) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (170.2628) | 3 (171.9772) | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 9 / 38 (342.7768) | 14 (170.8112) | 11 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 5 / 93 (343.9772) | 2 (177.1428) | 18 (166.8344) | 17 (167.3828) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 4 / 28 (342.7884) | 8 (170.8228) | 3 (171.9656) | 11 (167.9772) | — |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 3 / 17 (345.0856) | 1 (175.4056) | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 3 / 60 (349.6800) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1200) | 17 (162.2628) | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL | 3 / 14 (349.1200) | 10 (170.8228) | 1 (178.2972) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 10 / 50 (340.5600) | 15 (168) | 8 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 3 / 27 (345.0856) | 14 (167.3712) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 10 / 73 (346.2744) | 14 (172) | 9 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 2 / 18 (351.9772) | 3 (175.4056) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 Oneonta, AL | 4 / 11 (337.0628) | 4 (170.8228) | 6 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (One Meat Ribs) Oneonta, AL | — | — | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 4 / 19 (339.3716) | 5 (170.8344) | 4 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 1 / 17 (347.3828) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 5 / 35 (514.2172) | 22 (167.3828) | 8 (172.5600) | 2 (174.2744) | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 3 / 58 (350.2628) | 5 (175.4056) | 8 (174.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 2 / 28 (523.9428) | 4 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (171.9656) | — |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 11 / 31 (502.1484) | 6 (171.9656) | 8 (170.8228) | 13 (159.3600) | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 1 / 26 (346.2632) | 3 (174.2628) | 5 (172.0004) | — | — |
| May 19, 2023 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 13 / 34 (338.2516) | 30 (163.9772) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 9 / 36 (515.9084) | 16 (168.5256) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (168.5256) | — |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Chelsea, AL | 4 / 17 (506.7772) | 2 (173.1544) | 8 (165.0972) | 6 (168.5256) | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 11 / 39 (342.2284) | 14 (171.4056) | 10 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 20 / 80 (335.3600) | 15 (170.2628) | 23 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 33 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 2 / 65 (522.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (168.5828) | — |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 8 / 13 (333.6460) | 14 (162.8116) | 2 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL | 1 / 10 (352.5484) | 2 (175.4056) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 2 / 28 (346.8344) | 13 (169.1316) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 3 / 38 (348.5716) | 9 (172.5600) | 2 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 9 / 18 (346.2400) | 11 (171.9656) | 7 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 9 / 35 (334.2056) | 15 (166.8228) | 11 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 6 / 35 (515.9200) | 7 (175.4172) | 2 (177.7144) | 27 (162.7884) | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 5 / 21 (509.6572) | 3 (173.7028) | 5 (171.4172) | 15 (164.5372) | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 8 / 23 (334.2056) | 7 (171.4056) | 12 (162.8000) | — | — |
| May 20, 2022 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Winchester, TN | 4 / 29 (345.0856) | 6 (175.4056) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 10 / 72 (341.6916) | 11 (172) | 13 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 8 / 34 (510.7884) | 12 (169.7028) | 8 (171.4172) | 11 (169.6684) | — |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 25 / 34 (331.9200) | 24 (166.2284) | 29 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 13 / 26 (493.6228) | 14 (162.2856) | 11 (165.0972) | 12 (166.2400) | — |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 9 / 14 (334.7772) | 8 (168.5256) | 9 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 9 / 30 (337.0860) | 9 (170.8344) | 11 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 18 / 31 (330.1596) | 25 (162.7768) | 10 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2021 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 8 / 27 (498.7200) | 6 (170.8228) | 10 (165.0972) | 10 (162.8000) | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 14 / 25 (495.3604) | 6 (171.9772) | 14 (163.4060) | 20 (159.9772) | — |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 1 / 31 (514.2284) | 9 (173.1084) | 5 (171.9772) | 7 (169.1428) | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 3 / 29 (348.5600) | 3 (174.2972) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 12 / 38 (339.9428) | 24 (167.9772) | 8 (171.9656) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.