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TRUEBUD BBQ

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

KCBS records held

2 🥇
most grand championships in one season, and 1 more

Power ranking

#32
of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1859
peak 1866 · rated over 87 contests ⓘ

Best runs

21
straight top-10s · 6 straight GCs

Contests

91
in the data

First seen

2013-02-15
latest 2015-11-20

Best ToY finish

#1
Master 2013

Grand champs

24
17 reserve

Category wins

45
99 podiums

Overall top-10s

70
of 91 contests

Avg finish

top 13%
overall standings

Best overall

705.1888 / 720
Master · Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival

Perfect 180s

8 🔥

Current form

686.34
last 5 Master vs avg 686.46 (-0.12)

Walk rate

89%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

21
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥
Brisket · Smokin' in the Ville

Consistency

±10.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 172.12 · weakest Brisket (171.35)

Road miles

26,204
mi across 91 mapped stops · furthest 1305 mi

Schedule strength

41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

State championships

1 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

686.46 / 720
91 Master contests · 24 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

0.0116 points from the title

Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' on Oak (2015-08-28).

Among the elite

#32 of 6,413 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1859 puts them #32 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

  • rating 1859
  • peak 1866
  • 87 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.

  • Pork ×4
  • Pork Ribs ×2
  • Brisket ×2

Giant slayer

76 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 76-team field at Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off.

  • 2013-09-19

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 1st
  • average top 3%

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 81 of 91 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 91 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 3 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 3 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ has finished one call ahead of TRUEBUD BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 16 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 41 contests, 16 Grand Championships and 22 category wins, at an average finish in the top 9%.

  • 41 contests
  • 36 overall top-10s
  • 22 category wins
  • average top 9%

A tough matchup

5–2 behind in the head-to-head

IN DEEP SAUCE ahead in 71% of their meetings

IN DEEP SAUCE has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smokin on the Smoky on 2015-08-07 — 10 contests and 11.1 years ago.

  • last GC 2015-08-07
  • 11.1 years ago

A strong matchup

20–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Theslabs.com in 20 of their 24 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash (2013-02-15).

  • 2013-02-15
  • 29-team field

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

PELLET ENVY has landed one call behind them 5 times.

A May team

Top 5% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 5% across 9 contests, versus top 13% the rest of the year.

  • 9 May contests
  • top 13% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.51% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.51% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 95.3% of a perfect score
  • 91 contests

Record book — 2 held (5 in the KCBS record book)

Where this team stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on. Rebuilt nightly, so beating one shows up here the next morning.

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.

Pig Skin BBQ
#33 of the rated field
1858 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
73
GCs
12
Top-10s
77%
Peak
1861
10–5 in 15 shared contests (67% to TRUEBUD 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 67 contests
  • last seen 2018-11-30
⚔ Head-to-head
PELLET ENVY
#31 of the rated field
1860 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
135
GCs
10
Top-10s
58%
Peak
1885
17–3 in 20 shared contests (85% to TRUEBUD BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 135 contests to 91.

  • rated over 129 contests
  • last seen 2019-05-25
⚔ Head-to-head
Hogline
#30 of the rated field
1860 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
145
GCs
12
Top-10s
61%
Peak
1916
4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to TRUEBUD BBQ)

They've been 1916 at their best, 56 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 136 contests
  • last seen 2025-11-05
⚔ Head-to-head
APORKALYPSE NOW
#34 of the rated field
1858 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
144
GCs
20
Top-10s
67%
Peak
1911
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to TRUEBUD BBQ)

Their rating is built on 20 Grand Championships in 144 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 139 contests
  • last seen 2021-06-18
⚔ Head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ
#37 of the rated field
1856 ▼ 3 power rating
Contests
151
GCs
12
Top-10s
60%
Peak
1861
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to TRUEBUD BBQ)

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

  • rated over 140 contests
  • last seen 2026-07-24
⚔ Head-to-head
IQ - NETHERLANDS
#29 of the rated field
1863 ▲ 3 power rating
Contests
97
GCs
25
Top-10s
87%
Peak
1883
No shared contest yet.

14 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

  • rated over 90 contests
  • last seen 2024-09-07
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BURNT FINGER BBQ 27 18 9 67% ⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 26 10 16 38% ⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ 25 19 6 76% ⚔ compare
Theslabs.com 24 20 4 83% ⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 24 11 13 46% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 22 14 8 64% ⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY 20 17 3 85% ⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE 20 14 6 70% ⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 20 13 7 65% ⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE 19 13 6 68% ⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 19 10 9 53% ⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE 18 15 3 83% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 17 13 4 76% ⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q 17 13 4 76% ⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ 17 12 5 71% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 91 60 10 25 178.8800 158.8570 172.12 top 22%
Pork Ribs 91 52 11 26 180.0000 🔥 158.2400 171.36 top 22%
Pork 91 58 13 24 180.0000 🔥 154.2056 171.64 top 22%
Brisket 91 58 11 24 180.0000 🔥 158.2172 171.35 top 22%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MO277top 12%
KS238top 7%
IA72top 8%
GA60top 20%
CO63top 11%
OK50top 35%
AR31top 19%
TN20top 9%
IL21top 3%
FL20top 14%
MN20top 17%
AZ22top 3%
CA10top 42%
WI10top 63%
KY10top 7%
NE10top 15%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)3413top 15%
Large (40+)5711top 12%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Sertoma 48 BBQ 3 2 0 top 7% 2015-05-08
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash 2 1 2 top 3% 2013-02-16
Smokin' Brew BBQ 2 1 1 top 14% 2015-09-05
Smokin' on Oak 2 1 1 top 4% 2015-08-28
Smokin' in the Junction 2 1 1 top 4% 2015-05-23
Battle of the Brisket 2 1 1 top 3% 2014-09-19
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 2 1 1 top 4% 2014-04-11
The National BBQ Cup 2 2 0 top 16% 2015-11-20
Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) 2 10 0 top 29% 2015-11-13
Cookin on the Kaw 2 2 0 top 6% 2015-10-09
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) 2 7 0 top 35% 2015-09-25
Calhoun KOA's 2 2 0 top 15% 2014-12-05
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC 2 12 0 top 49% 2014-11-08

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2013-02-15 → 2015-11-20
Busiest season 2013 41 contests · 16 GCs
Contests a season 30.3 across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in MO 27 of 91 contests · 16 states/provinces in all
Contests visited 77 13 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat Chicken 91 entries · 10 wins · 60 calls
Strongest meat Chicken averages 172.12 · weakest Brisket (171.35)
Walk rate 89% a top-10 call in 81 of 91 contests
Overall top-10 rate 77% 70 of 91 contests
Wins it all 26% 24 Grand Championships · 17 reserve
First title 2013-02-15 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Best top-10 run 21 straight contests
Master average 686.46 out of 720 · 91 contests · 24 GCs
Perfect 180s 8 every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced 2,566 5,389–706 across every shared overall standing
Road miles 26,204 91 mapped stops · furthest 1,305 mi
Schedule strength 1554 average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
State championships 1 from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating 1859 peak 1866 · #32 of 6,413 rated

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

  1. 2013
  2. First tracked contest Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  3. First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  4. First overall top-10 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  5. First overall podium Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  6. First Grand Championship Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  7. First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.4286 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  8. First category win (Pork Ribs) Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
  9. First Reserve Championship NKC MO State BBQ Championship
  10. First multi-meat day The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
  11. 5th Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  12. 10th tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
  13. 10th category win Rock'n Freedom
  14. First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway
  15. 10th Grand Championship BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway
  16. 25th tracked contest Smokin' on Oak
  17. Biggest field won (76 teams) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
  18. 2014
  19. 25th category win McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
  20. 5th perfect 180 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
  21. 50th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  22. First state championship Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
  23. Career-best overall score705.1888 Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
  24. 2015
  25. Peak power rating (1866) Smokin' on Oak
  26. Most recent contest The National BBQ Cup

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.1Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash2013-02-15
+15.4Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash2013-02-16
+13.7NKC MO State BBQ Championship2013-03-15
+12.9The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake2013-04-12
+12.3Smokin' In The Creek2013-04-26

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.4Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)2014-08-01
-9.3MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC2014-11-08
-5.6The Best Damn BBQ Contest2015-04-10
-5.2Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)2015-09-25
-5.23rd Annual Smokin At The Run2015-03-20

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015232138 83% top 18% 97.9% 95.3%
20142762115 93% top 15% 97.9% 95.4%
201341163622 90% top 9% 97.9% 95.3%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2015-11-20 The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA 22 / 74 (683.8740) 25 (171.9656) 47 (166.2400) 35 (169.1084) 6 (176.5600)
2015-11-13 Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA 14 / 48 (680.4684) 34 (165.1084) 14 (173.1200) 4 (173.1200) 20 (169.1200)
2015-10-23 Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS 7 / 35 (681.6344) 1 (177.7028) 16 (165.7144) 9 (169.6800) 11 (168.5372)
2015-10-09 Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS 2 / 36 (703.4404) 2 (178.8800) 18 (170.8460) 3 (177.1428) 5 (176.5716)
2015-10-03 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 48 / 606 (682.2632) 54 (174.2744) 208 (167.4172) 212 (166.8572) 43 (173.7144)
2015-10-02 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 24 / 187 (688.5144) 64 (171.9772) 126 (165.1200) 7 (177.1544) 35 (174.2628)
2015-09-25 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK 14 / 30 (675.3716) 8 (172.5716) 7 (170.8344) 20 (166.2628) 13 (165.7028)
2015-09-11 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO 6 / 28 (682.8000) 10 (169.7028) 6 (172.0000) 4 (174.2628) 19 (166.8344)
2015-09-05 Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO 13 / 49 (674.7544) 9 (173.7144) 34 (158.2400) 9 (171.9772) 8 (170.8228)
2015-08-28 Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS 2 / 42 (702.8344) 5 (175.4172) 3 (174.8572) 3 (177.7028) 5 (174.8572)
2015-08-07 Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS 1 / 33 (705.1316) 1 (177.7028) 3 (178.2972) 1 (178.2972) 8 (170.8344)
2015-07-31 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS 15 / 46 (669.5656) 16 (168.5256) 21 (166.8228) 16 (168.5372) 19 (165.6800)
2015-07-24 Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS 2 / 26 (696.0004) 13 (168.5600) 4 (172.5716) 1 (177.1544) 1 (177.7144)
2015-07-17 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS 2 / 48 (695.3944) 4 (175.4056) 9 (170.8572) 4 (176.0116) 9 (173.1200)
2015-06-27 Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA 3 / 32 (685.6456) 14 (166.8228) 1 (178.8800) 11 (169.6800) 9 (170.2628)
2015-06-19 22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO 4 / 58 (679.3028) 23 (166.2284) 2 (179.4400) 30 (160.5260) 4 (173.1084)
2015-06-05 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS 3 / 33 (696.0000) 9 (170.2972) 1 (179.4400) 10 (170.8572) 6 (175.4056)
2015-05-23 Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA 2 / 37 (687.9544) 2 (175.4056) 8 (170.8916) 9 (169.6800) 7 (171.9772)
2015-05-08 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 6 / 45 (678.1944) 3 (174.2628) 21 (163.3828) 22 (163.9772) 2 (176.5716)
2015-04-24 Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS 1 / 29 (702.8344) 3 (176.5600) 3 (174.2972) 6 (171.9772) 1 (180.0000)
2015-04-10 The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO 19 / 52 (663.8400) 6 (174.2744) 15 (169.1084) 33 (162.2400) 34 (158.2172)
2015-03-21 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK 34 / 82 (683.3256) 53 (170.8228) 31 (169.7144) 14 (175.4056) 54 (167.3828)
2015-03-20 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK 35 / 87 (676.4112) 44 (170.8228) 29 (170.8228) 31 (170.8228) 54 (163.9428)
2014-12-12 King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL) LaQuinta, CA 10 / 24 (688.5372) 18 (170.8456) 15 (172.5600) 6 (174.8572) 13 (170.2744)
2014-12-05 Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA 10 / 38 (691.3488) 6 (174.2628) 18 (169.6800) 8 (174.2744) 10 (173.1316)
2014-11-21 The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA 2 / 86 (698.2284) 54 (167.9656) 5 (176.5600) 4 (176.0000) 3 (177.7028)
2014-11-14 Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA 10 / 34 (688.4916) 6 (177.7028) 16 (169.6800) 5 (173.1316) 21 (167.9772)
2014-11-08 MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO 16 / 27 (679.9204) 11 (170.8344) 21 (164.5488) 5 (175.4172) 18 (169.1200)
2014-11-07 MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO 12 / 31 (682.2056) 8 (173.1084) 3 (173.1772) 10 (171.9772) 22 (163.9428)
2014-10-24 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 3 / 92 (691.3484) 9 (175.4056) 17 (172.5600) 44 (166.8228) 8 (176.5600)
2014-10-17 Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL 2 / 44 (686.2628) 3 (174.8456) 11 (169.7144) 2 (176.5600) 21 (165.1428)
2014-10-10 Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS 3 / 46 (692.5372) 2 (177.7028) 14 (167.9772) 6 (173.7028) 1 (173.1544)
2014-10-02 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 97 / 552 (674.2628) 177 (168.5600) 92 (171.4172) 141 (169.7028) 213 (164.5828)
2014-10-02 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 7 / 165 (694.2744) 16 (175.4172) 76 (167.9772) 13 (174.8572) 20 (176.0228)
2014-09-26 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 17 / 112 (672.4344) 35 (167.3828) 22 (168.5372) 7 (176.0000) 58 (160.5144)
2014-09-19 Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS 2 / 46 (674.7544) 22 (165.0856) 9 (170.2744) 1 (177.7372) 14 (161.6572)
2014-09-12 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO 12 / 47 (669.6344) 19 (168.5256) 2 (172.6172) 26 (164.5372) 21 (163.9544)
2014-09-05 Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO 1 / 43 (705.1888) 1 (178.8572) 12 (169.7372) 1 (180.0000) 1 (176.5944)
2014-08-30 Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO 1 / 48 (693.6228) 5 (173.1200) 1 (178.8572) 8 (170.8228) 4 (170.8228)
2014-08-08 Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS 3 / 53 (698.8116) 3 (178.8572) 7 (171.4172) 7 (174.2628) 5 (174.2744)
2014-08-01 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI 19 / 30 (664.4344) 22 (163.9312) 8 (170.2628) 21 (164.5488) 18 (165.6916)
2014-07-25 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA 5 / 29 (679.3716) 21 (163.3944) 20 (162.8228) 4 (177.1428) 2 (176.0116)
2014-07-18 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS 1 / 41 (690.7772) 1 (174.2628) 3 (173.1200) 16 (167.9772) 1 (175.4172)
2014-06-21 Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA 2 / 25 (694.2288) 1 (176.5716) 5 (170.2628) 1 (178.8572) 6 (168.5372)
2014-06-13 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO 1 / 55 (699.3828) 6 (171.9656) 13 (167.4172) 1 (180.0000) 1 (180.0000)
2014-06-06 McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS 1 / 36 (701.1656) 4 (172.5484) 3 (174.3200) 2 (176.0000) 1 (178.2972)
2014-05-24 Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA 1 / 31 (705.1544) 4 (174.2744) 1 (177.7372) 1 (180.0000) 5 (173.1428)
2014-05-09 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 2 / 54 (687.8972) 7 (171.9656) 2 (174.2628) 10 (169.6800) 6 (171.9888)
2014-04-11 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 3 / 54 (685.6344) 5 (170.8228) 3 (174.2744) 2 (174.8572) 17 (165.6800)
2014-03-14 NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO 6 / 61 (663.8856) 14 (166.2284) 14 (165.0972) 18 (165.1200) 8 (167.4400)
2013-12-06 Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA 2 / 65 (696.0000) 4 (176.5600) 4 (175.4628) 31 (167.4172) 8 (176.5600)
2013-11-22 Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL 10 / 53 (667.8628) 14 (167.3828) 8 (170.2628) 9 (167.9772) 22 (162.2400)
2013-11-15 When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL 4 / 49 (681.0856) 9 (171.4056) 6 (172.0000) 23 (163.3828) 3 (174.2972)
2013-11-08 1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO 2 / 33 (682.2060) 6 (173.1200) 5 (171.4172) 6 (171.4172) 11 (166.2516)
2013-11-01 Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR 1 / 25 (701.1088) 2 (176.5600) 4 (173.1316) 1 (176.5716) 3 (174.8456)
2013-10-25 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN 15 / 97 (675.4056) 27 (169.1084) 13 (173.1544) 50 (164.5828) 27 (168.5600)
2013-10-19 13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR 2 / 25 (691.9200) 1 (178.8572) 2 (177.7144) 4 (173.1200) 14 (162.2284)
2013-10-18 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR 22 / 50 (682.1944) 31 (170.8228) 15 (173.1316) 27 (167.9772) 27 (170.2628)
2013-10-11 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK 7 / 30 (683.3940) 8 (174.2856) 25 (161.6912) 7 (170.8572) 4 (176.5600)
2013-10-03 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 23 / 535 (677.6456) 122 (167.4172) 16 (174.8456) 99 (168.0000) 96 (167.3828)
2013-10-03 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 47 / 174 (671.3256) 140 (161.6456) 30 (170.8572) 74 (166.2628) 27 (172.5600)
2013-09-27 Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY 3 / 45 (687.9316) 3 (177.7144) 10 (169.6916) 27 (161.6684) 1 (178.8572)
2013-09-19 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL 1 / 76 (699.9428) 9 (173.7028) 1 (178.8572) 16 (170.8228) 3 (176.5600)
2013-09-13 Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS 1 / 53 (687.9200) 1 (177.7144) 4 (172.5600) 16 (165.0972) 3 (172.5484)
2013-09-06 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO 1 / 72 (698.2744) 3 (177.7144) 10 (170.8572) 2 (177.1428) 7 (172.5600)
2013-08-30 Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO 1 / 53 (705.1084) 3 (174.2856) 1 (180.0000) 1 (180.0000) 8 (170.8228)
2013-08-23 Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS 1 / 38 (678.1944) 1 (176.0000) 2 (175.4288) 30 (154.2056) 5 (172.5600)
2013-08-17 BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS 1 / 31 (703.3828) 4 (175.4172) 1 (180.0000) 6 (174.2628) 3 (173.7028)
2013-08-16 BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO 7 / 66 (679.3716) 18 (167.9772) 17 (166.2628) 2 (175.4400) 10 (169.6916)
2013-08-09 Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN 13 / 50 (667.2568) 5 (173.1200) 16 (165.0972) 15 (166.8228) 22 (162.2168)
2013-08-02 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO 5 / 51 (675.9656) 6 (171.4628) 1 (174.8572) 11 (169.1200) 25 (160.5256)
2013-07-26 Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO 4 / 58 (682.2400) 10 (170.8456) 21 (166.8572) 2 (177.7028) 17 (166.8344)
2013-07-19 Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO 1 / 36 (694.2288) 3 (174.2744) 14 (164.5372) 1 (176.5600) 1 (178.8572)
2013-07-05 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO 1 / 40 (684.0000) 19 (165.7142) 7 (169.7144) 6 (172.0000) 3 (176.5714)
2013-06-20 Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO 5 / 50 (686.8566) 1 (176.5714) 8 (172.0000) 27 (165.1426) 8 (173.1426)
2013-06-15 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN 5 / 68 (697.1424) 20 (171.4284) 5 (177.1428) 11 (173.7142) 8 (174.8570)
2013-06-14 State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA 3 / 28 (682.8568) 9 (169.1428) 1 (176.5714) 15 (166.2856) 5 (170.8570)
2013-06-07 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS 2 / 49 (685.1428) 6 (168.5714) 6 (169.7144) 2 (173.1428) 4 (173.7142)
2013-05-31 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS 1 / 37 (691.4282) 7 (168.5712) 3 (174.2858) 5 (174.2856) 3 (174.2856)
2013-05-25 Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA 1 / 36 (705.1430) 2 (176.0000) 5 (173.7144) 1 (178.8572) 1 (176.5714)
2013-05-17 Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO 2 / 41 (687.9996) 10 (170.2856) 11 (169.1428) 8 (171.4284) 1 (177.1428)
2013-05-10 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 2 / 49 (690.2854) 2 (175.4286) 5 (169.1428) 3 (173.1428) 6 (172.5712)
2013-05-03 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO 1 / 30 (694.2860) 4 (170.8570) 1 (176.0002) 3 (170.8572) 2 (176.5716)
2013-04-26 Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO 1 / 41 (695.4284) 2 (173.1428) 2 (174.2856) 1 (174.8572) 5 (173.1428)
2013-04-12 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 1 / 48 (695.4288) 1 (176.5714) 5 (172.0002) 1 (176.0000) 6 (170.8572)
2013-03-29 Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK 8 / 38 (665.1426) 23 (158.8570) 14 (165.1428) 6 (169.7144) 7 (171.4284)
2013-03-22 Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE 6 / 40 (673.1424) 9 (169.1428) 15 (165.1428) 8 (168.5712) 6 (170.2856)
2013-03-15 NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO 2 / 79 (675.9998) 13 (167.4286) 9 (169.1428) 4 (172.5714) 11 (166.8570)
2013-02-22 Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO 6 / 46 (677.1428) 4 (174.8572) 23 (162.8572) 11 (169.1428) 7 (170.2856)
2013-02-16 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ 1 / 31 (693.7142) 6 (170.2856) 1 (178.8572) 9 (169.1428) 2 (175.4286)
2013-02-15 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ 1 / 29 (687.4286) 7 (170.8568) 3 (174.2860) 5 (170.2858) 3 (172.0000)

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Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2015 ↗ Master #22 (2528 pts) #30 (2272 pts) #38 (2206 pts) #42 (2131 pts) #58 (2063 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #3 (2839 pts) #18 (2439 pts) #17 (2464 pts) #5 (2679 pts) #9 (2583 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1 🏆 (2940 pts) #1 🏆 (2762 pts) #1 🏆 (2799 pts) #1 🏆 (2835 pts) #8 (2658 pts)

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