The heartbreaker
0.0460
points from the title
Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at High on the Hog Festival (Apr 15, 2016).
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS is a competition barbecue team with 144 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 24 Grand Championships, most recently at the Grillin N Chillin BBQ (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 17 times. They are ranked #51 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1845
peak 1909 · rated over 140 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
144
in the data
First seen
Feb 8, 2013
latest Oct 15, 2021 · 8.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
24
17 reserve · wins it all 17% of the time
Category wins
48
125 podiums
Overall top-10s
118
82% of 144 contests
Best top-10 run
25
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 16%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
14 🔥
Current form
683.44 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 686.48 (-3.03)
Walk rate
94%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.52 · weakest Chicken (170.54)
Road miles
44,768
across 144 mapped stops · furthest 1,714 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$78K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.48 / 720
143 Master contests · 24 GCs
Holds 1 KCBS record (on 4 all-time boards)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #436 (419 pts) | #691 (239 pts) | #447 (469 pts) | #324 (639 pts) | #513 (374 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #482 (679 pts) | #447 (759 pts) | #501 (689 pts) | #589 (584 pts) | #414 (804 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #962 (299 pts) | #1355 (179 pts) | #1028 (304 pts) | #901 (359 pts) | #1105 (259 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #104 (1,910 pts) | #112 (1,771 pts) | #201 (1,436 pts) | #169 (1,515 pts) | #186 (1,491 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #41 (2,383 pts) | #166 (1,546 pts) | #23 (2,330 pts) | #93 (1,816 pts) | #155 (1,651 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #18 (2,570 pts) | #84 (1,835 pts) | #16 (2,420 pts) | #15 (2,396 pts) | #55 (2,088 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1 🏆 (2,936 pts) | #15 (2,477 pts) | #3 (2,685 pts) | #3 (2,705 pts) | #1 🏆 (2,892 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1 🏆 (2,940 pts) | #16 (2,437 pts) | #8 (2,642 pts) | #3 (2,753 pts) | #2 (2,741 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, each with one reason worth a look.
#50 of the rated field
- Contests
- 200
- GCs
- 30
- Top-10s
- 72%
- Peak
- 1949
11–8 in 19 shared contests (58% to WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS)
These two have cooked 19 of the same contests — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 11–8 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#53 of the rated field
- Contests
- 205
- GCs
- 16
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1929
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS)
They've been 1929 at their best, 86 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#52 of the rated field
- Contests
- 89
- GCs
- 9
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1851
Fewer contests behind them than WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has cooked, 89 to 144, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#54 of the rated field
- Contests
- 99
- GCs
- 11
- Top-10s
- 76%
- Peak
- 1857
3–6 in 9 shared contests (33% to WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#55 of the rated field
- Contests
- 161
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1863
Their rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 161 contests, alongside a 55% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#49 of the rated field
- Contests
- 189
- GCs
- 26
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1859
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE ON THIS | 60 | 45 | 15 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 52 | 26 | 26 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 48 | 24 | 24 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 44 | 30 | 14 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 42 | 24 | 18 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | 39 | 38 | 1 | 97% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 36 | 32 | 4 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Pappy Q | 33 | 24 | 9 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 32 | 18 | 14 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 31 | 25 | 6 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 30 | 19 | 11 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 29 | 17 | 12 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 27 | 26 | 1 | 96% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCULTURED SWINE | 27 | 22 | 5 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 143 | 55 | 8 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 150.7768 | 170.54 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 144 | 91 | 12 | 37 | 180 🔥 | 155.9656 | 171.71 | top 24% |
| Pork | 144 | 88 | 12 | 31 | 180 🔥 | 159.3828 | 171.76 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 144 | 88 | 16 | 38 | 180 🔥 | 159.9428 | 172.52 | top 24% |
“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 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 60 | 8 | top 19% |
| Large (40+) | 81 | 15 | top 13% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
39 contests · 9 GCs
Contests a season
18
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
41 of 144 contests · 17 states in all
Contests visited
112
21 of them more than once
First title
Mar 29, 2013
Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Opponents faced
2,248
finished ahead 5,529 times, behind 863
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Sep 20, 2019 → Feb 5, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
20171 milestone
- Peak power rating (1909) Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score712.5716 The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
- 10th perfect 180 Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
- 100th tracked contest Flags are Flying
20144 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- 5th perfect 180 BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
- 25th category win Smokin' in McMinnville
- Biggest field won (86 teams) The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)
201315 milestones
- First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall podium Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First Reserve Championship Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7140 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First category win (Chicken) Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
- First Grand Championship Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
- First perfect 180 (Pork) West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- First multi-meat day Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- 10th tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- 5th Grand Championship Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- 10th category win Smokin' in McMinnville
- 25th tracked contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- 10th Grand Championship Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) | Feb 8, 2013 |
| +14.8 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off | Mar 29, 2013 |
| +14.4 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
| +14 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 5, 2013 |
| +12.4 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | May 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.4 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 24, 2014 |
| -15.4 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -12.9 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) | Apr 7, 2017 |
| -12.5 | High on the Hog Festival | Apr 19, 2019 |
| -10.7 | Flags are Flying | Nov 6, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 32% | 97.1% | 95.4% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | top 35% | 95.1% | 94.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 95.4% | 94.1% |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 85% | top 24% | 96.8% | 95.4% |
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 100% | top 15% | 97.6% | 95.8% |
| 2015 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 90% | top 18% | 99% | 95.5% |
| 2014 | 39 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 97% | top 12% | 97.4% | 95.6% |
| 2013 | 34 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 100% | top 10% | 97.2% | 95% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY | 6 / 27 (698.7884) | 22 (166.2284) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (179.4400) | 11 (175.4172) |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY | 14 / 31 (677.6112) | 17 (165.0856) | 23 (163.4172) | 10 (174.2628) | 7 (174.8456) |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 9 / 31 (685.0168) | 21 (167.9656) | 11 (173.1084) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (167.3828) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY | 10 / 34 (679.3600) | 3 (175.4056) | 6 (173.1200) | 23 (161.6572) | 10 (169.1772) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN | 19 / 39 (676.4340) | 12 (173.1084) | 15 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) | 33 (159.9428) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off 🏅 Franklin, KY | 9 / 28 (677.6000) | 15 (166.8228) | 6 (171.9772) | 13 (166.8228) | 8 (171.9772) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 28 / 67 (677.5656) | 26 (170.8228) | 31 (168.5256) | 38 (166.2400) | 15 (171.9772) |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 7 / 27 (684.5028) | 14 (171.9656) | 12 (169.6916) | 16 (166.2284) | 3 (176.6172) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 17 / 58 (674.2172) | 11 (172) | 25 (167.3944) | 35 (162.8228) | 12 (172) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 6 / 29 (686.7428) | 15 (168.5372) | 6 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4056) | 10 (170.8228) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 11 / 37 (668.4340) | 22 (162.8228) | 10 (166.8228) | 11 (169.6684) | 11 (169.1200) |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Brew B Q Nashville, TN | 9 / 26 (692.4912) | 17 (171.9656) | 5 (176.5600) | 5 (177.1428) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY | 2 / 36 (689.0972) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (171.9772) | 12 (169.6800) | 9 (168) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 5 / 44 (696.4912) | 2 (179.4400) | 16 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 21 (169.6684) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 5 / 42 (686.7656) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (161.6800) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN | 19 / 30 (687.8856) | 20 (173.1200) | 16 (170.8228) | 8 (175.4056) | 28 (168.5372) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 20 / 31 (663.8628) | 21 (165.6684) | 15 (167.9772) | 22 (161.0972) | 12 (169.1200) |
| May 12, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 3 / 29 (694.7884) | 23 (167.9540) | 4 (176.5600) | 12 (170.2744) | 1 (180) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 9 / 69 (691.3600) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (173.7144) | 22 (170.8228) | 20 (170.2628) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY | 22 / 40 (674.7196) | 13 (170.8228) | 21 (169.1084) | 31 (163.9656) | 14 (170.8228) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 2 / 48 (697.0628) | 12 (173.1084) | 4 (174.2744) | 13 (174.2628) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 11 / 62 (680.4340) | 29 (169.6684) | 32 (166.8228) | 7 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA | 3 / 41 (695.9200) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (171.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 9 / 60 (675.3372) | 8 (174.2628) | 21 (167.3828) | 12 (169.1544) | 24 (164.5372) |
| Dec 2, 2016 | The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (Judges Full) unrated Rancho Mirage, CA | 9 / 24 (690.2288) | 23 (166.8344) | 7 (175.4172) | 12 (170.2628) | 3 (177.7144) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | 3 / 47 (693.6112) | 8 (174.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1084) | 18 (170.8228) |
| Nov 11, 2016 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 3 / 89 (695.3600) | 13 (174.8456) | 14 (173.1316) | 8 (174.2628) | 25 (173.1200) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN | 4 / 40 (702.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | 16 (171.9772) | 5 (176.5828) | 1 (180) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY | 3 / 34 (694.8116) | 4 (175.4400) | 5 (174.2744) | 9 (174.2744) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 3 / 43 (694.2172) | 3 (179.4400) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8344) | 17 (169.6800) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY | 3 / 39 (690.8228) | 13 (169.7028) | 3 (173.1544) | 5 (174.8456) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition Nebo, KY | 6 / 20 (685.0740) | 13 (164.5484) | 5 (172.5600) | 4 (176) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 6 / 32 (694.2284) | 13 (172.5484) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (169.7028) |
| May 13, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 3 / 29 (687.3716) | 14 (169.6800) | 1 (180) | 2 (174.8572) | 20 (162.8344) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 2 / 56 (699.9312) | 17 (172.5600) | 1 (180) | 21 (171.9656) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | 3 / 25 (685.6688) | 13 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (169.1544) | 4 (173.7144) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | 19 / 43 (677.6456) | 18 (170.8456) | 28 (165.1316) | 10 (171.4056) | 17 (170.2628) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 2 / 49 (695.3828) | 27 (169.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (174.8456) | 10 (172.5600) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 14 / 59 (673.6112) | 4 (176.5600) | 30 (166.2628) | 36 (163.3712) | 25 (167.4172) |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA | 9 / 35 (679.8744) | 14 (171.9656) | 18 (166.2400) | 11 (171.9772) | 10 (169.6916) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 3 / 58 (680.4452) | 18 (169.1084) | 14 (169.7028) | 7 (170.8228) | 9 (170.8112) |
| Dec 11, 2015 | King of the Smoker Invitational (JUDGES FULL) unrated La Quinta, CA | 8 / 24 (691.4284) | 10 (175.4172) | 11 (172.5828) | 2 (178.8800) | 21 (164.5484) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 29 / 74 (681.5884) | 27 (170.8112) | 24 (171.4172) | 19 (171.9772) | 42 (167.3828) |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA | 7 / 48 (685.6112) | 28 (167.3828) | 6 (175.4172) | 6 (171.4056) | 11 (171.4056) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Flags are Flying Winder, GA | 11 / 21 (662.0912) | 15 (163.3828) | 8 (167.3828) | 4 (170.8228) | 15 (160.5028) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 41 / 93 (671.9884) | 18 (174.2972) | 58 (165.7028) | 66 (163.9884) | 41 (168) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 4 / 34 (684.5028) | 14 (170.2628) | 6 (172.5600) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (172) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 6 / 45 (687.4056) | 35 (163.4056) | 12 (173.1544) | 4 (177.7028) | 7 (173.1428) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 1 / 38 (695.9200) | 4 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7028) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Nebo Fall Festival BBQ Nebo, KY | 7 / 16 (691.3600) | 12 (169.1200) | 7 (171.4172) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (176.5600) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 1 / 31 (702.2400) | 6 (175.4172) | 6 (175.4056) | 1 (180) | 18 (171.4172) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 8 / 41 (681.6000) | 2 (180) | 19 (163.9544) | 18 (167.9656) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 5 / 40 (685.5768) | 15 (170.8228) | 2 (173.1084) | 9 (171.9772) | 13 (169.6684) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 3 / 37 (698.8000) | 28 (166.2400) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (178.2972) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 4 / 35 (689.6688) | 16 (166.8228) | 7 (172.5716) | 4 (174.2628) | 5 (176.0116) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 1 / 18 (684.4800) | 5 (170.2744) | 4 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4172) | 4 (169.1084) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 4 / 38 (687.9084) | 18 (170.8228) | 10 (168.5256) | 9 (172.5600) | 6 (176) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 6 / 29 (685.6228) | 10 (171.9656) | 1 (176) | 26 (161.0972) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 21 / 59 (671.2916) | 51 (154.2056) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (171.9772) | 15 (169.6916) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY | 3 / 34 (696.5256) | 12 (169.7028) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1428) |
| May 29, 2015 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 1 / 39 (712.5716) | 6 (177.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | 4 (176.5716) | 2 (178.8572) |
| May 22, 2015 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | 1 / 28 (710.2744) | 3 (179.4400) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7144) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 3 / 44 (694.2284) | 16 (170.8456) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (173.7028) | 7 (174.2628) |
| May 8, 2015 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 8 / 41 (686.7656) | 15 (171.9656) | 7 (175.4056) | 11 (173.7144) | 28 (165.6800) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL | 16 / 46 (661.5884) | 32 (159.3600) | 16 (167.4172) | 19 (167.4056) | 14 (167.4056) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 3 / 34 (698.2404) | 5 (175.4172) | 15 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5716) | 6 (175.4288) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 8 / 41 (677.6688) | 35 (158.2744) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (172.5600) | 10 (171.4172) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 5 / 72 (693.6112) | 10 (175.4056) | 8 (175.4056) | 14 (173.1200) | 29 (169.6800) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN | 3 / 25 (695.9544) | 5 (175.4516) | 7 (173.1200) | 7 (171.9656) | 5 (175.4172) |
| Feb 6, 2015 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 3 / 35 (688.4568) | 19 (169.1084) | 7 (171.9656) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Jan 9, 2015 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 13 / 40 (674.6968) | 21 (166.2284) | 5 (172.5600) | 10 (170.8228) | 16 (165.0856) |
| Dec 12, 2014 | King of the Smoker (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES ARE FULL) LaQuinta, CA | 6 / 24 (696.0228) | 1 (180) | 18 (169.1428) | 17 (169.1200) | 1 (177.7600) |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA | 15 / 38 (684.4572) | 20 (170.8344) | 21 (168.5372) | 6 (175.4172) | 21 (169.6684) |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | 1 / 86 (698.8228) | 50 (168.5256) | 1 (177.7372) | 3 (176) | 6 (176.5600) |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA | 3 / 34 (700.5144) | 11 (175.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (176.5716) | 17 (169.6800) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 2 / 42 (679.3600) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (170.2972) | 23 (165.0856) | 11 (168.5600) |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 6 / 61 (687.9084) | 29 (167.4056) | 13 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7144) | 21 (169.6684) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 67 / 92 (657.0396) | 87 (150.7768) | 47 (168) | 34 (168.5600) | 37 (169.7028) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 8 / 35 (690.7884) | 13 (173.1200) | 7 (173.7028) | 27 (164.5256) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 2 / 53 (686.1712) | 14 (168.5256) | 14 (167.3828) | 7 (170.8228) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 14 / 44 (682.7428) | 29 (167.3944) | 27 (166.8228) | 6 (174.2628) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 4 / 43 (685.0400) | 16 (169.1316) | 8 (169.6800) | 19 (168.5256) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 2 / 75 (701.0856) | 11 (173.7028) | 8 (174.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (174.2628) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 3 / 36 (686.7772) | 12 (170.8228) | 15 (166.8344) | 15 (169.1200) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 / 38 (689.1196) | 12 (169.7028) | 4 (174.2856) | 1 (175.4056) | 5 (169.7256) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN | 1 / 41 (694.8228) | 13 (170.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1428) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 3 / 35 (686.7312) | 16 (167.3828) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (174.2744) | 15 (169.6684) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 1 / 40 (699.3484) | 13 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (171.9656) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 3 / 56 (694.7772) | 2 (177.7028) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (170.8344) | 16 (169.6800) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 2 / 44 (697.6796) | 6 (174.2856) | 1 (180) | 5 (171.9884) | 13 (171.4056) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 4 / 51 (683.3488) | 26 (167.3828) | 14 (169.6916) | 8 (172.5600) | 3 (173.7144) |
| Jul 12, 2014 | Pork in the Park Stamford, CT | 7 / 20 (647.9312) | 8 (163.9772) | 11 (155.9656) | 10 (161.7028) | 3 (166.2856) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 3 / 39 (690.8456) | 4 (174.2856) | 6 (173.1544) | 19 (166.8228) | 1 (176.5828) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY | 6 / 27 (686.7312) | 2 (176.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 13 (168.5256) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 1 / 73 (694.7884) | 3 (175.4056) | 14 (171.9772) | 8 (172) | 8 (175.4056) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 6 / 34 (685.0744) | 9 (174.2628) | 26 (157.6572) | 2 (177.1544) | 3 (176) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 5 / 48 (686.2512) | 26 (166.8456) | 5 (172.5944) | 4 (173.1084) | 4 (173.7028) |
| May 23, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 3 / 30 (689.0744) | 20 (165.0856) | 3 (175.4516) | 4 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7144) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 4 / 56 (689.6112) | 45 (162.2284) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4056) | 9 (173.1200) |
| May 9, 2014 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | 2 / 38 (697.6572) | 4 (176) | 6 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | 19 (168.5372) |
| May 3, 2014 | Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN | 8 / 43 (681.5884) | 5 (175.4056) | 22 (163.9428) | 6 (173.1200) | 9 (169.1200) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 1 / 50 (696.5024) | 10 (169.1084) | 2 (174.2856) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 1 / 62 (701.0972) | 7 (174.8456) | 5 (175.4288) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Apr 3, 2014 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 4 / 64 (675.9084) | 17 (167.4056) | 19 (166.2400) | 24 (167.4056) | 1 (174.8572) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 1 / 42 (697.7028) | 1 (174.2856) | 9 (170.8344) | 4 (173.7028) | 1 (178.8800) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 9 / 61 (681.0400) | 41 (165.6684) | 11 (170.2744) | 19 (168.5372) | 6 (176.5600) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 16 / 95 (678.2172) | 51 (163.9656) | 32 (166.8344) | 30 (168.5600) | 4 (178.8572) |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 2 / 46 (694.2056) | 4 (176) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (171.9656) | 18 (169.6800) |
| Feb 7, 2014 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA | 2 / 28 (690.1944) | 9 (171.9656) | 14 (167.3828) | 1 (174.2744) | 2 (176.5716) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 1 / 69 (691.3484) | 1 (178.2972) | 19 (167.3828) | 22 (165.6684) | 1 (180) |
| Dec 6, 2013 | Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 10 / 65 (688.4796) | 32 (170.8112) | 1 (177.7372) | 38 (166.2284) | 14 (173.7028) |
| Nov 22, 2013 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 1 / 53 (678.7772) | 8 (169.1084) | 6 (172.5716) | 2 (173.7028) | 18 (163.3944) |
| Nov 15, 2013 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | 2 / 79 (697.6800) | 4 (176.5828) | 7 (175.4172) | 19 (171.4172) | 15 (174.2628) |
| Nov 7, 2013 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 3 (175.4400) | 20 (167.9884) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Oct 31, 2013 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 16 / 85 (671.4400) | 67 (159.4400) | 46 (163.3828) | 6 (174.3200) | 7 (174.2972) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 13 / 97 (675.9884) | 53 (164.5600) | 11 (173.7372) | 47 (165.1084) | 9 (172.5828) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 6 / 40 (680.5372) | 14 (167.9884) | 2 (176.0116) | 31 (159.3828) | 2 (177.1544) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 2 / 55 (681.0400) | 5 (172.5484) | 21 (162.8116) | 4 (171.4172) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 11 / 41 (680.4916) | 11 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8456) | 11 (170.8460) | 21 (164.5372) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 1 / 45 (697.0856) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7028) | 19 (165.1084) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 10 / 53 (684.4568) | 8 (173.1084) | 2 (176) | 38 (162.8000) | 9 (172.5484) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 3 / 34 (682.7312) | 15 (167.9656) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 12 (166.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 1 / 55 (696.5484) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (170.8456) | 10 (170.2856) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 2 / 60 (688.5256) | 12 (170.8456) | 23 (165.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 1 / 37 (699.9428) | 6 (174.8456) | 3 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 2 / 61 (694.7656) | 43 (163.9428) | 8 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (180) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | 8 / 54 (683.2796) | 32 (166.2284) | 16 (170.8228) | 12 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 10 / 57 (669.0168) | 40 (159.3828) | 8 (169.1084) | 3 (173.1200) | 15 (167.4056) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 7 / 41 (665.0856) | 29 (158.8344) | 17 (161.1200) | 2 (173.1428) | 6 (171.9884) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 12 / 34 (670.8566) | 19 (165.1426) | 9 (168) | 24 (163.4284) | 3 (174.2856) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN | 1 / 39 (693.7138) | 1 (177.7142) | 8 (170.2856) | 6 (173.7142) | 9 (171.9998) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 6 / 52 (683.4282) | 10 (170.8570) | 7 (172.5716) | 4 (174.8570) | 21 (165.1426) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY | 4 / 30 (663.9996) | 12 (162.2854) | 21 (156.5714) | 4 (170.2856) | 2 (174.8572) |
| May 31, 2013 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 3 / 43 (694.8570) | 5 (173.7142) | 5 (174.2858) | 20 (168.5712) | 1 (178.2858) |
| May 24, 2013 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN | 1 / 36 (690.8568) | 24 (162.2856) | 1 (177.7142) | 10 (170.8570) | 1 (180) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 1 / 47 (694.8568) | 1 (177.7142) | 3 (177.7144) | 25 (168.5712) | 15 (170.8570) |
| May 10, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN | 6 / 29 (672.5708) | 14 (165.7142) | 8 (167.4284) | 9 (167.4284) | 4 (171.9998) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 1 / 46 (697.1428) | 5 (173.7142) | 3 (173.7144) | 1 (180) | 6 (169.7142) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 2 / 36 (674.8568) | 7 (168.5712) | 3 (171.4286) | 13 (164.5714) | 5 (170.2856) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 8 / 60 (680) | 35 (163.4286) | 8 (173.1428) | 16 (168.5714) | 5 (174.8572) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 1 / 50 (687.4282) | 10 (166.2856) | 2 (172.5714) | 4 (170.8570) | 1 (177.7142) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY | 1 / 40 (679.4284) | 1 (177.7142) | 18 (162.8574) | 8 (168.5712) | 10 (170.2856) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 4 / 100 (686.8570) | 48 (165.7142) | 31 (166.8572) | 2 (176.5714) | 4 (177.7142) |
| Feb 8, 2013 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA | 2 / 33 (677.7140) | 14 (169.1428) | 3 (170.8572) | 17 (161.1426) | 2 (176.5714) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.