The heartbreaker
1.1088
points from the title
Came within 1.1088 points of the Grand Championship at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (Sep 14, 2018).
JAESTAR BBQ
JAESTAR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 122 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 13 Grand Championships, most recently at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 12 times. They are ranked #22 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1874
peak 1905 · rated over 117 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
122
in the data
First seen
Feb 22, 2013
latest Jun 10, 2022 · 9.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
13
12 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time
Category wins
32
98 podiums
Overall top-10s
83
68% of 122 contests
Best top-10 run
13
straight overall top-10s · 3 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
10 🔥
Current form
683.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 679.58 (+4.35)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.63 · weakest Brisket (168.33)
Road miles
22,563
across 122 mapped stops · furthest 1,143 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$58K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.58 / 720
122 Master contests · 13 GCs
Holds 1 KCBS record (on 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1183 (93 pts) | #783 (228 pts) | #1010 (148 pts) | #1338 (63 pts) | #1172 (103 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #785 (375 pts) | #792 (415 pts) | #1058 (265 pts) | #1208 (210 pts) | #806 (395 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #773 (424 pts) | #788 (434 pts) | #1047 (294 pts) | #843 (404 pts) | #937 (339 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #129 (1,802 pts) | #88 (1,877 pts) | #216 (1,387 pts) | #232 (1,327 pts) | #315 (1,152 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #28 (2,491 pts) | #4 (2,626 pts) | #15 (2,429 pts) | #108 (1,745 pts) | #62 (2,115 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #42 (2,323 pts) | #51 (2,042 pts) | #52 (2,056 pts) | #37 (2,181 pts) | #75 (1,972 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #37 (2,449 pts) | #43 (2,227 pts) | #47 (2,049 pts) | #19 (2,455 pts) | #56 (2,132 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #22 (2,615 pts) | #21 (2,342 pts) | #50 (2,002 pts) | #9 (2,608 pts) | #31 (2,307 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to JAESTAR BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#21 of the rated field
- Contests
- 120
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1891
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to JAESTAR BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JAESTAR BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#20 of the rated field
- Contests
- 195
- GCs
- 18
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1904
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to JAESTAR BBQ)
They've been 1904 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#19 of the rated field
- Contests
- 266
- GCs
- 27
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1937
12–9 in 21 shared contests (57% to JAESTAR BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 266 contests to 122.
⚔ Head-to-head#23 of the rated field
- Contests
- 316
- GCs
- 37
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1895
3–6 in 9 shared contests (33% to JAESTAR BBQ)
Their rating is built on 37 Grand Championships in 316 contests, alongside a 64% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#24 of the rated field
- Contests
- 230
- GCs
- 34
- Top-10s
- 76%
- Peak
- 1909
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to JAESTAR BBQ)
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#18 of the rated field
- Contests
- 194
- GCs
- 25
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1929
11–16 in 27 shared contests (41% to JAESTAR BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 52 | 22 | 30 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 48 | 39 | 9 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 44 | 25 | 19 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 37 | 34 | 3 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 35 | 24 | 11 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 33 | 21 | 12 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | 29 | 22 | 7 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 27 | 19 | 8 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 27 | 15 | 12 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | 27 | 15 | 12 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 27 | 11 | 16 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 27 | 9 | 18 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 122 | 64 | 9 | 32 | 180 🔥 | 147.4284 | 171.63 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 122 | 50 | 9 | 19 | 180 🔥 | 153.7144 | 169.46 | top 31% |
| Pork | 122 | 57 | 8 | 26 | 180 🔥 | 153.7138 | 170.15 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 122 | 57 | 6 | 21 | 180 🔥 | 20 | 168.33 | top 28% |
“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) | 5 | 3 | top 10% |
| Medium (20–39) | 50 | 8 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 67 | 2 | top 18% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
29 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
15.3
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
49 of 122 contests · 15 states in all
Contests visited
91
22 of them more than once
First title
Jul 3, 2013
Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
Opponents faced
2,923
finished ahead 7,418 times, behind 1,503
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 26, 2019 → May 13, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20171 milestone
- Peak power rating (1905) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
20163 milestones
- 25th category win Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- 10th perfect 180 BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 100th tracked contest Balloons Blues and Barbeque
20154 milestones
- 10th Grand Championship BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Biggest field won (67 teams) BBQ and Fly In on the River
- 5th perfect 180 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score714.8800 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
20144 milestones
- 10th category win The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- 5th Grand Championship Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- 50th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
201311 milestones
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4282 Polar Bear Challenge
- First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall podium Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First category win (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' In The Junction
- First Reserve Championship Smokin' in Steele
- First Grand Championship Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- First multi-meat day Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- 25th tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2013 |
| +13.9 | Heatin' Up the Bricks | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +13 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Jul 3, 2013 |
| +12.3 | Smokin' in Steele | May 31, 2013 |
| +12.1 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Jul 19, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -20.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -16.1 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 23, 2015 |
| -13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) | May 13, 2022 |
| -12.9 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -8.9 | National Pro BBQ Tour Championship | Oct 6, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 94.4% | 93.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 12% | 95.8% | 95.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 97.1% | 95.9% |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75% | top 18% | 97.1% | 95.3% |
| 2016 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 83% | top 17% | 97.5% | 95.1% |
| 2015 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 86% | top 21% | 99.3% | 94.9% |
| 2014 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 81% | top 17% | 98.4% | 94.1% |
| 2013 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 89% | top 21% | 96.6% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2022 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 23 / 36 (679.9084) | 18 (172.5600) | 28 (166.8228) | 24 (167.4056) | 10 (173.1200) |
| May 13, 2022 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) 🏅 Lansing, KS | 17 / 28 (666.7196) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (170.8228) | 23 (155.3712) | 15 (163.9656) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 7 / 42 (683.8856) | 1 (177.7028) | 21 (165.6800) | 10 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO | 4 / 54 (689.6688) | 11 (170.8688) | 5 (173.1200) | 22 (168.5372) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 2 / 35 (699.4512) | 3 (174.2856) | 6 (174.3200) | 2 (176.5828) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 6 / 24 (681.6228) | 4 (174.8572) | 11 (167.9772) | 8 (166.8228) | 5 (171.9656) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | National Pro BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 32 / 50 (686.7312) | 13 (176.5600) | 23 (171.9772) | 36 (169.6684) | 34 (168.5256) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK | 2 / 30 (699.4060) | 5 (177.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 9 (172.5600) | 16 (171.4172) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 122 / 407 (673.6456) | 105 (171.9656) | 22 (175.4172) | 301 (160.0228) | 174 (166.2400) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 40 / 129 (689.0856) | 16 (177.1428) | 91 (167.4172) | 39 (174.2628) | 62 (170.2628) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 5 / 65 (691.9312) | 6 (176) | 15 (170.8228) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (171.4056) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 5 / 58 (688.5372) | 2 (178.2972) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (172.5944) | 33 (163.3828) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 4 / 65 (686.2056) | 16 (171.4056) | 6 (171.9656) | 31 (166.8344) | 3 (176) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 2 / 30 (689.0740) | 2 (178.2972) | 14 (167.4056) | 12 (169.6684) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 12 / 64 (681.0400) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (170.8344) | 2 (177.1428) | 50 (156.5028) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 8 / 54 (685.6572) | 10 (173.1200) | 26 (167.4516) | 6 (176.5600) | 13 (168.5256) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 9 / 59 (680.4568) | 5 (175.4056) | 13 (170.2628) | 18 (169.7028) | 21 (165.0856) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS | 3 / 27 (684.5028) | 2 (176) | 6 (174.8456) | 12 (168.5372) | 17 (165.1200) |
| Nov 4, 2016 | World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ | 3 / 31 (689.0972) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (169.7028) | 6 (171.4172) | 3 (177.1544) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 48 / 557 (682.8340) | 50 (173.7256) | 106 (170.8572) | 260 (165.1312) | 57 (173.1200) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 74 / 180 (680.4800) | 28 (176) | 50 (172.5600) | 78 (169.6800) | 157 (162.2400) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 2 / 15 (697.1200) | 1 (177.1428) | 5 (167.4172) | 3 (177.1428) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS | 14 / 39 (676) | 5 (174.3200) | 13 (169.7144) | 25 (163.4400) | 17 (168.5256) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 6 / 56 (691.9428) | 3 (178.8572) | 12 (171.4056) | 4 (174.8572) | 27 (166.8228) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 3 / 50 (701.6916) | 3 (178.8572) | 14 (174.8572) | 23 (171.9656) | 11 (176.0116) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 1 / 30 (698.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8800) | 8 (172.5600) | 14 (169.7028) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 3 / 35 (691.4284) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (178.8572) | 24 (162.2856) | 7 (170.8456) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 11 / 38 (679.4284) | 3 (175.4056) | 16 (167.4400) | 12 (170.8800) | 25 (165.7028) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 2 / 45 (685.1544) | 4 (174.2972) | 5 (172) | 14 (168) | 10 (170.8572) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 8 / 37 (681.0284) | 18 (167.3828) | 2 (176.5600) | 17 (165.6800) | 3 (171.4056) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 9 / 56 (687.9312) | 1 (180) | 9 (174.2628) | 21 (169.1084) | 25 (164.5600) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Holy Smoke BBQ Competition Liberty, MO | 3 / 16 (693.0972) | 1 (180) | 4 (174.2744) | 8 (167.9772) | 8 (170.8456) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 1 / 29 (698.2628) | 10 (172.5828) | 1 (178.2972) | 10 (171.9656) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 4 / 54 (689.6576) | 9 (175.4172) | 6 (176.5600) | 36 (164.5488) | 7 (173.1316) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS | 5 / 49 (697.0856) | 3 (178.8572) | 27 (170.2628) | 21 (171.4056) | 5 (176.5600) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 10 / 45 (671.3604) | 2 (177.7144) | 25 (160.5488) | 14 (166.2400) | 16 (166.8572) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 17 / 183 (671.3944) | 27 (168.5600) | 24 (170.2856) | 63 (163.4172) | 24 (169.1316) |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Smoke out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 14 / 30 (671.3140) | 19 (165.1084) | 7 (173.1428) | 3 (174.2628) | 23 (158.8000) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 8 / 29 (685.0624) | 18 (166.2628) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (172.5484) | 8 (170.8456) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 10 / 34 (667.9084) | 12 (168.5256) | 11 (168.5600) | 12 (169.1428) | 16 (161.6800) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 6 / 55 (679.3712) | 24 (167.4056) | 1 (178.8800) | 31 (165.6800) | 13 (167.4056) |
| May 13, 2016 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 9 / 51 (676.4796) | 14 (168.5484) | 1 (180) | 19 (167.9656) | 28 (159.9656) |
| May 6, 2016 | Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 2 / 30 (687.3716) | 1 (176.5944) | 15 (165.0972) | 6 (172.5600) | 2 (173.1200) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 4 / 30 (678.8000) | 8 (173.7144) | 12 (167.4172) | 12 (167.4056) | 4 (170.2628) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 26 / 60 (668.4340) | 25 (168.5256) | 44 (161.6572) | 13 (171.9884) | 22 (166.2628) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 4 / 53 (686.2396) | 18 (169.1428) | 12 (169.6684) | 6 (175.4400) | 5 (171.9884) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 2 / 72 (694.2056) | 2 (177.7144) | 9 (171.9656) | 17 (171.4056) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 73 / 93 (654.7312) | 89 (159.3828) | 50 (167.4172) | 82 (158.8228) | 38 (169.1084) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 15 / 50 (694.2056) | 35 (170.8228) | 10 (176.5600) | 16 (174.2628) | 28 (172.5600) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 23 / 606 (687.9312) | 52 (174.2972) | 336 (162.8112) | 3 (180) | 106 (170.8228) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 72 / 187 (678.8112) | 61 (172) | 92 (168) | 141 (164.5484) | 32 (174.2628) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 3 / 112 (696.5144) | 4 (177.7028) | 47 (165.1088) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (177.1428) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO | 16 / 35 (685.6000) | 4 (178.8572) | 25 (168.5372) | 14 (171.9656) | 27 (166.2400) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 1 / 28 (714.8800) | 2 (177.1772) | 1 (180) | 1 (180) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 15 / 31 (663.3256) | 20 (166.2284) | 13 (165.7144) | 14 (166.8228) | 14 (164.5600) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 8 / 28 (687.3600) | 11 (173.1200) | 12 (168.5372) | 11 (172) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 1 / 67 (689.6340) | 5 (174.8456) | 15 (171.4172) | 18 (169.1084) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI | 5 / 30 (689.1432) | 5 (174.8456) | 3 (174.2972) | 2 (176.0344) | 20 (163.9660) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 2 / 30 (679.3828) | 2 (176) | 19 (159.9544) | 3 (173.1428) | 2 (170.2856) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 5 / 45 (683.9084) | 9 (170.8572) | 6 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (165.6684) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE | 1 / 31 (691.9884) | 13 (168.0112) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (176) | 6 (171.4172) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 3 / 183 (684.5484) | 5 (174.2856) | 20 (169.1544) | 56 (164.5256) | 4 (176.5828) |
| Jun 20, 2015 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 4 / 29 (679.9884) | 3 (174.2628) | 7 (171.4400) | 3 (173.1428) | 16 (161.1428) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 5 / 64 (682.2056) | 19 (168.5600) | 2 (174.8572) | 11 (171.4056) | 14 (167.3828) |
| May 15, 2015 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 7 / 51 (681.0740) | 12 (170.8456) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (169.7028) | 18 (161.6684) |
| May 8, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 10 / 30 (672.5028) | 8 (172.5600) | 23 (162.2744) | 15 (166.2628) | 10 (171.4056) |
| May 1, 2015 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO | 10 / 36 (674.7656) | 5 (173.1428) | 18 (167.3944) | 20 (163.4056) | 5 (170.8228) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO | 8 / 52 (678.7080) | 11 (171.9656) | 5 (172.5484) | 18 (168.5256) | 15 (165.6684) |
| Oct 30, 2014 | USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 18 / 79 (682.8000) | 8 (175.4172) | 27 (170.2628) | 51 (163.3828) | 13 (173.7372) |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Smithville, MO | 1 / 18 (703.9656) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (180) | 4 (170.2628) | 1 (175.4056) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO | 6 / 25 (664.9828) | 18 (165.0972) | 5 (167.9772) | 16 (165.6684) | 7 (166.2400) |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 12 / 34 (663.8624) | 21 (164.5256) | 20 (163.9656) | 4 (169.7028) | 17 (165.6684) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 41 / 552 (685.6340) | 103 (171.4400) | 226 (166.2284) | 45 (174.2628) | 45 (173.7028) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 39 / 165 (681.6340) | 2 (180) | 132 (161.1084) | 98 (166.8228) | 35 (173.7028) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 8 / 49 (685.0628) | 19 (170.8228) | 18 (167.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (167.9656) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 1 / 29 (685.7260) | 3 (172.5828) | 8 (170.2744) | 2 (173.1316) | 5 (169.7372) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ | 1 / 17 (708.5484) | 2 (174.8456) | 4 (177.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 1 / 29 (685.1312) | 10 (169.7256) | 1 (175.4400) | 6 (169.7028) | 4 (170.2628) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 5 / 25 (678.7768) | 5 (171.4056) | 5 (172) | 5 (171.9656) | 12 (163.4056) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 8 / 38 (675.9316) | 11 (167.9772) | 17 (162.8344) | 1 (176.5600) | 11 (168.5600) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 11 / 35 (658.7884) | 3 (173.1428) | 23 (153.7144) | 15 (166.2284) | 12 (165.7028) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 6 / 35 (683.3368) | 13 (167.4056) | 6 (170.2628) | 4 (175.4056) | 10 (170.2628) |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 4 / 31 (679.8736) | 8 (171.9656) | 4 (172.5828) | 9 (169.1084) | 5 (166.2168) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 3 / 184 (675.4512) | 15 (170.8456) | 68 (161.1772) | 4 (173.7028) | 16 (169.7256) |
| Jun 21, 2014 | Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 5 / 35 (671.3368) | 6 (169.1084) | 16 (161.1200) | 2 (180) | 14 (161.1084) |
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 33 / 67 (663.3372) | 19 (170.8228) | 23 (167.9772) | 13 (170.8800) | 55 (153.6572) |
| May 24, 2014 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 18 / 87 (672.4456) | 54 (162.2400) | 18 (170.2628) | 17 (169.6800) | 14 (170.2628) |
| May 16, 2014 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 1 / 50 (693.7028) | 3 (173.7028) | 14 (169.1200) | 13 (170.8800) | 1 (180) |
| May 9, 2014 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 5 / 33 (677.7028) | 12 (167.4400) | 13 (167.4284) | 7 (169.1316) | 4 (173.7028) |
| May 2, 2014 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 8 / 33 (660.5484) | 4 (169.1656) | 14 (162.8116) | 9 (167.4056) | 14 (161.1656) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS | 6 / 65 (678.2168) | 27 (165.0740) | 15 (168) | 2 (176.5600) | 11 (168.5828) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 4 / 54 (685.0856) | 19 (166.2972) | 1 (175.4056) | 8 (169.1200) | 3 (174.2628) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 24 / 75 (662.1828) | 44 (163.3944) | 40 (161.1200) | 26 (167.3828) | 12 (170.2856) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO | 14 / 61 (653.6460) | 17 (165.1316) | 25 (161.1432) | 28 (160.5600) | 11 (166.8112) |
| Dec 6, 2013 | Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 27 / 65 (677.0056) | 40 (169.1200) | 53 (161.6572) | 19 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4056) |
| Nov 8, 2013 | 1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO | 12 / 33 (667.3716) | 25 (161.6340) | 23 (161.6800) | 3 (172.6060) | 2 (171.4516) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ Smithville, MO | 1 / 17 (690.2856) | 2 (173.1428) | 8 (163.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (174.2856) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 41 / 535 (670.2284) | 123 (167.4172) | 39 (171.9884) | 252 (161.0856) | 53 (169.7372) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 21 / 174 (678.7540) | 61 (168.5256) | 83 (164.5716) | 26 (173.1084) | 30 (172.5484) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 4 / 114 (679.9428) | 29 (166.8572) | 4 (174.2628) | 20 (169.1200) | 14 (169.7028) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 2 / 53 (679.3600) | 1 (177.7144) | 19 (165.6800) | 20 (165.1084) | 3 (170.8572) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 2 / 34 (675.9772) | 13 (161.6684) | 18 (161.1316) | 1 (177.7372) | 5 (175.4400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 5 / 50 (695.3944) | 2 (175.4056) | 9 (172.5944) | 6 (173.1316) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 3 / 43 (686.1940) | 18 (169.1084) | 11 (171.9656) | 6 (172.5600) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 2 / 44 (683.3828) | 10 (169.6800) | 11 (169.1428) | 8 (170.8228) | 3 (173.7372) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL | 19 / 30 (662.1368) | 24 (162.2284) | 19 (163.9428) | 16 (166.8456) | 9 (169.1200) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 1 / 32 (679.9768) | 8 (167.4056) | 6 (169.7028) | 1 (176.0228) | 6 (166.8456) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 6 / 29 (673.0972) | 12 (166.2628) | 3 (172.5944) | 1 (175.4056) | 20 (158.8344) |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 1 / 30 (693.1426) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (168.5714) | 6 (171.4284) | 1 (174.2856) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 182 / 183 (509.7142) | 156 (147.4284) | 44 (164.5714) | 2 (177.7144) | 183 (20) |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 12 / 68 (687.4288) | 27 (169.7144) | 28 (169.1430) | 2 (178.2858) | 21 (170.2856) |
| May 31, 2013 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 2 / 51 (686.2856) | 4 (175.4284) | 22 (163.4284) | 2 (176.5716) | 6 (170.8572) |
| May 25, 2013 | Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA | 11 / 36 (671.9996) | 5 (171.9998) | 12 (169.1430) | 30 (161.1426) | 8 (169.7142) |
| May 17, 2013 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 17 / 49 (666.8572) | 6 (173.1428) | 40 (156.5716) | 5 (173.7142) | 24 (163.4286) |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 9 / 52 (665.7140) | 7 (170.8570) | 19 (164) | 16 (166.8570) | 16 (164) |
| May 3, 2013 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 5 / 39 (680.5714) | 14 (167.4286) | 7 (170.2858) | 3 (174.2856) | 5 (168.5714) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 6 / 73 (669.7142) | 12 (168.5714) | 3 (170.8572) | 35 (158.8570) | 7 (171.4286) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 8 / 48 (668.5714) | 26 (159.4284) | 1 (176.5716) | 27 (162.2856) | 10 (170.2858) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 13 / 30 (643.9996) | 17 (162.2858) | 25 (154.2856) | 20 (153.7138) | 1 (173.7144) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 3 / 40 (676.5710) | 3 (172.5714) | 5 (171.4286) | 10 (168.5712) | 19 (163.9998) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 6 / 79 (668) | 4 (172) | 8 (169.7142) | 28 (161.7142) | 15 (164.5716) |
| Feb 22, 2013 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 22 / 46 (655.4282) | 32 (161.7142) | 15 (166.2856) | 34 (158.8570) | 12 (168.5714) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.