ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE

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

Power ranking

#11

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1920

peak 1952 · rated over 102 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 3 straight GCs

Contests

108

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2022-07-15

Best ToY finish

#21

Master 2017

Grand champs

7 reserve

Category wins

90 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 108 contests

Avg finish

top 18%

overall standings

Best overall

708.0684 / 720

Master · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

Perfect 180s

10 🔥

Current form

682.09 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 686.47 (-4.38)

Walk rate

94%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±10.67

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 173.51 · weakest Brisket (170.77)

Road miles

26,957

mi across 108 mapped stops · furthest 1957 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Purse competed for

$205K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

4 🏅

GCs in 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

686.47 / 720

106 Master contests · 18 GCs

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Storylines (20 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 National Pro BBQ Tour Championship (2017-10-06).

Among the elite

#11 of 6,413 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1920 puts them #11 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1920
peak 1952
102 rated contests

The 180 club

10 perfect 180s

10 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.

Chicken ×7
Pork Ribs ×1
Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2017-10-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

97 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 97-team field at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival.

2013-06-14

Happy hunting ground

3× Grand Championships here

Hog Happnin' is their spot: 3 Grand Championships in 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 1st
average top 5%

Multi-meat days

5 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 5 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2017-08-11).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

94% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 102 of 108 contests

A top-10 category call in 94% of their 108 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

708.0684 career-best overall

98.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 708.0684 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) — 98.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-10-27

State champions

4 state championships won

They've taken 4 state championships from 17 entries at contests carrying the title.

17 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Killer B's BBQ has finished one call ahead of ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 4 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 20 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 9 category wins, at an average finish in the top 12%.

20 contests
17 overall top-10s
9 category wins
average top 12%

A tough matchup

10–3 behind in the head-to-head

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 77% of their meetings

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

42–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 42 of their 42 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2021-06-18).

last seen 2019-10-18
back 2021-06-18

They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

102 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

26,957 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 26,957 miles across 108 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,957 miles to The Smithfield King of the Smoker(INVITATIONAL)(JUDGES FULL).

108 mapped stops
furthest 1,957 mi

The metronome

±1.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.48% 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
108 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 3rd

In the record book (1 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.

#7 👑 Most wins at one contest 3 titles at a single contest · won 2013–2016 · 4 Nov 2016

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.

BOOMERANG BBQ

#10 of the rated field

1921 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 154
GCs: 35
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 2008

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — BOOMERANG BBQ ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 146 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ

#12 of the rated field

1911 ▼ 9 power rating

Contests: 111
GCs: 26
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1921

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 111 contests to 108, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 101 contests
last seen 2022-12-03
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED

#9 of the rated field

1931 ▲ 11 power rating

Contests: 479
GCs: 85
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 2007

6–2 in 8 shared contests (75% to ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE)

They've been 2007 at their best, 76 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 442 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

#8 of the rated field

1932 ▲ 12 power rating

Contests: 401
GCs: 44
Top-10s: 74%
Peak: 1944

8–10 in 18 shared contests (44% to ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE)

Their rating is built on 44 Grand Championships in 401 contests, alongside a 74% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 375 contests
last seen 2026-08-21
on an 8-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS

#7 of the rated field

1935 ▲ 15 power rating

Contests: 217
GCs: 43
Top-10s: 81%
Peak: 2001

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE)

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

rated over 202 contests
last seen 2024-06-14
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

TRIPLE H BBQ

#13 of the rated field

1902 ▼ 18 power rating

Contests: 171
GCs: 23
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1945

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE)

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

rated over 150 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	60	41	19	68%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	54	38	16	70%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	52	37	15	71%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	48	33	15	69%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	44	34	10	77%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	43	33	10	77%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	42	42	0	100%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	41	21	20	51%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	39	30	9	77%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	39	29	10	74%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	39	22	17	56%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	37	34	3	92%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	36	30	6	83%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	36	22	14	61%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	31	19	12	61%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	106	67	15	31	180.0000 🔥	161.7028	173.51	top 23%
Pork Ribs	108	56	12	26	180.0000 🔥	159.3944	171.37	top 29%
Pork	106	55	10	16	180.0000 🔥	155.9656	170.90	top 29%
Brisket	106	49	3	17	180.0000 🔥	153.6684	170.77	top 29%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	41	8	top 13%
TN	23	4	top 21%
GA	14	1	top 16%
VA	8	3	top 23%
WV	4	2	top 12%
AR	4	0	top 21%
SC	4	0	top 20%
KY	2	0	top 41%
IL	1	0	top 15%
OH	1	0	top 15%
FL	1	0	top 27%
CA	1	0	top 24%
MS	1	0	top 47%
MO	1	0	top 16%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 20%
Medium (20–39)	38	10	top 19%
Large (40+)	67	8	top 17%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	7	3	0	top 13%	2019-08-09
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	6	1	2	top 27%	2022-07-15
Hog Happnin'	4	1	3	top 5%	2016-11-04
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	4	1	2	top 3%	2016-06-10
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	4	3	0	top 16%	2019-05-24
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	4	2	0	top 11%	2019-05-17
WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley)	4	3	0	top 14%	2017-07-21
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	3	1	1	top 15%	2021-06-18
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	3	1	1	top 24%	2018-10-26
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	3	1	1	top 7%	2018-09-14
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	1	1	top 12%	2017-08-18
*Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	3	9	0	top 32%	2018-11-09
Flames on the Flint	2	1	1	top 8%	2018-03-09
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	1	1	top 10%	2017-08-25
Jiggy With The Piggy	2	5	0	top 12%	2019-05-03
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	2	2	0	top 18%	2018-10-19
Pigs & Pedals	2	3	0	top 10%	2018-08-03
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	2	6	0	top 22%	2017-11-18
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2	8	0	top 28%	2016-05-20
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2	12	0	top 28%	2015-10-09
The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	2	5	0	top 14%	2014-11-21

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.2 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2022-07-15

Busiest season 2017 20 contests · 4 GCs

Contests a season 12 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 41 of 108 contests · 14 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 61 21 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 108 entries · 12 wins · 56 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 173.51 · weakest Brisket (170.77)

Walk rate 94% a top-10 call in 102 of 108 contests

Overall top-10 rate 69% 75 of 108 contests

Wins it all 17% 18 Grand Championships · 7 reserve

First title 2013-05-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Best top-10 run 16 straight contests

Master average 686.47 out of 720 · 106 contests · 18 GCs

Perfect 180s 10 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,969 4,650–845 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 26,957 108 mapped stops · furthest 1,957 mi

Schedule strength 1604 average field rating faced — tougher than 80% of rated contests

Purse competed for $205,025 listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 4 from 17 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2019-10-18 → 2021-06-18

Power rating 1920 peak 1952 · #11 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First call Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8568 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
May 10 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First category win (Chicken) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Jun 14 First multi-meat day Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Jun 14 Biggest field won (97 teams) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Jul 26 First Reserve Championship WNC Barbeque Festival
Aug 23 10th tracked contest Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
2014
Sep 5 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Oct 31 5th Grand Championship Hog Happnin'
2015
Jun 5 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 12 10th category win Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
2016
Nov 18 50th tracked contest Bar-B-Cure
2017
Mar 10 10th Grand Championship Flames on the Flint
Oct 27 Career-best overall score708.0684 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Nov 17 25th category win Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel
2018
Apr 20 5th perfect 180 High on the Hog Festival
Oct 26 10th perfect 180 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)
2019
Jun 7 First state championship Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1952) Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
Oct 17 100th tracked contest Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A
2022
Jul 15 Most recent contest Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-05-10
+15.2	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2013-06-14
+15	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off	2013-07-19
+13.6	WNC Barbeque Festival	2013-07-26
+12.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2015-09-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades	2021-07-16
-10.1	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2021-06-18
-9	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1	2021-10-29
-7.8	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2019-08-09
-7.4	Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival	2015-06-19

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	3	0	1	1	100%	top 19%	96.4%	96.4%
2021	4	0	1	0	75%	top 51%	95.2%	94.3%
2019	12	4	10	4	92%	top 14%	98.1%	95.6%
2018	19	1	13	9	95%	top 17%	97.9%	95.6%
2017	20	4	17	9	100%	top 12%	98.3%	95.8%
2016	11	1	8	4	100%	top 18%	97.1%	95.5%
2015	11	3	6	6	82%	top 21%	97.2%	95.4%
2014	12	1	10	3	100%	top 15%	97.4%	95.4%
2013	16	4	9	4	88%	top 19%	97.9%	94.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-07-15	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	6 / 31 (694.1940)	11 (173.1084)	7 (174.2628)	8 (173.1200)	9 (173.7028)
2022-04-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV	—	—	2 (174.2744)	—	—
2022-04-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV	—	—	1 (177.1544)	—	—
2021-10-29	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC	16 / 33 (677.0628)	14 (170.8228)	4 (173.1200)	23 (163.9772)	14 (169.1428)
2021-10-08	32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	41 / 70 (676.5140)	11 (174.8572)	16 (174.2628)	38 (169.1084)	68 (158.2856)
2021-07-16	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	15 / 25 (677.0516)	7 (171.4172)	6 (173.7144)	15 (166.2400)	16 (165.6800)
2021-06-18	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	10 / 28 (685.6112)	8 (173.1084)	17 (163.3944)	4 (176.0000)	4 (173.1084)
2019-10-18	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC	1 / 22 (686.2288)	2 (173.1428)	2 (175.4288)	8 (166.8344)	5 (170.8228)
2019-10-17	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A 🏅 Lenoir, NC	3 / 15 (689.0512)	1 (177.7028)	2 (174.8572)	8 (167.9656)	8 (168.5256)
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	8 / 54 (689.6456)	14 (170.2628)	3 (176.5944)	25 (167.3828)	3 (175.4056)
2019-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC	9 / 29 (681.0856)	1 (177.7028)	15 (170.2744)	19 (165.6684)	12 (167.4400)
2019-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	1 / 27 (695.9772)	3 (176.5600)	2 (175.4172)	12 (168.5256)	1 (175.4744)
2019-07-12	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In 🏅 Jamestown, TN	1 / 29 (706.2400)	3 (177.7028)	2 (177.7144)	6 (174.2628)	3 (176.5600)
2019-06-07	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	1 / 31 (691.3944)	8 (170.2628)	2 (173.7144)	4 (170.2628)	1 (177.1544)
2019-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	17 / 72 (682.1484)	14 (174.2628)	11 (173.1200)	48 (163.9428)	25 (170.8228)
2019-05-17	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN	4 / 43 (689.0284)	7 (173.1084)	15 (169.6800)	6 (171.9656)	6 (174.2744)
2019-05-03	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	10 / 60 (675.8628)	8 (171.9656)	20 (167.3944)	19 (168.5256)	18 (167.9772)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	7 / 67 (690.1944)	14 (173.1200)	36 (167.3944)	2 (176.5600)	14 (173.1200)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	23 / 92 (682.8112)	32 (173.1084)	43 (167.4400)	6 (176.5600)	62 (165.7028)
2018-11-09	*Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	9 / 44 (679.3256)	13 (171.9656)	28 (164.5372)	8 (170.8456)	6 (171.9772)
2018-11-09	*Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	25 / 56 (666.1828)	10 (172.0000)	44 (159.9428)	19 (169.1200)	28 (165.1200)
2018-10-26	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	16 / 102 (685.6224)	1 (180.0000)	66 (166.2512)	12 (174.2628)	60 (165.1084)
2018-10-19	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	2 / 35 (694.2172)	9 (172.5600)	1 (178.8572)	7 (169.6800)	4 (173.1200)
2018-10-05	Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC	3 / 27 (693.6228)	2 (177.7028)	12 (166.2516)	1 (174.2628)	3 (175.4056)
2018-09-14	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	1 / 29 (691.3944)	2 (176.5600)	5 (172.5716)	14 (166.8456)	2 (175.4172)
2018-08-31	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	7 / 46 (687.3604)	10 (174.2628)	28 (163.9660)	4 (176.5600)	15 (172.5716)
2018-08-10	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	3 / 51 (693.6800)	7 (174.2744)	25 (167.9656)	1 (177.7028)	4 (173.7372)
2018-08-03	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	6 / 48 (690.7884)	1 (180.0000)	27 (164.5256)	13 (170.8228)	5 (175.4400)
2018-07-20	*Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA	11 / 29 (671.8740)	1 (174.8800)	15 (166.8228)	12 (167.3828)	20 (162.7884)
2018-07-14	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN	4 / 32 (704.5372)	2 (180.0000)	13 (173.7144)	5 (176.5600)	6 (174.2628)
2018-07-13	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN	11 / 40 (690.2400)	5 (178.8572)	6 (174.2972)	40 (157.0856)	1 (180.0000)
2018-06-15	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	5 / 59 (678.8112)	13 (170.8228)	5 (171.4400)	24 (165.7028)	9 (170.8456)
2018-05-25	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	3 / 72 (694.2744)	5 (176.0000)	5 (175.4744)	22 (169.6800)	18 (173.1200)
2018-05-18	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	9 / 43 (686.2172)	1 (180.0000)	18 (167.9772)	26 (165.1200)	7 (173.1200)
2018-05-04	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	5 / 70 (688.4800)	30 (169.6684)	3 (175.4288)	21 (169.6800)	6 (173.7028)
2018-04-20	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	13 / 42 (689.0628)	1 (180.0000)	36 (162.2400)	5 (174.2628)	11 (172.5600)
2018-03-09	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	6 / 42 (689.6112)	7 (175.4056)	34 (165.0856)	7 (172.5600)	3 (176.5600)
2018-03-02	Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Orlando, FL	13 / 49 (698.2056)	28 (168.5256)	16 (175.4172)	13 (177.7028)	13 (176.5600)
2017-12-01	The Smithfield King of the Smoker(INVITATIONAL)(JUDGES FULL) unrated Rancho Mirage, CA	6 / 25 (693.6916)	2 (177.1772)	19 (167.9772)	13 (173.1200)	3 (175.4172)
2017-11-18	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	20 / 58 (686.7424)	33 (171.9656)	7 (174.2628)	8 (174.8456)	43 (165.6684)
2017-11-17	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	6 / 62 (691.3368)	1 (178.8572)	46 (166.2284)	6 (173.7028)	14 (172.5484)
2017-11-17	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	3 / 58 (695.9428)	14 (174.2744)	27 (169.1084)	1 (180.0000)	21 (172.5600)
2017-11-10	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	15 / 47 (662.7428)	14 (170.8228)	2 (172.5716)	36 (155.9656)	22 (163.3828)
2017-10-27	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	1 / 95 (708.0684)	9 (177.7028)	12 (175.4628)	4 (178.8800)	10 (176.0228)
2017-10-20	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	12 / 39 (674.1368)	28 (163.9428)	2 (174.8456)	5 (170.8228)	21 (164.5256)
2017-10-06	National Pro BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	2 / 50 (702.8344)	22 (175.4056)	11 (173.1316)	4 (177.7144)	5 (176.5828)
2017-09-22	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	10 / 41 (682.2168)	27 (166.2284)	7 (172.5600)	9 (172.5484)	10 (170.8800)
2017-09-15	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	3 / 63 (687.3256)	33 (167.3828)	4 (175.4172)	1 (179.4400)	22 (165.0856)
2017-08-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	5 / 29 (687.9428)	19 (169.1200)	2 (176.5944)	7 (171.4056)	4 (170.8228)
2017-08-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	4 / 29 (679.3484)	8 (171.9656)	5 (170.8572)	8 (168.5600)	10 (167.9656)
2017-08-11	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	3 / 34 (684.4912)	7 (173.1084)	1 (176.0000)	1 (174.8572)	20 (160.5256)
2017-08-04	*Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	3 / 46 (685.6228)	3 (174.2628)	1 (177.7372)	21 (162.8000)	9 (170.8228)
2017-07-21	WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC	3 / 47 (698.8228)	2 (178.2972)	16 (172.0000)	14 (170.8228)	3 (177.7028)
2017-07-14	*Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	1 / 26 (677.6688)	4 (172.5828)	14 (162.2516)	1 (175.4172)	11 (167.4172)
2017-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	1 / 57 (706.2972)	2 (177.7028)	1 (178.8800)	7 (174.2744)	2 (175.4400)
2017-05-26	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	6 / 67 (690.7656)	14 (175.4056)	28 (170.2744)	7 (174.2628)	22 (170.8228)
2017-05-19	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	2 / 49 (701.6912)	3 (176.5828)	3 (175.4400)	2 (176.5600)	14 (173.1084)
2017-03-10	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	1 / 67 (697.0972)	1 (176.5600)	25 (167.9888)	12 (173.1084)	2 (179.4400)
2016-11-18	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	3 / 29 (697.6800)	8 (175.4056)	5 (173.7488)	1 (178.8572)	11 (169.6684)
2016-11-04	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	1 / 56 (699.3944)	23 (169.1200)	1 (178.2972)	3 (175.4172)	3 (176.5600)
2016-09-30	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	2 / 26 (689.6228)	2 (177.1428)	6 (168.5372)	4 (171.9656)	4 (171.9772)
2016-08-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) N. Charleston, SC	12 / 30 (682.8116)	2 (179.4400)	5 (176.5716)	23 (166.8228)	27 (159.9772)
2016-08-12	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	4 / 34 (692.5260)	7 (174.2744)	1 (177.7144)	15 (168.5600)	7 (171.9772)
2016-07-22	WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC	14 / 49 (679.2912)	34 (163.9428)	25 (166.8228)	10 (171.9656)	5 (176.5600)
2016-07-08	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	9 / 26 (666.7428)	9 (167.4284)	8 (167.9772)	12 (165.0972)	11 (166.2400)
2016-06-10	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	3 / 76 (697.6800)	1 (177.1428)	5 (174.8572)	10 (173.7028)	14 (171.9772)
2016-06-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	5 / 27 (681.6572)	9 (169.1084)	3 (173.1316)	7 (169.7144)	9 (169.7028)
2016-05-27	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	17 / 66 (681.6228)	22 (171.9656)	5 (176.0344)	31 (167.3944)	32 (166.2284)
2016-05-20	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	8 / 46 (692.5028)	21 (170.8228)	7 (175.4400)	20 (170.8228)	10 (175.4172)
2015-11-06	* Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	8 / 60 (685.6340)	10 (173.7028)	23 (166.8228)	2 (174.2628)	18 (170.8456)
2015-10-23	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	50 / 93 (669.6800)	24 (173.1544)	80 (159.3944)	62 (164.5484)	11 (172.5828)
2015-10-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	16 / 50 (693.7488)	7 (177.1428)	22 (173.7488)	46 (166.8344)	13 (176.0228)
2015-09-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	1 / 30 (688.5488)	6 (174.2744)	9 (169.7144)	5 (172.5600)	6 (172.0000)
2015-08-07	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	3 / 36 (693.0856)	4 (175.4056)	24 (166.8344)	2 (177.7028)	9 (173.1428)
2015-07-24	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	3 / 49 (690.7884)	7 (176.5600)	18 (167.4056)	1 (177.7028)	14 (169.1200)
2015-06-19	Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival Barbourville, KY	14 / 25 (676.4800)	8 (173.1200)	17 (167.3828)	1 (177.1544)	22 (158.8228)
2015-06-12	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	1 / 78 (697.6572)	1 (180.0000)	1 (180.0000)	16 (169.1200)	26 (168.5372)
2015-06-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	1 / 30 (699.9772)	1 (180.0000)	1 (177.7144)	4 (173.1428)	12 (169.1200)
2015-05-22	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	15 / 65 (673.5996)	15 (171.9884)	14 (171.4056)	28 (165.0972)	34 (165.1084)
2015-05-15	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	11 / 44 (689.0516)	3 (177.7028)	13 (173.1200)	20 (169.6916)	24 (168.5372)
2014-11-21	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	5 / 86 (692.4684)	24 (173.1084)	27 (169.6916)	7 (175.4056)	15 (174.2628)
2014-10-31	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	1 / 61 (701.0972)	9 (173.1200)	4 (175.4172)	2 (176.0000)	3 (176.5600)
2014-09-26	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC	2 / 24 (699.9428)	3 (175.4056)	9 (170.8344)	7 (174.2628)	2 (179.4400)
2014-09-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	14 / 30 (680.4796)	7 (174.2856)	18 (168.5600)	21 (167.3828)	14 (170.2512)
2014-08-08	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	4 / 39 (691.9656)	15 (170.8572)	10 (171.9656)	11 (171.9656)	2 (177.1772)
2014-07-25	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	7 / 46 (678.2740)	33 (161.7028)	6 (172.5944)	6 (171.9884)	12 (171.9884)
2014-06-27	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	15 / 39 (676.5140)	1 (177.7372)	22 (165.7028)	18 (167.3828)	18 (165.6912)
2014-06-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	7 / 28 (671.3712)	9 (170.2856)	11 (168.5372)	13 (165.7028)	11 (166.8456)
2014-06-13	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	3 / 73 (692.5256)	7 (174.2628)	7 (174.2628)	1 (175.4056)	22 (168.5944)
2014-05-30	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	8 / 48 (683.9656)	6 (174.2628)	23 (166.8800)	7 (171.9772)	11 (170.8456)
2014-05-23	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	2 / 65 (689.6228)	28 (167.3828)	1 (176.5716)	9 (170.8228)	4 (174.8456)
2014-05-16	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	5 / 56 (688.5028)	7 (174.2628)	19 (167.9772)	21 (169.7028)	4 (176.5600)
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	18 / 79 (686.8228)	2 (177.7372)	49 (165.7028)	25 (170.2628)	19 (173.1200)
2013-11-01	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	1 / 75 (695.9656)	6 (176.5828)	4 (175.4172)	14 (170.8228)	13 (173.1428)
2013-10-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	12 / 50 (690.1944)	36 (169.6800)	10 (174.2744)	7 (173.1200)	16 (173.1200)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	87 / 535 (662.2056)	14 (175.4400)	94 (167.4172)	160 (165.6800)	348 (153.6684)
2013-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	9 / 72 (681.6340)	8 (174.2628)	18 (169.1200)	17 (170.8228)	20 (167.4284)
2013-09-13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	8 / 30 (676.5368)	27 (164.0228)	7 (173.1428)	19 (166.2284)	10 (173.1428)
2013-08-23	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	8 / 41 (672.5028)	9 (168.5256)	14 (166.8572)	6 (169.6800)	12 (167.4400)
2013-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	6 / 49 (682.2400)	28 (166.8456)	5 (173.7028)	21 (168.5256)	8 (173.1660)
2013-07-26	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	2 / 48 (682.2056)	20 (167.9656)	6 (172.5600)	14 (169.1084)	7 (172.5716)
2013-07-19	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off Unicoi, TN	1 / 20 (691.3828)	1 (175.4056)	1 (177.1544)	11 (165.7028)	5 (173.1200)
2013-06-14	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	1 / 97 (704.5712)	1 (177.7142)	1 (177.7142)	12 (170.2856)	3 (178.8572)
2013-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	22 / 47 (668.0000)	4 (174.2856)	30 (164.0002)	17 (168.5714)	30 (161.1428)
2013-05-17	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	18 / 47 (671.4282)	13 (170.8572)	25 (165.1428)	7 (174.2856)	29 (161.1426)
2013-05-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	1 / 29 (677.7140)	12 (166.2856)	2 (175.4286)	4 (172.5714)	12 (163.4284)
2013-05-03	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN	21 / 46 (646.2850)	25 (165.1428)	12 (165.7142)	22 (161.1424)	31 (154.2856)
2013-04-19	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	13 / 55 (670.8568)	14 (170.8570)	10 (171.4286)	39 (160.5714)	17 (167.9998)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#57 (2128 pts)	#56 (1948 pts)	#64 (1913 pts)	#159 (1438 pts)	#75 (1833 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#57 (2163 pts)	#16 (2432 pts)	#111 (1677 pts)	#80 (1863 pts)	#43 (2128 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#21 (2540 pts)	#39 (2189 pts)	#8 (2417 pts)	#31 (2290 pts)	#110 (1789 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#113 (1912 pts)	#155 (1602 pts)	#56 (2002 pts)	#166 (1517 pts)	#201 (1477 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#120 (1920 pts)	#74 (1900 pts)	#226 (1335 pts)	#101 (1775 pts)	#360 (1015 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#71 (2190 pts)	#130 (1713 pts)	#172 (1565 pts)	#107 (1779 pts)	#115 (1850 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#66 (2177 pts)	#71 (1959 pts)	#57 (1953 pts)	#172 (1396 pts)	#167 (1472 pts)