CAVEMAN CUISINE

CAVEMAN CUISINE is a competition barbecue team with 130 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 14 Grand Championships, most recently at the 17th Annual Bordertown Bash (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 12 times. They are ranked #193 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#193

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1759

peak 1862 · rated over 120 contests8 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

130

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Sep 29, 2022 · 9.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#16

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

12 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time

Category wins

99 podiums

Overall top-10s

58% of 130 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 27%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2972 / 720

Master · Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff

Perfect 180s

11 🔥

Current form

673.84 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 679.38 (-5.55)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±12.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.06)

Road miles

24,598

across 130 mapped stops · furthest 588 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$289K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.38 / 720

128 Master contests · 14 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

Tie level with the champion

Finished level on points with the champion at Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off (May 25, 2018) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.

Among the elite

#193 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1759 puts them #193 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1759
peak 1862
120 rated contests

The 180 club

11 perfect 180s

11 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×6
Pork ×3
Brisket ×2

Against the odds

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) (Oct 11, 2013) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, TRUEBUD BBQ.

Giant slayer

37 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest.

Jun 27, 2014

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 3%

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 Smoke EM IF You Got EM (Nov 9, 2018).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

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They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 107 of 130 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 130 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.2972 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2972 at Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 1, 2015

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

BUTCHER BBQ has finished one call ahead of CAVEMAN CUISINE 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 6 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 26 contests, 6 Grand Championships and 17 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

26 contests
18 overall top-10s
17 category wins
average top 19%

A tough matchup

35–10 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 78% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 45 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 39% of the time against 59%.

Pork Ribs avg 168.06
Chicken avg 172.57
50 calls in 128 entries

The drought

21 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at 17th Annual Bordertown Bash on Jul 13, 2018 — 21 contests and 8.2 years ago.

last GC Jul 13, 2018
8.2 years ago

A strong matchup

36–12 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO in 36 of their 48 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

6× one call behind them

BUTCHER BBQ has landed one call behind them 6 times.

An April team

Top 14% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 14% across 8 contests, versus top 27% the rest of the year.

8 April contests
top 27% the rest of the year

The long haul

24,598 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 24,598 miles across 130 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 588 miles to Westmont Red, White & BBQ.

130 mapped stops
furthest 588 mi

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
130 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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	#706 (240 pts)	#762 (235 pts)	#876 (190 pts)	#716 (250 pts)	#674 (280 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#684 (215 pts)	#600 (285 pts)	#716 (230 pts)	#706 (220 pts)	#737 (210 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#842 (65 pts)	#666 (130 pts)	#774 (110 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#860 (70 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#664 (483 pts)	#759 (433 pts)	#627 (548 pts)	#703 (473 pts)	#740 (448 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#118 (1,805 pts)	#147 (1,570 pts)	#184 (1,420 pts)	#114 (1,650 pts)	#185 (1,455 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#211 (1,447 pts)	#114 (1,755 pts)	#240 (1,297 pts)	#243 (1,292 pts)	#238 (1,362 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#59 (2,242 pts)	#70 (1,976 pts)	#53 (2,032 pts)	#41 (2,104 pts)	#88 (1,942 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#49 (2,274 pts)	#20 (2,352 pts)	#161 (1,579 pts)	#73 (1,945 pts)	#39 (2,189 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#16 (2,690 pts)	#9 (2,563 pts)	#34 (2,216 pts)	#6 (2,642 pts)	#35 (2,381 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#37 (2,389 pts)	#22 (2,332 pts)	#61 (1,943 pts)	#46 (2,061 pts)	#88 (1,960 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CAVEMAN CUISINE, each with one reason worth a look.

HICKORY PRIME

#191 of the rated field

1759 power rating

Contests: 138
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1800

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to CAVEMAN CUISINE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HICKORY PRIME ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 135 contests
last seen Apr 9, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Dr. Squealgood BBQ

#192 of the rated field

1759 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1759

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to CAVEMAN CUISINE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 68 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 68 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

The Fat is Where It's At

#194 of the rated field

1759 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1761

Fewer contests behind them than CAVEMAN CUISINE has cooked, 51 to 130, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 45 contests
last seen May 16, 2026

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Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ

#195 of the rated field

1758 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 148
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1797

10–8 in 18 shared contests (56% to CAVEMAN CUISINE)

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 148 contests, alongside a 52% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 137 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ

#190 of the rated field

1759 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1774

1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to CAVEMAN CUISINE)

Level with CAVEMAN CUISINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 105 contests
last seen May 24, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING BUTT HEADS

#196 of the rated field

1758 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 151
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1889

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to CAVEMAN CUISINE)

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

rated over 145 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	60	27	33	45%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	58	28	30	48%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	52	16	36	31%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	48	36	12	75%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	48	26	22	54%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	48	14	34	29%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	45	10	35	22%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	43	18	25	42%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	41	25	16	61%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	41	8	33	20%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	37	24	13	65%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	36	15	21	42%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	35	9	26	26%	⚔ compare
HABITUAL SMOKERS	34	21	13	62%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	34	16	18	47%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	128	76	16	32	180 🔥	157.7140	172.57	top 27%
Pork Ribs	128	50	5	17	178.8572	141.0628	168.06	top 40%
Pork	127	60	11	29	180 🔥	154.2628	169.91	top 34%
Brisket	128	58	8	21	180 🔥	153.6688	168.82	top 35%

“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)	7	3	top 27%
Medium (20–39)	70	11	top 24%
Large (40+)	51	0	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	36	7	top 28%
KS	33	2	top 26%
MO	27	1	top 30%
AR	19	4	top 20%
TX	6	0	top 16%
TN	2	0	top 22%
NE	2	0	top 25%
CO	1	0	top 80%
LA	1	0	top 35%
IL	1	0	top 23%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	5	2	0	top 27%	Jul 26, 2019
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	5	10	0	top 39%	May 18, 2018
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	4	3	0	top 35%	Mar 25, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	3	1	1	top 37%	Sep 23, 2016
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	3	2	0	top 23%	Aug 19, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	2	0	top 18%	Mar 11, 2016
Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2	1	2	top 3%	Jun 26, 2015
Biggest Buck and Best Rack	2	1	1	top 20%	Sep 11, 2015
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	76	0	top 35%	Sep 29, 2022
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST	2	156	0	top 82%	Sep 29, 2022
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2	2	0	top 22%	Jun 23, 2017
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	7	0	top 19%	May 23, 2015
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2	2	0	top 28%	Nov 8, 2014
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2	11	0	top 31%	Sep 26, 2014
Cass County	2	4	0	top 25%	Aug 8, 2014
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	4	0	top 17%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 26 contests · 6 GCs

Contests a season 13 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 36 of 130 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 101 16 of them more than once

First title Apr 26, 2013 Smokin' in the Ozarks

Opponents faced 3,100 finished ahead 6,938 times, behind 3,033

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

20221 milestone

Oct 1 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES

20171 milestone

Jul 8 100th tracked contest Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway

20161 milestone

Jul 29 Peak power rating (1862) Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ

20152 milestones

May 1 Career-best overall score702.2972 Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
Jun 5 10th perfect 180 Smokin' Summer Kick-off

20147 milestones

Mar 28 10th category win Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Jun 27 5th Grand Championship Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 27 Biggest field won (37 teams) Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Sep 12 5th perfect 180 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
Oct 17 25th category win Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque
Oct 17 10th Grand Championship Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque
Nov 7 50th tracked contest MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC

201312 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1422 Polar Bear Challenge
Mar 8 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 26 First category win (Chicken) Smokin' in the Ozarks
Apr 26 First Grand Championship Smokin' in the Ozarks
May 3 First Reserve Championship Smokelawn
May 3 First multi-meat day Smokelawn
Jun 7 First perfect 180 (Pork) It's A Smokin Good Thang
Jun 7 10th tracked contest It's A Smokin Good Thang
Nov 8 25th tracked contest 1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Smokin' in the Ozarks	Apr 26, 2013
+13.5	It's A Smokin Good Thang	Jun 7, 2013
+13.3	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	Mar 29, 2013
+13.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 8, 2013
+13.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Oct 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-21	County Seat Cookoff	Jul 16, 2021
-20.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 23, 2016
-14.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 22, 2017
-14.2	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship	Sep 18, 2015
-14.2	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019

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	4	0	0	0	25%	top 58%	95.9%	93.7%
2021	3	0	0	0	33%	top 65%	94.3%	92.6%
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 65%	94.4%	94.4%
2019	6	0	2	0	50%	top 49%	95.2%	93.6%
2018	12	1	6	4	83%	top 24%	97.5%	95%
2017	13	0	6	2	92%	top 36%	97.3%	94.1%
2016	18	0	14	2	94%	top 21%	96.7%	95%
2015	22	3	16	7	82%	top 23%	97.5%	94.6%
2014	26	6	18	17	96%	top 19%	97.5%	94.8%
2013	25	4	13	8	76%	top 22%	96.9%	93.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	270 / 505 (664.9824)	200 (169.6684)	168 (170.8228)	350 (162.8456)	328 (161.6456)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	197 / 249 (669.0400)	146 (170.2744)	95 (171.9772)	162 (168.5828)	236 (158.2056)
Jul 1, 2022	Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR	12 / 30 (690.2284)	13 (173.1200)	22 (167.3828)	10 (175.4628)	7 (174.2628)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	76 / 467 (679.3140)	39 (174.8456)	136 (170.2628)	132 (169.1200)	222 (165.0856)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	156 / 185 (665.6112)	157 (164.5372)	85 (171.4056)	114 (168.5828)	167 (161.0856)
Jul 16, 2021	County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK	14 / 15 (655.2340)	5 (174.2628)	11 (166.2400)	13 (159.9428)	15 (154.7884)
Aug 28, 2020	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	24 / 37 (679.4288)	11 (174.8688)	15 (171.4172)	32 (166.3200)	23 (166.8228)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	238 / 468 (659.8512)	227 (165.6916)	273 (163.9656)	160 (168.5600)	270 (161.6340)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	86 / 135 (677.5884)	53 (173.1200)	103 (166.2400)	95 (167.4056)	71 (170.8228)
Aug 30, 2019	Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	8 / 22 (685.0856)	10 (170.8228)	6 (171.9772)	9 (171.4400)	10 (170.8456)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	17 / 41 (675.2912)	21 (167.9656)	9 (171.9656)	21 (165.6800)	13 (169.6800)
Jun 7, 2019	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	10 / 21 (672.9824)	12 (168.5256)	10 (167.3828)	—	17 (164.5256)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	52 / 92 (672.4916)	19 (174.8572)	69 (163.9772)	39 (169.1200)	73 (164.5372)
Nov 9, 2018	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	3 / 30 (683.4172)	25 (158.8000)	1 (177.7600)	1 (177.1772)	11 (169.6800)
Sep 28, 2018	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	5 / 49 (692.5372)	15 (171.4172)	11 (172.5600)	12 (172)	3 (176.5600)
Sep 22, 2018	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	19 / 35 (663.8512)	4 (174.2628)	18 (165.6800)	25 (157.6800)	18 (166.2284)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	171 / 467 (670.1600)	102 (172.5484)	232 (166.2400)	187 (167.3828)	226 (163.9888)
Aug 10, 2018	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 4, 2018	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	12 / 37 (674.7544)	12 (170.8344)	4 (174.8572)	24 (163.9772)	19 (165.0856)
Jul 27, 2018	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	8 / 27 (678.1828)	15 (169.6800)	14 (170.2744)	10 (170.2628)	8 (167.9656)
Jul 13, 2018	17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	1 / 32 (701.6916)	9 (175.4172)	3 (176.0116)	4 (173.7028)	4 (176.5600)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	13 / 52 (682.7428)	11 (174.2628)	33 (165.6800)	5 (175.4172)	18 (167.3828)
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	2 / 30 (692.4800)	5 (174.2628)	16 (163.9544)	1 (180)	4 (174.2628)
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	2 / 50 (699.3828)	1 (177.7144)	11 (173.1200)	3 (177.1428)	13 (171.4056)
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	13 / 26 (688.5028)	3 (178.8572)	20 (164.5256)	18 (170.2628)	9 (174.8572)
Oct 27, 2017	Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	11 / 32 (675.3256)	3 (174.2628)	9 (169.1200)	10 (169.7028)	15 (162.2400)
Sep 22, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK	26 / 30 (675.3604)	10 (176)	15 (172.0116)	29 (163.3944)	25 (163.9544)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	6 / 407 (700.5256)	8 (178.2972)	37 (174.2628)	79 (172.5600)	29 (175.4056)
Jul 28, 2017	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	11 / 27 (678.7656)	3 (177.7028)	13 (165.6800)	11 (169.1200)	15 (166.2628)
Jul 8, 2017	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	16 / 31 (680.4572)	10 (174.2628)	20 (164.5372)	16 (169.6800)	7 (171.9772)
Jun 23, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	5 / 14 (677.0400)	5 (166.8228)	5 (165.1200)	2 (176.5600)	5 (168.5372)
Jun 16, 2017	Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK	6 / 26 (673.0400)	1 (176)	14 (162.2400)	15 (166.8344)	7 (167.9656)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	9 / 32 (666.8456)	15 (165.7144)	15 (166.2856)	17 (163.4056)	7 (171.4400)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	17 / 36 (680.4568)	5 (176.5600)	24 (167.9884)	19 (167.3828)	21 (168.5256)
Apr 1, 2017	Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	9 / 37 (679.3372)	12 (173.1200)	4 (173.7144)	23 (163.9656)	12 (168.5372)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	46 / 77 (664.4916)	53 (166.8456)	45 (167.4288)	39 (169.7144)	55 (160.5028)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	20 / 87 (683.8856)	11 (175.4172)	49 (165.6684)	52 (166.2400)	8 (176.5600)
Mar 10, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX	4 / 30 (675.3712)	15 (166.2400)	4 (171.4284)	1 (172.5828)	8 (165.1200)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	82 / 557 (678.2512)	115 (170.8228)	34 (174.2972)	197 (167.4628)	222 (165.6684)
Oct 14, 2016	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	7 / 39 (689.1200)	7 (173.7028)	2 (178.8572)	4 (174.8800)	23 (161.6800)
Sep 23, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	30 / 30 (665.6112)	1 (178.2972)	15 (171.4056)	30 (154.2628)	29 (161.6456)
Sep 16, 2016	Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship Pine Bluff, AR	6 / 21 (676.4684)	9 (170.8228)	1 (176.5600)	19 (156.5256)	5 (172.5600)
Sep 2, 2016	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	2 / 23 (689.6572)	9 (173.7028)	4 (173.7144)	2 (174.2628)	11 (167.9772)
Aug 19, 2016	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	17 / 33 (670.7084)	14 (169.1200)	10 (170.8228)	17 (167.3828)	22 (163.3828)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	2 / 36 (682.8000)	25 (161.7028)	14 (167.3944)	2 (176.5600)	3 (177.1428)
Jul 8, 2016	15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	7 / 39 (681.6340)	11 (171.4056)	3 (174.8572)	18 (164.5600)	6 (170.8112)
Jun 24, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	2 / 26 (694.7888)	2 (177.7028)	9 (169.7032)	2 (176.5600)	4 (170.8228)
Jun 17, 2016	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK	4 / 31 (689.0400)	17 (165.0856)	3 (177.7144)	5 (173.1200)	5 (173.1200)
Jun 11, 2016	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	9 / 29 (684.5144)	7 (176.5600)	21 (163.9544)	8 (171.4400)	6 (172.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	2 / 33 (693.2000)	8 (171.9656)	7 (174.8800)	10 (169.7372)	2 (176.6172)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	12 / 46 (695.9316)	8 (177.7028)	16 (171.9888)	12 (175.4172)	18 (170.8228)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	4 / 30 (690.7884)	2 (175.4056)	6 (173.1200)	8 (170.2856)	3 (171.9772)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	3 / 63 (695.3944)	14 (172.5600)	3 (176)	5 (176)	16 (170.8344)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	9 / 72 (675.8624)	7 (175.4056)	27 (165.1084)	3 (176)	43 (159.3484)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	3 / 66 (696.5600)	2 (178.8572)	14 (174.2628)	3 (177.1772)	38 (166.2628)
Mar 11, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	5 / 29 (662.7196)	11 (165.6684)	16 (161.6800)	12 (165.7028)	4 (169.6684)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	10 / 93 (685.6340)	7 (177.1428)	40 (168.5600)	37 (168.5256)	22 (171.4056)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	182 / 606 (665.6572)	30 (175.4400)	150 (169.1428)	199 (167.4056)	445 (153.6688)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	137 / 187 (665.5656)	145 (165.0856)	142 (163.3944)	104 (167.9656)	94 (169.1200)
Sep 18, 2015	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	28 / 35 (674.7196)	29 (170.8228)	24 (169.1200)	29 (165.6684)	21 (169.1084)
Sep 11, 2015	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	9 / 25 (681.0516)	7 (174.2744)	24 (158.2288)	9 (170.8456)	1 (177.7028)
Aug 21, 2015	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	3 / 36 (685.6112)	1 (177.7028)	8 (171.9772)	9 (170.2628)	20 (165.6684)
Jul 31, 2015	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	3 / 17 (679.3256)	2 (175.4056)	9 (163.9544)	5 (171.9656)	5 (168)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	4 / 26 (683.3944)	7 (170.2860)	9 (166.8456)	6 (171.4056)	3 (174.8572)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	8 / 48 (678.7884)	7 (172.5484)	36 (160.5256)	17 (168)	3 (177.7144)
Jul 10, 2015	14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	6 / 44 (677.0860)	21 (166.8228)	23 (163.4060)	11 (170.8572)	3 (176)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	5 / 31 (678.8228)	1 (178.8800)	10 (168.5828)	19 (163.3828)	9 (167.9772)
Jun 26, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	1 / 28 (694.7888)	4 (176.5600)	13 (165.0972)	2 (174.2744)	1 (178.8572)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	3 / 27 (687.4288)	9 (166.2972)	5 (171.4172)	1 (177.7372)	4 (171.9772)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' Summer Kick-off Branson, MO	1 / 17 (687.3600)	1 (180)	5 (166.8344)	3 (169.7028)	5 (170.8228)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	7 / 62 (686.2172)	3 (175.4172)	17 (170.8456)	23 (169.6916)	15 (170.2628)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	8 / 35 (689.6344)	15 (170.8228)	16 (170.2860)	4 (174.2628)	5 (174.2628)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	1 / 33 (702.2972)	1 (180)	2 (176.5944)	10 (170.2856)	5 (175.4172)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	4 / 75 (699.3712)	9 (174.8456)	9 (173.1200)	9 (176)	5 (175.4056)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	21 / 82 (689.0284)	3 (180)	51 (167.3828)	26 (171.9656)	38 (169.6800)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	41 / 87 (672.9940)	50 (169.6684)	39 (168.5372)	39 (168.5600)	41 (166.2284)
Mar 13, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	9 / 30 (658.1712)	17 (162.2284)	6 (167.4172)	3 (169.7372)	19 (158.7884)
Feb 26, 2015	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	12 / 61 (667.8972)	19 (166.8228)	19 (166.8228)	27 (163.4172)	5 (170.8344)
Nov 8, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	2 / 27 (701.6572)	5 (176.5600)	2 (177.7144)	17 (169.6684)	2 (177.7144)
Nov 7, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	15 / 31 (679.3600)	22 (168.5256)	10 (169.7144)	6 (172.5828)	16 (168.5372)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	1 / 26 (699.9540)	9 (171.4056)	1 (175.4056)	1 (178.8800)	3 (174.2628)
Oct 10, 2014	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	1 / 32 (685.6456)	10 (167.9656)	1 (178.2972)	9 (168.5256)	7 (170.8572)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	79 / 165 (671.3028)	40 (172.5600)	144 (158.7884)	51 (170.2744)	63 (169.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	32 / 552 (687.4056)	5 (179.4400)	220 (166.2628)	26 (175.4400)	185 (166.2628)
Sep 26, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	11 / 50 (693.1200)	33 (172.5484)	28 (170.8572)	1 (176)	21 (173.7144)
Sep 19, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	2 / 29 (691.9200)	10 (173.1200)	19 (167.3828)	6 (171.4172)	1 (180)
Sep 12, 2014	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	1 / 27 (697.0860)	3 (180)	2 (175.4288)	1 (180)	15 (161.6572)
Sep 5, 2014	Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship Miami, OK	1 / 9 (694.8000)	1 (177.1428)	5 (168.5372)	4 (171.4056)	1 (177.7144)
Aug 22, 2014	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	2 / 25 (689.1084)	5 (173.7028)	9 (164)	2 (174.8456)	2 (176.5600)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	4 / 35 (676.5828)	1 (174.8800)	21 (156.0228)	2 (177.1428)	8 (168.5372)
Jul 25, 2014	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	4 / 21 (684.5028)	3 (174.8456)	11 (163.9544)	1 (178.8800)	4 (166.8228)
Jul 18, 2014	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR	13 / 26 (680.4688)	3 (176.5600)	20 (162.2632)	6 (173.1200)	12 (168.5256)
Jul 11, 2014	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	1 / 35 (685.0400)	4 (176.5600)	2 (175.4288)	13 (166.8228)	13 (166.2284)
Jul 4, 2014	Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR	4 / 33 (677.6228)	1 (176.5600)	16 (164.5372)	7 (169.7028)	11 (166.8228)
Jun 27, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	1 / 37 (699.9660)	1 (178.2972)	11 (170.8344)	6 (173.1200)	1 (177.7144)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	9 / 42 (684.4912)	19 (169.1084)	10 (174.8572)	3 (176.5828)	24 (163.9428)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin n a Rollin St. Joseph, MO	7 / 22 (667.3944)	1 (175.4400)	15 (156.5028)	9 (165.7372)	6 (169.7144)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	23 / 87 (667.3712)	5 (176.5600)	59 (157.6800)	37 (165.1656)	23 (167.9656)
May 16, 2014	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	10 / 33 (677.6232)	9 (173.1200)	20 (163.9888)	15 (166.2400)	7 (174.2744)
May 2, 2014	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	2 / 39 (693.6572)	9 (172.5484)	1 (176.5600)	3 (175.4288)	12 (169.1200)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	21 / 75 (663.2800)	32 (166.2284)	59 (156.5372)	20 (168.5372)	7 (171.9772)
Mar 28, 2014	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	22 / 43 (652.9828)	1 (176.5600)	38 (141.0628)	15 (166.8344)	12 (168.5256)
Mar 14, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	2 / 29 (669.6340)	18 (161.0740)	6 (167.4400)	1 (176)	3 (165.1200)
Mar 7, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA	8 / 23 (671.3484)	15 (162.8112)	15 (162.2744)	2 (175.4172)	3 (170.8456)
Nov 8, 2013	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	8 / 33 (675.3828)	5 (173.1428)	10 (168)	25 (159.9772)	1 (174.2628)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	33 / 97 (666.7656)	35 (167.9656)	46 (165.6916)	54 (164.5484)	25 (168.5600)
Oct 18, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	20 / 50 (683.3372)	2 (180)	33 (168.5256)	29 (166.2628)	33 (168.5488)
Oct 11, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	1 / 30 (697.6684)	6 (175.4400)	12 (170.2628)	4 (171.9656)	1 (180)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	109 / 174 (654.7312)	19 (173.7372)	152 (155.3484)	105 (162.8456)	106 (162.8000)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	92 / 535 (661.0860)	16 (174.8800)	160 (164.5716)	188 (164.5372)	286 (157.0972)
Sep 27, 2013	Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Appleton City, MO	3 / 18 (643.9428)	1 (168.5600)	11 (154.2972)	2 (162.8228)	7 (158.2628)
Sep 20, 2013	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	4 / 49 (693.0512)	1 (180)	8 (174.2628)	27 (163.3828)	6 (175.4056)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	12 / 36 (677.0628)	16 (169.7028)	14 (165.6800)	6 (174.2972)	12 (167.3828)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	17 / 44 (661.5884)	8 (171.9656)	18 (164.5372)	21 (159.9656)	19 (165.1200)
Aug 2, 2013	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	1 / 17 (694.7884)	2 (177.7028)	3 (170.8228)	2 (172)	4 (174.2628)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	6 / 40 (682.2400)	6 (173.1084)	2 (176.0116)	23 (164.5716)	11 (168.5484)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	13 / 40 (670.8566)	8 (172.5714)	4 (170.8568)	11 (170.2858)	31 (157.1426)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	24 / 50 (663.9998)	13 (169.7142)	41 (160.5714)	21 (168)	24 (165.7142)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	4 / 31 (670.2852)	4 (174.2856)	6 (171.4284)	18 (164.5712)	15 (160)
Jun 7, 2013	It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK	1 / 27 (693.7142)	3 (174.2856)	8 (165.1428)	1 (180)	3 (174.2858)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	16 / 70 (663.4284)	49 (157.7140)	11 (168.0002)	13 (170.2856)	11 (167.4286)
May 17, 2013	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	12 / 30 (669.1426)	3 (177.7142)	24 (159.4286)	9 (172)	23 (159.9998)
May 3, 2013	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	2 / 41 (682.8572)	10 (168.5712)	17 (162.2858)	1 (176.5716)	1 (175.4286)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	1 / 34 (687.4286)	1 (177.7144)	4 (173.1430)	5 (171.4284)	12 (165.1428)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	17 / 74 (667.4280)	10 (171.4284)	38 (160.5714)	14 (170.2856)	28 (165.1426)
Mar 29, 2013	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	3 / 38 (676)	4 (174.8570)	16 (164.0002)	3 (172.5714)	11 (164.5714)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	19 / 55 (668.5708)	15 (169.7142)	31 (163.9996)	22 (168)	26 (166.8570)
Mar 8, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX	3 / 29 (653.7138)	10 (162.8570)	3 (166.8570)	14 (160.5712)	4 (163.4286)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	9 / 46 (669.1422)	22 (165.1426)	7 (169.7144)	23 (165.1426)	10 (169.1426)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

CAVEMAN CUISINE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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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)

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

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