The heartbreaker
2.2056
points from the title
Came within 2.2056 points of the Grand Championship at Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (May 5, 2017).
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 71 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2012 and 2019. They have won 7 Grand Championships, most recently at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #155 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1776
peak 1776 · rated over 69 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
71
in the data
First seen
Dec 31, 2012
latest Jun 21, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
7
7 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time
Category wins
20
51 podiums
Overall top-10s
44
62% of 71 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
677.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.41 (+6.66)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.87 · weakest Brisket (166.90)
Road miles
24,144
across 71 mapped stops · furthest 1,896 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.41 / 720
71 Master contests · 7 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #493 (666 pts) | #602 (571 pts) | #474 (726 pts) | #549 (626 pts) | #544 (616 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #522 (685 pts) | #417 (865 pts) | #499 (745 pts) | #466 (795 pts) | #489 (760 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #406 (922 pts) | #515 (767 pts) | #526 (762 pts) | #332 (1,092 pts) | #511 (772 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #225 (1,420 pts) | #316 (1,129 pts) | #379 (1,005 pts) | #126 (1,679 pts) | #230 (1,390 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #92 (2,040 pts) | #198 (1,450 pts) | #177 (1,525 pts) | #97 (1,795 pts) | #190 (1,540 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #55 (2,318 pts) | #160 (1,577 pts) | #63 (1,985 pts) | #49 (2,088 pts) | #77 (2,016 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #42 (2,358 pts) | #48 (2,160 pts) | #37 (2,083 pts) | #48 (2,057 pts) | #101 (1,879 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 97
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1816
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1786
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 155
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1822
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ)
They've been 1822 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 72
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1777
Careers of much the same size, 72 contests to 71, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1806
Their rating is built on 10 Grand Championships in 65 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 76
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1783
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ)
Level with BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SON OF SMOKE | 48 | 34 | 14 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 38 | 25 | 13 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 36 | 30 | 6 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 36 | 23 | 13 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| BOWLING OVER PIGS | 35 | 30 | 5 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 33 | 8 | 25 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | 30 | 26 | 4 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 30 | 10 | 20 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| Rooftop BBQ | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 26 | 20 | 6 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 25 | 19 | 6 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 71 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 177.7144 | 156 | 168.35 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 71 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 179.4400 | 153.1428 | 167.64 | top 31% |
| Pork | 71 | 44 | 5 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 159.4056 | 169.87 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 70 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 180 🔥 | 150.7656 | 166.90 | top 31% |
“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) | 3 | 2 | top 14% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 3 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 38 | 2 | top 20% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 14% | May 25, 2019 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 41% | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 30% | May 6, 2016 |
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 14% | May 3, 2019 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 40% | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Wine Country Big Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 6% | Jul 10, 2015 |
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 11% | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Smokin' on the Water | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 17% | Aug 22, 2014 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 32% | Oct 29, 2016 |
| Smoke on the River | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 26% | Sep 18, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
16 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
8.9
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
47 of 71 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
50
11 of them more than once
First title
Aug 9, 2013
Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show
Opponents faced
1,512
finished ahead 2,934 times, behind 841
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1776) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Most recent contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
20161 milestone
- 50th tracked contest Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score697.7260 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
20145 milestones
- Biggest field won (51 teams) Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Wine Country Big Q
- 25th tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
- 10th category win Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- 5th Grand Championship Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
20136 milestones
- First overall podium Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship Blues, Brews & BBQ
- 10th tracked contest The Great American Cookoff
- First Grand Championship Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show
- First multi-meat day Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show
20124 milestones
- First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
- First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5710 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | Blues, Brews & BBQ | May 24, 2013 |
| +13.3 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship | Apr 6, 2013 |
| +12 | Smokin' on the Water | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +11.8 | Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show | Aug 9, 2013 |
| +11.6 | Wine Country Big Q | Jul 12, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -24.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 25, 2016 |
| -7.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -7.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Smoke on the River | Sep 18, 2015 |
| -5.1 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | May 6, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 95.6% | 94% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 95.2% | 93.7% |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 58% | top 33% | 95.5% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 73% | top 16% | 96.9% | 94.2% |
| 2014 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 87% | top 17% | 96.8% | 93.7% |
| 2013 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 88% | top 13% | 96% | 92.1% |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA | 18 (663.3028) | 16 (170.8344) | 6 (172.5600) | 28 (161.6800) | 31 (158.2284) |
| May 25, 2019 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 4 / 34 (688.5140) | 7 (172.5600) | 5 (173.7028) | 16 (167.4056) | 5 (174.8456) |
| May 3, 2019 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA | 8 / 27 (675.3944) | 13 (168.5716) | 5 (172.5600) | 12 (168.5828) | 10 (165.6800) |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 12 / 47 (684.5372) | 11 (173.7028) | 11 (173.1316) | 1 (180) | 43 (157.7028) |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 19 / 70 (673.6000) | 47 (162.8000) | 32 (165.6800) | 27 (169.6800) | 5 (175.4400) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 12 / 43 (675.3256) | 3 (176.5716) | 2 (174.2856) | 4 (173.7028) | 39 (150.7656) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 17 / 49 (665.6572) | 3 (176.5828) | 27 (161.1316) | 6 (173.1200) | 34 (154.8228) |
| May 4, 2018 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 2 / 35 (693.1200) | 2 (177.1772) | 4 (170.8572) | 5 (173.1084) | 4 (171.9772) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 13 / 48 (667.3372) | 22 (165.1200) | 27 (161.0972) | 7 (171.4172) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 21 / 78 (675.3372) | 63 (159.3484) | 8 (172.5944) | 40 (165.6800) | 1 (177.7144) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 15 / 62 (664.5256) | 36 (159.4400) | 13 (168.5600) | 2 (176.5944) | 30 (159.9312) |
| May 27, 2017 | BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 8 / 37 (677.0516) | 6 (173.1544) | 15 (167.3944) | 16 (167.3828) | 11 (169.1200) |
| May 5, 2017 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 2 / 33 (685.1544) | 8 (167.3944) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (165.1428) | 2 (173.7600) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 19 / 30 (675.3256) | 29 (165.0972) | 25 (165.1200) | 7 (175.4056) | 16 (169.7028) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 4 / 30 (672.5024) | 3 (172.5600) | 17 (161.1312) | 5 (171.4056) | 7 (167.4056) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ | 15 / 34 (675.3600) | 18 (169.6684) | 17 (167.4172) | 3 (174.2972) | 24 (163.9772) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 213 / 557 (662.7660) | 361 (161.0856) | 122 (170.3088) | 291 (163.9772) | 168 (167.3944) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 46 / 180 (687.8968) | 108 (169.6684) | 19 (176.5600) | 68 (170.8456) | 76 (170.8228) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 24 / 96 (684.5488) | 23 (172.5944) | 65 (165.7144) | 11 (174.2744) | 29 (171.9656) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 5 / 61 (682.8228) | 21 (168) | 17 (166.2628) | 9 (172.5600) | 2 (176) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 5 / 20 (661.6000) | 10 (162.8000) | 5 (168.5600) | 7 (162.8572) | 5 (167.3828) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 6 / 54 (673.6688) | 19 (166.2628) | 6 (170.3088) | 1 (180) | 30 (157.0972) |
| May 28, 2016 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 4 / 43 (681.1660) | 11 (168.5716) | 15 (166.8916) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (170.2856) |
| May 6, 2016 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 18 / 35 (667.8972) | 28 (161.1200) | 29 (160.5260) | 1 (180) | 20 (166.2512) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 18 / 30 (672.5716) | 20 (167.9656) | 22 (167.4516) | 13 (169.1772) | 15 (167.9772) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 1 / 30 (685.6340) | 1 (177.1428) | 14 (164.5256) | 7 (167.9656) | 1 (176) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 29 / 29 (486.6972) | 16 (163.9428) | 27 (154.7772) | 16 (167.9772) | — |
| Feb 19, 2016 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA | 18 / 48 (672.5028) | 11 (171.4056) | 45 (157.1200) | 13 (171.4172) | 10 (172.5600) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 1 / 41 (691.3484) | 17 (168.5256) | 1 (179.4400) | 4 (172.5716) | 2 (170.8112) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 20 / 49 (644.9596) | 14 (166.8112) | 31 (153.6572) | 12 (163.9656) | 17 (160.5256) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 2 / 49 (697.7260) | 15 (171.4172) | 4 (175.4516) | 17 (171.4172) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 3 / 38 (679.3716) | 9 (168.5372) | 6 (169.1200) | 2 (174.8572) | 6 (166.8572) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 3 / 49 (673.0856) | 4 (170.8344) | 13 (167.4400) | 9 (167.9884) | 12 (166.8228) |
| May 22, 2015 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 5 / 38 (683.3944) | 5 (170.8456) | 12 (169.7144) | 3 (175.4172) | 18 (167.4172) |
| May 15, 2015 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 5 / 53 (676.4684) | 12 (171.4056) | 13 (169.6916) | 19 (167.9656) | 13 (167.4056) |
| May 2, 2015 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 15 / 41 (669.0632) | 14 (170.8344) | 24 (162.2628) | 2 (176.5944) | 31 (159.3716) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 4 / 30 (695.3944) | 9 (174.2628) | 5 (173.1660) | 9 (174.2628) | 8 (173.7028) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 2 / 30 (674.2172) | 4 (171.4172) | 10 (167.3944) | 3 (170.8456) | 6 (164.5600) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 30 / 100 (677.6916) | 23 (172.5944) | 14 (172.5600) | 31 (170.2972) | 65 (162.2400) |
| Oct 30, 2014 | USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 9 / 79 (688.0120) | 53 (165.1316) | 5 (175.4516) | 4 (176.5716) | 21 (170.8572) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA | 7 / 29 (678.8000) | 3 (174.2744) | 19 (161.1428) | 7 (171.4172) | 5 (171.9656) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 21 / 50 (688.4800) | 18 (174.2744) | 37 (168.5372) | 36 (169.1084) | 12 (176.5600) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 3 / 26 (672.5032) | 2 (173.7028) | 4 (172.5600) | 11 (165.0972) | 10 (161.1432) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA | 5 / 17 (667.2912) | 8 (166.8344) | 2 (171.4056) | 4 (166.2628) | 7 (162.7884) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 2 / 26 (666.3316) | 6 (168.5828) | 5 (162.3200) | 3 (168.5488) | 4 (166.8800) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 1 / 18 (679.4400) | 10 (159.3828) | 1 (173.1544) | 1 (175.4744) | 3 (171.4284) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 2 / 44 (685.0744) | 14 (166.8228) | 9 (169.6800) | 7 (168.5716) | 1 (180) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 8 / 48 (651.3940) | 13 (159.4056) | 13 (161.7256) | 15 (161.7028) | 4 (168.5600) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 21 / 65 (668.4456) | 29 (168.5372) | 13 (170.2628) | 22 (166.8228) | 29 (162.8228) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA | 3 / 30 (682.2056) | 15 (167.3828) | 7 (169.1200) | 7 (172) | 7 (173.7028) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 14 / 56 (659.9544) | 14 (166.9028) | 17 (162.2516) | 24 (162.8228) | 9 (167.9772) |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 1 / 51 (697.0512) | 19 (167.3828) | 1 (175.4056) | 3 (177.7028) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 8 / 30 (674.2516) | 20 (164) | 13 (168) | 3 (174.8456) | 10 (167.4060) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA | 1 / 29 (662.8116) | 5 (167.4172) | 8 (162.8800) | 4 (167.4056) | 7 (165.1088) |
| Oct 31, 2013 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 13 / 85 (674.8456) | 58 (162.2972) | 20 (169.1200) | 9 (172.5484) | 11 (170.8800) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA | 7 / 41 (672.4572) | 1 (177.7144) | 15 (166.8344) | 16 (165.0856) | 14 (162.8228) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 10 / 99 (673.6000) | 9 (173.1316) | 18 (167.9656) | 6 (174.2628) | 54 (158.2400) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA | 3 / 39 (663.9200) | 14 (164.5600) | 12 (163.3944) | 8 (164.5256) | 1 (171.4400) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 3 / 54 (666.1716) | 14 (166.8228) | 3 (170.8344) | 12 (166.2744) | 24 (162.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA | 1 / 20 (690.8572) | 2 (174.2628) | 1 (178.3200) | 6 (168) | 10 (170.2744) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show Brentwood, CA | 1 / 17 (662.1600) | 3 (167.4172) | 1 (168.5256) | 4 (163.9656) | 1 (162.2516) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 15 / 53 (647.9428) | 30 (160.5600) | 25 (158.8572) | 4 (171.4056) | 31 (157.1200) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA | 3 / 44 (666.2400) | 2 (174.8800) | 2 (173.1200) | 19 (159.4056) | 18 (158.8344) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 5 / 56 (661.7142) | 14 (164) | 11 (167.4286) | 5 (168) | 15 (162.2856) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 18 / 70 (653.7134) | 11 (168.5712) | 22 (163.4284) | 33 (159.9996) | 30 (161.7142) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA | 8 / 36 (666.2854) | 15 (162.2856) | 6 (169.1428) | 7 (169.1428) | 10 (165.7142) |
| May 24, 2013 | Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA | 2 / 34 (667.4284) | 23 (156) | 2 (168.5714) | 5 (169.1428) | 1 (173.7142) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 9 / 65 (651.9998) | 10 (167.9998) | 35 (153.1428) | 1 (173.1428) | 15 (157.7144) |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA | 3 / 33 (653.1422) | 2 (170.2856) | 6 (161.7140) | 12 (161.7142) | 11 (159.4284) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 16 / 57 (641.7140) | 17 (162.8570) | 11 (164.5714) | 11 (163.4284) | 40 (150.8572) |
| Dec 31, 2012 | Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA | 6 / 25 (668.5710) | 5 (170.2856) | 18 (158.8570) | 6 (169.1428) | 3 (170.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.