The heartbreaker
3.9540
points from the title
Came within 3.9540 points of the Grand Championship at Cass County (Aug 8, 2014).
WOODWARD BARBEQUE
WOODWARD BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 116 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smokin in Steele (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #489 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1679
peak 1747 · rated over 113 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
116
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Sep 15, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
5 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
17
59 podiums
Overall top-10s
50
43% of 116 contests
Best top-10 run
7
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
645.30 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.37 (-24.07)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.17)
Road miles
21,095
across 116 mapped stops · furthest 615 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Master avg
669.37 / 720
116 Master contests · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #872 (353 pts) | #913 (358 pts) | #1197 (238 pts) | #685 (538 pts) | #635 (578 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #274 (1,270 pts) | #256 (1,233 pts) | #189 (1,465 pts) | #123 (1,710 pts) | #191 (1,481 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #126 (1,853 pts) | #96 (1,819 pts) | #220 (1,382 pts) | #118 (1,708 pts) | #31 (2,304 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #219 (1,416 pts) | #71 (1,919 pts) | #317 (1,101 pts) | #275 (1,176 pts) | #114 (1,811 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #140 (1,789 pts) | #102 (1,820 pts) | #83 (1,923 pts) | #222 (1,328 pts) | #41 (2,287 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #57 (2,240 pts) | #73 (1,949 pts) | #49 (2,013 pts) | #29 (2,301 pts) | #17 (2,532 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WOODWARD BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
#490 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 72%
- Peak
- 1679
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WOODWARD BARBEQUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WOODWARD BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1722
They've been 1722 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1679
Fewer contests behind them than WOODWARD BARBEQUE has cooked, 42 to 116, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 106
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1750
4–9 in 13 shared contests (31% to WOODWARD BARBEQUE)
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 106 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 86
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1700
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to WOODWARD BARBEQUE)
Level with WOODWARD BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1680
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to WOODWARD BARBEQUE)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPITFIRE | 52 | 17 | 35 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 49 | 6 | 43 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 49 | 3 | 46 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 43 | 25 | 18 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ | 42 | 18 | 24 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 42 | 10 | 32 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 41 | 10 | 31 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 36 | 5 | 31 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 36 | 5 | 31 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG | 33 | 9 | 24 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG-IN COOKERS | 31 | 19 | 12 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 30 | 8 | 22 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 29 | 3 | 26 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 116 | 43 | 3 | 13 | 178.3200 | 154.8344 | 167.99 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 115 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 177.7028 | 152.5256 | 166.17 | top 41% |
| Pork | 116 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 180 🔥 | 148.5028 | 166.70 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 116 | 65 | 10 | 27 | 178.8572 | 155.4172 | 169.94 | top 27% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 51 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 61 | 2 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
29 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
19.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
44 of 116 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited
80
23 of them more than once
First title
Aug 9, 2013
Cass County
Opponents faced
2,512
finished ahead 5,329 times, behind 2,229
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20171 milestone
- 100th tracked contest Smokin In Steele
20162 milestones
- Biggest field won (53 teams) Smokin in Steele
- Peak power rating (1747) Mankato Cookout Day 1
20142 milestones
- 50th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- 10th category win WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
201313 milestones
- First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First call Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First category win (Brisket) Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1426 Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First overall top-10 Smoke Over Veishea
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- First overall podium Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- First Reserve Championship Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- First Grand Championship Cass County
- First multi-meat day 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Career-best overall score699.4056 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- 25th tracked contest Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 7, 2013 |
| +11.5 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | Jun 22, 2013 |
| +10.8 | Minnesota in May | May 17, 2013 |
| +10.7 | Cass County | Aug 9, 2013 |
| +10.6 | Smokin' On Big Creek | Apr 5, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -19.8 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! | Jul 20, 2018 |
| -14.5 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -12.7 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -9.8 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -9.1 | SMSU Smokefest | Aug 19, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 95.6% | 88.3% |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 62% | top 43% | 95.4% | 92.6% |
| 2016 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 78% | top 35% | 95.8% | 92.9% |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 87% | top 34% | 94% | 92.9% |
| 2014 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 79% | top 28% | 95.3% | 93.4% |
| 2013 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 97% | top 21% | 97.1% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 86 / 467 (679.9544) | 30 (176) | 257 (165.1200) | 177 (167.4172) | 87 (171.4172) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 42 / 42 (518.2744) | 13 (169.1316) | — | 10 (171.9656) | 3 (177.1772) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 5 / 23 (687.9656) | 11 (171.4056) | 11 (168.5600) | 3 (173.1544) | 3 (174.8456) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN | 32 / 57 (656.9600) | 40 (161.6800) | 35 (162.8000) | 13 (171.9656) | 42 (160.5144) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 14 / 55 (683.3484) | 23 (170.2628) | 10 (174.2628) | 4 (174.8456) | 29 (163.9772) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 102 / 407 (677.5768) | 167 (168.5256) | 155 (167.9656) | 210 (165.6800) | 26 (175.4056) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 17 / 39 (662.1372) | 27 (162.2400) | 27 (162.2516) | 10 (169.1084) | 8 (168.5372) |
| Aug 24, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 18 / 40 (659.3028) | 30 (161.7028) | 7 (172) | 9 (168.5372) | 33 (157.0628) |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE | 20 / 50 (679.2912) | 34 (166.2284) | 24 (168.5372) | 13 (171.9656) | 15 (172.5600) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE | 35 / 54 (655.2796) | 39 (160.5256) | 41 (157.6684) | 26 (166.2628) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 10 / 46 (675.3944) | 8 (172.5716) | 23 (161.1428) | 10 (171.4172) | 10 (170.2628) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 8 / 33 (670.7544) | 19 (164.5372) | 7 (169.7028) | 3 (171.9772) | 12 (164.5372) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 17 / 29 (677.0744) | 28 (154.8344) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (178.2972) | 18 (169.6800) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 11 / 17 (656.4344) | 15 (159.9428) | 2 (170.2628) | 5 (169.1544) | 14 (157.0744) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN | 14 / 33 (675.8856) | 25 (163.9428) | 12 (170.2972) | 14 (169.6800) | 11 (171.9656) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN | 20 / 35 (663.3712) | 7 (174.2628) | 3 (174.2972) | 35 (148.5028) | 18 (166.3084) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 20 / 46 (666.7428) | 38 (158.7884) | 16 (166.8572) | 8 (172.5600) | 17 (168.5372) |
| May 27, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 37 / 59 (644.9940) | 51 (156) | 15 (170.8228) | 40 (161.0856) | 37 (157.0856) |
| May 26, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 28 / 40 (643.3488) | 31 (157.7260) | 13 (164.5600) | 29 (155.3600) | 15 (165.7028) |
| May 19, 2017 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 22 / 47 (653.5656) | 33 (160.5488) | 18 (167.3828) | 21 (165.6684) | 24 (159.9656) |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 21 / 39 (661.0744) | 29 (161.7028) | 15 (168.5600) | 26 (162.2400) | 13 (168.5716) |
| May 5, 2017 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 9 / 39 (671.9656) | 27 (157.7372) | 10 (169.7144) | 18 (166.8112) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 20 / 100 (682.2516) | 7 (174.8916) | 20 (172.0116) | 50 (166.2284) | 29 (169.1200) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 3 / 59 (686.8344) | 3 (176.5600) | 28 (164.5600) | 5 (173.7144) | 5 (172) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN | 27 / 47 (650.1944) | 6 (173.1200) | 38 (156.5372) | 20 (165.1200) | 28 (155.4172) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 221 / 557 (662.1940) | 31 (174.8572) | 472 (152.5256) | 265 (165.1084) | 121 (169.7028) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 174 / 180 (641.5536) | 171 (159.3828) | 168 (158.8112) | 151 (162.8340) | 164 (160.5256) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 6 / 34 (674.2172) | 26 (158.2744) | 12 (167.9772) | 2 (177.7028) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 21 / 45 (657.0512) | 2 (176.0228) | 29 (157.7028) | 20 (166.2400) | 40 (157.0856) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 8 / 48 (679.9428) | 16 (170.2628) | 22 (165.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (168) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 22 / 37 (652.4568) | 31 (158.2512) | 14 (167.4172) | 28 (158.2284) | 9 (168.5600) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN | 3 / 35 (683.3024) | 17 (169.6684) | 9 (169.7028) | 15 (168.5256) | 3 (175.4056) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 36 / 70 (650.7540) | 23 (167.3828) | 44 (159.9772) | 34 (164.5484) | 42 (158.8456) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 34 / 47 (656.4340) | 18 (170.8456) | 30 (165.1200) | 42 (159.9312) | 35 (160.5372) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA | 5 / 32 (682.1712) | 17 (168.5256) | 9 (168.5256) | 6 (170.8572) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 17 / 35 (672.4568) | 21 (167.9656) | 9 (171.4172) | 30 (162.8112) | 15 (170.2628) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA | 18 / 31 (670.1484) | 13 (170.2512) | 10 (170.2628) | 27 (159.9428) | 14 (169.6916) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) Mankato, MN | 16 / 32 (670.8000) | 5 (175.4744) | 11 (171.4400) | 28 (160.5028) | 19 (163.3828) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN | 10 / 33 (681.6568) | 25 (166.2512) | 12 (170.2628) | 10 (169.7028) | 3 (175.4400) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 1 / 53 (689.6684) | 2 (175.4400) | 19 (166.2400) | 3 (174.8456) | 7 (173.1428) |
| May 28, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 12 / 55 (674.6968) | 2 (178.2972) | 6 (174.2628) | 43 (159.3484) | 27 (162.7884) |
| May 27, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 2 / 42 (681.0744) | 4 (174.8456) | 19 (163.4060) | 7 (169.1200) | 4 (173.7028) |
| May 20, 2016 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 9 / 42 (671.2912) | 6 (170.8228) | 19 (164.5256) | 31 (158.7884) | 1 (177.1544) |
| May 13, 2016 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 9 / 33 (668.4912) | 22 (165.1200) | 17 (163.9428) | 15 (163.9656) | 1 (175.4628) |
| May 6, 2016 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 9 / 31 (678.2396) | 9 (169.1200) | 17 (164.0228) | 6 (170.2512) | 3 (174.8456) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 18 / 109 (673.6112) | 28 (169.7028) | 82 (155.3828) | 13 (173.1084) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 29 / 72 (661.5884) | 15 (172.5828) | 48 (157.6572) | 41 (165.6684) | 23 (165.6800) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 21 / 59 (656.5596) | 40 (160.5600) | 8 (168.5600) | 31 (161.6912) | 19 (165.7484) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 179 / 606 (666.1484) | 263 (165.1200) | 316 (163.3828) | 345 (162.8000) | 34 (174.8456) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 7 / 18 (670.7312) | 4 (170.8456) | 9 (165.1200) | 14 (160.5028) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 4 / 31 (676.4796) | 4 (175.4056) | 14 (163.9884) | 15 (166.8228) | 7 (170.2628) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 15 / 42 (665.6228) | 10 (169.7028) | 29 (159.9772) | 29 (162.8228) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 13 / 54 (675.3716) | 1 (178.2972) | 26 (165.6916) | 26 (166.2628) | 24 (165.1200) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 9 / 39 (668.4912) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (165.6684) | 26 (160) | 10 (169.7028) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA | 5 / 25 (675.3140) | 6 (167.9656) | 6 (169.1200) | 3 (171.4056) | 11 (166.8228) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 10 / 32 (671.8624) | 8 (168.5484) | 11 (167.9656) | 17 (165.0856) | 10 (170.2628) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 21 / 27 (649.0396) | 20 (158.8112) | 23 (155.3944) | 8 (169.1084) | 12 (165.7256) |
| May 29, 2015 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 14 / 60 (672) | 3 (173.1428) | 14 (166.8688) | 41 (160) | 10 (171.9884) |
| May 23, 2015 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 13 / 37 (670.2172) | 26 (159.9656) | 15 (166.8228) | 18 (166.8344) | 1 (176.5944) |
| May 8, 2015 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 15 / 33 (653.6108) | 15 (166.2628) | 22 (157.6568) | 12 (168.5484) | 18 (161.1428) |
| Apr 25, 2015 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA | 21 / 41 (673.6224) | 1 (177.7028) | 18 (168.5600) | 39 (155.3712) | 16 (171.9884) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA | 9 / 42 (677.1084) | 21 (169.1200) | 30 (161.6800) | 7 (170.8684) | 2 (175.4400) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO | 25 / 71 (670.1484) | 24 (169.6684) | 55 (158.8000) | 42 (165.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA | 8 / 27 (681.6568) | 19 (167.4172) | 5 (173.1084) | 12 (168.5484) | 7 (172.5828) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 16 / 34 (661.0972) | 26 (161.7028) | 13 (163.9772) | 11 (170.8344) | 14 (164.5828) |
| Oct 11, 2014 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 8 / 34 (677.0740) | 25 (159.3940) | 6 (171.4172) | 12 (167.4056) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 98 / 165 (666.7772) | 85 (167.9772) | 125 (161.6800) | 125 (162.8572) | 32 (174.2628) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 59 / 552 (680.5028) | 117 (170.8572) | 337 (161.0856) | 94 (171.4172) | 18 (177.1428) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 13 / 47 (661.0168) | 20 (165.1428) | 30 (158.2400) | 17 (165.6684) | 3 (171.9656) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 6 / 21 (681.1196) | 5 (172) | 8 (167.9884) | 8 (169.1084) | 7 (172.0228) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 11 / 54 (686.2056) | 5 (174.8572) | 24 (167.4056) | 13 (170.8228) | 12 (173.1200) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 3 / 38 (685.6912) | 4 (173.1428) | 4 (174.2972) | 12 (166.8112) | 7 (171.4400) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 2 / 35 (681.7028) | 10 (168.0344) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (169.7028) | 10 (166.2628) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA | 7 / 21 (675.3828) | 11 (166.8456) | 10 (165.1200) | 11 (165.6800) | 1 (177.7372) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 17 / 29 (663.3828) | 6 (172) | 25 (160) | 14 (164.5256) | 12 (166.8572) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 5 / 37 (679.3716) | 11 (167.3944) | 14 (165.1544) | 8 (169.1200) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 7 / 21 (663.9772) | 2 (171.4400) | 18 (155.9772) | 11 (162.2972) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Rockin' Country BBQ Fest Nevada, IA | 6 / 15 (669.0168) | 6 (167.9884) | 3 (170.8228) | 14 (156.5028) | 2 (173.7028) |
| Jun 21, 2014 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 12 / 25 (658.1252) | 19 (159.9656) | 16 (160.5028) | 13 (163.9312) | 3 (173.7256) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 8 / 54 (673.6340) | 24 (166.2400) | 2 (177.1544) | 37 (161.6568) | 16 (168.5828) |
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 17 / 67 (675.3944) | 26 (169.1316) | 36 (165.7028) | 32 (166.2628) | 9 (174.2972) |
| May 24, 2014 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 8 / 72 (679.9540) | 11 (173.1544) | 14 (170.8456) | 21 (165.6684) | 6 (170.2856) |
| May 23, 2014 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | 14 / 43 (658.7312) | 17 (165.1088) | 5 (172) | 32 (155.3368) | 12 (166.2856) |
| Apr 26, 2014 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA | 12 / 39 (679.4172) | 1 (178.3200) | 19 (169.1316) | 33 (158.8228) | 7 (173.1428) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA | 19 / 45 (667.9312) | 15 (170.2628) | 12 (167.4400) | 18 (167.9656) | 30 (162.2628) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 17 / 73 (661.6688) | 16 (168.5828) | 24 (166.2972) | 43 (159.3716) | 12 (167.4172) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 11 / 75 (673.0396) | 29 (166.2512) | 4 (173.7144) | 52 (160.5256) | 5 (172.5484) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 19 / 97 (671.9884) | 39 (167.4056) | 26 (170.8228) | 16 (170.3200) | 53 (163.4400) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 15 / 56 (666.2168) | 32 (164) | 31 (160.5484) | 8 (170.2512) | 9 (171.4172) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 15 / 35 (666.2400) | 17 (164) | 23 (158.8344) | 5 (173.1428) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 15 / 39 (669.0056) | 28 (162.8228) | 22 (165.0972) | 19 (166.8228) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 5 / 27 (681.7372) | 8 (170.2972) | 17 (163.4400) | 1 (180) | 9 (168) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 6 / 32 (685.0740) | 5 (174.8572) | 14 (166.8228) | 10 (169.1084) | 4 (174.2856) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA | 3 / 17 (681.6800) | 8 (170.2856) | 1 (174.8572) | 2 (174.2744) | 9 (162.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 2 / 43 (699.4056) | 11 (170.8456) | 2 (176.5828) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 1 / 44 (685.6800) | 3 (174.8572) | 6 (171.4172) | 5 (173.1200) | 12 (166.2856) |
| Aug 1, 2013 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 12 / 74 (674.8112) | 32 (165.6684) | 6 (173.7372) | 45 (161.0856) | 2 (174.3200) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 24 / 66 (663.9312) | 16 (169.1544) | 9 (171.9656) | 54 (158.2628) | 23 (164.5484) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 4 / 35 (673.1084) | 11 (166.2744) | 7 (167.4284) | 17 (164.5484) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 13 / 29 (653.0284) | 10 (166.8572) | 21 (154.2744) | 18 (162.7768) | 10 (169.1200) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO | 8 / 40 (674.2854) | 3 (174.8570) | 15 (166.2854) | 14 (168.5716) | 19 (164.5714) |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 6 / 25 (668.5708) | 3 (170.8570) | 17 (154.8568) | 2 (172) | 5 (170.8570) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN | 6 / 30 (682.2854) | 11 (168.5714) | 17 (162.2856) | 5 (174.2856) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 2 / 32 (682.2854) | 10 (169.7140) | 4 (172.5714) | 4 (172) | 6 (168) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA | 10 / 28 (672.5714) | 10 (169.1430) | 11 (166.2856) | 15 (165.7142) | 7 (171.4286) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 2 / 69 (691.9998) | 4 (172.5714) | 5 (173.7144) | 17 (168.5712) | 1 (177.1428) |
| May 31, 2013 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 8 / 51 (674.8566) | 26 (162.8570) | 5 (172.5714) | 24 (162.8568) | 5 (176.5714) |
| May 25, 2013 | Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA | 13 / 36 (667.4286) | 10 (168.5714) | 22 (164) | 26 (163.4286) | 6 (171.4286) |
| May 17, 2013 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 5 / 49 (683.4282) | 13 (169.1428) | 19 (164.5712) | 3 (173.7142) | 5 (176) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 7 / 32 (661.7138) | 8 (169.1428) | 6 (169.7142) | 12 (161.7142) | 14 (161.1426) |
| May 3, 2013 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 9 / 39 (665.7138) | 20 (164.5716) | 19 (162.2856) | 4 (172.5712) | 10 (166.2854) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO | 7 / 41 (668.5710) | 20 (162.2856) | 19 (161.7144) | 11 (168.5710) | 3 (176) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA | 7 / 36 (671.9998) | 3 (173.1428) | 14 (163.4286) | 18 (163.4284) | 4 (172) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 12 / 71 (670.8566) | 45 (159.9998) | 31 (163.9998) | 6 (174.2856) | 5 (172.5714) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 13 / 74 (669.1428) | 41 (162.8572) | 10 (170.8572) | 47 (163.4284) | 6 (172) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 13 / 40 (661.1426) | 8 (169.1428) | 27 (157.1428) | 25 (161.7142) | 1 (173.1428) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.