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HICKORY PRIME

HICKORY PRIME is a competition barbecue team with 138 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 9 Grand Championships, most recently at the Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #192 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#192
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1759
peak 1800 · rated over 135 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

138
in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013
latest Apr 9, 2021 · 8.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#21
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

9
7 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

30
94 podiums

Overall top-10s

73
53% of 138 contests

Best top-10 run

7
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 31%
overall standings

Best overall

704.5716 / 720
Master · Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

Current form

678.43 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 679.03 (-0.60)

Walk rate

88%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Chicken · Porktober Que

Consistency

±12.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 172.07 · weakest Brisket (168.85)

Road miles

38,775
across 138 mapped stops · furthest 1,843 mi

Schedule strength

69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.03 / 720
138 Master contests · 9 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#192 of 6,476 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1759 puts them #192 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

  • rating 1759
  • peak 1800
  • 135 rated contests

The 180 club

7 perfect 180s

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

  • Chicken ×5
  • Pork ×1
  • Brisket ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Barbourville BBQ Festival (Jun 20, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS.

Giant slayer

36 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Roman Roast on the River.

  • May 13, 2016

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Roman Roast on the River is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.

  • 4 visits
  • best finish 1st
  • average top 17%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Boda Getta BBQ (May 8, 2015).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Brisket 1st
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They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 121 of 138 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 138 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

JIGGY PIGGY has finished one call ahead of HICKORY PRIME 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 6 Grand Championships

2016 was the year it came together: 35 contests, 6 Grand Championships and 12 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.

  • 35 contests
  • 16 overall top-10s
  • 12 category wins
  • average top 33%

A tough matchup

35–12 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 74% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 35 of their 47 shared contests.

The drought

58 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show on Aug 12, 2016 — 58 contests and 10.1 years ago.

  • last GC Aug 12, 2016
  • 10.1 years ago

A strong matchup

25–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CRIMSON Q in 25 of their 29 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SMOKE ON THIS has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The metronome

±1.71% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.71% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.3% of a perfect score
  • 138 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2021 ↗ Master #498 (356 pts) #618 (271 pts) #691 (241 pts) #373 (536 pts) #657 (251 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #639 (125 pts) #680 (125 pts) #821 (95 pts) #757 (115 pts) #554 (185 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #120 (1,797 pts) #55 (1,995 pts) #94 (1,755 pts) #64 (1,974 pts) #72 (1,936 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #116 (1,855 pts) #69 (2,021 pts) #28 (2,225 pts) #179 (1,474 pts) #151 (1,600 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #21 (2,570 pts) #12 (2,519 pts) #39 (2,176 pts) #19 (2,353 pts) #54 (2,156 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #55 (2,244 pts) #35 (2,228 pts) #55 (2,023 pts) #95 (1,807 pts) #62 (2,053 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #108 (1,978 pts) #100 (1,828 pts) #81 (1,927 pts) #89 (1,876 pts) #136 (1,705 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #179 (1,490 pts) #213 (1,235 pts) #196 (1,335 pts) #171 (1,400 pts) #221 (1,265 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#194 of the rated field
1759 power rating
Contests
128
GCs
14
Top-10s
59%
Peak
1862
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to HICKORY PRIME)

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 120 contests
  • last seen Sep 29, 2022
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PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ
#191 of the rated field
1759 power rating
Contests
118
GCs
5
Top-10s
44%
Peak
1774
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to HICKORY PRIME)

Careers of much the same size, 118 contests to 138, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 105 contests
  • last seen May 24, 2026
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Dr. Squealgood BBQ
#193 of the rated field
1759 power rating
Contests
75
GCs
5
Top-10s
45%
Peak
1759

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 25, 2026
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Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ
#196 of the rated field
1758 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
147
GCs
5
Top-10s
52%
Peak
1797

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 147 contests, alongside a 52% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 137 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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THE BBQ BUS
#190 of the rated field
1760 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
188
GCs
15
Top-10s
48%
Peak
1825

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

  • rated over 171 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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The Fat is Where It's At
#195 of the rated field
1759 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
51
GCs
7
Top-10s
73%
Peak
1761

They turned up 6 years after HICKORY PRIME did, first appearing in 2019.

  • rated over 45 contests
  • last seen May 16, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SMOKE ON THIS 50 29 21 58% ⚔ compare
Organizer Portal 49 15 34 31% ⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 47 12 35 26% ⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 44 16 28 36% ⚔ compare
South Pork 38 18 20 47% ⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY 35 15 20 43% ⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE 34 22 12 65% ⚔ compare
Under the Radar 34 13 21 38% ⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA 33 18 15 55% ⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ 33 18 15 55% ⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ 31 23 8 74% ⚔ compare
The Specialists 30 12 18 40% ⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN 30 10 20 33% ⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q 29 25 4 86% ⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE 29 10 19 34% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 138 76 12 27 180 🔥 151.9884 172.07 top 32%
Pork Ribs 138 58 8 23 179.4400 143.9772 168.93 top 39%
Pork 138 59 6 24 180 🔥 153.0856 169.18 top 39%
Brisket 138 54 4 20 180 🔥 150.8228 168.85 top 40%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)60top 41%
Medium (20–39)829top 29%
Large (40+)500top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
GA472top 31%
AL253top 26%
MS141top 31%
NC101top 35%
VA91top 34%
TN70top 37%
SC50top 22%
IN50top 47%
KY41top 26%
FL40top 20%
KS20top 40%
MO20top 25%
CA10top 75%
DE10top 27%
AR10top 94%
LA10top 16%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off 4 1 1 top 26% Jul 27, 2018
Roman Roast on the River 4 1 1 top 17% May 12, 2017
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) 4 3 0 top 40% Jul 20, 2018
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) 4 7 0 top 34% Nov 18, 2017
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 3 1 1 top 30% Aug 10, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 3 7 0 top 26% May 19, 2017
Flames on the Flint 3 15 0 top 32% Mar 10, 2017
Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff 2 1 1 top 24% May 15, 2015
Roast-N-Boast 2 11 0 top 37% Oct 9, 2020
SC Festival Of Discovery 2 3 0 top 11% Jul 12, 2018
Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival 2 10 0 top 38% Jun 15, 2018
Piggin In The Park 2 6 0 top 31% Jun 1, 2018
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 2 7 0 top 12% May 4, 2018
Smoke on the Falls 2 9 0 top 31% Apr 13, 2018
Smokin In the Square 2 4 0 top 10% Mar 16, 2018
Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 2 7 0 top 50% Feb 2, 2018
World Barbecue Championship 2 16 0 top 44% Nov 8, 2017
Porktober Que 2 3 0 top 19% Sep 29, 2017
Currituck Heritage Festival 2 9 0 top 49% Sep 15, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 61 0 top 40% Oct 29, 2016
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) 2 14 0 top 38% Aug 5, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) 2 5 0 top 55% Sep 18, 2015
Stand By Your Grill 2 22 0 top 40% Aug 14, 2015
Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival 2 6 0 top 25% Apr 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 35 contests · 6 GCs
Contests a season 15.3 across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in GA 47 of 138 contests · 16 states in all
Contests visited 103 24 of them more than once
First title May 3, 2013 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
Opponents faced 2,585 finished ahead 4,736 times, behind 1,897
Longest layoff 1.4 yrs May 31, 2019 → Oct 9, 2020

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

20211 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20181 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1800) Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL)
20173 milestones
  1. 100th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
  2. 25th category win Blount County BBQ Bash
  3. 5th perfect 180 Blount County BBQ Bash
20163 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score704.5716 Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL
  2. 5th Grand Championship Boda Getta BBQ
  3. Biggest field won (36 teams) Roman Roast on the River
20153 milestones
  1. First perfect 180 (Chicken) Barber Q Battle
  2. 10th category win Barber Q Battle
  3. 50th tracked contest Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
20143 milestones
  1. First multi-meat day Barbourville BBQ Festival
  2. 25th tracked contest VA BBQ Championships
  3. First Reserve Championship Char-Broil Challenge
20138 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2854 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  5. First category win (Chicken) Slidell BBQ Challenge
  6. First overall podium Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
  7. First Grand Championship Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
  8. 10th tracked contest Stand By Your Grill

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.5Battle of Brandon BBQ ChallengeMay 3, 2013
+14.2Barbourville BBQ FestivalJun 20, 2014
+13.3Cotton Pickin' BBQ CookoffMay 16, 2014
+12The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)Nov 21, 2014
+11.7BBQ Championship & Hog Wild FestivalMar 8, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-14Honeybee BBQ CompetitionMay 31, 2019
-13.6Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full)Feb 3, 2017
-13.5Sam's Club National BBQ Tour ChampionshipOct 9, 2015
-13.5Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Sep 5, 2014
-13.1Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual RiverfestSep 9, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20212010 50% top 38% 94% 94%
20202000 100% top 35% 95.9% 95.8%
20191000 100% top 59% 91.6% 91.6%
2018180101 94% top 28% 96.6% 94.6%
2017220126 86% top 32% 97.4% 94.7%
20163561612 89% top 33% 97.9% 94.4%
2015280165 86% top 31% 96.6% 94.3%
2014172104 82% top 32% 97.5% 93.9%
201313182 92% top 25% 95.6% 93.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 9, 2021 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 9 / 38 (677.0628) 27 (166.8228) 22 (166.2628) 5 (173.7144) 12 (170.2628)
Feb 5, 2021 Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA 16 / 31 (676.4112) 13 (173.1200) 18 (169.6800) 13 (168.5372) 23 (165.0740)
Nov 20, 2020 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA 15 / 40 (690.2516) 18 (172.5716) 22 (169.7144) 3 (177.7028) 26 (170.2628)
Oct 9, 2020 Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS 12 / 36 (689.0856) 12 (173.1428) 18 (169.1200) 14 (171.9772) 5 (174.8456)
May 31, 2019 Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA 13 / 22 (659.3368) 13 (166.8572) 8 (167.4400) 13 (165.6684) 15 (159.3712)
Sep 28, 2018 Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA 25 / 41 (650.2284) 28 (161.1316) 2 (176) 31 (157.6684) 33 (155.4284)
Aug 10, 2018 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC 20 / 51 (671.9200) 28 (167.3828) 33 (165.7028) 37 (163.9428) 3 (174.8916)
Jul 27, 2018 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL 11 / 27 (678.1712) 3 (174.8456) 20 (165.1200) 5 (173.1200) 17 (165.0856)
Jul 20, 2018 Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA 6 / 29 (679.3484) 10 (171.4056) 22 (159.4172) 2 (173.1200) 2 (175.4056)
Jul 12, 2018 SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC 17 / 89 (682.8112) 5 (175.4056) 53 (161.1200) 28 (169.1428) 3 (177.1428)
Jun 15, 2018 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY 10 / 34 (683.9428) 8 (174.2744) 27 (162.2972) 11 (170.8112) 2 (176.5600)
Jun 1, 2018 Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC 12 / 34 (679.8856) 12 (173.1084) 19 (167.3828) 11 (171.4172) 18 (167.9772)
May 18, 2018 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA 4 / 27 (678.2400) 9 (168) 3 (170.8344) 2 (172.5484) 8 (166.8572)
May 11, 2018 Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA 11 / 39 (689.0400) 7 (176.5600) 17 (170.8344) 36 (163.9428) 3 (177.7028)
May 4, 2018 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL 8 / 61 (695.3484) 4 (177.7028) 14 (172.5600) 13 (173.1084) 22 (171.9772)
Apr 28, 2018 Atlanta BBQ Classic Atlanta, GA 12 / 26 (685.6112) 1 (177.7028) 5 (175.4172) 18 (169.1200) 19 (163.3712)
Apr 20, 2018 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA 3 / 26 (687.3488) 6 (174.2628) 4 (173.1316) 7 (169.6800) 6 (170.2744)
Apr 13, 2018 Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 9 / 38 (686.8228) 6 (175.4400) 22 (166.8344) 3 (174.2856) 19 (170.2628)
Apr 6, 2018 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN 4 / 40 (685.6456) 7 (173.7028) 5 (175.4056) 5 (173.1428) 26 (163.3944)
Mar 16, 2018 Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL 6 / 49 (691.9428) 28 (170.2628) 14 (169.7028) 5 (176.5600) 7 (175.4172)
Mar 2, 2018 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA 39 / 59 (652.9484) 9 (174.2628) 49 (158.2400) 38 (163.3828) 47 (157.0628)
Feb 16, 2018 Dirty South-KOD Powder Springs, GA 3 / 16 (687.9084) 3 (177.7028) 10 (167.4056) 5 (173.1200) 7 (169.6800)
Feb 2, 2018 Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA 7 / 35 (686.8004) 4 (174.8572) 2 (177.1544) 3 (174.2744) 30 (160.5144)
Nov 18, 2017 Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA 15 / 58 (690.2056) 17 (174.2628) 11 (173.7028) 33 (168.5256) 12 (173.7144)
Nov 17, 2017 Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA 38 / 58 (675.2800) 9 (175.4056) 21 (169.6916) 38 (166.2400) 48 (163.9428)
Nov 17, 2017 Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA 7 / 62 (689.0856) 34 (169.6800) 1 (177.1428) 40 (165.1200) 7 (177.1428)
Nov 8, 2017 World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL 16 / 93 (681.0516) 13 (173.7028) 25 (170.8344) 43 (167.9772) 41 (168.5372)
Oct 6, 2017 Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS 4 / 25 (688.5028) 3 (177.1428) 11 (167.3828) 8 (171.4056) 5 (172.5716)
Sep 29, 2017 Porktober Que Dothan, AL 3 / 30 (701.1660) 1 (180) 9 (173.7144) 3 (176) 6 (171.4516)
Sep 22, 2017 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC 9 / 41 (682.8112) 1 (180) 20 (165.6800) 20 (167.4284) 13 (169.7028)
Sep 15, 2017 Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC 9 / 25 (669.0740) 15 (165.1084) 7 (169.1200) 9 (167.4400) 9 (167.4056)
Jul 28, 2017 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL 11 / 27 (678.1712) 3 (174.8456) 20 (165.1200) 5 (173.1200) 17 (165.0856)
Jul 14, 2017 Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA 16 / 26 (650.1024) 2 (174.2628) 6 (168.5600) 20 (155.3484) 20 (151.9312)
Jul 6, 2017 SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC 3 / 89 (697.1200) 5 (175.4172) 1 (179.4400) 21 (170.8456) 14 (171.4172)
Jun 30, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN 21 / 30 (685.5884) 26 (169.6684) 17 (169.6800) 11 (173.1200) 14 (173.1200)
Jun 23, 2017 Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN 5 / 35 (689.6228) 9 (175.4172) 20 (165.0972) 16 (169.1084) 1 (180)
May 19, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA 7 / 26 (687.3140) 14 (170.8228) 2 (178.2972) 15 (168.5140) 12 (169.6800)
May 12, 2017 Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA 7 / 37 (678.1716) 13 (170.8228) 3 (174.2744) 18 (169.1200) 19 (163.9544)
May 5, 2017 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL 7 / 69 (692.4800) 21 (171.9656) 2 (177.7028) 4 (177.7144) 39 (165.0972)
Apr 21, 2017 Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA 9 / 26 (685.5884) 6 (175.4056) 1 (176.5600) 16 (167.3828) 17 (166.2400)
Apr 7, 2017 Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 11 / 28 (679.8740) 13 (171.4056) 8 (171.4172) 4 (175.4172) 22 (161.6340)
Mar 31, 2017 Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS 4 / 34 (685.6340) 6 (173.7028) 7 (172) 12 (168.5256) 6 (171.4056)
Mar 10, 2017 Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA 29 / 67 (673.0744) 9 (175.4056) 24 (168.0116) 38 (166.8228) 48 (162.8344)
Mar 3, 2017 Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL 12 / 25 (675.8740) 16 (165.0856) 10 (171.9772) 16 (166.2512) 9 (172.5600)
Feb 3, 2017 Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA 33 / 41 (661.0744) 7 (175.4056) 32 (163.3944) 37 (159.4172) 27 (162.8572)
Dec 2, 2016 The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL) (Judges Full) unrated Rancho Mirage, CA 18 / 24 (680.4800) 7 (175.4056) 18 (168.5372) 9 (173.1200) 20 (163.4172)
Nov 19, 2016 Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) Cumming, GA 23 / 37 (674.1252) 27 (167.3712) 14 (170.8228) 10 (171.4056) 29 (164.5256)
Nov 18, 2016 Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA 17 / 47 (679.8740) 3 (176.5600) 33 (165.6684) 17 (169.1200) 27 (168.5256)
Nov 11, 2016 World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL 63 / 89 (660.4456) 52 (169.1084) 80 (158.8000) 59 (164.5600) 44 (167.9772)
Oct 29, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 61 / 557 (681.1200) 104 (170.8456) 91 (171.4400) 18 (175.4516) 263 (163.3828)
Oct 28, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 124 / 180 (669.0168) 152 (165.0856) 154 (161.6800) 117 (166.8456) 32 (175.4056)
Oct 7, 2016 Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL 5 / 26 (690.7424) 10 (171.4056) 14 (168.5256) 1 (177.7028) 5 (173.1084)
Sep 30, 2016 Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC 7 / 26 (677.6112) 6 (171.9656) 16 (161.6572) 3 (171.9884) 3 (172)
Sep 23, 2016 Porktober Que Dothan, AL 10 / 36 (681.6112) 3 (173.7028) 21 (165.1200) 9 (173.1084) 16 (169.6800)
Sep 16, 2016 Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC 10 / 16 (647.9200) 9 (161.6684) 13 (143.9772) 1 (170.2744) 2 (172)
Sep 9, 2016 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL 28 / 41 (661.0056) 21 (166.8344) 30 (162.8456) 8 (170.8228) 39 (160.5028)
Aug 26, 2016 Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN 5 / 12 (681.6112) 7 (170.8228) 2 (174.8572) 6 (166.8112) 7 (169.1200)
Aug 19, 2016 Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA 8 / 39 (685.6112) 1 (177.1428) 18 (169.1084) 28 (165.0856) 5 (174.2744)
Aug 12, 2016 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC 1 / 34 (699.9884) 1 (180) 11 (173.1200) 5 (175.4628) 8 (171.4056)
Aug 5, 2016 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA 14 / 56 (689.0972) 22 (173.7028) 31 (166.8344) 14 (172) 10 (176.5600)
Jul 29, 2016 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL 1 / 33 (703.9544) 6 (175.4056) 11 (171.9888) 1 (180) 2 (176.5600)
Jul 16, 2016 Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN 23 / 33 (670.8576) 6 (177.7028) 20 (166.3204) 32 (154.8344) 12 (172)
Jul 15, 2016 Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN 18 / 39 (675.9548) 10 (171.9772) 31 (161.7032) 3 (176.5944) 27 (165.6800)
Jul 8, 2016 Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA 3 / 26 (671.9316) 13 (166.2400) 4 (169.1316) 4 (169.7028) 10 (166.8572)
Jun 24, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL 7 / 30 (687.9432) 1 (180) 17 (167.4060) 9 (172.5600) 19 (167.9772)
Jun 17, 2016 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY 15 / 32 (677.0628) 22 (169.6800) 7 (172.5600) 25 (164.5600) 9 (170.2628)
Jun 10, 2016 Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA 12 / 26 (665.0052) 13 (166.8112) 14 (163.3828) 5 (170.8456) 14 (163.9656)
Jun 3, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC 19 / 27 (664.9940) 24 (161.6456) 16 (167.9772) 12 (166.8456) 14 (168.5256)
May 20, 2016 Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA 1 / 26 (681.0856) 6 (167.9772) 8 (166.8112) 1 (173.7028) 2 (172.5944)
May 13, 2016 Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA 1 / 36 (693.0512) 4 (176) 1 (177.7144) 13 (169.6684) 12 (169.6684)
Apr 30, 2016 Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN 15 / 35 (677.6572) 8 (174.8456) 20 (165.7032) 11 (170.8800) 23 (166.2284)
Apr 29, 2016 Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN 17 / 33 (666.8460) 23 (165.1200) 11 (169.1316) 6 (174.2972) 26 (158.2972)
Apr 22, 2016 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC 20 / 54 (677.0972) 1 (178.8800) 34 (166.8344) 28 (167.9656) 33 (163.4172)
Apr 15, 2016 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival Cornelia, GA 3 / 30 (689.0400) 7 (173.1200) 6 (171.9772) 3 (174.2628) 11 (169.6800)
Apr 8, 2016 Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL 2 / 25 (686.2056) 9 (170.2972) 1 (176.5600) 11 (167.3828) 7 (171.9656)
Mar 19, 2016 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS 18 / 61 (683.9312) 5 (177.7028) 43 (163.9772) 18 (171.4056) 21 (170.8456)
Mar 18, 2016 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS 17 / 95 (685.0628) 12 (175.4056) 7 (175.4172) 27 (170.2628) 50 (163.9772)
Mar 11, 2016 Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA 15 / 89 (674.8000) 2 (177.7144) 32 (168.5600) 61 (162.8456) 32 (165.6800)
Mar 4, 2016 Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL 1 / 25 (691.3716) 14 (167.9772) 1 (176.5716) 5 (170.8112) 3 (176.0116)
Feb 5, 2016 Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA 1 / 35 (704.5716) 2 (179.4400) 2 (174.3088) 9 (173.1200) 1 (177.7028)
Nov 20, 2015 Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN 18 / 35 (670.2056) 14 (170.8456) 13 (167.9772) 29 (160.5372) 11 (170.8456)
Nov 13, 2015 Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA 2 / 18 (690.8000) 2 (177.7372) 2 (172.5600) 9 (165.0856) 3 (175.4172)
Oct 30, 2015 Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE 16 / 59 (650.8000) 2 (173.1772) 35 (157.1200) 45 (153.0856) 13 (167.4172)
Oct 23, 2015 Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA 9 / 27 (687.3140) 10 (173.1200) 5 (174.8572) 10 (171.9656) 15 (167.3712)
Oct 9, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR 47 / 50 (672.4684) 37 (170.8112) 36 (170.8344) 26 (172.5828) 49 (158.2400)
Oct 3, 2015 Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA 12 / 41 (682.2632) 20 (170.8228) 26 (166.8572) 16 (170.3088) 8 (174.2744)
Oct 2, 2015 Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA 2 / 52 (695.3712) 11 (174.2628) 2 (177.7028) 2 (176) 27 (167.4056)
Sep 18, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS 5 / 30 (692.5372) 1 (178.8572) 15 (170.2972) 24 (166.8228) 5 (176.5600)
Aug 28, 2015 Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA 25 / 41 (669.5884) 11 (173.1200) 9 (173.1200) 33 (162.8228) 32 (160.5256)
Aug 14, 2015 Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS 25 / 57 (671.8628) 20 (171.4056) 12 (171.9888) 47 (159.9428) 26 (168.5256)
Aug 7, 2015 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC 17 / 36 (678.2060) 9 (173.1200) 20 (167.4288) 14 (169.6800) 25 (167.9772)
Jul 24, 2015 Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA 2 / 28 (691.9312) 2 (177.1428) 2 (175.4400) 15 (167.3828) 5 (171.9656)
Jul 10, 2015 Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA 12 / 18 (656.4344) 12 (160.5256) 14 (162.8116) 3 (171.9772) 12 (161.1200)
Jun 19, 2015 Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival Barbourville, KY 6 / 25 (686.7772) 9 (173.1200) 7 (173.7144) 10 (169.6800) 11 (170.2628)
Jun 12, 2015 Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN 15 / 59 (677.0856) 26 (165.1200) 20 (168.5716) 9 (173.1428) 14 (170.2512)
May 29, 2015 Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC 6 / 23 (672.5368) 8 (171.4056) 2 (173.1428) 11 (164.5600) 12 (163.4284)
May 22, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA 8 / 29 (679.3940) 11 (168.5256) 6 (172.0228) 15 (165.1428) 4 (173.7028)
May 16, 2015 Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL 8 / 18 (683.3368) 1 (180) 11 (167.3828) 9 (169.1084) 9 (166.8456)
May 15, 2015 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL 12 / 27 (670.8232) 20 (167.4172) 13 (166.2516) 12 (167.4400) 11 (169.7144)
May 8, 2015 Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL 2 / 21 (672.5028) 1 (176.5600) 6 (165.7028) 13 (159.3944) 1 (170.8456)
May 1, 2015 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS 14 / 27 (673.6456) 9 (172.5600) 8 (171.9772) 24 (161.7028) 15 (167.4056)
Apr 17, 2015 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA 8 / 29 (677.6340) 14 (171.4056) 21 (161.0972) 3 (174.2628) 9 (170.8684)
Apr 10, 2015 Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC 4 / 51 (688.5372) 14 (172.5716) 7 (171.9884) 10 (170.8456) 7 (173.1316)
Mar 27, 2015 Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA 2 / 38 (690.2284) 10 (172) 10 (173.1084) 13 (168.5600) 2 (176.5600)
Mar 13, 2015 Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA 25 / 72 (681.6456) 4 (177.7028) 59 (162.8344) 36 (169.1428) 22 (171.9656)
Mar 6, 2015 Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL 4 / 48 (690.8000) 12 (173.7028) 6 (175.4056) 39 (162.8344) 2 (178.8572)
Feb 20, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kissimmee, FL 5 / 22 (679.3596) 12 (167.3940) 5 (170.8456) 7 (171.4172) 6 (169.7028)
Feb 6, 2015 Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA 4 / 35 (686.8348) 8 (172.5600) 15 (167.4288) 1 (177.1544) 13 (169.6916)
Nov 21, 2014 The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA 6 / 86 (691.9312) 10 (175.4400) 15 (171.9656) 2 (176.5600) 47 (167.9656)
Nov 14, 2014 Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA 2 / 20 (701.7144) 4 (176.5600) 7 (173.1544) 8 (174.2628) 2 (177.7372)
Nov 7, 2014 Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS 8 / 29 (680.5256) 8 (172.5600) 6 (172.0344) 16 (166.2284) 7 (169.7028)
Sep 26, 2014 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC 5 / 24 (695.4516) 8 (172.5600) 2 (176.0116) 2 (178.2972) 15 (168.5828)
Sep 5, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS 28 / 30 (665.5312) 29 (163.3712) 30 (162.8116) 26 (166.2400) 9 (173.1084)
Aug 22, 2014 VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA 8 / 43 (657.6228) 12 (161.0972) 6 (165.1428) 4 (169.1200) 14 (162.2628)
Aug 1, 2014 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA 29 / 56 (665.6228) 22 (170.8456) 22 (167.3944) 40 (162.2400) 27 (165.1428)
Jul 25, 2014 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN 26 / 49 (666.2056) 30 (165.1084) 15 (169.1544) 13 (170.8228) 36 (161.1200)
Jun 27, 2014 Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA 12 / 26 (651.3596) 25 (151.9884) 9 (165.0972) 14 (162.2856) 3 (171.9884)
Jun 20, 2014 Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY 1 / 27 (699.4860) 1 (178.3200) 15 (168) 3 (174.8688) 1 (178.2972)
May 30, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA 7 / 29 (671.3600) 7 (170.8572) 18 (164.5372) 12 (163.9656) 6 (172)
May 23, 2014 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA 37 / 65 (649.5656) 36 (164.5484) 32 (162.2516) 39 (159.3828) 33 (163.3828)
May 16, 2014 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL 1 / 26 (695.3828) 3 (174.2628) 4 (173.7028) 2 (177.1544) 9 (170.2628)
May 9, 2014 Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA 6 / 38 (688.5372) 7 (175.4400) 1 (176.5944) 21 (166.2400) 15 (170.2628)
Apr 25, 2014 BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA 13 / 29 (678.2168) 11 (173.1084) 1 (177.1544) 23 (162.2628) 16 (165.6912)
Apr 18, 2014 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA 6 / 27 (686.1940) 3 (174.8456) 8 (171.4056) 7 (170.8228) 12 (169.1200)
Jan 23, 2014 The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL 26 / 69 (653.5540) 26 (165.0856) 56 (146.8000) 16 (167.4056) 4 (174.2628)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 35 / 174 (673.1200) 3 (177.7028) 130 (158.8116) 85 (165.1428) 35 (171.4628)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 162 / 535 (651.9656) 9 (177.1428) 102 (166.8800) 337 (157.1200) 388 (150.8228)
Aug 23, 2013 Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS 11 / 27 (673.6112) 12 (170.2512) 13 (168.5944) 14 (167.3828) 12 (167.3828)
Aug 16, 2013 Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS 22 / 62 (672.5028) 32 (166.8460) 32 (166.2856) 8 (173.1084) 34 (166.2628)
May 31, 2013 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN 7 / 43 (683.4284) 9 (172) 15 (168) 16 (169.7142) 8 (173.7142)
May 24, 2013 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 26 / 47 (661.7140) 12 (171.4286) 10 (169.1428) 30 (163.4284) 37 (157.7142)
May 17, 2013 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL 5 / 27 (685.7144) 17 (168) 6 (173.1430) 3 (176) 11 (168.5714)
May 10, 2013 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA 10 / 33 (666.2852) 27 (161.1428) 18 (162.8570) 3 (174.2856) 12 (167.9998)
May 3, 2013 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS 1 / 31 (687.9998) 5 (173.7142) 3 (174.8572) 1 (176.5714) 19 (162.8570)
Apr 12, 2013 Grilling on the River '13 Columbus, MS 6 / 31 (679.4280) 16 (167.4282) 9 (169.7144) 4 (174.8570) 14 (167.4284)
Mar 29, 2013 Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA 7 / 44 (673.7138) 1 (177.7142) 30 (157.1428) 17 (165.7140) 4 (173.1428)
Mar 8, 2013 BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL 8 / 56 (675.9996) 17 (170.2856) 3 (174.2856) 27 (163.4284) 17 (168)
Feb 22, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL 9 / 29 (670.2854) 15 (167.4284) 12 (166.8572) 19 (162.8570) 2 (173.1428)

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