The heartbreaker
0.0456
points from the title
Came within 0.0456 points of the Grand Championship at Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off (2013-10-11).
PICKIN' PORKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1580
peak 1629 · rated over 83 contests ⓘ
Contests
83
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2019-10-18
Best ToY finish
#147
Master 2014
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
10
30 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 83 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.41 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.76 (-3.36)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±22.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.48 · weakest Brisket (163.87)
Road miles
10,321
mi across 83 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.76 / 720
83 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines (14 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Against the odds
28-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2015-08-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM.
Giant slayer
36
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show.
- 2015-08-07
High-water mark
695.9544
career-best overall
96.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.9544 at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show — 96.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-08-07
The one to beat
4×
one call ahead of them
RECYCLED SMOKE has finished one call ahead of PICKIN' PORKERS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2014
1 Grand Championship
2014 was the year it came together: 18 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.
- 18 contests
- 6 overall top-10s
- 3 category wins
- average top 34%
A tough matchup
54–10
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 84% of their meetings
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 54 of their 64 shared contests.
The drought
41
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show on 2015-08-07 — 41 contests and 11.1 years ago.
- last GC 2015-08-07
- 11.1 years ago
A strong matchup
20–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 91% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIG ON FIRE in 20 of their 22 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
44 of 64
shared pork entries lost
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 69% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 44 of 64 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
ASH KICKERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A June team
Top 25%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 25% across 11 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
- 11 June contests
- top 44% the rest of the year
The long haul
10,321
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,321 miles across 83 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 243 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).
- 83 mapped stops
- furthest 243 mi
A standing appointment
7
years running at one contest
They've cooked Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 7 visits in all
- best finish 1st
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
37 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1610
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PICKIN' PORKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PICKIN' PORKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1629
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1629 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1638
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 62 contests to 83, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1579
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 47 contests, alongside a 21% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1581
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
Level with PICKIN' PORKERS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 64 | 10 | 54 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 58 | 11 | 47 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 57 | 15 | 42 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 55 | 24 | 31 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 55 | 11 | 44 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 52 | 9 | 43 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 47 | 16 | 31 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 47 | 7 | 40 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| K & D SMOKERS | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 40 | 14 | 26 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 37 | 10 | 27 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 37 | 3 | 34 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 36 | 24 | 12 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 36 | 5 | 31 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 34 | 17 | 17 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 83 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 148.5256 | 166.22 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 83 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 178.2972 | 20.0000 | 165.19 | top 40% |
| Pork | 83 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 177.7028 | 153.6572 | 166.48 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 83 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 179.4400 | 147.3488 | 163.87 | top 49% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 63 | 2 | top 42% |
| SC | 10 | 0 | top 49% |
| GA | 8 | 0 | top 53% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 31 | 2 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 52 | 0 | top 44% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 7 | 1 | 1 | top 49% | 2019-08-09 |
| SC Festival of Discovery | 7 | 30 | 0 | top 52% | 2019-07-12 |
| Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 6 | 20 | 0 | top 55% | 2019-09-20 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 31% | 2017-08-18 |
| Pigs & Pedals | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 49% | 2019-08-02 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy | 4 | 22 | 0 | top 50% | 2019-05-03 |
| Hog Happnin' | 4 | 18 | 0 | top 43% | 2016-11-04 |
| *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 50% | 2018-05-25 |
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 25% | 2016-06-10 |
| Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 31% | 2015-05-08 |
| Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 61% | 2019-10-11 |
| Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 52% | 2018-10-19 |
| Beak Week BBQ Challenge | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 72% | 2016-09-09 |
| BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 22% | 2015-04-24 |
| Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 31% | 2014-08-22 |
The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.5 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2019-10-18
Busiest season
2014
18 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
11.9
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
63 of 83 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
42
15 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
83 entries · 0 wins · 16 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.48 · weakest Brisket (163.87)
Walk rate
59%
a top-10 call in 49 of 83 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
17 of 83 contests
Wins it all
2%
2 Grand Championships · 1 reserve
First title
2014-06-13
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
661.76
out of 720 · 83 contests · 2 GCs
Opponents faced
1,058
2,408–1,804 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
10,321
83 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi
Schedule strength
1564
average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$103,425
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Power rating
1580
peak 1629 · #1279 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5710 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First category win (Brisket) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- 10th tracked contest Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- First Reserve Championship Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off
- 2014
- First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 25th tracked contest Pigs & Pedals
- 2015
- Biggest field won (36 teams) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best overall score695.9544 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- 10th category win Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival
- 2016
- 50th tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1629) *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- 2019
- Most recent contest Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-06-13 |
| +14 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2015-08-07 |
| +13.9 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | 2013-08-23 |
| +12.9 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | 2014-04-25 |
| +12.6 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | 2013-10-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -17.4 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
| -12.4 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) | 2015-04-10 |
| -11.8 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-05-22 |
| -11.7 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-11-15 |
| -11.2 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2015-09-18 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43% | top 58% | 93.1% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | top 53% | 93.7% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44% | top 51% | 95.8% | 91.3% |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36% | top 46% | 94.7% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 69% | top 44% | 96.7% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 78% | top 34% | 95.1% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57% | top 35% | 94.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 10 / 22 (670.1828) | 10 (168.5256) | 3 (175.4172) | 14 (164.0000) | 16 (162.2400) |
| 2019-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 22 / 32 (642.1484) | 16 (165.7028) | 17 (162.8000) | 21 (159.3600) | 24 (154.2856) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 32 / 56 (658.7316) | 29 (167.3828) | 23 (168.0000) | 18 (169.6800) | 46 (153.6688) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC | 23 / 29 (659.8628) | 22 (165.6800) | 21 (166.8228) | 23 (162.2400) | 18 (165.1200) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 23 / 40 (661.1084) | 30 (160.0000) | 5 (173.7028) | 14 (169.1200) | 35 (158.2856) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 30 / 83 (667.8860) | 61 (158.8116) | 9 (175.4172) | 12 (172.5600) | 43 (161.0972) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 38 / 60 (650.1028) | 37 (164.5256) | 48 (157.0972) | 41 (160.5144) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2018-10-19 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC | 25 / 35 (645.5428) | 27 (158.2400) | 15 (167.4056) | 8 (169.6800) | 32 (150.2172) |
| 2018-10-12 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 21 / 39 (642.1032) | 28 (157.0972) | 2 (173.7144) | 17 (163.9428) | 33 (147.3488) |
| 2018-09-14 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 20 / 29 (650.1028) | 15 (166.2400) | 13 (165.1200) | 21 (161.6800) | 23 (157.0628) |
| 2018-08-10 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 18 / 51 (674.7200) | 27 (167.3828) | 2 (178.2972) | 30 (165.0972) | 30 (163.9428) |
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 34 / 89 (670.8000) | 53 (162.8000) | 5 (176.5828) | 42 (165.7028) | 34 (165.7144) |
| 2018-05-25 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 50 / 72 (655.8972) | 49 (166.2744) | 7 (174.2972) | 44 (164.5372) | 68 (150.7884) |
| 2018-05-04 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 22 / 70 (670.7656) | 13 (175.4056) | 37 (163.4400) | 23 (169.6800) | 50 (162.2400) |
| 2018-04-20 | *22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC | 19 / 33 (663.2796) | 23 (165.6684) | 22 (161.6800) | 13 (167.4056) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2017-10-20 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC | 13 / 39 (673.5772) | 19 (168.5372) | 10 (170.8228) | 25 (162.2516) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2017-09-15 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 41 / 63 (652.3656) | 23 (169.6800) | 33 (166.2516) | 58 (154.7540) | 32 (161.6800) |
| 2017-08-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 17 / 29 (662.7544) | 10 (170.8228) | 21 (162.2628) | 20 (162.2516) | 11 (167.4172) |
| 2017-08-11 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 26 / 34 (646.1028) | 32 (158.8000) | 30 (158.8000) | 19 (165.0972) | 17 (163.4056) |
| 2017-08-04 | *Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 32 / 46 (623.2916) | 43 (148.5256) | 27 (157.6916) | 37 (153.6572) | 21 (163.4172) |
| 2017-07-06 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 51 / 89 (653.5540) | 55 (163.3828) | 27 (169.6912) | 44 (164.5600) | 57 (155.9200) |
| 2017-05-26 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 10 / 67 (689.6456) | 25 (172.5484) | 11 (174.2744) | 53 (164.5256) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2017-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 7 / 36 (673.0628) | 8 (168.5256) | 12 (168.0116) | 3 (171.4056) | 13 (165.1200) |
| 2017-05-05 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 50 / 75 (639.2232) | 67 (155.9316) | 34 (166.2516) | 32 (165.6800) | 60 (151.3600) |
| 2016-11-04 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 18 / 56 (673.0740) | 34 (163.4284) | 17 (167.9772) | 18 (171.4056) | 16 (170.2628) |
| 2016-10-14 | Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC | 23 / 41 (670.7432) | 25 (169.1316) | 24 (163.9544) | 24 (166.8344) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2016-09-16 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 23 / 68 (666.7424) | 21 (170.2628) | 25 (165.1084) | 15 (169.1200) | 31 (162.2512) |
| 2016-09-09 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 33 / 44 (646.6628) | 22 (168.5600) | 37 (157.6572) | 33 (159.9428) | 31 (160.5028) |
| 2016-08-12 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 22 / 34 (667.9428) | 29 (158.8344) | 25 (163.9772) | 9 (170.2856) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2016-07-07 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 38 / 82 (650.7428) | 59 (159.4172) | 44 (161.1544) | 10 (170.8228) | 46 (159.3484) |
| 2016-06-10 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 14 / 76 (681.6572) | 26 (171.4172) | 11 (173.1200) | 16 (170.8572) | 31 (166.2628) |
| 2016-06-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 7 / 27 (675.3716) | 15 (166.2744) | 12 (169.1316) | 2 (173.1428) | 17 (166.8228) |
| 2016-05-27 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 43 / 66 (651.2796) | 55 (157.6456) | 41 (162.8228) | 21 (169.1312) | 42 (161.6800) |
| 2016-05-06 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 28 / 76 (665.6344) | 9 (174.2744) | 14 (171.9772) | 29 (166.2972) | 63 (153.0856) |
| 2016-04-15 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 20 / 41 (663.8860) | 15 (170.2744) | 11 (169.1316) | 27 (161.6800) | 27 (162.8000) |
| 2015-11-06 | * Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 29 / 60 (663.9084) | 45 (161.1200) | 19 (167.9656) | 18 (169.6800) | 37 (165.1428) |
| 2015-10-16 | Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC | 16 / 37 (673.6116) | 33 (157.6572) | 18 (166.8228) | 14 (169.6916) | 3 (179.4400) |
| 2015-09-25 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 5 / 27 (692.5372) | 9 (173.1316) | 13 (170.8456) | 1 (177.7028) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 46 / 59 (640.4916) | 14 (172.0000) | 40 (159.3944) | 43 (159.9656) | 50 (149.1316) |
| 2015-09-11 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 22 / 32 (650.8116) | 20 (162.8572) | 15 (163.3944) | 21 (163.4400) | 20 (161.1200) |
| 2015-08-28 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 19 / 41 (674.7428) | 25 (168.5372) | 5 (174.2628) | 25 (167.9656) | 25 (163.9772) |
| 2015-08-07 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 1 / 36 (695.9544) | 11 (172.0116) | 2 (176.5716) | 16 (169.6684) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2015-07-31 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 14 / 31 (662.7888) | 26 (157.0744) | 1 (174.8916) | 23 (161.7028) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2015-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC | 49 / 90 (649.5888) | 47 (164.5372) | 44 (163.3828) | 21 (169.1200) | 70 (152.5488) |
| 2015-06-19 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 9 / 45 (674.2172) | 23 (164.5600) | 11 (168.5600) | 21 (165.6916) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2015-06-12 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 23 / 78 (670.7656) | 8 (174.2744) | 16 (170.2628) | 52 (159.9428) | 30 (166.2856) |
| 2015-06-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 12 / 30 (675.9312) | 9 (172.5828) | 8 (172.0000) | 20 (166.8228) | 20 (164.5256) |
| 2015-05-22 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 53 / 65 (651.3028) | 9 (174.2972) | 58 (157.0856) | 57 (157.6800) | 47 (162.2400) |
| 2015-05-08 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 21 / 74 (671.8968) | 18 (171.4400) | 1 (176.5600) | 20 (169.6684) | 56 (154.2284) |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 17 / 60 (669.6572) | 35 (165.1200) | 8 (173.7144) | 18 (168.5484) | 34 (162.2744) |
| 2015-04-10 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC | 40 / 51 (635.4172) | 45 (156.5600) | 39 (159.9656) | 20 (167.4172) | 43 (151.4744) |
| 2014-10-31 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 37 / 61 (654.7200) | 21 (169.7028) | 48 (158.8000) | 49 (158.2400) | 28 (167.9772) |
| 2014-10-10 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC | 8 / 27 (666.2168) | 7 (170.2856) | 3 (171.4172) | 9 (167.4056) | 16 (157.1084) |
| 2014-09-26 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC | 15 / 24 (675.3484) | 11 (169.1312) | 13 (167.4172) | 5 (176.0000) | 18 (162.8000) |
| 2014-09-19 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 5 / 64 (684.5260) | 34 (167.9772) | 27 (166.2744) | 2 (177.1544) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2014-08-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA | 16 / 30 (655.9544) | 19 (169.1428) | 6 (170.2744) | 24 (158.2628) | 18 (158.2744) |
| 2014-08-22 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 20 / 37 (658.7544) | 22 (166.2744) | 30 (157.0744) | 1 (176.5828) | 27 (158.8228) |
| 2014-08-08 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | 12 / 39 (681.6684) | 19 (168.5484) | 1 (177.7028) | 14 (170.2744) | 21 (165.1428) |
| 2014-08-01 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 7 / 32 (662.8692) | 8 (172.0344) | 12 (161.1316) | 11 (166.3088) | 8 (163.3944) |
| 2014-07-25 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 14 / 46 (666.2400) | 15 (168.5372) | 22 (165.7028) | 10 (169.7144) | 29 (162.2856) |
| 2014-07-10 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 30 / 86 (663.3256) | 11 (173.7028) | 31 (165.1544) | 31 (164.5256) | 43 (159.9428) |
| 2014-06-20 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 4 / 48 (675.3368) | 8 (171.9884) | 15 (164.5256) | 12 (166.2400) | 1 (172.5828) |
| 2014-06-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 1 / 30 (682.8112) | 4 (170.8456) | 8 (165.6800) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (170.8684) |
| 2014-06-06 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 18 / 28 (660.4456) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (177.1428) | 21 (161.0856) | 26 (147.9544) |
| 2014-05-23 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA | 21 / 65 (662.2060) | 40 (163.9772) | 18 (168.0000) | 18 (166.2744) | 31 (163.9544) |
| 2014-05-09 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 37 / 80 (648.4452) | 12 (171.9884) | 48 (159.4056) | 59 (155.9772) | 41 (161.0740) |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 3 / 62 (683.9772) | 2 (177.7144) | 24 (162.2972) | 7 (171.4172) | 2 (172.5484) |
| 2014-04-18 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 18 / 55 (664.4340) | 17 (170.8456) | 14 (169.6800) | 7 (170.8228) | 46 (153.0856) |
| 2014-04-11 | Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC | 11 / 30 (659.4172) | 15 (162.8572) | 17 (161.7028) | 5 (169.7028) | 11 (165.1544) |
| 2013-11-15 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | 67 / 79 (655.2912) | 38 (170.2628) | 71 (156.5372) | 61 (163.4056) | 47 (165.0856) |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 22 / 75 (673.5652) | 30 (169.1084) | 14 (170.2628) | 37 (165.0856) | 25 (169.1084) |
| 2013-10-11 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 2 / 25 (679.3944) | 12 (163.3944) | 9 (166.2628) | 1 (175.4400) | 2 (174.2972) |
| 2013-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 20 / 72 (667.9428) | 50 (162.2400) | 28 (166.2628) | 9 (173.1772) | 33 (166.2628) |
| 2013-08-23 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 3 / 41 (682.8232) | 3 (172.6060) | 16 (164.5372) | 1 (177.1428) | 9 (168.5372) |
| 2013-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 27 / 49 (661.6000) | 30 (166.2628) | 27 (166.2744) | 42 (159.3828) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 77 / 78 (503.3256) | 57 (155.9428) | 78 (20.0000) | 46 (157.7028) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2013-06-28 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA | 3 / 25 (665.7140) | 5 (172.0000) | 9 (163.9998) | 5 (166.8572) | 10 (162.8570) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 26 / 97 (659.4282) | 71 (155.4284) | 31 (164.0000) | 15 (169.7142) | 17 (170.2856) |
| 2013-06-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 7 / 26 (653.7142) | 25 (149.1428) | 2 (175.4286) | 15 (160.0000) | 7 (169.1428) |
| 2013-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 12 / 47 (675.4280) | 33 (165.1426) | 15 (167.9998) | 10 (170.2858) | 9 (171.9998) |
| 2013-05-10 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 11 / 58 (669.1424) | 25 (164.5712) | 19 (165.1426) | 27 (164.0000) | 3 (175.4286) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 11 / 71 (659.4286) | 50 (156.0000) | 31 (161.1428) | 26 (166.2858) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2013-04-19 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 33 / 55 (648.5710) | 15 (170.8570) | 42 (157.7142) | 23 (164.5714) | 43 (155.4284) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #643 (508 pts) | #641 (533 pts) | #388 (853 pts) | #542 (638 pts) | #659 (513 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #585 (597 pts) | #627 (592 pts) | #235 (1227 pts) | #533 (697 pts) | #684 (532 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #465 (813 pts) | #536 (743 pts) | #524 (763 pts) | #513 (763 pts) | #372 (1028 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #477 (846 pts) | #500 (812 pts) | #451 (897 pts) | #331 (1106 pts) | #443 (906 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #258 (1285 pts) | #315 (1129 pts) | #111 (1770 pts) | #305 (1097 pts) | #238 (1345 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #147 (1752 pts) | #138 (1685 pts) | #138 (1683 pts) | #74 (1952 pts) | #177 (1565 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #162 (1564 pts) | #256 (1106 pts) | #232 (1214 pts) | #143 (1509 pts) | #115 (1768 pts) |