FIRE DOWN BELOW

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#114

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1800

peak 1820 · rated over 81 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2023-05-06

Best ToY finish

#51

Master 2019

Grand champs

6 reserve

Category wins

57 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 83 contests

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6344 / 720

Master · 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

673.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.84 (+4.21)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±13.76

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.02 · weakest Brisket (166.01)

Road miles

16,060

mi across 83 mapped stops · furthest 1218 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$229K

listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

GCs in 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.84 / 720

83 Master contests · 6 GCs

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Storylines (21 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.

The heartbreaker

1.2004 points from the title

Came within 1.2004 points of the Grand Championship at Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2019-09-28).

Among the elite

#114 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 2% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1800 puts them #114 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1800
peak 1820
81 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2019-05-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.

Giant slayer

43 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES.

2019-04-27

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 12%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival (2018-10-05).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 71 of 83 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 83 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6344 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6344 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-09-14

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 26 entries at contests carrying the title.

26 state-championship entries

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has finished one call ahead of FIRE DOWN BELOW 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 2 Grand Championships

2019 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

16 contests
14 overall top-10s
6 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

7–3 behind in the head-to-head

MEAT @ SLIMS ahead in 70% of their meetings

MEAT @ SLIMS has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 54% of the time against 57%.

Brisket avg 166.01
Chicken avg 170.02
45 calls in 83 entries

The drought

24 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES on 2019-05-18 — 24 contests and 7.3 years ago.

last GC 2019-05-18
7.3 years ago

A strong matchup

31–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CIDER BOYS BBQ in 31 of their 33 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2023-04-15).

last seen 2021-09-25
back 2023-04-15

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

INSANE SWINE BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.

The long haul

16,060 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,060 miles across 83 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,218 miles to 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

83 mapped stops
furthest 1,218 mi

The metronome

±1.91% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.91% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
83 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 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.

R BUTTS R SMOKIN

#111 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 111
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1857

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FIRE DOWN BELOW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FIRE DOWN BELOW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 106 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ

#109 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 113
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1811

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FIRE DOWN BELOW)

Careers of much the same size, 113 contests to 83, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 110 contests
last seen 2024-03-01

⚔ Head-to-head

SWIGGIN PIG

#112 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 126
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1831

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FIRE DOWN BELOW)

They've been 1831 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 126 contests
last seen 2021-03-19

⚔ Head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

#110 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 320
GCs: 18
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1894

7–9 in 16 shared contests (44% to FIRE DOWN BELOW)

Their rating is built on 18 Grand Championships in 320 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 301 contests
last seen 2026-08-28
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Rooftop BBQ

#113 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 101
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1855

No shared contest yet.

Level with FIRE DOWN BELOW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 97 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT COLE'S BBQ

#115 of the rated field

1799 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 151
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1850

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FIRE DOWN BELOW)

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

rated over 135 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	75	29	46	39%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	68	24	44	35%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	65	35	30	54%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	53	31	22	58%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	47	31	16	66%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	46	28	18	61%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	40	30	10	75%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	39	21	18	54%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	36	19	17	53%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	33	31	2	94%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	33	23	10	70%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	28	16	12	57%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	27	24	3	89%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	26	19	7	73%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	26	12	14	46%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	83	47	7	21	180.0000 🔥	153.6112	170.02	top 27%
Pork Ribs	83	42	3	17	178.2972	151.9544	166.59	top 36%
Pork	83	38	4	10	180.0000 🔥	151.3828	166.21	top 38%
Brisket	83	45	5	9	178.8572	143.9428	166.01	top 34%

“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
MA	17	3	top 21%
ME	12	0	top 24%
CT	11	0	top 30%
NJ	11	1	top 22%
RI	8	0	top 30%
NH	8	1	top 34%
NY	8	0	top 24%
TN	3	0	top 40%
VT	3	1	top 12%
KS	2	0	top 10%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 31%
Medium (20–39)	52	5	top 23%
Large (40+)	27	1	top 28%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	4	1	1	top 18%	2018-10-05
Granite State BBQ Championship	4	6	0	top 30%	2021-06-12
Hudson Valley Ribfest	4	2	0	top 21%	2019-08-16
Sun BBQ Fest	4	2	0	top 28%	2018-06-02
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	4	5	0	top 28%	2018-05-05
Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	3	3	0	top 20%	2015-09-12
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	1	1	top 17%	2019-05-18
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	2	1	1	top 12%	2018-04-21
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	2	0	top 12%	2021-04-24
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	17	0	top 53%	2021-04-23
Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	7	0	top 24%	2020-10-17
Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	7	0	top 20%	2020-10-16
Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	5	0	top 17%	2019-09-07
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	2	39	0	top 50%	2018-10-26
*Great Maine BBQ Challenge	2	4	0	top 16%	2018-09-22
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	20	0	top 10%	2018-09-15
*Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest	2	6	0	top 25%	2017-07-15

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.9 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2023-05-06

Busiest season 2019 16 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 8.3 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MA 17 of 83 contests · 10 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 55 17 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 83 entries · 7 wins · 47 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.02 · weakest Brisket (166.01)

Walk rate 86% a top-10 call in 71 of 83 contests

Overall top-10 rate 72% 60 of 83 contests

Wins it all 7% 6 Grand Championships · 6 reserve

First title 2014-06-13 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship

Best top-10 run 11 straight contests

Master average 668.84 out of 720 · 83 contests · 6 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,288 2,748–833 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 16,060 83 mapped stops · furthest 1,218 mi

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

Purse competed for $228,920 listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 2 from 26 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2021-09-25 → 2023-04-15

Power rating 1800 peak 1820 · #114 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
Jun 14 First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
Sep 14 First overall top-10 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7600 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
2014
May 10 First category win (Pork) The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash
May 10 First overall podium The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash
May 10 First Reserve Championship The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash
Jun 13 First Grand Championship Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Oct 10 10th tracked contest Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 24 First perfect 180 (Pork) Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
2016
Aug 13 25th tracked contest New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton
2018
Sep 14 50th tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
Sep 14 Career-best overall score693.6344 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
Oct 5 First multi-meat day Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Oct 5 10th category win Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
2019
Apr 27 First state championship New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 27 5th Grand Championship New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 27 Biggest field won (43 teams) New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2020
Oct 17 Peak power rating (1820) Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2023
May 6 Most recent contest HOGS 4 HEROES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship	2014-06-13
+15.2	The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash	2014-05-10
+13.2	Red, White and Que	2015-09-26
+12.5	Green Mountain BBQ Championship	2017-09-09
+11.9	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES	2018-04-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-04-23
-7.5	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest	2014-05-31
-7	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2016-08-19
-6.8	Sun BBQ Fest	2015-06-13
-6.1	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island	2016-07-22

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)
2023	2	0	0	0	50%	top 33%	94.8%	93.2%
2021	5	0	4	1	80%	top 31%	94.4%	93.3%
2020	4	0	3	1	75%	top 25%	95.6%	93.8%
2019	16	2	14	6	88%	top 18%	96.1%	94%
2018	16	2	11	2	81%	top 18%	96.3%	94%
2017	11	1	8	1	91%	top 25%	95.2%	92.6%
2016	9	0	6	2	89%	top 31%	93.6%	91.4%
2015	9	0	7	2	78%	top 33%	94.6%	91.8%
2014	9	1	6	4	100%	top 32%	94.2%	91.7%
2013	2	0	1	0	100%	top 31%	90.8%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-05-06	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	19 / 50 (659.2796)	26 (163.9656)	15 (168.5372)	20 (165.7028)	24 (161.0740)
2023-04-15	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	12 / 43 (682.7656)	29 (167.3712)	23 (166.8572)	3 (176.5716)	7 (171.9656)
2021-09-25	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	5 / 26 (674.2056)	12 (165.1084)	12 (162.2744)	10 (169.1200)	2 (177.7028)
2021-08-20	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	9 / 26 (675.9084)	10 (169.1084)	10 (169.1316)	10 (171.9772)	14 (165.6912)
2021-06-12	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	9 / 32 (673.0632)	1 (176.0000)	24 (157.6916)	6 (169.6800)	10 (169.6916)
2021-04-24	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	7 / 40 (679.9316)	11 (172.0000)	33 (158.2516)	2 (176.5600)	5 (173.1200)
2021-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	23 / 40 (656.4804)	16 (169.1316)	29 (161.1088)	20 (166.8572)	26 (159.3828)
2020-10-17	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 40 (675.3028)	16 (170.8228)	3 (171.9772)	10 (169.7028)	21 (162.8000)
2020-10-16	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	7 / 37 (675.9088)	10 (172.5716)	22 (164.5256)	4 (175.4172)	18 (163.3944)
2020-07-31	New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	2 / 28 (688.5028)	5 (175.4056)	5 (172.5600)	25 (161.6800)	1 (178.8572)
2020-07-31	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	17 / 35 (662.7888)	15 (170.8688)	15 (166.2972)	23 (163.3828)	20 (162.2400)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	18 / 97 (689.0512)	28 (173.1200)	39 (171.9656)	29 (170.8456)	20 (173.1200)
2019-10-12	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	7 / 30 (671.3372)	11 (167.4172)	11 (164.5488)	22 (161.0740)	1 (178.2972)
2019-10-11	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	7 / 32 (669.5540)	2 (174.2628)	18 (158.7884)	18 (162.8000)	1 (173.7028)
2019-10-04	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA	10 / 26 (667.3028)	4 (172.5716)	6 (170.2628)	16 (161.6800)	15 (162.7884)
2019-09-28	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	2 / 36 (690.1940)	3 (174.2628)	1 (177.7028)	15 (167.3828)	6 (170.8456)
2019-09-07	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	5 / 31 (677.6116)	1 (175.4172)	9 (167.9772)	14 (163.3944)	5 (170.8228)
2019-08-24	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	6 / 36 (676.4684)	2 (172.5600)	24 (158.8000)	11 (170.8228)	4 (174.2856)
2019-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	2 / 53 (685.0512)	4 (174.8572)	4 (174.2972)	8 (169.6684)	11 (166.2284)
2019-08-10	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	4 / 28 (678.8112)	5 (176.5828)	5 (170.2628)	11 (167.4172)	9 (164.5484)
2019-07-20	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY	3 / 34 (680.4572)	6 (170.8344)	7 (173.1200)	1 (174.2628)	13 (162.2400)
2019-07-05	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	9 / 32 (655.3144)	7 (168.5600)	20 (158.8116)	5 (168.0000)	16 (159.9428)
2019-06-08	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	6 / 29 (678.1828)	7 (174.2628)	9 (167.4172)	16 (164.5372)	7 (171.9656)
2019-06-01	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	25 / 61 (659.8628)	11 (172.5484)	41 (155.9544)	14 (170.8572)	38 (160.5028)
2019-05-18	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	1 / 28 (691.9660)	1 (180.0000)	2 (178.2972)	2 (177.1544)	19 (156.5144)
2019-05-17	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Plymouth, MA	8 / 27 (664.4456)	16 (165.1200)	2 (171.4172)	16 (160.5256)	11 (167.3828)
2019-04-27	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	1 / 43 (691.9544)	7 (171.4172)	2 (173.7144)	7 (170.8228)	2 (176.0000)
2018-10-26	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	39 / 102 (676.4688)	15 (175.4172)	48 (169.6916)	40 (168.5484)	70 (162.8116)
2018-10-20	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI	3 / 37 (667.3140)	15 (165.6800)	2 (174.2972)	5 (167.4056)	18 (159.9312)
2018-10-12	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	6 / 26 (674.1828)	16 (166.2628)	5 (170.2744)	14 (166.2400)	7 (171.4056)
2018-10-05	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	1 / 31 (691.3832)	1 (178.8572)	9 (166.2860)	1 (178.8572)	9 (167.3828)
2018-09-22	*Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME	5 / 27 (672.4224)	11 (167.9884)	6 (168.5256)	9 (165.0972)	4 (170.8112)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	35 / 467 (689.6684)	29 (176.0000)	21 (176.0228)	216 (165.6684)	77 (171.9772)
2018-09-14	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	20 / 164 (693.6344)	16 (176.5600)	67 (170.8344)	100 (169.6800)	19 (176.5600)
2018-09-08	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	6 / 33 (669.6232)	15 (165.0972)	3 (172.0116)	12 (162.8344)	6 (169.6800)
2018-08-17	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	15 / 58 (664.9944)	34 (162.8000)	15 (167.9772)	10 (167.9772)	13 (166.2400)
2018-08-11	*Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME	3 / 30 (675.9428)	10 (165.1200)	2 (176.0000)	9 (169.1084)	11 (165.7144)
2018-06-23	Smoke In the Woods CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Galway, NY	9 / 23 (665.6000)	8 (169.6800)	15 (164.5372)	3 (171.4400)	13 (159.9428)
2018-06-09	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	7 / 41 (677.0512)	9 (170.8456)	6 (169.6800)	17 (166.8228)	9 (169.7028)
2018-06-02	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	2 / 59 (682.2404)	5 (172.5600)	10 (169.7032)	8 (172.5600)	9 (167.4172)
2018-05-05	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	13 / 40 (659.3144)	6 (170.8228)	32 (151.9544)	23 (162.8344)	2 (173.7028)
2018-04-21	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	5 / 25 (681.0284)	2 (177.7144)	5 (174.2628)	8 (169.7028)	20 (159.3484)
2018-04-20	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SEREIES Plymouth, MA	1 / 25 (691.3368)	2 (176.0000)	2 (173.7028)	3 (174.2628)	5 (167.3712)
2017-10-21	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI	4 / 24 (677.0516)	8 (166.8112)	7 (167.4060)	4 (173.1316)	5 (169.7028)
2017-10-14	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	11 / 30 (667.9320)	11 (168.5488)	17 (162.8688)	11 (169.1316)	13 (167.3828)
2017-10-06	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	7 / 25 (675.3600)	9 (167.4172)	3 (172.5600)	4 (171.4056)	14 (163.9772)
2017-09-22	*Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME	4 / 29 (675.3484)	2 (176.0228)	14 (159.9312)	5 (168.5372)	6 (170.8572)
2017-09-09	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	1 / 32 (685.7144)	5 (172.0000)	3 (170.2628)	7 (171.4288)	6 (172.0228)
2017-08-18	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	6 / 59 (666.1712)	16 (167.3828)	20 (161.1200)	8 (170.2628)	11 (167.4056)
2017-07-28	*The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	10 / 30 (647.1996)	25 (153.6112)	2 (172.0000)	22 (153.6228)	3 (167.9656)
2017-07-15	*Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	8 / 29 (674.7884)	3 (172.5828)	8 (171.9656)	24 (154.8000)	4 (175.4400)
2017-06-10	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	19 / 35 (650.1484)	18 (163.3828)	15 (163.9888)	29 (155.4056)	7 (167.3712)
2017-06-03	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	8 / 73 (678.1944)	31 (164.5372)	9 (171.9772)	14 (168.5600)	8 (173.1200)
2017-05-06	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	14 / 38 (633.5884)	22 (156.5256)	22 (155.9772)	23 (153.1200)	1 (167.9656)
2016-10-07	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	3 / 33 (673.6572)	2 (177.7028)	3 (173.1316)	15 (160.5600)	10 (162.2628)
2016-09-24	Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ	6 / 41 (663.3712)	2 (175.4056)	2 (173.1316)	10 (165.7256)	29 (149.1084)
2016-09-09	Nostrano Garlic Festival Presents: Great Maine BBQ Challenge at Smuggler's Den Campground Southwest Harbor, ME	6 / 20 (655.3372)	2 (172.0000)	2 (173.7028)	14 (154.8116)	12 (154.8228)
2016-08-19	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	22 / 52 (648.4456)	37 (160.5028)	22 (161.1544)	22 (161.6800)	14 (165.1084)
2016-08-13	New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT	10 / 25 (660.4568)	13 (163.9312)	8 (169.7144)	10 (165.7028)	13 (161.1084)
2016-07-22	Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI	22 / 34 (644.5144)	14 (166.2628)	7 (166.8572)	30 (153.1200)	22 (158.2744)
2016-07-16	*Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	6 / 26 (662.7308)	1 (174.8800)	18 (161.0856)	12 (163.9540)	13 (162.8112)
2016-06-11	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	18 / 69 (661.0396)	15 (169.7028)	39 (161.6800)	51 (157.6912)	10 (171.9656)
2016-04-30	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	10 / 39 (651.3716)	17 (161.1200)	8 (164.5600)	29 (151.3828)	1 (174.3088)
2015-10-09	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	8 / 25 (662.1712)	2 (174.2856)	21 (154.2284)	6 (169.1200)	8 (164.5372)
2015-09-26	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	2 / 35 (655.3484)	2 (171.9884)	11 (161.7028)	13 (160.5600)	8 (161.0972)
2015-09-12	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	3 / 37 (681.0512)	15 (162.8112)	1 (176.0000)	9 (171.4172)	4 (170.8228)
2015-08-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	9 / 26 (661.6688)	10 (166.8572)	9 (164.5944)	13 (165.0972)	9 (165.1200)
2015-07-17	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI	10 / 37 (669.6568)	7 (172.5484)	11 (169.1428)	8 (167.4172)	27 (160.5484)
2015-06-20	Smokin' at the Ball Park BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	8 / 18 (666.1712)	3 (171.9772)	16 (153.6800)	8 (172.5484)	8 (167.9656)
2015-06-13	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	37 / 52 (636.9828)	31 (162.8228)	25 (164.0000)	33 (159.9772)	43 (150.1828)
2015-05-29	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	27 / 49 (643.8856)	13 (169.6684)	34 (157.1544)	19 (165.6800)	39 (151.3828)
2015-05-02	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	5 / 30 (673.1316)	1 (179.4400)	8 (165.1772)	18 (160.5144)	4 (168.0000)
2014-10-24	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	57 / 92 (661.0856)	50 (166.8228)	34 (170.3200)	1 (180.0000)	88 (143.9428)
2014-10-10	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	9 / 27 (655.9888)	8 (167.9656)	18 (160.5832)	6 (162.8800)	11 (164.5600)
2014-09-13	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	15 / 43 (645.6344)	6 (169.1772)	22 (155.9428)	16 (162.8688)	22 (157.6456)
2014-09-06	BBQ Masters in the Woods Foster, RI	4 / 8 (666.8116)	1 (171.4172)	7 (162.8228)	2 (173.1772)	5 (159.3944)
2014-07-18	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	9 / 33 (667.3368)	7 (172.5828)	9 (171.4056)	27 (155.9428)	9 (167.4056)
2014-06-21	Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME	3 / 17 (672.0000)	5 (169.1656)	4 (170.2628)	5 (166.8800)	7 (165.6916)
2014-06-13	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	1 / 28 (678.2744)	2 (174.2972)	1 (173.1428)	8 (166.8572)	10 (163.9772)
2014-05-31	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	22 / 48 (641.0400)	20 (165.7028)	37 (151.9656)	28 (158.8344)	9 (164.5372)
2014-05-10	The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash Gardner, MA	2 / 17 (657.1432)	4 (170.2972)	13 (155.4172)	1 (168.0000)	4 (163.4288)
2013-09-14	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	7 / 42 (653.7600)	4 (166.8684)	14 (162.2972)	12 (164.0228)	14 (160.5716)
2013-06-14	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH	16 / 35 (647.9998)	20 (161.1428)	11 (164.0002)	31 (152.5712)	5 (170.2856)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#703 (215 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#913 (180 pts)	#582 (320 pts)	#718 (230 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#282 (689 pts)	#269 (759 pts)	#481 (424 pts)	#260 (769 pts)	#274 (734 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#174 (653 pts)	#230 (528 pts)	#199 (598 pts)	#270 (468 pts)	#218 (538 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#51 (2207 pts)	#23 (2239 pts)	#46 (2048 pts)	#114 (1628 pts)	#59 (1937 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#60 (2137 pts)	#96 (1791 pts)	#59 (1967 pts)	#99 (1749 pts)	#131 (1642 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#348 (1061 pts)	#543 (731 pts)	#437 (901 pts)	#522 (751 pts)	#323 (1141 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#279 (1238 pts)	#169 (1533 pts)	#202 (1423 pts)	#484 (838 pts)	#319 (1133 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#240 (1349 pts)	#154 (1589 pts)	#312 (1109 pts)	#314 (1074 pts)	#296 (1169 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#233 (1406 pts)	#189 (1461 pts)	#361 (1013 pts)	#272 (1226 pts)	#308 (1131 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1368 (172 pts)	#1276 (217 pts)	#1814 (122 pts)	#1755 (132 pts)	#1768 (122 pts)