SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 49 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smokin On The Buffalo (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #276 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#276

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1730

peak 1749 · rated over 49 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 24, 2021 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#191

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

63% of 49 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 27%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8688 / 720

Master · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

672.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 673.21 (-1.21)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · BBQ In the Valley

Consistency

±15.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.08 · weakest Pork (167.14)

Road miles

11,250

across 49 mapped stops · furthest 413 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$48K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.21 / 720

49 Master contests · 5 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5144 points from the title

Came within 0.5144 points of the Grand Championship at Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest (Aug 12, 2016).

Among the elite

#276 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1730 puts them #276 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1730
peak 1749
49 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×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 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (Jun 15, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.

Giant slayer

59 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash.

Jun 15, 2018

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 6%

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 44 of 49 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 49 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

698.8688 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8688 at Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 16, 2015

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 12 entries at contests carrying the title.

12 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 1 Grand Championship

2016 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 12%.

7 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 12%

A tough matchup

9–3 behind in the head-to-head

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

13–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 87% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A June team

Top 13% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 13% across 14 contests, versus top 27% the rest of the year.

14 June contests
top 27% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,250 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,250 miles across 49 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 413 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

49 mapped stops
furthest 413 mi

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
49 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2020 ↗	Master	#651 (123 pts)	#599 (168 pts)	#642 (148 pts)	#879 (68 pts)	#649 (138 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#246 (1,155 pts)	#245 (1,140 pts)	#231 (1,190 pts)	#367 (910 pts)	#351 (930 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#191 (1,451 pts)	#387 (916 pts)	#188 (1,396 pts)	#169 (1,436 pts)	#188 (1,441 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#222 (1,410 pts)	#330 (1,100 pts)	#218 (1,380 pts)	#312 (1,135 pts)	#163 (1,550 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#211 (1,488 pts)	#418 (933 pts)	#187 (1,483 pts)	#306 (1,163 pts)	#326 (1,123 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#377 (984 pts)	#486 (794 pts)	#440 (859 pts)	#453 (854 pts)	#398 (939 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#413 (921 pts)	#530 (731 pts)	#411 (946 pts)	#648 (591 pts)	#398 (946 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#871 (342 pts)	#1067 (287 pts)	#835 (387 pts)	#877 (372 pts)	#1218 (227 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG

#277 of the rated field

1730 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1749

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ)

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

rated over 44 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N

#275 of the rated field

1730 power rating

Contests: 184
GCs: 16
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1889

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ)

They've been 1889 at their best, 159 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 180 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ

#274 of the rated field

1730 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1732

Careers of much the same size, 54 contests to 49, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 47 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Cool Smoke

#272 of the rated field

1731 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1731

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ)

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 47 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKECRAFT - MD

#283 of the rated field

1729 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 136
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1729

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ)

Level with SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 129 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES

#273 of the rated field

1731 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 203
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1837

2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ)

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

rated over 190 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	15	13	2	87%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
270 SMOKERS	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
BRUTUS AND COMPANY	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
CIRCLE L BBQ	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	22	0	6	178.8572	157.1200	168.18	top 39%
Pork Ribs	49	34	5	12	177.1772	150.2628	168.81	top 28%
Pork	49	26	0	6	175.4400	150.8000	167.14	top 38%
Brisket	49	34	2	8	180 🔥	154.2856	169.08	top 29%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	1	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	32	2	top 30%
Large (40+)	14	2	top 22%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OH	18	1	top 21%
MI	9	1	top 33%
NY	6	1	top 18%
VA	5	0	top 56%
WV	3	2	top 6%
PA	3	0	top 28%
TN	2	0	top 39%
MD	2	0	top 35%
KY	1	0	top 15%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	5	2	0	top 18%	Oct 19, 2018
Marietta River City BBQ	3	1	1	top 18%	Apr 26, 2019
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	1	1	top 6%	Jun 19, 2015
Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	11	0	top 63%	Sep 25, 2020
PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	4	0	top 22%	Aug 30, 2019
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	2	27	0	top 39%	Oct 26, 2018
The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	9	0	top 45%	Sep 21, 2018
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	3	0	top 16%	Aug 31, 2018
BBQ in The Valley	2	6	0	top 42%	May 4, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	8	0	top 29%	Jun 9, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 10 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 5.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 18 of 49 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 35 10 of them more than once

First title Jun 13, 2014 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

Opponents faced 813 finished ahead 1,315 times, behind 426

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Sep 25, 2020

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

20211 milestone

Sep 24 Most recent contest Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com

20193 milestones

Jun 14 First state championship Smokin On The Buffalo
Jun 14 5th Grand Championship Smokin On The Buffalo
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1749) PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

20181 milestone

Jun 15 Biggest field won (59 teams) Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20172 milestones

May 5 First perfect 180 (Brisket) BBQ In the Valley
Jun 9 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20161 milestone

Aug 12 First Reserve Championship Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest

20152 milestones

Jun 12 10th tracked contest Marietta River City BBQ
Oct 16 Career-best overall score698.8688 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Jun 13 First category win (Brisket) Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 13 First overall podium Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 13 First Grand Championship Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

20134 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7146 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Jun 14 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 13, 2014
+13.4	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 15, 2018
+12.7	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 17, 2014
+12.1	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 10, 2016
+11.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 14, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 20, 2019
-10.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Aug 25, 2017
-8.5	BBQ in The Valley	May 4, 2018
-8.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 6, 2013
-4.6	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 22, 2017

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)
2021	1	0	0	0	100%	top 43%	93.5%	93.5%
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 39%	93.6%	93.6%
2019	6	1	5	2	100%	top 30%	95.9%	94.1%
2018	10	1	5	0	90%	top 29%	95.9%	93.6%
2017	10	1	5	3	80%	top 33%	96.6%	93.7%
2016	7	1	7	1	100%	top 12%	96.6%	94.5%
2015	6	0	5	0	83%	top 23%	97.1%	93.4%
2014	5	1	3	1	100%	top 22%	95.6%	92.6%
2013	3	0	1	0	67%	top 39%	92.2%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 24, 2021	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	12 / 28 (673.0400)	6 (173.1428)	7 (170.8228)	17 (166.8228)	20 (162.2516)
Sep 25, 2020	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	11 / 28 (673.6228)	6 (172.5600)	8 (170.2744)	22 (161.6800)	9 (169.1084)
Sep 20, 2019	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	24 / 28 (659.8400)	28 (159.9544)	1 (172.5600)	23 (159.9428)	19 (167.3828)
Aug 30, 2019	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	9 / 28 (682.7540)	5 (174.8456)	7 (172)	11 (170.8228)	18 (165.0856)
Jul 5, 2019	Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 East Liverpool, OH	4 / 11 (670.7772)	3 (170.2628)	5 (165.7144)	7 (165.1200)	3 (169.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	Smokin On The Buffalo 🏅 Mannington, WV	1 / 16 (690.8232)	2 (177.7144)	4 (169.6916)	3 (173.7028)	3 (169.7144)
Jun 7, 2019	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	3 / 31 (686.1940)	3 (174.2628)	11 (165.6800)	2 (172.5484)	4 (173.7028)
Apr 26, 2019	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	2 / 26 (674.7884)	3 (170.8112)	1 (176.5944)	13 (162.8572)	10 (164.5256)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	50 / 102 (668.5488)	65 (165.1544)	62 (167.4172)	60 (164.5600)	25 (171.4172)
Oct 19, 2018	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	12 / 28 (671.8396)	16 (166.2284)	7 (169.1200)	7 (170.2628)	17 (166.2284)
Sep 21, 2018	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	9 / 28 (671.3372)	28 (158.2172)	3 (173.1772)	6 (169.1200)	5 (170.8228)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	6 / 48 (679.9428)	13 (168.5600)	15 (165.1200)	4 (173.1428)	4 (173.1200)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	11 / 46 (685.6344)	34 (165.6800)	8 (173.7144)	10 (171.9772)	8 (174.2628)
Jun 29, 2018	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	4 / 33 (690.2168)	13 (170.2628)	6 (173.7256)	7 (173.1200)	7 (173.1084)
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	5 / 30 (669.1200)	13 (165.1200)	7 (168.0116)	8 (164.5484)	4 (171.4400)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	1 / 59 (690.8000)	12 (170.8228)	2 (175.4400)	7 (171.4172)	4 (173.1200)
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	13 / 32 (673.0860)	10 (167.9888)	20 (165.0972)	10 (169.7256)	9 (170.2744)
May 4, 2018	BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY	15 / 25 (642.2400)	16 (160.5600)	21 (156.5716)	7 (166.8228)	18 (158.2856)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	27 / 95 (687.9200)	56 (169.1200)	7 (176.5600)	71 (163.3828)	4 (178.8572)
Oct 20, 2017	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	2 / 39 (695.3828)	16 (169.6684)	1 (177.1772)	6 (173.1200)	4 (175.4172)
Sep 22, 2017	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	14 / 24 (673.6572)	16 (168.5600)	13 (167.9772)	22 (163.4172)	4 (173.7028)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	3 / 40 (693.7144)	8 (173.1200)	4 (176.0116)	11 (170.2628)	5 (174.3200)
Aug 25, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	26 / 29 (655.3144)	25 (166.8228)	15 (166.8688)	27 (163.3828)	28 (158.2400)
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	1 / 32 (677.6800)	5 (171.4172)	13 (162.8228)	2 (175.4400)	5 (168)
Jun 9, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	8 / 29 (668.5028)	6 (169.1428)	1 (176)	27 (150.8000)	2 (172.5600)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	18 / 43 (663.3488)	8 (172.5600)	33 (156.5488)	4 (172)	25 (162.2400)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	24 / 54 (655.8628)	19 (166.8344)	47 (154.8228)	23 (166.2284)	11 (167.9772)
May 5, 2017	BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY	6 / 26 (674.7656)	16 (161.0972)	7 (168.5484)	11 (165.1200)	1 (180)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	9 / 37 (682.2056)	27 (166.8228)	5 (172.5944)	5 (170.8228)	10 (171.9656)
Oct 7, 2016	Pig Mania Marion Marion, OH	4 / 26 (693.6572)	2 (178.8572)	2 (176.0116)	12 (169.1200)	10 (169.6684)
Sep 23, 2016	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	4 / 54 (660.5600)	36 (157.1200)	7 (168.5600)	5 (169.1428)	11 (165.7372)
Aug 12, 2016	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	2 / 28 (685.1656)	5 (170.2856)	2 (173.7256)	9 (166.8572)	2 (174.2972)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	3 / 30 (666.1484)	15 (161.6456)	1 (174.8572)	18 (160.5372)	5 (169.1084)
Jun 10, 2016	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	1 / 20 (695.3716)	5 (174.2744)	3 (174.8456)	4 (174.2628)	6 (171.9888)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	5 / 29 (680.4572)	14 (169.1084)	10 (167.3944)	2 (175.4172)	9 (168.5372)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	3 / 36 (698.8688)	8 (174.3200)	5 (175.4172)	9 (174.2744)	8 (174.8572)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	15 / 57 (659.9660)	16 (166.2744)	14 (165.1888)	19 (165.1200)	22 (163.3828)
Aug 21, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	9 / 30 (656.5028)	6 (170.2860)	25 (150.2628)	2 (169.6684)	6 (166.2856)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	5 / 47 (655.4172)	16 (163.4172)	4 (166.2972)	21 (160.5256)	7 (165.1772)
Jun 12, 2015	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	7 / 17 (675.3944)	13 (162.2628)	8 (164.5944)	7 (170.8228)	3 (177.7144)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	6 / 27 (690.3316)	7 (173.7372)	7 (171.4744)	9 (172)	7 (173.1200)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	3 / 36 (686.8228)	14 (167.4400)	4 (174.8456)	16 (166.8228)	3 (177.7144)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	14 / 29 (645.0396)	2 (169.1428)	16 (160)	15 (157.6800)	18 (158.2168)
Jun 27, 2014	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	11 / 46 (649.6800)	27 (158.3200)	7 (165.1200)	15 (162.2400)	7 (164)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	1 / 47 (688.0804)	7 (169.1544)	5 (171.4860)	5 (171.4400)	1 (176)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	10 / 38 (662.2744)	15 (163.4172)	2 (173.7144)	28 (157.1200)	9 (168.0228)
Sep 6, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA	24 / 30 (641.0168)	8 (170.2972)	16 (161.6684)	28 (151.9428)	21 (157.1084)
Jun 14, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	4 / 27 (664)	5 (169.1428)	2 (168.5714)	2 (172.0002)	17 (154.2856)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	12 / 55 (649.7146)	18 (165.1428)	13 (161.1430)	16 (160.5716)	13 (162.8572)

SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)