The heartbreaker
0.5600
points from the title
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com (Sep 22, 2017).
BIG "E" BBQ
BIG "E" BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 154 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. They have won 14 Grand Championships, most recently at the Best of the Midwest BBQ (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 11 times. They are ranked #80 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BIG E BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1818
peak 1862 · rated over 144 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
154
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2014
latest Oct 14, 2022 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
14
11 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
36
104 podiums
Overall top-10s
95
62% of 154 contests
Best top-10 run
10
straight overall top-10s · 3 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.09 (+12.87)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.89)
Road miles
30,803
across 152 mapped stops · furthest 1,168 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
Purse competed for
$463K
listed at 48 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
won from 52 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.09 / 720
147 Master contests · 13 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #277 (830 pts) | #347 (695 pts) | #171 (1,205 pts) | #274 (875 pts) | #346 (695 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #51 (1,883 pts) | #48 (1,765 pts) | #52 (1,856 pts) | #92 (1,505 pts) | #38 (1,898 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #118 (885 pts) | #121 (890 pts) | #150 (745 pts) | #101 (990 pts) | #111 (915 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #56 (2,134 pts) | #35 (2,112 pts) | #36 (2,083 pts) | #56 (1,975 pts) | #53 (1,992 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #29 (2,471 pts) | #94 (1,803 pts) | #88 (1,790 pts) | #14 (2,394 pts) | #8 (2,438 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #50 (2,287 pts) | #66 (2,034 pts) | #109 (1,791 pts) | #56 (2,016 pts) | #22 (2,416 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #58 (2,255 pts) | #48 (2,137 pts) | #75 (1,915 pts) | #33 (2,215 pts) | #48 (2,181 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #82 (2,121 pts) | #45 (2,095 pts) | #82 (1,907 pts) | #98 (1,793 pts) | #101 (1,873 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #888 (374 pts) | #1297 (234 pts) | #699 (544 pts) | #915 (394 pts) | #1206 (254 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG "E" BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#78 of the rated field
- Contests
- 160
- GCs
- 39
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1894
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to BIG "E" BBQ)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#81 of the rated field
- Contests
- 64
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 77%
- Peak
- 1842
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG "E" BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than BIG "E" BBQ has cooked, 64 to 154, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#79 of the rated field
- Contests
- 75
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 51%
- Peak
- 1819
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 72 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#82 of the rated field
- Contests
- 122
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1816
Their rating is built on 10 Grand Championships in 122 contests, alongside a 80% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#83 of the rated field
- Contests
- 86
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 77%
- Peak
- 1831
They turned up 7 years after BIG "E" BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#85 of the rated field
- Contests
- 118
- GCs
- 14
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1853
35–29 in 64 shared contests (55% to BIG "E" BBQ)
Rated 3 points below BIG "E" BBQ.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 68 | 27 | 40 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 65 | 38 | 27 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 64 | 35 | 29 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. | 60 | 44 | 16 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 56 | 32 | 24 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 55 | 42 | 13 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 54 | 11 | 43 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 53 | 47 | 6 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 53 | 41 | 12 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 51 | 25 | 26 | 49% | ⚔ compare |
| Littles BBQ Co | 50 | 41 | 9 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 49 | 28 | 21 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 48 | 31 | 17 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 47 | 38 | 9 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE FREAKS | 43 | 20 | 23 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 150 | 69 | 11 | 23 | 179.4400 | 154.8684 | 169.16 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 153 | 74 | 7 | 23 | 179.4400 | 135.3600 | 166.89 | top 35% |
| Pork | 148 | 70 | 7 | 27 | 178.8572 | 144.5484 | 167.96 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 148 | 79 | 11 | 31 | 180 🔥 | 124.5144 | 168.36 | top 31% |
“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) | 5 | 2 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 65 | 10 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 80 | 2 | top 29% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
25 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
15.4
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
74 of 154 contests · 15 states in all
Contests visited
104
29 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
153 entries · 7 wins · 74 calls
First title
Jul 25, 2015
Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
Opponents faced
2,251
finished ahead 5,361 times, behind 2,034
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- 150th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
- Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ
20193 milestones
- 100th tracked contest Masters in May Day 2
- First state championship 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1862) Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com
20185 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Grill Games
- Biggest field won (48 teams) Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- 10th Grand Championship The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com
- Career-best overall score704.6172 The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com
- 25th category win Harbor-Que
20171 milestone
- 50th tracked contest CCS Fest
20163 milestones
- 25th tracked contest CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
- 10th category win Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- 5th Grand Championship Puckaway Pigfest
20153 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
- First Grand Championship Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- First multi-meat day 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
—7 milestones
- First tracked contest Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First call Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First overall podium Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First Reserve Championship Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score695.9656 Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | Jul 25, 2015 |
| +15.3 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | May 23, 2015 |
| +15.1 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Sep 4, 2015 |
| +14.1 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Jul 10, 2015 |
| +13.5 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 11, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -24 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -18.4 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -15.6 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 | Sep 11, 2020 |
| -12.6 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 9, 2015 |
| -12.5 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | Jun 26, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 7% | 96.7% | 95.5% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 70% | top 25% | 95.9% | 94.8% |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 89% | top 26% | 96.3% | 94.3% |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67% | top 35% | 95% | 93.3% |
| 2019 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 95% | top 20% | 100% | 94.6% |
| 2018 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 81% | top 23% | 97.9% | 93.5% |
| 2017 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 84% | top 25% | 96.7% | 92.2% |
| 2016 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 79% | top 25% | 95.9% | 93.4% |
| 2015 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 89% | top 29% | 96.1% | 92.6% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 47% | 93.2% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 10 / 36 (685.0284) | 9 (173.1200) | 25 (162.2400) | 4 (175.4056) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 196 / 505 (674.7772) | 142 (171.4172) | 299 (165.7028) | 98 (173.7028) | 282 (163.9544) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 69 / 249 (687.3828) | 151 (170.2628) | 181 (167.3828) | 15 (178.2972) | 87 (171.4400) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 3 / 38 (690.7768) | 15 (169.6684) | 11 (169.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (172.5484) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 2 / 23 (686.7888) | 4 (173.1316) | 6 (169.6800) | 2 (173.1544) | 7 (170.8228) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 7 / 43 (676.5028) | 20 (168.5256) | 1 (176.5600) | 20 (166.2972) | 19 (165.1200) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 25 / 48 (674.1712) | 39 (165.6684) | 5 (174.8572) | 24 (169.1200) | 31 (164.5256) |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 14 / 60 (687.3372) | 6 (176.5600) | 6 (175.4172) | 44 (164.5256) | 20 (170.8344) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 1 / 44 (690.2172) | 13 (171.4056) | 15 (168.5372) | 2 (176) | 6 (174.2744) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 5 / 28 (679.3144) | 18 (167.9772) | 3 (173.1200) | 20 (166.2400) | 3 (171.9772) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 7 / 30 (670.7656) | 16 (167.3828) | 14 (161.6916) | 8 (166.2856) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 5 / 25 (681.0628) | 2 (174.8572) | 4 (169.7028) | 7 (172.5600) | 11 (163.9428) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 5 / 25 (686.7772) | 11 (169.1200) | 2 (176.0116) | 11 (169.6800) | 7 (171.9656) |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 6 / 25 (676.5028) | 19 (166.2284) | 7 (168.5944) | 5 (172) | 7 (169.6800) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 32 / 38 (652.4228) | 38 (155.9428) | 20 (166.2400) | 28 (163.9772) | 22 (166.2628) |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 29 / 43 (666.1488) | 10 (174.2628) | 41 (162.2400) | 26 (164.5488) | 23 (165.0972) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 9 / 49 (677.6228) | 23 (166.8112) | 11 (170.2744) | 29 (166.8344) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 45 (667.3028) | 8 (171.9656) | 8 (169.7144) | 36 (159.3828) | 22 (166.2400) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 52 (675.3712) | 31 (165.1428) | 11 (168) | 11 (172.5600) | 15 (169.6684) |
| May 15, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 6 / 39 (691.3600) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (170.8228) | 16 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8572) |
| May 14, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 10 / 41 (682.2744) | 1 (177.7028) | 37 (158.2516) | 17 (169.7028) | 5 (176.6172) |
| May 14, 2021 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 2 / 44 (685.1316) | 15 (169.7028) | 8 (170.2972) | 4 (174.2972) | 11 (170.8344) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN | 11 / 44 (682.7772) | 20 (169.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 17 (171.4056) | 17 (166.2744) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 7 / 50 (693.0856) | 4 (177.7028) | 17 (171.4172) | 32 (169.6912) | 8 (174.2744) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 9 / 56 (689.6456) | 13 (174.8456) | 10 (173.7144) | 51 (161.6456) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 9 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 12 / 50 (674.8688) | 11 (170.2972) | 12 (167.9772) | 21 (166.2972) | 9 (170.2972) |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 7 / 28 (675.4056) | 4 (174.2972) | 22 (163.4172) | 8 (169.1428) | 11 (168.5484) |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 7 / 26 (683.9424) | 18 (168) | 6 (172.5484) | 4 (172.5484) | 10 (170.8456) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 27 / 36 (659.8624) | 24 (166.2856) | 13 (168.5600) | 24 (165.6800) | 28 (159.3368) |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 7 / 28 (673.0628) | 24 (158.2400) | 6 (169.7028) | 15 (167.4172) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 20 / 50 (675.9196) | 9 (172.5828) | 26 (166.2400) | 28 (167.9884) | 30 (169.1084) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 8 / 31 (669.6912) | 20 (162.2284) | 24 (157.7144) | 2 (174.3428) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL | 19 / 53 (674.2056) | 14 (171.9884) | 28 (166.2744) | 31 (166.2628) | 20 (169.6800) |
| May 29, 2020 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 26 / 66 (659.3600) | 24 (166.8572) | 20 (168.5600) | 13 (168.5944) | 59 (155.3484) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 9 / 32 (682.7656) | 21 (168.5256) | 3 (178.2972) | 25 (165.1200) | 10 (170.8228) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL | 13 / 43 (678.1484) | 19 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (168.5372) | 24 (166.2284) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 3 / 28 (685.6456) | 9 (171.9772) | 2 (172.5600) | 15 (166.8228) | 5 (174.2856) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI | 4 / 35 (683.3940) | 13 (169.7028) | 4 (172.5828) | 9 (167.4056) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 1 / 39 (681.0172) | 10 (166.2400) | 4 (168.5256) | 1 (174.2744) | 2 (171.9772) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 6 / 38 (689.6456) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (170.8228) | 25 (164.5372) | 6 (174.8456) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 10 / 29 (678.7428) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (162.2400) | 18 (164.5372) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 1 / 30 (180) | 8 (171.9656) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (172.5600) | 14 (168.5600) |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 9 / 36 (677.6344) | 14 (168.5372) | 22 (162.8344) | 1 (175.4400) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 3 / 37 (689.0856) | 6 (173.7028) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (169.7028) | 11 (170.2628) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 3 / 42 (692.5828) | 7 (174.3200) | 7 (172) | 8 (172.5600) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 5 / 45 (682.1940) | 1 (177.7028) | 28 (164.5372) | 12 (170.2628) | 16 (169.6912) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 21 / 50 (662.6856) | 24 (166.2284) | 45 (151.3716) | 7 (171.9772) | 6 (173.1084) |
| May 31, 2019 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI | 6 / 19 (666.1600) | 3 (173.7028) | 8 (164.5372) | 13 (158.8000) | 3 (169.1200) |
| May 25, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL | 7 / 48 (677.0744) | 4 (173.7144) | 16 (167.4172) | 8 (168.5372) | 13 (167.4056) |
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 7 / 40 (673.6112) | 10 (168.5372) | 1 (171.4172) | 11 (167.4056) | 15 (166.2512) |
| May 4, 2019 | Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 6 / 40 (679.9884) | 21 (166.8456) | 11 (171.4400) | 17 (167.4056) | 2 (174.2972) |
| May 3, 2019 | Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 9 / 42 (677.0628) | 10 (168.5256) | 10 (172) | 12 (171.4172) | 17 (165.1200) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI | 5 / 26 (661.0168) | 16 (161.6340) | 8 (165.1544) | 1 (172) | 8 (162.2284) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN | 15 / 40 (674.7656) | 4 (174.2628) | 16 (168.0116) | 23 (166.8112) | 24 (165.6800) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN | 6 / 29 (689.0740) | 7 (172.5600) | 13 (169.6684) | 4 (178.8572) | 15 (167.9884) |
| Feb 8, 2019 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR | 30 / 92 (679.3372) | 34 (172.5600) | 67 (164.5372) | 52 (167.3828) | 16 (174.8572) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 14 / 42 (660.9596) | 6 (169.7028) | 13 (166.2400) | 26 (162.2284) | 18 (162.7884) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL | 18 / 45 (661.0052) | 16 (168.5372) | 11 (166.2856) | 17 (165.6684) | 32 (160.5140) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 1 / 28 (689.6572) | 1 (176.5600) | 6 (168) | 2 (173.1200) | 1 (171.9772) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 1 / 28 (704.6172) | 6 (172.5600) | 1 (175.4400) | 1 (177.7372) | 1 (178.8800) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 1 / 48 (694.2512) | 9 (169.7028) | 4 (172.5828) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 2 / 31 (677.6688) | 20 (159.9544) | 8 (167.4400) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 1 / 25 (689.6804) | 9 (169.1200) | 6 (170.2860) | 2 (173.7144) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 4 / 42 (682.2172) | 28 (161.6456) | 14 (166.2972) | 2 (174.2744) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL | 10 / 30 (659.8972) | 7 (165.6800) | 15 (157.6800) | 2 (171.4172) | 7 (165.1200) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 11 / 49 (674.8000) | 10 (172) | 32 (163.9888) | 9 (171.9656) | 24 (166.8456) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI | 28 / 54 (657.6228) | 16 (166.8228) | 17 (168.5600) | 41 (158.2628) | 29 (163.9772) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 19 / 44 (663.9656) | 16 (171.4400) | 17 (165.7256) | 17 (165.1200) | 27 (161.6800) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 10 / 51 (676.4224) | 10 (172.5484) | 18 (167.9656) | 13 (169.6800) | 22 (166.2284) |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 2 / 26 (676.4912) | 2 (175.4400) | 7 (166.2284) | 12 (162.8456) | 4 (171.9772) |
| May 26, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 28 / 60 (662.7428) | 32 (166.8228) | 15 (169.1544) | 56 (152.5028) | 5 (174.2628) |
| May 25, 2018 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 18 / 49 (663.9312) | 22 (167.4056) | 19 (165.1200) | 3 (172) | 34 (159.4056) |
| May 18, 2018 | BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 4 / 27 (664.5144) | 10 (165.1316) | 4 (167.4516) | 4 (166.8228) | 10 (165.1084) |
| May 5, 2018 | The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI | 28 / 54 (661.0056) | 16 (170.8112) | 37 (163.3944) | 37 (159.9428) | 23 (166.8572) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI | 2 / 54 (680.5716) | 8 (171.4400) | 4 (174.8916) | 26 (163.9772) | 12 (170.2628) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI | 5 / 26 (659.8624) | 4 (170.2512) | 15 (159.3828) | 12 (162.8228) | 7 (167.4056) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 13 / 49 (670.1600) | 13 (170.2628) | 27 (162.2516) | 27 (162.8000) | 2 (174.8456) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 18 / 52 (654.2056) | 8 (169.1544) | 24 (161.1428) | 30 (159.9312) | 22 (163.9772) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 6 / 23 (662.8112) | 2 (170.2972) | 6 (166.2628) | 10 (161.7028) | 4 (164.5484) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 2 / 24 (696.0116) | 9 (171.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | 13 (169.1544) | 3 (176) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 8 / 31 (665.1088) | 8 (170.8572) | 9 (164.5716) | 12 (164) | 12 (165.6800) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 3 / 29 (674.7316) | 12 (167.3828) | 18 (158.8116) | 2 (175.4172) | 1 (173.1200) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 41 / 44 (559.2912) | 37 (154.8684) | 43 (135.3600) | 41 (144.5484) | 42 (124.5144) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 6 / 39 (674.1828) | 21 (165.0856) | 13 (168.5372) | 7 (170.2628) | 4 (170.2972) |
| Aug 24, 2017 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 4 / 40 (679.9312) | 11 (170.2512) | 9 (170.8344) | 8 (169.7028) | 9 (169.1428) |
| Aug 19, 2017 | McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL | 14 / 36 (647.2800) | 2 (172.5600) | 8 (165.1316) | 16 (162.2284) | 23 (147.3600) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI | 1 / 30 (684.5260) | 4 (170.8572) | 2 (171.4288) | 4 (169.1200) | 2 (173.1200) |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 18 / 49 (666.1940) | 20 (167.9656) | 16 (167.4172) | 33 (161.6684) | 17 (169.1428) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI | 33 / 58 (648.4000) | 22 (165.0856) | 32 (160.5488) | 51 (153.6456) | 15 (169.1200) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 10 / 30 (684.4916) | 17 (169.6800) | 10 (170.8344) | 8 (171.4172) | 8 (172.5600) |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI | 6 / 27 (646.1032) | 19 (157.6688) | 13 (157.0744) | 2 (167.3944) | 7 (163.9656) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL | 5 / 42 (675.3712) | 17 (165.6684) | 20 (164.0116) | 5 (171.9884) | 2 (173.7028) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | 8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 4 / 31 (660.4112) | 4 (171.4056) | 4 (168.5256) | 16 (160.5256) | 14 (159.9544) |
| May 27, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 27 / 59 (656.4456) | 30 (164.5600) | 26 (164.5372) | 35 (162.2400) | 18 (165.1084) |
| May 26, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL | 4 / 40 (669.1084) | 13 (167.9772) | 24 (159.9772) | 6 (170.2856) | 5 (170.8684) |
| May 19, 2017 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 16 / 30 (641.5884) | 20 (159.9772) | 28 (146.7884) | 7 (162.2628) | 2 (172.5600) |
| May 12, 2017 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 5 / 27 (681.0628) | 3 (172) | 8 (167.9772) | 10 (168.5372) | 4 (172.5484) |
| May 6, 2017 | Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI | 4 / 50 (680.0116) | 22 (166.8572) | 14 (166.2744) | 5 (170.2856) | 2 (176.5944) |
| May 5, 2017 | The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI | 15 / 56 (671.3484) | 29 (166.8228) | 21 (165.1200) | 6 (173.7372) | 26 (165.6684) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI | 1 / 23 (660.5028) | 1 (175.4400) | 18 (154.8228) | 7 (158.2400) | 1 (172) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 3 / 45 (681.6344) | 6 (171.9772) | 17 (166.2400) | 2 (172.5600) | 7 (170.8572) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN | 9 / 47 (675.3256) | 23 (166.2400) | 6 (170.8572) | 17 (166.8228) | 9 (171.4056) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 150 / 557 (669.0628) | 292 (163.9772) | 232 (166.8228) | 152 (169.1200) | 130 (169.1428) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 148 / 180 (662.7084) | 159 (163.3828) | 134 (164.5372) | 143 (163.9312) | 74 (170.8572) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 15 / 51 (660.4688) | 30 (159.9772) | 34 (154.8116) | 7 (170.2628) | 1 (175.4172) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL | 14 / 55 (671.9084) | 9 (170.2856) | 45 (156.5372) | 5 (174.2628) | 14 (170.8228) |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Mazomanie BBQ Fest Mazomanie, WI | 4 / 21 (683.3716) | 13 (166.2400) | 5 (171.4288) | 1 (176) | 7 (169.7028) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 1 / 37 (687.9428) | 5 (173.7372) | 5 (167.9656) | 6 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 4 / 32 (672.5256) | 2 (173.7372) | 7 (168.5600) | 13 (165.1428) | 10 (165.0856) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 9 / 42 (678.1948) | 6 (175.4172) | 17 (165.1088) | 20 (164.5488) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Aug 20, 2016 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL | 2 / 12 (669.0288) | 8 (163.3944) | 6 (162.2516) | 3 (169.1200) | 1 (174.2628) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI | 7 / 22 (677.0972) | 16 (160.5144) | 2 (171.4400) | 2 (176.0344) | 4 (169.1084) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI | 2 / 27 (682.2516) | 5 (169.7260) | 3 (173.1544) | 2 (170.2628) | 7 (169.1084) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI | 1 / 17 (683.4172) | 3 (170.3200) | 2 (174.2744) | 4 (165.1200) | 2 (173.7028) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN | 9 / 28 (664.0116) | 14 (166.8228) | 14 (161.1888) | 2 (170.8800) | 10 (165.1200) |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI | 8 / 55 (681.7144) | 1 (177.1428) | 6 (172.0116) | 39 (161.6800) | 14 (170.8800) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI | 22 / 66 (666.8460) | 26 (168.5716) | 25 (164.5600) | 6 (174.2972) | 46 (159.4172) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI | 7 / 29 (663.9312) | 21 (161.0856) | 5 (166.2972) | 6 (168.5600) | 7 (167.9884) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL | 3 / 33 (690.8000) | 1 (178.2972) | 9 (168.5488) | 9 (170.2512) | 3 (173.7028) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 11 / 52 (670.7656) | 21 (169.1084) | 15 (165.6916) | 18 (165.6800) | 11 (170.2856) |
| May 28, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 5 / 55 (682.2284) | 10 (173.7028) | 16 (167.4172) | 14 (170.8228) | 10 (170.2856) |
| May 27, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 7 / 42 (671.3256) | 18 (167.9772) | 6 (171.9656) | 15 (167.4056) | 16 (163.9772) |
| May 20, 2016 | BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 3 / 28 (676.5716) | 1 (174.2972) | 14 (161.6800) | 2 (176.5944) | 10 (164) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 22 / 58 (658.7772) | 37 (162.2516) | 25 (163.3944) | 16 (165.7256) | 21 (167.4056) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Masters in May Appleton, WI | 27 / 59 (652.4340) | 31 (163.9772) | 10 (168.5256) | 42 (157.6684) | 27 (162.2628) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN | 31 / 49 (654.2172) | 21 (166.8344) | 27 (162.8572) | 30 (164) | 33 (160.5256) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 16 / 74 (685.6568) | 8 (175.4400) | 6 (174.8456) | 62 (162.2284) | 19 (173.1428) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 32 / 58 (670.2744) | 35 (167.4172) | 32 (166.2744) | 39 (166.8456) | 20 (169.7372) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI | 3 / 44 (678.7884) | 25 (163.4056) | 2 (172.5600) | 5 (170.8228) | 5 (172) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 2 / 35 (687.9428) | 10 (169.1084) | 1 (177.1544) | 21 (162.2400) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 36 / 45 (642.1828) | 30 (165.1200) | 23 (162.8456) | 30 (164.5372) | 44 (149.6800) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 1 / 33 (672.1600) | 1 (169.8172) | 3 (171.4400) | 5 (166.2856) | 10 (164.6172) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 1 / 27 (684.5256) | 6 (173.1428) | 8 (165.1200) | 6 (171.9772) | 3 (174.2856) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 16 / 49 (650.8464) | 14 (167.4516) | 40 (149.0860) | 12 (165.6916) | 6 (168.6172) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI | 9 / 26 (664.5028) | 18 (161.6800) | 21 (158.2972) | 7 (169.6800) | 3 (174.8456) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI | 14 / 30 (642.8000) | 25 (157.7028) | 6 (166.8688) | 21 (157.6800) | 16 (160.5484) |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL | 1 / 15 (691.9544) | 1 (177.7372) | 3 (169.6916) | 2 (177.1428) | 6 (167.3828) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI | 5 / 80 (680.5828) | 4 (176.5828) | 7 (171.4400) | 12 (170.2744) | 35 (162.2856) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI | 16 / 30 (642.8684) | 3 (171.4400) | 12 (161.6800) | 16 (160.5484) | 25 (149.2000) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | 3rd Annual Hog & Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival Oconomowoc, WI | 10 / 17 (658.8344) | 14 (160.5828) | 8 (163.4516) | 9 (165.0856) | 7 (169.7144) |
| May 23, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 4 / 58 (679.4744) | 11 (171.4400) | 24 (164.6288) | 7 (172.5600) | 6 (170.8456) |
| May 22, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 12 / 41 (661.7484) | 17 (166.2856) | 24 (159.4400) | 14 (165.7028) | 7 (170.3200) |
| May 2, 2015 | The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI | 26 / 47 (642.7776) | 3 (172) | 27 (158.8916) | 5 (167.4172) | 46 (144.4688) |
| May 1, 2015 | The Masters In May Appleton, WI | 9 / 57 (663.4400) | 1 (177.1428) | 15 (164.0228) | 2 (173.7372) | 49 (148.5372) |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 36 / 61 (655.8512) | 25 (167.9772) | 54 (152.5144) | 8 (172.5484) | 38 (162.8112) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 6 / 40 (670.9032) | 21 (165.7372) | 2 (172.5944) | 2 (175.4400) | 27 (157.1316) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 12 / 47 (657.6456) | 23 (163.9772) | 4 (173.7028) | 30 (157.7028) | 19 (162.2628) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI | 28 / 32 (623.9088) | 23 (159.4172) | 28 (150.8460) | 29 (153.1084) | 19 (160.5372) |
| — | Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 2 / 38 (509.6684) | 7 (168.5256) | 3 (170.2744) | — | — |
| — | Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 2 / 22 (695.9656) | 5 (170.8456) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.