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The Specialists

The Specialists is a competition barbecue team with 103 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 9 Grand Championships, most recently at the Downtown BBQ Showdown (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #133 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#133
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1785
peak 1822 · rated over 101 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

103
in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013
latest May 5, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#61
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

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

Category wins

25
77 podiums

Overall top-10s

64
62% of 103 contests

Best top-10 run

10
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 27%
overall standings

Best overall

704.5488 / 720
Master · Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest

Perfect 180s

6 🔥

Current form

673.39 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 683.12 (-9.73)

Walk rate

85%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Chicken · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship

Consistency

±10.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 172.47 · weakest Pork (169.45)

Road miles

18,243
across 103 mapped stops · furthest 470 mi

Schedule strength

76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Purse competed for

$349K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅
won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

683.12 / 720
103 Master contests · 9 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#133 of 6,476 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1785 puts them #133 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

  • rating 1785
  • peak 1822
  • 101 rated contests

The 180 club

6 perfect 180s

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

  • Chicken ×4
  • Pork Ribs ×1
  • Brisket ×1

Against the odds

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Falls (Apr 10, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS.

Multi-meat days

3 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (May 5, 2017).

  • Pork Ribs 1st
  • Brisket 1st
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They almost always walk

85% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 88 of 103 contests

A top-10 category call in 85% of their 103 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.5488 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5488 at Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Sep 11, 2015

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 21 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 21 state-championship entries

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

Organizer Portal has finished one call ahead of The Specialists 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 3 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 15 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

  • 15 contests
  • 12 overall top-10s
  • 6 category wins
  • average top 18%

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Downtown BBQ Showdown on Jul 19, 2019 — 9 contests and 7.2 years ago.

  • last GC Jul 19, 2019
  • 7.2 years ago

A strong matchup

37–13 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUSH LEAGUE BBQ in 37 of their 50 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Poosa Q (May 5, 2022).

  • last seen Feb 21, 2020
  • back May 5, 2022

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

South Pork has landed one call behind them 5 times.

The long haul

18,243 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 18,243 miles across 103 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 470 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.

  • 103 mapped stops
  • furthest 470 mi

The metronome

±1.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.9% of a perfect score
  • 103 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

  • 6 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)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2020 ↗ Master #377 (290 pts) #273 (450 pts) #490 (235 pts) #435 (265 pts) #447 (260 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #80 (1,967 pts) #74 (1,849 pts) #94 (1,747 pts) #115 (1,619 pts) #88 (1,783 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #61 (2,136 pts) #31 (2,234 pts) #168 (1,474 pts) #115 (1,641 pts) #101 (1,798 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #119 (1,841 pts) #129 (1,640 pts) #161 (1,577 pts) #163 (1,530 pts) #53 (2,094 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #76 (2,122 pts) #47 (2,138 pts) #145 (1,623 pts) #143 (1,605 pts) #114 (1,803 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #66 (2,181 pts) #43 (2,099 pts) #145 (1,639 pts) #86 (1,834 pts) #159 (1,671 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #173 (1,626 pts) #305 (1,126 pts) #95 (1,891 pts) #181 (1,461 pts) #165 (1,606 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #321 (955 pts) #541 (600 pts) #338 (895 pts) #437 (735 pts) #236 (1,195 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Specialists, each with one reason worth a look.

CONTAGIOUS Q
#132 of the rated field
1785 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
195
GCs
11
Top-10s
61%
Peak
1885
5–21 in 26 shared contests (19% to The Specialists)

These two have cooked 26 of the same contests — CONTAGIOUS Q ahead 21–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 190 contests
  • last seen Dec 6, 2024
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Backcorner BBQ
#131 of the rated field
1786 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
63
GCs
7
Top-10s
68%
Peak
1798

Fewer contests behind them than The Specialists has cooked, 63 to 103, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 61 contests
  • last seen Sep 21, 2024
  • on an 8-contest top-10 run
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Son of a Boar BBQ
#135 of the rated field
1784 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
62
GCs
5
Top-10s
63%
Peak
1798

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 62 contests, alongside a 63% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 54 contests
  • last seen Jun 13, 2026
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DG FIREHOUSE BBQ
#134 of the rated field
1784 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
50
GCs
2
Top-10s
58%
Peak
1784

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 50 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 50 contests
  • last seen Feb 21, 2020
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LEFT COAST Q
#136 of the rated field
1783 ▼ 2 power rating
Contests
67
GCs
8
Top-10s
69%
Peak
1799
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Specialists)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before The Specialists's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 65 contests
⚔ Head-to-head
Bushmaster BBQ
#130 of the rated field
1787 ▲ 2 power rating
Contests
105
GCs
11
Top-10s
57%
Peak
1819

They turned up 5 years after The Specialists did, first appearing in 2018.

  • rated over 87 contests
  • last seen Feb 27, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
South Pork 78 36 42 46% ⚔ compare
Organizer Portal 71 20 51 28% ⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY 61 31 30 51% ⚔ compare
BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 50 37 13 74% ⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 47 25 22 53% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW 41 32 9 78% ⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA 33 19 14 58% ⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG 32 14 18 44% ⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM 30 23 7 77% ⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME 30 18 12 60% ⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 30 13 17 43% ⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE 29 19 10 66% ⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS 28 18 10 64% ⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE 26 13 13 50% ⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q 26 5 21 19% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 103 55 7 25 180 🔥 161.6800 172.47 top 32%
Pork Ribs 103 43 7 17 180 🔥 155.4284 169.66 top 38%
Pork 103 44 5 14 178.8572 157.0856 169.45 top 39%
Brisket 103 57 6 21 180 🔥 157.6684 171.54 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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)40top 27%
Medium (20–39)617top 27%
Large (40+)382top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
AL567top 24%
TN170top 38%
MS141top 25%
GA71top 23%
FL60top 27%
AR20top 56%
NC10top 62%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 6 2 0 top 9% May 3, 2019
Smokin In the Square 6 2 0 top 27% Mar 15, 2019
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 5 5 0 top 30% Jul 26, 2019
Stand by Your Grill 4 6 0 top 31% Aug 19, 2016
Smoke on the Falls 3 1 1 top 30% Apr 12, 2019
Roast N Boast 3 3 0 top 18% Oct 4, 2019
High on the Hog Festival 3 7 0 top 39% Apr 19, 2019
Christmas on the River 3 2 0 top 33% Nov 30, 2018
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) 3 8 0 top 21% Oct 26, 2018
Downtown BBQ Showdown 2 1 1 top 15% Jul 19, 2019
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 2 1 1 top 6% May 24, 2019
Poosa Q 2 3 0 top 46% May 5, 2022
Smokin in McMinnville 2 4 0 top 39% Aug 10, 2018
World Barbecue Championship 2 24 0 top 35% Nov 8, 2017
Porktober Que 2 2 0 top 26% Sep 29, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2 6 0 top 26% Jun 23, 2017
Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) 2 2 0 top 29% May 19, 2017
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) 2 16 0 top 48% May 28, 2016
Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 2 6 0 top 23% Dec 4, 2015
Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff 2 4 0 top 21% May 15, 2015
Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge 2 6 0 top 28% Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 19 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 11.4 across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in AL 56 of 103 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited 64 21 of them more than once
First title Apr 10, 2015 Smoke on the Falls
Opponents faced 1,698 finished ahead 3,317 times, behind 1,205
Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Feb 21, 2020 → May 5, 2022

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

20221 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Poosa Q
20194 milestones
  1. First state championship Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
  2. 25th category win Downtown BBQ Showdown
  3. Peak power rating (1822) Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
  4. 100th tracked contest 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20182 milestones
  1. Biggest field won (72 teams) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
  2. 5th perfect 180 Smokin in McMinnville
20171 milestone
  1. 5th Grand Championship Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
20163 milestones
  1. 10th category win Boda Getta BBQ
  2. First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Southaven Springfest
  3. 50th tracked contest World Barbecue Championship
20155 milestones
  1. First Reserve Championship Smokin In The Square
  2. First Grand Championship Smoke on the Falls
  3. 25th tracked contest Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off
  4. Career-best overall score704.5488 Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
  5. First multi-meat day Richland Char-Broil Challenge
20141 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
20136 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2848 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off
  3. First call Stand By Your Grill
  4. First category win (Pork Ribs) Stand By Your Grill
  5. First overall top-10 Stand By Your Grill
  6. First overall podium PorktoberQue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.7Stand By Your GrillAug 16, 2013
+14.1Smoke on the FallsApr 10, 2015
+14Smokin In The SquareMar 6, 2015
+13.3PorktoberQueSep 27, 2013
+12.5The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)May 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-22Poosa QMay 5, 2022
-13.1High on the Hog FestivalApr 19, 2019
-12.1Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2Jul 14, 2018
-9.9Smokin in McMinnvilleAug 11, 2017
-8.7Sam's Club National BBQ TourAug 18, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20221000 0% top 86% 90.9% 90.9%
20201010 100% top 24% 94.5% 94.5%
201917292 82% top 29% 97.4% 94.7%
201817293 82% top 28% 97.7% 94.9%
201716184 81% top 33% 97.7% 94.8%
2016191137 84% top 24% 96.7% 95.4%
2015153126 100% top 18% 97.9% 95.5%
201410072 90% top 25% 96.2% 94.6%
20137051 86% top 30% 95.4% 93.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 5, 2022 Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL 62 / 72 (654.6852) 55 (163.9656) 33 (169.6800) 57 (163.3712) 67 (157.6684)
Feb 21, 2020 Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL 6 / 25 (680.5256) 3 (174.2628) 15 (165.7028) 8 (170.8572) 9 (169.7028)
Dec 6, 2019 COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL 10 / 25 (673.0056) 3 (169.6912) 9 (168.5372) 11 (165.0972) 10 (169.6800)
Oct 25, 2019 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN 62 / 97 (667.9196) 45 (170.8228) 73 (165.1084) 82 (160.5256) 25 (171.4628)
Oct 4, 2019 Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS 5 / 25 (690.8000) 7 (173.1200) 9 (172.0116) 9 (170.8228) 4 (174.8456)
Sep 13, 2019 RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL 12 / 37 (673.5540) 22 (164.5256) 14 (168.5256) 6 (171.9772) 14 (168.5256)
Aug 23, 2019 Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN 11 / 39 (679.9312) 16 (169.6684) 16 (169.1428) 8 (170.2972) 9 (170.8228)
Aug 2, 2019 Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL 6 / 15 (681.0284) 3 (171.9656) 6 (172.5484) 9 (166.2400) 7 (170.2744)
Jul 26, 2019 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL 5 / 27 (679.3712) 16 (167.3712) 3 (170.8572) 13 (165.7028) 4 (175.4400)
Jul 19, 2019 Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS 1 / 28 (699.9656) 3 (177.7028) 1 (178.8572) 2 (174.8572) 12 (168.5484)
Jun 14, 2019 Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL 3 / 48 (691.3944) 2 (179.4400) 18 (169.7144) 30 (166.8228) 3 (175.4172)
May 24, 2019 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA 8 / 72 (688.4684) 18 (173.1084) 44 (166.8228) 4 (176.5600) 19 (171.9772)
May 3, 2019 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL 14 / 54 (678.1484) 18 (169.6800) 17 (169.6800) 23 (167.3828) 13 (171.4056)
Apr 19, 2019 High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN 21 / 39 (674.7428) 24 (169.6684) 13 (171.4172) 32 (162.2516) 12 (171.4056)
Apr 12, 2019 Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL 11 / 30 (674.7656) 4 (174.2628) 6 (171.9772) 26 (157.0856) 8 (171.4400)
Mar 29, 2019 TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN 14 / 29 (679.3600) 15 (170.2628) 25 (161.6456) 11 (171.4288) 5 (176.0228)
Mar 15, 2019 Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL 2 / 35 (685.6800) 17 (168.5372) 5 (171.4172) 7 (171.4400) 3 (174.2856)
Feb 22, 2019 Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL 1 / 27 (701.0972) 2 (175.4056) 3 (177.7144) 7 (172.5600) 6 (175.4172)
Feb 8, 2019 KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR 58 / 92 (670.7772) 1 (180) 90 (159.9544) 25 (170.8572) 86 (159.9656)
Nov 30, 2018 Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL 12 / 29 (677.0624) 13 (171.4284) 14 (169.7028) 24 (162.8228) 8 (173.1084)
Oct 26, 2018 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN 45 / 102 (670.2284) 25 (173.1428) 64 (166.8344) 46 (167.9884) 73 (162.2628)
Oct 19, 2018 Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN 3 / 22 (687.3944) 2 (177.7028) 7 (169.1316) 8 (168.5600) 9 (172)
Sep 21, 2018 Roast N Boast Columbus, MS 4 / 17 (686.1712) 3 (173.1084) 4 (169.6800) 7 (170.8344) 6 (172.5484)
Sep 14, 2018 Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL 11 / 32 (674.7888) 11 (170.2628) 15 (169.1316) 5 (173.7144) 21 (161.6800)
Aug 17, 2018 Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS 8 / 30 (670.2288) 9 (170.8228) 12 (165.1316) 2 (175.4516) 20 (158.8228)
Aug 10, 2018 Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN 4 / 28 (689.6572) 1 (180) 19 (161.6800) 10 (170.8228) 3 (177.1544)
Jul 27, 2018 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL 5 / 27 (688.5140) 4 (174.8456) 2 (174.8572) 8 (170.8456) 12 (167.9656)
Jul 14, 2018 Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN 25 / 32 (681.0516) 19 (173.1316) 11 (174.2972) 22 (169.6800) 27 (163.9428)
Jul 13, 2018 Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN 19 / 40 (677.6572) 7 (177.7028) 31 (163.9772) 27 (166.2972) 20 (169.6800)
Jun 22, 2018 Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN 3 / 36 (686.7776) 7 (173.1200) 11 (168.5372) 16 (169.6916) 3 (175.4288)
May 25, 2018 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA 1 / 72 (699.9888) 3 (176.5600) 26 (170.2744) 1 (177.7144) 8 (175.4400)
May 4, 2018 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL 2 / 61 (703.4172) 5 (177.1428) 5 (176.0116) 14 (172.5600) 3 (177.7028)
Apr 20, 2018 High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN 19 / 42 (678.1712) 2 (178.8572) 25 (168.5256) 22 (167.9656) 31 (162.8228)
Apr 13, 2018 Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 1 / 38 (697.1084) 3 (177.7028) 17 (170.8456) 15 (169.1200) 1 (179.4400)
Mar 16, 2018 Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL 27 / 49 (677.6116) 27 (170.2628) 36 (164.5372) 11 (173.1316) 19 (169.6800)
Mar 2, 2018 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA 13 / 59 (675.9200) 4 (175.4400) 37 (163.9428) 19 (168.5372) 16 (168)
Dec 1, 2017 Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL 14 / 27 (662.0796) 15 (166.2284) 8 (167.9656) 20 (160.5144) 9 (167.3712)
Nov 8, 2017 World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL 24 / 93 (678.8112) 34 (170.2512) 35 (169.1200) 52 (166.2628) 14 (173.1772)
Oct 6, 2017 Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS 5 / 25 (685.0628) 10 (167.3828) 13 (165.6800) 3 (174.8572) 3 (177.1428)
Sep 29, 2017 Porktober Que Dothan, AL 14 / 30 (673.0628) 4 (176) 17 (167.4288) 23 (162.7884) 14 (166.8456)
Sep 15, 2017 Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL 1 / 39 (703.4172) 1 (180) 19 (168.5600) 3 (176) 3 (178.8572)
Aug 18, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC 18 / 29 (662.7200) 18 (166.2400) 16 (164.5372) 13 (165.6800) 13 (166.2628)
Aug 11, 2017 Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN 22 / 35 (674.7428) 13 (173.1200) 32 (161.6572) 29 (162.8228) 2 (177.1428)
Jul 28, 2017 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL 5 / 27 (688.5140) 4 (174.8456) 2 (174.8572) 8 (170.8456) 12 (167.9656)
Jun 23, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL 9 / 28 (686.1712) 9 (173.1084) 13 (170.2744) 7 (173.1200) 14 (169.6684)
Jun 16, 2017 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS 20 / 41 (673.6112) 28 (168.5256) 16 (168.5716) 24 (167.9656) 18 (168.5484)
May 19, 2017 Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL 2 / 25 (695.3828) 23 (166.2400) 2 (176.5600) 3 (173.7028) 3 (178.8800)
May 5, 2017 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL 4 / 69 (697.6800) 24 (169.6684) 1 (177.7144) 23 (170.2972) 1 (180)
Apr 21, 2017 High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN 7 / 41 (694.1940) 22 (169.6684) 9 (174.2628) 19 (170.8228) 1 (179.4400)
Apr 7, 2017 Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 14 / 28 (676.4800) 7 (176.5600) 23 (162.8344) 9 (173.7028) 19 (163.3828)
Mar 17, 2017 Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL 22 / 38 (670.1600) 2 (177.7028) 32 (157.0744) 19 (168.5256) 20 (166.8572)
Mar 3, 2017 Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL 5 / 25 (693.6572) 5 (174.2628) 5 (173.7144) 11 (169.1200) 5 (176.5600)
Dec 2, 2016 Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL 2 / 34 (691.3828) 9 (173.1200) 8 (171.4172) 8 (173.1428) 7 (173.7028)
Nov 11, 2016 World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL 40 / 89 (677.6800) 27 (172.5600) 40 (167.9772) 66 (162.2856) 14 (174.8572)
Oct 21, 2016 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 8 / 96 (692.0112) 18 (173.7028) 20 (174.2856) 49 (167.4400) 8 (176.5828)
Oct 7, 2016 Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL 7 / 26 (686.1712) 4 (175.4056) 8 (172.5600) 8 (168.5256) 9 (169.6800)
Sep 30, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR 24 / 50 (689.6112) 22 (175.4056) 24 (170.8228) 19 (171.9772) 31 (171.4056)
Sep 23, 2016 Porktober Que Dothan, AL 2 / 36 (695.9884) 15 (169.7028) 3 (176.5828) 1 (178.2972) 12 (171.4056)
Sep 9, 2016 Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL 10 / 41 (682.7540) 15 (169.6684) 19 (167.4172) 5 (173.7028) 9 (171.9656)
Aug 19, 2016 Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS 16 / 40 (671.2568) 21 (169.6800) 32 (159.9428) 12 (169.6684) 10 (171.9656)
Jul 29, 2016 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL 5 / 33 (692.5256) 5 (175.4172) 7 (174.8572) 23 (166.2512) 4 (176)
Jul 1, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA 5 / 30 (693.0972) 1 (180) 11 (173.7028) 26 (165.6800) 9 (173.7144)
Jun 24, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL 6 / 30 (688.5600) 7 (175.4172) 19 (166.8456) 6 (173.1200) 13 (173.1772)
May 28, 2016 The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN 32 / 50 (676.5376) 49 (166.8344) 42 (165.1432) 30 (169.1544) 9 (175.4056)
May 27, 2016 The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN 16 / 51 (687.9316) 20 (175.4056) 23 (169.1316) 23 (170.8344) 21 (172.5600)
May 20, 2016 Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL 15 / 30 (685.0516) 25 (163.9544) 14 (171.4172) 9 (173.1200) 5 (176.5600)
May 6, 2016 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL 5 / 67 (686.7312) 5 (176.5600) 8 (173.1200) 27 (167.3828) 14 (169.6684)
Apr 22, 2016 Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS 6 / 41 (693.0624) 6 (175.4056) 1 (180) 28 (165.6912) 12 (171.9656)
Apr 8, 2016 Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL 1 / 25 (689.1316) 1 (177.1544) 12 (165.6916) 10 (167.4056) 1 (178.8800)
Mar 18, 2016 Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL 5 / 43 (688.5488) 1 (178.8572) 10 (172.5716) 5 (173.7144) 30 (163.4056)
Mar 4, 2016 Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL 2 / 25 (686.2628) 2 (177.1428) 13 (165.7144) 18 (165.7028) 1 (177.7028)
Dec 4, 2015 Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL 9 / 36 (678.7656) 10 (171.4056) 11 (168.5372) 20 (163.3828) 3 (175.4400)
Nov 13, 2015 Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA 3 / 18 (690.2400) 5 (174.2628) 1 (176) 1 (176.0116) 12 (163.9656)
Oct 23, 2015 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 9 / 93 (688) 9 (176.5828) 17 (172.5944) 38 (168) 27 (170.8228)
Oct 2, 2015 Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS 3 / 26 (687.4056) 4 (173.1428) 6 (173.1544) 1 (178.8572) 18 (162.2512)
Sep 11, 2015 Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL 1 / 55 (704.5488) 3 (176.5600) 5 (175.4288) 1 (177.7144) 7 (174.8456)
Aug 14, 2015 Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS 13 / 57 (685.1084) 2 (179.4400) 31 (165.6800) 22 (169.1428) 21 (170.8456)
Jul 24, 2015 Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA 14 / 28 (669.0172) 10 (171.4172) 9 (170.8228) 12 (167.9772) 22 (158.8000)
Jun 19, 2015 Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS 6 / 37 (689.0512) 12 (171.9656) 6 (175.4056) 17 (167.4172) 5 (174.2628)
May 16, 2015 Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL 5 / 18 (687.3944) 3 (178.8572) 9 (169.7028) 12 (166.2744) 6 (172.5600)
May 15, 2015 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL 7 / 27 (689.0856) 3 (177.1428) 15 (163.9772) 9 (168.5256) 1 (179.4400)
May 8, 2015 Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL 1 / 21 (675.9312) 6 (169.6684) 3 (169.1544) 3 (170.2628) 7 (166.8456)
May 1, 2015 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL 3 / 63 (697.6800) 13 (172.5600) 4 (176) 9 (172.5600) 6 (176.5600)
Apr 10, 2015 Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 1 / 34 (699.9884) 1 (178.8572) 16 (170.2856) 5 (174.2628) 2 (176.5828)
Apr 3, 2015 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS 19 / 40 (669.5884) 20 (167.3828) 4 (173.7256) 34 (162.2400) 20 (166.2400)
Mar 6, 2015 Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL 2 / 48 (697.1204) 2 (178.8572) 17 (169.1200) 2 (175.4288) 11 (173.7144)
Dec 5, 2014 Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL 6 / 29 (685.0628) 8 (172.5600) 8 (169.1200) 11 (167.9772) 5 (175.4056)
Oct 10, 2014 Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL 6 / 25 (688.5256) 6 (174.2856) 7 (171.4172) 2 (176.5600) 14 (166.2628)
Sep 26, 2014 Porktober Que Dothan, AL 4 / 29 (673.6228) 12 (166.8228) 1 (169.7144) 13 (166.2400) 4 (170.8456)
Sep 12, 2014 Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL 4 / 26 (682.7884) 17 (165.0856) 2 (176.0228) 17 (166.2400) 3 (175.4400)
Aug 15, 2014 Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS 33 / 65 (671.3484) 26 (170.2628) 48 (162.8344) 7 (174.2856) 35 (163.9656)
May 16, 2014 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL 4 / 26 (689.0856) 13 (169.6684) 3 (173.7144) 12 (166.8228) 2 (178.8800)
May 2, 2014 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL 4 / 62 (692.4684) 13 (171.9772) 1 (176.5600) 14 (168.5256) 8 (175.4056)
Apr 11, 2014 Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL 11 / 34 (674.7884) 23 (165.6684) 13 (168.5372) 11 (170.8800) 11 (169.7028)
Mar 27, 2014 BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL 10 / 21 (675.4060) 14 (167.4172) 16 (164.5488) 7 (169.7372) 4 (173.7028)
Mar 7, 2014 Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL 12 / 46 (681.6344) 17 (170.8228) 3 (176.5600) 7 (173.7144) 34 (160.5372)
Dec 6, 2013 Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL 7 / 29 (676.4684) 18 (164.5256) 5 (169.6800) 14 (166.2628) 4 (176)
Oct 12, 2013 Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Rome, GA 10 / 25 (680.5260) 7 (173.1200) 20 (164.5716) 9 (170.2744) 6 (172.5600)
Oct 11, 2013 Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL 10 / 32 (675.9200) 21 (166.8228) 18 (165.6800) 17 (165.7028) 2 (177.7144)
Sep 27, 2013 PorktoberQue Dothan, AL 3 / 29 (678.8112) 10 (168.5256) 15 (162.8572) 3 (171.9884) 3 (175.4400)
Sep 13, 2013 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL 16 / 80 (671.9088) 47 (161.6800) 11 (170.8228) 38 (164.5372) 5 (174.8688)
Aug 16, 2013 Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS 6 / 62 (686.7656) 37 (166.2284) 1 (178.8572) 22 (167.9772) 12 (173.7028)
May 17, 2013 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL 21 / 27 (650.2848) 20 (164.5712) 23 (155.4284) 18 (165.7142) 16 (164.5710)

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