Phoenix BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1052

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1599

peak 1642 · rated over 85 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

100

in the data

First seen

2013-07-12

latest 2026-08-28

Best ToY finish

#65

Master 2020

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

18 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 100 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1548 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

677.26 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.16 (+9.10)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · ND BBQ Championship

Consistency

±19.12

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.03 · weakest Brisket (165.50)

Road miles

25,289

mi across 100 mapped stops · furthest 1131 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$688K

listed at 70 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 70 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.16 / 720

86 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

326.35 / 360

4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (16 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

0.5140 points from the title

Came within 0.5140 points of the Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09).

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest (2021-09-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LUCKY'S Q.

Giant slayer

35 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest.

2021-09-24

High-water mark

701.1548 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1548 at Minnesota in May — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-05-09

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 70 entries at contests carrying the title.

70 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

OWENS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Phoenix BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 1 Grand Championship

2021 was the year it came together: 19 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

19 contests
7 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

49–9 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 84% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 49 of their 58 shared contests.

The drought

55 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest on 2021-09-24 — 55 contests and 4.9 years ago.

last GC 2021-09-24
4.9 years ago

A strong matchup

22–8 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 22 of their 30 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

38 of 58 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 38 of 58 shared chicken entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.

1 Grand Championship
100 contests

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An October team

Top 36% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 36% across 10 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

10 October contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

25,289 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 25,289 miles across 100 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,131 miles to Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES.

100 mapped stops
furthest 1,131 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) every year from 2020 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 5th

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.

27 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Backwoods BBQ

#1047 of the rated field

1599 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1655

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Phoenix BBQ)

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

rated over 62 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

KC Meat Sweats

#1048 of the rated field

1599 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1628

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Phoenix BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Phoenix BBQ has cooked, 64 to 100, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 59 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Hawg Feathers

#1045 of the rated field

1599 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1617

No shared contest yet.

49 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 48 contests
last seen 2024-03-15

⚔ Head-to-head

CRAZY COYOTE

#1050 of the rated field

1599 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1618

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Phoenix BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 32 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG BLOCK BBQ

#1046 of the rated field

1599 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1635

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1635 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2016-09-03

⚔ Head-to-head

THAT'S OUR QUE

#1049 of the rated field

1599 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1600

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2019-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	62	15	47	24%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	58	9	49	16%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	49	28	21	57%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	48	16	32	33%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	46	15	31	33%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	44	17	27	39%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	41	15	26	37%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	41	11	30	27%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	39	14	25	36%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	38	14	24	37%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	37	12	25	32%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	35	21	14	60%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	34	17	17	50%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	32	19	13	59%	⚔ compare
Ash Kickin' BBQ	31	11	20	35%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	90	27	2	6	179.4400	143.3828	169.03	top 44%
Pork Ribs	95	25	1	2	178.8572	149.0972	165.93	top 52%
Pork	89	27	0	7	178.2972	144.5028	167.26	top 48%
Brisket	86	20	2	3	179.4400	146.2972	165.50	top 51%

“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
MN	29	0	top 57%
WI	19	0	top 42%
IA	17	1	top 43%
KS	4	0	top 48%
IL	4	0	top 40%
ND	3	0	top 24%
AL	3	0	top 81%
SD	3	0	top 48%
TN	2	0	top 38%
OK	2	0	top 51%
PA	1	0	top 78%
MO	1	0	top 80%
RI	1	0	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	52	1	top 54%
Large (40+)	38	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	7	5	top 45%	2026-06-13
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	7	2	top 37%	2026-06-12
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	5	8	top 52%	2024-07-12
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	19	top 80%	2016-07-22
MN Masters BBQ	3	5	top 56%	2026-08-28
Minnesota in May	3	2	top 44%	2026-05-08
ND BBQ Championship	3	5	top 24%	2026-05-01
Smokin in Steele	2	18	top 65%	2024-05-31
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	120	top 24%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	161	top 72%	2023-09-27
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	10	top 49%	2022-06-25
Original SD BBQ Championship	2	12	top 30%	2022-06-03
Minnesota in May (Masters)	2	7	top 24%	2022-05-13
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	14	top 31%	2021-06-26
*Big Muddy Brew N Que	2	2	top 40%	2018-09-01

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

On the trail 13.1 yrs 2013-07-12 → 2026-08-28

Busiest season 2021 19 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 7.1 across 14 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 33 of 100 contests · 13 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 57 15 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 95 entries · 1 win · 25 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.03 · weakest Brisket (165.50)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 57 of 100 contests

Overall top-10 rate 23% 23 of 100 contests

Wins it all 1% 1 Grand Championship · 3 reserve

First title 2021-09-24 Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 668.16 out of 720 · 86 contests · 1 GC

Backyard average 326.35 out of 360 · 4 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,617 2,957–2,529 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 25,289 100 mapped stops · furthest 1,131 mi

Schedule strength 1592 average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests

Purse competed for $687,500 listed at 70 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 70 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2014-07-18 → 2015-07-24

Power rating 1599 peak 1642 · #1052 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 12 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
Sep 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3144 Big Muddy Brew N Que
2018
Sep 1 First category win (Chicken) *Big Muddy Brew N Que
Sep 1 First overall top-10 *Big Muddy Brew N Que
Sep 1 First overall podium *Big Muddy Brew N Que
Sep 1 First Reserve Championship *Big Muddy Brew N Que
Oct 5 10th tracked contest *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
2020
Jul 25 25th tracked contest 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
2021
Sep 24 First Grand Championship Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest
Sep 24 First state championship Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest
Sep 24 Biggest field won (35 teams) Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest
2022
May 13 50th tracked contest Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs)
Jun 17 Peak power rating (1642) Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest
2024
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 ND BBQ Championship
2025
May 9 Career-best overall score701.1548 Minnesota in May
2026
Aug 28 100th tracked contest MN Masters BBQ
Aug 28 Most recent contest MN Masters BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.4	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest	2020-10-02
+18.7	*Big Muddy Brew N Que	2018-09-01
+17	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1	2020-10-16
+15.4	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	2020-07-25
+14.8	Minnesota in May	2025-05-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2023-05-19
-13.3	Minnesota in May	2026-05-08
-12.9	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-03-22
-12.2	MN Masters BBQ	2024-08-23
-11.2	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)	2024-10-11

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)
2026	5	0	1	0	20%	top 52%	95.6%	94.1%
2025	6	0	2	1	67%	top 36%	97.4%	94.7%
2024	12	0	2	2	50%	top 56%	95.6%	92.8%
2023	11	0	1	0	36%	top 54%	95.6%	93.3%
2022	17	0	3	1	41%	top 46%	95.5%	93.8%
2021	19	1	7	0	74%	top 34%	97.2%	94.2%
2020	10	0	5	0	70%	top 40%	96%	93%
2019	10	0	1	0	90%	top 64%	94.8%	89.8%
2018	3	0	1	1	67%	top 43%	95%	92.2%
2017	2	0	0	0	50%	top 82%	91%	89.1%
2016	1	0	0	0	100%	top 80%	88.7%	88.7%
2015	1	0	0	0	0%	top 87%	86.6%	86.6%
2014	1	0	0	0	0%	top 87%	86.8%	86.8%
2013	2	0	0	0	50%	top 72%	88.6%	87.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-28	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	5 / 22 (688.4912)	4 (174.8572)	5 (172.5600)	17 (166.8112)	4 (174.2628)
2026-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	25 / 37 (679.2912)	16 (173.1200)	11 (173.1200)	31 (165.6800)	27 (167.3712)
2026-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	21 / 40 (670.1372)	16 (170.8344)	21 (167.3828)	24 (165.0972)	18 (166.8228)
2026-05-08	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	67 / 77 (668.4112)	41 (170.8344)	47 (167.9656)	69 (163.9428)	59 (165.6684)
2026-05-01	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	23 / 71 (679.9772)	26 (170.8228)	11 (173.7144)	21 (171.4400)	40 (164.0000)
2025-10-03	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	14 / 46 (682.8456)	18 (169.7256)	16 (170.2744)	6 (173.7256)	16 (169.1200)
2025-08-22	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	15 / 26 (668.9940)	10 (170.2628)	22 (160.5028)	25 (161.0856)	1 (177.1428)
2025-06-14	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	10 / 36 (686.1596)	4 (177.7028)	30 (165.6800)	5 (175.4056)	21 (167.3712)
2025-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	—	—	—
2025-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	22 / 36 (670.7084)	25 (163.9428)	24 (166.2400)	21 (170.2628)	16 (170.2628)
2025-05-09	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	2 / 58 (701.1548)	10 (175.4288)	25 (169.7144)	4 (178.2972)	4 (177.7144)
2024-10-11	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL	31 / 38 (315.9432)	32 (157.1316)	26 (158.8116)	—	—
2024-09-27	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	5 / 47 (688.5372)	4 (176.5944)	36 (159.9428)	6 (172.5600)	1 (179.4400)
2024-08-23	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	24 / 27 (650.0684)	18 (166.2400)	24 (161.6684)	24 (163.9544)	25 (158.2056)
2024-07-26	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	17 / 28 (674.7200)	11 (174.2628)	25 (162.2516)	10 (174.2628)	18 (163.9428)
2024-07-12	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	8 / 34 (685.0512)	1 (178.8572)	5 (173.7028)	9 (171.4172)	28 (161.0740)
2024-06-08	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	25 / 37 (675.8856)	16 (174.2744)	29 (165.6684)	14 (173.1200)	32 (162.8228)
2024-06-07	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	14 / 41 (676.4688)	4 (176.0000)	24 (165.0972)	23 (166.8344)	21 (168.5372)
2024-06-07	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	27 / 35 (325.6232)	22 (166.2516)	30 (159.3716)	—	—
2024-05-31	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	18 / 32 (673.5540)	2 (176.5600)	16 (167.3828)	27 (163.9428)	21 (165.6684)
2024-05-17	The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN	19 / 39 (335.9316)	21 (168.5372)	22 (167.3944)	3 (174.2744)	—
2024-05-10	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	24 / 58 (683.9312)	17 (174.2744)	36 (168.5256)	14 (173.7256)	37 (167.4056)
2024-03-22	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL	32 / 38 (327.8856)	27 (166.2284)	28 (161.6572)	—	—
2023-10-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	11 / 21 (675.3144)	8 (172.0000)	16 (163.9428)	14 (166.2516)	7 (173.1200)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	121 / 487 (684.4800)	68 (175.4056)	141 (171.9772)	102 (173.1428)	312 (163.9544)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	169 / 211 (672.4916)	96 (171.9772)	140 (168.5600)	179 (164.5716)	141 (167.3828)
2023-07-28	7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	19 / 32 (675.8740)	11 (171.4056)	11 (171.4056)	13 (171.9772)	31 (161.0856)
2023-07-14	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	24 / 39 (666.1140)	24 (169.1200)	11 (170.8228)	16 (169.1200)	32 (157.0512)
2023-07-07	Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA	19 / 28 (670.7656)	15 (168.5828)	7 (171.9772)	14 (169.1200)	26 (161.0856)
2023-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	7 / 40 (688.4912)	7 (176.5600)	26 (166.2284)	4 (175.4172)	13 (170.2856)
2023-06-09	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	20 / 43 (668.4912)	16 (169.7028)	7 (173.1200)	14 (171.4056)	35 (154.2628)
2023-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	29 / 37 (642.6972)	19 (166.8228)	34 (153.1200)	30 (158.2172)	18 (164.5372)
2023-05-12	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	—	—	—	—	—
2022-10-14	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	23 / 83 (681.6800)	15 (174.8456)	63 (165.6800)	26 (171.4516)	34 (169.7028)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	161 / 249 (677.0168)	86 (173.1428)	207 (165.0856)	82 (172.5600)	181 (166.2284)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	120 / 505 (682.2396)	168 (170.2856)	272 (166.8228)	110 (172.5828)	83 (172.5484)
2022-08-12	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	20 / 25 (673.5540)	18 (169.6800)	20 (166.2284)	16 (170.2628)	20 (167.3828)
2022-07-29	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	25 / 32 (657.0632)	21 (165.0972)	18 (166.2744)	24 (161.7144)	23 (163.9772)
2022-07-15	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	22 / 40 (668.4000)	23 (168.5372)	27 (163.9428)	26 (166.2400)	12 (169.6800)
2022-07-15	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	13 (166.2400)	—	—
2022-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	10 / 32 (687.3140)	10 (174.8456)	12 (171.9772)	12 (170.8228)	14 (169.6684)
2022-06-24	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	24 / 36 (666.6968)	16 (170.2628)	26 (164.5372)	30 (162.2284)	20 (169.6684)
2022-06-24	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL	—	—	7 (170.8344)	—	—
2022-06-17	Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA	5 / 32 (684.4800)	17 (169.1200)	1 (178.8572)	6 (175.4172)	23 (161.0856)
2022-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	22 / 37 (668.5032)	7 (175.4172)	36 (150.2976)	15 (170.8228)	11 (171.9656)
2022-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	10 / 39 (678.7428)	24 (168.5372)	9 (169.7028)	6 (174.2744)	17 (166.2284)
2022-06-03	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	16 / 46 (680.5028)	25 (167.3940)	19 (169.7144)	18 (169.6800)	7 (173.7144)
2022-05-13	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	22 / 59 (674.1368)	17 (170.2512)	8 (171.9772)	31 (167.9656)	41 (163.9428)
2022-05-13	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN	—	—	24 (161.6456)	—	—
2021-11-13	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational unrated Shawnee, OK	45 / 92 (689.5996)	69 (169.6684)	39 (174.2628)	71 (168.5256)	5 (177.1428)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK	59 / 111 (677.0744)	77 (166.2628)	31 (171.4172)	45 (172.0116)	66 (167.3828)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	26 (165.1316)	—
2021-10-22	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	10 / 44 (678.7084)	3 (174.2628)	30 (162.8000)	14 (170.8344)	13 (170.8112)
2021-09-24	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	1 / 35 (699.9428)	2 (179.4400)	7 (171.9772)	3 (176.5600)	11 (171.9656)
2021-09-17	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	8 / 20 (685.0168)	12 (169.6684)	9 (167.3828)	3 (176.5600)	11 (171.4056)
2021-09-10	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	22 / 26 (665.6456)	26 (156.5944)	15 (168.5372)	9 (172.5484)	10 (167.9656)
2021-08-20	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	3 / 35 (685.1088)	16 (170.2628)	3 (173.7144)	18 (167.4172)	5 (173.7144)
2021-07-30	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	4 / 35 (688.4800)	7 (173.7028)	7 (170.8344)	3 (174.2628)	9 (169.6800)
2021-07-16	Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff 🏅 Cedar Rapids, IA	3 / 26 (686.8116)	14 (170.8344)	8 (169.6800)	8 (169.7372)	2 (176.5600)
2021-06-26	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	14 / 43 (678.7544)	3 (177.7028)	23 (168.5372)	25 (165.1316)	21 (167.3828)
2021-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	14 / 49 (675.9088)	20 (167.3828)	18 (167.4288)	13 (171.4172)	17 (169.6800)
2021-06-18	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	20 / 32 (658.2400)	12 (169.7028)	7 (170.8916)	31 (144.5028)	5 (173.1428)
2021-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	28 / 45 (659.3140)	34 (165.0856)	30 (162.8228)	29 (161.7028)	12 (169.7028)
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	19 / 52 (666.1828)	45 (157.0972)	41 (158.2400)	3 (176.0000)	4 (174.8456)
2021-06-04	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	12 / 49 (677.5996)	14 (170.2512)	39 (156.5028)	2 (177.1428)	5 (173.7028)
2021-06-04	The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD	—	—	22 (155.9656)	—	—
2021-05-07	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	7 / 60 (679.3712)	11 (171.9884)	27 (164.5716)	7 (174.8572)	20 (167.9540)
2021-05-07	Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN	—	—	10 (171.9656)	—	—
2020-10-17	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	5 / 33 (691.3712)	22 (170.2628)	4 (173.7028)	8 (174.2628)	5 (173.1428)
2020-10-16	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	2 / 40 (688.4912)	4 (173.1200)	13 (166.8228)	2 (175.4056)	8 (173.1428)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	4 / 66 (685.6688)	22 (170.2744)	8 (171.4288)	9 (173.7028)	16 (170.2628)
2020-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	21 / 35 (669.5772)	23 (167.9656)	28 (161.1088)	12 (170.8228)	13 (169.6800)
2020-08-28	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	37 / 45 (640.9484)	23 (168.5484)	37 (159.3600)	41 (152.5028)	33 (160.5372)
2020-07-25	4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	7 / 30 (671.9656)	7 (169.7028)	4 (172.5600)	22 (162.2972)	10 (167.4056)
2020-07-17	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 MARION, IA	9 / 36 (663.4172)	20 (162.8228)	5 (170.8916)	23 (158.2628)	5 (171.4400)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	36 / 47 (657.6688)	40 (162.2744)	20 (166.8344)	43 (162.8228)	25 (165.7372)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	27 / 53 (664.4684)	10 (173.1428)	6 (172.5600)	51 (153.6228)	28 (165.1428)
2020-06-19	The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN	12 / 22 (661.6920)	7 (169.7032)	14 (162.8460)	10 (169.1428)	15 (160.0000)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	28 / 49 (667.8972)	19 (170.8228)	5 (174.2972)	31 (163.9772)	34 (158.8000)
2019-09-28	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	30 / 36 (625.6116)	36 (147.9428)	10 (167.4288)	33 (152.5828)	27 (157.6572)
2019-09-13	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	15 / 26 (649.5428)	14 (166.2400)	21 (157.6572)	16 (162.2628)	13 (163.3828)
2019-08-30	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	10 / 38 (682.2864)	10 (172.5944)	11 (169.7032)	14 (168.5716)	12 (171.4172)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	27 / 50 (658.6856)	6 (173.1200)	28 (163.3828)	25 (169.6800)	43 (152.5028)
2019-08-16	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 MARSHALL, MN	36 / 46 (650.0916)	14 (172.0000)	9 (173.1316)	42 (155.9200)	44 (149.0400)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	28 / 38 (646.7200)	12 (169.7144)	37 (154.7772)	10 (169.7028)	33 (152.5256)
2019-06-08	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec, G1G 4C7	18 / 24 (609.7372)	6 (166.9600)	16 (149.0972)	19 (147.3828)	22 (146.2972)
2019-05-31	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	32 / 43 (638.6856)	5 (174.8572)	34 (155.3828)	33 (158.8344)	36 (149.6112)
2019-04-26	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI	15 / 26 (633.6232)	19 (156.5372)	5 (168.5944)	11 (160.5488)	24 (147.9428)
2018-10-05	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	17 / 26 (648.4232)	10 (169.6800)	22 (155.9544)	19 (163.3944)	17 (159.3944)
2018-09-01	*Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	2 / 22 (683.9660)	1 (178.2972)	5 (172.5716)	10 (165.0972)	6 (168.0000)
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	26 / 49 (658.2400)	34 (163.4284)	23 (165.7144)	13 (169.1200)	29 (159.9772)
2017-09-02	Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	15 / 21 (655.3144)	7 (167.4172)	18 (158.2400)	12 (163.9772)	10 (165.6800)
2017-07-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	28 / 30 (627.3144)	27 (156.5716)	21 (161.0856)	30 (153.6800)	25 (155.9772)
2016-07-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	24 / 30 (638.7772)	11 (168.0000)	28 (153.6800)	10 (169.7028)	26 (147.3944)
2015-07-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	26 / 30 (623.3144)	30 (143.3828)	17 (162.2516)	17 (161.1316)	19 (156.5484)
2014-07-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	26 / 30 (625.0400)	23 (160.0116)	14 (163.4056)	30 (149.0856)	22 (152.5372)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	39 / 50 (624.4340)	47 (147.3828)	42 (153.6456)	25 (165.7028)	29 (157.7028)
2013-07-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	19 / 29 (637.6920)	19 (158.3088)	20 (157.6572)	9 (165.7144)	21 (156.0116)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#363 (442 pts)	#346 (527 pts)	#354 (572 pts)	#459 (352 pts)	#360 (472 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#314 (686 pts)	#370 (626 pts)	#585 (356 pts)	#319 (701 pts)	#305 (776 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#263 (150 pts)	#269 (155 pts)	#291 (135 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#266 (821 pts)	#113 (1376 pts)	#373 (641 pts)	#257 (861 pts)	#305 (761 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#277 (781 pts)	#233 (916 pts)	#260 (911 pts)	#227 (936 pts)	#310 (716 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#223 (979 pts)	#238 (956 pts)	#153 (1284 pts)	#210 (1011 pts)	#186 (1111 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#67 (1751 pts)	#69 (1583 pts)	#108 (1398 pts)	#47 (1867 pts)	#68 (1659 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#65 (1330 pts)	#79 (1100 pts)	#56 (1355 pts)	#78 (1125 pts)	#73 (1155 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#518 (637 pts)	#300 (1012 pts)	#369 (887 pts)	#488 (707 pts)	#573 (592 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#819 (398 pts)	#755 (458 pts)	#1023 (308 pts)	#970 (323 pts)	#971 (313 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1583 (151 pts)	#1404 (206 pts)	#1637 (156 pts)	#1575 (166 pts)	#1533 (176 pts)