HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ

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

Power ranking

#35

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1857

peak 1877 · rated over 79 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-01-17

latest 2021-09-16

Best ToY finish

#46

Master 2017

Grand champs

9 reserve

Category wins

73 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 81 contests

Avg finish

top 19%

overall standings

Best overall

703.3828 / 720

Master · Montana BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

10 🔥

Current form

685.62 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 687.02 (-1.40)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down

Consistency

±8.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.02)

Road miles

38,145

mi across 81 mapped stops · furthest 1793 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$214K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

GCs in 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

687.02 / 720

81 Master contests · 6 GCs

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Storylines (20 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

0.0684 points from the title

Came within 0.0684 points of the Grand Championship at The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial (2020-02-21).

Among the elite

#35 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 1% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1857 puts them #35 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1857
peak 1877
79 rated contests

The 180 club

10 perfect 180s

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

Chicken ×6
Pork ×2
Brisket ×2

Against the odds

32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) (2018-07-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.

Giant slayer

45 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down.

2019-05-03

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

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 Montana BBQ Cook-Off (2019-06-22).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 71 of 81 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 81 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.3828 career-best overall

97.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.3828 at Montana BBQ Cook-off — 97.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-06-11

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 16 entries at contests carrying the title.

16 state-championship entries

The one to beat

10× one call ahead of them

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ 10 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 24 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 8 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

24 contests
18 overall top-10s
8 category wins
average top 19%

A strong matchup

27–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 96% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RAD FONDO BBQ in 27 of their 28 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled (2015-01-17).

2015-01-17
36-team field

Always the bridesmaid

9 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 9 times against 6 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

6 Grand Championships
81 contests

Looking over their shoulder

8× one call behind them

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has landed one call behind them 8 times.

A July team

Top 8% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 8% across 7 contests, versus top 19% the rest of the year.

7 July contests
top 19% the rest of the year

The long haul

38,145 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 38,145 miles across 81 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,793 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

81 mapped stops
furthest 1,793 mi

The metronome

±1.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.4% of a perfect score
81 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana BBQ Cook-off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 1st

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

SMELLAQUE

#36 of the rated field

1856 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 106
GCs: 20
Top-10s: 84%
Peak: 1868

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to HICKORY AND SPICE 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.

rated over 101 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

INSANE SWINE BBQ

#38 of the rated field

1856 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 145
GCs: 21
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1890

1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ)

They've been 1890 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 131 contests
last seen 2023-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW

#34 of the rated field

1858 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 144
GCs: 20
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1911

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 144 contests to 81.

rated over 139 contests
last seen 2021-06-18

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ

#37 of the rated field

1856 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 151
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1861

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ)

Their rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 151 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 140 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ

#40 of the rated field

1855 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 93
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1861

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 83 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig Skin BBQ

#33 of the rated field

1858 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1861

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ)

Rated 2 points above HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ.

rated over 67 contests
last seen 2018-11-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	54	11	43	20%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	37	25	12	68%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	37	13	24	35%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	34	18	16	53%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	32	20	12	63%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	32	17	15	53%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	32	17	15	53%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	30	20	10	67%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	30	17	13	57%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	29	11	18	38%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	28	27	1	96%	⚔ compare
DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ	28	25	3	89%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	28	20	8	71%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	27	22	5	81%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	26	24	2	92%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	81	46	7	22	180.0000 🔥	159.3944	172.99	top 27%
Pork Ribs	81	39	6	16	179.4400	157.7028	171.02	top 30%
Pork	81	42	8	16	180.0000 🔥	158.7884	171.85	top 29%
Brisket	81	43	7	19	180.0000 🔥	156.5028	171.17	top 27%

“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
CA	40	2	top 16%
MT	10	1	top 13%
AZ	9	2	top 20%
NV	9	0	top 20%
KS	4	0	top 47%
CO	4	1	top 15%
AR	2	0	top 35%
UT	1	0	top 19%
TN	1	0	top 44%
AL	1	0	top 14%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 22%
Medium (20–39)	40	4	top 16%
Large (40+)	40	2	top 22%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana BBQ Cook-off	5	1	1	top 10%	2021-06-11
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	3	3	0	top 11%	2018-07-06
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	1	1	top 8%	2017-09-08
Miles City Cowtown Cook Off	2	3	0	top 13%	2021-06-25
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	5	0	top 23%	2019-09-06
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2	6	0	top 24%	2018-08-24
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2	4	0	top 16%	2018-01-19
*Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival( JUDGES FULL)	2	3	0	top 15%	2017-11-03
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	3	0	top 12%	2017-08-18
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	7	0	top 21%	2017-05-12
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	3	0	top 22%	2017-04-21
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	2	0	top 12%	2017-03-17
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2	97	0	top 42%	2016-10-29
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2	2	0	top 9%	2016-08-05
The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship	2	5	0	top 20%	2015-09-13

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.7 yrs 2015-01-17 → 2021-09-16

Busiest season 2017 24 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 11.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 40 of 81 contests · 10 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 62 15 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 81 entries · 7 wins · 46 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 172.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.02)

Walk rate 88% a top-10 call in 71 of 81 contests

Overall top-10 rate 77% 62 of 81 contests

Wins it all 7% 6 Grand Championships · 9 reserve

First title 2017-05-05 City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Best top-10 run 13 straight contests

Master average 687.02 out of 720 · 81 contests · 6 GCs

Perfect 180s 10 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,691 3,306–1,195 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 38,145 81 mapped stops · furthest 1,793 mi

Schedule strength 1589 average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests

Purse competed for $214,425 listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 2 from 16 state-championship entries

Power rating 1857 peak 1877 · #35 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Jan 17 First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First call Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall top-10 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.2056 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
May 29 First category win (Pork Ribs) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Aug 7 First overall podium Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Aug 7 First Reserve Championship Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Sep 13 First perfect 180 (Brisket) The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
2016
Apr 15 10th tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII
Oct 7 25th tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2017
Feb 17 10th category win The Smithfield Guinea Pig
Mar 17 First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 5 First Grand Championship City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown
Sep 15 5th perfect 180 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Sep 29 50th tracked contest *Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL)
2019
May 3 First state championship 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
May 3 5th Grand Championship 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
May 3 10th perfect 180 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
May 3 Biggest field won (45 teams) 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
Sep 6 25th category win Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
2021
Jun 11 Career-best overall score703.3828 Montana BBQ Cook-off
Jun 25 Peak power rating (1877) Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Sep 16 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2015-08-07
+16.3	The Pig(Guinea Pig)	2016-02-19
+15.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2016-04-22
+13.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-03-18
+13.8	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled	2015-01-17

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-11.7	Arizona National BBQ Stampede	2018-12-28
-3.9	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2017-10-27
-3.3	*SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL)	2017-05-19
-3	*Newport Beach Winter Q	2017-01-27

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)
2021	7	1	5	2	71%	top 23%	97.7%	95.7%
2020	2	0	2	1	100%	top 12%	96.4%	95.8%
2019	6	1	6	5	100%	top 14%	97.1%	95.8%
2018	12	2	9	3	83%	top 20%	97.2%	95.3%
2017	24	2	18	8	92%	top 19%	97.3%	95.5%
2016	24	0	17	5	83%	top 18%	97.1%	95.1%
2015	6	0	5	4	100%	top 21%	97.2%	95.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	92 / 185 (681.0168)	142 (167.3828)	54 (174.2628)	100 (169.6912)	92 (169.6800)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	255 / 467 (659.2456)	229 (166.2516)	157 (169.1084)	176 (167.3828)	349 (156.5028)
2021-08-27	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	7 / 31 (687.9884)	5 (176.5600)	12 (169.1428)	3 (176.5600)	12 (165.7256)
2021-06-25	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT	4 / 25 (696.4912)	8 (176.0000)	4 (175.4172)	15 (169.6684)	3 (175.4056)
2021-06-11	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	3 / 27 (703.3828)	12 (169.6800)	4 (177.7028)	4 (178.2972)	3 (177.7028)
2021-05-21	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	2 / 25 (697.0512)	1 (177.7028)	8 (168.5256)	3 (176.5600)	6 (174.2628)
2021-04-16	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	1 / 41 (697.1656)	5 (172.0000)	1 (179.4400)	4 (176.0228)	17 (169.7028)
2020-08-14	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	8 / 42 (685.0744)	28 (167.4056)	24 (165.6916)	6 (175.4172)	1 (176.5600)
2020-02-21	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA	2 / 50 (694.2288)	7 (173.1200)	3 (175.4172)	16 (169.1200)	2 (176.5716)
2019-09-06	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	5 / 28 (680.4684)	5 (170.8344)	1 (178.2972)	14 (166.2284)	11 (165.1084)
2019-08-02	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA	10 / 34 (681.6116)	27 (163.9544)	3 (175.4172)	3 (176.5600)	20 (165.6800)
2019-06-22	Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	3 / 29 (695.3600)	8 (170.8228)	1 (177.7144)	1 (178.8572)	10 (167.9656)
2019-06-14	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT	3 / 28 (695.3600)	6 (170.8228)	2 (177.7144)	3 (176.0000)	4 (170.8228)
2019-05-03	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	1 / 45 (698.8460)	2 (177.1544)	8 (170.8688)	1 (180.0000)	7 (170.8228)
2019-02-15	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	7 / 49 (685.0856)	1 (180.0000)	20 (169.1200)	34 (165.0856)	12 (170.8800)
2018-12-28	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	29 / 47 (668.4568)	20 (171.9772)	38 (160.0000)	32 (165.6684)	11 (170.8112)
2018-12-14	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	4 / 32 (690.7884)	12 (171.4056)	6 (173.7144)	11 (170.8228)	4 (174.8456)
2018-10-12	*Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	9 / 46 (683.9200)	11 (171.9772)	13 (171.4172)	8 (173.1200)	21 (167.4056)
2018-09-07	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	9 / 32 (675.8628)	9 (172.5600)	7 (170.8228)	17 (166.2400)	12 (166.2400)
2018-08-24	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	6 / 46 (690.7884)	6 (175.4172)	29 (166.8572)	4 (175.4056)	10 (173.1084)
2018-07-13	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	1 / 37 (699.9428)	1 (180.0000)	8 (173.7144)	21 (166.2284)	2 (180.0000)
2018-07-06	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	5 / 38 (690.8000)	9 (170.8456)	6 (173.7144)	4 (176.5600)	15 (169.6800)
2018-06-23	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	1 / 26 (695.9660)	2 (176.0116)	4 (173.7260)	6 (171.9656)	2 (174.2628)
2018-06-15	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT	5 / 27 (681.5884)	8 (168.5256)	1 (178.8572)	15 (158.7884)	1 (175.4172)
2018-05-04	*City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	13 / 52 (682.7428)	24 (168.5372)	30 (167.9656)	4 (175.4172)	11 (170.8228)
2018-02-23	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	10 / 47 (687.3944)	33 (169.1200)	7 (176.0344)	30 (170.2628)	13 (171.9772)
2018-01-19	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	15 / 70 (682.7428)	12 (174.2628)	13 (171.4172)	22 (170.8228)	36 (166.2400)
2017-11-03	*Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival( JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	8 / 35 (688.5488)	2 (180.0000)	29 (159.9772)	5 (175.4172)	6 (173.1544)
2017-10-27	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	42 / 95 (681.0400)	46 (171.4172)	11 (176.0000)	53 (168.5256)	65 (165.0972)
2017-10-13	*OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	7 / 56 (686.8116)	2 (177.7372)	16 (169.6916)	11 (170.8228)	15 (168.5600)
2017-10-06	National Pro BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	26 / 50 (690.1828)	27 (174.2744)	21 (171.9772)	37 (169.6684)	14 (174.2628)
2017-09-29	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	5 / 30 (681.0856)	3 (176.0000)	8 (170.2744)	11 (170.2628)	12 (164.5484)
2017-09-15	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	14 / 48 (676.5256)	1 (180.0000)	36 (157.7028)	9 (170.2628)	15 (168.5600)
2017-09-08	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	1 / 28 (694.2516)	3 (172.5828)	9 (168.5372)	2 (176.5600)	1 (176.5716)
2017-08-25	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	6 / 37 (698.2512)	15 (174.8456)	8 (174.2856)	14 (171.4172)	2 (177.7028)
2017-08-18	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	9 / 52 (680.4684)	2 (177.7028)	22 (166.8344)	7 (174.2628)	31 (161.6684)
2017-07-28	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	3 / 40 (695.3484)	3 (177.7028)	10 (171.4172)	4 (176.5600)	11 (169.6684)
2017-07-07	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	6 / 50 (682.2172)	3 (173.1200)	24 (164.5600)	5 (174.2628)	7 (170.2744)
2017-06-24	Montana BBQ Cook-Off ABSAROKEE, MT	3 / 35 (692.4912)	9 (171.4056)	12 (170.2744)	2 (177.7028)	9 (173.1084)
2017-06-09	*California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	2 / 39 (693.1088)	3 (177.7028)	2 (175.4516)	8 (174.8572)	18 (165.0972)
2017-06-02	*Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) Norco, CA	5 / 57 (697.6572)	17 (174.2628)	7 (174.2744)	1 (177.7028)	19 (171.4172)
2017-05-26	Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV	2 / 37 (693.1200)	15 (171.4172)	17 (168.0000)	1 (179.4400)	5 (174.2628)
2017-05-19	*SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	18 / 46 (676.5372)	6 (174.8572)	37 (162.2400)	28 (164.5828)	6 (174.8572)
2017-05-12	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	7 / 40 (687.3488)	7 (173.1200)	25 (163.4060)	1 (180.0000)	8 (170.8228)
2017-05-05	City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	1 / 36 (700.5372)	2 (177.7028)	3 (173.1200)	5 (173.7144)	2 (176.0000)
2017-04-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	10 / 30 (690.7656)	13 (171.9656)	11 (171.9772)	21 (169.6684)	3 (177.1544)
2017-03-31	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	14 / 77 (681.0744)	2 (178.2972)	21 (171.4172)	32 (168.5600)	45 (162.8000)
2017-03-17	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	5 / 29 (688.4568)	1 (180.0000)	21 (163.3712)	13 (168.5256)	1 (176.5600)
2017-02-17	The Smithfield Guinea Pig Indio, CA	7 / 49 (682.1944)	26 (167.9772)	24 (168.5372)	22 (167.9772)	1 (177.7028)
2017-01-27	*Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	20 / 56 (673.0288)	9 (172.5716)	10 (172.5716)	20 (169.6800)	42 (158.2056)
2017-01-20	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	4 / 40 (690.7540)	8 (173.1200)	3 (174.8456)	14 (171.9656)	9 (170.8228)
2016-12-09	Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships Las Vegas, NV	6 / 28 (687.3372)	5 (177.7028)	15 (167.9772)	9 (171.9772)	7 (169.6800)
2016-11-11	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	3 / 38 (699.4400)	2 (180.0000)	10 (173.1428)	9 (173.1772)	15 (173.1200)
2016-11-04	World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ	11 / 31 (667.3140)	11 (171.4056)	10 (167.3828)	19 (162.8456)	14 (165.6800)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	164 / 557 (667.8856)	202 (167.3828)	218 (166.8572)	205 (167.4056)	201 (166.2400)
2016-10-28	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	97 / 180 (676.4452)	41 (174.8456)	125 (165.6684)	89 (168.5600)	110 (167.3712)
2016-10-07	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	6 / 75 (686.1944)	12 (174.2628)	16 (169.1200)	15 (171.9772)	12 (170.8344)
2016-09-30	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	9 / 50 (697.0972)	25 (174.8572)	16 (174.2744)	12 (175.4056)	24 (172.5600)
2016-09-16	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	4 / 61 (682.8572)	13 (170.2972)	22 (164.5716)	8 (172.5828)	3 (175.4056)
2016-09-09	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	6 / 49 (681.0744)	2 (175.4172)	6 (172.5600)	8 (172.0000)	29 (161.0972)
2016-08-26	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	13 / 37 (674.8456)	1 (176.5828)	16 (166.8572)	22 (164.5828)	19 (166.8228)
2016-08-19	4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival Long Beach, CA	4 / 18 (692.4800)	2 (177.7028)	8 (168.5372)	3 (174.2628)	4 (171.9772)
2016-08-05	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	5 / 36 (686.2056)	5 (175.4056)	11 (170.8572)	12 (169.6800)	6 (170.2628)
2016-07-29	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	2 / 42 (694.7772)	13 (170.8228)	1 (178.8572)	8 (173.1200)	9 (171.9772)
2016-07-15	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	3 / 47 (693.6916)	9 (173.7144)	8 (174.8572)	10 (173.1200)	13 (172.0000)
2016-07-08	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	3 / 38 (670.2176)	17 (159.3944)	7 (167.4172)	6 (169.1200)	3 (174.2860)
2016-06-25	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	5 / 29 (686.2400)	9 (169.6800)	13 (168.5944)	8 (171.4056)	2 (176.5600)
2016-06-17	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	2 / 26 (689.7028)	8 (168.5828)	7 (171.4172)	1 (178.2972)	8 (171.4056)
2016-05-13	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	11 / 44 (683.3716)	16 (170.8228)	15 (168.5488)	10 (170.8800)	14 (173.1200)
2016-05-06	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	13 / 35 (675.3716)	21 (166.8228)	2 (176.0116)	31 (159.9544)	6 (172.5828)
2016-04-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	3 / 30 (692.5144)	13 (170.2628)	14 (170.2744)	1 (178.8572)	6 (173.1200)
2016-04-15	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	6 / 32 (684.4568)	7 (174.2628)	11 (170.2628)	14 (167.3712)	9 (172.5600)
2016-04-01	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	14 / 72 (678.7884)	49 (162.8228)	14 (171.4400)	14 (171.9656)	10 (172.5600)
2016-03-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	2 / 30 (693.0856)	11 (170.8228)	2 (174.2744)	8 (173.7028)	5 (174.2856)
2016-02-19	The Pig(Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	2 / 48 (693.6800)	17 (170.2628)	22 (167.4172)	2 (177.7028)	1 (178.2972)
2015-11-13	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL Indio, CA	8 / 34 (691.3940)	6 (177.1428)	2 (175.4172)	11 (168.5484)	14 (170.2856)
2015-09-13	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA	5 / 22 (699.9772)	14 (170.8572)	3 (178.2972)	10 (170.8228)	1 (180.0000)
2015-09-11	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA	5 / 28 (694.8456)	16 (172.5484)	12 (170.8572)	1 (178.8800)	11 (172.5600)
2015-08-07	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	2 / 58 (695.9084)	1 (178.8572)	28 (167.3712)	11 (171.9772)	2 (177.7028)
2015-05-29	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	34 / 75 (674.2172)	53 (162.8116)	1 (179.4400)	46 (164.5600)	42 (167.4056)
2015-01-17	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	5 / 36 (686.2056)	5 (175.4056)	11 (170.8572)	12 (169.6800)	6 (170.2628)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#137 (1243 pts)	#182 (1023 pts)	#183 (1073 pts)	#165 (1088 pts)	#205 (958 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#271 (415 pts)	#499 (225 pts)	#401 (300 pts)	#406 (280 pts)	#214 (545 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#215 (1279 pts)	#230 (1184 pts)	#182 (1344 pts)	#209 (1254 pts)	#335 (959 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#109 (1847 pts)	#141 (1587 pts)	#126 (1607 pts)	#174 (1432 pts)	#120 (1692 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#46 (2307 pts)	#8 (2569 pts)	#118 (1733 pts)	#30 (2298 pts)	#33 (2292 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#46 (2364 pts)	#67 (2003 pts)	#89 (1855 pts)	#67 (1973 pts)	#69 (2060 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#497 (764 pts)	#589 (659 pts)	#589 (659 pts)	#591 (659 pts)	#488 (769 pts)