The heartbreaker
0.6056
points from the title
Came within 0.6056 points of the Grand Championship at Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off (Jun 17, 2016).
SKUNK RIVER BBQ
SKUNK RIVER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 72 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Sertoma 48 BBQ (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #153 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1776
peak 1777 · rated over 70 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
72
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Jun 18, 2021 · 8.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
2
4 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time
Category wins
14
34 podiums
Overall top-10s
36
50% of 72 contests
Best top-10 run
7
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
685.43 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.22 (+12.21)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.62 · weakest Pork (166.35)
Road miles
8,841
across 72 mapped stops · furthest 601 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$160K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.22 / 720
72 Master contests · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #885 (130 pts) | #824 (175 pts) | #818 (185 pts) | #1043 (115 pts) | #1130 (90 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #430 (756 pts) | #717 (471 pts) | #421 (811 pts) | #611 (556 pts) | #612 (551 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #145 (1,657 pts) | #119 (1,687 pts) | #157 (1,502 pts) | #326 (1,027 pts) | #171 (1,507 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #286 (1,243 pts) | #397 (948 pts) | #110 (1,788 pts) | #456 (848 pts) | #293 (1,208 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #113 (1,912 pts) | #124 (1,712 pts) | #49 (2,062 pts) | #193 (1,462 pts) | #99 (1,882 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #672 (539 pts) | #794 (459 pts) | #610 (639 pts) | #951 (374 pts) | #429 (884 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #534 (717 pts) | #835 (432 pts) | #589 (657 pts) | #615 (627 pts) | #453 (837 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #771 (400 pts) | #802 (405 pts) | #872 (365 pts) | #747 (445 pts) | #722 (455 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SKUNK RIVER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 97
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1816
6–7 in 13 shared contests (46% to SKUNK RIVER BBQ)
These two have cooked 13 of the same contests — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ ahead 7–6 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 71
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1776
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 69 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 10
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1806
Careers of much the same size, 65 contests to 72, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1786
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before SKUNK RIVER BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 155
- GCs
- 13
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1822
Their rating is built on 13 Grand Championships in 155 contests, alongside a 61% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#156 of the rated field
- Contests
- 66
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1778
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SKUNK RIVER BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH i QUE | 33 | 19 | 14 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 31 | 9 | 22 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 30 | 12 | 18 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 28 | 19 | 9 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 28 | 5 | 23 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 20 | 5 | 15 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 72 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 150.2400 | 168.84 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 72 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 180 🔥 | 149.6800 | 169.62 | top 28% |
| Pork | 72 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 149.1200 | 166.35 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 72 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 180 🔥 | 154.2628 | 168.41 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 2 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 44 | 0 | top 27% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 5% | Sep 27, 2019 |
| Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 16% | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Border War Barbeque | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 34% | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 26% | Mar 31, 2017 |
| BBQ in the Bluffs | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 43% | May 8, 2015 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 6% | Sep 21, 2018 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 71 | 0 | top 30% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| Smokin On Big Creek | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 32% | Mar 23, 2018 |
| Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 62% | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Smoke Out in the Valley | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 53% | Jun 17, 2017 |
| Border War BBQ | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 30% | Oct 23, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
16 contests
Contests a season
8
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
43 of 72 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
54
11 of them more than once
First title
Jun 15, 2018
Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
Opponents faced
1,880
finished ahead 3,786 times, behind 1,344
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Mar 13, 2020 → Jun 18, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
20201 milestone
- Peak power rating (1777) 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20192 milestones
- First state championship Sertoma 48 BBQ
- Biggest field won (38 teams) Sertoma 48 BBQ
20182 milestones
- 10th category win 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- First Grand Championship Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
20172 milestones
- 50th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- 5th perfect 180 Border War Barbeque
20163 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
- First multi-meat day Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
- Career-best overall score698.8000 Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off
20151 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Border War BBQ
20144 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall podium Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.0002 Smokin' On Big Creek
- First call BBQ in the Bluffs
- First overall top-10 BBQ in the Bluffs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +13.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +13.2 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ | Oct 8, 2016 |
| +12.5 | Border War Barbecue | Oct 25, 2013 |
| +12.4 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 3, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest | Jul 21, 2017 |
| -12.8 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -8.6 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -5.8 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 75% | top 19% | 96.4% | 94.6% |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 82% | top 18% | 96.3% | 95.2% |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 70% | top 32% | 95.9% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 94% | top 24% | 97.1% | 94.1% |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 70% | top 42% | 95.4% | 92% |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 44% | top 38% | 95.3% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 95.1% | 91.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2021 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 11 / 37 (690.7884) | 6 (175.4056) | 5 (176) | 14 (172.5600) | 19 (166.8228) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 10 / 68 (685.1088) | 28 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 32 (168.5600) | 11 (172.0116) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 6 / 102 (683.9544) | 39 (167.4172) | 43 (165.0972) | 2 (178.3200) | 11 (173.1200) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 62 / 468 (495.2796) | 21 (176.5600) | 89 (171.4172) | 236 (165.1544) | 299 (159.9428) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 21 / 135 (694.2172) | 26 (175.4172) | 4 (178.2972) | 43 (173.1200) | 107 (167.3828) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 2 / 26 (690.8000) | 12 (168.5372) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (174.2972) | 2 (175.4056) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 5 / 49 (683.9656) | 1 (178.8572) | 23 (164) | 4 (175.4400) | 17 (165.6684) |
| May 10, 2019 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 22 / 53 (679.9084) | 29 (169.6800) | 21 (169.7028) | 31 (170.2628) | 23 (170.2628) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS | 1 / 38 (690.8456) | 8 (170.2972) | 1 (179.4400) | 4 (173.7256) | 15 (167.3828) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 29 / 53 (663.3260) | 34 (164.5372) | 5 (174.2972) | 36 (161.6916) | 30 (162.8000) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 13 / 56 (686.8000) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (175.4400) | 23 (169.1200) | 36 (164.5256) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 6 / 107 (687.3484) | 39 (166.2400) | 28 (169.1200) | 5 (177.1428) | 6 (174.8456) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 71 / 467 (683.3712) | 28 (176) | 128 (170.2628) | 182 (167.4056) | 116 (169.7028) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 72 / 164 (683.4288) | 49 (173.7144) | 62 (171.4400) | 143 (163.4172) | 40 (174.8572) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 16 / 47 (674.2056) | 15 (170.2628) | 5 (176) | 40 (155.3600) | 4 (172.5828) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 1 / 32 (693.1084) | 4 (176) | 3 (176.5600) | 18 (163.4056) | 1 (177.1428) |
| May 18, 2018 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 7 / 37 (681.0400) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (169.1200) | 12 (167.9772) | 9 (167.3828) |
| May 4, 2018 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 3 / 37 (689.1084) | 4 (175.4056) | 3 (174.8572) | 16 (168.5600) | 11 (170.2856) |
| Apr 20, 2018 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 2 / 46 (692.5256) | 1 (180) | 8 (172.5600) | 14 (167.3828) | 8 (172.5828) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 13 / 103 (690.2284) | 8 (177.7028) | 9 (175.4056) | 58 (163.4172) | 12 (173.7028) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 10 / 39 (678.2172) | 21 (165.6800) | 9 (170.2972) | 8 (171.4172) | 7 (170.8228) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 25 / 46 (674.1712) | 37 (162.8228) | 1 (180) | 26 (166.2628) | 26 (165.0856) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 8 / 112 (679.3600) | 30 (166.2628) | 1 (180) | 17 (170.8344) | 52 (162.2628) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 211 / 407 (660.9828) | 191 (167.3828) | 106 (170.8228) | 335 (157.0972) | 178 (165.6800) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 33 / 46 (646.2288) | 37 (161.1544) | 19 (165.1316) | 33 (159.9772) | 30 (159.9656) |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO | 3 / 31 (690.2288) | 7 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5716) | 24 (161.6800) | 2 (175.4172) |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 9 / 21 (678.7540) | 17 (166.2400) | 4 (174.8800) | 8 (170.8112) | 9 (166.8228) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS | 5 / 34 (669.6112) | 9 (166.2400) | 2 (174.2628) | 16 (162.8572) | 9 (166.2512) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS | 6 / 27 (683.3600) | 9 (169.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | 9 (170.2628) | 4 (172.5600) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 19 / 64 (674.1944) | 11 (171.9656) | 28 (163.9772) | 13 (171.9888) | 26 (166.2628) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 7 / 59 (683.3944) | 15 (170.2972) | 4 (174.2972) | 24 (166.2284) | 3 (172.5716) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 9 / 38 (679.3488) | 3 (177.7372) | 28 (162.2400) | 16 (167.3944) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Leavenworth Break-out BBQ Levenworth, KS | 3 / 22 (690.8684) | 8 (172.5484) | 1 (177.1772) | 13 (166.8572) | 5 (174.2856) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 2 / 111 (683.9316) | 67 (160.5256) | 1 (180) | 11 (171.4288) | 7 (171.9772) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 6 / 35 (686.7884) | 2 (176.5716) | 22 (164.5256) | 12 (170.8456) | 3 (174.8456) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 10 / 76 (682.1944) | 33 (166.2400) | 6 (174.8572) | 30 (169.1200) | 13 (171.9772) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 5 / 45 (682.2172) | 7 (172.5600) | 15 (164.5372) | 15 (167.9656) | 3 (177.1544) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 16 / 61 (663.3828) | 6 (171.9656) | 5 (172.5716) | 34 (161.7372) | 39 (157.1084) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 18 / 35 (661.6344) | 26 (162.2744) | 10 (169.1200) | 24 (164.5600) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS | 9 / 46 (685.7144) | 18 (167.4172) | 4 (174.8916) | 7 (174.2628) | 13 (169.1428) |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Smoke out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 19 / 30 (665.1316) | 17 (165.7028) | 19 (164.0228) | 14 (166.8688) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off Kansas City, KS | 2 / 25 (698.8000) | 3 (171.9772) | 6 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (178.8572) |
| May 13, 2016 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 5 / 51 (681.1428) | 10 (169.7028) | 20 (163.9772) | 20 (167.4628) | 1 (180) |
| May 6, 2016 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO | 4 / 25 (679.4056) | 6 (168.5484) | 2 (173.7028) | 2 (175.4400) | 14 (161.7144) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 19 / 30 (651.8512) | 13 (166.2628) | 17 (164) | 25 (157.6572) | 14 (163.9312) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 9 / 60 (685.6112) | 20 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7144) | 28 (166.8228) | 11 (170.2512) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 25 / 72 (666.6972) | 24 (170.8228) | 6 (171.9772) | 51 (161.6456) | 33 (162.2516) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 17 / 35 (664.4800) | 12 (171.4056) | 17 (165.1200) | 21 (164.5716) | 15 (163.3828) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 8 / 112 (686.8572) | 6 (176.5600) | 3 (178.2972) | 37 (166.2856) | 36 (165.7144) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 9 / 31 (670.7080) | 11 (169.1084) | 10 (167.3828) | 18 (165.1084) | 10 (169.1084) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 37 / 67 (657.6344) | 42 (162.8344) | 35 (165.1200) | 30 (165.7144) | 28 (163.9656) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 23 / 30 (642.7428) | 15 (164.5600) | 11 (164.5372) | 30 (151.4056) | 17 (162.2400) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 22 / 26 (636) | 21 (160.5600) | 9 (165.1544) | 23 (156.0228) | 23 (154.2628) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS | 6 / 48 (681.6456) | 28 (165.1084) | 4 (173.7028) | 15 (169.7028) | 8 (173.1316) |
| May 8, 2015 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 17 / 33 (648.9940) | 29 (150.2400) | 12 (165.1200) | 20 (163.9656) | 4 (169.6684) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 12 / 47 (664.4684) | 5 (171.4172) | 15 (169.6912) | 43 (150.8000) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO | 22 / 71 (672.5372) | 20 (170.2744) | 53 (158.8228) | 36 (166.2856) | 1 (177.1544) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 5 / 41 (683.3484) | 10 (169.1200) | 6 (172) | 18 (166.8228) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 3 / 112 (686.2400) | 62 (162.2284) | 9 (172.0116) | 1 (180) | 5 (172) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 33 / 70 (654.1484) | 19 (167.9656) | 35 (165.6800) | 61 (155.9428) | 24 (164.5600) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS | 13 / 41 (663.9428) | 26 (161.6800) | 10 (170.2744) | 25 (163.4056) | 5 (168.5828) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 18 / 55 (660.4912) | 14 (167.3828) | 31 (160.5600) | 13 (169.7028) | 26 (162.8456) |
| May 24, 2014 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 56 / 87 (641.0400) | 45 (164.5372) | 79 (149.6800) | 42 (164.5828) | 44 (162.2400) |
| May 9, 2014 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 17 / 33 (645.6572) | 24 (159.4056) | 5 (170.2856) | 22 (157.6916) | 21 (158.2744) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS | 29 / 65 (653.5772) | 34 (163.9544) | 33 (161.1200) | 23 (166.8228) | 26 (161.6800) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 43 / 75 (645.6572) | 52 (161.1200) | 20 (167.9772) | 72 (149.1200) | 19 (167.4400) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS | 4 / 27 (684.5372) | 9 (169.1316) | 3 (172.0344) | 10 (168.5256) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 7 / 114 (673.1428) | 21 (167.9656) | 66 (157.1544) | 4 (176.0344) | 5 (171.9884) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 16 / 28 (651.9996) | 11 (165.7144) | 13 (163.9998) | 18 (159.4284) | 12 (162.8570) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 8 / 32 (658.8570) | 19 (161.7142) | 16 (160.5714) | 4 (170.8572) | 8 (165.7142) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 38 / 73 (626.8572) | 31 (162.8572) | 50 (152.5712) | 44 (156.0002) | 40 (155.4286) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 29 / 74 (656.0002) | 16 (169.1430) | 43 (159.4286) | 56 (158.8572) | 18 (168.5714) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.