QUE U

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

Power ranking

#86

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1815

peak 1815 · rated over 110 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 3 straight GCs

Contests

143

in the data

First seen

2017-08-19

latest 2026-07-24

Best ToY finish

#21

Master 2020

Grand champs

6 reserve

Category wins

74 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 143 contests

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

711.9656 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST

Perfect 180s

12 🔥

Current form

691.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.50 (+11.98)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · GLBBQA Spring Fling

Consistency

±16.09

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.22 · weakest Pork (169.39)

Road miles

26,425

mi across 142 mapped stops · furthest 701 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

Purse competed for

$834K

listed at 104 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

9 🏅

GCs in 94 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.50 / 720

119 Master contests · 11 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

Tie level with the champion

Finished level on points with the champion at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2024-06-08) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.

Among the elite

#86 of 6,413 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1815 puts them #86 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1815
peak 1815
110 rated contests

The 180 club

12 perfect 180s

12 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.

Chicken ×4
Pork Ribs ×3
Pork ×3
Brisket ×2

Against the odds

10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) (2019-10-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 10-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

On the rise

+31 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 31 points across 11 contests since 2025-07-25 — from 1784 up to 1815.

11 contests since 2025-07-25
now 1815

Giant slayer

505 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 505-team field at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST.

2022-09-29

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 9%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (2022-07-15).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 119 of 143 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 143 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

711.9656 career-best overall

98.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 711.9656 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST — 98.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-09-29

State champions

9 state championships won

They've taken 9 state championships from 94 entries at contests carrying the title.

94 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Phoenix BBQ has finished one call ahead of QUE U 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 5 Grand Championships

2022 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 5 Grand Championships and 7 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

16 contests
9 overall top-10s
7 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

25–9 behind in the head-to-head

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 74% of their meetings

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 25 of their 34 shared contests.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 18% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 18% finish in small fields against top 29% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 18% (4)
Large (40+): top 29% (57)

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

WE WILL ROCK QUE has landed one call behind them 5 times.

A September team

Top 20% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 20% across 24 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.

24 September contests
top 29% the rest of the year

The long haul

26,425 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 26,425 miles across 142 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 701 miles to Smoke on the Rail (Day 1).

142 mapped stops
furthest 701 mi

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
143 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 1st

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

Where this team stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on. Rebuilt nightly, so beating one shows up here the next morning.

#5 🗡️ Biggest field ever beaten 505 teams beaten in one weekend · won it with 707.4056 · 29 Sep 2022

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.

Heavy Smoke BBQ

#87 of the rated field

1815 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 201
GCs: 27
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1899

14–23 in 37 shared contests (38% to QUE U)

These two have cooked 37 of the same contests — Heavy Smoke BBQ ahead 23–14 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 177 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI

#88 of the rated field

1814 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 14
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1852

5–7 in 12 shared contests (42% to QUE U)

They've been 1852 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 116 contests
last seen 2020-01-24

⚔ Head-to-head

CAJUN BLAZE

#84 of the rated field

1816 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1841

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to QUE U)

Fewer contests behind them than QUE U has cooked, 64 to 143, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 60 contests
last seen 2025-10-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit

#85 of the rated field

1815 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 283
GCs: 29
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1859

2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to QUE U)

Their rating is built on 29 Grand Championships in 283 contests, alongside a 62% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 270 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

NORALA BBQ TEAM

#83 of the rated field

1816 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 86
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1831

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to QUE U)

Rated 2 points above QUE U.

rated over 82 contests
last seen 2026-05-24

⚔ Head-to-head

White Squirrel BBQ

#82 of the rated field

1817 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 122
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1817

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before QUE U's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 116 contests
on a 22-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	80	47	33	59%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	64	41	23	64%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	52	43	9	83%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	48	17	31	35%	⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ	45	31	14	69%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	43	28	15	65%	⚔ compare
PORKRASTINATORS	41	27	14	66%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	41	18	23	44%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	41	17	24	41%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	39	21	18	54%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	39	16	23	41%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	38	30	8	79%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	37	16	21	43%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	37	14	23	38%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	36	19	17	53%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	121	51	7	15	180.0000 🔥	155.9772	171.22	top 35%
Pork Ribs	143	66	12	31	180.0000 🔥	149.1316	169.51	top 36%
Pork	120	49	9	15	180.0000 🔥	154.7656	169.39	top 39%
Brisket	119	56	6	13	180.0000 🔥	131.8972	169.86	top 33%

“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
WI	40	3	top 28%
IL	36	4	top 30%
IN	14	1	top 32%
MI	6	2	top 16%
PA	5	0	top 29%
MO	5	0	top 37%
TN	5	0	top 31%
KS	5	2	top 12%
MN	2	0	top 18%
AL	2	0	top 58%
AR	1	0	top 29%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	2	top 18%
Medium (20–39)	60	5	top 29%
Large (40+)	57	5	top 29%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	6	1	1	top 16%	2025-09-05
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	4	4	0	top 26%	2026-07-24
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	4	2	0	top 26%	2026-06-13
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	4	6	0	top 30%	2026-06-12
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	3	1	1	top 18%	2025-06-27
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	3	4	0	top 23%	2024-09-20
Best of the Midwest BBQ	3	6	0	top 27%	2022-10-14
EffingHAM-JAM	3	4	0	top 30%	2022-07-22
September Fest	2	1	1	top 16%	2025-09-19
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	1	1	top 9%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	1	1	top 18%	2023-09-27
GLBBQA Spring Fling	2	2	0	top 11%	2025-04-18
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2)	2	9	0	top 46%	2025-03-29
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2	4	0	top 9%	2025-03-14
Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2)	2	13	0	top 39%	2024-03-23
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2)	2	8	0	top 46%	2023-08-25
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	6	0	top 40%	2022-06-25
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	4	0	top 20%	2021-06-26
Smokin in the Bogs	2	10	0	top 32%	2020-09-04
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	6	0	top 48%	2020-06-20
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	21	0	top 51%	2019-07-13
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	2	16	0	top 56%	2019-06-22
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	2	8	0	top 34%	2019-06-21
The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	2	7	0	top 48%	2019-04-26
*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	5	0	top 26%	2018-10-19
*Harbor-Que	2	2	0	top 36%	2018-10-05
Grill Games	2	10	0	top 37%	2018-08-24
*McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ	2	17	0	top 56%	2018-08-18

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

On the trail 8.9 yrs 2017-08-19 → 2026-07-24

Busiest season 2023 27 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 13 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 46 of 143 contests · 11 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 79 28 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 143 entries · 12 wins · 66 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.22 · weakest Pork (169.39)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 119 of 143 contests

Overall top-10 rate 45% 64 of 143 contests

Wins it all 8% 12 Grand Championships · 6 reserve

First title 2019-10-11 Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)

Best top-10 run 8 straight contests

Master average 679.50 out of 720 · 119 contests · 11 GCs

Perfect 180s 12 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,015 5,236–1,796 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 26,425 142 mapped stops · furthest 701 mi

Schedule strength 1601 average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests

Purse competed for $833,580 listed at 104 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 9 from 94 state-championship entries

Power rating 1815 peak 1815 · #86 of 6,413 rated

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

First tracked contest Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
First call Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
First overall top-10 Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
2017
Aug 25 First category win (Pork) Grill Games
Aug 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0628 Grill Games
2018
Jul 13 10th tracked contest *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1
Oct 5 First overall podium *Harbor-Que
Oct 5 First Reserve Championship *Harbor-Que
2019
May 24 25th tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
Oct 11 First Grand Championship Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)
Oct 11 First state championship Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)
2020
Jun 19 First perfect 180 (Pork) Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)
Sep 11 50th tracked contest Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1
Oct 23 10th category win Smokin For Garrett
2022
May 6 First multi-meat day Route 66 Smoke Out
Jul 15 5th Grand Championship Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
Sep 29 Biggest field won (505 teams) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Sep 29 Career-best overall score711.9656 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
2023
Mar 17 5th perfect 180 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Sep 15 25th category win Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Sep 27 100th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
2025
Sep 5 10th perfect 180 Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 19 10th Grand Championship September Fest
2026
Apr 17 Peak power rating (1815) GLBBQA Spring Fling
Jul 24 Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Masters in May Day 2	2019-05-04
+15.6	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	2018-06-22
+14.2	*Harbor-Que	2018-10-05
+13.6	Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)	2019-10-11
+12.2	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2018-10-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2020-06-20
-13.2	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)	2025-03-28
-12.2	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One)	2022-06-24
-11.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2023-06-10
-10.1	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana	2026-05-15

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)
—	1	0	1	0	100%	top 32%	—	—
2026	5	1	4	2	100%	top 19%	98.3%	96%
2025	18	2	8	4	89%	top 26%	97.5%	95.8%
2024	18	0	9	3	67%	top 24%	97.5%	95.8%
2023	27	1	7	6	85%	top 30%	96.3%	94.9%
2022	16	5	9	7	81%	top 23%	98.9%	96.1%
2021	5	1	3	2	80%	top 20%	95.1%	94.2%
2020	15	1	10	3	80%	top 24%	97.1%	94.6%
2019	21	1	8	4	90%	top 31%	97.1%	93.2%
2018	13	0	4	2	85%	top 42%	94.5%	91.6%
2017	4	0	1	1	75%	top 47%	91.3%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-24	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	10 / 43 (689.6456)	25 (170.2856)	5 (175.4172)	21 (169.6800)	10 (174.2628)
2026-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	4 / 37 (694.7884)	13 (174.2628)	1 (178.8572)	33 (164.5256)	5 (177.1428)
2026-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	6 / 40 (680.4456)	17 (170.8112)	7 (170.8344)	6 (173.1200)	21 (165.6800)
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN	15 / 35 (685.0740)	12 (174.8456)	27 (166.8228)	18 (169.1084)	10 (174.2972)
2026-04-17	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	1 / 48 (707.4056)	14 (174.8456)	10 (176.5600)	1 (180.0000)	8 (176.0000)
2025-09-26	Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI	1 / 16 (699.3828)	1 (180.0000)	5 (172.5716)	5 (171.4056)	2 (175.4056)
2025-09-19	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	1 / 26 (695.9428)	1 (178.2972)	2 (174.8456)	2 (176.5600)	16 (166.2400)
2025-09-12	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	11 / 27 (677.6456)	9 (173.1428)	2 (177.7144)	23 (159.4056)	10 (167.3828)
2025-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	2 / 35 (700.5144)	1 (180.0000)	5 (174.2744)	7 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)
2025-08-22	Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	3 / 29 (683.8740)	1 (180.0000)	22 (162.2400)	10 (170.8228)	8 (170.8112)
2025-07-25	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	9 / 30 (691.3712)	11 (174.8456)	5 (174.2856)	13 (173.1200)	20 (169.1200)
2025-06-27	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	6 / 26 (690.7540)	12 (172.5484)	14 (169.6800)	6 (174.2628)	4 (174.2628)
2025-06-14	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	13 / 36 (683.9200)	7 (176.5600)	17 (168.5716)	26 (166.8112)	8 (171.9772)
2025-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	23 / 36 (670.1944)	16 (169.1200)	19 (167.9772)	4 (175.4172)	33 (157.6800)
2025-06-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	20 (167.3828)	—	—
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	11 / 34 (685.5884)	16 (171.9656)	2 (178.8572)	31 (162.8000)	9 (171.9656)
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	—	—	9 (173.7028)	—	—
2025-04-18	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	11 / 56 (693.1088)	14 (174.8572)	13 (171.9772)	6 (177.1544)	30 (169.1200)
2025-03-29	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	9 / 25 (692.4912)	19 (167.4056)	8 (174.2628)	2 (176.5600)	5 (174.2628)
2025-03-29	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO	—	—	6 (172.0000)	—	—
2025-03-28	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	15 / 27 (689.6112)	22 (168.5256)	17 (172.5600)	10 (173.1200)	9 (175.4056)
2025-03-14	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	4 / 100 (702.2284)	36 (174.2628)	20 (174.2628)	37 (173.7028)	2 (180.0000)
2025-03-14	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	14 (174.2744)	—	—
2024-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	4 / 58 (700.5028)	17 (175.4172)	10 (175.4172)	28 (171.9656)	4 (177.7028)
2024-09-13	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	5 / 18 (680.4684)	10 (169.1084)	7 (167.4288)	4 (173.1084)	4 (170.8228)
2024-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	3 / 37 (685.0744)	1 (177.7144)	18 (165.6800)	16 (166.2628)	4 (175.4172)
2024-07-27	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	13 / 32 (688.5032)	5 (177.7144)	7 (174.2744)	25 (163.9544)	9 (172.5600)
2024-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	4 / 35 (687.9084)	20 (167.3828)	1 (180.0000)	9 (171.4172)	11 (169.1084)
2024-07-20	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	8 (167.9772)	—	—
2024-07-19	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	4 / 37 (689.0744)	13 (171.4172)	1 (174.8572)	4 (173.1200)	9 (169.6800)
2024-06-08	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	2 / 37 (696.5372)	12 (175.4172)	2 (178.8572)	21 (170.8572)	15 (171.4056)
2024-06-07	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	8 / 41 (682.7428)	18 (172.5600)	13 (169.6800)	13 (170.8228)	17 (169.6800)
2024-06-07	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	8 (170.2628)	—	—
2024-05-25	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN	58 / 81 (686.7428)	55 (171.9772)	71 (166.2400)	33 (174.2628)	31 (174.2628)
2024-05-24	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	44 / 118 (687.9088)	102 (167.3828)	66 (169.6916)	33 (174.2744)	13 (176.5600)
2024-05-17	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	3 / 32 (697.6456)	6 (176.5600)	9 (170.8344)	2 (179.4400)	15 (170.8112)
2024-05-17	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	—	—	24 (166.2284)	—	—
2024-04-19	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	2 / 62 (702.2628)	3 (178.8572)	3 (177.1544)	27 (172.5484)	11 (173.7028)
2024-03-23	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	14 / 34 (693.6572)	11 (176.5716)	16 (171.9772)	20 (172.5484)	17 (172.5600)
2024-03-23	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO	—	—	7 (169.6800)	—	—
2024-03-22	Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	13 / 35 (681.0740)	15 (171.9656)	23 (167.9888)	15 (169.6912)	12 (171.4284)
2023-10-13	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	22 / 81 (686.7080)	34 (169.6684)	53 (169.6684)	30 (171.9656)	13 (175.4056)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	88 / 487 (687.3828)	47 (176.5600)	159 (171.4400)	256 (167.4172)	114 (171.9656)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	74 / 211 (687.3368)	32 (176.5600)	113 (170.8228)	134 (169.1312)	97 (170.8228)
2023-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	20 / 50 (682.2056)	9 (174.2628)	18 (173.1200)	30 (168.5484)	30 (166.2744)
2023-09-16	Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot 🏅 Yorkville, IL	6 / 18 (693.6572)	2 (180.0000)	5 (173.7144)	8 (170.8228)	11 (169.1200)
2023-09-15	Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	1 / 17 (699.9544)	1 (178.8572)	5 (171.9888)	10 (169.6684)	—
2023-09-15	Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL	—	—	1 (177.7144)	—	—
2023-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	11 / 28 (668.9940)	3 (171.4172)	12 (163.9656)	17 (161.6456)	8 (171.9656)
2023-09-03	Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL	—	—	4 (173.1200)	—	—
2023-09-03	Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL	—	—	6 (169.6800)	—	—
2023-08-25	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	8 / 28 (689.0516)	12 (171.9772)	9 (171.9772)	8 (171.9772)	7 (173.1200)
2023-08-25	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI	—	—	2 (174.2744)	—	—
2023-08-24	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	17 / 27 (670.1488)	15 (169.6800)	19 (161.6688)	14 (169.1200)	12 (169.6800)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	19 / 51 (681.6688)	10 (175.4172)	21 (170.2744)	9 (170.8344)	31 (165.1428)
2023-07-14	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	7 / 25 (682.1596)	8 (171.9656)	17 (162.8000)	4 (174.8456)	6 (172.5484)
2023-07-14	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL	—	—	4 (172.5484)	—	—
2023-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	20 / 40 (677.6232)	18 (171.9772)	31 (164.5372)	20 (169.6916)	9 (171.4172)
2023-06-09	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	9 / 43 (685.6572)	9 (175.4056)	15 (169.1200)	20 (167.9772)	7 (173.1544)
2023-06-09	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	1 (176.5716)	—	—
2023-05-19	Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	9 / 35 (683.3488)	19 (170.2628)	2 (176.5716)	15 (169.6800)	21 (166.8344)
2023-05-19	Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	1 (177.7144)	—	—
2023-05-12	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	15 / 59 (681.6688)	2 (178.8572)	38 (165.0972)	12 (172.5600)	35 (165.1544)
2023-05-12	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN	—	—	8 (171.4172)	—	—
2023-04-28	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO	6 / 37 (690.7772)	19 (170.8228)	5 (175.4172)	13 (171.4172)	8 (173.1200)
2023-04-28	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO	—	—	1 (177.7144)	—	—
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	11 / 80 (689.6228)	24 (174.8572)	1 (180.0000)	26 (171.9656)	61 (162.8000)
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN	—	—	10 (174.2628)	—	—
2022-11-12	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	45 / 61 (683.3372)	41 (170.8228)	15 (176.5716)	56 (165.6800)	42 (170.2628)
2022-11-11	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	39 / 91 (682.1944)	28 (173.7028)	81 (161.6572)	20 (174.2744)	21 (172.5600)
2022-11-04	Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL	—	—	3 (177.7028)	—	—
2022-10-14	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	6 / 36 (688.4916)	6 (174.2628)	11 (169.6916)	1 (177.1544)	16 (167.3828)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	1 / 249 (711.9656)	23 (177.7028)	50 (174.2628)	4 (180.0000)	7 (180.0000)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	1 / 505 (707.4056)	89 (173.7028)	1 (180.0000)	53 (176.0000)	12 (177.7028)
2022-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	10 / 46 (692.5372)	9 (176.5600)	8 (174.2972)	26 (167.9772)	11 (173.7028)
2022-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	1 / 38 (700.5256)	6 (174.8456)	3 (177.7144)	13 (171.4056)	1 (176.5600)
2022-07-22	EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL	4 / 25 (687.3256)	4 (176.5600)	12 (169.1200)	5 (170.8228)	7 (170.8228)
2022-07-15	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	1 / 25 (705.6916)	4 (176.0000)	6 (171.9772)	1 (178.8572)	1 (178.8572)
2022-07-15	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL	—	—	10 (170.2744)	—	—
2022-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	6 / 32 (693.0512)	3 (176.5600)	2 (175.4056)	23 (165.0856)	4 (176.0000)
2022-06-24	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	22 / 36 (669.5772)	26 (166.2284)	27 (163.9544)	14 (169.7144)	18 (169.6800)
2022-05-14	BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oconomowoc, WI	—	—	3 (168.5372)	—	—
2022-05-06	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	1 / 33 (702.8000)	7 (175.4056)	1 (176.5600)	1 (176.5716)	5 (174.2628)
2022-04-29	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	16 / 43 (668.5028)	9 (171.4056)	4 (173.1544)	35 (160.5028)	24 (163.4400)
2021-10-22	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	18 / 44 (669.6000)	24 (165.7028)	6 (173.1200)	33 (162.2400)	14 (168.5372)
2021-09-10	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	1 / 30 (681.6228)	9 (170.8228)	3 (172.5600)	7 (166.8228)	5 (171.4172)
2021-07-23	Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL	5 / 29 (679.3256)	14 (168.5600)	10 (169.1084)	22 (162.8000)	1 (178.8572)
2021-06-26	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	4 / 43 (685.0628)	19 (171.4056)	12 (171.4172)	29 (163.3828)	1 (178.8572)
2021-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	15 / 49 (675.8972)	21 (167.3712)	14 (168.5716)	14 (170.8344)	18 (169.1200)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	7 / 94 (698.8112)	9 (177.1428)	45 (170.8572)	26 (175.4056)	19 (175.4056)
2020-10-23	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	1 / 41 (692.5256)	2 (172.5600)	1 (177.7144)	18 (167.9656)	5 (174.2856)
2020-10-16	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	11 / 50 (675.9200)	7 (173.1200)	26 (163.9656)	12 (169.1200)	12 (169.7144)
2020-09-12	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	3 / 26 (694.2056)	7 (173.7144)	3 (174.2628)	2 (174.2628)	9 (171.9656)
2020-09-11	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	18 / 36 (667.3024)	11 (170.2856)	21 (165.6684)	25 (165.0856)	17 (166.2628)
2020-09-11	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	25 (162.3088)	—	—
2020-09-04	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	10 / 28 (669.5884)	6 (172.5600)	12 (163.4172)	18 (163.9312)	6 (169.6800)
2020-08-28	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	5 / 45 (690.3316)	8 (172.5944)	1 (178.8572)	17 (168.5600)	11 (170.3200)
2020-08-14	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	21 / 50 (675.3028)	23 (168.5372)	18 (169.1200)	43 (162.2284)	7 (175.4172)
2020-07-18	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	6 / 25 (677.0632)	14 (169.6800)	12 (167.9888)	6 (170.8572)	10 (168.5372)
2020-07-17	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	2 / 30 (688.5028)	11 (169.7028)	3 (173.7144)	6 (171.9772)	4 (173.1084)
2020-07-10	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	6 / 53 (685.6456)	10 (173.1200)	22 (167.4056)	18 (170.8228)	4 (174.2972)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	55 / 63 (658.1484)	24 (170.2628)	51 (160.5372)	48 (164.5256)	47 (162.8228)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	6 / 69 (684.5832)	39 (166.2744)	15 (170.2972)	1 (180.0000)	29 (168.0116)
2020-05-29	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	9 / 66 (675.9656)	41 (162.2856)	18 (169.1544)	9 (171.4056)	3 (173.1200)
2019-10-18	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	12 / 52 (662.7544)	38 (159.9544)	17 (165.1544)	8 (171.9772)	19 (165.6684)
2019-10-11	Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	1 / 43 (699.4172)	1 (175.4400)	9 (170.2744)	3 (176.5600)	3 (177.1428)
2019-09-13	Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI	13 / 35 (670.2284)	21 (166.2628)	24 (162.8572)	12 (166.2628)	1 (174.8456)
2019-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	8 / 39 (661.0056)	4 (168.5372)	30 (155.3828)	4 (169.6800)	9 (167.4056)
2019-08-30	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	11 / 38 (681.6684)	23 (165.7028)	14 (167.9772)	7 (172.5828)	4 (175.4056)
2019-07-19	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL	16 / 40 (669.0168)	6 (171.9656)	25 (162.2628)	31 (160.5256)	5 (174.2628)
2019-07-13	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI	21 / 36 (656.3884)	22 (165.0972)	32 (153.6572)	10 (171.4056)	19 (166.2284)
2019-07-12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI	14 / 37 (668.4572)	9 (171.9772)	26 (163.3944)	17 (164.5256)	15 (168.5600)
2019-06-28	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	16 / 42 (671.8744)	26 (167.3944)	33 (159.3716)	9 (171.4056)	6 (173.7028)
2019-06-22	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL	16 / 45 (673.6688)	23 (166.8228)	12 (171.4288)	35 (162.2400)	5 (173.1772)
2019-06-21	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	26 / 50 (658.1712)	7 (173.7256)	20 (162.8572)	43 (156.5028)	25 (165.0856)
2019-06-14	Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL	10 / 25 (664.9828)	21 (157.0628)	8 (169.6800)	1 (177.7028)	13 (160.5372)
2019-05-31	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	3 / 36 (682.7540)	20 (166.8112)	3 (173.1428)	1 (175.4172)	15 (167.3828)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	18 / 48 (664.5032)	25 (165.1088)	8 (171.4516)	24 (163.3944)	23 (164.5484)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	15 / 40 (662.7428)	35 (155.9772)	22 (161.0972)	9 (168.5256)	2 (177.1428)
2019-05-17	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN	4 / 20 (676.5032)	9 (164.5600)	2 (174.2744)	14 (163.9544)	2 (173.7144)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	2 / 40 (687.3488)	2 (174.2628)	19 (166.8460)	4 (174.2628)	4 (171.9772)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	10 / 42 (675.9544)	13 (167.9772)	12 (170.8572)	34 (159.4056)	3 (177.7144)
2019-04-26	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI	7 / 26 (655.9428)	9 (166.8456)	3 (169.7372)	13 (160.5372)	12 (158.8228)
2019-04-05	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	22 / 40 (668.4800)	13 (170.8228)	29 (164.0000)	21 (166.8344)	20 (166.8228)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	27 / 92 (681.0168)	31 (173.1084)	44 (167.4056)	18 (173.1200)	51 (167.3828)
2018-10-19	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	5 / 42 (673.1088)	7 (169.6800)	3 (172.0344)	5 (172.5600)	25 (158.8344)
2018-10-12	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	25 / 45 (651.8400)	5 (175.4172)	21 (161.6916)	35 (155.9544)	36 (158.7768)
2018-10-05	*Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	2 / 28 (672.5144)	15 (164.5372)	3 (171.4288)	5 (168.5256)	4 (168.0228)
2018-09-07	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	6 / 31 (668.4688)	6 (169.1200)	13 (163.9888)	4 (171.9772)	11 (163.3828)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	20 / 42 (654.7084)	12 (170.2628)	21 (162.8228)	31 (154.7656)	12 (166.8572)
2018-08-18	*McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL	17 / 30 (640.3544)	21 (157.0856)	8 (164.5372)	17 (160.5144)	19 (158.2172)
2018-07-27	*EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	17 / 30 (665.0172)	13 (166.2400)	21 (161.6572)	3 (173.1200)	18 (164.0000)
2018-07-14	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	21 / 49 (665.6456)	4 (174.8800)	20 (167.4172)	36 (161.1200)	32 (162.2284)
2018-07-13	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	22 / 54 (660.5368)	2 (176.0344)	21 (166.2628)	25 (162.8456)	45 (155.3940)
2018-06-23	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	34 / 44 (647.3256)	35 (161.1200)	12 (167.9656)	29 (161.6800)	37 (156.5600)
2018-06-22	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	8 / 51 (680.4916)	8 (173.7144)	39 (158.2400)	12 (169.6800)	1 (178.8572)
2018-05-18	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	13 / 27 (653.6116)	13 (163.9772)	13 (161.7144)	1 (169.6800)	20 (158.2400)
2018-04-27	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI	18 / 26 (638.1824)	19 (161.6912)	23 (149.6456)	18 (157.1200)	5 (169.7256)
2017-10-20	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	21 / 52 (651.4400)	22 (162.3200)	41 (153.7028)	14 (167.4172)	15 (168.0000)
2017-10-06	*Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	15 / 23 (626.2744)	16 (156.5600)	21 (149.1316)	9 (162.8572)	13 (157.7256)
2017-08-25	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	10 / 39 (657.0628)	14 (163.4056)	24 (160.5600)	1 (173.1200)	18 (159.9772)
2017-08-19	*McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL	20 / 36 (629.6004)	6 (170.2856)	14 (161.1088)	9 (166.3088)	34 (131.8972)
	Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	7 / 22 (665.6340)	4 (171.4056)	14 (160.5372)	—	—

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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	#172 (915 pts)	#350 (520 pts)	#230 (830 pts)	#245 (695 pts)	#246 (690 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#51 (1941 pts)	#49 (1869 pts)	#62 (1852 pts)	#63 (1754 pts)	#61 (1779 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#32 (2060 pts)	#82 (1576 pts)	#36 (1953 pts)	#108 (1364 pts)	#92 (1515 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#119 (1381 pts)	#73 (1616 pts)	#9 (2482 pts)	#134 (1271 pts)	#122 (1326 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#29 (2200 pts)	#79 (1565 pts)	#33 (2049 pts)	#71 (1650 pts)	#64 (1725 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#220 (874 pts)	#415 (484 pts)	#272 (774 pts)	#407 (464 pts)	#206 (954 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#21 (1869 pts)	#40 (1469 pts)	#28 (1639 pts)	#32 (1519 pts)	#28 (1684 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#141 (1610 pts)	#171 (1380 pts)	#164 (1420 pts)	#78 (1825 pts)	#65 (1885 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#221 (1317 pts)	#137 (1601 pts)	#217 (1291 pts)	#154 (1502 pts)	#230 (1287 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1148 (263 pts)	#1052 (343 pts)	#1282 (243 pts)	#946 (393 pts)	#1150 (278 pts)