The heartbreaker
Tie
level with the champion
Finished level on points with the champion at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (Jun 8, 2024) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
QUE U
QUE U is a competition barbecue team with 146 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. They have won 12 Grand Championships, most recently at the GLBBQA Spring Fling (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #88 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Que-U”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1813
peak 1816 · rated over 112 contests12 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
146
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2017
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
12
6 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time
Category wins
34
75 podiums
Overall top-10s
65
45% of 146 contests
Best top-10 run
8
straight overall top-10s · 3 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
12 🔥
Current form
688.02 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 679.64 (+8.38)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.18 · weakest Pork (169.48)
Road miles
28,369
across 145 mapped stops · furthest 701 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$839K
listed at 105 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
9 🏅
won from 95 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.64 / 720
122 Master contests · 11 GCs
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #175 (1,068 pts) | #330 (673 pts) | #241 (933 pts) | #244 (848 pts) | #249 (843 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #51 (1,941 pts) | #49 (1,869 pts) | #62 (1,852 pts) | #63 (1,754 pts) | #61 (1,779 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #32 (2,060 pts) | #82 (1,576 pts) | #36 (1,953 pts) | #108 (1,364 pts) | #92 (1,515 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #119 (1,381 pts) | #73 (1,616 pts) | #9 (2,482 pts) | #134 (1,271 pts) | #122 (1,326 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #29 (2,200 pts) | #79 (1,565 pts) | #33 (2,049 pts) | #71 (1,650 pts) | #64 (1,725 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #220 (874 pts) | #415 (484 pts) | #272 (774 pts) | #407 (464 pts) | #206 (954 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #21 (1,869 pts) | #40 (1,469 pts) | #28 (1,639 pts) | #32 (1,519 pts) | #28 (1,684 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #141 (1,610 pts) | #171 (1,380 pts) | #164 (1,420 pts) | #78 (1,825 pts) | #65 (1,885 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #221 (1,317 pts) | #137 (1,601 pts) | #217 (1,291 pts) | #154 (1,502 pts) | #230 (1,287 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1148 (263 pts) | #1052 (343 pts) | #1282 (243 pts) | #946 (393 pts) | #1150 (278 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to QUE U, each with one reason worth a look.
#89 of the rated field
- Contests
- 326
- GCs
- 19
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1896
7–7 in 14 shared contests (50% to QUE U)
These two have cooked 14 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#86 of the rated field
- Contests
- 161
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 49%
- Peak
- 1854
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to QUE U)
They've been 1854 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#94 of the rated field
- Contests
- 190
- GCs
- 17
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1910
4–11 in 15 shared contests (27% to QUE U)
Careers of much the same size, 190 contests to 146, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#87 of the rated field
- Contests
- 221
- GCs
- 21
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1871
4–8 in 12 shared contests (33% to QUE U)
Their rating is built on 21 Grand Championships in 221 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#92 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 12
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1812
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to QUE U)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before QUE U's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#91 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1815
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to QUE U)
Level with QUE U on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BBQ BUS | 82 | 48 | 34 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 64 | 41 | 23 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 53 | 43 | 10 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 48 | 17 | 31 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 46 | 31 | 15 | 67% | ⚔ 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 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 40 | 16 | 24 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 39 | 31 | 8 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 38 | 18 | 20 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 38 | 16 | 22 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 37 | 14 | 23 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 124 | 52 | 7 | 15 | 180 🔥 | 155.9772 | 171.18 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 146 | 66 | 12 | 31 | 180 🔥 | 149.1316 | 169.55 | top 36% |
| Pork | 121 | 50 | 9 | 16 | 180 🔥 | 154.7656 | 169.48 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 122 | 57 | 6 | 13 | 180 🔥 | 131.8972 | 169.85 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 2 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 61 | 5 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 59 | 5 | top 29% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
27 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
13.3
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
47 of 146 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited
80
29 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
146 entries · 12 wins · 66 calls
First title
Oct 11, 2019
Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
Opponents faced
2,079
finished ahead 5,333 times, behind 1,877
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1816) GLBBQA Spring Fling
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20252 milestones
- 10th perfect 180 Puckaway Pigfest
- 10th Grand Championship September Fest
20233 milestones
- 5th perfect 180 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 25th category win Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- 100th tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20224 milestones
- First multi-meat day Route 66 Smoke Out
- 5th Grand Championship Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown
- Biggest field won (505 teams) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best overall score711.9656 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20203 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)
- 50th tracked contest Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest
- 10th category win Smokin For Garrett
20193 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition
- First Grand Championship Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
- First state championship Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
20183 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1
- First overall podium Harbor-Que
- First Reserve Championship Harbor-Que
20171 milestone
- First category win (Pork) Grill Games
—4 milestones
- 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)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6340 Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Masters in May Day 2 | May 4, 2019 |
| +15.6 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +13.9 | Harbor-Que | Oct 5, 2018 |
| +13.5 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) | Oct 11, 2019 |
| +11.9 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Oct 19, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | Jun 20, 2020 |
| -13.2 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | Mar 28, 2025 |
| -12.3 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -11.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
| -10.2 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | May 15, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 86% | top 26% | 98.3% | 95.9% |
| 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% | 97.2% | 95.1% |
| 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 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 86% | top 42% | 94.6% | 91.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 57 / 99 (685.0396) | 63 (169.6912) | 27 (175.4056) | 53 (171.4172) | 76 (168.5256) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 7 / 23 (690.1940) | 7 (171.9884) | 14 (166.2400) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (175.4056) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 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) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 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) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 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) |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 15 / 35 (685.0740) | 12 (174.8456) | 27 (166.8228) | 18 (169.1084) | 10 (174.2972) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 1 / 48 (707.4056) | 14 (174.8456) | 10 (176.5600) | 1 (180) | 8 (176) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI | 1 / 16 (699.3828) | 1 (180) | 5 (172.5716) | 5 (171.4056) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 1 / 26 (695.9428) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (174.8456) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (166.2400) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 11 / 27 (677.6456) | 9 (173.1428) | 2 (177.7144) | 23 (159.4056) | 10 (167.3828) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 2 / 35 (700.5144) | 1 (180) | 5 (174.2744) | 7 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 3 / 29 (683.8740) | 1 (180) | 22 (162.2400) | 10 (170.8228) | 8 (170.8112) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 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) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 6 / 26 (690.7540) | 12 (172.5484) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | 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) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | 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) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 20 (167.3828) | — | — |
| May 16, 2025 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 11 / 34 (685.5884) | 16 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 31 (162.8000) | 9 (171.9656) |
| May 16, 2025 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 9 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Apr 18, 2025 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 11 / 56 (693.1088) | 14 (174.8572) | 13 (171.9772) | 6 (177.1544) | 30 (169.1200) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 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) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 6 (172) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 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) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 4 / 100 (702.2284) | 36 (174.2628) | 20 (174.2628) | 37 (173.7028) | 2 (180) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 14 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 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) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 5 / 18 (680.4684) | 10 (169.1084) | 7 (167.4288) | 4 (173.1084) | 4 (170.8228) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 3 / 37 (685.0744) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (165.6800) | 16 (166.2628) | 4 (175.4172) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 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) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 4 / 35 (687.9084) | 20 (167.3828) | 1 (180) | 9 (171.4172) | 11 (169.1084) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 8 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 4 / 37 (689.0744) | 13 (171.4172) | 1 (174.8572) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6800) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 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) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 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) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (170.2628) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 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) |
| May 24, 2024 | 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) |
| May 17, 2024 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 3 / 32 (697.6456) | 6 (176.5600) | 9 (170.8344) | 2 (179.4400) | 15 (170.8112) |
| May 17, 2024 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 24 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 2 / 62 (702.2628) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (177.1544) | 27 (172.5484) | 11 (173.7028) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | 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) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 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) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot 🏅 Yorkville, IL | 6 / 18 (693.6572) | 2 (180) | 5 (173.7144) | 8 (170.8228) | 11 (169.1200) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL | 1 / 17 (699.9544) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (171.9888) | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 11 / 28 (668.9940) | 3 (171.4172) | 12 (163.9656) | 17 (161.6456) | 8 (171.9656) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rib Double Dip (1) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rib Double Dip (2) (ONE MEAT RIBS) Chillicothe, IL | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 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) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 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) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 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) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 7 / 25 (682.1596) | 8 (171.9656) | 17 (162.8000) | 4 (174.8456) | 6 (172.5484) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 4 (172.5484) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 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) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 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) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 9 / 35 (683.3488) | 19 (170.2628) | 2 (176.5716) | 15 (169.6800) | 21 (166.8344) |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 15 / 59 (681.6688) | 2 (178.8572) | 38 (165.0972) | 12 (172.5600) | 35 (165.1544) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 8 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO | 6 / 37 (690.7772) | 19 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4172) | 13 (171.4172) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 11 / 80 (689.6228) | 24 (174.8572) | 1 (180) | 26 (171.9656) | 61 (162.8000) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 10 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 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) |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 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) |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 6 / 36 (688.4916) | 6 (174.2628) | 11 (169.6916) | 1 (177.1544) | 16 (167.3828) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 1 / 505 (707.4056) | 89 (173.7028) | 1 (180) | 53 (176) | 12 (177.7028) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 1 / 249 (711.9656) | 23 (177.7028) | 50 (174.2628) | 4 (180) | 7 (180) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 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) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 1 / 38 (700.5256) | 6 (174.8456) | 3 (177.7144) | 13 (171.4056) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Jul 22, 2022 | EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL | 4 / 25 (687.3256) | 4 (176.5600) | 12 (169.1200) | 5 (170.8228) | 7 (170.8228) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 1 / 25 (705.6916) | 4 (176) | 6 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL | — | — | 10 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 6 / 32 (693.0512) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4056) | 23 (165.0856) | 4 (176) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 22 / 36 (669.5772) | 26 (166.2284) | 27 (163.9544) | 14 (169.7144) | 18 (169.6800) |
| May 14, 2022 | BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oconomowoc, WI | — | — | 3 (168.5372) | — | — |
| May 6, 2022 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 1 / 33 (702.8000) | 7 (175.4056) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (176.5716) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 16 / 43 (668.5028) | 9 (171.4056) | 4 (173.1544) | 35 (160.5028) | 24 (163.4400) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 18 / 44 (669.6000) | 24 (165.7028) | 6 (173.1200) | 33 (162.2400) | 14 (168.5372) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 1 / 30 (681.6228) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (172.5600) | 7 (166.8228) | 5 (171.4172) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 5 / 29 (679.3256) | 14 (168.5600) | 10 (169.1084) | 22 (162.8000) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 4 / 43 (685.0628) | 19 (171.4056) | 12 (171.4172) | 29 (163.3828) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 15 / 49 (675.8972) | 21 (167.3712) | 14 (168.5716) | 14 (170.8344) | 18 (169.1200) |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS | 7 / 94 (698.8112) | 9 (177.1428) | 45 (170.8572) | — | 19 (175.4056) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 1 / 41 (692.5256) | 2 (172.5600) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (167.9656) | 5 (174.2856) |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 11 / 50 (675.9200) | 7 (173.1200) | 26 (163.9656) | 12 (169.1200) | 12 (169.7144) |
| Sep 12, 2020 | 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) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | 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) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 25 (162.3088) | — | — |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 10 / 28 (669.5884) | 6 (172.5600) | 12 (163.4172) | 18 (163.9312) | 6 (169.6800) |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 5 / 45 (690.3316) | 8 (172.5944) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (168.5600) | 11 (170.3200) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 21 / 50 (675.3028) | 23 (168.5372) | 18 (169.1200) | 43 (162.2284) | 7 (175.4172) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL | 6 / 25 (677.0632) | 14 (169.6800) | 12 (167.9888) | 6 (170.8572) | 10 (168.5372) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL | 2 / 30 (688.5028) | 11 (169.7028) | 3 (173.7144) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (173.1084) |
| Jul 10, 2020 | 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) |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 55 / 63 (658.1484) | 24 (170.2628) | 51 (160.5372) | 48 (164.5256) | 47 (162.8228) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 6 / 69 (684.5832) | 39 (166.2744) | 15 (170.2972) | 1 (180) | 29 (168.0116) |
| May 29, 2020 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 9 / 66 (675.9656) | 41 (162.2856) | 18 (169.1544) | 9 (171.4056) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 12 / 52 (662.7544) | 38 (159.9544) | 17 (165.1544) | 8 (171.9772) | 19 (165.6684) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL | 1 / 43 (699.4172) | 1 (175.4400) | 9 (170.2744) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (177.1428) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 8 / 39 (661.0056) | 4 (168.5372) | 30 (155.3828) | 4 (169.6800) | 9 (167.4056) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 11 / 38 (681.6684) | 23 (165.7028) | 14 (167.9772) | 7 (172.5828) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL | 16 / 40 (669.0168) | 6 (171.9656) | 25 (162.2628) | 31 (160.5256) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Jul 13, 2019 | 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) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 16 / 42 (671.8744) | 26 (167.3944) | 33 (159.3716) | 9 (171.4056) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 16 / 45 (673.6688) | 23 (166.8228) | 12 (171.4288) | 35 (162.2400) | 5 (173.1772) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 26 / 50 (658.1712) | 7 (173.7256) | 20 (162.8572) | 43 (156.5028) | 25 (165.0856) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL | 10 / 25 (664.9828) | 21 (157.0628) | 8 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (160.5372) |
| May 31, 2019 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 3 / 36 (682.7540) | 20 (166.8112) | 3 (173.1428) | 1 (175.4172) | 15 (167.3828) |
| May 25, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL | 18 / 48 (664.5032) | 25 (165.1088) | 8 (171.4516) | 24 (163.3944) | 23 (164.5484) |
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 15 / 40 (662.7428) | 35 (155.9772) | 22 (161.0972) | 9 (168.5256) | 2 (177.1428) |
| May 17, 2019 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN | 4 / 20 (676.5032) | 9 (164.5600) | 2 (174.2744) | 14 (163.9544) | 2 (173.7144) |
| May 4, 2019 | Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 2 / 40 (687.3488) | 2 (174.2628) | 19 (166.8460) | 4 (174.2628) | 4 (171.9772) |
| May 3, 2019 | Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 10 / 42 (675.9544) | 13 (167.9772) | 12 (170.8572) | 34 (159.4056) | 3 (177.7144) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 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) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN | 22 / 40 (668.4800) | 13 (170.8228) | 29 (164) | 21 (166.8344) | 20 (166.8228) |
| Feb 8, 2019 | 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) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | 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) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 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) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 2 / 28 (672.5144) | 15 (164.5372) | 3 (171.4288) | 5 (168.5256) | 4 (168.0228) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 20 / 59 (681.0168) | 37 (166.2512) | 16 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 41 (163.9428) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 6 / 31 (668.4688) | 6 (169.1200) | 13 (163.9888) | 4 (171.9772) | 11 (163.3828) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 20 / 42 (654.7084) | 12 (170.2628) | 21 (162.8228) | 31 (154.7656) | 12 (166.8572) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL | 17 / 30 (640.3544) | 21 (157.0856) | 8 (164.5372) | 17 (160.5144) | 19 (158.2172) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL | 17 / 30 (665.0172) | 13 (166.2400) | 21 (161.6572) | 3 (173.1200) | 18 (164) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | 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) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 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) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 34 / 44 (647.3256) | 35 (161.1200) | 12 (167.9656) | 29 (161.6800) | 37 (156.5600) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 8 / 51 (680.4916) | 8 (173.7144) | 39 (158.2400) | 12 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8572) |
| May 18, 2018 | BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 13 / 27 (653.6116) | 13 (163.9772) | 13 (161.7144) | 1 (169.6800) | 20 (158.2400) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | 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) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | 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) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 15 / 23 (626.2744) | 16 (156.5600) | 21 (149.1316) | 9 (162.8572) | 13 (157.7256) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 10 / 39 (657.0628) | 14 (163.4056) | 24 (160.5600) | 1 (173.1200) | 18 (159.9772) |
| Aug 19, 2017 | 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) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.