Trophies, Calls & Bragging Rights

From championship trophies to perfect scores, celebrate the calls earned by the DB180 Pro Team.

 

Reserve Grand Champion

Nate Benson — Uncle Jesse’s BBQ

Slab-O-Rama

Reserve Champion — Steak

Tony Sword — SuperSwine

RCA World Invitational

Steak Champion; Ancillary Champion

Nate Benson — Uncle Jesse’s BBQ

BBQ Pit Stop Steak Championship Series

2nd — Steak Series

Rob Jorgenson — Arizona’s Finest Steak

BBQ Pit Stop Steak Championship Series

2nd — Ribs Series; 2nd — Ancillary Series

Trevor Haroldson — Twins Backyard BBQ

BBQ Pit Stop Steak Championship Series

3rd — Ribs Series; 3rd — Ancillary Series

Miriam Benson — Uncle Jesse’s BBQ

BBQ Pit Stop Steak Championship Series

The Perfect 180 Club — 2026

Perfect scores. Proud moments. Celebrating the DB180 Pro Team.

Team & Cook Competition Category Score Finish
SuperSwine Tony Sword American Royal Open Kansas City, KS · October 2026 Dessert 180 14th Place
SuperSwine Tony Sword Smoke on the River — Day 2 Burlington, KS · September 2026 Pork 180 1st Place
Uncle Jesse’s BBQ Nate & Miriam Benson Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ · January 2026 Pork 180 2nd Place

Multiple entries can earn a perfect 180. Final placement reflects the competition’s tiebreaking rules.

Calls Worth Celebrating — 2026

Category wins, top-ten finishes, and Golden Tickets. Celebrating the cooks who keep Team DB180 getting called.

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DB180 team competition calls for 2026, listed by contest, location, cook, team, and result.
Contest Location Cook Team Calls & Results
BBQ Pit Stop Finale — September 19 St. George, UT Rob Jorgenson Arizona’s Finest Steak
  • Steak — 1st Place
BBQ Pit Stop Finale — September 19 St. George, UT Miriam Benson Uncle Jesse’s BBQ
  • Steak — 2nd Place
BBQ Pit Stop Finale — September 19 St. George, UT Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • Steak — 3rd Place
Grilling at the Gap — September 26 Big Stone Gap, VA Dan Rumans The Good Cue Crew
  • Ribs — 4th Place
  • Jackpot Steak — 5th Place
  • Golden Ticket — Passdown
Cherokee Strip — September Ponca City, OK Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Brisket — 1st Place
  • Overall — 10th Place
Smoke on the River — Day 2, September 5 Burlington, KS Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Ribs — 10th Place
Smoke on the River — Day 1, September 4 Burlington, KS Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Ribs — 2nd Place
  • Pork — 2nd Place
  • Brisket — 8th Place
  • Overall — 10th Place
Chillin’ & Grillin’ — July Wise, VA Jamie Thomas Char-Cole Grillers
  • Brisket — 10th Place
Sevier Sear Quad — June 26 Richfield, UT Nate Benson Uncle Jesse’s BBQ
  • Steak A — 1st Place
  • Steak B — 3rd Place
  • Pie — 3rd Place
  • Mac & Cheese — 6th Place
Sevier Sear Quad — June 26 Richfield, UT Trevor Haroldson Twins Backyard BBQ
  • Mac & Cheese — 2nd Place
  • Pie — 4th Place
  • Steak B — 10th Place
Sevier Sear Quad — June 26 Richfield, UT James Perry Maverick Barbecue
  • Mac & Cheese — 3rd Place
  • Pie — 7th Place
  • Ancillary Golden Ticket — Mac & Cheese
Sevier Sear Quad — June 26 Richfield, UT Miriam Benson Uncle Jesse’s BBQ
  • Mac & Cheese — 4th Place
  • Pie — 6th Place
Sevier Sear Quad — June 26 Richfield, UT Vienna Barnes Furyous Fire BBQ
  • Pie — 5th Place
  • Mac & Cheese — 8th Place
Sevier Sear Quad — June 26 Richfield, UT Rob Jorgenson Arizona’s Finest Steak
  • Steak B — 5th Place
Lake Tahoe Community College Steak Cookoff — June 6 South Lake Tahoe, CA Nate Benson Uncle Jesse’s BBQ
  • Wings — 1st Place
  • Vegan — 1st Place
  • Mocktails — 1st Place
  • Ribs — 1st Place
  • Steak A — 7th Place
  • Steak B — 8th Place
Lake Tahoe Community College Steak Cookoff — June 6 South Lake Tahoe, CA Vienna Barnes Furyous Fire BBQ
  • Vegan — 2nd Place
  • Wings — 5th Place
  • Ribs — 5th Place
  • Ancillary Golden Ticket — Vegan
Lake Tahoe Community College Steak Cookoff — June 6 South Lake Tahoe, CA Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • Steak A — 8th Place
  • Steak B — 4th Place
Lake Tahoe Community College Steak Cookoff — June 6 South Lake Tahoe, CA Kevin Barnes Furyous Fire BBQ
  • Steak A — 9th Place
  • Steak B — 5th Place
Lake Tahoe Community College Steak Cookoff — June 6 South Lake Tahoe, CA Rob Jorgenson Arizona’s Finest Steak
  • Steak A — 6th Place
  • Steak B — 9th Place
Caveman Cookoff — May 9 American Fork, UT Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • 1st Place — Category not specified
Caveman Cookoff — May 9 American Fork, UT Nate & Miriam Benson — Team Results Uncle Jesse’s BBQ
  • Tacos — 1st & 3rd Place
  • Steak A — 5th & 9th Place
SCA Competition — May 8 American Fork, UT Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • 2nd Place — Round not specified
Show Low SCA Double + Jackpot Steak — May Show Low, AZ Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • 2nd & 3rd Place — Rounds not specified
RCA World Invitational — April Shawnee, OK Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • One-Rack Challenge — 8th Place
Lehi SCA Competition — April 18 Lehi, UT Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • Steak B — 5th Place
  • Jackpot Steak — 2nd Place
Azle SCA Double + Jackpot Steak — March Azle, TX Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • Two 4th-Place Calls — Rounds not specified
Slab-O-Rama — January Bullhead City, AZ Nate & Miriam Benson Uncle Jesse’s BBQ
  • Brisket — 4th Place
  • Ribs — 6th Place
Slab-O-Rama — January Bullhead City, AZ James Perry Maverick Barbecue
  • Dessert — 7th Place
  • Appetizer — 8th Place

Results include published score sheets and cook-reported finishes. Multiple calls are grouped by cook and contest. Team results are identified where individual cook assignments were not provided.

Past Bragging Rights — 2025

Championship hardware, perfect scores, and memorable calls. A look back at Team DB180’s 2025 competition season.

Grand Champion Reserve Grand Champion Champion

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DB180 team results from 2025, including championships, perfect scores, category finishes, and season standings.
Contest Location Cook Team Awards & Results
Memphis in May — World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest Memphis, TN Ty Higgins Smokin’ Pokes BBQ
  • Steak — 1st Place / Champion*
Longhorn Showdown — 5th Annual — Ty Higgins Smokin’ Pokes BBQ
  • Grand Champion
BBQ Boogie Calhoun, GA Jamie Thomas Char-Cole Grillers
  • Grand Champion
  • Chicken — 1st Place
  • Ribs — 1st Place
  • Backyard Pork — 13th Place
Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA Jamie Thomas Char-Cole Grillers
  • Reserve Grand Champion
  • Chicken — 3rd Place
  • Ribs — 2nd Place
Fire in the Foothills King, NC Jamie Thomas Char-Cole Grillers
  • Grand Champion
  • Chicken — 1st Place
  • Ribs — 3rd Place
  • Pork — 4th Place
BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV Kevin Barnes Furyous Fire BBQ
  • Chicken — 2nd Place / Perfect 180
  • Dessert — 4th Place / Perfect 180
Blaze of ’47 Salt Lake City, UT Nate & Miriam Benson Uncle Jesse’s BBQ
  • Chicken — 1st Place / Perfect 180
  • Overall — 22nd Place
RCA Season Points Chase Season Standings Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Wings — 10th Overall in 2025 Points Chase*
West Virginia Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV Jamie Thomas Char-Cole Grillers
  • Overall — 5th Place
  • Chicken — 5th Place
  • Ribs — 6th Place
  • Pork — 3rd Place
Scottsboro Competition Scottsboro, AL Jamie Thomas Char-Cole Grillers
  • Ribs — 6th Place
  • Backyard Overall — 11th Place
  • Chicken — 12th Place
Hayward Competition Hayward, CA Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • Steak A — 2nd Place*
  • Steak B — 3rd Place*
  • Jackpot Steak — 1st Place*
Local Chili Competition California Steve Conoway Part Time BBQ
  • Chili — 1st Place*
Miami RCA Competition Miami, OK Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Ribs — 3rd Place*
Mustang RCA Competitions Mustang, OK Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Ribs — One 1st-Place Finish and Two 2nd-Place Finishes*
Miami KCBS Competition Miami, OK Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Overall — 7th Place*
Nicoma Park Competitions Nicoma Park, OK Tony Sword SuperSwine
  • Ribs — 2nd & 3rd Place*
Morgan Competition Morgan, UT Rob Jorgenson Arizona’s Finest Steak
  • Steak A — 7th Place*
  • Steak B — 11th Place*
La Center Competition La Center, WA Rob Jorgenson Arizona’s Finest Steak
  • Steak A — 1st Place*
  • Steak B — 1st Place*
Hayward Competition Hayward, CA Rob Jorgenson Arizona’s Finest Steak
  • Steak A — 2nd Place*
  • Steak B — 3rd Place*
  • Additional Category — 7th Place, Category Not Specified*
Battleship Competition Mobile, AL Jana Mays Flappin in the Breeze BBQ
  • Ancillary — 1st Place, Category Not Specified*
Johnny Mac Competition Mount Olive, NC Terri Rumans The Good Cue Crew
  • Steak — 7th Place*
Johnny Mac Competition Mount Olive, NC Dan Rumans The Good Cue Crew
  • Steak — 9th Place*
  • Jackpot Steak — 9th Place*
Keystone Competition Harrisburg, PA Terri Rumans The Good Cue Crew
  • Steak — 7th Place*
Keystone Competition Harrisburg, PA Dan Rumans The Good Cue Crew
  • Steak — 9th Place*
Grill Your Ace Off West Newton, PA Terri Rumans The Good Cue Crew
  • Steak A — 2nd Place*
  • Steak B — 5th Place*
BBQ Pit Stop Finale St. George, UT Trevor Haroldson Twins Backyard BBQ
  • Ribs — 3rd Place*
  • Five Additional Top-10 Calls — Categories Not Specified*
The Burn Shop Competition Wichita Falls, TX Trevor Haroldson Twins Backyard BBQ
  • Steak A — 3rd Place*
  • Five Additional Calls — Categories and Placings Not Specified*
Morgan Competition Morgan, UT Trevor Haroldson Twins Backyard BBQ
  • Fries — 2nd Place*
  • Burger — 5th Place*
  • Ribs — 8th Place*
  • Steak — 12th & 13th Place*
American Royal — Open Kansas City, KS Jeff Crossland Boss Hog BBQ
  • Overall — 297th Place
  • Turkey — 46th Place*
  • Beans — 39th Place*
  • Pork — 116th Place*
  • Ribs — 167th Place*
RCA Double Rib Competition — Jeff Crossland Boss Hog BBQ
  • Ribs — 12th & 14th Place*
Show Low Competition Show Low, AZ James Perry Maverick Barbecue
  • Steak — 2nd Place*
St. George Competition St. George, UT James Perry Maverick Barbecue
  • Ribs — 2nd Place*
  • Golden Ticket*
SCA World Championship Fort Worth, TX James Perry Maverick Barbecue
  • 9th Place — Division Not Specified*
BBQ Pit Stop Finale St. George, UT Kevin Barnes Furyous Fire BBQ
  • Dessert — 2nd Place*
  • Steak B — 3rd Place*
  • Ribs — 4th Place*
  • Chili — 5th Place*
  • Jackpot Steak — 8th Place*
  • Steak A — 11th Place*
West Coast Double Down Hayward, CA Kevin Barnes Furyous Fire BBQ
  • Tacos — 3rd Place*
  • Steak — 8th & 12th Place*
  • Jackpot Steak — 9th Place*
Doko Competition Blythewood, SC Austin Freeman Big Production BBQ
  • Ribs — 7th Place*
BBQ on the Hill — Austin Freeman Big Production BBQ
  • Steak A — 12th Place*
Chill on the Hill Catawissa, PA Ed Gent Do It Gently BBQ
  • Steak — 6th Place*
Piney Grove Competition Chestertown, MD Ed Gent Do It Gently BBQ
  • Pork — 1st Place*
  • Ribs — 1st Place*
  • Chef’s Choice — 2nd Place*
  • Golden Ticket — Pork*
Arkansas State Competition Arkansas BJ Greene & John Tullos — Team Results Bison Grillers
  • Steak — 4th Place*
SCA World Championship Fort Worth, TX BJ Greene & John Tullos — Team Results Bison Grillers
  • Top-50 Finish — Exact Placing Not Specified*
Hot Springs Competition Hot Springs, AR BJ Greene & John Tullos — Team Results Bison Grillers
  • Steak — 3rd Place*

* Team-reported result; official score-sheet confirmation is pending.

Multiple finishes are grouped by cook and contest. Team results are identified where individual cook assignments were not provided. A dash indicates an unconfirmed location.