The heartbreaker
0.5256
points from the title
Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off (Jul 26, 2013).
ROGUE CAVEMAN Q
ROGUE CAVEMAN Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 8 at the Northwest Barbeque Music Festival (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1628 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1557
peak 1558 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest May 28, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
56% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.15 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 663.24 (-3.10)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.25)
Road miles
777
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
663.24 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROGUE CAVEMAN Q, each with one reason worth a look.
44 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1557
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1557
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 9.
⚔ Compare careers#1,629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1557
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1557
Level with ROGUE CAVEMAN Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1557
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,633 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1556
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Northwest Smokehouse | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BITE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MOVIN' THE CHAINS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD BONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 144.4912 | 165.31 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 138.8344 | 164.25 | top 39% |
| Pork | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 171.4056 | 155.9772 | 166.65 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 160.5484 | 167.03 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 39% | May 28, 2016 |
| Battle of the Bones | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 22% | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 29% | Jul 25, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 157 times, behind 69
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1558) Battle of the Bones
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.2056 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First category win (Pork) Battle of the Bones
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7140 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall top-10 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- First overall podium Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- First Reserve Championship Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +10.5 | Battle of the Bones | Jun 20, 2014 |
| +9.6 | Northwest Barbeque Music Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +7.2 | Battle of the Bones | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +6.2 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 22, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.2 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 28, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 93.5% | 92.8% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 93.6% | 92% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 93% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2016 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 22 / 43 (643.9316) | 10 (169.7028) | 40 (138.8344) | 14 (168) | 14 (167.3944) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR | 6 / 25 (663.9200) | 4 (173.7028) | 15 (158.8344) | 10 (163.9772) | 5 (167.4056) |
| May 22, 2015 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 11 / 38 (673.0512) | 8 (170.2628) | 8 (172.5600) | 27 (163.9884) | 22 (166.2400) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Northwest Barbeque Music Festival Coquille, OR | 2 / 8 (667.8624) | 2 (168.5484) | 2 (169.7144) | 2 (167.3712) | 2 (162.2284) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 9 / 18 (651.9656) | 15 (144.4912) | 6 (167.4516) | 2 (170.8456) | 6 (169.1772) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR | 3 / 15 (654.7768) | 8 (159.3828) | 4 (163.4400) | 1 (171.4056) | 6 (160.5484) |
| May 24, 2014 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 11 / 31 (674.2056) | 19 (165.1200) | 21 (161.6800) | 6 (171.4056) | 2 (176) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 2 / 26 (669.7716) | 4 (168.5828) | 4 (171.4744) | 19 (155.9772) | 2 (173.7372) |
| May 25, 2013 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 12 / 31 (669.7140) | 12 (167.9998) | 4 (174.2856) | 16 (166.8570) | 23 (160.5716) |