Red Rock Cafe WI
Rating
1519
peak 1540 · rated over 17 contests
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2021-07-16
latest 2025-05-16
Best ToY finish
#395
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
663.36 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.87 (-6.50)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.29)
Road miles
7695
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 1176 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$170K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 17 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.87 / 720
17 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Slightly Sauced has finished one call ahead of Red Rock Cafe 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Black Crown Barbeque has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, THE BBQ BUS has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 34% across 5 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) (2021-08-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, THE BBQ BUS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BBQ BUS | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HOME FARM BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Black Crown Barbeque | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BS BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Highwaymen | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 164.5256 | 169.05 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 152.5372 | 166.29 | top 50% |
| Pork | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5028 | 167.09 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 158.2056 | 167.70 | top 46% |
“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 | 9 | 1 | top 49% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 41% | 2025-05-16 |
| 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 18% | 2021-08-27 |
| BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 64% | 2024-07-19 |
| Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 51% | 2022-10-14 |
| Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 48% | 2022-07-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (9 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (21 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) (2021-08-26)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 669.87 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-07-16 — First tracked contest · Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest
- 📣 2021-07-16 — First call · Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest
- 🏆 2021-08-26 — First Grand Championship · 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
- 🔥 2023-05-19 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
- 📈 2023-05-19 — Peak power rating (1540) · Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
- ⭐ 2024-05-17 — Career-best overall score (694.1940) · Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) | 2021-08-26 |
| +14.5 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | 2022-08-26 |
| +12.3 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2023-05-19 |
| +11.9 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2024-05-17 |
| +8.1 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2021-08-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
| -9.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2022-01-28 |
| -8.2 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 2022-05-14 |
| -7.7 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) | 2023-08-24 |
| -6.6 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2025-05-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 55% | 96.4% | 92.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 57% | 96.3% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43% | top 52% | 94.4% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 34% | 96% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 11 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 26 / 33 (664.9368) | 12 (171.9656) | 28 (159.3484) | 29 (162.8000) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 22 / 37 (651.1880) | 27 (164.5256) | 20 (165.0856) | 27 (160.5028) | 21 (161.0740) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 33 / 41 (660.4224) | 6 (174.8456) | 39 (152.5372) | 24 (166.2284) | 23 (166.8112) |
| 2024-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 8 / 31 (694.1940) | 11 (173.1200) | 11 (176.0000) | 18 (170.8112) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 23 / 27 (646.0684) | 21 (165.1200) | 20 (161.6572) | 23 (161.0856) | 25 (158.2056) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 13 / 19 (651.3372) | 12 (164.5716) | 16 (157.1200) | 13 (162.2400) | 7 (167.4056) |
| 2023-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 6 / 32 (693.6572) | 13 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4516) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 20 / 36 (659.8400) | 25 (167.3828) | 23 (162.8344) | 18 (167.9772) | 22 (161.6456) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 3 / 26 (679.8860) | 15 (165.0972) | 3 (170.8344) | 11 (168.5372) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 13 / 30 (677.7028) | 5 (177.1544) | 17 (166.8228) | 14 (169.1428) | 17 (164.5828) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 25 (156.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 20 / 25 (662.1712) | 18 (169.1428) | 22 (161.6800) | 17 (167.3828) | 19 (163.9656) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 10 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 42 / 60 (663.8512) | 46 (164.5256) | 17 (170.8344) | 37 (166.2284) | 43 (162.2628) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 20 / 44 (667.8972) | 7 (172.0000) | 13 (169.7260) | 32 (162.7884) | 26 (163.3828) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 8 / 25 (679.9084) | 15 (167.3828) | 6 (171.4172) | 12 (167.4056) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 1 / 25 (690.8572) | 10 (170.2856) | 8 (168.5716) | 3 (173.7028) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 15 / 43 (678.2060) | 29 (167.3944) | 4 (173.7028) | 19 (168.5716) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 14 / 27 (665.6112) | 16 (168.5372) | 17 (158.8228) | 17 (165.1428) | 3 (173.1084) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1404 (58 pts) | #947 (123 pts) | #1506 (58 pts) | #1423 (58 pts) | #1036 (103 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #595 (286 pts) | #545 (361 pts) | #690 (271 pts) | #737 (216 pts) | #595 (311 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #531 (338 pts) | #621 (298 pts) | #581 (373 pts) | #465 (448 pts) | #607 (288 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #395 (561 pts) | #461 (486 pts) | #348 (739 pts) | #473 (476 pts) | #412 (561 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1134 (85 pts) | #851 (165 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |