Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 43%
ROCK BOTTOM BBQ
ROCK BOTTOM BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 15th of 59 at the Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship (2013). They are ranked #2807 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2014 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.65 (+3.53)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.17)
Road miles
1,025
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 497 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
633.65 / 720
6 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 ROCK BOTTOM BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1520
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to ROCK BOTTOM BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCK BOTTOM BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1512
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ROCK BOTTOM BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1558
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROCK BOTTOM BBQ)
36 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where ROCK BOTTOM BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
They turned up 5 years after ROCK BOTTOM BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with ROCK BOTTOM BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,793 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CIRCLE R COOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 155.9428 | 161.31 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 142.8112 | 154.17 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 154.2854 | 162.75 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4286 | 150.2854 | 155.41 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 33% | Aug 30, 2014 |
More numbers
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
731
finished ahead 357 times, behind 606
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20145 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4172 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score651.4172 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1515) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +6.2 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +5.7 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 8, 2013 |
| -3.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 43% | 89.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 158 / 165 (627.2228) | 131 (162.8000) | 164 (142.8112) | 47 (170.8344) | 158 (150.7772) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 364 / 552 (641.6116) | 446 (155.9428) | 459 (154.2400) | 54 (173.7144) | 350 (157.7144) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 25 / 76 (651.4172) | 12 (167.4400) | 26 (163.9888) | 28 (164) | 39 (155.9884) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 30 / 89 (641.6456) | 47 (158.2628) | 6 (169.7144) | 53 (155.4056) | 35 (158.2628) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX | 15 / 59 (623.9998) | 11 (161.7142) | 38 (148.5716) | 27 (154.2854) | 16 (159.4286) |
| Mar 8, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX | 20 / 29 (615.9994) | 15 (161.7144) | 26 (145.7142) | 18 (158.2854) | 20 (150.2854) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.