ROCKABILLY BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3674

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2018-08-24

Best ToY finish

#1082

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5372 / 720

Master · Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.90 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.61 (+1.29)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Brisket · Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

Consistency

±12.64

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.13)

Road miles

1,647

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1175 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Master avg

650.61 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

680.5372 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5372 at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-08-26

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CALLAWAY CREAMATORS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out (2018-08-24).

last seen 2016-08-26
back 2018-08-24

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.75% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.75% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
12 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS

#3656 of the rated field

1490 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1520

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ROCKABILLY BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCKABILLY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2023-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

PIT"SBURGH SMOKERS

#3686 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-05-22

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Old Man Joes

#3653 of the rated field

1490 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

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KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES

#3701 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

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Turnpike Smokers

#3669 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

Level with ROCKABILLY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2016-10-08

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SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE

#3692 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-04-04

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Shootin' Smoke	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SPICEWINE IRONWORKS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	0	168.5714	157.1428	163.74	top 61%
Pork Ribs	12	1	0	169.7142	150.8000	161.13	top 62%
Pork	12	2	1	171.4400	154.2856	162.79	top 56%
Brisket	12	2	0	173.7144	147.9998	162.94	top 50%

“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
MO	10	0	top 64%
NV	2	0	top 52%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 75%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2	9	0	top 52%	2018-08-24

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2018-08-24

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 10 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.13)

Walk rate 42% a top-10 call in 5 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 12 contests

Master average 650.61 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 267 169–269 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,647 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,175 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2016-08-26 → 2018-08-24

Power rating 1489 peak 1489 · #3674 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 First call Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
Jul 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6456 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
2015
Jul 10 10th tracked contest 8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
2016
Aug 26 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 26 Career-best overall score680.5372 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7144 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1494) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
2018
Aug 24 Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2016-08-26
+5	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival	2014-09-26
+1.6	Smokin' on the River	2013-07-19
+1	Anchor City Cook Off	2014-10-10
+0.2	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival	2013-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.7	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	2013-05-17
-5	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2018-08-24
-4.7	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2014-04-11
-4.3	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	2013-07-12
-4.2	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	2015-07-10

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 80%	90.4%	90.4%
2016	1	1	100%	top 24%	94.5%	94.5%
2015	3	0	33%	top 71%	90.2%	89.3%
2014	3	0	67%	top 57%	92.9%	91.2%
2013	4	0	25%	top 63%	90.2%	89.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-08-24	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	37 / 46 (650.6856)	24 (167.4056)	45 (150.8000)	25 (168.5256)	27 (163.9544)
2016-08-26	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	9 / 37 (680.5372)	10 (168.5600)	14 (167.4172)	13 (170.8456)	8 (173.7144)
2015-07-10	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	24 / 31 (639.8632)	24 (162.8228)	22 (160.5372)	28 (156.5488)	24 (159.9544)
2015-06-05	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	23 / 32 (638.7428)	28 (157.6572)	28 (155.9772)	26 (157.6912)	8 (167.4172)
2015-05-01	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	24 / 37 (649.6916)	28 (162.2400)	18 (161.7144)	25 (161.1544)	20 (164.5828)
2014-10-10	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	15 / 27 (661.7144)	18 (165.1200)	18 (164.0000)	3 (171.4400)	15 (161.1544)
2014-09-26	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	16 / 37 (668.6056)	18 (165.7372)	14 (169.1656)	6 (168.0000)	17 (165.7028)
2014-04-11	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	33 / 46 (639.9768)	35 (157.1428)	38 (154.2628)	20 (164.5828)	23 (163.9884)
2013-09-27	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	21 / 39 (642.2400)	28 (161.7144)	31 (155.4172)	20 (163.4400)	13 (161.6684)
2013-07-19	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	18 / 36 (645.0396)	23 (162.2628)	11 (166.8228)	25 (158.2284)	20 (157.7256)
2013-07-12	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	29 / 42 (649.6456)	21 (165.7028)	34 (157.7144)	29 (158.7884)	15 (167.4400)
2013-05-17	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	33 / 41 (640.5710)	14 (168.5714)	10 (169.7142)	33 (154.2856)	37 (147.9998)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1644 (145 pts)	#1791 (135 pts)	#2042 (115 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1655 (155 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1630 (128 pts)	#1877 (118 pts)	#1747 (128 pts)	#1950 (113 pts)	#1324 (213 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1082 (280 pts)	#1234 (255 pts)	#1157 (275 pts)	#750 (500 pts)	#1116 (285 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1168 (229 pts)	#1089 (279 pts)	#930 (339 pts)	#1354 (194 pts)	#1083 (269 pts)