A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rhythm n QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rhythm n QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
ROCKET MAN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-05-02
latest 2013-12-13
Best ToY finish
#1308
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
583.49
last 3 Master vs avg 583.49 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 150.66 · weakest Brisket (139.94)
Road miles
76
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
583.49 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
ROCKET MAN BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 141 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4860 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1465
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ROCKET MAN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCKET MAN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROCKET MAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8000 | 146.2856 | 150.66 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5714 | 134.2744 | 143.41 | top 88% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7142 | 145.6912 | 149.49 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.0000 | 123.8288 | 139.94 | top 86% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.6 yrs
2013-05-02 → 2013-12-13
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Cooks most in
NV
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 150.66 · weakest Brisket (139.94)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
583.49
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
113
6–126 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
76
3 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score608.5712 Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)156.5714 Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship | 2013-12-13 |
| -11.7 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | 2013-05-02 |
| -11.5 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship | 2013-10-31 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.5% | 81% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-13 | Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship Las Vegas, NV | 25 / 25 (567.0632) | 23 (154.8000) | 25 (139.3716) | 24 (149.0628) | 25 (123.8288) |
| 2013-10-31 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 82 / 85 (574.8228) | 79 (150.8800) | 84 (134.2744) | 80 (145.6912) | 76 (143.9772) |
| 2013-05-02 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV | 22 / 25 (608.5712) | 23 (146.2856) | 16 (156.5714) | 20 (153.7142) | 17 (152.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1308 (190 pts) | #1360 (195 pts) | #1293 (220 pts) | #1309 (205 pts) | #1267 (215 pts) |