ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 94 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 32 at the Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1597 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,597

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1558

peak 1621 · rated over 94 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jul 24, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#242

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 94 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9544 / 720

Master · Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

669.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.15 (+6.20)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival

Consistency

±14.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.71)

Road miles

21,924

across 94 mapped stops · furthest 520 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$429K

listed at 40 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 47 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.15 / 720

94 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.6800 points from the title

Came within 1.6800 points of the Grand Championship at Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (Sep 7, 2018).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×2

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 15%

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 70 of 94 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 94 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.9544 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9544 at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2024

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Frank's BBQ Trading Post has finished one call ahead of ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 34%.

7 contests
4 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 34%

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A tough matchup

45–17 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 73% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 45 of their 62 shared contests.

A strong matchup

49–15 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BRACKEN RACKS BBQ in 49 of their 64 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

43 of 62 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 43 of 62 shared chicken entries.

Built for the big stage

Top 50% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 50% finish in large fields against top 66% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 50% (22)
Small (<20 teams): top 66% (6)

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

21,924 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 21,924 miles across 94 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 520 miles to Original SD BBQ Championships.

94 mapped stops
furthest 520 mi

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
94 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 10th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#504 (338 pts)	#621 (273 pts)	#469 (473 pts)	#413 (488 pts)	#467 (413 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#444 (436 pts)	#467 (486 pts)	#486 (471 pts)	#486 (411 pts)	#399 (551 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#270 (811 pts)	#241 (956 pts)	#320 (791 pts)	#190 (1,046 pts)	#259 (856 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#308 (692 pts)	#340 (662 pts)	#327 (777 pts)	#235 (912 pts)	#195 (1,037 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#252 (901 pts)	#244 (931 pts)	#237 (1,016 pts)	#307 (781 pts)	#216 (1,021 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#374 (510 pts)	#306 (665 pts)	#440 (480 pts)	#421 (450 pts)	#421 (470 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#410 (269 pts)	#422 (279 pts)	#307 (414 pts)	#392 (294 pts)	#404 (294 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#354 (894 pts)	#378 (854 pts)	#371 (884 pts)	#545 (634 pts)	#234 (1,204 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#242 (1,272 pts)	#264 (1,192 pts)	#219 (1,282 pts)	#175 (1,427 pts)	#177 (1,484 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#417 (891 pts)	#394 (956 pts)	#400 (961 pts)	#474 (826 pts)	#234 (1,366 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#457 (868 pts)	#418 (933 pts)	#636 (643 pts)	#572 (713 pts)	#340 (1,093 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#465 (831 pts)	#362 (1,016 pts)	#465 (826 pts)	#398 (931 pts)	#451 (831 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#651 (569 pts)	#903 (399 pts)	#836 (439 pts)	#522 (739 pts)	#455 (834 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1016 (283 pts)	#1021 (303 pts)	#974 (318 pts)	#909 (353 pts)	#1164 (248 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HONEYMAN BBQ

#1,603 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1602

13–11 in 24 shared contests (54% to ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ)

These two have cooked 24 of the same contests — ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ ahead 13–11 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2020

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Vegas Grillbillies

#1,591 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1593

They've been 1593 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 52 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO

#1,604 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1562

Fewer contests behind them than ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has cooked, 41 to 94, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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MasterQue

#1,596 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1560

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 24 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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WANNA B'S

#1,607 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1565

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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BUILDING SMOKE

#1,599 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1558

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	64	49	15	77%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	62	17	45	27%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	53	23	30	43%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	49	31	18	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	42	8	34	19%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	40	9	31	23%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	35	7	28	20%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	33	15	18	45%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	33	6	27	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	32	19	13	59%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	31	9	22	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	29	14	15	48%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	28	16	12	57%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	27	0	27	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	94	27	1	5	178.8800	145.0400	166.28	top 53%
Pork Ribs	94	30	0	2	176.5600	147.9200	164.71	top 51%
Pork	94	28	3	6	180 🔥	153.0628	165.96	top 51%
Brisket	94	39	2	9	179.4400	146.2858	166.20	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	top 66%
Medium (20–39)	66	top 49%
Large (40+)	22	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	63	top 49%
WY	19	top 47%
NE	7	top 56%
SD	2	top 75%
MT	2	top 72%
KS	1	top 65%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	9	10	top 65%	Apr 24, 2026
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	5	2	top 27%	Sep 6, 2019
National Western BBQ Throwdown	5	18	top 53%	Jan 11, 2019
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	3	7	top 54%	Aug 9, 2024
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival	3	6	top 33%	Aug 18, 2023
Central Plains Ribfest	3	9	top 54%	Jun 17, 2022
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	3	11	top 43%	Aug 2, 2019
LuLu's Brew & Que	3	8	top 43%	Apr 26, 2019
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	3	14	top 49%	May 29, 2015
Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off	2	8	top 36%	Jul 24, 2026
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival	2	8	top 40%	Aug 15, 2025
Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest	2	15	top 56%	Sep 6, 2024
Smoke & Soul Fest	2	8	top 33%	Oct 6, 2023
Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	2	2	top 15%	Jun 21, 2019
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	6	top 43%	Sep 8, 2017
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	19	top 48%	Jul 21, 2017
Griller's Cup	2	6	top 38%	Jul 15, 2016
Wild West BBQ	2	14	top 51%	May 8, 2015
Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2	5	top 43%	Apr 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 11 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 63 of 94 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 56 19 of them more than once

Opponents faced 812 finished ahead 1,562 times, behind 1,460

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

20261 milestone

Jul 24 Most recent contest Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off

20241 milestone

Aug 16 Career-best overall score695.9544 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival

20231 milestone

Aug 18 First perfect 180 (Pork) Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival

20192 milestones

Apr 26 50th tracked contest LuLu's Brew & Que
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1621) Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

20182 milestones

Jun 22 First overall podium 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest
Jun 22 First Reserve Championship 2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest

20161 milestone

Jul 15 25th tracked contest Griller's Cup

20151 milestone

Jul 17 First category win (Pork) Griller's Cup

20142 milestones

Apr 25 First overall top-10 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Bootleggin' BBQ

20133 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
May 31 First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4572 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	Sep 7, 2018
+13.9	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1	Oct 21, 2022
+13.6	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	Jun 22, 2018
+12.3	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 25, 2014
+11.9	Griller's Cup	Jul 17, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2024
-10.5	S.T.A.R Brews & Q	Sep 5, 2020
-10.2	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	Aug 5, 2022
-9.6	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 6, 2022
-9.3	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 11, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	3	0	0	67%	top 61%	94.3%	92.2%
2025	4	1	1	75%	top 49%	94.7%	92.7%
2024	8	2	1	75%	top 61%	96.7%	93.3%
2023	7	1	1	86%	top 52%	95.3%	93.1%
2022	8	2	1	63%	top 51%	95.9%	93%
2021	5	1	0	80%	top 49%	94.5%	92.4%
2020	4	0	0	25%	top 74%	93%	91.8%
2019	7	4	1	71%	top 34%	94.6%	93.1%
2018	11	2	0	82%	top 45%	96.1%	92.5%
2017	10	1	0	70%	top 54%	93.3%	90.9%
2016	8	3	0	63%	top 43%	93.4%	91.6%
2015	7	2	1	100%	top 44%	93.4%	91.9%
2014	8	3	0	88%	top 47%	93.6%	91.2%
2013	4	0	0	75%	top 55%	90.1%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 24, 2026	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	13 / 32 (679.2796)	15 (171.9772)	11 (170.8112)	24 (162.7884)	8 (173.7028)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	37 / 48 (662.2056)	44 (155.9656)	25 (170.2628)	11 (174.2972)	35 (161.6800)
Apr 24, 2026	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	18 / 27 (650.6628)	26 (145.0400)	9 (167.3828)	3 (174.8572)	15 (163.3828)
Aug 15, 2025	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	14 / 27 (672.4340)	22 (157.0856)	14 (169.6800)	12 (170.8228)	2 (174.8456)
Jul 25, 2025	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	8 / 26 (682.1712)	1 (177.7144)	7 (171.9656)	18 (164.5256)	15 (167.9656)
Jun 13, 2025	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	25 / 33 (640.3312)	19 (167.3828)	27 (154.7656)	27 (155.9200)	22 (162.2628)
Apr 25, 2025	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	11 / 30 (675.9084)	25 (163.3828)	8 (172.5600)	8 (170.8456)	11 (169.1200)
Sep 6, 2024	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	26 / 36 (663.8400)	23 (168.5256)	32 (158.2400)	17 (171.9656)	26 (165.1088)
Aug 16, 2024	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	8 / 29 (695.9544)	6 (177.1544)	21 (163.9544)	1 (180)	8 (174.8456)
Aug 9, 2024	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	7 / 29 (687.9084)	6 (176)	10 (168.5372)	12 (169.1084)	6 (174.2628)
Jul 26, 2024	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Laramie, WY	12 / 17 (668.4112)	10 (169.6684)	5 (172.5600)	17 (157.0628)	8 (169.1200)
Jul 12, 2024	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	18 / 26 (666.6856)	20 (168.5256)	22 (159.9544)	7 (174.2628)	20 (163.9428)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	19 / 25 (658.1368)	8 (170.8572)	22 (157.6800)	11 (169.6684)	22 (159.9312)
Jun 14, 2024	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	11 / 16 (677.0288)	6 (174.2744)	10 (168.5372)	8 (173.1200)	14 (161.0972)
May 10, 2024	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	24 / 29 (656.9368)	27 (160.5028)	13 (167.4172)	26 (161.6340)	15 (167.3828)
Oct 6, 2023	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	8 / 28 (686.1712)	6 (171.9656)	19 (163.3828)	5 (174.2628)	4 (176.5600)
Aug 18, 2023	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	12 / 27 (680.4688)	19 (155.9316)	9 (171.4172)	1 (180)	4 (173.1200)
Aug 11, 2023	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	15 / 27 (666.1256)	14 (168.5256)	8 (170.2628)	19 (165.0972)	20 (162.2400)
Jun 30, 2023	Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	21 / 35 (671.8740)	31 (158.8112)	19 (168.5372)	22 (167.3828)	3 (177.1428)
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	28 / 42 (654.6512)	29 (158.7884)	6 (173.1200)	30 (159.3600)	20 (163.3828)
May 27, 2023	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	15 / 37 (679.3372)	20 (170.2628)	29 (161.6572)	5 (176.5716)	12 (170.8456)
May 12, 2023	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	21 / 30 (655.3028)	16 (167.3828)	19 (162.2628)	25 (159.9772)	14 (165.6800)
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	14 / 31 (677.6344)	28 (159.3828)	12 (170.2744)	16 (168.5372)	1 (179.4400)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	3 / 32 (690.2512)	5 (171.9656)	5 (176.5600)	13 (169.1200)	6 (172.6056)
Oct 7, 2022	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	11 / 29 (674.1600)	6 (171.9772)	5 (171.9656)	21 (162.2516)	11 (167.9656)
Aug 19, 2022	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	10 / 29 (681.6228)	2 (178.8800)	7 (170.8344)	4 (175.4172)	20 (156.4912)
Aug 5, 2022	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	29 / 35 (651.2684)	21 (166.8344)	24 (164.5600)	26 (161.0856)	29 (158.7884)
Jul 1, 2022	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	13 / 28 (668.9828)	22 (161.6572)	8 (169.6800)	15 (168.5256)	12 (169.1200)
Jun 17, 2022	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	21 / 29 (658.6968)	23 (166.2628)	17 (166.8228)	26 (160.5256)	21 (165.0856)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	25 / 33 (654.6628)	25 (165.0972)	23 (162.8344)	23 (160.4912)	14 (166.2400)
Aug 20, 2021	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	6 / 30 (679.3484)	14 (169.1200)	7 (170.2744)	6 (171.9656)	11 (167.9884)
Aug 6, 2021	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	12 / 42 (680.5256)	6 (176.0116)	17 (169.1084)	31 (162.8000)	7 (172.6056)
Jun 19, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE	30 / 36 (655.8972)	28 (163.9428)	20 (170.2744)	29 (161.0972)	29 (160.5828)
Jun 18, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE	23 / 40 (666.7424)	10 (174.8456)	22 (168.5484)	28 (163.9312)	30 (159.4172)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	20 / 35 (645.5660)	5 (172.0116)	29 (153.1088)	17 (166.2400)	27 (154.2056)
Oct 3, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY	26 / 41 (669.5884)	33 (165.0856)	22 (167.9772)	20 (170.2628)	27 (166.2628)
Oct 2, 2020	Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY	31 / 41 (660.4340)	32 (163.4056)	26 (164.5372)	31 (164.5256)	21 (167.9656)
Sep 5, 2020	S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO	16 / 19 (657.0516)	14 (165.6800)	6 (170.8572)	16 (160.5372)	15 (159.9772)
Aug 21, 2020	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	31 / 43 (657.0172)	39 (163.4056)	13 (170.2744)	33 (161.6572)	27 (161.6800)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	20 / 46 (662.1368)	29 (163.9772)	19 (166.8344)	25 (165.0740)	17 (166.2512)
Sep 6, 2019	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	4 / 28 (681.0516)	13 (166.2400)	4 (171.4288)	8 (167.9656)	2 (175.4172)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	28 / 54 (667.8396)	18 (171.4172)	27 (167.4056)	38 (160.5028)	17 (168.5140)
Jun 21, 2019	Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO	6 / 26 (663.7824)	8 (167.3712)	13 (160.5144)	12 (162.7884)	1 (173.1084)
Jun 14, 2019	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	9 / 30 (671.2912)	11 (169.7144)	15 (165.0856)	19 (165.0856)	5 (171.4056)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	8 / 40 (679.3944)	16 (170.8228)	3 (173.7028)	29 (161.0972)	3 (173.7716)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	20 / 38 (669.0628)	4 (176)	21 (166.2284)	16 (166.8572)	27 (159.9772)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	23 / 48 (656.9712)	40 (157.6456)	13 (167.4172)	24 (164.5256)	14 (167.3828)
Sep 14, 2018	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	20 / 28 (634.7656)	17 (161.1428)	19 (160.5944)	10 (161.0856)	25 (151.9428)
Sep 7, 2018	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	2 / 32 (691.9772)	6 (173.1428)	6 (173.1316)	4 (171.9772)	2 (173.7256)
Aug 17, 2018	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	13 / 30 (673.6688)	14 (166.8228)	7 (172.5600)	19 (164.5488)	8 (169.7372)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	11 / 41 (677.6000)	32 (161.0856)	8 (171.9888)	8 (173.1200)	6 (171.4056)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	2 / 31 (681.6228)	8 (168.5600)	2 (171.4172)	6 (170.8228)	2 (170.8228)
Jun 15, 2018	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	21 / 35 (673.6112)	16 (169.6684)	31 (158.2628)	4 (177.7028)	16 (167.9772)
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO	11 / 20 (670.7544)	3 (174.2744)	9 (167.3828)	10 (165.6800)	14 (163.4172)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	21 / 26 (647.2452)	11 (167.4172)	21 (161.0856)	18 (159.9312)	19 (158.8112)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	19 / 40 (662.1828)	25 (162.8228)	30 (159.3944)	17 (167.3828)	5 (172.5828)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	21 / 39 (658.6972)	17 (167.3944)	22 (162.2400)	7 (172.5600)	30 (156.5028)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	15 / 25 (658.1372)	9 (173.1200)	20 (158.2400)	21 (157.6572)	4 (169.1200)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY	12 / 18 (649.0400)	15 (159.9428)	16 (149.7144)	8 (167.3828)	4 (172)
Sep 8, 2017	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	6 / 28 (671.9200)	7 (171.4056)	4 (170.8572)	18 (161.6572)	5 (168)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	22 / 44 (663.8856)	33 (159.9656)	12 (170.8344)	28 (163.3828)	10 (169.7028)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	19 / 46 (665.0632)	38 (159.4288)	6 (173.1316)	15 (170.8456)	26 (161.6572)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	25 / 59 (649.5316)	42 (158.2284)	25 (162.8116)	20 (167.9888)	25 (160.5028)
May 19, 2017	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	19 / 36 (656.4228)	13 (167.9656)	29 (156.5144)	23 (161.6456)	9 (170.2972)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	25 / 31 (627.9204)	18 (166.8572)	28 (150.2516)	28 (162.2744)	25 (148.5372)
Mar 10, 2017	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	22 / 34 (655.2916)	26 (161.0972)	29 (157.1316)	19 (166.2400)	11 (170.8228)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	23 / 38 (650.1600)	13 (167.9656)	28 (157.6916)	34 (153.0628)	4 (171.4400)
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	32 / 49 (651.7828)	35 (161.6456)	39 (159.3716)	24 (165.6684)	20 (165.0972)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	19 / 35 (661.0284)	12 (169.6912)	29 (157.6572)	21 (165.6684)	12 (168.0116)
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	15 / 27 (660.9944)	6 (172.5600)	24 (147.9316)	6 (170.8228)	6 (169.6800)
Jun 24, 2016	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	12 / 33 (660.4344)	9 (169.7144)	18 (161.6572)	21 (161.0972)	7 (167.9656)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	10 / 58 (672.4684)	18 (169.6800)	29 (163.3944)	23 (167.9656)	5 (171.4284)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	10 / 30 (655.8624)	20 (164.5140)	8 (169.1200)	15 (162.7884)	12 (159.4400)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	10 / 33 (661.0400)	10 (169.7028)	20 (161.6916)	19 (163.9544)	11 (165.6912)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	18 / 36 (651.8744)	11 (169.6800)	21 (160.5260)	28 (155.3712)	13 (166.2972)
Sep 11, 2015	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	8 / 32 (670.7656)	2 (178.8572)	17 (163.4056)	22 (161.0972)	9 (167.4056)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	11 / 26 (670.1368)	6 (172)	15 (165.0856)	14 (165.6684)	7 (167.3828)
Jul 24, 2015	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	19 / 26 (657.5768)	15 (167.9540)	13 (162.8116)	24 (155.9656)	6 (170.8456)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	6 / 29 (672.5260)	13 (167.4056)	9 (168.5372)	1 (173.7144)	14 (162.8688)
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	14 / 32 (651.3256)	2 (171.9772)	11 (165.1544)	23 (155.9428)	16 (158.2512)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	14 / 26 (649.0052)	23 (157.6800)	7 (167.4284)	5 (169.1084)	18 (154.7884)
Jan 9, 2015	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	19 / 40 (661.0056)	33 (159.3828)	18 (167.3944)	6 (173.1428)	23 (161.0856)
Sep 20, 2014	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	9 / 19 (651.2912)	12 (161.6456)	7 (166.2972)	13 (157.0856)	6 (166.2628)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	19 / 47 (663.8628)	32 (161.6684)	8 (170.2628)	8 (172.5600)	32 (159.3716)
Aug 22, 2014	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	10 / 17 (673.5884)	15 (162.8228)	12 (164.5256)	2 (178.8572)	9 (167.3828)
Aug 1, 2014	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO	22 / 31 (638.0912)	19 (166.2400)	30 (147.9200)	19 (159.4056)	14 (164.5256)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	11 / 28 (663.3028)	10 (170.8228)	25 (149.6688)	7 (169.1084)	4 (173.7028)
May 30, 2014	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	18 / 34 (649.5432)	22 (160.5028)	27 (155.9544)	16 (163.3944)	7 (169.6916)
May 9, 2014	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	14 / 29 (640.9828)	20 (155.3600)	16 (157.6572)	20 (160.5256)	5 (167.4400)
Apr 25, 2014	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	5 / 28 (670.7772)	22 (157.1200)	12 (166.8344)	3 (172.5600)	2 (174.2628)
Sep 13, 2013	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	21 / 42 (648.4572)	34 (155.9544)	14 (165.1428)	35 (155.3600)	5 (172)
Jun 21, 2013	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	12 / 23 (642.8570)	14 (161.7142)	16 (155.4286)	6 (170.8570)	13 (154.8572)
May 31, 2013	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	17 / 33 (637.7142)	15 (162.2856)	8 (162.2858)	13 (161.1430)	23 (151.9998)
Apr 26, 2013	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	32 / 47 (615.4282)	21 (158.8568)	35 (152.5714)	26 (157.7142)	40 (146.2858)

ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)