Rocks Famous BBQ

Rocks Famous BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 29 at the Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest (2014). They are ranked #4722 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rock's Famous BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,722

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1533 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Aug 28, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

670.1828 / 720

Master · 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.42 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.32 (-3.90)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Consistency

±14.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.51 · weakest Brisket (159.76)

Road miles

406

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$384K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.32 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.1828 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.1828 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2015

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 84% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 16 of their 19 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

13 of 13 shared pork ribs entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 13 of 13 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

INDIGO PIG has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
25 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Rocks Famous BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Outhouse BBQ

#4,705 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1469

6–5 in 11 shared contests (55% to Rocks Famous BBQ)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — Rocks Famous BBQ ahead 6–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

No Money No Honey BBQ

#4,741 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to Rocks Famous BBQ)

They've been 1512 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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Wubba's BBQ

#4,740 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

6–3 in 9 shared contests (67% to Rocks Famous BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Rocks Famous BBQ has cooked, 10 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?

#4,724 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Rocks Famous BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 25 contests

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Making Meat BBQ

#4,727 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1510

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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SWINOS

#4,699 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1514

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	19	16	3	84%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke & Beer BBQ	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
PORK RADIO 810	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
On the Dotte Smokers	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	1	0	174.8572	142.8456	162.67	top 62%
Pork Ribs	22	2	0	171.4516	152.4800	163.51	top 61%
Pork	22	2	1	173.1316	154.2056	162.39	top 64%
Brisket	22	4	2	173.7144	138.8000	159.76	top 59%

“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)	9	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	20	0	top 64%
MO	2	0	top 33%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	35	top 50%	Sep 27, 2023
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	3	18	top 54%	Jun 11, 2016
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	366	top 87%	Nov 5, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 23 of 25 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,230 finished ahead 2,262 times, behind 3,440

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20262 milestones

Aug 28 25th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
Aug 28 Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival

20181 milestone

Sep 15 10th tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20152 milestones

Oct 3 Career-best overall score670.1828 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1533) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

20142 milestones

Sep 12 First overall top-10 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20133 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7140 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Sep 13 First call Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+10.7	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2014
+9.7	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+4.3	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	Jun 7, 2013
+3.5	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Meat Inferno	Oct 4, 2024
-9.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025
-9.1	McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual	Jun 6, 2025
-8.3	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
-7.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	50%	top 75%	92.9%	89.9%
2025	3	0	0%	top 88%	90.4%	89.2%
2024	3	0	33%	top 76%	93%	89.3%
2023	2	0	0%	top 74%	90.4%	90.4%
2022	2	0	0%	top 68%	90.8%	90.8%
2021	1	0	0%	top 7%	93.1%	93.1%
2019	2	0	50%	top 67%	91.7%	90.6%
2018	1	0	0%	top 83%	87.3%	87.3%
2017	1	0	0%	top 78%	88.2%	88.2%
2016	2	0	0%	top 64%	91.1%	90.3%
2015	1	0	0%	top 24%	93.1%	93.1%
2014	3	1	67%	top 36%	92.7%	91.8%
2013	2	0	50%	top 42%	90.2%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 28, 2026	East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	25 / 31 (626.6060)	22 (162.2284)	25 (159.3832)	27 (154.2056)	29 (150.7888)
Jun 5, 2026	McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	21 / 30 (668.5376)	8 (173.1316)	24 (165.1544)	10 (173.1316)	27 (157.1200)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	366 / 401 (634.1028)	267 (166.8456)	383 (152.4800)	244 (167.4172)	388 (147.3600)
Jun 6, 2025	McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	24 / 28 (650.7204)	24 (161.6916)	19 (167.9772)	22 (165.6800)	25 (155.3716)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	370 / 444 (642.1484)	182 (170.8572)	193 (170.2744)	398 (155.9540)	416 (145.0628)
Oct 4, 2024	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	37 / 38 (616.9484)	37 (155.9200)	31 (167.3828)	38 (154.8456)	38 (138.8000)
May 31, 2024	McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	17 / 35 (669.6912)	16 (169.7028)	16 (166.3200)	29 (159.9656)	2 (173.7028)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	361 / 487 (650.7772)	413 (158.8000)	301 (165.7028)	322 (164)	332 (162.2744)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	345 / 505 (653.6456)	124 (172)	418 (158.8228)	317 (164.0228)	385 (158.8000)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	35 / 467 (502.9028)	303 (162.8116)	112 (170.8572)	388 (155.3940)	401 (150.2172)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	325 / 468 (643.8168)	366 (158.8112)	382 (155.9428)	244 (165.1084)	235 (163.9544)
May 31, 2019	McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	16 / 25 (660.4456)	24 (157.6340)	21 (159.3944)	11 (169.7028)	6 (173.7144)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	388 / 467 (628.3772)	363 (159.3716)	370 (158.2400)	342 (158.8228)	395 (151.9428)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	316 / 407 (634.7428)	398 (142.8456)	124 (169.6800)	240 (163.9656)	289 (158.2516)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	269 / 557 (655.9088)	345 (161.6916)	348 (161.6572)	232 (166.2628)	188 (166.2972)
Jun 11, 2016	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	23 / 29 (644.9712)	23 (162.2400)	23 (157.6456)	27 (159.4172)	16 (165.6684)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	145 / 606 (670.1828)	83 (172.5600)	91 (171.4172)	463 (156.5256)	130 (169.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	234 / 552 (659.3260)	44 (174.8572)	213 (166.2972)	322 (162.2400)	375 (155.9316)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	6 / 29 (667.4172)	12 (165.7028)	6 (171.4516)	22 (157.1200)	2 (173.1428)
Jun 13, 2014	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	19 / 41 (655.2912)	38 (153.6800)	8 (170.8228)	20 (164.5256)	11 (166.2628)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	16 / 34 (640.4112)	27 (150.7772)	24 (154.2284)	3 (169.6912)	10 (165.7144)
Jun 7, 2013	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	18 / 49 (649.7140)	19 (164.5714)	43 (155.9998)	20 (164.5714)	13 (164.5714)

Rocks Famous BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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)