Rollin Smoke BBQ AL
Rating
1787
peak 1801
Contests
79
in the data
First seen
2020-01-24
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#1
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
7
7 reserve
Category wins
11
39 podiums
Overall top-10s
44
of 79 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
9 🔥
Current form
418.70 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 397.40 (+21.31)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
21
best run (overall)
Consistency
±117.91
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.72 · weakest Brisket (164.34)
Road miles
30876
mi across 79 mapped stops · furthest 9483 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LEE LA Q has finished one call ahead of Rollin Smoke BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Wee Daddy's BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Pig Destroyer has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Modest Meats in 22 of their 25 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2026-01-09).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 63-team field at Lakeland Pig Festival.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 13% across 7 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2024-10-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 10 at their very first tracked contest, Northeast Beerbq Festival (2020-01-24).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 73 | 38 | 4 | 19 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 172.72 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 72 | 46 | 6 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 172.08 | top 32% |
| Pork | 31 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8228 | 171.19 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 154.2400 | 164.34 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 35 | 1 | top 27% |
| TN | 9 | 0 | top 35% |
| FL | 4 | 1 | top 14% |
| VA | 4 | 2 | top 21% |
| AB | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
| GA | 3 | 1 | top 20% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| MS | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 13 | 4 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 36 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 2 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (33 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (43 of 79 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (73 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Northeast Beerbq Festival (2020-01-24)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 397.40
- 9 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 701.6456 | 393.11 |
| 2025 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 686.1940 | 386.10 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 651.9312 | 386.29 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 329.6112 | 325.06 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 310.7428 | 310.74 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 687.9884 | 661.84 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 13 / 41 (344.5140) | 18 (171.4056) | 12 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 2 / 31 (351.9772) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 11 / 26 (347.3828) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4172) | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest Covington, TN | 16 / 25 (696.5028) | 12 (176.5600) | 8 (176.0000) | 8 (176.5716) | 19 (167.3712) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 5 / 82 (353.1316) | 3 (178.8572) | 12 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 15 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 5 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 3 / 15 (351.9772) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 4 / 17 (348.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 8 / 33 (701.6456) | 9 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (171.9656) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 4 / 36 (349.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 2 / 43 (353.1200) | 10 (176.5600) | 7 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 21 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 4 / 125 (350.8228) | 13 (174.2628) | 4 (176.5600) | 19 (171.4056) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 62 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 6 / 30 (338.2740) | 12 (166.2512) | 7 (172.0228) | 4 (174.8456) | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 9 / 44 (345.0856) | 11 (173.1084) | 11 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 2 / 32 (347.9772) | 2 (177.1428) | 5 (170.8344) | 6 (169.6800) | 9 (155.3600) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 1 / 63 (354.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.1428) | 7 (168.5484) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | 2 / 38 (355.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2025-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) Demopolis, AL | 3 / 21 (686.1940) | 17 (168.5256) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (175.4400) | 19 (162.2284) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 1 / 56 (356.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 3 / 16 (354.2628) | 8 (175.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 12 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 13 (169.6684) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 1 / 13 (357.7028) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (179.4400) | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 2 / 30 (351.9772) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 6 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 4 / 15 (348.5488) | 8 (174.2628) | 3 (174.2860) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 16 (159.3828) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 5 / 30 (349.1200) | 3 (177.1428) | 10 (171.9772) | 2 (180.0000) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 4 / 28 (354.2744) | 7 (176.5600) | 5 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 4 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 3 / 29 (350.8344) | 7 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 17 / 32 (326.7312) | 11 (165.0856) | 16 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 7 / 23 (347.3828) | 9 (171.9656) | 5 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1544) | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 8 / 42 (347.3712) | 11 (175.4056) | 8 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 8 / 35 (347.3712) | 13 (173.1084) | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 10 / 18 (683.9316) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (172.5600) | 6 (174.8572) | 16 (159.9544) |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 2 / 15 (340.5028) | 2 (171.9656) | 2 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 28 / 70 (341.6572) | 21 (171.9656) | 29 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 15 / 34 (658.1600) | 25 (160.5256) | 14 (163.4172) | 13 (166.8228) | 14 (167.3944) |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 8 / 32 (347.3828) | 11 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1200) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 7 / 23 (349.6800) | 6 (178.8572) | 17 (170.8228) | 8 (173.1200) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 5 / 28 (346.2516) | 11 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4288) | 22 (163.9312) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 24 / 31 (332.4568) | 31 (159.3484) | 10 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 7 / 43 (347.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 26 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 14 / 100 (347.3828) | 16 (174.2628) | 13 (173.1200) | 25 (168.5372) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 42 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 8 / 30 (343.9656) | 7 (173.7028) | 11 (170.2628) | 23 (161.6572) | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 17 / 40 (335.3484) | 19 (167.3828) | 19 (167.9656) | 11 (172.5484) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2024-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 3 / 11 (350.8112) | 5 (177.7028) | 6 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 22 / 58 (334.7656) | 25 (165.0856) | 12 (169.6800) | 4 (177.7028) | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 1 / 11 (354.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 1 / 13 (354.2856) | 4 (177.1428) | 2 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 1 / 38 (357.7028) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 21 / 59 (343.9312) | 24 (171.9656) | 20 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 2 / 18 (347.3712) | 15 (169.6684) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (172.5484) | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 10 / 33 (342.8000) | 15 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 8 (168.5372) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 4 / 27 (349.6800) | 8 (174.2628) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 30 / 35 (651.9312) | 20 (169.6684) | 20 (167.9772) | 31 (160.0456) | 31 (154.2400) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 21 / 28 (648.4452) | 25 (161.1084) | 20 (163.3940) | 22 (161.1428) | 21 (162.8000) |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 13 / 17 (336.5028) | 14 (167.9656) | 10 (168.5372) | 15 (162.2400) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 14 / 35 (339.9428) | 20 (166.8228) | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 13 / 39 (341.6800) | 19 (170.2628) | 10 (171.4172) | 10 (169.6800) | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 10 / 20 (341.6456) | 6 (173.1084) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 4 / 27 (346.8228) | 4 (174.8456) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 18 / 37 (505.0744) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 3 / 31 (349.1316) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 8 / 38 (342.8116) | 22 (167.3944) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 11 / 40 (320.5028) | 10 (161.0856) | 12 (159.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 27 / 39 (329.6112) | 22 (168.5256) | 29 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 47 / 34 (310.7428) | 50 (154.8000) | 42 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust Cambridge, MN | 38 / 45 (639.8856) | 35 (162.8112) | 42 (156.5600) | 40 (158.8228) | 31 (161.6916) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 30 / 43 (657.6460) | 32 (166.8344) | 35 (161.1200) | 18 (168.5944) | 29 (161.0972) |
| 2020-01-24 | Northeast Beerbq Festival Bundalong, Vic, 3730 | 1 / 10 (687.9884) | 1 (177.1772) | 4 (168.5600) | 4 (170.2856) | 4 (171.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #1 🏆 (1331 pts) | #1 🏆 (1291 pts) | #8 (1147 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #409 (248 pts) | #273 (448 pts) | #201 (648 pts) | #452 (238 pts) | #459 (223 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #18 (1196 pts) | #16 (1211 pts) | #12 (1265 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #926 (118 pts) | #384 (600 pts) | #391 (646 pts) | #627 (267 pts) | #786 (177 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #8 (1273 pts) | #24 (1082 pts) | #17 (1186 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #930 (136 pts) | — | — | — |