A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CONTAGIOUS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
CONTAGIOUS Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE
ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They finished #1546 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Mar 1, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.33
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.74 · weakest Brisket (154.25)
Road miles
343
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
636.07 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 156.5256 | 159.97 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 157.7144 | 164.74 | top 54% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8570 | 145.0744 | 157.11 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 146.2856 | 154.25 | top 81% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 20 times, behind 135
Longest layoff
5.5 yrs
Sep 6, 2013 → Mar 1, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1493) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score646.1484 Cookeville Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Cookeville Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 56 / 62 (628.9144) | 55 (161.0856) | 34 (167.3944) | 62 (145.0744) | 53 (155.3600) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 35 / 42 (646.1484) | 40 (156.5256) | 17 (169.1200) | 38 (159.4056) | 29 (161.0972) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 19 / 26 (633.1426) | 13 (162.2856) | 17 (157.7144) | 8 (166.8570) | 23 (146.2856) |