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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2019-03-01
Best ToY finish
#1546
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.07
last 3 Master vs avg 636.07 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.33
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.74 · weakest Brisket (154.25)
Road miles
343
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.07 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
5.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.5 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2019-03-01).
- last seen 2013-09-06
- back 2019-03-01
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.
ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE 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 149 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.
#4407 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROCKETMAN BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.7 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2019-03-01
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.74 · weakest Brisket (154.25)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
636.07
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
147
20–135 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
343
3 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.5 yrs
2013-09-06 → 2019-03-01
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2019
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2019-03-01 |
| -9 | Cookeville Cookoff | 2013-09-06 |
| -6.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-06-07 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 89.7% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 56 / 62 (628.9144) | 55 (161.0856) | 34 (167.3944) | 62 (145.0744) | 53 (155.3600) |
| 2013-09-06 | Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 35 / 42 (646.1484) | 40 (156.5256) | 17 (169.1200) | 38 (159.4056) | 29 (161.0972) |
| 2013-06-07 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 19 / 26 (633.1426) | 13 (162.2856) | 17 (157.7144) | 8 (166.8570) | 23 (146.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1546 (148 pts) | #1425 (178 pts) | #1377 (198 pts) | #1279 (213 pts) | #1717 (128 pts) |