ROUX 165 BBQ

ROUX 165 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 19 at the Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 (2015). They are ranked #2164 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,164

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1540 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Apr 22, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#528

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

24% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

688.4684 / 720

Master · Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.88 (+7.52)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1

Consistency

±20.41

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.67 · weakest Pork (162.25)

Road miles

3,380

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 434 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

657.88 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+25 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 7 contests since May 8, 2015 — from 1508 up to 1533.

7 contests since May 8, 2015
now 1533

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.4684 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.4684 at Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 21, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.

7 contests
4 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 36%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE BLUE BLOODS ahead in 86% of their meetings

THE BLUE BLOODS has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 35%.

Pork avg 162.25
Chicken avg 166.67
3 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 27% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 55% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,380 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,380 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 434 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

17 mapped stops
furthest 434 mi

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1534 (171 pts)	#1452 (196 pts)	#1508 (186 pts)	#1692 (161 pts)	#1557 (176 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#528 (711 pts)	#456 (866 pts)	#620 (631 pts)	#711 (531 pts)	#548 (686 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#934 (346 pts)	#899 (401 pts)	#1003 (341 pts)	#989 (356 pts)	#664 (556 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1637 (134 pts)	#1703 (134 pts)	#1721 (134 pts)	#1493 (164 pts)	#1672 (134 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROUX 165 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Aussie TongMasters

#2,154 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1533

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026

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B' FOR CHICKEN

#2,174 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1538

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2018

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Ishy Links BBQ

#2,161 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1541

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ

#2,170 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1544

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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Pop's Smoke on the Hill

#2,169 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1532

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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RFS Barbecue Team

#2,152 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1537

Level with ROUX 165 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GIVE IT TO GOD	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' N THE DARK	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BLIND HOG BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
NCOGNITO COOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	6	0	2	177.1428	154.8000	166.67	top 50%
Pork Ribs	17	5	1	2	177.1428	149.1432	163.63	top 55%
Pork	17	3	0	0	176	146.7196	162.25	top 61%
Brisket	17	5	0	2	177.7028	151.9996	165.34	top 48%

“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)	2	top 41%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
LA	6	top 56%
AR	4	top 50%
MS	4	top 42%
OK	2	top 69%
AL	1	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	0	top 45%	Mar 4, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in LA 6 of 17 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 333 finished ahead 251 times, behind 280

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

20161 milestone

Apr 22 Most recent contest Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition

20157 milestones

Mar 6 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 27 10th tracked contest Smokin Blues & BBQ
May 29 First overall podium Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Aug 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1
Aug 21 Career-best overall score688.4684 Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1
Aug 21 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1
Aug 21 Peak power rating (1540) Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1

20142 milestones

Mar 7 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5884 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge

20131 milestone

Mar 29 First tracked contest Slidell BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1	Aug 21, 2015
+15.6	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	May 29, 2015
+12.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 6, 2015
+11.7	Smokin Blues & BBQ	Mar 27, 2015
+11.1	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff	Jun 14, 2013
-8.9	Slidell BBQ Challenge	Mar 29, 2013
-7.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 7, 2014
-6.4	BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek	Mar 27, 2014
-3.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 4, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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)
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 62%	92.3%	90.6%
2015	7	4	1	100%	top 36%	95.6%	94%
2014	5	0	0	80%	top 66%	93%	90.1%
2013	3	0	0	0%	top 75%	88.9%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 22, 2016	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	18 / 31 (664.5028)	18 (169.1084)	22 (163.4060)	17 (168.5256)	17 (163.4628)
Mar 4, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	20 / 30 (640.4916)	15 (164.5484)	13 (163.9660)	23 (154.8228)	20 (157.1544)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	24 / 30 (659.9424)	5 (174.2628)	21 (166.2628)	29 (155.4056)	21 (164.0112)
Aug 22, 2015	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 Hot Springs, AR	12 / 18 (673.5884)	14 (168.5256)	10 (169.1316)	5 (173.1084)	16 (162.8228)
Aug 21, 2015	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 Hot Springs, AR	3 / 19 (688.4684)	2 (175.4056)	1 (174.2744)	15 (161.0856)	2 (177.7028)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	3 / 31 (684.5600)	4 (173.1772)	3 (177.1428)	18 (160.5144)	4 (173.7256)
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	8 / 31 (682.2056)	22 (163.9656)	8 (173.1200)	4 (176)	13 (169.1200)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	15 / 56 (674.7428)	2 (177.1428)	34 (162.8000)	19 (170.8344)	29 (163.9656)
Mar 6, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	7 / 29 (675.9544)	8 (170.2628)	13 (166.2516)	18 (166.2628)	3 (173.1772)
Jul 11, 2014	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	23 / 35 (630.5596)	32 (154.8000)	23 (159.3600)	33 (146.7196)	6 (169.6800)
Jul 4, 2014	Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR	17 / 33 (662.1944)	14 (167.9772)	25 (158.8344)	8 (169.6800)	12 (165.7028)
May 2, 2014	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	18 / 40 (669.5884)	17 (170.8456)	9 (169.1200)	26 (161.0972)	15 (168.5256)
Mar 27, 2014	BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL	18 / 21 (639.2224)	20 (157.6684)	19 (150.1828)	13 (164.5256)	13 (166.8456)
Mar 7, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA	19 / 23 (640.3996)	10 (166.2400)	22 (152.5256)	19 (155.4056)	8 (166.2284)
Sep 27, 2013	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	22 / 38 (640.4344)	21 (164.5372)	13 (167.3944)	30 (154.2056)	27 (154.2972)
Jun 14, 2013	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS	35 / 40 (633.7136)	33 (157.1428)	29 (158.8570)	37 (155.4282)	27 (162.2856)
Mar 29, 2013	Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA	35 / 44 (623.4282)	34 (157.7140)	41 (149.1432)	19 (164.5714)	35 (151.9996)

ROUX 165 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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A May team

The long haul

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 — 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)