A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWAMP BOYS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWAMP BOYS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
KATHLEEN ROADKILL
KATHLEEN ROADKILL is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 24 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #4788 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Jan 27, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.41 (+3.05)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.79 · weakest Brisket (149.40)
Road miles
73
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
632.41 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1822 (104 pts) | #1535 (154 pts) | #1512 (164 pts) | #1109 (274 pts) | #2676 (54 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KATHLEEN ROADKILL, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KATHLEEN ROADKILL)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KATHLEEN ROADKILL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 6 years after KATHLEEN ROADKILL did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with KATHLEEN ROADKILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Shack | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Shanty Town BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| J-MACK COOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 141.0628 | 161.41 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175.4744 | 147.3944 | 159.81 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 147.9428 | 161.79 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 142.8570 | 149.40 | top 82% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 42 | 0 | top 71% | Jan 29, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
190
finished ahead 85 times, behind 251
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jan 23, 2014 → Jan 30, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score662.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2017 |
| -8.3 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 2014 |
| -7.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2013 |
| -4.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
| -3.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 30, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 72% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 66% | 92% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 53 / 60 (616.4800) | 58 (141.0628) | 46 (156.5944) | 24 (165.1428) | 45 (153.6800) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 42 / 58 (646.1600) | 46 (159.3828) | 1 (175.4744) | 39 (160.5028) | 50 (150.8000) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 42 / 62 (645.0396) | 21 (170.2856) | 51 (154.2400) | 6 (171.4400) | 51 (149.0740) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 56 / 69 (607.3372) | 38 (161.1428) | 54 (147.3944) | 59 (147.9428) | 53 (150.8572) |
| Feb 15, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 14 / 24 (662.2856) | 7 (173.1428) | 6 (170.2858) | 1 (176) | 24 (142.8570) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 51 / 70 (617.1428) | 28 (163.4284) | 44 (154.8570) | 60 (149.7144) | 51 (149.1430) |