TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS

TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 20 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2016). They are ranked #3180 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,180

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1501

peak 1507 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Oct 14, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1278

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0856 / 720

Master · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.73 (+4.69)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±10.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.72 · weakest Chicken (162.03)

Road miles

649

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

657.73 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.0856 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0856 at Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 16, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DUB TOWN SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.69 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 40%.

Chicken avg 162.03
Brisket avg 166.72
3 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM RINE-O in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 10 shared brisket entries lost

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smitty's Real Pit BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared brisket entries.

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The metronome

±1.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
10 contests

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	#1450 (181 pts)	#1403 (211 pts)	#1646 (166 pts)	#1503 (196 pts)	#1435 (201 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1278 (212 pts)	#1512 (177 pts)	#1332 (222 pts)	#1306 (237 pts)	#909 (387 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1499 (168 pts)	#1891 (128 pts)	#1505 (183 pts)	#1163 (278 pts)	#1180 (263 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1838 (100 pts)	#2588 (60 pts)	#2584 (60 pts)	#1138 (260 pts)	#1373 (185 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M

#3,197 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1538

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Under the Bridge

#3,171 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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Hammer & Tongs

#3,174 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1530

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE

#3,191 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Level with TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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CHARLIE Q

#3,195 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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Northlands Pitmasters

#3,190 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1504

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
FOOMANCHOO BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
TEAM RINE-O	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BRUTUS AND COMPANY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROAD HOG WILLY	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
QUBED	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Velvet Smoke	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	0	171.4172	146.7768	162.03	top 64%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	166.8228	159.4060	162.88	top 57%
Pork	10	5	1	174.2972	149.6684	166.09	top 45%
Brisket	10	4	1	178.8572	155.3712	166.72	top 40%

“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)	1	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 54%
Large (40+)	2	top 49%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	3	15	0	top 43%	Oct 14, 2016
Marietta River City BBQ	2	13	0	top 71%	Jun 10, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 165 finished ahead 154 times, behind 161

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

20162 milestones

Oct 14 10th tracked contest Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
Oct 14 Most recent contest Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20152 milestones

Oct 16 Career-best overall score677.0856 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
Oct 16 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20134 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2172 Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1507) Ohio Smoke Meat Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.2	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off	Jul 12, 2013
+5.5	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 14, 2016
+4.9	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 16, 2015
+1.8	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 17, 2014
+1.1	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival	Oct 18, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.7	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 12, 2015
-5.6	Pig Mania Marion	Oct 7, 2016
-3.1	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 10, 2016
-2.9	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	Jul 11, 2014
-0.2	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	Sep 27, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	33%	top 62%	93.2%	91.8%
2015	2	100%	top 59%	94%	92.4%
2014	2	100%	top 56%	91.3%	90.3%
2013	3	67%	top 46%	91.7%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	15 / 37 (670.7316)	11 (171.4172)	26 (161.6572)	11 (169.1200)	13 (168.5372)
Oct 7, 2016	Pig Mania Marion Marion, OH	21 / 26 (643.2800)	19 (163.4172)	14 (165.0972)	22 (159.3944)	19 (155.3712)
Jun 10, 2016	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	13 / 20 (667.9544)	7 (170.2972)	15 (161.1200)	9 (169.6800)	11 (166.8572)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	15 / 36 (677.0856)	29 (160.5256)	22 (163.4056)	8 (174.2972)	2 (178.8572)
Jun 12, 2015	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	13 / 17 (653.0396)	10 (167.4056)	7 (166.8228)	17 (149.6684)	9 (169.1428)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	17 / 36 (657.0056)	27 (157.6684)	14 (165.6800)	10 (169.7028)	15 (163.9544)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	27 / 42 (643.3024)	40 (146.7768)	27 (160.5372)	10 (169.7028)	9 (166.2856)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	17 / 35 (659.9316)	35 (151.9656)	29 (159.4060)	2 (174.2972)	5 (174.2628)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	19 / 35 (654.7428)	23 (163.4056)	11 (164.5600)	13 (167.3828)	24 (159.3944)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	14 / 41 (650.2172)	9 (167.4628)	19 (160.5372)	31 (157.6800)	13 (164.5372)

TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

The metronome

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

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)