The heartbreaker
1.7144
points from the title
Came within 1.7144 points of the Grand Championship at 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship (Sep 20, 2019).
ROCK'S BARBQUE
ROCK'S BARBQUE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 44 at the 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2050 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “ROCK'S BAR-B-QUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2013
latest Sep 20, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.85 (+5.80)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.60 · weakest Pork (157.70)
Road miles
241
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
647.85 / 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 | #1884 (93 pts) | #2618 (58 pts) | #2621 (58 pts) | #1900 (108 pts) | #1123 (258 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROCK'S BARBQUE, 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.
#2,048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 45
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1627
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to ROCK'S BARBQUE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCK'S BARBQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1537
They turned up 5 years after ROCK'S BARBQUE did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1537
Level with ROCK'S BARBQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1537
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,047 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1537
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey and the Pirate | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 151.4286 | 162.46 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 140.5714 | 162.09 | top 38% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 134.8000 | 157.70 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.4056 | 161.1426 | 165.60 | top 29% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
5 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 162 times, behind 82
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Aug 8, 2014 → Sep 15, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First overall podium 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- First Reserve Championship 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score686.2400 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1537) 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
20173 milestones
- First overall top-10 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.6916 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
- First call Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Sep 20, 2019 |
| +16.5 | 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Sep 15, 2017 |
| +4.6 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | Sep 14, 2018 |
| +0.4 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | Jun 28, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.9 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship | Apr 6, 2013 |
| -0.9 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show | Aug 8, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 5% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 10% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 86.5% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅 | 2 / 44 (686.2400) | 8 (175.4056) | 8 (172) | 7 (173.1544) | 22 (165.6800) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 19 / 43 (665.6344) | 29 (163.9772) | 10 (169.1544) | 22 (165.6800) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 5 / 48 (685.6916) | 2 (177.1544) | 8 (173.7144) | 19 (167.4172) | 17 (167.4056) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 15 / 26 (607.8284) | 17 (151.9656) | 11 (154.8000) | 23 (134.8000) | 5 (166.2628) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 29 / 56 (622.8568) | 37 (154.8570) | 19 (162.2860) | 42 (144.5712) | 17 (161.1426) |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA | 18 / 33 (618.8570) | 25 (151.4286) | 30 (140.5714) | 15 (160.5712) | 2 (166.2858) |