High-water mark
675.9888
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.9888 at Rock'N Western Rendezvous — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 30, 2015
BEDROCK BBQ
BEDROCK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 7th of 38 at the Rock'N Western Rendezvous (2015). They are ranked #3267 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1499 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2013
latest Apr 14, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.61 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.05 (+9.56)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.15 · weakest Brisket (156.23)
Road miles
466
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
647.05 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1936 (110 pts) | #1697 (140 pts) | #2097 (95 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #2079 (90 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1476 (165 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1737 (130 pts) | #1148 (285 pts) | #2141 (70 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1963 (97 pts) | #1741 (147 pts) | #1960 (112 pts) | #2062 (97 pts) | #2048 (92 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1921 (85 pts) | #1772 (125 pts) | #1819 (120 pts) | #2655 (55 pts) | #1912 (95 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BEDROCK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1526
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BEDROCK BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEDROCK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 110
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1620
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BEDROCK BBQ)
They've been 1620 at their best, 121 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1520
They turned up 6 years after BEDROCK BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with BEDROCK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIBI-Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY'S PIT CREW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| G "QUE" | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 156 | 164.15 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7142 | 150.2856 | 163.09 | top 51% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 149.7144 | 163.58 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 142.2858 | 156.23 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootleggin' BBQ | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 76% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 92 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
May 30, 2015 → Apr 14, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Peak power rating (1499) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20154 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Rock'N Western Rendezvous
- First overall top-10 Rock'N Western Rendezvous
- Career-best overall score675.9888 Rock'N Western Rendezvous
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Rock'N Western Rendezvous
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.3996 Bootleggin' BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Boats, Bands and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous | May 30, 2015 |
| +5.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 14, 2017 |
| +0.3 | Boats, Bands and BBQ | Jun 7, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Bootleggin' BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -6.8 | Wild West BBQ | May 10, 2013 |
| -3.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 29, 2013 |
| -3.7 | Bootleggin' BBQ | Aug 23, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 18% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 89.4% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 14 / 30 (659.9084) | 9 (170.8572) | 17 (164.5600) | 17 (163.3828) | 18 (161.1084) |
| May 30, 2015 | Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO | 7 / 38 (675.9888) | 13 (168.5600) | 11 (168.5716) | 1 (176) | 23 (162.8572) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 14 / 17 (660.3996) | 7 (169.6684) | 11 (166.8228) | 14 (163.9428) | 15 (159.9656) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 11 / 16 (643.8856) | 12 (158.8228) | 13 (154.8000) | 9 (166.8456) | 6 (163.4172) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO | 21 / 39 (642.8570) | 26 (159.9998) | 3 (173.7142) | 9 (166.8572) | 33 (142.2858) |
| May 10, 2013 | Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO | 23 / 31 (614.8568) | 24 (156) | 24 (150.2856) | 15 (158.2856) | 22 (150.2856) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 19 / 30 (631.4284) | 11 (165.1426) | 12 (162.8572) | 27 (149.7144) | 17 (153.7142) |