ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI

ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 8th of 35 at the RiverFest Red White and Que (2014). They are ranked #2009 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,009

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1538 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Sep 26, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#609

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

25% of 8 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3484 / 720

Master · RiverFest Red White and Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.74

last 5 Master vs avg 656.67 (+0.07)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · RiverFest Red White and Que

Consistency

±12.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.78 · weakest Brisket (160.05)

Road miles

422

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

656.67 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 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 6 contests since Oct 3, 2013 — from 1514 up to 1538.

6 contests since Oct 3, 2013
now 1538

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.3484 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3484 at RiverFest Red White and Que — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 18, 2014

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

PORK PATROL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

PORK PATROL BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 160.05
Chicken avg 167.78
1 call in 8 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

PORK PATROL BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORK PATROL BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
8 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
2014 ↗	Master	#609 (610 pts)	#470 (815 pts)	#637 (600 pts)	#758 (490 pts)	#745 (490 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ

#2,017 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1538

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015

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Hogback Cookers

#2,018 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI)

Fewer contests behind them than ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2015

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GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ

#2,003 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1539

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 Aug 23, 2019

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Good Buddies BBQ

#2,008 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1538

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 3, 2015

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Dos Toros BBQ Team

#2,006 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1539

Level with ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 29, 2025

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BORDER WAR BBQ

#2,007 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1539

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK PATROL BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
LEEPS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG STACKS BARBEQUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	1	1	178.8572	161.1200	167.78	top 36%
Pork Ribs	8	2	0	0	169.1200	154.8112	163.69	top 45%
Pork	8	2	0	0	172.0228	157.1428	165.14	top 42%
Brisket	8	1	0	0	167.9656	146.8340	160.05	top 52%

“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)	6	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NE	6	top 39%
IA	1	top 48%
MO	1	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
RiverFest Red White and Que	2	8	0	top 32%	Jul 18, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 647 finished ahead 530 times, behind 241

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

20146 milestones

Jun 27 First overall top-10 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
Jul 18 First category win (Chicken) RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 18 Career-best overall score679.3484 RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 RiverFest Red White and Que
Sep 26 Peak power rating (1538) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Sep 26 Most recent contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show

20133 milestones

Jul 19 First tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 19 First call RiverFest Red White and Que
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7484 RiverFest Red White and Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 18, 2014
+8.6	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival	Jun 27, 2014
+7.7	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+6	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 26, 2014
+4.2	RiverFest Red White and Que	Jul 19, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.3	Cass County	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)
2014	5	0	2	1	80%	top 38%	94.4%	91.2%
2013	3	0	0	0	33%	top 40%	92.5%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 26, 2014	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	15 / 47 (657.5768)	16 (166.2512)	6 (169.1200)	28 (160.5256)	24 (161.6800)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	21 / 35 (636.0108)	17 (162.8684)	14 (164.5828)	17 (161.7256)	28 (146.8340)
Jul 18, 2014	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	8 / 35 (679.3484)	1 (178.8572)	16 (165.1200)	15 (167.4056)	14 (167.9656)
Jun 27, 2014	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	8 / 30 (663.3828)	7 (172.5600)	24 (154.8112)	9 (168.5600)	5 (167.4516)
May 9, 2014	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	16 / 33 (647.3828)	8 (170.2856)	10 (168.5716)	23 (157.1428)	29 (151.3828)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	152 / 535 (653.6572)	273 (161.1200)	219 (161.1200)	37 (172.0228)	251 (159.3944)
Aug 31, 2013	Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	16 / 32 (666.2168)	13 (169.1656)	17 (166.2628)	19 (164.5256)	14 (166.2628)
Jul 19, 2013	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	13 / 32 (649.7484)	19 (161.1200)	18 (159.9656)	6 (169.2228)	16 (159.4400)

ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI

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 (8 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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)