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.
ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1538
peak 1538 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2014-09-26
Best ToY finish
#609
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.74
last 5 Master vs avg 656.67 (+0.07)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.78 · weakest Brisket (160.05)
Road miles
422
mi 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 (7 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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
- 2014-07-18
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 calls 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.
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
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2002 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2007 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#1991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#1997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 |
| 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 |
| TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2014-07-18 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2014-09-26
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.78 · weakest Brisket (160.05)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
656.67
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
652
530–241 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
422
8 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1538
peak 1538 · #2001 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest RiverFest Red White and Que
- First call RiverFest Red White and Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7484 RiverFest Red White and Que
- 2014
- First overall top-10 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) RiverFest Red White and Que
- Career-best overall score679.3484 RiverFest Red White and Que
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 RiverFest Red White and Que
- Peak power rating (1538) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Most recent contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2014-07-18 |
| +8.6 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | 2014-06-27 |
| +7.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| +6 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2014-09-26 |
| +4.2 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2013-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | Cass County | 2014-08-08 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-26 | 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) |
| 2014-08-08 | Cass County Weeping Water, NE | 21 / 35 (636.0108) | 17 (162.8684) | 14 (164.5828) | 17 (161.7256) | 28 (146.8340) |
| 2014-07-18 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 8 / 35 (679.3484) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (165.1200) | 15 (167.4056) | 14 (167.9656) |
| 2014-06-27 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 8 / 30 (663.3828) | 7 (172.5600) | 24 (154.8112) | 9 (168.5600) | 5 (167.4516) |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 16 / 33 (647.3828) | 8 (170.2856) | 10 (168.5716) | 23 (157.1428) | 29 (151.3828) |
| 2013-10-03 | 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) |
| 2013-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 16 / 32 (666.2168) | 13 (169.1656) | 17 (166.2628) | 19 (164.5256) | 14 (166.2628) |
| 2013-07-19 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 13 / 32 (649.7484) | 19 (161.1200) | 18 (159.9656) | 6 (169.2228) | 16 (159.4400) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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) |