ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ

ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 62 at the BBQ Capital Cookoff (2014). They are ranked #2089 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,089

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1535

peak 1535 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 1, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#813

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

677.1544 / 720

Master · BBQ Capital Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.79 (+7.52)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · BBQ Capital Cookoff

Consistency

±14.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.14 · weakest Brisket (160.17)

Road miles

517

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$48K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.79 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.1544 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.1544 at BBQ Capital Cookoff — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 25, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHECKERED PIG has finished one call ahead of ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 93% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 160.17
Chicken avg 168.14
1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

K & D SMOKERS ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, K & D SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
17 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jiggy With The Piggy every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 28th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#813 (357 pts)	#761 (432 pts)	#809 (397 pts)	#766 (422 pts)	#905 (332 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1069 (245 pts)	#1065 (275 pts)	#997 (320 pts)	#1103 (260 pts)	#1195 (230 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1262 (215 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#691 (580 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1234 (250 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1485 (190 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1713 (130 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1099 (275 pts)	#720 (525 pts)	#1606 (160 pts)	#1535 (180 pts)	#1142 (275 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ MAFIA

#2,079 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1552

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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Stew's Que

#2,080 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1547

Fewer contests behind them than ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ has cooked, 11 to 17, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ

#2,092 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1550

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2016

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Drunkin Brothers BBQ

#2,088 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1535

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 Jan 22, 2026

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302SMOKE

#2,086 of the rated field

1536 power rating

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

Level with ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Smokin Q BBQ

#2,094 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1535

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 Apr 26, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
K & D SMOKERS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N BREW	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	5	1	1	178.2972	157.0744	168.14	top 42%
Pork Ribs	17	4	0	1	177.1544	140.5144	164.79	top 43%
Pork	17	2	0	0	172	146.7884	162.69	top 56%
Brisket	17	1	0	0	170.2628	145.0972	160.17	top 58%

“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 38%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With The Piggy	4	28	top 49%	May 3, 2019
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	3	18	top 50%	Sep 20, 2019
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2	10	top 38%	Oct 11, 2019
Pigs & Pedals	2	15	top 54%	Aug 2, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 315 finished ahead 468 times, behind 506

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

20192 milestones

Oct 11 Peak power rating (1535) Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Oct 11 Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20171 milestone

Nov 10 10th tracked contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)

20145 milestones

Apr 25 First call BBQ Capital Cookoff
Apr 25 First category win (Chicken) BBQ Capital Cookoff
Apr 25 First overall top-10 BBQ Capital Cookoff
Apr 25 Career-best overall score677.1544 BBQ Capital Cookoff
Apr 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 BBQ Capital Cookoff

20132 milestones

Nov 1 First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
Nov 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6344 Hog Happnin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	BBQ Capital Cookoff	Apr 25, 2014
+10.4	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 15, 2017
+8.3	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 2, 2019
+7.2	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
+6.9	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 12, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 24, 2015
-4.8	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015
-3.8	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	Nov 10, 2017
-3.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 16, 2016
-2.5	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 3, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	1	0	50%	top 44%	93.4%	92.1%
2018	3	1	0	33%	top 51%	92.6%	91.5%
2017	3	0	0	100%	top 45%	93.8%	91.5%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 67%	90.2%	89.4%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 81%	89.7%	87.9%
2014	2	1	1	100%	top 28%	94%	92.8%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	90.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	10 / 27 (662.2172)	6 (170.8800)	18 (155.9660)	8 (169.1084)	11 (166.2628)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	28 / 56 (661.5772)	44 (159.3484)	12 (172.0116)	25 (164.5372)	28 (165.6800)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	15 / 40 (672.4688)	9 (172.5600)	29 (162.8000)	8 (171.4172)	19 (165.6916)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	30 / 60 (657.0168)	42 (162.2284)	12 (170.2628)	28 (164.5600)	42 (159.9656)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	10 / 26 (663.2684)	8 (170.8228)	5 (169.7028)	17 (162.8000)	13 (159.9428)
Aug 3, 2018	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	34 / 48 (646.1944)	23 (166.2400)	20 (166.2744)	43 (155.9772)	36 (157.7028)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	31 / 70 (666.7200)	54 (161.6684)	29 (166.2400)	15 (170.2744)	25 (168.5372)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	33 / 47 (639.7940)	28 (165.6800)	6 (170.8228)	44 (146.7884)	30 (156.5028)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	18 / 63 (675.4060)	35 (166.8572)	9 (173.1660)	34 (165.1200)	11 (170.2628)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	28 / 75 (661.6116)	26 (169.1200)	2 (177.1544)	55 (158.2400)	45 (157.0972)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	48 / 68 (637.5312)	17 (171.4056)	28 (163.9772)	54 (157.0512)	62 (145.0972)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	48 / 76 (649.6232)	19 (170.8916)	54 (159.3944)	40 (162.2628)	53 (157.0744)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	52 / 74 (645.6800)	23 (170.2628)	38 (164.6056)	54 (161.1200)	65 (149.6916)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	55 / 60 (619.7716)	53 (157.0744)	59 (140.5144)	47 (160.5028)	38 (161.6800)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	31 / 64 (658.7660)	4 (176.5600)	25 (166.8344)	52 (158.2628)	48 (157.1088)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	5 / 62 (677.1544)	1 (178.2972)	23 (163.4172)	19 (165.7372)	5 (169.7028)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	47 / 75 (653.6344)	31 (168.5600)	57 (158.2516)	11 (172)	58 (154.8228)

ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)