ROCKWELL SMOKEHOUSE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2070

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1535

peak 1535 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-11-01

latest 2019-10-11

Best ToY finish

#813

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.14 · weakest Brisket (160.17)

Road miles

517

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.79 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

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
2014-04-25

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 calls 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

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

THE DEVINE SWINE

#2079 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

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 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

No Measurements BBQ

#2064 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-08-14
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ MAFIA

#2077 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2016-09-24

⚔ Head-to-head

TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ

#2072 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke on the Water

#2065 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Drunkin Brothers BBQ

#2068 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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
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
BUTTS R US	11	9	2	82%	⚔ 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	172.0000	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 54%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With The Piggy	4	28	top 49%	2019-05-03
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	3	18	top 50%	2019-09-20
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2	10	top 38%	2019-10-11
Pigs & Pedals	2	15	top 54%	2019-08-02

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.9 yrs 2013-11-01 → 2019-10-11

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 10 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.14 · weakest Brisket (160.17)

Walk rate 47% a top-10 call in 8 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 3 of 17 contests

Master average 655.79 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 318 468–506 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 517 17 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi

Schedule strength 1568 average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests

Purse competed for $48,225 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Power rating 1535 peak 1535 · #2070 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Nov 1 First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
Nov 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6344 Hog Happnin'
2014
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
2017
Nov 10 10th tracked contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)
2019
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1535) Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Oct 11 Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	BBQ Capital Cookoff	2014-04-25
+10.4	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2017-09-15
+8.3	Pigs & Pedals	2019-08-02
+7.2	Jiggy With the Piggy	2017-05-05
+6.9	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2018-10-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2015-04-24
-4.8	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2015-05-08
-3.8	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	2017-11-10
-3.7	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2016-09-16
-2.5	Pigs & Pedals	2018-08-03

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2019-10-11	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	10 / 27 (662.2172)	6 (170.8800)	18 (155.9660)	8 (169.1084)	11 (166.2628)
2019-09-20	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)
2019-08-02	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	15 / 40 (672.4688)	9 (172.5600)	29 (162.8000)	8 (171.4172)	19 (165.6916)
2019-05-03	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	30 / 60 (657.0168)	42 (162.2284)	12 (170.2628)	28 (164.5600)	42 (159.9656)
2018-10-12	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	10 / 26 (663.2684)	8 (170.8228)	5 (169.7028)	17 (162.8000)	13 (159.9428)
2018-08-03	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	34 / 48 (646.1944)	23 (166.2400)	20 (166.2744)	43 (155.9772)	36 (157.7028)
2018-05-04	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	31 / 70 (666.7200)	54 (161.6684)	29 (166.2400)	15 (170.2744)	25 (168.5372)
2017-11-10	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)
2017-09-15	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)
2017-05-05	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	28 / 75 (661.6116)	26 (169.1200)	2 (177.1544)	55 (158.2400)	45 (157.0972)
2016-09-16	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)
2016-05-06	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	48 / 76 (649.6232)	19 (170.8916)	54 (159.3944)	40 (162.2628)	53 (157.0744)
2015-05-08	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	52 / 74 (645.6800)	23 (170.2628)	38 (164.6056)	54 (161.1200)	65 (149.6916)
2015-04-24	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	55 / 60 (619.7716)	53 (157.0744)	59 (140.5144)	47 (160.5028)	38 (161.6800)
2014-09-19	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)
2014-04-25	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	5 / 62 (677.1544)	1 (178.2972)	23 (163.4172)	19 (165.7372)	5 (169.7028)
2013-11-01	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	47 / 75 (653.6344)	31 (168.5600)	57 (158.2516)	11 (172.0000)	58 (154.8228)

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
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)