A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
ROCKY TOP BBQ CO
ROCKY TOP BBQ CO is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 28th of 80 at the Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge (2014). They are ranked #3540 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 25, 2014
latest May 5, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.76 · weakest Brisket (156.86)
Road miles
33
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
644.61 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to ROCKY TOP BBQ CO, each with one reason worth a look.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROCKY TOP BBQ CO)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCKY TOP BBQ CO has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#3,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with ROCKY TOP BBQ CO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTS R US | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FatHeads bbq | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BALONEY JOE'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| K & D SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 145.0512 | 163.05 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 160.5028 | 164.76 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 148.5028 | 159.95 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 150.2056 | 156.86 | top 64% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With the Piggy | 2 | 52 | 0 | top 75% | May 5, 2017 |
| Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 47% | May 8, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
180
finished ahead 146 times, behind 216
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Jiggy With the Piggy
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cookoff
- First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2684 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score659.2684 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1505) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 9, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 6, 2016 |
| -3.3 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 5, 2017 |
| -1.3 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -0.9 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 8, 2015 |
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 | 0% | top 69% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 91.6% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 52 / 75 (638.0568) | 20 (169.7028) | 51 (160.5028) | 58 (157.6456) | 62 (150.2056) |
| May 6, 2016 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 62 / 76 (631.2000) | 74 (145.0512) | 40 (163.9544) | 23 (168.5372) | 62 (153.6572) |
| May 8, 2015 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 43 / 74 (653.0060) | 17 (171.9772) | 30 (166.8344) | 47 (163.9544) | 63 (150.2400) |
| May 9, 2014 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 28 / 80 (659.2684) | 23 (167.9772) | 15 (168.5256) | 76 (148.5028) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 36 / 62 (641.5432) | 41 (160.5256) | 20 (163.9772) | 34 (161.1088) | 40 (155.9316) |