THE ROOSTER CREW

THE ROOSTER CREW is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 17 at the Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park (2015). They are ranked #5087 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,087

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2014

latest Oct 21, 2016 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1487

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

644.5256 / 720

Master · Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

602.76 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 610.84 (-8.08)

Walk rate

22%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7256

Brisket · Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

Consistency

±44.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.70 · weakest Pork (156.55)

Road miles

861

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 164 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

610.84 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIT"SBURGH SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1475 (195 pts)	#1793 (135 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1487 (162 pts)	#1601 (157 pts)	#1661 (147 pts)	#1487 (187 pts)	#1570 (157 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2092 (90 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE ROOSTER CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Great Shepherd BBQ

#5,081 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

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 Jul 24, 2026

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Onlyfansbbq

#5,075 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2025

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BIG LOG BBQ

#5,108 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

Level with THE ROOSTER CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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SMOKIN' REJECTS!

#5,096 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

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 Oct 7, 2016

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THREE TEN BBQ

#5,089 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2016

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FLAMIN YAWNS

#5,104 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIGHEADED BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Big D's BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CAJUN JAX BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
GUZZY-Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BIKER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	163.3828	148.5144	157.70	top 70%
Pork Ribs	9	0	166.8800	147.9772	157.12	top 61%
Pork	9	2	166.2628	145.6684	156.55	top 66%
Brisket	9	0	169.7256	136.5372	156.99	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 95%
Large (40+)	6	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	4	top 72%
PA	4	top 71%
MD	1	top 91%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Keystone Classic Barbeque	2	39	0	top 71%	Oct 2, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 4 of 9 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 244 finished ahead 141 times, behind 319

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

20162 milestones

Oct 7 Career-best overall score644.5256 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 21 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

20152 milestones

Apr 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7256 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
May 29 First call Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival

20142 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1494) Keystone Classic Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.8	Boo-B-Que	Oct 21, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	Jun 10, 2016
-10	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival	May 29, 2015
-6.5	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 3, 2014
-5.2	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015
-3.8	Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park	Jun 27, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0%	top 72%	89.5%	81.9%
2015	5	40%	top 75%	87.7%	86.5%
2014	1	0%	top 74%	85.4%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	34 / 67 (635.8168)	32 (163.3828)	14 (166.8228)	60 (145.6684)	30 (159.9428)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	31 / 47 (644.5256)	40 (157.1656)	13 (166.8800)	33 (159.3828)	21 (161.0972)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	39 / 39 (488.4916)	—	21 (162.2860)	22 (161.0856)	13 (165.1200)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	46 / 59 (613.6340)	32 (158.8456)	47 (150.8112)	46 (152.5944)	41 (151.3828)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	39 / 57 (631.3252)	42 (158.2628)	39 (156.5368)	27 (162.2628)	39 (154.2628)
Jun 27, 2015	Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park Allentown, PA	13 / 17 (631.4288)	14 (160.0116)	16 (147.9772)	9 (165.1428)	14 (158.2972)
May 29, 2015	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	29 / 32 (610.6972)	28 (153.0972)	26 (154.8000)	10 (166.2628)	31 (136.5372)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	59 / 99 (626.8004)	85 (148.5144)	46 (158.8572)	82 (149.7032)	11 (169.7256)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	39 / 53 (614.8572)	22 (162.3200)	42 (149.1200)	45 (146.8572)	30 (156.5600)

THE ROOSTER CREW

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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

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)