A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
ROUGHSTOCK BBQ
ROUGHSTOCK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 16th of 40 at the Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival (2018). They finished #1748 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 2, 2014
latest Apr 6, 2020 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.78 · weakest Pork (157.14)
Road miles
1,349
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,154 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
648.50 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1748 (105 pts) | #1742 (115 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1781 (110 pts) | #1310 (185 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2112 (85 pts) | #2318 (65 pts) | #2138 (100 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1749 (135 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2700 (60 pts) | #1518 (185 pts) | #2644 (65 pts) | #2715 (60 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 162.8112 | 167.78 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 151.9544 | 158.45 | top 67% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 150.8344 | 157.14 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 154.8232 | 165.14 | top 41% |
“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 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
187
finished ahead 125 times, behind 92
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Feb 19, 2016 → Sep 28, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9772 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival
- Career-best overall score659.9772 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival
- Peak power rating (1497) Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- First call 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +1.2 | The Queen Creek BBQ Battle | Feb 19, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | May 2, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 27% | 93% | 93% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 29 / 109 (167.4056) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 16 / 40 (659.9772) | 14 (167.3828) | 35 (151.9544) | 15 (169.1772) | 5 (171.4628) |
| Feb 19, 2016 | The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ | 20 / 37 (644.4800) | 24 (162.8112) | 17 (161.7144) | 35 (150.8344) | 10 (169.1200) |
| May 2, 2014 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 31 / 35 (641.0516) | 5 (173.1428) | 24 (161.6800) | 35 (151.4056) | 29 (154.8232) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.