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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1497 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-05-02
latest 2020-04-06
Best ToY finish
#1748
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.50
last 3 Master vs avg 648.50 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.78 · weakest Pork (157.14)
Road miles
1,349
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1154 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
648.50 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BUTTHEAD BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival (2018-09-28).
- last seen 2016-02-19
- back 2018-09-28
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
ROUGHSTOCK BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3321 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after ROUGHSTOCK BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before ROUGHSTOCK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROUGHSTOCK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#3314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 154.8232 | 165.70 | top 37% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.9 yrs
2014-05-02 → 2020-04-06
Busiest season
2020
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.78 · weakest Pork (157.14)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
648.50
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
187
125–92 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,349
4 mapped stops · furthest 1,154 mi
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
2016-02-19 → 2018-09-28
Power rating
1497
peak 1497 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- 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
- 2018
- 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
- 2020
- Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | 2018-09-28 |
| +1.1 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle | 2016-02-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2014-05-02 |
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 | 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% | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 29 / 109 (167.4056) | — | — | — | 29 (167.4056) |
| 2018-09-28 | 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) |
| 2016-02-19 | *The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ | 20 / 37 (644.4800) | 24 (162.8112) | 17 (161.7144) | 35 (150.8344) | 10 (169.1200) |
| 2014-05-02 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |