A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
RED EYED SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
RED EYED SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
ROSSER'S BBQ
ROSSER'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 13th of 15 at the West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They are ranked #5581 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2014
latest Aug 27, 2021 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.36 · weakest Brisket (143.08)
Road miles
176
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$2,950
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
616.98 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
312.48 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1143 (84 pts) | #780 (194 pts) | #1171 (99 pts) | #1186 (84 pts) | #1199 (74 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #91 (100 pts) | #97 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #23 (100 pts) | #27 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2910 (55 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2928 (55 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2016 (83 pts) | #2084 (83 pts) | #2104 (78 pts) | #1950 (113 pts) | #2072 (83 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2830 (51 pts) | #2703 (61 pts) | #2818 (51 pts) | #2825 (51 pts) | #2823 (51 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROSSER'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
They turned up 8 years after ROSSER'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with ROSSER'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,580 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before ROSSER'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 154.8456 | 161.36 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 135.9088 | 151.83 | top 95% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 155.4056 | 160.54 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3712 | 137.0744 | 143.08 | top 99% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 5 times, behind 110
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Nov 1, 2019 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First call Roast-N-Boast
- Career-best overall score639.3028 Roast-N-Boast
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Roast-N-Boast
- Most recent contest Roast-N-Boast
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Bama Brew & Que
- Peak power rating (1485) Bama Brew & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Bama Brew & Que | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -10.4 | Barber Q Battle | May 20, 2016 |
| -9.8 | Roast-N-Boast | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -8 | Barber Q Battle | May 16, 2015 |
| -7.8 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Nov 1, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88% | 88% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 17 / 19 (639.3028) | 4 (174.2628) | 14 (166.8344) | 17 (157.1084) | 19 (141.0972) |
| Nov 1, 2019 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Northport, AL | 13 / 15 (312.4800) | 13 (159.4056) | 15 (153.0744) | — | — |
| May 18, 2018 | Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 19, 2017 | Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 20, 2016 | Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL | 30 / 30 (607.2456) | 30 (154.8456) | 30 (147.9544) | 28 (161.6684) | 30 (142.7772) |
| May 16, 2015 | Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL | 17 / 18 (633.5540) | 17 (158.8344) | 18 (155.3828) | 11 (167.9656) | 17 (151.3712) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 26 / 26 (587.8172) | 23 (159.4284) | 26 (135.9088) | 26 (155.4056) | 26 (137.0744) |