ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE

ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 39 at the Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) (2015). They are ranked #3851 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,851

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1506 · rated over 34 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 12, 2014

latest Mar 2, 2018 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#781

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0740 / 720

Master · Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

627.79 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 645.27 (-17.48)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±65.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.83)

Road miles

4,308

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 306 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

645.27 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×1
Brisket ×1

High-water mark

689.0740 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0740 at Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Dec 4, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS has finished one call ahead of ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–1 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 95% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.32 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 26%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.83
Brisket avg 166.15
5 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 2, 2018).

last seen Aug 19, 2016
back Mar 2, 2018

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Brisket nemesis

14 of 19 shared brisket entries lost

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ATLANTA BBQ STORE has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SHADE TREE BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

Boom or bust

±9.11% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±9.11% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 89.6% of a perfect score
best 95.7%

A May team

Top 53% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 53% across 3 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 64% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,308 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,308 miles across 34 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 306 miles to Smokin In The Square.

34 mapped stops
furthest 306 mi

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	#1954 (60 pts)	#1982 (65 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1997 (65 pts)	#1727 (115 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1693 (155 pts)	#2138 (100 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#781 (444 pts)	#1125 (279 pts)	#884 (404 pts)	#927 (389 pts)	#672 (554 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

#3,857 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1506

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

REAL SOUTH BBQ

#3,867 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022

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The Woodhouse Grill

#3,844 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE)

Fewer contests behind them than ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE has cooked, 8 to 34, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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Flaming Pig BBQ

#3,846 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1511

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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BALD BEAUTIES BBQ

#3,868 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1486

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Good Ol Boys BBQ

#3,864 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1486

Level with ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SHADE TREE BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	4	0	1	176.0228	154.2056	165.80	top 64%
Pork Ribs	33	5	2	2	180 🔥	20	158.83	top 63%
Pork	34	5	0	0	172.5600	146.7884	164.04	top 59%
Brisket	34	9	2	4	180 🔥	144.5372	166.15	top 49%

“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)	18	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	27	top 67%
NC	3	top 57%
SC	2	top 50%
AL	1	top 50%
FL	1	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier)	2	28	0	top 84%	Nov 13, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 23 contests

Contests a season 8.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 27 of 34 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 33 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 558 finished ahead 543 times, behind 904

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Aug 19, 2016 → Mar 2, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Mar 2 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20157 milestones

Mar 6 10th tracked contest Smokin In The Square
Mar 13 First category win (Brisket) Flames on the Flint
Mar 13 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Flames on the Flint
Aug 14 25th tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 4 First overall podium Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 4 Career-best overall score689.0740 Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 4 Peak power rating (1506) Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)

20144 milestones

Sep 12 First tracked contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Oct 3 First call Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 First overall top-10 Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7544 Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 4, 2015
+14.7	Flames on the Flint	Mar 13, 2015
+9.8	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 3, 2014
+9.3	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 18, 2015
+8.2	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 19, 2016
-11.3	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Sep 12, 2014
-10.4	Calhoun KOA's	Dec 5, 2014
-10.3	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL)	Feb 6, 2015
-9.1	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	90.9%	90.9%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 91%	90.1%	79.1%
2015	23	1	4	65%	top 57%	95.7%	90.4%
2014	8	1	0	50%	top 77%	94.3%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	38 / 59 (654.8004)	24 (170.2744)	57 (148.5144)	24 (167.4172)	14 (168.5944)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	39 / 39 (490.7312)	18 (170.8228)	—	35 (160.5256)	31 (159.3828)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	48 / 59 (648.4340)	51 (161.1084)	17 (168.5600)	35 (163.3828)	50 (155.3828)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	3 / 39 (689.0740)	18 (169.6684)	1 (180)	13 (168.5600)	14 (170.8456)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	41 / 48 (655.9084)	37 (163.9428)	46 (154.7884)	26 (167.4400)	16 (169.7372)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	15 / 27 (670.2516)	20 (165.1200)	16 (167.4516)	14 (168)	15 (169.6800)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	33 / 41 (659.8856)	38 (163.3828)	34 (161.1200)	34 (163.3828)	12 (172)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	19 / 59 (669.6228)	27 (166.8228)	36 (161.0856)	21 (169.1200)	10 (172.5944)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	23 / 41 (670.2168)	6 (174.8456)	11 (172)	39 (157.1084)	22 (166.2628)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	35 / 40 (642.6512)	37 (157.0512)	25 (165.1200)	28 (160.5372)	31 (159.9428)
Aug 7, 2015	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	21 / 36 (675.9200)	15 (170.8572)	29 (161.6800)	10 (172.5600)	18 (170.8228)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	34 / 55 (667.3140)	54 (154.2056)	6 (175.4400)	18 (170.2628)	22 (167.4056)
Jul 24, 2015	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA	18 / 28 (663.3596)	26 (159.9656)	13 (167.4172)	24 (162.2168)	2 (173.7600)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	31 / 90 (663.8744)	59 (161.0972)	22 (167.3828)	57 (159.9772)	8 (175.4172)
Jun 12, 2015	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	11 / 20 (676.5144)	14 (167.4172)	16 (163.4172)	12 (166.8228)	1 (178.8572)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	27 / 42 (657.6000)	8 (176)	40 (153.6916)	35 (161.0856)	18 (166.8228)
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	15 / 23 (647.4968)	19 (160.5828)	22 (151.4056)	10 (165.7828)	7 (169.7256)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	40 / 65 (659.3488)	57 (159.9428)	37 (165.6916)	17 (168.5944)	33 (165.1200)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	13 / 39 (662.1256)	18 (164.5256)	1 (174.2744)	7 (169.6684)	28 (153.6572)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	19 / 35 (654.6968)	23 (160.5256)	19 (163.9656)	17 (166.2284)	20 (163.9772)
Apr 17, 2015	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	23 / 29 (661.0516)	26 (165.6800)	17 (164.5372)	7 (172.5600)	27 (158.2744)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	17 / 34 (682.7656)	12 (172)	26 (164.5372)	7 (171.9656)	8 (174.2628)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	23 / 38 (662.2056)	27 (166.2628)	15 (168)	32 (160.5372)	19 (167.4056)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	15 / 72 (687.4056)	44 (168.5484)	48 (166.8572)	16 (172)	1 (180)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	24 / 48 (670.1832)	38 (163.3828)	10 (170.2744)	27 (167.3944)	20 (169.1316)
Feb 6, 2015	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	35 / 35 (316.4800)	—	35 (20)	34 (151.9428)	35 (144.5372)
Dec 5, 2014	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	38 / 38 (643.1768)	24 (170.8112)	35 (164.5256)	38 (153.0628)	35 (154.7772)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	79 / 86 (627.2112)	74 (161.0972)	81 (151.3600)	85 (146.7884)	48 (167.9656)
Nov 14, 2014	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA	28 / 34 (659.3140)	23 (169.1200)	31 (161.1200)	26 (162.2628)	23 (166.8112)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	49 / 61 (638.1712)	3 (176.0228)	53 (155.9428)	54 (156.5256)	53 (149.6800)
Oct 24, 2014	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	24 / 35 (654.7544)	8 (171.9656)	26 (160.0116)	23 (160.5144)	22 (162.2628)
Oct 10, 2014	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Lyons, GA	18 / 25 (642.1144)	20 (161.0856)	23 (147.3716)	13 (163.9428)	9 (169.7144)
Oct 3, 2014	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	7 / 22 (678.7544)	15 (167.3944)	9 (171.4056)	16 (163.9544)	3 (176)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	38 / 42 (635.8404)	39 (159.9428)	41 (152.5144)	23 (165.1316)	33 (158.2516)

ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE

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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A May team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)