ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3844

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1506 · rated over 34 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-12

latest 2018-03-02

Best ToY finish

#781

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

180.0000 🔥

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

Consistency

±65.58

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.83)

Road miles

4,308

mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 306 mi

Schedule strength

60%

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

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.27 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 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.

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
2015-12-04

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 (2018-03-02).

last seen 2016-08-19
back 2018-03-02

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

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.

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

BALDY'S BUTTS

#3872 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1519

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2020-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

REAL SOUTH BBQ

#3862 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 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 2022-10-07

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The Woodhouse Grill

#3843 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 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 2026-03-13

⚔ Head-to-head

QUE SCHOOL

#3867 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1510

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-03-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Good Ol Boys BBQ

#3855 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

PUTTIN' IT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ

#3850 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1529 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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	180.0000 🔥	20.0000	158.83	top 63%
Pork	34	5	0	0	172.5600	146.7884	164.04	top 59%
Brisket	34	9	2	4	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	18	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 65%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2015-11-13

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.5 yrs 2014-09-12 → 2018-03-02

Busiest season 2015 23 contests

Contests a season 8.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 27 of 34 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 33 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork 34 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 166.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.83)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 19 of 34 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 2 of 34 contests

Master average 645.27 out of 720 · 34 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 560 543–904 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,308 34 mapped stops · furthest 306 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2016-08-19 → 2018-03-02

Power rating 1486 peak 1506 · #3844 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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)
2015
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)
2018
Mar 2 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	2015-12-04
+14.7	Flames on the Flint	2015-03-13
+9.8	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)	2014-10-03
+9.3	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2015-09-18
+8.3	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2015-05-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)	2016-08-19
-11.2	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2014-09-12
-10.4	Calhoun KOA's	2014-12-05
-10.4	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL)	2015-02-06
-9.1	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2015-08-14

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	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
2018-03-02	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	38 / 59 (654.8004)	24 (170.2744)	57 (148.5144)	24 (167.4172)	14 (168.5944)
2016-08-19	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	39 / 39 (490.7312)	18 (170.8228)	—	35 (160.5256)	31 (159.3828)
2016-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	48 / 59 (648.4340)	51 (161.1084)	17 (168.5600)	35 (163.3828)	50 (155.3828)
2015-12-04	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	3 / 39 (689.0740)	18 (169.6684)	1 (180.0000)	13 (168.5600)	14 (170.8456)
2015-11-13	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)
2015-10-09	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	15 / 27 (670.2516)	20 (165.1200)	16 (167.4516)	14 (168.0000)	15 (169.6800)
2015-10-03	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 (172.0000)
2015-09-18	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)
2015-08-28	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	23 / 41 (670.2168)	6 (174.8456)	11 (172.0000)	39 (157.1084)	22 (166.2628)
2015-08-14	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)
2015-08-07	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	21 / 36 (675.9200)	15 (170.8572)	29 (161.6800)	10 (172.5600)	18 (170.8228)
2015-07-31	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	34 / 55 (667.3140)	54 (154.2056)	6 (175.4400)	18 (170.2628)	22 (167.4056)
2015-07-24	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA	18 / 28 (663.3596)	26 (159.9656)	13 (167.4172)	24 (162.2168)	2 (173.7600)
2015-07-09	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)
2015-06-12	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	11 / 20 (676.5144)	14 (167.4172)	16 (163.4172)	12 (166.8228)	1 (178.8572)
2015-06-05	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	27 / 42 (657.6000)	8 (176.0000)	40 (153.6916)	35 (161.0856)	18 (166.8228)
2015-05-29	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	15 / 23 (647.4968)	19 (160.5828)	22 (151.4056)	10 (165.7828)	7 (169.7256)
2015-05-22	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)
2015-05-08	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)
2015-04-24	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	19 / 35 (654.6968)	23 (160.5256)	19 (163.9656)	17 (166.2284)	20 (163.9772)
2015-04-17	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	23 / 29 (661.0516)	26 (165.6800)	17 (164.5372)	7 (172.5600)	27 (158.2744)
2015-04-10	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	17 / 34 (682.7656)	12 (172.0000)	26 (164.5372)	7 (171.9656)	8 (174.2628)
2015-03-27	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	23 / 38 (662.2056)	27 (166.2628)	15 (168.0000)	32 (160.5372)	19 (167.4056)
2015-03-13	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	15 / 72 (687.4056)	44 (168.5484)	48 (166.8572)	16 (172.0000)	1 (180.0000)
2015-03-06	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	24 / 48 (670.1832)	38 (163.3828)	10 (170.2744)	27 (167.3944)	20 (169.1316)
2015-02-06	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	35 / 35 (316.4800)	—	35 (20.0000)	34 (151.9428)	35 (144.5372)
2014-12-05	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	38 / 38 (643.1768)	24 (170.8112)	35 (164.5256)	38 (153.0628)	35 (154.7772)
2014-11-21	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	79 / 86 (627.2112)	74 (161.0972)	81 (151.3600)	85 (146.7884)	48 (167.9656)
2014-11-14	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA	28 / 34 (659.3140)	23 (169.1200)	31 (161.1200)	26 (162.2628)	23 (166.8112)
2014-10-31	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	49 / 61 (638.1712)	3 (176.0228)	53 (155.9428)	54 (156.5256)	53 (149.6800)
2014-10-24	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)
2014-10-10	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)
2014-10-03	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 (176.0000)
2014-09-12	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	38 / 42 (635.8404)	39 (159.9428)	41 (152.5144)	23 (165.1316)	33 (158.2516)

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	#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)