A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Luscious Loins BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Luscious Loins BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
ROLLIN' COAL BBQ
ROLLIN' COAL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 8 at the 2nd Annual Halfway to St.Pats BBQ Contest (2018). They are ranked #5796 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rollin Coal BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1442
peak 1442 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 24, 2015
latest Jul 29, 2022 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.48 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 603.03 (-1.55)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.96 · weakest Brisket (147.50)
Road miles
2,608
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,050 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
603.03 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
161.14 / 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 | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1708 (102 pts) | #1785 (102 pts) | #1781 (102 pts) | #1754 (107 pts) | #1689 (112 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1445 (138 pts) | #1524 (138 pts) | #1530 (138 pts) | #1562 (128 pts) | #1516 (138 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1933 (111 pts) | #1983 (111 pts) | #1815 (121 pts) | #1795 (121 pts) | #1792 (121 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROLLIN' COAL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before ROLLIN' COAL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Level with ROLLIN' COAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,798 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before ROLLIN' COAL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,807 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luscious Loins BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 140 | 153.03 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 135.9772 | 150.35 | top 91% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157.1084 | 150.2512 | 153.96 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 141.6800 | 147.50 | top 90% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 5 times, behind 152
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Aug 24, 2019 → Jul 30, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score624.4912 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
20171 milestone
- First overall top-10 First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest
20152 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1488) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest | Aug 24, 2019 |
| -11.9 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -9.4 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 30, 2021 |
| -8.4 | First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest | Aug 26, 2017 |
| -7.9 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest | Jul 29, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 44.8% | 44.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2022 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 31 / 32 (598.1144) | 31 (150.8344) | 31 (151.9772) | 31 (153.6228) | 31 (141.6800) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 35 / 35 (598.1600) | 35 (146.2400) | 33 (158.8344) | 34 (150.2512) | 35 (142.8344) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA | 12 / 12 (624.4912) | 12 (157.0972) | 12 (151.4400) | 11 (155.4056) | 10 (160.5484) |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 2nd Annual Halfway to St.Pats BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 7 / 8 (602.2060) | 7 (156) | 7 (145.1200) | 8 (155.3828) | 7 (145.7032) |
| Aug 26, 2017 | First Annual Half Way to St.Pat's BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 10 / 11 (584.4344) | 10 (140) | 9 (147.9544) | 9 (151.9656) | 9 (144.5144) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Bliss Brews & Que Ft. Bliss, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 52 / 54 (610.7884) | 25 (168) | 54 (135.9772) | 43 (157.1084) | 48 (149.7028) |
| — | Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 12 / 12 (161.1428) | — | 9 (161.1428) | — | — |