A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
THUNDERSNOUT BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-01-09
latest 2019-01-11
Best ToY finish
#1524
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.92
last 5 Master vs avg 601.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.71 · weakest Brisket (142.59)
Road miles
335
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 134 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
601.92 / 720
5 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.
The weak link
−12.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.12 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 142.59
- Chicken avg 154.71
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at National Western BBQ Throwdown (2018-01-05).
- last seen 2016-01-08
- back 2018-01-05
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after THUNDERSNOUT BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#5484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Level with THUNDERSNOUT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD HOGS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 147.9428 | 154.71 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2740 | 146.8688 | 153.69 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 137.1544 | 150.94 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2516 | 134.8228 | 142.59 | top 96% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Western BBQ Throwdown | 4 | 32 | 0 | top 94% | 2019-01-11 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2015-01-09 → 2019-01-11
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.71 · weakest Brisket (142.59)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
601.92
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
111
10–179 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
335
5 mapped stops · furthest 134 mi
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$11,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-01-08 → 2018-01-05
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5497 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1488) National Western BBQ Throwdown
- 2019
- Career-best overall score614.2636 National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.6916 National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2015-01-09 |
| -10.6 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 2018-08-03 |
| -10.4 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2018-01-05 |
| -9.1 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2016-01-08 |
| -7.8 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2019-01-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.5% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO | 36 / 38 (614.2636) | 25 (165.6916) | 36 (146.8688) | 29 (161.1544) | 37 (140.5488) |
| 2018-08-03 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 40 / 41 (601.5084) | 33 (159.9772) | 35 (153.6572) | 39 (145.6456) | 41 (142.2284) |
| 2018-01-05 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 38 / 39 (580.4460) | 37 (150.8000) | 30 (157.6688) | 38 (137.1544) | 38 (134.8228) |
| 2016-01-08 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 32 / 36 (604.9828) | 35 (147.9428) | 32 (151.9656) | 29 (154.8228) | 32 (150.2516) |
| 2015-01-09 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 38 / 40 (608.4224) | 38 (149.1200) | 32 (158.2740) | 34 (155.9428) | 38 (145.0856) |
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 | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |