BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN

BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 30 at the BBQ an der Burg 2018 (2018). They are ranked #1928 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,928

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1541

peak 1559 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 10, 2014

latest Oct 2, 2021 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#495

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6000 / 720

Master · 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.29 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.25 (-10.96)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Consistency

±18.88

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.80)

Road miles

2,877

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 668 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

650.25 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6000 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6000 at 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 22, 2017

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 25%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.80
Chicken avg 165.53
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQBrewCrew in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival (Jul 22, 2017).

last seen Oct 10, 2014
back Jul 22, 2017

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

PUREBBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PUREBBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A July team

Top 28% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 39% the rest of the year

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	#1125 (86 pts)	#954 (126 pts)	#1215 (86 pts)	#1141 (91 pts)	#901 (136 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1782 (85 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#1765 (105 pts)	#1283 (185 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#495 (727 pts)	#448 (812 pts)	#658 (557 pts)	#607 (617 pts)	#713 (502 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1365 (185 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2190 (80 pts)	#1660 (145 pts)	#1285 (235 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FIRE PIGS BBQ

#1,926 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1542

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

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BELLY RUB'N BBQ

#1,924 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1545

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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FIRE & ICE BBQ

#1,932 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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SMOKING BAD

#1,930 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1543

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2020

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PITTMAN BARBEQUE

#1,931 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1541

Level with BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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QUE BIZ

#1,925 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1566

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 21 contests to 10.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ WIESEL	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BBQBrewCrew	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BBQ AUS MASSEN	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKING GUN BBQ - DE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ThomaHawk BBQ - Germany	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Triple K BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BONSAIS WILD BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	5	1	173.1200	154.9028	165.53	top 42%
Pork Ribs	10	1	1	168.5828	144.4916	159.80	top 48%
Pork	10	4	0	173.1084	152.5256	162.83	top 42%
Brisket	10	4	1	178.8572	151.9428	162.09	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 34%
Large (40+)	4	top 29%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ an der Burg 2019	2	3	0	top 33%	Jul 6, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in EU 1 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 202 finished ahead 253 times, behind 132

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Oct 10, 2014 → Jul 22, 2017

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

20212 milestones

Oct 2 10th tracked contest Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle
Oct 2 Most recent contest Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Peak power rating (1559) KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019

20181 milestone

Jun 30 First overall podium BBQ an der Burg 2018

20175 milestones

Jul 22 First call 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 22 First overall top-10 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.6000 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 22 Career-best overall score681.6000 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

20141 milestone

Oct 10 First tracked contest Ruhrpott BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 22, 2017
+13.1	BBQ an der Burg 2018	Jun 30, 2018
+12.5	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018	Apr 28, 2018
+11.2	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 21, 2018
+3.1	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.7	Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle	Oct 2, 2021
-1.9	BBQ an der Burg 2019	Jul 6, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	100%	top 100%	85.7%	85.7%
2019	2	0	100%	top 51%	90.3%	89.1%
2018	5	3	80%	top 25%	92.5%	91.4%
2017	1	1	100%	top 13%	94.7%	94.7%
2014	1	0	0%	top 50%	87.5%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2021	Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Bremen	16 / 16 (616.9140)	9 (161.6800)	16 (144.4916)	15 (152.5256)	8 (158.2168)
Jul 6, 2019	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland	20 / 36 (633.0400)	24 (157.7028)	16 (157.1316)	5 (166.2628)	25 (151.9428)
Apr 26, 2019	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate	11 / 24 (650.1828)	14 (165.0972)	12 (159.9656)	11 (162.8228)	10 (162.2972)
Oct 13, 2018	Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya	17 / 38 (656.4116)	10 (168.5600)	29 (158.2288)	12 (168.5256)	23 (161.0972)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	28 / 73 (639.8860)	16 (166.8572)	27 (161.0972)	47 (153.6572)	37 (158.2744)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	8 / 48 (663.4172)	7 (170.2972)	23 (159.4172)	9 (169.1656)	14 (164.5372)
Jun 30, 2018	BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland	3 / 30 (666.2284)	2 (170.8572)	14 (161.0972)	5 (168.5484)	8 (165.7256)
Apr 28, 2018	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof	5 / 32 (664.4800)	8 (173.1200)	2 (168.5828)	15 (160.5372)	15 (162.2400)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	5 / 40 (681.6000)	27 (166.2400)	21 (163.3944)	9 (173.1084)	3 (178.8572)
Oct 10, 2014	Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	29 / 58 (630.3084)	45 (154.9028)	12 (164.5828)	39 (153.1200)	22 (157.7028)

BERGISCHE ROSTAROMEN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A July team

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

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 — 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)