ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ

ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 29th of 36 at the Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival (2017). They are ranked #5969 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,969

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1436

peak 1436 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 6, 2016

latest Dec 27, 2019 · 3.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 88%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0052 / 720

Master · Arizona National BBQ Stampede

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 624.47 (+3.65)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.9144

Pork Ribs · Arizona National BBQ Stampede

Consistency

±17.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.75 · weakest Chicken (152.54)

Road miles

3,706

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,215 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.47 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.21 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 152.54
Pork Ribs avg 160.75
0 calls in 9 entries

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKERS PURGATORY ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKERS PURGATORY has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

The long haul

3,706 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,706 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,215 miles to Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival.

9 mapped stops
furthest 1,215 mi

The metronome

±2.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.7% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1267 (178 pts)	#1331 (178 pts)	#1092 (253 pts)	#1295 (183 pts)	#1171 (218 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1543 (130 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1697 (140 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1743 (130 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Big JT and the pork pistols

#5,970 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

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PORK-U-UP

#5,960 of the rated field

1437 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2018

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BBQ McLovin'

#5,966 of the rated field

1437 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

They turned up 6 years after ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

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Pigs In Heat

#5,971 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

Level with ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 26, 2017

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Chubby Cheeks BBQ

#5,962 of the rated field

1437 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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MAD COW

#5,965 of the rated field

1437 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

Fewer contests behind them than ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Boyz BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
All About Smokin Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUTTHEAD BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' WITH SWAG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
STEEL CITY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	161.1200	142.8112	152.54	top 90%
Pork Ribs	9	170.9144	151.9316	160.75	top 72%
Pork	8	167.4628	143.3600	155.48	top 81%
Brisket	9	167.3944	143.3944	153.87	top 76%

“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)	4	0	top 89%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 87%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AZ	8	0	top 87%
CO	1	0	top 94%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Arizona National BBQ Stampede	2	33	0	top 81%	Dec 27, 2019
Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival	2	31	0	top 92%	Sep 27, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 187 finished ahead 47 times, behind 325

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

20193 milestones

Dec 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0052 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
Dec 27 Career-best overall score661.0052 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
Dec 27 Most recent contest Arizona National BBQ Stampede

20181 milestone

Dec 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.9144 Arizona National BBQ Stampede

20162 milestones

May 6 First tracked contest 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown
May 6 Peak power rating (1486) 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 6, 2016
-8.7	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 2, 2019
-8	Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival	Sep 27, 2019
-7.6	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival	Sep 28, 2018
-7.2	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 4, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0%	top 88%	91.8%	87.3%
2018	3	0%	top 88%	89.3%	87.1%
2017	2	0%	top 82%	86.7%	86.5%
2016	1	0%	top 97%	84.3%	84.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Dec 27, 2019	Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ	33 / 44 (661.0052)	41 (159.3712)	32 (166.8112)	—	29 (162.8228)
Sep 27, 2019	Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ	31 / 33 (625.1200)	33 (144.5600)	19 (163.9772)	24 (162.8800)	28 (153.7028)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	51 / 54 (600.2972)	50 (153.6572)	47 (151.9316)	54 (143.3600)	46 (151.3484)
Dec 28, 2018	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	41 / 47 (642.8228)	45 (150.2628)	16 (170.9144)	43 (154.2512)	17 (167.3944)
Sep 28, 2018	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	36 / 40 (611.3368)	40 (142.8112)	27 (157.7028)	38 (150.2628)	26 (160.5600)
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	45 / 52 (627.8856)	48 (151.3828)	43 (158.8000)	23 (167.4628)	45 (150.2400)
Sep 29, 2017	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	29 / 36 (620.4688)	21 (161.1200)	28 (159.4288)	28 (156.5256)	31 (143.3944)
May 5, 2017	City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	30 / 36 (624.4800)	30 (156)	30 (159.4288)	23 (161.6684)	30 (147.3828)
May 6, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	38 / 39 (606.8000)	38 (153.6684)	33 (157.7372)	39 (147.4172)	37 (147.9772)

ROOT'N TOOT'N BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork Ribs nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

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)

📉 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)