ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#5568

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-09-29

latest 2021-06-04

Best ToY finish

#658

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8800 / 720

Master · The Golden State Battle III - Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

611.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 617.13 (-5.17)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · The Golden State Battle III - Day 2

Consistency

±54.19

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.33 · weakest Pork (157.31)

Road miles

986

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 236 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$27K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

617.13 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

674.8800 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8800 at The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-04-16

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 (2021-04-16).

last seen 2019-05-31
back 2021-04-16

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±7.53% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.53% 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 85.7% of a perfect score
best 93.7%

An April team

Top 64% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 64% across 4 contests, versus top 80% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 80% the rest of the year

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.

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

Kan-Ok BBQ

#5565 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-06-12

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SKINT BACK BBQ

#5577 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-07-09

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Bar B Q Dat

#5561 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Level with ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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BEARDED BBQ

#5571 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 9% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

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GRILLIANT FOODS

#5567 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RACK TIME

#5562 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

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 2016-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
RBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CANYON RIDERS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUDVILLE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	175.4172	149.0972	160.33	top 67%
Pork Ribs	10	0	170.8800	145.7372	157.41	top 78%
Pork	9	1	172.0344	133.1200	157.31	top 69%
Brisket	10	0	170.8800	131.9772	157.81	top 66%

“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)	5	0	top 93%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 66%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2	27	0	top 67%	2019-04-26

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

On the trail 3.7 yrs 2017-09-29 → 2021-06-04

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.33 · weakest Pork (157.31)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 2 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 617.13 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 150 86–297 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 986 10 mapped stops · furthest 236 mi

Schedule strength 1580 average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests

Purse competed for $27,000 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-05-31 → 2021-04-16

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5568 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Sep 29 First tracked contest *Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL)
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1490) *Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL)
2019
Mar 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5948 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2
Apr 26 First call Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
2021
Apr 16 Career-best overall score674.8800 The Golden State Battle III - Day 1
Apr 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 The Golden State Battle III - Day 2
Jun 4 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards
Jun 4 Most recent contest 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1	2021-04-16
+1.8	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2019-04-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Throwdown in the Vineyards	2019-05-31
-11.2	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1	2019-03-29
-10.6	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards	2021-06-04
-10.5	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2017-09-29
-7.9	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2	2021-04-17

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	3	33%	top 74%	93.7%	84.5%
2019	4	25%	top 81%	92.9%	86.6%
2018	2	0%	top 81%	88%	87.6%
2017	1	0%	top 93%	82%	82%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-06-04	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	28 / 29 (487.3488)	22 (161.6916)	21 (163.9772)	—	20 (161.6800)
2021-04-17	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA	24 / 26 (663.9544)	9 (175.4172)	26 (158.2972)	20 (164.5372)	21 (165.7028)
2021-04-16	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	13 / 41 (674.8800)	21 (163.9772)	14 (170.8800)	20 (169.1428)	13 (170.8800)
2019-05-31	Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	20 / 20 (581.0516)	14 (157.6800)	20 (145.7372)	19 (145.6572)	20 (131.9772)
2019-04-26	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	27 / 48 (652.5488)	34 (158.8572)	38 (155.3600)	4 (172.0344)	17 (166.2972)
2019-03-30	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	32 / 47 (668.5948)	12 (173.1888)	42 (157.1544)	24 (170.2628)	24 (167.9888)
2019-03-29	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	69 / 70 (591.3024)	68 (150.2512)	40 (163.4400)	69 (133.1200)	66 (144.4912)
2018-07-28	*Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	29 / 34 (627.8856)	33 (149.0972)	19 (165.1200)	32 (150.2628)	17 (163.4056)
2018-04-20	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	37 / 48 (633.6116)	29 (163.4172)	46 (147.9772)	25 (161.0856)	28 (161.1316)
2017-09-29	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	28 / 30 (590.0916)	27 (149.6916)	29 (146.2056)	28 (149.6800)	27 (144.5144)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#658 (230 pts)	#600 (285 pts)	#693 (240 pts)	#839 (161 pts)	#628 (270 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1029 (250 pts)	#881 (345 pts)	#1103 (250 pts)	#783 (410 pts)	#981 (295 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1669 (119 pts)	#1713 (119 pts)	#1490 (149 pts)	#1728 (119 pts)	#1454 (159 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2852 (55 pts)	#2856 (55 pts)	#2862 (55 pts)	#2851 (55 pts)	#2840 (55 pts)