ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS

ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 13th of 41 at The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 (2021). They are ranked #5612 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,612

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 29, 2017

latest Jun 4, 2021 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#658

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.33 · weakest Pork (154.59)

Road miles

986

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 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

617.13 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

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
Apr 16, 2021

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 weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 10%.

Pork avg 154.59
Chicken avg 160.33
1 call in 7 entries

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 (Apr 16, 2021).

last seen May 31, 2019
back Apr 16, 2021

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

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	#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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SKINT BACK BBQ

#5,617 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

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 Jul 9, 2021

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FULL METAL PORK

#5,622 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

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 Aug 30, 2019

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Global Smokers

#5,621 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1448

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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TJ'S BBQ

#5,600 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

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GRILLIANT FOODS

#5,605 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

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

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Sea Brisket

#5,623 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2019

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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	7	1	172.0344	133.1200	154.59	top 70%
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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 93%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 66%

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

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 148 finished ahead 86 times, behind 297

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs May 31, 2019 → Apr 16, 2021

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

20214 milestones

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

20192 milestones

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

20172 milestones

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)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021
+1.8	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Throwdown in the Vineyards	May 31, 2019
-11.3	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1	Mar 29, 2019
-10.6	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards	Jun 4, 2021
-10.4	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 29, 2017
-7.8	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021

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)
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
Jun 4, 2021	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	28 / 29 (487.3488)	22 (161.6916)	21 (163.9772)	—	20 (161.6800)
Apr 17, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA	24 / 26 (663.9544)	9 (175.4172)	26 (158.2972)	—	21 (165.7028)
Apr 16, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	13 / 41 (674.8800)	21 (163.9772)	14 (170.8800)	—	13 (170.8800)
May 31, 2019	Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	20 / 20 (581.0516)	14 (157.6800)	20 (145.7372)	19 (145.6572)	20 (131.9772)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	27 / 48 (652.5488)	34 (158.8572)	38 (155.3600)	4 (172.0344)	17 (166.2972)
Mar 30, 2019	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)
Mar 29, 2019	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)
Jul 28, 2018	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	29 / 34 (627.8856)	33 (149.0972)	19 (165.1200)	32 (150.2628)	17 (163.4056)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	37 / 48 (633.6116)	29 (163.4172)	46 (147.9772)	25 (161.0856)	28 (161.1316)
Sep 29, 2017	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)

ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

An April 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)