A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
ROCKY FORK BBQ
ROCKY FORK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 33 at the PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival (2018). They are ranked #4811 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 8, 2016
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.12 (+4.29)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.26 · weakest Brisket (159.09)
Road miles
530
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.12 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1468 (133 pts) | #1556 (128 pts) | #1462 (158 pts) | #1265 (203 pts) | #1703 (118 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROCKY FORK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1467
They turned up 5 years after ROCKY FORK BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,790 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Level with ROCKY FORK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before ROCKY FORK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 156.0116 | 162.26 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 154.2400 | 161.39 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 145.6228 | 161.38 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 151.3484 | 159.09 | top 75% |
“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 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 88% | Jul 12, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
132
finished ahead 49 times, behind 174
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 29, 2018 → Jul 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
20183 milestones
- First call PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score661.5772 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9772 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8624 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1488) Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -8.7 | CCS Fest | Apr 6, 2018 |
| -6.2 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Oct 20, 2017 |
| -4.6 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -0.7 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 29, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 91.9% | 89.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.5% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 26 / 33 (655.8744) | 18 (166.2744) | 21 (166.2516) | 26 (162.8344) | 25 (160.5140) |
| Jun 29, 2018 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH | 22 / 33 (661.5772) | 23 (162.2400) | 17 (166.8344) | 9 (171.9772) | 26 (160.5256) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN | 45 / 49 (626.6516) | 37 (159.3944) | 43 (154.2400) | 34 (159.3600) | 45 (153.6572) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 30 / 39 (646.0912) | 25 (164.5372) | 23 (165.6800) | 22 (164.5256) | 38 (151.3484) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 24 / 41 (651.8624) | 23 (165.1084) | 28 (159.3712) | 18 (163.9772) | 19 (163.4056) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 33 / 34 (622.6628) | 29 (156.0116) | 32 (155.9428) | 33 (145.6228) | 20 (165.0856) |