The heartbreaker
1.1660
points from the title
Came within 1.1660 points of the Grand Championship at Bands & BBQ at the Point (Sep 11, 2026).
Rooters-N-Tooters
Rooters-N-Tooters is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 38 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1734 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rooters N Tooters” and “Rooters - N - Tooters”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1551
peak 1551 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 21, 2016
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 9.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
57% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
690.19 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 685.87 (+4.32)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.79 · weakest Chicken (171.00)
Road miles
1,974
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 553 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$115K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.87 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rooters-N-Tooters, each with one reason worth a look.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1551
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1551
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Rooters-N-Tooters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1550
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,741 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1550
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#1,743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1550
Level with Rooters-N-Tooters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 162.2512 | 171.00 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 164.5712 | 171.08 | top 44% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 157.7144 | 171.01 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 168.5140 | 172.79 | top 28% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 18% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 7 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
397
finished ahead 254 times, behind 180
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
Oct 25, 2019 → Aug 7, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First overall podium Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First Reserve Championship Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best overall score703.3712 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1551) Big BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20192 milestones
- First call Roast N Boast
- First overall top-10 Roast N Boast
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4168 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| +14.4 | Big BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +13.1 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | Aug 7, 2026 |
| +4.6 | Roast N Boast | Oct 4, 2019 |
| +3.7 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 21, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.6 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 14, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 75% | top 26% | 97.7% | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 94.8% | 94.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Townsend, TN | 3 / 30 (698.1824) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4056) | 6 (174.2628) | 11 (170.8112) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 2 / 38 (703.3712) | 17 (171.4056) | 9 (174.2628) | 1 (180) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 56 / 83 (679.3024) | 38 (172.5484) | 38 (173.1200) | 65 (165.1200) | 50 (168.5140) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 8 / 41 (692.4800) | 18 (173.1200) | 17 (171.9772) | 17 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Oct 25, 2019 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 42 / 97 (677.6224) | 80 (162.2512) | 48 (170.8228) | 12 (174.8800) | 37 (169.6684) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 10 / 25 (682.7196) | 12 (169.1084) | 16 (167.3712) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 56 / 96 (667.4168) | 36 (170.8456) | 69 (164.5712) | 88 (157.7144) | 17 (174.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.