Perfect scores on the board
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Chicken ×1
- Pork ×1
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas is a competition barbecue team with 60 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #674 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rollin Smoke BBQ Texas”.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #783 (185 pts) | #960 (95 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #538 (325 pts) | #642 (280 pts) | #579 (365 pts) | #506 (380 pts) | #593 (280 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #403 (510 pts) | #421 (525 pts) | #440 (545 pts) | #498 (405 pts) | #431 (505 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #574 (300 pts) | #741 (225 pts) | #835 (215 pts) | #542 (355 pts) | #573 (315 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #397 (552 pts) | #442 (517 pts) | #507 (482 pts) | #480 (467 pts) | #407 (572 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #140 (1,209 pts) | #84 (1,514 pts) | #102 (1,440 pts) | #156 (1,149 pts) | #169 (1,049 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #333 (339 pts) | #403 (289 pts) | #420 (289 pts) | #229 (544 pts) | #309 (394 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #313 (979 pts) | #266 (1,099 pts) | #279 (1,049 pts) | #395 (854 pts) | #483 (699 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #450 (792 pts) | #462 (787 pts) | #599 (607 pts) | #553 (677 pts) | #482 (767 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #839 (440 pts) | #1049 (345 pts) | #1076 (325 pts) | #999 (365 pts) | #972 (365 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas, each with one reason worth a look.
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — JL Smokers ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 81 contests to 60, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 29 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 17 contests, alongside a 59% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 7 years after Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 47 | 21 | 26 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 33 | 4 | 29 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 30 | 3 | 27 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 29 | 4 | 25 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 27 | 5 | 22 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Chingon BBQ | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking OCD | 23 | 18 | 5 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 23 | 7 | 16 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| TINY E BBQ | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 21 | 6 | 15 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 55 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 142.2628 | 169.41 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 56 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 179.4400 | 145.0744 | 168.15 | top 46% |
| Pork | 50 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 153.1084 | 168.44 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 55 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 155.9084 | 167.21 | top 44% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 41 | 2 | top 42% |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Mar 31, 2017 |
| +15.5 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| +14.3 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +14.2 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 6, 2018 |
| +14 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | Oct 24, 2020 |
| -9.1 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -9 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| -9 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | May 15, 2021 |
| -5.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 44% | 96% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 35% | 98.3% | 94.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 31% | 97% | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 95.1% | 94% |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70% | top 41% | 96.4% | 87.3% |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 94.7% | 93.7% |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80% | top 34% | 97.1% | 94.1% |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63% | top 48% | 94.5% | 92.1% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 55% | 94.3% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 51 / 90 (679.3372) | 65 (167.3828) | 5 (177.1544) | 18 (174.2744) | 79 (160.5256) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 220 / 401 (675.3484) | 47 (176.5600) | 298 (164.5600) | 290 (165.1084) | 170 (169.1200) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 51 / 158 (691.3716) | 55 (174.2744) | 22 (176.5600) | 109 (168.5600) | 52 (171.9772) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 19 / 55 (677.5996) | 16 (173.1084) | 19 (171.9772) | 19 (171.4056) | 33 (161.1084) |
| May 2, 2025 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 13 / 30 (686.1944) | 29 (166.2400) | 9 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5716) | 16 (169.1200) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 259 / 444 (670.7428) | 225 (169.1200) | 260 (167.9772) | 182 (170.2628) | 300 (163.3828) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 24 / 67 (675.9656) | 9 (174.2972) | 6 (176) | 42 (165.1312) | 45 (160.5372) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 1 / 41 (708) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | 4 (176.0228) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 17 / 40 (669.5888) | 27 (160.5260) | 22 (164.5372) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 148 / 211 (676.4796) | 174 (166.8112) | 157 (167.4400) | 98 (171.4056) | 100 (170.8228) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 16 / 487 (698.2284) | 186 (170.8112) | 37 (176.0116) | 92 (173.7028) | 15 (177.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 10 / 48 (693.0972) | 16 (169.1200) | 18 (170.2744) | 3 (179.4400) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 195 / 505 (674.7884) | 221 (168.5484) | 333 (164.5256) | 75 (174.2972) | 200 (167.4172) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 91 / 249 (685.0740) | 58 (174.8456) | 63 (173.7028) | 189 (166.8228) | 115 (169.7028) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 9 / 59 (682.2516) | 6 (176.0116) | 22 (167.9772) | 14 (169.7028) | 13 (168.5600) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 11 / 56 (682.7540) | 10 (173.1200) | 23 (169.7028) | 16 (171.4056) | 19 (168.5256) |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX | 6 / 17 (660.4800) | 16 (157.1088) | 3 (169.1200) | 9 (163.9884) | 2 (170.2628) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 148 / 467 (180) | 236 (166.2400) | 316 (162.2512) | 64 (172.5716) | 325 (158.2400) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 1 / 43 (694.3084) | 2 (176.0228) | 1 (177.7372) | 2 (180) | 23 (160.5484) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 16 / 42 (674.1712) | 3 (176.5600) | 37 (161.0972) | 22 (168.5484) | 13 (167.9656) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 16 / 48 (671.9200) | 23 (166.8228) | 13 (169.6800) | 15 (169.7144) | 14 (165.7028) |
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 18 / 22 (660.9712) | 18 (166.2284) | 7 (170.8344) | 14 (166.8456) | 22 (157.0628) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 9 / 33 (678.7312) | 9 (174.8456) | 23 (157.6456) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 9 / 18 (679.9200) | 3 (177.7372) | 12 (169.6800) | 12 (167.9772) | 10 (164.5256) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 16 / 50 (688.4684) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (173.7028) | 16 (173.1200) | 41 (163.9428) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 41 / 56 (669.6228) | 46 (163.9428) | 36 (167.3944) | 28 (169.1428) | 30 (169.1428) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 6 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2020 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Waco, TX | 15 / 25 (681.5996) | 12 (174.8456) | 3 (174.8572) | 22 (163.9312) | 15 (167.9656) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Waco, TX | 16 / 26 (673.6000) | 16 (166.2400) | 14 (169.6916) | 17 (167.9656) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 53 / 58 (659.3260) | 38 (171.4056) | 56 (161.6916) | — | 30 (170.8228) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 30 / 64 (681.6460) | 33 (171.4172) | 49 (164.5488) | — | 20 (173.1200) |
| Sep 19, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 35 / 56 (674.7540) | 51 (163.9428) | 32 (168.5256) | 10 (174.8572) | 35 (167.4284) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 27 / 56 (676.4688) | 38 (166.8228) | 21 (170.8460) | 27 (170.2744) | 37 (168.5256) |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 20 / 44 (671.9200) | 28 (165.7028) | 40 (159.3944) | — | 7 (173.7028) |
| Nov 15, 2019 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 9 / 24 (667.4628) | 13 (164) | 17 (163.9772) | 3 (176.0228) | 13 (163.4628) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 5 / 468 (698.8456) | 23 (176.5600) | 34 (174.8800) | 94 (171.4056) | 26 (176) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 20 / 58 (678.8112) | 21 (170.8456) | 34 (165.1544) | 7 (174.8456) | 22 (167.9656) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 26 / 62 (658.7656) | 11 (172) | 33 (161.6800) | 35 (159.3828) | 21 (165.7028) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 12 / 54 (681.1200) | 6 (175.4400) | 34 (165.1428) | 8 (173.7144) | 23 (166.8228) |
| Jun 29, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM | 9 / 34 (687.9768) | 2 (180) | 3 (176.5600) | — | 21 (164.5484) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM | 7 / 41 (687.4512) | 6 (175.4400) | 11 (170.8456) | — | 12 (168.5828) |
| May 11, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 16 / 21 (670.1484) | 10 (171.9772) | 9 (172.5484) | 18 (162.8228) | 15 (162.8000) |
| May 10, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 14 / 38 (670.2284) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (179.4400) | 27 (157.6800) | 22 (161.1312) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 255 / 467 (657.5772) | 179 (168.5600) | 262 (165.0972) | 377 (156.5144) | 174 (167.4056) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 144 / 164 (656.5712) | 117 (168.5256) | 151 (160.6056) | 133 (165.1428) | 145 (162.2972) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 59 / 74 (633.6572) | 71 (147.3600) | 46 (160.0344) | 34 (164.5828) | 43 (161.6800) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 15 / 54 (673.6568) | 17 (169.6684) | 19 (168.0228) | 7 (172) | 25 (163.9656) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM | 16 / 32 (680.5488) | 7 (175.4172) | 17 (169.6800) | 25 (165.1544) | 11 (170.2972) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM | 17 / 39 (661.6112) | 7 (172.5484) | 31 (158.8228) | 22 (163.4172) | 15 (166.8228) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 5 / 69 (678.2516) | 17 (168.5600) | 20 (168) | 13 (171.9772) | 8 (169.7144) |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 14 / 38 (664.5256) | 21 (162.8572) | 18 (167.4056) | 21 (164.5600) | 10 (169.7028) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 208 / 407 (661.0968) | 145 (169.7028) | 168 (166.9028) | 307 (159.9656) | 201 (164.5256) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 123 / 129 (645.0396) | 128 (155.9312) | 92 (167.4056) | 126 (154.8228) | 92 (166.8800) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM | 31 / 43 (625.4744) | 14 (169.6800) | 39 (145.0744) | 30 (154.8116) | 29 (155.9084) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 2 / 70 (678.8572) | 15 (165.1200) | 9 (168.5372) | 5 (172.6172) | 5 (172.5828) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 59 / 72 (617.0628) | 68 (142.2628) | 52 (158.2744) | 62 (153.1084) | 34 (163.4172) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.