High-water mark
674.7424
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7424 at Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 30, 2019
Rockin R Bbq
Rockin R Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 12th of 24 at the McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (2019). They are ranked #2863 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2018
latest Sep 19, 2020 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.52 · weakest Brisket (165.25)
Road miles
424
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1624)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.10 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rockin R Bbq, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Rockin R Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Rockin R Bbq's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,867 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Rockin R Bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 4 years before Rockin R 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 162.8228 | 167.52 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 165.1084 | 167.52 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 161.1428 | 165.81 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 161.1428 | 165.25 | top 57% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 42% | Aug 30, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 111 times, behind 152
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2
- Most recent contest The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2
20193 milestones
- First call Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score674.7424 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1515) McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6228 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| +5.3 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ | Nov 15, 2019 |
| +2.8 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| +1.9 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 | Sep 19, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 | Sep 18, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 93.6% | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 93.7% | 92.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 37 / 56 (673.6228) | 39 (170.2628) | 43 (165.6800) | 4 (175.4172) | 47 (162.2628) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 53 / 56 (653.0856) | 48 (163.9656) | 37 (166.2972) | 54 (161.1428) | 48 (161.6800) |
| Nov 15, 2019 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 12 / 24 (663.4168) | 15 (162.8228) | 4 (170.8456) | 15 (162.2856) | 11 (167.4628) |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 28 / 58 (674.7424) | 25 (170.2628) | 37 (165.1084) | 35 (165.6684) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 27 / 74 (665.6228) | 21 (170.2628) | 19 (169.6916) | 39 (164.5256) | 44 (161.1428) |