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ROCK N BLUES BBQ

ROCK N BLUES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 39 at the Smoke on the Water (2023). They are ranked #2419 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,419
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1523
peak 1532 · rated over 51 contests

Contests

51
in the data

First seen

Apr 10, 2015
latest Apr 10, 2026 · 11 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#338
Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

2
5 podiums

Overall top-10s

4
8% of 51 contests

Avg finish

top 61%
overall standings

Best overall

690.7656 / 720

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

673.70 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.07 (+13.64)

Walk rate

47%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Pork Ribs · Smoke in the Spring

Consistency

±18.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 167.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.21)

Road miles

2,585
across 51 mapped stops · furthest 211 mi

Schedule strength

74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$342K
listed at 31 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 35 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.07 / 720
51 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

  • Pork Ribs ×1
  • Brisket ×1

High-water mark

690.7656 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7656 at Smoke on the Water — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Oct 13, 2023

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

M Squared Smokin' Q has finished one call ahead of ROCK N BLUES BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

  • 5 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 49%

A tough matchup

35–2 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 37 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 18%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 163.21
  • Chicken avg 167.43
  • 5 calls in 51 entries

A strong matchup

13–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 72% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pine Tar BBQ in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

27 of 37 shared chicken entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 27 of 37 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BEER DART BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) every year from 2020 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

  • 11 visits in all
  • best finish 38th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #1020 (60 pts) #1093 (60 pts) #1161 (60 pts) #980 (90 pts) #1051 (60 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #1108 (70 pts) #902 (140 pts) #1535 (55 pts) #1451 (55 pts) #1058 (95 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #770 (176 pts) #708 (241 pts) #887 (166 pts) #994 (116 pts) #713 (231 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #394 (503 pts) #426 (523 pts) #447 (548 pts) #472 (438 pts) #358 (598 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #338 (681 pts) #213 (1,046 pts) #461 (546 pts) #343 (706 pts) #245 (946 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #368 (518 pts) #215 (888 pts) #368 (563 pts) #335 (623 pts) #363 (563 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #429 (251 pts) #467 (241 pts) #489 (236 pts) #296 (416 pts) #367 (331 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #934 (315 pts) #816 (415 pts) #1036 (300 pts) #784 (445 pts) #968 (315 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #1138 (267 pts) #1284 (242 pts) #1129 (302 pts) #1293 (237 pts) #1117 (297 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1204 (244 pts) #1143 (294 pts) #1278 (249 pts) #1065 (334 pts) #1327 (234 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1108 (263 pts) #1358 (213 pts) #1224 (253 pts) #1178 (278 pts) #1175 (253 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROCK N BLUES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pine Tar BBQ
#2,424 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
58
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1541
13–5 in 18 shared contests (72% to ROCK N BLUES BBQ)

These two have cooked 18 of the same contests — ROCK N BLUES BBQ ahead 13–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 56 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Summa Dat Que
#2,427 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
39
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1545
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to ROCK N BLUES BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 39 contests to 51, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Aug 21, 2026
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SMOKERS PURGATORY
#2,402 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
130
GCs
1
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1703
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to ROCK N BLUES BBQ)

They've been 1703 at their best, 180 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 128 contests
  • last seen Jul 31, 2026
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SMOKIN' TOAD'S
#2,403 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
1
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1558
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROCK N BLUES BBQ)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 17 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Jun 6, 2025
⚔ Head-to-head
3BBQ
#2,398 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
1
Top-10s
52%
Peak
1544

They turned up 6 years after ROCK N BLUES BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Jul 18, 2026
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Panther BBQ
#2,410 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
1
Top-10s
47%
Peak
1536

Level with ROCK N BLUES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
MAN MEAT BBQ 37 2 35 5% ⚔ compare
777 BBQ 31 10 21 32% ⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE 27 1 26 4% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED 25 1 24 4% ⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ 25 0 25 0% ⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG 23 12 11 52% ⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ 22 1 21 5% ⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q 21 4 17 19% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 21 1 20 5% ⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ 20 0 20 0% ⚔ compare
Shark Q 19 7 12 37% ⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD 19 2 17 11% ⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ 19 2 17 11% ⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ 19 2 17 11% ⚔ compare
Pine Tar BBQ 18 13 5 72% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 51 9 0 3 179.4400 136.5256 167.43 top 50%
Pork Ribs 51 5 1 1 180 🔥 146.2172 163.21 top 65%
Pork 51 6 0 0 177.7028 148.5256 165.30 top 58%
Brisket 51 11 1 1 180 🔥 144.5140 164.13 top 54%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)220top 55%
Large (40+)290top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS490top 61%
MO20top 69%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 11 38 0 top 63% Apr 10, 2026
Smoke on the Water 6 8 0 top 44% Oct 10, 2025
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 6 26 0 top 74% Jul 9, 2021
Border War Barbeque 4 15 0 top 69% Oct 22, 2021
Smoke on the Trails 2 24 0 top 57% Sep 11, 2020
Sertoma 48 BBQ 2 12 0 top 46% Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 8 contests
Contests a season 4.3 across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 49 of 51 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 26 6 of them more than once
Opponents faced 902 finished ahead 1,076 times, behind 1,766

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

20261 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
20252 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1532) Smoke in the Spring
  2. 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Water
20231 milestone
  1. Career-best overall score690.7656 Smoke on the Water
20201 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Trails
20192 milestones
  1. First category win (Brisket) McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
  2. First perfect 180 (Brisket) McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
20171 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20154 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
  2. First call Smoke on the Water
  3. First overall top-10 Smoke on the Water
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8972 Smoke on the Water

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+13Smoke on the WaterOct 13, 2023
+10.5Sertoma 48 BBQApr 26, 2019
+9.2Smoke on the WaterOct 9, 2015
+8.6McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th AnnualMay 31, 2019
+7.3Smoke on the WaterOct 11, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.1Smoke in the SpringApr 10, 2015
-10.1Keepers of the Fire BBQ ContestJul 13, 2018
-8.4Big Blue BBQ ChampionshipJun 4, 2021
-814th Annual Cookin on the KawOct 13, 2017
-8Keepers of the Fire BBQ ContestJul 12, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20261000 0% top 76% 93.5% 93.5%
20252001 100% top 62% 94.7% 93.2%
20242000 50% top 59% 95.3% 94%
20235010 80% top 49% 95.9% 94.2%
20228010 63% top 55% 94.5% 93%
20217000 71% top 58% 95% 92.8%
20204000 50% top 74% 93% 91.2%
20196011 50% top 57% 93.3% 91.1%
20185000 20% top 71% 91.3% 89.7%
20174000 0% top 68% 92.1% 90.3%
20164000 0% top 62% 91.7% 90.2%
20153010 33% top 69% 91.7% 87%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 10, 2026 Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS 77 / 101 (673.0284) 79 (167.9884) 94 (163.9544) 19 (175.4056) 77 (165.6800)
Oct 10, 2025 Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS 22 / 30 (660.9596) 9 (175.4056) 26 (162.8344) 28 (154.1940) 17 (168.5256)
Apr 11, 2025 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 46 / 92 (681.6228) 82 (163.3828) 1 (180) 70 (165.6800) 23 (172.5600)
Oct 11, 2024 Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS 13 / 31 (686.1940) 5 (177.1428) 15 (171.4056) 28 (163.3828) 6 (174.2628)
Apr 5, 2024 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 73 / 97 (666.7200) 34 (173.7028) 72 (166.2400) 82 (163.3828) 73 (163.3944)
Oct 13, 2023 Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS 8 / 39 (690.7656) 15 (173.7144) 19 (170.8112) 9 (171.9772) 8 (174.2628)
Sep 1, 2023 Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS 17 / 20 (669.6344) 8 (174.3088) 15 (165.1200) 15 (162.8228) 14 (167.3828)
Jun 30, 2023 Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS 19 / 33 (683.3256) 15 (173.7028) 18 (171.4172) 21 (169.6800) 21 (168.5256)
Jun 2, 2023 McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS 14 / 36 (666.8112) 16 (166.2856) 4 (175.4400) 27 (159.4172) 15 (165.6684)
Apr 7, 2023 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 46 / 103 (681.0284) 27 (174.2628) 60 (167.9772) 83 (161.6456) 8 (177.1428)
Oct 14, 2022 Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS 12 / 28 (680.4800) 2 (179.4400) 15 (167.3944) 21 (162.7884) 10 (170.8572)
Oct 7, 2022 Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS 21 / 29 (673.6116) 6 (177.7028) 26 (158.8116) 22 (165.1200) 12 (171.9772)
Sep 9, 2022 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS 18 / 37 (672.4688) 12 (172.5600) 33 (154.2288) 12 (172.5600) 7 (173.1200)
Jul 1, 2022 Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS 10 / 24 (666.8116) 2 (176.0116) 19 (157.1200) 13 (164) 9 (169.6800)
Jun 3, 2022 McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS 18 / 30 (658.1824) 23 (158.8340) 22 (160.5372) 8 (170.2856) 6 (168.5256)
Apr 29, 2022 Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS 41 / 77 (670.1596) 34 (169.7028) 49 (163.9312) 46 (164.5600) 15 (171.9656)
Apr 8, 2022 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 60 / 94 (670.1828) 52 (168.5484) 61 (166.2628) 42 (170.8228) 58 (164.5488)
Mar 18, 2022 Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS 41 / 71 (667.2912) 24 (170.8344) 51 (161.0856) 27 (169.7028) 35 (165.6684)
Oct 22, 2021 Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS 15 / 30 (675.8856) 17 (168.5600) 10 (171.9656) 20 (164.5372) 13 (170.8228)
Oct 15, 2021 Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS 14 / 25 (666.7084) 10 (170.8228) 18 (158.8344) 11 (169.6684) 12 (167.3828)
Sep 10, 2021 Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS 22 / 53 (683.8856) 12 (175.4172) 43 (159.3600) 6 (177.7028) 17 (171.4056)
Jul 9, 2021 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS 35 / 43 (651.8628) 3 (177.7372) 38 (155.9428) 35 (162.7884) 37 (155.3944)
Jun 4, 2021 Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS 27 / 28 (642.6856) 23 (163.3828) 26 (162.8228) 22 (162.2628) 26 (154.2172)
Apr 9, 2021 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 38 / 105 (682.1712) 29 (174.2628) 45 (170.8228) 62 (166.8228) 42 (170.2628)
Mar 19, 2021 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS 32 / 70 (673.1312) 5 (174.8572) 14 (173.1428) 61 (155.4284) 26 (169.7028)
Oct 30, 2020 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 83 / 93 (638.7656) 90 (149.6228) 63 (165.7028) 50 (168.0228) 81 (155.4172)
Sep 11, 2020 Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS 33 / 48 (653.6916) 34 (163.9656) 28 (167.4400) 6 (175.4172) 42 (146.8688)
Jul 10, 2020 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS 40 / 61 (663.9656) 33 (167.4172) 32 (167.4400) 37 (167.4400) 47 (161.6684)
Jun 19, 2020 Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO 22 / 31 (669.7372) 24 (165.1772) 25 (161.6572) 12 (171.4628) 8 (171.4400)
Oct 25, 2019 Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS 37 / 44 (640.4688) 30 (164.5716) 36 (161.0972) 43 (148.5256) 29 (166.2744)
Sep 27, 2019 Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS 24 / 53 (654.1368) 28 (163.3828) 10 (170.2628) 28 (162.7884) 31 (157.7028)
Jul 12, 2019 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS 53 / 59 (638.6972) 45 (165.0856) 57 (151.9544) 53 (158.8000) 36 (162.8572)
May 31, 2019 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS 8 / 25 (671.4284) 13 (165.1428) 16 (162.2856) 18 (164) 1 (180)
Apr 26, 2019 Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS 12 / 38 (670.7312) 17 (167.9656) 24 (163.3712) 14 (167.3944) 5 (172)
Apr 12, 2019 Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS 62 / 104 (658.8232) 17 (174.2744) 82 (159.9772) 88 (157.7144) 47 (166.8572)
Oct 26, 2018 Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS 42 / 56 (648.4912) 50 (159.3712) 38 (165.1544) 53 (154.8228) 26 (169.1428)
Oct 6, 2018 Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS 22 / 37 (657.1084) 16 (168.5600) 33 (157.7028) 22 (166.2628) 22 (164.5828)
Jul 13, 2018 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 45 / 48 (624.3992) 43 (156.4796) 35 (160.5256) 35 (162.8800) 47 (144.5140)
May 4, 2018 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 25 / 41 (647.8400) 11 (169.1544) 25 (160.5028) 10 (167.9656) 36 (150.2172)
Apr 6, 2018 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 66 / 103 (650.7088) 44 (168.5484) 78 (159.9544) 14 (173.1200) 95 (149.0860)
Oct 13, 2017 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS 50 / 55 (631.8512) 35 (168) 50 (156.5600) 51 (155.3484) 50 (151.9428)
Jul 14, 2017 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 40 / 58 (655.8400) 38 (166.2400) 50 (157.0972) 33 (166.2512) 24 (166.2516)
Jun 2, 2017 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO 18 / 27 (650.2176) 23 (155.9200) 11 (167.4172) 24 (162.3088) 13 (164.5716)
Apr 7, 2017 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS 47 / 100 (663.3828) 66 (163.9884) 35 (168.5944) 64 (163.3828) 34 (167.4172)
Oct 21, 2016 Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS 26 / 38 (651.8740) 21 (165.7028) 30 (157.6456) 18 (166.8456) 25 (161.6800)
Aug 5, 2016 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS 23 / 29 (636.9944) 25 (157.1200) 25 (155.3944) 12 (170.2744) 25 (154.2056)
Jun 3, 2016 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 26 / 55 (659.9196) 17 (169.1084) 22 (164.5484) 29 (166.2628) 32 (160)
Apr 8, 2016 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 57 / 109 (648.5032) 38 (167.4400) 43 (165.1200) 27 (169.6800) 96 (146.2632)
Oct 9, 2015 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 9 / 33 (659.8972) 18 (160.5488) 10 (163.9772) 8 (167.9884) 10 (167.3828)
Jun 5, 2015 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 52 / 64 (625.6228) 43 (161.1428) 63 (146.2172) 24 (166.2972) 50 (151.9656)
Apr 10, 2015 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 95 / 97 (594.7084) 97 (136.5256) 90 (148.5144) 56 (162.2628) 88 (147.4056)

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