Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Rolling Smoke BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1442
peak 1512 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2026-07-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
654.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 611.33 (+43.24)
Walk rate
35%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±75.55
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.25)
Road miles
15,296
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1564 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.33 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
327.37 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
686.7428
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.7428 at 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-08-16
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 12%.
- Pork Ribs avg 153.25
- Chicken avg 159.51
- 6 calls in 18 entries
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off (2024-07-27).
- last seen 2021-08-27
- back 2024-07-27
Chicken nemesis
4 of 4
shared chicken entries lost
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±10.26%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±10.26% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 85.3% of a perfect score
- best 95.4%
The long haul
15,296
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,296 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,564 miles to *Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival.
- 20 mapped stops
- furthest 1,564 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Rolling Smoke BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rolling Smoke BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5782 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Rolling Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 129.1428 | 159.51 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 20.0000 | 153.25 | top 66% |
| Pork | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 129.1200 | 157.17 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 118.2856 | 156.32 | top 62% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 7 | 0 | top 72% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 75% | 2019-06-22 |
| Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 75% | 2026-07-03 |
| Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 98% | 2019-10-04 |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13.1 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2026-07-03
Busiest season
2025
5 contests
Contests a season
2
across 10 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
7 of 20 contests · 9 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
12
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
18 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.25)
Walk rate
35%
a top-10 call in 7 of 20 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
5 of 20 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
611.33
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
327.37
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
324
130–264 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
15,296
20 mapped stops · furthest 1,564 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$68,400
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 8 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2021-08-27 → 2024-07-27
Power rating
1442
peak 1512 · #5779 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
- First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7142 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1512) Minnesota in May
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- 2025
- First category win (Pork Ribs) 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score686.7428 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- 2026
- Most recent contest Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Minnesota in May | 2013-05-17 |
| +5.1 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 2025-08-16 |
| +2.4 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | 2018-07-20 |
| +2.2 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2021-08-27 |
| +1.7 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-06-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | *Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival | 2018-07-06 |
| -11.6 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | 2019-10-04 |
| -10.3 | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | 2018-10-05 |
| -9.7 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | 2014-06-21 |
| -9.3 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 2017-06-24 |
Category scores over time
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 60% | top 69% | 95.4% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 90.7% | 72.9% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 84% | 90.6% | 80.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 23 / 26 (650.8340) | 20 (166.8228) | 23 (164.0000) | 25 (154.2856) | 21 (165.7256) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 39 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 69 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 9 / 9 (327.3716) | 10 (159.3944) | 6 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 14 / 30 (686.7428) | 26 (163.9428) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (173.1200) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2025-07-05 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 8 / 13 (662.2284) | 8 (169.1312) | 10 (162.2744) | 13 (153.6800) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 28 (170.8112) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 30 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Blowin' Smoke Barbecue Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 8 / 11 (630.2968) | 11 (151.9884) | 7 (161.7372) | 10 (146.2856) | 2 (170.2856) |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 17 / 31 (642.7548) | 19 (163.4172) | 16 (162.2516) | 18 (161.1200) | 19 (155.9660) |
| 2019-10-04 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 26 / 26 (396.5484) | 26 (129.1428) | 26 (20.0000) | 25 (129.1200) | 26 (118.2856) |
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 16 / 29 (653.0172) | 15 (165.0972) | 19 (159.9544) | 21 (159.4400) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2018-10-05 | *Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 25 / 26 (578.9028) | 26 (144.5828) | 24 (138.8572) | 25 (140.0228) | 18 (155.4400) |
| 2018-07-20 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 14 / 25 (652.4460) | 12 (167.4060) | 20 (156.5028) | 18 (166.2744) | 13 (162.2628) |
| 2018-07-06 | *Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival East Liverpool, OH | 10 / 10 (476.4912) | — | 7 (157.7028) | 4 (169.7028) | 7 (149.0856) |
| 2018-06-23 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 22 / 26 (617.0516) | 23 (154.8572) | 24 (146.2400) | 20 (160.5828) | 19 (155.3716) |
| 2017-06-24 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off ABSAROKEE, MT | 30 / 35 (606.2172) | 29 (154.2628) | 28 (154.8572) | 28 (149.1200) | 30 (147.9772) |
| 2015-12-11 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV | 20 / 30 (642.2060) | 23 (156.5372) | 11 (167.4172) | 12 (169.1544) | 26 (149.0972) |
| 2014-06-21 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 22 / 25 (596.5256) | 23 (156.0000) | 21 (151.9772) | 21 (154.8112) | 24 (133.7372) |
| 2013-05-17 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 8 / 49 (677.7142) | 17 (167.4284) | 5 (173.1428) | 10 (170.8572) | 19 (166.2858) |