A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Barbecuing In The Burbs
Barbecuing In The Burbs is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 22 at the Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ (2019). They are ranked #4491 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2015
latest May 25, 2019 · 3.7 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 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.28)
Road miles
60
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
608.70 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Barbecuing In The Burbs, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Barbecuing In The Burbs)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Barbecuing In The Burbs has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They turned up 5 years after Barbecuing In The Burbs did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#4,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with Barbecuing In The Burbs on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1312 | 148.0228 | 157.71 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 138.2740 | 150.28 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4400 | 145.7372 | 150.30 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 136.5484 | 150.40 | top 64% |
“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 75% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bow | 3 | 28 | 0 | top 72% | Sep 1, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
2 of 5 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 49 times, behind 123
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score618.9256 Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ
- Most recent contest Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ
20172 milestones
- First call BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1312 BBQ on the Bow
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1490) BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 5, 2015 |
| -8.4 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 3, 2016 |
| -3.6 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -3.1 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 1, 2018 |
| -1.6 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ | May 25, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 86% | 86% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 84% | 84% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2019 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 14 / 22 (618.9256) | 21 (148.0228) | 14 (152.5488) | 14 (154.8912) | 7 (163.4628) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 29 / 43 (606.2856) | 25 (158.8456) | 24 (150.2744) | 25 (149.1656) | 28 (148) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 28 / 42 (605.1312) | 7 (165.1312) | 15 (157.7144) | 35 (145.7372) | 41 (136.5484) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 28 / 35 (612.5716) | 12 (162.2628) | 23 (152.5944) | 23 (155.4400) | 33 (142.2744) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 29 / 35 (600.5936) | 28 (154.3084) | 33 (138.2740) | 31 (146.2740) | 11 (161.7372) |