A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers
KY Bourbon Barrel Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 19th of 24 at the Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition (2022). They finished #317 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2022
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.68 · weakest Pork (158.21)
Road miles
56
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.98 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
328.21 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #317 (60 pts) | #320 (60 pts) | #317 (75 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #373 (60 pts) | #284 (145 pts) | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1223 (68 pts) | #1249 (78 pts) | #1419 (63 pts) | #1239 (73 pts) | #1567 (58 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1234 (79 pts) | #1275 (79 pts) | #1373 (69 pts) | #1264 (84 pts) | #1221 (89 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 157.0972 | 163.68 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 151.4172 | 158.40 | top 59% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 155.3484 | 158.21 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 157.6684 | 159.09 | top 78% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 32% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Reuniting After War BBQ Competition | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 79% | Sep 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
266
finished ahead 191 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Mar 15, 2024 → Mar 20, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score332.5144 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1503) Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20242 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score644.4228 Reuniting After War BBQ Competition
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
| +6.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition | Sep 16, 2022 |
| -4.1 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition | Sep 15, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 30% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 90% | 90% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 38 / 125 (332.5144) | 46 (162.8000) | 22 (169.7144) | 47 (157.6456) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 32 / 93 (323.9084) | 9 (171.4056) | 44 (152.5028) | 40 (155.3484) | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY | 22 / 28 (644.4228) | 20 (163.4284) | 23 (159.9772) | 21 (160.5028) | 24 (160.5144) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY | 19 / 24 (625.5312) | 19 (157.0972) | 21 (151.4172) | 18 (159.3484) | 17 (157.6684) |