Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1828 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.
Something about October: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
Their overall lands within ±1.80% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
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.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rock's Famous BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1558 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with Rock's Famous BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN'T STOP THE SMOKE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| MEL'S BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| BID WIZ PLAYER BBQ TEAM | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON WHEELS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN GUNS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 142.8456 | 160.83 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 154.2284 | 163.74 | top 50% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.6912 | 156.5256 | 162.31 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 151.9428 | 163.75 | top 42% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 55% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 51% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 54% | 2016-06-11 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | 2014-09-12 |
| +4.3 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 2013-06-07 |
| +3.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| +3.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| +2.7 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 2014-06-13 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -6.6 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
| -6 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 2016-06-11 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 91.1% | 90.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 36% | 92.7% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 90.2% | 89.6% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 388 / 467 (628.3772) | 363 (159.3716) | 370 (158.2400) | 342 (158.8228) | 395 (151.9428) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 316 / 407 (634.7428) | 398 (142.8456) | 124 (169.6800) | 240 (163.9656) | 289 (158.2516) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 269 / 557 (655.9088) | 345 (161.6916) | 348 (161.6572) | 232 (166.2628) | 188 (166.2972) |
| 2016-06-11 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 23 / 29 (644.9712) | 23 (162.2400) | 23 (157.6456) | 27 (159.4172) | 16 (165.6684) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 145 / 606 (670.1828) | 83 (172.5600) | 91 (171.4172) | 463 (156.5256) | 130 (169.6800) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 234 / 552 (659.3260) | 44 (174.8572) | 213 (166.2972) | 322 (162.2400) | 375 (155.9316) |
| 2014-09-12 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 6 / 29 (667.4172) | 12 (165.7028) | 6 (171.4516) | 22 (157.1200) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2014-06-13 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 19 / 41 (655.2912) | 38 (153.6800) | 8 (170.8228) | 20 (164.5256) | 11 (166.2628) |
| 2013-09-13 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 16 / 34 (640.4112) | 27 (150.7772) | 24 (154.2284) | 3 (169.6912) | 10 (165.7144) |
| 2013-06-07 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 18 / 49 (649.7140) | 19 (164.5714) | 43 (155.9998) | 20 (164.5714) | 13 (164.5714) |