The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *Southern Utah BBQ Festival (2018-05-18).
- last seen 2015-05-02
- back 2018-05-18
SMOKIN RED ROCKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-04-26
latest 2018-05-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.98
last 3 Master vs avg 634.98 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.85 · weakest Brisket (154.64)
Road miles
45
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
634.98 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SMOKIN RED ROCKERS has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 134 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after SMOKIN RED ROCKERS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN RED ROCKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1544 | 155.3712 | 155.98 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 162.2744 | 166.85 | top 39% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0000 | 153.7256 | 157.52 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 149.1088 | 154.64 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 80% | 2015-05-02 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2014-04-26 → 2018-05-18
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.85 · weakest Brisket (154.64)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
634.98
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
22–82 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
45
3 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2015-05-02 → 2018-05-18
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
- First call Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score637.7372 Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1495) Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Southern Utah BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2015-05-02 |
| -6.9 | *Southern Utah BBQ Festival | 2018-05-18 |
| -5.2 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2014-04-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-18 | *Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT | 12 / 15 (631.9432) | 13 (155.4288) | 7 (167.4056) | 12 (160.0000) | 14 (149.1088) |
| 2015-05-02 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 35 / 41 (635.2684) | 40 (155.3712) | 23 (162.2744) | 31 (158.8228) | 33 (158.8000) |
| 2014-04-26 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 38 / 51 (637.7372) | 43 (157.1544) | 8 (170.8572) | 43 (153.7256) | 35 (156.0000) |