A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
KILLER BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-05-20
latest 2018-04-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.58
last 4 Master vs avg 652.58 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.80)
Road miles
515
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 219 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Master avg
652.58 / 720
4 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.
KILLER BBQ has 4 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 124 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.
#3983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Level with KILLER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after KILLER BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 167.4056 | 169.84 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 151.9200 | 157.80 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 159.3944 | 166.98 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 153.1200 | 157.96 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2016-05-20 → 2018-04-28
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.80)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
652.58
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
124
35–108 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
515
5 mapped stops · furthest 219 mi
Schedule strength
1600
average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2016-05-20 → 2017-08-11
Power rating
1483
peak 1483 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8972 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- Career-best overall score659.8972 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- Peak power rating (1497) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- 2017
- First call Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- 2018
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2017-09-22 |
| -5.7 | Atlanta BBQ Classic | 2018-04-28 |
| -3 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2016-05-20 |
| -0.4 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2017-08-11 |
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 | 0% | top 88% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 91.2% | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-28 | Atlanta BBQ Classic Atlanta, GA | 23 / 26 (658.1712) | 17 (167.4056) | 22 (165.6800) | 12 (171.9656) | 24 (153.1200) |
| 2017-09-22 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 37 / 41 (635.8288) | 24 (167.4172) | 38 (151.9200) | 34 (159.3944) | 33 (157.0972) |
| 2017-08-11 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 21 / 34 (656.4224) | 8 (172.5484) | 26 (160.5028) | 17 (165.1200) | 25 (158.2512) |
| 2016-05-20 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 31 / 46 (659.8972) | 16 (171.9772) | 44 (153.0972) | 16 (171.4400) | 34 (163.3828) |
| 2016-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |