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A ROLLIN' SMOKE

A ROLLIN' SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 44 at the Smokin' On The Pecos (2016). They are ranked #3991 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,991
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

5
in the data

First seen

Apr 29, 2016
latest Oct 14, 2016

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podium

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 68%
overall standings

Best overall

650.2736 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Walk rate

60%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Consistency

±22.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 159.64 · weakest Pork (152.87)

Road miles

3,946
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,848 mi

Schedule strength

34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

625.85 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.

  • Pork avg 152.87
  • Chicken avg 159.64
  • 1 call in 5 entries

The long haul

3,946 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,946 miles across 5 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,848 miles to Grillin and Chillin.

  • 5 mapped stops
  • furthest 1,848 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to A ROLLIN' SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

ELLIS COUNTY BBQ
#3,967 of the rated field
1484 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to A ROLLIN' SMOKE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team A ROLLIN' SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Aug 30, 2019
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Dirt Road Smokers
#4,011 of the rated field
1483 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1483

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Nov 21, 2025
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AJU BBQ
#4,013 of the rated field
1483 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1502

They turned up 5 years after A ROLLIN' SMOKE did, first appearing in 2021.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Jun 6, 2025
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Mediocre BBQ
#3,968 of the rated field
1484 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1504

Level with A ROLLIN' SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Sep 8, 2023
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Northern Lights Smoke
#3,992 of the rated field
1484 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1484

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Sep 10, 2022
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BBQ STATE OF MIND
#4,003 of the rated field
1483 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1483

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Sep 21, 2019
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By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 5 0 0 0 168.5828 142.8000 159.64 top 55%
Pork Ribs 5 1 0 0 168.0572 147.9316 158.28 top 62%
Pork 5 1 0 0 171.9884 139.9200 152.87 top 67%
Brisket 5 1 0 1 178.3200 139.3716 155.07 top 63%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)30top 78%
Large (40+)20top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CA20top 73%
KY10top 87%
TX10top 64%
NM10top 41%

More numbers

Most contests held in CA 2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 5 a different one every time
Opponents faced 189 finished ahead 71 times, behind 133

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20167 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
  2. First call Smokin' On The Pecos
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2736 Smokin' On The Pecos
  4. Career-best overall score650.2736 Smokin' On The Pecos
  5. Career-best single call (Brisket)178.3200 Smokin' On The Pecos
  6. Peak power rating (1498) Smokin' On The Pecos
  7. Most recent contest Smoke on the River

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+5.7Smokin' On The PecosJun 24, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-8.3Grillin and ChillinSep 23, 2016
-8.2Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ ChampionshipApr 29, 2016
-3.1Smoke on the RiverOct 14, 2016
-2.6City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSep 3, 2016

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)

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 14, 2016 Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA 25 / 38 (621.6568) 16 (162.2512) 7 (168.0572) 25 (150.2284) 31 (141.1200)
Sep 23, 2016 Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY 34 / 39 (628.9940) 39 (142.8000) 28 (161.1084) 7 (171.9884) 35 (153.0972)
Sep 3, 2016 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 37 / 58 (642.2516) 25 (165.7028) 31 (162.3088) 53 (150.8228) 27 (163.4172)
Jun 24, 2016 Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM 18 / 44 (650.2736) 14 (168.5828) 36 (151.9768) 30 (151.3940) 2 (178.3200)
Apr 29, 2016 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA 24 / 30 (586.0688) 18 (158.8456) 26 (147.9316) 27 (139.9200) 28 (139.3716)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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