ROLLIN' SMOKE NC
Rating
1500
peak 1522
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2025-10-24
Best ToY finish
#389
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
668.02 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 652.07 (+15.95)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.01
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.99 · weakest Brisket (163.54)
Road miles
7750
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 1934 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of ROLLIN' SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6456 | 169.99 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 153.1316 | 166.90 | top 51% |
| Pork | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 153.6112 | 165.97 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 142.8000 | 163.54 | top 57% |
“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 | 9 | 0 | top 47% |
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| SC | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (9 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 652.07
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 664.4340 | 661.30 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 678.2860 | 672.50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 695.3828 | 562.43 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 679.3256 | 655.72 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 690.8000 | 687.91 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671.8968 | 671.90 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 677.6112 | 662.46 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 29 / 45 (664.4340) | 17 (171.9656) | 36 (158.8000) | 31 (165.1084) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 20 / 25 (658.1712) | 20 (161.6572) | 10 (171.4056) | 17 (164.5256) | 21 (160.5828) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 17 / 26 (668.4340) | 17 (167.3712) | 21 (161.6916) | 20 (165.6684) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 14 / 26 (678.2860) | 3 (178.2972) | 7 (173.7144) | 19 (166.8344) | 20 (159.4400) |
| 2024-06-01 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 13 / 19 (670.7656) | 1 (176.5828) | 12 (166.8344) | 15 (160.5256) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) Raymond, AB | 3 / 6 (331.4400) | 1 (169.7372) | 3 (161.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 20 / 27 (660.4800) | 23 (161.6456) | 23 (159.3944) | 12 (168.0228) | 9 (171.4172) |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 2 / 28 (695.3828) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5600) | 18 (169.1200) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 38 / 57 (656.9252) | 24 (169.6684) | 21 (169.6684) | 54 (153.6112) | 40 (163.9772) |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 17 / 27 (664.4456) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (171.9656) | 22 (161.0856) | 26 (151.3944) |
| 2022-06-24 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 24 / 29 (622.1832) | 21 (161.6800) | 25 (153.1316) | 21 (164.5716) | 28 (142.8000) |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 10 / 36 (679.3256) | 9 (173.1084) | 33 (161.0856) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (166.8344) |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Summerville, SC | 11 / 15 (690.8000) | 13 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4172) | 13 (167.9772) | 5 (176.5828) |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Summerville, SC | 13 / 15 (685.0284) | 8 (173.1084) | 12 (168.5372) | 11 (171.4172) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 16 / 29 (671.8968) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (169.1200) | 27 (158.2284) | 13 (166.8456) |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) Wytheville, VA | 6 / 20 (677.6112) | 3 (173.7028) | 7 (170.2628) | 17 (160.5028) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2019-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 18 / 32 (650.1368) | 3 (174.2628) | 26 (155.9428) | 13 (165.6800) | 25 (154.2512) |
| 2019-10-04 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 12 / 28 (666.1940) | 14 (167.3828) | 13 (166.2628) | 12 (166.8228) | 11 (165.7256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 13 / 56 (676.4340) | 7 (172.5484) | 21 (169.1200) | 26 (163.9428) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 26 / 40 (657.6800) | 22 (165.1316) | 23 (163.9772) | 26 (162.8456) | 18 (165.7256) |
| 2019-06-21 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 10 / 32 (666.1712) | 6 (171.9772) | 3 (173.1200) | 5 (174.2628) | 28 (146.8112) |
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 17 / 37 (649.0056) | 31 (149.6456) | 9 (170.2744) | 3 (171.9884) | 18 (157.0972) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 31 / 60 (656.4224) | 38 (163.9656) | 8 (170.8228) | 10 (170.2628) | 55 (151.3712) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #573 (301 pts) | #395 (586 pts) | #618 (336 pts) | #671 (251 pts) | #573 (331 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #541 (330 pts) | #599 (315 pts) | #688 (290 pts) | #750 (205 pts) | #651 (265 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #735 (227 pts) | #518 (422 pts) | #889 (187 pts) | #609 (327 pts) | #877 (172 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #690 (210 pts) | #699 (235 pts) | #716 (230 pts) | #717 (210 pts) | #603 (290 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #764 (99 pts) | #449 (254 pts) | #783 (109 pts) | #1121 (54 pts) | #750 (114 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #389 (842 pts) | #270 (1092 pts) | #302 (1002 pts) | #315 (992 pts) | #448 (757 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1354 (165 pts) | #1230 (215 pts) | #1466 (155 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #962 (320 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #444 (852 pts) | #475 (812 pts) | #454 (862 pts) | #468 (832 pts) | #381 (1002 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #592 (663 pts) | #580 (698 pts) | #630 (648 pts) | #541 (758 pts) | #593 (678 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #700 (507 pts) | #653 (587 pts) | #660 (592 pts) | #614 (632 pts) | #641 (582 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1251 (225 pts) | #900 (400 pts) | #1142 (280 pts) | #1340 (225 pts) | #1306 (225 pts) |