A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
SLOW GROOVIN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2015-05-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
599.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 586.79 (+13.02)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±67.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.28 · weakest Brisket (134.62)
Road miles
785
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
586.79 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
The weak link
−29.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 29.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.
- Brisket avg 134.62
- Chicken avg 164.28
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
6 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
G "QUE" ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, G "QUE" has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Going the wrong way
-30
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 30 points across 7 contests since 2014-05-30 — from 1476 down to 1446.
- 7 contests since 2014-05-30
- now 1446
Boom or bust
±9.34%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±9.34% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 81.5% of a perfect score
- best 89.8%
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.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SLOW GROOVIN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLOW GROOVIN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5638 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLOW GROOVIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| G "QUE" | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CRAZY COYOTE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYBOY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.6172 | 155.4284 | 164.28 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 141.7140 | 155.41 | top 65% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7142 | 134.2740 | 151.91 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 20.0000 | 134.62 | top 78% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 93% | 2015-05-29 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2015-05-29
Busiest season
2014
6 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.28 · weakest Brisket (134.62)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
586.79
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
45–186 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
785
8 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Power rating
1446
peak 1446 · #5648 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1485) South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- 2014
- First call 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score646.8228 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.6172 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- 2015
- Most recent contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.7 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | 2014-06-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | 2013-06-21 |
| -11.2 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2015-05-29 |
| -9.1 | Boats, Bands & BBQ | 2014-06-06 |
| -8.4 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2014-05-30 |
| -5.9 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | 2014-08-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 64.8% | 64.8% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 89.8% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 66.5% | 66.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 32 / 32 (466.7768) | 18 (165.1084) | — | 21 (156.5712) | 25 (145.0972) |
| 2014-09-20 | Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO | 13 / 19 (633.0396) | 11 (163.4056) | 10 (164.5484) | 14 (156.5600) | 16 (148.5256) |
| 2014-08-15 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 33 / 43 (618.7312) | 17 (166.2628) | 37 (148.5372) | 31 (153.6684) | 33 (150.2628) |
| 2014-08-01 | The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO | 24 / 31 (633.6680) | 14 (168.5484) | 18 (160.5828) | 24 (155.4056) | 27 (149.1312) |
| 2014-06-20 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 15 / 28 (646.8228) | 4 (172.6172) | 16 (161.1200) | 20 (156.5600) | 16 (156.5256) |
| 2014-06-06 | Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 25 / 29 (597.0972) | 18 (159.4516) | 22 (143.9660) | 27 (134.2740) | 16 (159.4056) |
| 2014-05-30 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 29 / 34 (619.3488) | 20 (163.4056) | 12 (167.4288) | 34 (140.5372) | 29 (147.9772) |
| 2013-06-21 | South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 23 / 23 (478.8566) | 20 (155.4284) | 21 (141.7140) | 12 (161.7142) | 23 (20.0000) |