Rolling Smoke Q

Rolling Smoke Q is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 34 at the Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3084 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,084

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1537 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 27, 2023

latest Oct 2, 2026 · 2.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5028 / 720

Master · La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±11.45

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.21 · weakest Brisket (157.85)

Road miles

411

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi

Schedule strength

82%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)

Purse competed for

$100K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.01 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

332.97 / 360

5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.9884 points from the title

Came within 3.9884 points of the Grand Championship at Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (Jul 27, 2024).

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 19%

High-water mark

668.5028 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5028 at La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2026

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

JANKY LEG BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HEFTY LEFTY BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

Can Country Outlaw BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Can Country Outlaw BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1607 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 82% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1607 power rating — a tougher draw than 82% of every rated contest in the data.

8 rated contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Rolling Smoke Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TWISTED PIG

#3,088 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1521

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Rolling Smoke Q)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Rolling Smoke Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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Sadie Beth Barbeque Company

#3,089 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1503

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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Dakota Smoke BBQ

#3,087 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Rolling Smoke Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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MEET MY MEAT

#3,095 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 27, 2018

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TEX-A-LINA COOKERS

#3,096 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Rolling Smoke Q's first contest.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad

#3,092 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Level with Rolling Smoke Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Eleven Thirteen Q	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Mulkey's BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Rudes BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Smokin A's	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Three Stooges Barbeque	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Snake Holler BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
1Bite Stand	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	5	0	4	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	173.1200	158.8112	167.21	top 54%
Pork Ribs	10	4	175.4400	153.0512	166.49	top 48%
Pork	3	0	170.3088	163.9544	166.66	top 81%
Brisket	3	0	161.6684	154.2284	157.85	top 92%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	5	0	top 58%
MO	3	0	top 52%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Trekking for CDH	2	26	top 98%	Sep 19, 2026
Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main	2	2	top 19%	Jul 26, 2025
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	2	10	top 34%	Oct 28, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Opponents faced 206 finished ahead 186 times, behind 222

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 13, 2025 → Sep 19, 2026

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

20264 milestones

Sep 19 10th tracked contest Trekking for CDH
Oct 2 Career-best overall score668.5028 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
Oct 2 Most recent contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown

20251 milestone

Jul 26 Peak power rating (1537) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main

20242 milestones

Jul 27 First overall podium Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
Jul 27 First Reserve Championship Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main

20234 milestones

Oct 27 First tracked contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
Oct 28 First call Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
Oct 28 First overall top-10 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
Oct 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.2860 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main	Jul 27, 2024
+11	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 28, 2023
+7.1	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main	Jul 26, 2025
+2.4	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 27, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Trekking for CDH	Sep 13, 2025
-11.4	Trekking for CDH	Sep 19, 2026
-9.2	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown	Oct 2, 2026
-0.6	Smoke N for the Kids	Aug 17, 2024

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	50%	top 92%	92.8%	92.7%
2025	3	1	67%	top 66%	94.3%	91.3%
2024	2	1	50%	top 31%	95.7%	92.7%
2023	4	1	25%	top 34%	95.1%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2026	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO	29 / 33 (668.5028)	23 (168.5256)	5 (175.4400)	19 (170.3088)	32 (154.2284)
Sep 19, 2026	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	26 / 27 (666.1600)	22 (169.7144)	18 (170.8228)	26 (163.9544)	22 (161.6684)
Sep 13, 2025	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	27 / 27 (636.3656)	27 (159.9544)	27 (153.0512)	24 (165.7028)	26 (157.6572)
Sep 13, 2025	Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL	—	—	8 (172.5716)	—	—
Jul 26, 2025	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL	10 / 32 (339.3600)	6 (171.9656)	13 (167.3944)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL	15 / 27 (322.7424)	17 (158.8112)	13 (163.9312)	—	—
Jul 27, 2024	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL	2 / 34 (344.5372)	5 (173.1200)	5 (171.4172)	—	—
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	10 / 40 (342.2860)	11 (172.5716)	9 (169.7144)	—	—
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO	—	19 (169.7028)	—	—	—
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO	—	—	23 (165.1316)	—	—
Oct 27, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	20 / 47 (315.9428)	19 (160.5600)	21 (155.3828)	—	—

Rolling Smoke Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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)

Season by season

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

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