The heartbreaker
3.9884
points from the title
Came within 3.9884 points of the Grand Championship at Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main (2024-07-27).
Rolling Smoke Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1537 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2023-10-27
latest 2025-09-13
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
332.97
last 5 Backyard vs avg 332.97 (-0.00)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.45
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.67 · weakest Brisket (157.66)
Road miles
256
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.37 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
332.97 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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 (5 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.
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%
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
JANKY LEG BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 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.
They cook the hard rooms
1610
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1610 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.
- 6 rated contests
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.
90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Rolling Smoke Q has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Rolling Smoke Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Rolling Smoke Q's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Level with Rolling Smoke Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Rolling Smoke Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 158.8112 | 166.67 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 153.0512 | 164.82 | top 50% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 165.7028 | 165.70 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 157.6572 | 157.66 | top 96% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 19% | 2025-07-26 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 34% | 2023-10-28 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2023-10-27 → 2025-09-13
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
5 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.67 · weakest Brisket (157.66)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
3 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
636.37
out of 720 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Backyard average
332.97
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
174
181–154 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
256
9 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
1610
average field rating faced — tougher than 83% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$42,050
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Power rating
1524
peak 1537 · #2363 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- First call Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- First overall top-10 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.2860 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- 2024
- First overall podium Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First Reserve Championship Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- 2025
- Peak power rating (1537) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- Career-best overall score636.3656 Trekking for CDH
- Most recent contest Trekking for CDH
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.3 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2024-07-27 |
| +11 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2023-10-28 |
| +7.2 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2025-07-26 |
| +2.4 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2023-10-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Trekking for CDH | 2025-09-13 |
| -0.7 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2024-08-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 66% | 94.3% | 91.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 31% | 95.7% | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 27 / 27 (636.3656) | 27 (159.9544) | 27 (153.0512) | 24 (165.7028) | 26 (157.6572) |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 8 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 10 / 32 (339.3600) | 6 (171.9656) | 13 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 15 / 27 (322.7424) | 17 (158.8112) | 13 (163.9312) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 2 / 34 (344.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 19 (169.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 10 / 40 (342.2860) | 11 (172.5716) | 9 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 23 (165.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 20 / 47 (315.9428) | 19 (160.5600) | 21 (155.3828) | — | — |