The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company

The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company is a competition barbecue team with 113 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 33 at The Buckeye BBQ Classic (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #500 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#500

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1676

peak 1676 · rated over 94 contests7 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

113

in the data

First seen

Apr 1, 2016

latest Aug 1, 2025 · 9.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#124

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

36 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 113 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2288 / 720

Master · CCSFEST

Perfect 180s

Current form

690.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.61 (+15.83)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)

Consistency

±12.65

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.36)

Road miles

29,029

across 113 mapped stops · furthest 1,971 mi

Schedule strength

81%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)

Purse competed for

$842K

listed at 72 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 76 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.61 / 720

100 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7028 points from the title

Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at The Buckeye BBQ Classic (Jul 19, 2024).

Among the elite

#500 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1676 puts them #500 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1676
peak 1676
94 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 20%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 82 of 113 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 113 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.2288 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2288 at CCSFEST — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 8, 2022

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

WE WILL ROCK QUE has finished one call ahead of The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 their best year

2024 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 25%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 25%

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A tough matchup

36–13 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ BUS ahead in 73% of their meetings

THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 36 of their 49 shared contests.

A strong matchup

24–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

31 of 49 shared brisket entries lost

THE BBQ BUS ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE BBQ BUS has out-cooked them in 31 of 49 shared brisket entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Apr 1, 2016).

Apr 1, 2016
30-team field

They cook the hard rooms

1606 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 81% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1606 power rating — a tougher draw than 81% of every rated contest in the data.

94 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SmokinGhost BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An August team

Top 34% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 34% across 12 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

12 August contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

29,029 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 29,029 miles across 113 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,971 miles to BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay.

113 mapped stops
furthest 1,971 mi

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
113 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2020 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 6th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#281 (775 pts)	#318 (715 pts)	#401 (620 pts)	#302 (765 pts)	#261 (890 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#315 (689 pts)	#256 (909 pts)	#365 (659 pts)	#459 (449 pts)	#335 (679 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#341 (615 pts)	#459 (480 pts)	#201 (1,098 pts)	#343 (615 pts)	#311 (715 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#124 (1,410 pts)	#40 (1,914 pts)	#180 (1,179 pts)	#53 (1,735 pts)	#155 (1,217 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#289 (1,051 pts)	#227 (1,191 pts)	#183 (1,337 pts)	#311 (993 pts)	#158 (1,418 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company, each with one reason worth a look.

Mac Attack BBQ

#501 of the rated field

1676 power rating

Contests: 138
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1735

8–9 in 17 shared contests (47% to The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company)

These two have cooked 17 of the same contests — Mac Attack BBQ ahead 9–8 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 136 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Sweet Cheeks BBQ

#499 of the rated field

1677 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1677

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 14, 2021

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SWINESTONE COWBOYS

#498 of the rated field

1677 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1677

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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Go Pig or Go Home

#494 of the rated field

1677 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 77
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1677

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company)

Fewer contests behind them than The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company has cooked, 77 to 113, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ Maestros

#497 of the rated field

1677 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1681

20–5 in 25 shared contests (80% to The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company)

70 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 68 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA

#503 of the rated field

1675 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 83%
Peak: 1686

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company)

Level with The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	49	13	36	27%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	46	22	24	48%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	38	10	28	26%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	37	9	28	24%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	37	2	35	5%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	36	19	17	53%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	36	11	25	31%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	36	9	27	25%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	36	6	30	17%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	35	14	21	40%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	35	8	27	23%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	35	8	27	23%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	34	9	25	26%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	33	4	29	12%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	30	7	23	23%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	100	32	2	9	179.4400	152.4684	169.08	top 48%
Pork Ribs	108	25	2	7	177.7372	152.5488	167.36	top 48%
Pork	99	27	1	7	178.8572	150.2056	168.66	top 46%
Brisket	100	44	2	13	179.4400	151.9428	169.46	top 39%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	49	top 50%
Large (40+)	48	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	26	top 50%
IL	15	top 52%
OK	14	top 49%
TN	8	top 40%
MI	6	top 28%
OH	6	top 36%
KS	6	top 46%
OR	4	top 24%
GA	3	top 30%
TX	2	top 34%
WA	2	top 20%
NC	1	top 62%
AR	1	top 34%
KY	1	top 71%
MS	1	top 50%
MO	1	top 51%
FL	1	top 55%
WI	1	top 26%
NV	1	top 93%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	6	6	top 28%	Aug 1, 2025
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	4	14	top 43%	Mar 14, 2025
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	4	2	top 24%	May 25, 2019
Big Blue Barbecue	3	11	top 48%	Aug 13, 2021
Hoosier BBQ Classic	2	9	top 44%	Jun 6, 2025
7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025)	2	17	top 26%	May 25, 2025
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	2	5	top 22%	Nov 15, 2024
The Buckeye BBQ Classic	2	2	top 23%	Jul 19, 2024
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2	77	top 34%	Sep 29, 2022
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST	2	97	top 54%	Sep 29, 2022
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	7	top 41%	Jun 25, 2022
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2	2	12	top 52%	Jun 18, 2022
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	2	25	top 61%	Jun 17, 2022
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	12	top 49%	May 14, 2022
Smokin' For Garrett	2	15	top 49%	Oct 22, 2021
Smokin' in the Hills	2	8	top 48%	Sep 24, 2021
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	11	top 40%	Jun 26, 2021
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	3	top 37%	Jun 20, 2020
City Of Springs BBQ Championship	2	6	top 36%	May 10, 2019
Pork-A-Palooza	2	13	top 57%	Apr 19, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	5	top 20%	Mar 31, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 25 contests

Contests a season 11.3 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 30 of 113 contests · 19 states in all

Contests visited 70 21 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 108 entries · 2 wins · 25 calls

Opponents faced 2,070 finished ahead 3,620 times, behind 2,622

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

20252 milestones

Aug 1 Peak power rating (1676) All American BBQ Throwdown
Aug 1 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20231 milestone

Nov 3 100th tracked contest Currituck Bulls and BBQ

20222 milestones

Apr 8 Career-best overall score698.2288 CCSFEST
May 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)

20211 milestone

May 15 50th tracked contest Rockin' BBQ - Day 2

20191 milestone

Aug 9 25th tracked contest Big Blue Barbecue

20182 milestones

Apr 20 10th tracked contest 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
May 26 First category win (Pork) BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

May 27 First overall podium BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
May 27 First Reserve Championship BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)

20164 milestones

Apr 1 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 1 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 1 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5656 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)	Jun 19, 2020
+16	CCSFEST	Apr 8, 2022
+15.9	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 27, 2017
+13.4	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	May 4, 2018
+12.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 1, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1	Jul 17, 2020
-12.6	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1	Sep 11, 2020
-12.2	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 17, 2023
-8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 22, 2016
-7.8	Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival	Apr 9, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	7	2	0	86%	top 27%	96.8%	96%
2024	6	2	1	83%	top 25%	96.5%	95.7%
2023	9	0	0	56%	top 56%	94.9%	93.3%
2022	25	5	1	68%	top 43%	97%	94.5%
2021	23	3	1	74%	top 47%	96.3%	93.5%
2020	14	2	2	64%	top 52%	95.3%	92.5%
2019	13	3	1	69%	top 53%	95.5%	92.9%
2018	11	4	1	100%	top 41%	96.6%	93.8%
2017	2	2	0	100%	top 14%	95.8%	94%
2016	3	1	0	33%	top 53%	91.9%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 1, 2025	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	6 / 43 (697.1312)	3 (177.7028)	19 (169.6684)	5 (177.7600)	10 (172)
Jul 18, 2025	Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	8 / 40 (690.8116)	10 (174.2628)	17 (170.8344)	16 (171.9884)	9 (173.7260)
Jun 6, 2025	Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN	19 / 30 (674.7200)	15 (171.9772)	24 (164.5372)	5 (176.5600)	25 (161.6456)
May 25, 2025	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN	17 / 70 (697.0744)	49 (170.8344)	18 (175.4056)	22 (174.2744)	8 (176.5600)
May 24, 2025	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN	30 / 106 (692.4800)	68 (170.8228)	64 (170.8228)	41 (173.1200)	5 (177.7144)
May 23, 2025	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 14, 2025	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	14 / 100 (697.0512)	62 (170.8228)	21 (174.2628)	33 (174.2628)	8 (177.7028)
Nov 15, 2024	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA	20 / 58 (687.3256)	25 (172.5484)	10 (176.5600)	17 (173.1200)	45 (165.0972)
Aug 2, 2024	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	15 / 40 (681.0860)	6 (175.4172)	36 (158.2400)	17 (169.7144)	2 (177.7144)
Jul 19, 2024	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	2 / 33 (694.8116)	1 (178.8572)	2 (175.4172)	24 (166.2744)	6 (174.2628)
Jun 7, 2024	Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN	9 / 38 (692.4912)	10 (175.4056)	8 (173.7028)	16 (171.9772)	14 (171.4056)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	23 / 93 (690.7884)	9 (177.1428)	22 (172.5600)	45 (170.2628)	36 (170.8228)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 3, 2023	Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	13 / 21 (675.2912)	5 (173.1200)	12 (168.5600)	10 (170.8228)	20 (162.7884)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	26 / 44 (665.6112)	26 (167.9772)	8 (171.9656)	31 (162.2628)	29 (163.4056)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	17 (166.8572)	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	13 / 32 (676.4224)	16 (169.6684)	6 (173.1200)	20 (166.8112)	14 (166.8228)
Jun 10, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN	11 / 28 (683.3256)	22 (165.6800)	5 (173.1200)	12 (171.9656)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 9, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	23 / 38 (666.1828)	20 (171.4056)	36 (157.0972)	28 (162.2744)	4 (175.4056)
Jun 9, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	59 / 80 (665.0056)	63 (166.2628)	31 (169.1200)	42 (168.5372)	64 (161.0856)
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 18, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	5 / 57 (693.0744)	16 (173.1200)	14 (170.8344)	3 (177.1544)	18 (171.9656)
Nov 17, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA	—	—	2 (176.5716)	—	—
Oct 21, 2022	Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR	16 / 47 (685.0168)	24 (170.2628)	34 (165.0856)	3 (177.7028)	15 (171.9656)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	260 / 505 (666.6736)	379 (162.2284)	256 (167.3712)	240 (167.9656)	163 (169.1084)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	140 / 249 (679.3256)	192 (167.3828)	163 (169.1200)	29 (176.5944)	182 (166.2284)
Sep 23, 2022	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	28 / 46 (678.6968)	34 (165.0856)	11 (174.2628)	9 (174.2628)	27 (165.0856)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	7 / 50 (689.0168)	13 (173.1084)	10 (170.8228)	7 (175.4172)	16 (169.6684)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	17 (166.2744)	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	13 / 25 (672.4112)	16 (168.5256)	9 (171.4172)	14 (168.5372)	19 (163.9312)
Jul 15, 2022	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Eureka, IL	—	—	15 (165.6800)	—	—
Jul 8, 2022	Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	16 / 28 (678.7200)	26 (163.9312)	13 (171.9888)	7 (173.1200)	16 (169.6800)
Jun 25, 2022	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	20 / 32 (672.4344)	17 (170.8228)	31 (159.3716)	4 (175.4172)	21 (166.8228)
Jun 24, 2022	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	7 / 36 (686.1828)	18 (169.6800)	15 (167.9656)	16 (169.6800)	1 (178.8572)
Jun 24, 2022	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL	—	—	14 (164.5600)	—	—
Jun 18, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	12 / 27 (685.0284)	4 (176)	14 (169.6916)	10 (170.8228)	15 (168.5140)
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	25 / 42 (671.2684)	7 (174.8456)	18 (168.5372)	40 (159.3600)	22 (168.5256)
Jun 10, 2022	Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational 🏅 unrated New Haven, KY	12 / 17 (678.7196)	5 (176.5600)	10 (170.2628)	13 (163.9312)	10 (167.9656)
May 14, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	16 / 25 (670.1600)	2 (179.4400)	20 (162.8000)	15 (167.9772)	22 (159.9428)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	12 / 36 (682.1940)	2 (179.4400)	21 (165.6684)	12 (170.8572)	24 (166.2284)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN	—	—	16 (168.5372)	—	—
May 6, 2022	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	5 / 33 (687.8856)	2 (177.7028)	11 (167.3944)	2 (176.5600)	19 (166.2284)
Apr 8, 2022	CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN	3 / 42 (698.2288)	2 (178.8572)	22 (169.6916)	4 (175.4172)	8 (174.2628)
Mar 18, 2022	Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN	35 / 63 (671.2800)	48 (165.0972)	39 (166.8228)	26 (170.8228)	27 (168.5372)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	34 / 73 (683.3024)	10 (176)	21 (174.2628)	26 (171.9656)	54 (161.0740)
Oct 29, 2021	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	18 / 36 (673.5540)	14 (170.8112)	8 (171.9772)	28 (161.0856)	16 (169.6800)
Oct 22, 2021	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	15 / 27 (670.6968)	24 (158.1940)	3 (173.1200)	13 (167.3828)	6 (172)
Sep 24, 2021	Smokin' in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	8 / 26 (668.9940)	6 (173.1200)	13 (161.6800)	12 (164.5256)	4 (169.6684)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	77 / 467 (678.8456)	67 (173.1656)	266 (164.5944)	128 (169.1200)	79 (171.9656)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	97 / 185 (680.4340)	31 (175.4172)	118 (169.1200)	142 (166.2284)	94 (169.6684)
Sep 10, 2021	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	3 / 17 (693.6456)	4 (174.2856)	12 (167.3944)	6 (173.1084)	2 (178.8572)
Sep 3, 2021	Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN	19 / 50 (686.7656)	16 (172.5600)	21 (171.9772)	40 (166.8228)	8 (175.4056)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	11 / 43 (684.4800)	5 (176.5600)	12 (170.2628)	24 (166.2400)	11 (171.4172)
Aug 13, 2021	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	11 / 30 (683.3256)	10 (170.8228)	16 (169.1316)	15 (167.9656)	6 (175.4056)
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	9 / 32 (676.5028)	7 (174.2628)	1 (173.1200)	29 (157.6800)	6 (171.4400)
Jul 23, 2021	Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL	20 / 29 (665.6000)	23 (161.6456)	16 (164.5372)	18 (166.8572)	6 (172.5600)
Jul 9, 2021	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	29 / 38 (655.2456)	13 (170.8228)	32 (159.3600)	4 (173.1200)	35 (151.9428)
Jun 26, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	25 / 43 (668.4228)	41 (162.8000)	2 (175.4172)	15 (169.6800)	35 (160.5256)
Jun 25, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	11 / 49 (676.4916)	13 (170.2628)	15 (168.5372)	23 (169.1200)	20 (168.5716)
Jun 19, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	22 / 37 (673.5772)	13 (171.9772)	32 (160.5260)	27 (166.2168)	6 (174.8572)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	32 / 51 (666.6624)	42 (163.9312)	31 (165.6684)	29 (167.3944)	22 (169.6684)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	29 / 39 (655.2224)	33 (161.0856)	15 (168.5256)	39 (150.2056)	4 (175.4056)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	23 / 41 (671.8972)	29 (164.5600)	27 (165.0972)	31 (164.5256)	2 (177.7144)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	15 (170.2628)	—	—
May 1, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	13 / 27 (671.9316)	3 (173.7028)	15 (164.5488)	20 (161.6800)	8 (172)
Apr 23, 2021	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	19 / 37 (671.2912)	18 (168.5600)	14 (170.8228)	19 (168.5372)	22 (163.3712)
Apr 9, 2021	Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL	22 / 40 (670.1256)	36 (152.4684)	9 (174.2744)	14 (170.2628)	5 (173.1200)
Mar 19, 2021	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	33 / 57 (672.4344)	53 (154.2172)	17 (171.9772)	24 (169.6800)	8 (176.5600)
Oct 23, 2020	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	17 / 41 (670.1024)	30 (160.5028)	19 (165.6684)	4 (175.4056)	16 (168.5256)
Oct 16, 2020	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	13 / 50 (674.1828)	32 (163.3944)	15 (167.4056)	7 (173.1200)	10 (170.2628)
Sep 18, 2020	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	27 / 41 (657.5308)	32 (162.7884)	39 (154.2284)	7 (171.9656)	17 (168.5484)
Sep 12, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	21 / 26 (666.6740)	10 (171.9772)	24 (161.0856)	23 (162.8000)	11 (170.8112)
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	33 / 36 (630.0568)	30 (163.3828)	31 (156.5372)	33 (154.7884)	32 (155.3484)
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	31 (152.5488)	—	—
Aug 14, 2020	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	14 / 50 (681.6460)	18 (170.8228)	20 (167.9888)	3 (175.4516)	32 (167.3828)
Aug 7, 2020	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	7 / 42 (677.6800)	27 (162.8228)	1 (177.7372)	30 (161.6800)	3 (175.4400)
Jul 18, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	12 / 25 (673.5652)	23 (162.8228)	8 (169.6684)	12 (167.3712)	3 (173.7028)
Jul 17, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	27 / 30 (656.3884)	25 (163.3828)	25 (159.9428)	17 (168.5256)	19 (164.5372)
Jul 10, 2020	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	34 / 53 (662.1600)	40 (162.8344)	20 (167.9772)	36 (164.5256)	33 (166.8228)
Jun 20, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	44 / 63 (661.5884)	42 (167.4056)	13 (169.6916)	43 (165.1084)	56 (159.3828)
Jun 19, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	3 / 69 (686.2056)	34 (167.3944)	9 (173.1200)	33 (167.9884)	1 (177.7028)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	32 / 66 (655.8856)	58 (155.3944)	43 (160.5144)	18 (167.9884)	5 (171.9884)
Oct 11, 2019	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	26 / 43 (663.2912)	31 (165.0856)	30 (158.8344)	25 (164.5256)	7 (174.8456)
Sep 27, 2019	New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival 🏅 New Albany, IN	10 / 23 (672.4344)	18 (165.0972)	13 (164.5372)	9 (168.5372)	3 (174.2628)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	36 / 468 (687.9196)	234 (165.6684)	6 (177.7028)	34 (174.8456)	128 (169.7028)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	125 / 135 (659.3256)	130 (161.0856)	74 (169.6916)	133 (158.8572)	80 (169.6912)
Aug 9, 2019	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	23 / 29 (664.4228)	22 (165.0972)	23 (162.8228)	19 (168.5372)	14 (167.9656)
Aug 2, 2019	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 Cincinnati, OH	17 / 31 (667.2684)	6 (173.1084)	9 (169.1200)	18 (165.6916)	21 (159.3484)
Jun 22, 2019	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK	18 / 27 (662.1596)	16 (166.2284)	22 (160.5372)	12 (167.9656)	13 (167.4284)
Jun 7, 2019	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	15 / 21 (656.9368)	14 (166.2400)	19 (156.4912)	—	10 (168.5372)
May 25, 2019	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	7 / 34 (684.5372)	1 (178.8572)	23 (158.8572)	10 (170.8228)	2 (176)
May 10, 2019	City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	6 / 25 (681.0744)	9 (171.9772)	6 (169.1316)	12 (164.5600)	4 (175.4056)
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	19 / 39 (668.5144)	23 (164.5600)	2 (174.8688)	23 (165.6800)	22 (163.4056)
Apr 19, 2019	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	21 / 33 (656.3768)	19 (163.9428)	12 (169.1200)	25 (160.4912)	21 (162.8228)
Feb 15, 2019	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	19 / 33 (670.1484)	18 (169.6916)	8 (173.1428)	20 (165.0972)	27 (162.2168)
Sep 21, 2018	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	15 / 29 (658.1140)	20 (159.9544)	16 (162.8112)	5 (172.5600)	14 (162.7884)
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	7 / 74 (685.0972)	5 (177.1428)	28 (166.8572)	38 (164.5372)	2 (176.5600)
Jul 27, 2018	Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ El Reno, OK	16 / 23 (655.2456)	12 (167.9656)	17 (159.9544)	20 (156.5028)	6 (170.8228)
May 26, 2018	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	8 / 35 (678.1484)	10 (168.5256)	15 (164.5256)	1 (178.8572)	14 (166.2400)
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	16 / 26 (683.9200)	19 (169.1200)	11 (171.4172)	20 (166.2284)	3 (177.1544)
May 4, 2018	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	4 / 68 (695.3484)	23 (169.6800)	5 (174.8572)	16 (173.1084)	2 (177.7028)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	28 / 49 (668.4456)	29 (167.4172)	41 (157.1088)	26 (168.5140)	8 (175.4056)
Apr 6, 2018	City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	8 / 17 (675.9084)	8 (171.4056)	10 (165.1200)	9 (167.4056)	5 (171.9772)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	27 / 79 (685.0740)	6 (176)	61 (165.6912)	33 (171.9772)	31 (171.4056)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	31 / 84 (677.0628)	2 (178.8572)	70 (161.1200)	47 (167.9772)	34 (169.1084)
Mar 16, 2018	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	13 / 26 (663.2456)	14 (165.0856)	16 (162.8000)	9 (171.9772)	16 (163.3828)
May 27, 2017	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	2 / 37 (689.6456)	15 (167.9656)	12 (167.9772)	3 (174.2628)	2 (179.4400)
Mar 31, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	7 / 30 (663.3144)	7 (169.7028)	15 (163.9544)	8 (164.5716)	10 (165.0856)
May 28, 2016	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	21 / 43 (644.5600)	30 (158.8228)	29 (158.2860)	15 (167.4284)	21 (160.0228)
Apr 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	28 / 30 (654.7196)	24 (165.6684)	11 (170.8572)	21 (163.9656)	30 (154.2284)
Apr 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	5 / 30 (661.5656)	5 (169.6684)	26 (153.6572)	3 (172.5600)	8 (165.6800)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Announced themselves early

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)