ROCK'N HOGS BBQ IA
Rating
1516
peak 1522
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-06-19
latest 2025-06-20
Best ToY finish
#289
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
329.43
last 4 vs career avg 329.43 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.44 · weakest Chicken (163.00)
Road miles
0
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
7.62 BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 2 B's BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5372 points of the Grand Championship at Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-06-19).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 22 at their very first tracked contest, Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-06-19).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 153.6800 | 163.00 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.1772 | 148.5832 | 166.44 | top 38% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IA (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 329.43
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 325.1200 | 325.12 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 317.7488 | 317.75 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.8112 | 330.81 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 344.0572 | 344.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 9 / 20 (325.1200) | 15 (153.6800) | 5 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 13 / 17 (317.7488) | 4 (169.1656) | 16 (148.5832) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) Sioux City, IA | 4 / 13 (330.8112) | 6 (162.2628) | 3 (168.5484) | — | — |
| 2021-06-19 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 2 / 22 (344.0572) | 4 (166.8800) | 2 (177.1772) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #289 (130 pts) | #334 (95 pts) | #262 (170 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #323 (102 pts) | #233 (192 pts) | #351 (87 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #217 (153 pts) | #179 (213 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #140 (197 pts) | #114 (247 pts) | — | — |