Ztop BBQ IN
Rating
1543
peak 1543 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2021-05-14
latest 2025-08-09
Best ToY finish
#509
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
684.53
last 3 Master vs avg 684.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.91)
Road miles
5
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
684.53 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
347.39 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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.
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN E'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2023-05-19).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 165.1200 | 170.56 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 163.4172 | 169.91 | top 38% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 166.2972 | 172.75 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 167.4172 | 171.61 | top 40% |
“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 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 684.53 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 347.39 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-09-11 — First tracked contest · Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest
- 📣 2021-05-14 — First call · Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest
- ⭐ 2021-05-15 — Career-best overall score (691.9772) · Rockin' BBQ - Day 2
- 📈 2025-08-09 — Peak power rating (1543) · Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 | 2021-05-15 |
| +12.1 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-08-09 |
| +10 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 | 2021-05-14 |
| +6.2 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 2023-05-19 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 17% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 19% | 96.1% | 95.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 3 / 18 (347.3944) | 7 (173.1200) | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 24 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 13 / 35 (679.8968) | 20 (170.2628) | 21 (166.2628) | 3 (175.4056) | 20 (167.9656) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 7 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 4 / 39 (691.9772) | 29 (165.1200) | 6 (170.8572) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 11 / 41 (681.7028) | 7 (173.7256) | 3 (174.2628) | 25 (166.2972) | 25 (167.4172) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 7 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 21 (165.0972) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1219 (85 pts) | #791 (239 pts) | #695 (235 pts) | #1194 (85 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #509 (340 pts) | #720 (225 pts) | #359 (572 pts) | #557 (320 pts) | #539 (345 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | — | — | #868 (78 pts) | — | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1382 (155 pts) | #1432 (160 pts) | #1298 (195 pts) | #1509 (140 pts) | #1481 (150 pts) |