The heartbreaker
0.6508
points from the title
Came within 0.6508 points of the Grand Championship at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 6, 2020).
ROLLIN KOLBZ
ROLLIN KOLBZ is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #1211 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1586
peak 1605 · rated over 41 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
43
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2019
latest May 9, 2025 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
3 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time
Category wins
7
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
37% of 43 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
683.20 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 678.24 (+4.96)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.27)
Road miles
5,976
across 43 mapped stops · furthest 258 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$407K
listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 41 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.24 / 720
35 Master contests · 1 GC
Backyard avg
329.63 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
495.49 / 540
6 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
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 | #568 (292 pts) | #638 (282 pts) | #564 (377 pts) | #509 (377 pts) | #464 (447 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #304 (732 pts) | #376 (612 pts) | #445 (537 pts) | #221 (987 pts) | #318 (732 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #174 (1,124 pts) | #126 (1,319 pts) | #206 (1,084 pts) | #138 (1,234 pts) | #228 (929 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #304 (763 pts) | #332 (728 pts) | #308 (838 pts) | #217 (1,003 pts) | #349 (688 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #92 (355 pts) | #139 (175 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #205 (944 pts) | #311 (649 pts) | #193 (1,039 pts) | #174 (1,044 pts) | #324 (624 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #86 (105 pts) | #107 (60 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROLLIN KOLBZ, each with one reason worth a look.
26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1616
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to ROLLIN KOLBZ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROLLIN KOLBZ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 139
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1725
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to ROLLIN KOLBZ)
They've been 1725 at their best, 139 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1636
Careers of much the same size, 48 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1593
34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1585
They turned up 5 years after ROLLIN KOLBZ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#1,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1585
Level with ROLLIN KOLBZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 35 | 16 | 18 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 33 | 16 | 17 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 32 | 15 | 17 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 32 | 12 | 19 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 29 | 20 | 9 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Peckerwood Country Club | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 25 | 20 | 5 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 25 | 19 | 6 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 24 | 6 | 17 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 43 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 158.2172 | 171.12 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 42 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 146.1372 | 168.27 | top 46% |
| Pork | 40 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 160.5028 | 171.46 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 163.9544 | 169.31 | top 49% |
“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) | 22 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 1 | top 38% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 35% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 27% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| BBQ, Boogie & Blues | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 39% | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 46% | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 46% | May 9, 2025 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 27% | Mar 15, 2024 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 39% | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Swine At the Shrine | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 23% | Aug 5, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
11 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
6.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
36 of 43 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
25
8 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
43 entries · 2 wins · 14 calls
First title
May 12, 2023
17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
Opponents faced
886
finished ahead 1,463 times, behind 1,177
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1605) Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
20235 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- First Grand Championship 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- First state championship 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Biggest field won (40 teams) 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score699.3600 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20221 milestone
- 5th perfect 180 BBQ Boogie & Blues
20213 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 10th tracked contest Swine At the Shrine
20202 milestones
- First overall podium Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Piggin in the Park
- First call Piggin in the Park
- First overall top-10 Piggin in the Park
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score489.0172 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2020 |
| +15.9 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 5, 2021 |
| +15.6 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 12, 2023 |
| +14.4 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 8, 2021 |
| +13 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -9.6 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -8.8 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | Oct 14, 2022 |
| -8.1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 7, 2025 |
| -7.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 94.9% | 94.2% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 31% | 97% | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 64% | top 43% | 97.1% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56% | top 46% | 96.3% | 94.4% |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 88% | top 33% | 97% | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 93.4% | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 90.6% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 20 / 42 (676.4688) | 25 (169.6800) | 20 (168.5372) | 27 (162.8000) | 5 (175.4516) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 19 / 32 (675.2796) | 17 (171.9656) | 30 (162.8000) | 11 (170.8228) | 17 (169.6912) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 45 (683.3144) | 36 (166.2400) | 23 (170.8228) | 11 (174.2744) | 16 (171.9772) |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 32 / 58 (682.7544) | 24 (172.5600) | 7 (176.5716) | 47 (165.0856) | 29 (168.5372) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 4 / 26 (698.1940) | 5 (177.7028) | 6 (175.4056) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 9 / 32 (690.7656) | 5 (177.7144) | 12 (170.2512) | 10 (174.2744) | 22 (168.5256) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 14 / 34 (681.0056) | 22 (167.3828) | 23 (166.2400) | 15 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 10 / 93 (696.5028) | 49 (171.4056) | 46 (168.5372) | 1 (180) | 9 (176.5600) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 21 / 59 (683.2796) | 35 (169.6684) | 38 (167.3828) | 3 (177.7028) | 34 (168.5256) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 29 / 60 (684.4916) | 34 (170.2744) | 32 (170.8344) | 11 (175.4056) | 41 (167.9772) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 35 / 81 (682.2284) | 13 (173.7144) | 44 (170.8456) | 20 (173.7028) | 72 (163.9656) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 7 / 25 (692.5032) | 9 (175.4288) | 20 (166.2516) | 4 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2628) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 10 / 27 (689.0400) | 20 (166.2400) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 21 (166.2284) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 24 / 76 (682.7772) | 13 (175.4400) | 50 (164.5372) | 23 (173.1200) | 26 (169.6800) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 19 / 27 (672.9944) | 7 (173.1316) | 16 (167.3828) | 20 (167.3828) | 22 (165.0972) |
| May 12, 2023 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 1 / 40 (699.3600) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 18 / 32 (674.7084) | 8 (175.4056) | 27 (161.1088) | 14 (170.8228) | 22 (167.3712) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA | 14 / 28 (679.8628) | 17 (169.6800) | 12 (169.6800) | 19 (168.5256) | 7 (171.9772) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 35 / 80 (678.7200) | 35 (171.9772) | 64 (162.8000) | 10 (175.4056) | 37 (168.5372) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 39 / 65 (671.3028) | 24 (170.8344) | 39 (166.8456) | 29 (169.6684) | 45 (163.9544) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 19 / 57 (677.6116) | 6 (176.5600) | 23 (168.5372) | 30 (166.8344) | 35 (165.6800) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 43 / 51 (659.7940) | 34 (169.6684) | 46 (159.3484) | 40 (166.2400) | 38 (164.5372) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 23 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 21 / 30 (669.0060) | 14 (171.9772) | 24 (161.6572) | 15 (170.8228) | 23 (164.5488) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 8 / 30 (691.9312) | 16 (171.9772) | 7 (174.2972) | 14 (173.1084) | 11 (172.5484) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 13 / 49 (693.6112) | 21 (173.1084) | 9 (176.5600) | 21 (171.9772) | 19 (171.9656) |
| May 13, 2022 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 19 / 42 (679.8628) | 15 (173.1200) | 34 (162.8000) | 4 (175.4056) | 23 (168.5372) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 14 / 37 (683.3260) | 28 (167.3944) | 19 (168.5488) | 1 (180) | 20 (167.3828) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 35 / 73 (682.1484) | 22 (173.1200) | 37 (169.6800) | 52 (166.2400) | 17 (173.1084) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 17 / 28 (676.4112) | 23 (165.0972) | 4 (175.4056) | 17 (166.2400) | 17 (169.6684) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 2 / 26 (698.2172) | 12 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (180) | 15 (168.5256) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 6 / 27 (690.7772) | 11 (171.9772) | 6 (176) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 7 / 26 (687.9544) | 10 (171.4172) | 11 (169.1200) | 1 (180) | 13 (167.4172) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 5 / 25 (694.7888) | 6 (175.4172) | 1 (180) | 14 (170.8344) | 16 (168.5372) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 10 / 39 (682.7312) | 27 (168.5256) | 7 (173.7028) | 4 (175.4056) | 21 (165.0972) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 38 / 38 (494.6968) | 31 (161.0740) | 28 (163.9428) | — | 15 (169.6800) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 2 / 81 (517.6456) | 1 (180) | 25 (162.2400) | 2 (175.4056) | — |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 20 / 40 (487.2572) | 21 (158.2172) | 12 (166.2400) | 17 (162.8000) | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 23 / 28 (329.6344) | 16 (168.5372) | 33 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 12 / 55 (504.4916) | 7 (173.1200) | 8 (170.8344) | 29 (160.5372) | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 2 / 61 (503.9204) | 6 (169.1432) | 4 (169.6916) | 14 (165.0856) | — |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 10 / 32 (489.0172) | 5 (167.9772) | 13 (153.6572) | 4 (167.3828) | — |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA | 7 / 25 (470.6060) | 7 (163.9660) | 8 (146.1372) | 5 (160.5028) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.