ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 32 at the Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 (2022). They are ranked #3415 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,415

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1515 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2019

latest May 2, 2025 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#385

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

5% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5140 / 720

Master · The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.78 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.06 (-15.28)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Consistency

±38.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.71 · weakest Chicken (164.89)

Road miles

3,837

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 406 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$174K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.06 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

688.5140 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5140 at The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 2, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

Colorado Bulldawg BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q LIVE CREW in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (May 7, 2021).

last seen Jun 7, 2019
back May 7, 2021

Pork nemesis

10 of 14 shared pork entries lost

Bushmaster BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bushmaster BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Meat Machine BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An October team

Top 52% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 61% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,837 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,837 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 406 miles to The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands.

19 mapped stops
furthest 406 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Wild West BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2021 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 12th

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	#748 (175 pts)	#778 (195 pts)	#662 (280 pts)	#803 (170 pts)	#904 (125 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#790 (169 pts)	#530 (379 pts)	#1163 (99 pts)	#640 (279 pts)	#843 (159 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#458 (423 pts)	#621 (298 pts)	#381 (650 pts)	#393 (538 pts)	#371 (568 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#385 (588 pts)	#348 (693 pts)	#429 (588 pts)	#340 (713 pts)	#318 (743 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#830 (153 pts)	#1040 (118 pts)	#769 (208 pts)	#791 (178 pts)	#687 (238 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1824 (95 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

ROAD WARRIORS BBQ

#3,428 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1509

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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BAERL B Q (DE)

#3,417 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1495

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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Old Man Jeff

#3,416 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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Bourbon Bent BBQ

#3,409 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1495

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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ZWARTE HAND

#3,431 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2017

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No Butts About It

#3,399 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

Level with ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bushmaster BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Brinkerhoff BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
Monarchbbq	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
Hooligans Barbecue	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
Meat Machine BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
M-Dubs BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Needs More Cowbell BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
At Ease	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	4	0	175.4172	150.2516	164.89	top 60%
Pork Ribs	18	3	0	176	155.3828	166.23	top 53%
Pork	18	5	1	174.8456	158.8344	166.71	top 52%
Brisket	18	3	0	176.5600	153.0856	165.62	top 52%

“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)	17	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 29%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	15	top 62%
NM	1	top 40%
WY	1	top 50%
KS	1	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	5	12	top 65%	Apr 25, 2025
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	3	12	top 55%	Jun 4, 2022
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2	18	top 63%	Aug 11, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 16 of 19 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 216 finished ahead 230 times, behind 340

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → May 7, 2021

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

20252 milestones

May 2 Career-best overall score688.5140 The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
May 2 Most recent contest The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands

20231 milestone

Apr 21 10th tracked contest Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition

20224 milestones

May 6 First call Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 5 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
Oct 21 First overall top-10 Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1
Oct 21 Peak power rating (1515) Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1

20211 milestone

Jun 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3144 Greeley Blues Jam

20191 milestone

Jun 7 First tracked contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 16, 2023
+9.9	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1	Oct 21, 2022
+8.7	The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands	May 2, 2025
+8.2	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	Jun 4, 2022
+6.7	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	The Art of Barbeque	Jun 28, 2024
-10.8	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition	Apr 21, 2023
-7.3	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 12, 2023
-7.1	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 25, 2025
-6.8	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	Aug 11, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	50%	top 63%	95.6%	93.1%
2024	2	0	100%	top 71%	94.2%	82.3%
2023	6	0	50%	top 64%	93.6%	91.9%
2022	6	1	83%	top 52%	94.2%	92.8%
2021	2	0	0%	top 63%	90.5%	89.6%
2019	1	0	0%	top 74%	88.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 2, 2025	The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM	12 / 30 (688.5140)	11 (174.2628)	4 (176)	16 (172.5600)	22 (165.6912)
Apr 25, 2025	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	26 / 30 (651.9084)	22 (165.6684)	21 (164.5828)	22 (165.1316)	25 (156.5256)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	25 / 25 (506.2172)	5 (173.1200)	—	7 (172.5716)	21 (160.5256)
May 10, 2024	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	12 / 29 (678.1944)	4 (175.4172)	16 (166.2744)	11 (170.2744)	18 (166.2284)
Oct 6, 2023	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	14 / 28 (669.0860)	21 (159.3828)	12 (169.1316)	7 (172.5600)	14 (168.0116)
Aug 11, 2023	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	20 / 27 (661.5312)	26 (155.3600)	14 (164.5256)	7 (171.9772)	9 (169.6684)
Jul 29, 2023	Colorado Rib Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) Castle Rock, CO	—	—	6 (169.1200)	—	—
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	12 / 42 (674.2284)	24 (166.8228)	11 (171.4172)	21 (166.8456)	12 (169.1428)
May 12, 2023	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	25 / 30 (639.2340)	28 (155.3944)	28 (155.3828)	19 (164.5256)	19 (163.9312)
Apr 21, 2023	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS	24 / 28 (664.4576)	28 (162.8232)	18 (169.6800)	24 (162.2400)	13 (169.7144)
Oct 22, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO	23 / 31 (666.7884)	19 (166.2628)	19 (168)	2 (174.8456)	26 (157.6800)
Oct 21, 2022	Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO	10 / 32 (678.2516)	4 (172.5600)	9 (169.6916)	6 (171.4172)	23 (164.5828)
Aug 5, 2022	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	18 / 35 (670.1832)	28 (161.1316)	28 (162.8116)	17 (169.6800)	4 (176.5600)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	12 / 34 (674.1716)	11 (170.8228)	12 (169.1200)	23 (164.5372)	11 (169.6916)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	23 / 33 (655.3372)	29 (163.3828)	23 (159.9772)	27 (158.8344)	5 (173.1428)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	16 / 33 (665.0396)	8 (171.4056)	15 (168.5256)	25 (159.4056)	17 (165.7028)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	20 / 33 (651.3144)	28 (158.2400)	15 (164.5372)	18 (162.2744)	14 (166.2628)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	23 / 35 (639.3144)	30 (150.2516)	17 (161.7028)	20 (162.2628)	12 (165.0972)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	28 / 38 (639.3828)	18 (165.7372)	28 (161.7256)	29 (158.8344)	28 (153.0856)

ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

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 — 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)