Rocky Top BBQ Society
Rocky Top BBQ Society is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 27th of 45 at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 14, 2025
latest Mar 21, 2025
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.10 · weakest Pork (138.18)
Road miles
545
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 545 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
581.49 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
307.97 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 139.9656 | 150.84 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2516 | 146.2400 | 146.25 | top 81% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.1828 | 138.1828 | 138.18 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 157.0972 | 157.10 | top 90% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score581.4856 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.7144 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 27 / 45 (307.9660) | 23 (161.7144) | 28 (146.2516) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 98 / 100 (581.4856) | 98 (139.9656) | 100 (146.2400) | 100 (138.1828) | 90 (157.0972) |