Rocky Top BBQ Society TN
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-03-14
latest 2025-03-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.10 · weakest Pork (138.18)
Road miles
545
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 545 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
581.49 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
307.97 / 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 581.49 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 307.97 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-03-14 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2025-03-14 — Career-best overall score (581.4856) · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
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)
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 85.5% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 27 / 45 (307.9660) | 23 (161.7144) | 28 (146.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 98 / 100 (581.4856) | 98 (139.9656) | 100 (146.2400) | 100 (138.1828) | 90 (157.0972) |