High-water mark
674.2172
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2172 at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 25, 2017
Triple ROC BBQ
Triple ROC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Logandale Fall Festival (2017). They are ranked #4872 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2017
latest Dec 6, 2024 · 7.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.70 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 645.15 (-5.46)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.96 · weakest Brisket (156.12)
Road miles
1,347
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 319 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.15 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Triple ROC BBQ, 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.
#4,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Triple ROC BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with Triple ROC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Triple ROC BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before Triple ROC BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Vegas Grillbillies | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MONSOON BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 151.9312 | 161.92 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 151.3944 | 162.15 | top 67% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 157.6800 | 164.96 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 140.5028 | 156.12 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 83% | Jan 18, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NV
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
247
finished ahead 77 times, behind 325
Longest layoff
5.7 yrs
Mar 29, 2019 → Dec 6, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Jackpot
20177 milestones
- First tracked contest 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2172 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Career-best overall score674.2172 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Peak power rating (1495) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- First call Logandale Fall Festival
- First category win (Pork) Logandale Fall Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Logandale Fall Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Aug 25, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | BBQ Jackpot | Dec 6, 2024 |
| -9 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 19, 2018 |
| -5.8 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -5.4 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| -3.3 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 18, 2019 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.5% | 89.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | top 69% | 93.6% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 71 / 74 (634.6972) | 48 (166.8344) | 48 (167.3828) | 70 (157.6800) | 74 (142.8000) |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 56 / 70 (638.0680) | 62 (156.4796) | 64 (154.2056) | 51 (162.2628) | 37 (165.1200) |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 47 / 63 (644.3880) | 61 (151.9312) | 34 (163.3712) | 33 (165.7028) | 38 (163.3828) |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 64 / 70 (627.2344) | 55 (162.2400) | 55 (161.6688) | 50 (162.8228) | 68 (140.5028) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV | 13 / 18 (654.0912) | 16 (155.3484) | 3 (170.8228) | 1 (176.5600) | 16 (151.3600) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV | 22 / 37 (674.2172) | 24 (170.8800) | 26 (166.2284) | 19 (167.9772) | 16 (169.1316) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 59 / 77 (643.3832) | 33 (169.7372) | 72 (151.3944) | 48 (161.6800) | 49 (160.5716) |