Rooftop BBQ KS
Rating
1552
peak 1552
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#39
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.20 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 668.10 (+10.10)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±47.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.75 · weakest Chicken (170.08)
Road miles
8041
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1349 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Burnin and Lootin has finished one call ahead of Rooftop BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKERS PURGATORY in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Arizona National BBQ Stampede is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7492 points of the Grand Championship at Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off (2019-05-10).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out (2019-08-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 47 at their very first tracked contest, Arizona National BBQ Stampede (2018-12-28).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 162.8000 | 170.08 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 165.6916 | 170.22 | top 40% |
| Pork | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 177.7144 | 160.5256 | 170.75 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 161.1200 | 170.13 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
| AZ | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| NV | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Wild West BBQ Shoot Out (2019-08-23)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 668.10
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.8856 | 679.89 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 693.0976 | 693.10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 683.9084 | 672.67 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.0056 | 665.59 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 701.1316 | 654.57 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 690.2172 | 690.22 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 179 / 444 (679.8856) | 229 (169.1084) | 184 (170.8228) | 143 (171.4172) | 184 (168.5372) |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 4 / 17 (693.0976) | 2 (177.1428) | 8 (171.9888) | 10 (170.8344) | 7 (173.1316) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 20 / 70 (683.9084) | 47 (166.8228) | 57 (167.3828) | 3 (177.7028) | 22 (172.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 149 / 185 (668.4912) | 159 (163.9884) | 121 (168.5600) | 138 (166.2628) | 89 (169.6800) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 208 / 467 (665.6228) | 128 (170.8228) | 217 (166.8572) | 322 (160.5256) | 169 (167.4172) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY | 31 / 41 (662.1832) | 29 (166.8344) | 18 (169.1200) | 30 (165.1088) | 34 (161.1200) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY | 26 / 41 (669.0056) | 35 (162.8000) | 7 (172.5716) | 17 (170.8112) | 28 (162.8228) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 10 / 44 (682.8000) | 9 (173.1200) | 15 (170.2628) | 20 (168.5600) | 15 (170.8572) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 58 / 468 (683.4056) | 136 (169.6800) | 230 (165.7028) | 67 (172.5828) | 28 (175.4400) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 1 / 37 (701.1316) | 10 (172.5600) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 10 (173.1428) |
| 2019-05-10 | Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off Long Beach, CA | 2 / 12 (695.3368) | 4 (169.6684) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 61 / 63 (510.1944) | 24 (169.6800) | 6 (171.9772) | 25 (168.5372) | — |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 5 / 47 (690.2172) | 1 (178.8572) | 28 (165.6916) | 12 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5484) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #425 (767 pts) | #524 (667 pts) | #589 (592 pts) | #512 (682 pts) | #631 (537 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #227 (1306 pts) | #204 (1346 pts) | #394 (906 pts) | #370 (941 pts) | #323 (1021 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #39 (2376 pts) | #90 (1860 pts) | #49 (2055 pts) | #89 (1840 pts) | #70 (1994 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #81 (2076 pts) | #134 (1686 pts) | #64 (1971 pts) | #216 (1391 pts) | #158 (1636 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #91 (2065 pts) | #47 (2070 pts) | #139 (1652 pts) | #121 (1715 pts) | #103 (1865 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #113 (1953 pts) | #76 (1973 pts) | #125 (1729 pts) | #57 (2048 pts) | #74 (2023 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #111 (1871 pts) | #99 (1781 pts) | #103 (1716 pts) | #61 (1947 pts) | #70 (2041 pts) |