High-water mark
673.0512
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.0512 at TN River BBQ Fest — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 25, 2023
Snuff The Rooster BBQ
Snuff The Rooster BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 15th of 23 at the TN River BBQ Fest (2023). They are ranked #4322 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2022
latest Oct 4, 2024 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.64 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.52 (+5.11)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.66 · weakest Pork (159.01)
Road miles
1,032
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 483 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1616)
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.52 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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The teams rated closest to Snuff The Rooster BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Snuff The Rooster BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
They were already cooking in 2017, 5 years before Snuff The Rooster BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Snuff The Rooster 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.3828 | 167.31 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 158.2856 | 168.66 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 154.2400 | 159.01 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 151.4400 | 162.54 | top 65% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
3 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
150
finished ahead 43 times, behind 158
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Meat Inferno
20234 milestones
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4684 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score673.0512 TN River BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 TN River BBQ Fest
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | TN River BBQ Fest | Aug 25, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Apr 29, 2022 |
| -6.3 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB | Oct 27, 2023 |
| -6.1 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff | Apr 28, 2023 |
| -2.4 | Meat Inferno | Oct 4, 2024 |
| -1.2 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2024 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 92.6% | 92.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 80% | 93.5% | 91.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 29 / 38 (663.9884) | 16 (174.3200) | 23 (170.8916) | 33 (161.1200) | 32 (157.6568) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 31 / 44 (666.6852) | 29 (167.9540) | 25 (169.6684) | 41 (157.0628) | 13 (172) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 43 / 49 (640.9828) | 43 (159.3828) | 29 (168.5600) | 47 (154.2400) | 41 (158.8000) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | TN River BBQ Fest 🏅 Saltillo, TN | 15 / 23 (673.0512) | 7 (175.4172) | 3 (176) | 23 (160.5372) | 19 (161.0968) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 24 / 28 (668.4684) | 23 (166.2284) | 21 (168.5600) | 28 (159.4172) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 22 / 25 (631.9656) | 20 (160.5372) | 20 (158.2856) | 19 (161.7028) | 20 (151.4400) |