A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
7.62 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
7.62 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ
Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 13 at the Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) (2022). They are ranked #6191 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1423
peak 1423 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 19, 2021
latest Aug 2, 2024 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.58)
Road miles
2,577
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 662 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.13 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
297.61 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #332 (97 pts) | #312 (117 pts) | #345 (92 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #822 (147 pts) | #848 (167 pts) | #897 (162 pts) | #860 (152 pts) | #869 (142 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #280 (110 pts) | #319 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #277 (103 pts) | #252 (123 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #236 (87 pts) | #257 (72 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1125 (86 pts) | #1145 (96 pts) | #1215 (86 pts) | #1164 (86 pts) | #1124 (91 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1423
Level with Rock'm Sock'mmm BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 142.7656 | 156.41 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 130.0916 | 146.58 | top 91% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6684 | 152.5028 | 153.08 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6916 | 137.0972 | 149.67 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 91% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 12 | 0 | top 86% | Jun 21, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
152
finished ahead 16 times, behind 167
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score622.1832 All American BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7372 All American BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown
20221 milestone
- First call Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard)
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1490) Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 17, 2021 |
| -12.3 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) | Jun 17, 2022 |
| -9.6 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2021 |
| -9.6 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival | May 17, 2024 |
| -9.2 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | Apr 21, 2023 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 90% | 87.9% | 86.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85% | 82.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.9% | 82% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2024 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 38 / 40 (622.1832) | 31 (165.7372) | 40 (146.2516) | 38 (152.5028) | 34 (157.6916) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 14 / 17 (316.5600) | 10 (164.5828) | 15 (151.9772) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival 🏅 West Plains, MO | 16 / 17 (606.1488) | 12 (159.4172) | 13 (155.9660) | 15 (153.6684) | 17 (137.0972) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 13 / 15 (285.5316) | 11 (155.4400) | 15 (130.0916) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 48 / 51 (612.3204) | 37 (158.2516) | 51 (145.6344) | 50 (153.0628) | 42 (155.3716) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (Backyard) Sioux City, IA | 12 / 13 (299.8628) | 12 (142.7656) | 9 (157.0972) | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 16 / 16 (603.8628) | 14 (156.5716) | 16 (145.6800) | 16 (153.0740) | 15 (148.5372) |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 18 / 22 (288.4688) | 17 (148.5372) | 20 (139.9316) | — | — |