A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Rouxlin' Smoke
Rouxlin' Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 28 at the Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Rouxlin Smoke”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2022
latest Jul 12, 2024 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.34 · weakest Brisket (142.77)
Road miles
170
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.05 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 159.9428 | 164.34 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8112 | 156.5372 | 157.30 | top 91% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5140 | 148.5028 | 153.65 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3256 | 134.7544 | 142.77 | top 96% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Soul Fest | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 89% | Oct 6, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WY
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
72
finished ahead 30 times, behind 78
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke & Soul Fest
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.0336 Smoke & Soul Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.3828 Smoke & Soul Fest
20225 milestones
- First tracked contest Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
- First overall podium Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score166.2400 Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1515) Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Jul 12, 2024 |
| -11.9 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -8.2 | Smoke & Soul Fest | Oct 6, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 92.4% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2024 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 26 / 26 (607.2000) | 24 (159.9428) | 26 (156.5372) | 25 (148.5028) | 26 (142.2172) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 24 / 28 (638.0336) | 13 (167.3828) | 24 (158.8112) | 22 (160.5140) | 25 (151.3256) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 27 / 29 (608.9148) | 19 (165.6800) | 25 (156.5488) | 28 (151.9316) | 29 (134.7544) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 3 / 28 (166.2400) | — | — | — | — |