High-water mark
694.8228
career-best overall
96.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.8228 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST — 96.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 29, 2022
RODSTARR BBQ
RODSTARR BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 74 at the Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #1723 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1551
peak 1551 · rated over 7 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2018
latest Sep 27, 2023 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.37 (+14.41)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±47.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.90)
Road miles
1,047
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 451 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)
Purse competed for
$204K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.37 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RODSTARR BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1551
Fewer contests behind them than RODSTARR BBQ has cooked, 6 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1551
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#1,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1553
Level with RODSTARR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,715 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before RODSTARR BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1560
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before RODSTARR BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
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| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 159.3828 | 170.50 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 20 | 152.90 | top 58% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 158.2172 | 167.64 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 162.2856 | 168.34 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 27% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 44% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 94 | 0 | top 59% | Sep 15, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 12 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,096
finished ahead 1,783 times, behind 935
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → Mar 19, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Peak power rating (1551) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score694.8228 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20185 milestones
- First tracked contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First call Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score692.0228 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +16.5 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| +12.2 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| +6.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +3.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 | Mar 20, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 93.9% | 93.8% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 25% | 96.5% | 95.2% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 95.7% | 93.6% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 42% | 96.1% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 156 / 211 (674.7428) | 43 (176) | 128 (169.6800) | 184 (163.9544) | 163 (165.1084) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 212 / 487 (675.9544) | 145 (172.5600) | 311 (165.1544) | 209 (169.6800) | 196 (168.5600) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 182 / 505 (676.0232) | 75 (174.2972) | 341 (163.9656) | 122 (172.0116) | 236 (165.7488) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 34 / 249 (694.8228) | 80 (173.7028) | 82 (172.5600) | 44 (175.4400) | 60 (173.1200) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 11 / 467 (516.5372) | 353 (159.3828) | 321 (161.6916) | 318 (160.5600) | 205 (165.6912) |
| Mar 20, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 45 / 50 (658.1484) | 43 (166.2400) | 45 (161.1200) | 46 (163.9656) | 33 (166.8228) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 35 / 56 (675.3256) | 49 (163.3944) | 30 (168.5600) | 30 (168.5256) | 7 (174.8456) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 94 / 467 (678.1944) | 221 (167.3712) | 173 (168.5488) | 178 (167.4172) | 34 (174.8572) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 161 / 164 (521.1200) | 15 (176.5828) | 163 (20) | 157 (158.2172) | 112 (166.3200) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 5 / 74 (692.0228) | 7 (175.4400) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5944) | 40 (162.2856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.