ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE NC
Rating
1626
peak 1626
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2022-07-15
Best ToY finish
#21
Master 2017
Grand champs
4
0 reserve
Category wins
5
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.09 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 686.48 (-4.39)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.66 · weakest Pork (169.82)
Road miles
4168
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 600 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Under the Radar has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 177.7028 | 170.2628 | 173.66 | top 20% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 177.7144 | 163.3944 | 172.59 | top 24% |
| Pork | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 163.9428 | 169.82 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 177.1544 | 158.2856 | 170.78 | top 33% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 5 | 1 | top 24% |
| TN | 4 | 1 | top 20% |
| VA | 3 | 1 | top 28% |
| WV | 2 | 1 | top 19% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 4 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (5 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (19 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2019-06-07)
- Wins it all in 21% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 686.48
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 694.1940 | 694.19 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 685.6112 | 679.06 |
| 2019 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 706.2400 | 688.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 6 / 31 (694.1940) | 11 (173.1084) | 7 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2022-04-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 16 / 33 (677.0628) | 14 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1200) | 23 (163.9772) | 14 (169.1428) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 41 / 70 (676.5140) | 11 (174.8572) | 16 (174.2628) | 38 (169.1084) | 68 (158.2856) |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades Wise, VA | 15 / 25 (677.0516) | 7 (171.4172) | 6 (173.7144) | 15 (166.2400) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 10 / 28 (685.6112) | 8 (173.1084) | 17 (163.3944) | 4 (176.0000) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B Lenoir, NC | 1 / 22 (686.2288) | 2 (173.1428) | 2 (175.4288) | 8 (166.8344) | 5 (170.8228) |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A Lenoir, NC | 3 / 15 (689.0512) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (174.8572) | 8 (167.9656) | 8 (168.5256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 8 / 54 (689.6456) | 14 (170.2628) | 3 (176.5944) | 25 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 9 / 29 (681.0856) | 1 (177.7028) | 15 (170.2744) | 19 (165.6684) | 12 (167.4400) |
| 2019-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 1 / 27 (695.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4172) | 12 (168.5256) | 1 (175.4744) |
| 2019-07-12 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In Jamestown, TN | 1 / 29 (706.2400) | 3 (177.7028) | 2 (177.7144) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 1 / 31 (691.3944) | 8 (170.2628) | 2 (173.7144) | 4 (170.2628) | 1 (177.1544) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 17 / 72 (682.1484) | 14 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1200) | 48 (163.9428) | 25 (170.8228) |
| 2019-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 4 / 43 (689.0284) | 7 (173.1084) | 15 (169.6800) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2744) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 10 / 60 (675.8628) | 8 (171.9656) | 20 (167.3944) | 19 (168.5256) | 18 (167.9772) |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 7 / 67 (690.1944) | 14 (173.1200) | 36 (167.3944) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 23 / 92 (682.8112) | 32 (173.1084) | 43 (167.4400) | 6 (176.5600) | 62 (165.7028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #57 (2128 pts) | #56 (1948 pts) | #64 (1913 pts) | #159 (1438 pts) | #75 (1833 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #57 (2163 pts) | #16 (2432 pts) | #111 (1677 pts) | #80 (1863 pts) | #43 (2128 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #21 (2540 pts) | #39 (2189 pts) | #8 (2417 pts) | #31 (2290 pts) | #110 (1789 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #113 (1912 pts) | #155 (1602 pts) | #56 (2002 pts) | #166 (1517 pts) | #201 (1477 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #120 (1920 pts) | #74 (1900 pts) | #226 (1335 pts) | #101 (1775 pts) | #360 (1015 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #71 (2190 pts) | #130 (1713 pts) | #172 (1565 pts) | #107 (1779 pts) | #115 (1850 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #66 (2177 pts) | #71 (1959 pts) | #57 (1953 pts) | #172 (1396 pts) | #167 (1472 pts) |