High-water mark
670.2512
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2512 at 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2013
ROCKY TOP BARBECUE
ROCKY TOP BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 52nd of 174 at the 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest May 1, 2021 · 7.6 years on the trail
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Best overall
670.2512 / 720
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.80 · weakest Pork (167.97)
Road miles
769
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 769 mi
Purse competed for
$2,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 167.9884 | 167.99 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 165.1200 | 171.80 | top 22% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 167.9656 | 167.97 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 169.1772 | 169.18 | top 29% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WV
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Opponents faced
173
finished ahead 122 times, behind 51
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
Oct 3, 2013 → May 1, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First call Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B
- Most recent contest Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2512 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Career-best overall score670.2512 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 52 / 174 (670.2512) | 65 (167.9884) | 81 (165.1200) | 68 (167.9656) | 51 (169.1772) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.