A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rocks Money Pit BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rocks Money Pit BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BELLWOOD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1509 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2014-05-09
Best ToY finish
#557
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.40 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.53 (+3.87)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.89 · weakest Pork (157.70)
Road miles
863
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
636.53 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of JAM'N HAMS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BELLWOOD BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BELLWOOD BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 73
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1534
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BELLWOOD BBQ)
73 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where BELLWOOD BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2887 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after BELLWOOD BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with BELLWOOD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2856 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Money Pit BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 172.0002 | 154.2744 | 160.89 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 168.5600 | 151.4628 | 157.79 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 154.2854 | 157.70 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 144.5714 | 160.16 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2014-05-09
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.89 · weakest Pork (157.70)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
636.53
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
218
146–131 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
863
7 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Power rating
1509
peak 1509 · #2871 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First category win (Chicken) Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0002 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2628 Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- 2014
- Career-best overall score651.9088 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1509) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.1 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ | 2013-09-20 |
| +3.6 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | 2014-05-09 |
| +2.6 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | 2013-05-17 |
| +1.1 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival | 2014-04-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | BBQ, Bands & Brews | 2013-06-21 |
| -4.2 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival | 2013-06-28 |
| -1.7 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2013-10-11 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 90.5% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 60% | top 52% | 90.3% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-09 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 33 / 80 (651.9088) | 63 (154.2744) | 21 (166.8572) | 34 (162.2516) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2014-04-04 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA | 20 / 41 (633.6568) | 32 (155.3828) | 33 (151.4628) | 25 (158.2284) | 4 (168.5828) |
| 2013-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 32 / 55 (636.4796) | 25 (163.9772) | 41 (153.6340) | 44 (155.4400) | 21 (163.4284) |
| 2013-09-20 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA | 4 / 26 (650.2628) | 9 (162.8572) | 1 (168.5600) | 11 (160.5256) | 13 (158.3200) |
| 2013-06-28 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA | 17 / 25 (629.7142) | 19 (154.8572) | 13 (158.2854) | 15 (157.1428) | 13 (159.4288) |
| 2013-06-21 | BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA | 18 / 25 (628.5712) | 10 (162.8570) | 20 (153.1430) | 23 (154.2854) | 13 (158.2858) |
| 2013-05-17 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA | 15 / 34 (625.1428) | 1 (172.0002) | 16 (152.5716) | 19 (155.9996) | 26 (144.5714) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1504 (166 pts) | #1778 (141 pts) | #1602 (161 pts) | #1774 (141 pts) | #1024 (321 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #557 (560 pts) | #457 (700 pts) | #516 (640 pts) | #747 (445 pts) | #668 (485 pts) |