ROCK N SMOKE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2533

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1532 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2016-01-08

Best ToY finish

#419

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2400 / 720

Master · Smokin' On The Pecos

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.90 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.77 (+2.13)

Walk rate

92%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition

Consistency

±18.81

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.01)

Road miles

3,332

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 463 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.77 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

They almost always walk

92% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 92% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2400 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2400 at Smokin' On The Pecos — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-06-27

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has finished one call ahead of ROCK N SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 41%.

7 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead in 88% of their meetings

SMOKIN TRIGGERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.71 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 54%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.01
Chicken avg 166.72
4 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 43% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,332 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,332 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 463 miles to Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship.

13 mapped stops
furthest 463 mi

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.

84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Sweet Heat BBQ

#2540 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1537

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ROCK N SMOKE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROCK N SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2025-03-14

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Sloppy Hogs

#2538 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE

#2545 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2015-08-07

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2531 of the rated field

1519 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-08-25

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Budget BBQ

#2535 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after ROCK N SMOKE did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

⚔ Head-to-head

SIPPIN ON SMOKE

#2528 of the rated field

1519 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

Level with ROCK N SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-06-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SUNDANCER BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SWEET PEPPERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
2-CAN-Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	7	1	3	177.1428	155.4516	166.72	top 37%
Pork Ribs	13	4	0	1	173.7372	136.0000	158.01	top 56%
Pork	13	4	0	0	173.1200	153.6572	162.74	top 51%
Brisket	13	5	0	1	171.4172	149.0400	162.30	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	7	top 52%
NM	3	top 38%
NV	2	top 60%
AZ	1	top 79%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 61%
Large (40+)	4	top 37%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Telluride Barbeque Festival	2	14	0	top 67%	2014-09-20

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2016-01-08

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 7 of 13 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 1 win · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.01)

Walk rate 92% a top-10 call in 12 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 15% 2 of 13 contests

Master average 649.77 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 283 237–203 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,332 13 mapped stops · furthest 463 mi

Schedule strength 1538 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs 2014-09-20 → 2016-01-08

Power rating 1518 peak 1532 · #2533 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 15 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 6 First overall top-10 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2744 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge
2014
Jun 27 First overall podium Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 Career-best overall score686.2400 Smokin' On The Pecos
Aug 1 First category win (Chicken) The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition
Aug 1 10th tracked contest The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1532) Smokin' Brew BBQ
2016
Jan 8 Most recent contest National Western BBQ Throwdown

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Smokin' On The Pecos	2014-06-27
+10.5	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge	2013-09-06
+8.9	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2014-07-04
+8.8	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2014-08-30
+6.2	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition	2014-08-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-03-15
-8.4	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	2013-05-03
-7.1	National Western BBQ Throwdown	2016-01-08
-6.1	Telluride Barbeque Festival	2014-09-20
-2.5	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	2013-08-31

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 78%	88.2%	88.2%
2014	7	1	1	100%	top 41%	95.3%	91.5%
2013	5	1	0	80%	top 63%	92.5%	88.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-01-08	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	28 / 36 (634.6968)	24 (160.5256)	34 (146.2628)	23 (160.5028)	10 (167.4056)
2014-09-20	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	14 / 19 (628.4116)	10 (163.4056)	14 (160.5144)	16 (153.6572)	14 (150.8344)
2014-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	12 / 48 (669.0512)	14 (170.2972)	10 (169.1084)	30 (160.5256)	11 (169.1200)
2014-08-01	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition Alamosa, CO	12 / 31 (666.2400)	1 (177.1428)	15 (161.7144)	23 (155.9656)	4 (171.4172)
2014-07-04	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	11 / 38 (661.0972)	9 (166.8800)	15 (166.2628)	22 (159.9772)	9 (167.9772)
2014-06-27	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	3 / 60 (686.2400)	3 (174.2628)	5 (173.7372)	14 (170.8228)	11 (167.4172)
2014-04-26	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	27 / 51 (650.8460)	25 (165.1544)	49 (147.9772)	5 (173.1200)	21 (164.5944)
2014-04-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	18 / 30 (650.7312)	7 (168.5600)	19 (159.9772)	8 (167.9884)	26 (154.2056)
2013-09-21	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	15 / 25 (650.1256)	14 (162.8456)	5 (168.5716)	7 (169.6684)	21 (149.0400)
2013-09-06	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	5 / 17 (666.2744)	2 (170.8344)	3 (168.0000)	5 (167.4628)	11 (159.9772)
2013-08-31	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	36 / 54 (623.9088)	43 (155.4516)	22 (158.8228)	44 (153.6800)	31 (155.9544)
2013-05-03	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	19 / 24 (635.4288)	11 (164.5714)	24 (137.1428)	15 (162.8574)	3 (170.8572)
2013-03-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	16 / 20 (623.9996)	6 (167.4284)	20 (136.0000)	11 (159.4282)	8 (161.1430)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2318 (65 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2271 (70 pts)	#1749 (135 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#419 (906 pts)	#290 (1161 pts)	#483 (826 pts)	#494 (786 pts)	#426 (891 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#614 (511 pts)	#455 (701 pts)	#546 (606 pts)	#541 (611 pts)	#515 (621 pts)