ROCK N SMOKE

ROCK N SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 60 at the Smokin' On The Pecos (2014). They are ranked #2554 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,554

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1519

peak 1532 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jan 8, 2016 · 2.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#419

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.01)

Road miles

3,332

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 463 mi

Schedule strength

28%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

649.77 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Jun 27, 2014

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-10
1 category win
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.

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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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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 (1,161 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROCK N SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FORK U BBQ

#2,542 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1521

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 8 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2014

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BUNCH OF BUTTS

#2,555 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1518

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Nov 15, 2019

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Sloppy Hogs

#2,566 of the rated field

1518 power rating

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

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE

#2,563 of the rated field

1518 power rating

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

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2015

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WATER HAWGS BBQ

#2,562 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1521

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2,551 of the rated field

1519 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2018

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 7 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 282 finished ahead 237 times, behind 203

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Sep 20, 2014 → Jan 8, 2016

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

20161 milestone

Jan 8 Most recent contest National Western BBQ Throwdown

20146 milestones

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

20134 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 27, 2014
+10.5	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge	Sep 6, 2013
+8.8	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	Jul 4, 2014
+8.8	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Aug 30, 2014
+6.2	The SLV Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews and Chili Competition	Aug 1, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 15, 2013
-8.4	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 3, 2013
-7	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 8, 2016
-6.1	Telluride Barbeque Festival	Sep 20, 2014
-2.5	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	Aug 31, 2013

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	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
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	28 / 36 (634.6968)	24 (160.5256)	34 (146.2628)	23 (160.5028)	10 (167.4056)
Sep 20, 2014	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	14 / 19 (628.4116)	10 (163.4056)	14 (160.5144)	16 (153.6572)	14 (150.8344)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	12 / 48 (669.0512)	14 (170.2972)	10 (169.1084)	30 (160.5256)	11 (169.1200)
Aug 1, 2014	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)
Jul 4, 2014	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	11 / 38 (661.0972)	9 (166.8800)	15 (166.2628)	22 (159.9772)	9 (167.9772)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	3 / 60 (686.2400)	3 (174.2628)	5 (173.7372)	14 (170.8228)	11 (167.4172)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	27 / 51 (650.8460)	25 (165.1544)	49 (147.9772)	5 (173.1200)	21 (164.5944)
Apr 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	18 / 30 (650.7312)	7 (168.5600)	19 (159.9772)	8 (167.9884)	26 (154.2056)
Sep 21, 2013	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	15 / 25 (650.1256)	14 (162.8456)	5 (168.5716)	7 (169.6684)	21 (149.0400)
Sep 6, 2013	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	5 / 17 (666.2744)	2 (170.8344)	3 (168)	5 (167.4628)	11 (159.9772)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	36 / 54 (623.9088)	43 (155.4516)	22 (158.8228)	44 (153.6800)	31 (155.9544)
May 3, 2013	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)
Mar 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	16 / 20 (623.9996)	6 (167.4284)	20 (136)	11 (159.4282)	8 (161.1430)

ROCK N SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An August team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)