PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA

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

Power ranking

#5850

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1439 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-02

latest 2018-09-14

Best ToY finish

#1201

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3944 / 720

Master · Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.08 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 629.31 (-5.23)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0000

Chicken · Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ

Consistency

±22.09

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.87 · weakest Brisket (155.21)

Road miles

2,205

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 392 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.31 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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 tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 7%.

Brisket avg 155.21
Chicken avg 159.87
1 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' REJECTS! in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Del Mar BBQ Championship (2016-07-15).

last seen 2014-10-02
back 2016-07-15

Chicken nemesis

12 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RACK DADDY'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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.

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

Tropical BBQ

#5851 of the rated field

1439 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2014-06-20

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Northstar BBQ

#5854 of the rated field

1439 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1501 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

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JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM

#5844 of the rated field

1439 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

MEN AT PORK

#5842 of the rated field

1439 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-04-07

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High Voltage BBQ

#5849 of the rated field

1439 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1439

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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SWEET OLD BUZZARDS

#5839 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Level with PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LADY OF Q	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
FUNTIME BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Que'd Up	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	172.0000	134.7884	159.87	top 66%
Pork Ribs	15	1	164.5600	138.7656	156.54	top 71%
Pork	15	1	167.3828	144.0000	157.69	top 70%
Brisket	15	1	167.4400	130.2288	155.21	top 68%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	24	top 73%	2018-07-06
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	39	top 86%	2017-08-18
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	60	top 66%	2014-10-02

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

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2018-09-14

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 12 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 159.87 · weakest Brisket (155.21)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 3 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 629.31 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 352 212–560 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,205 15 mapped stops · furthest 392 mi

Schedule strength 1545 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2014-10-02 → 2016-07-15

Power rating 1439 peak 1439 · #5850 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 2 First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1488) 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
2014
May 2 First call Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4172 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
Sep 26 Career-best overall score659.3944 Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ
2016
Jul 15 10th tracked contest Del Mar BBQ Championship
2018
Sep 14 Most recent contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2014-06-20
+1.1	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2018-07-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	2013-08-02
-7.9	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2013-08-16
-7.5	Del Mar BBQ Championship	2017-08-18
-7.1	6th Annual Vista Q Classic	2014-07-25
-6.4	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2017-07-07

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0%	top 68%	90.1%	88.5%
2017	2	0%	top 85%	84.4%	84%
2016	1	0%	top 83%	89.4%	89.4%
2014	6	50%	top 68%	91.6%	89.4%
2013	3	0%	top 80%	86.7%	83.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-14	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	27 / 40 (646.1256)	19 (167.3828)	19 (164.5600)	23 (167.3828)	37 (146.8000)
2018-08-17	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	38 / 51 (616.4224)	47 (150.8112)	51 (138.7656)	32 (160.0000)	18 (166.8456)
2018-07-06	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	24 / 38 (648.9484)	19 (169.1200)	31 (154.7656)	28 (158.7884)	17 (166.2744)
2017-08-18	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	46 / 52 (607.4060)	44 (156.0572)	33 (160.5828)	44 (153.7028)	48 (137.0632)
2017-07-07	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	41 / 50 (601.5084)	37 (156.5372)	44 (144.5028)	42 (149.0856)	39 (151.3828)
2016-07-15	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	39 / 47 (643.9432)	42 (158.8688)	35 (163.9772)	44 (154.8572)	29 (166.2400)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	60 / 97 (649.6688)	54 (165.7372)	65 (161.6572)	57 (162.2972)	57 (159.9772)
2014-09-26	Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ San Diego, CA	13 / 20 (659.3944)	8 (172.0000)	10 (164.5488)	16 (163.9884)	18 (158.8572)
2014-07-25	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	49 / 60 (637.0740)	48 (161.1312)	47 (156.5600)	55 (151.9428)	23 (167.4400)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	32 / 65 (655.4172)	27 (168.5944)	42 (160.5256)	25 (165.7372)	34 (160.5600)
2014-06-06	3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA	24 / 32 (643.9200)	23 (157.6800)	17 (162.8344)	10 (166.3200)	25 (157.0856)
2014-05-02	Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA	20 / 27 (618.7312)	24 (149.6684)	20 (151.9772)	21 (154.2400)	9 (162.8456)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	70 / 99 (624.4916)	15 (171.4172)	77 (154.2856)	60 (157.6800)	91 (141.1088)
2013-08-16	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	50 / 63 (595.8404)	42 (158.2628)	48 (151.9888)	40 (155.3600)	59 (130.2288)
2013-08-02	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	42 / 46 (590.7312)	44 (134.7884)	33 (156.5600)	44 (144.0000)	34 (155.3828)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1500 (125 pts)	#1473 (150 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1280 (195 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1201 (221 pts)	#1114 (271 pts)	#1291 (221 pts)	#1245 (221 pts)	#1244 (221 pts)