PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA

PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 20 at the Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ (2014). They are ranked #5905 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,905

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1439 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 2, 2013

latest Sep 14, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1201

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

Chicken · Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ

Consistency

±22.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.87 · weakest Brisket (155.21)

Road miles

2,205

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 392 mi

Schedule strength

33%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

629.31 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

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 call 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 (Jul 15, 2016).

last seen Oct 2, 2014
back Jul 15, 2016

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.

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA, each with one reason worth a look.

84 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

#5,906 of the rated field

1439 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 Jun 20, 2014

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Blue Smoke BBQ

#5,892 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1440

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 Nov 5, 2025

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FULLY INVOLVED N' SMOKIN

#5,907 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1439

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2016

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Daddy Dutch BBQ

#5,913 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM

#5,899 of the rated field

1439 power rating

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

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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MEN AT PORK

#5,896 of the rated field

1439 power rating

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

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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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	134.7884	159.87	top 66%
Pork Ribs	15	1	164.5600	138.7656	156.54	top 71%
Pork	15	1	167.3828	144	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

Repeat visits (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%	Jul 6, 2018
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	39	top 86%	Aug 18, 2017
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	60	top 66%	Oct 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 349 finished ahead 212 times, behind 560

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Oct 2, 2014 → Jul 15, 2016

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

20181 milestone

Sep 14 Most recent contest America's Finest BBQ State Championship

20161 milestone

Jul 15 10th tracked contest Del Mar BBQ Championship

20144 milestones

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 Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ

20132 milestones

Aug 2 First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1488) 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	Jun 20, 2014
+1.1	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 6, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	Aug 2, 2013
-7.9	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 16, 2013
-7.5	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Aug 18, 2017
-7.1	6th Annual Vista Q Classic	Jul 25, 2014
-6.4	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 7, 2017

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	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
Sep 14, 2018	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)
Aug 17, 2018	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	38 / 51 (616.4224)	47 (150.8112)	51 (138.7656)	32 (160)	18 (166.8456)
Jul 6, 2018	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)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	46 / 52 (607.4060)	44 (156.0572)	33 (160.5828)	44 (153.7028)	48 (137.0632)
Jul 7, 2017	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)
Jul 15, 2016	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	39 / 47 (643.9432)	42 (158.8688)	35 (163.9772)	44 (154.8572)	29 (166.2400)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	60 / 97 (649.6688)	54 (165.7372)	65 (161.6572)	57 (162.2972)	57 (159.9772)
Sep 26, 2014	Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ San Diego, CA	13 / 20 (659.3944)	8 (172)	10 (164.5488)	16 (163.9884)	18 (158.8572)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	49 / 60 (637.0740)	48 (161.1312)	47 (156.5600)	55 (151.9428)	23 (167.4400)
Jun 20, 2014	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	32 / 65 (655.4172)	27 (168.5944)	42 (160.5256)	25 (165.7372)	34 (160.5600)
Jun 6, 2014	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)
May 2, 2014	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)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	70 / 99 (624.4916)	15 (171.4172)	77 (154.2856)	60 (157.6800)	91 (141.1088)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	50 / 63 (595.8404)	42 (158.2628)	48 (151.9888)	40 (155.3600)	59 (130.2288)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	42 / 46 (590.7312)	44 (134.7884)	33 (156.5600)	44 (144)	34 (155.3828)

PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA

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 (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)