Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7656 at 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.
Rooftop BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rooftop BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.18 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smokin it Up BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
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.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 10 years after STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with STEVE'S AND BEEVE'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD DAWGZ BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNTIME BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoqued California BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKETEERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Rooftop BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 162.2512 | 165.12 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8688 | 157.7142 | 163.32 | top 34% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 153.0628 | 161.69 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 147.3600 | 158.94 | top 53% |
“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.
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| +7 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2013-03-15 |
| +6.7 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2013-10-04 |
| +1.3 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2014-03-21 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 27% | 91.5% | 90.6% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 49 / 100 (666.7656) | 79 (162.2512) | 6 (174.8688) | 54 (165.1200) | 54 (164.5256) |
| 2014-03-21 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 48 / 69 (620.9716) | 35 (162.8112) | 38 (157.7376) | 51 (153.0628) | 58 (147.3600) |
| 2013-10-04 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 30 / 99 (658.7772) | 54 (162.8228) | 21 (166.2972) | 39 (162.2744) | 23 (167.3828) |
| 2013-06-21 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 15 / 70 (657.7140) | 10 (168.5714) | 31 (160.0000) | 20 (163.9998) | 21 (165.1428) |
| 2013-03-15 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 17 / 57 (641.1428) | 7 (169.1428) | 26 (157.7142) | 10 (164.0000) | 43 (150.2858) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1936 (95 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1973 (85 pts) |