BUBBA'S SMOKEYARD BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2831

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1514 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-02

latest 2016-10-07

Best ToY finish

#2084

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5828 / 720

Master · The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.21 (+1.00)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship

Consistency

±16.16

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.55 · weakest Chicken (163.98)

Road miles

322

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.21 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

High-water mark

692.5828 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5828 at The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-11

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FU MAN QUE CREW in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

LADY OF Q ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LADY OF Q has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
8 contests

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.

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

Big Dog BBQ

#2833 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Burnt Bros BBQ Team

#2820 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO

#2819 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUBBA'S SMOKEYARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-06-07

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN WINE-O'S

#2826 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-07-22

⚔ Head-to-head

The 4th Little Pig

#2818 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEDISH PIG

#2828 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOL GRILLING	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	0	170.2628	147.8740	163.98	top 68%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	170.8800	164.5716	167.42	top 49%
Pork	8	1	0	177.1428	161.6916	167.27	top 50%
Brisket	8	3	1	178.8800	148.5144	167.55	top 42%

“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)	3	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	32	0	top 61%	2016-10-07
The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship	2	8	0	top 46%	2015-09-13

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2014-10-02 → 2016-10-07

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 167.55 · weakest Chicken (163.98)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 666.21 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 211 187–238 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 322 8 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi

Schedule strength 1560 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1510 peak 1514 · #2831 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Oct 2 First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2015
Aug 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6572 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Sep 11 First call The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
Sep 11 First overall top-10 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
Sep 11 Career-best overall score692.5828 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship
Nov 13 Peak power rating (1514) Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL
2016
Oct 7 Most recent contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship	2015-09-11
+6.7	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL	2015-11-13
+4.4	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2016-10-07
+3.7	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2015-10-02
+0.5	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship	2015-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2014-10-02
-8.1	West Coast BBQ Classic	2016-05-13

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	0%	top 62%	92.1%	91%
2015	5	1	60%	top 47%	96.2%	93.9%
2014	1	0	0%	top 79%	88.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-07	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	32 / 75 (663.4060)	40 (164.5944)	19 (168.5600)	45 (165.1544)	30 (165.0972)
2016-05-13	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	36 / 44 (647.2112)	43 (147.8740)	24 (165.6684)	25 (165.6916)	23 (167.9772)
2015-11-13	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL Indio, CA	14 / 34 (679.3596)	15 (170.2628)	11 (170.8800)	16 (166.8112)	10 (171.4056)
2015-10-02	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	32 / 75 (670.1252)	36 (168.5256)	38 (166.8228)	15 (171.9884)	43 (162.7884)
2015-09-13	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA	14 / 22 (675.9884)	19 (168.0228)	17 (167.4172)	17 (165.7028)	5 (174.8456)
2015-09-11	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA	8 / 28 (692.5828)	23 (166.8228)	13 (169.7372)	5 (177.1428)	3 (178.8800)
2015-08-07	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	33 / 58 (661.6572)	37 (163.4056)	30 (165.6800)	41 (161.6916)	19 (170.8800)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	77 / 97 (639.3832)	69 (162.2972)	53 (164.5716)	49 (164.0000)	88 (148.5144)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)