COME AND TAKE IT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4668

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1500 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-01-17

latest 2018-05-25

Best ToY finish

#604

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5144 / 720

Master · Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

613.81 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 641.38 (-27.57)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Del Mar BBQ Championship

Consistency

±42.75

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.39)

Road miles

2,737

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 1755 mi

Schedule strength

47%

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

Master avg

641.38 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

684.5144 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5144 at Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FOUR KING BBQ has finished one call ahead of COME AND TAKE IT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.34 points below their pork, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 18%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.39
Pork avg 166.73
3 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOSSY ROCK BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 17 shared pork entries lost

LADY OF Q ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LADY OF Q has out-cooked them in 13 of 17 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

COOL GRILLING has landed one call behind them 3 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.

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

BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ

#4685 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to COME AND TAKE IT BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-05-28

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BARRELY SMOKIN

#4653 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1469

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to COME AND TAKE IT BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-07-26

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BUTLER'S BBQ

#4690 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to COME AND TAKE IT BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than COME AND TAKE IT BBQ has cooked, 5 to 17, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

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RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN

#4683 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-06-20

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SWINOS

#4680 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Level with COME AND TAKE IT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2023-01-27

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SMOKIN' S'WINE

#4651 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1514 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2017-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LADY OF Q	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKE HOUND BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	0	0	174.8572	153.6572	164.08	top 61%
Pork Ribs	17	3	0	172.0000	143.8972	159.39	top 66%
Pork	17	3	1	175.4172	157.0972	166.73	top 47%
Brisket	16	0	0	173.7028	148.5372	160.64	top 63%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	16	0	top 67%
AL	1	0	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	32	top 68%	2017-08-18
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	33	top 84%	2017-05-12
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	48	top 82%	2016-06-03

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2015-01-17 → 2018-05-25

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 16 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.39)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 5 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 17 contests

Master average 641.38 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 312 305–573 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,737 17 mapped stops · furthest 1,755 mi

Schedule strength 1560 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Power rating 1469 peak 1500 · #4668 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Jan 17 First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First call Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7200 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 Peak power rating (1500) Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
2016
Jun 10 First overall top-10 Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jun 10 Career-best overall score684.5144 Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jul 15 10th tracked contest Del Mar BBQ Championship
Jul 15 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Del Mar BBQ Championship
2018
May 25 Most recent contest *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship	2016-06-10
+8.5	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2016-04-01
+6.2	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2016-10-07
+2.3	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2016-08-05
+0.2	*California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship	2017-06-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	West Coast BBQ Classic	2017-05-12
-8.8	The Pig(Guinea Pig)	2016-02-19
-8.2	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2015-05-29
-7.8	*Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2018-05-25
-7.1	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2016-06-03

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 83%	86.9%	86.9%
2017	3	0	33%	top 75%	90.2%	82.3%
2016	9	1	33%	top 60%	95.1%	91.2%
2015	4	0	25%	top 69%	90.9%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-25	*Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	24 / 29 (625.6116)	26 (153.6572)	23 (153.6916)	22 (157.0972)	17 (161.1656)
2017-08-18	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	35 / 52 (649.5544)	41 (158.2284)	45 (153.0744)	6 (174.2972)	26 (163.9544)
2017-06-09	*California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	25 / 39 (648.9600)	31 (157.1088)	29 (159.3600)	13 (170.2512)	24 (162.2400)
2017-05-12	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	37 / 40 (479.9084)	17 (165.7256)	33 (150.2400)	19 (163.9428)	—
2016-10-07	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	30 / 75 (665.0400)	21 (170.8572)	47 (161.6800)	26 (168.5600)	34 (163.9428)
2016-08-05	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	20 / 36 (654.7200)	32 (157.0628)	7 (172.0000)	17 (167.4172)	21 (158.2400)
2016-07-29	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	26 / 42 (655.9084)	20 (167.4400)	22 (164.0344)	22 (166.2284)	30 (158.2056)
2016-07-15	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	32 / 47 (663.9088)	23 (169.1200)	43 (151.3716)	3 (175.4172)	20 (168.0000)
2016-06-10	Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	9 / 27 (684.5144)	12 (170.8572)	9 (171.4172)	5 (175.4056)	15 (166.8344)
2016-06-03	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	48 / 58 (631.8288)	50 (160.5372)	49 (154.7888)	26 (167.9656)	54 (148.5372)
2016-05-13	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	33 / 44 (653.5424)	34 (163.9656)	40 (153.6456)	32 (162.2284)	12 (173.7028)
2016-04-01	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	24 / 72 (666.1712)	31 (168.0000)	23 (169.7028)	12 (173.1200)	60 (155.3484)
2016-02-19	The Pig(Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	44 / 48 (633.5660)	23 (168.5944)	48 (143.8972)	42 (159.3944)	32 (161.6800)
2015-10-02	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	55 / 75 (647.3484)	55 (160.5600)	37 (166.8572)	56 (160.5484)	48 (159.3828)
2015-05-29	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	61 / 75 (635.1888)	46 (165.6800)	67 (154.7772)	64 (158.8000)	62 (155.9316)
2015-03-20	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	67 / 100 (653.0172)	14 (174.8572)	81 (157.0856)	51 (166.2400)	89 (154.8344)
2015-01-17	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	20 / 36 (654.7200)	32 (157.0628)	7 (172.0000)	17 (167.4172)	21 (158.2400)

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	#2485 (59 pts)	#2545 (54 pts)	#1987 (64 pts)	#1988 (69 pts)	#1837 (94 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1350 (220 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#967 (385 pts)	#1771 (125 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#604 (647 pts)	#615 (662 pts)	#560 (747 pts)	#429 (952 pts)	#581 (692 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1275 (235 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1505 (180 pts)	#1431 (180 pts)