High-water mark
679.3484
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3484 at The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-04-10
TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1508 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-04-10
latest 2019-05-31
Best ToY finish
#1840
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.23
last 5 Master vs avg 652.23 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.40
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.38 · weakest Brisket (156.29)
Road miles
111
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.23 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 156.29
- Chicken avg 166.38
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of MOSSY ROCK BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival (2018-06-01).
- last seen 2015-09-13
- back 2018-06-01
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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with TOM'S SMOKIN' HOT BBQ PITSTOP on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG RED BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 161.1316 | 166.38 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.3944 | 163.86 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 152.5144 | 165.70 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 149.0972 | 156.29 | top 74% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2015-04-10 → 2019-05-31
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.38 · weakest Brisket (156.29)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
652.23
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
134
72–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
111
5 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
1564
average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$20,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2015-09-13 → 2018-06-01
Power rating
1483
peak 1508 · #3995 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3484 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
- Career-best overall score679.3484 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
- Peak power rating (1508) The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
- 2019
- First call Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.0116 Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI | 2015-04-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship | 2015-09-13 |
| -8.4 | Big Bear Grill & Chill | 2019-05-24 |
| -4.7 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | 2018-06-01 |
| -1.5 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-05-31 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 91.7% | 90% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 94.4% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 25 / 49 (660.4804) | 26 (167.3944) | 27 (165.1200) | 8 (172.0116) | 34 (155.9544) |
| 2019-05-24 | Big Bear Grill & Chill 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 21 / 25 (635.8060) | 12 (165.0972) | 12 (167.9772) | 23 (152.5144) | 22 (150.2172) |
| 2018-06-01 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 42 / 57 (654.1600) | 30 (169.1200) | 40 (164.5372) | 41 (164.5600) | 50 (155.9428) |
| 2015-09-13 | The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA | 21 / 22 (631.3488) | 20 (161.1316) | 21 (151.3944) | 12 (169.7256) | 21 (149.0972) |
| 2015-04-10 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA | 14 / 42 (679.3484) | 26 (169.1428) | 14 (170.2628) | 18 (169.6800) | 12 (170.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1415 (155 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1840 (115 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #2037 (95 pts) | #1728 (125 pts) |