PETE'S MEAT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5336

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-03-25

latest 2020-01-24

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2512 / 720

Master · Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

634.66 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.13 (-1.47)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±16.64

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.41 · weakest Pork (156.62)

Road miles

2,112

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 381 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.13 / 720

13 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BULL MARKET BBQ has finished one call ahead of PETE'S MEAT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

PIRATES OF THE PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings

PIRATES OF THE PIG has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.79 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 23%.

Pork avg 156.62
Chicken avg 163.41
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ASH KICKIN SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.4% of a perfect score
13 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.

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

SHOW US YOUR SPITS

#5351 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

GRILLERS IN THE MIST

#5349 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 4 years before PETE'S MEAT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Boo Boo Bus BBQ

#5320 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

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Meat Your Maker

#5319 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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Tipsy Pigs

#5352 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN ME CRAZY

#5345 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1502 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
GIT-R-SMOKED	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKED SEDUCTION	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
RBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
The Smoking J's	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	1	2	176.0000	150.8228	163.41	top 59%
Pork Ribs	13	2	0	0	166.8456	138.7772	156.81	top 67%
Pork	13	0	0	0	166.8572	139.9544	156.62	top 76%
Brisket	13	2	0	1	169.7600	146.8572	159.28	top 59%

“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	10	0	top 72%
NV	3	0	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 74%
Large (40+)	4	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	2	19	0	top 75%	2019-08-16
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	18	0	top 71%	2017-03-24

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.8 yrs 2016-03-25 → 2020-01-24

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 10 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.41 · weakest Pork (156.62)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 636.13 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 190 114–321 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,112 13 mapped stops · furthest 381 mi

Schedule strength 1571 average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests

Purse competed for $20,150 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1454 peak 1454 · #5336 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Mar 25 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
Mar 24 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 24 First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6456 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 24 Peak power rating (1494) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 18 First overall top-10 Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off
2018
Apr 20 Career-best overall score662.2512 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship
Aug 17 10th tracked contest *Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off
2020
Jan 24 Most recent contest The Golden State Battle II

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2018-04-20
+2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-03-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	2017-09-15
-9.7	The Golden State Battle II	2020-01-24
-7.7	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2017-08-25
-7.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-03-25
-6.2	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2017-09-29

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	85.7%	85.7%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 80%	87.5%	87.5%
2018	4	0	0	50%	top 63%	92%	89.9%
2017	5	1	1	40%	top 77%	91.9%	88%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 72%	88.2%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020-01-24	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	44 / 46 (616.9828)	33 (165.0972)	46 (145.6456)	46 (146.2172)	37 (160.0228)
2019-08-16	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA	20 / 25 (630.3088)	16 (159.4172)	13 (161.1772)	25 (139.9544)	2 (169.7600)
2018-09-14	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	33 / 43 (635.3144)	38 (156.5256)	32 (156.5372)	24 (165.0972)	36 (157.1544)
2018-08-17	*Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	19 / 27 (639.9196)	9 (170.8456)	19 (156.5484)	24 (155.9200)	17 (156.6056)
2018-07-28	*Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	23 / 34 (650.7660)	28 (157.6916)	27 (157.0972)	20 (166.8572)	7 (169.1200)
2018-04-20	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	17 / 48 (662.2512)	32 (162.3084)	19 (164.5600)	13 (166.8572)	13 (168.5256)
2017-09-29	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	25 / 30 (634.0572)	16 (166.8228)	27 (150.8116)	25 (158.2172)	18 (158.2056)
2017-09-15	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	45 / 48 (602.0456)	25 (163.9656)	47 (138.7772)	47 (148.5256)	43 (150.7772)
2017-08-25	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV	32 / 37 (661.5884)	23 (171.4172)	30 (162.8456)	34 (163.3828)	27 (163.9428)
2017-08-18	Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	9 / 15 (619.4860)	2 (168.5828)	9 (154.8916)	11 (149.1544)	11 (146.8572)
2017-03-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	18 / 30 (649.6456)	1 (176.0000)	10 (165.1200)	29 (150.2628)	21 (158.2628)
2016-08-26	Grills 'N' Grilles(presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA	17 / 28 (634.8116)	22 (154.8800)	17 (157.6572)	11 (163.4172)	11 (158.8572)
2016-03-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	24 / 29 (632.4572)	29 (150.8228)	11 (166.8456)	23 (162.2516)	24 (152.5372)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1849 (75 pts)	#1824 (95 pts)	#1740 (110 pts)	#2585 (50 pts)	#1086 (250 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#904 (390 pts)	#530 (750 pts)	#907 (430 pts)	#1051 (340 pts)	#925 (395 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1618 (152 pts)	#1876 (122 pts)	#1391 (217 pts)	#1532 (187 pts)	#1498 (182 pts)