High-water mark
690.2288
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2288 at 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-07-28
WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-07-15
latest 2018-02-23
Best ToY finish
#1775
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.84
last 5 Master vs avg 668.84 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.81 · weakest Brisket (163.98)
Road miles
202
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Master avg
668.84 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.83 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 163.98
- Pork avg 169.81
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BLUE EYED BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1533
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
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#2479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with WESTCOAST 2LIVEQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B' Mackin BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 161.0972 | 166.25 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.3428 | 161.6800 | 168.80 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 162.8344 | 169.81 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 154.2056 | 163.98 | top 56% |
“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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2016-07-15 → 2018-02-23
Busiest season
2017
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 · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.81 · weakest Brisket (163.98)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
668.84
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
122
111–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
202
5 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Power rating
1521
peak 1521 · #2469 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Del Mar BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6116 Del Mar BBQ Championship
- 2017
- First call The Smithfield Guinea Pig
- First category win (Pork) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score690.2288 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1521) The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-28 |
| +13.5 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) | 2018-02-23 |
| +0.1 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | 2016-07-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.1 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | 2016-07-15 |
| -2.7 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig | 2017-02-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 23% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 44% | 95.9% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.2% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-23 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA | 11 / 47 (686.2740) | 20 (171.9656) | 11 (174.3428) | 31 (169.6800) | 18 (170.2856) |
| 2017-07-28 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 5 / 40 (690.2288) | 9 (173.1200) | 11 (171.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2017-02-17 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig Indio, CA | 37 / 49 (657.5544) | 42 (161.0972) | 7 (174.2860) | 24 (167.9656) | 45 (154.2056) |
| 2016-07-29 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 25 / 42 (656.5144) | 33 (161.1200) | 28 (161.6800) | 27 (162.8344) | 11 (170.8800) |
| 2016-07-15 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 36 / 47 (653.6116) | 32 (163.9656) | 37 (162.2744) | 16 (170.8344) | 40 (156.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1602 (165 pts) | #2234 (65 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1664 (165 pts) | #1472 (190 pts) |