Solo Dolo BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3322

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1502 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-01-27

latest 2018-07-13

Best ToY finish

#662

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1316 / 720

Master · *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.93 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.98 (-3.05)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)

Consistency

±10.98

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.84 · weakest Brisket (161.70)

Road miles

1,301

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Master avg

658.98 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

685.1316 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1316 at *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-06-02

A tough matchup

10–0 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 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.14 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 161.70
Chicken avg 166.84
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.52% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.52% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
10 contests

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

TROPICAL HEAT BBQ

#3317 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1543

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Solo Dolo BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Solo Dolo BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2019-03-30

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MACK DADDYS BBQ

#3333 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-04-16

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SALE & PEPE

#3331 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Level with Solo Dolo BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

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SMAAKMAKERS (BE)

#3326 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

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BEAN CAN BBQ

#3311 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

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BLAZIN'7'S

#3335 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-10-07

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAD FONDO BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BLUE EYED BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	177.1428	154.8000	166.84	top 51%
Pork Ribs	10	1	172.0116	159.4056	166.40	top 48%
Pork	10	0	170.2512	155.4168	164.03	top 63%
Brisket	10	1	173.7372	152.5372	161.70	top 60%

“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	9	0	top 62%
AZ	1	0	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 59%

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

On the trail 1.5 yrs 2017-01-27 → 2018-07-13

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 9 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.84 · weakest Brisket (161.70)

Walk rate 30% a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 658.98 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 211 206–305 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,301 10 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi

Schedule strength 1573 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Power rating 1497 peak 1502 · #3322 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Jan 27 First tracked contest *Newport Beach Winter Q
Jan 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1200 *Newport Beach Winter Q
Jun 2 First call *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)
Jun 2 Career-best overall score685.1316 *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)
Jul 28 Peak power rating (1502) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Jul 13 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
Jul 13 Most recent contest 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	*Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)	2017-06-02
+4.8	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2018-01-19
+3.4	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)	2017-07-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.5	*SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL)	2017-05-19
-4.7	*OC BBQ Competition	2017-10-13
-4.2	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	2017-03-31
-3.7	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)	2018-07-13
-2.1	*Newport Beach Winter Q	2017-01-27

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	2	0	0	0	50%	top 59%	92.9%	91.7%
2017	8	0	0	0	25%	top 61%	95.2%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-07-13	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	26 / 37 (651.3028)	26 (162.8000)	12 (170.2972)	23 (165.6684)	33 (152.5372)
2018-01-19	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	34 / 70 (668.5484)	10 (174.3200)	37 (165.7144)	25 (170.2512)	57 (158.2628)
2017-10-13	*OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	42 / 56 (649.6344)	41 (162.8572)	17 (169.6684)	40 (161.1200)	49 (155.9888)
2017-09-29	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	19 / 30 (655.3716)	20 (163.4172)	13 (168.0000)	17 (166.8344)	21 (157.1200)
2017-08-18	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	31 / 52 (654.7772)	21 (167.4400)	37 (159.9888)	35 (161.1084)	19 (166.2400)
2017-07-28	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	19 / 40 (668.0232)	7 (173.7028)	6 (172.0116)	29 (162.8800)	28 (159.4288)
2017-06-02	*Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) Norco, CA	16 / 57 (685.1316)	6 (177.1428)	31 (166.8688)	31 (167.3828)	8 (173.7372)
2017-05-19	*SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo(JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	37 / 46 (651.3716)	45 (154.8000)	18 (168.5944)	37 (161.7028)	23 (166.2744)
2017-03-31	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	55 / 77 (648.5140)	54 (164.5488)	55 (159.4056)	69 (155.4168)	25 (169.1428)
2017-01-27	*Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	36 / 56 (657.1200)	29 (167.4172)	38 (163.4400)	24 (167.9656)	40 (158.2972)

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	#1524 (120 pts)	#1279 (195 pts)	#1329 (185 pts)	#1543 (130 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#662 (580 pts)	#539 (740 pts)	#553 (725 pts)	#772 (520 pts)	#632 (630 pts)