A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
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THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
JC'S SMOKING HOT GRILL
JC'S SMOKING HOT GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 10th of 11 at the Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off (2021). They finished #1020 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 18, 2017
latest Oct 15, 2021 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 147.68 · weakest Chicken (124.76)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
553.39 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1020 (111 pts) | #1075 (111 pts) | #1118 (111 pts) | #954 (121 pts) | #953 (121 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2596 (50 pts) | #2013 (65 pts) | #2594 (50 pts) | #1963 (70 pts) | #2585 (50 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2568 (52 pts) | #2565 (52 pts) | #2561 (52 pts) | #2561 (52 pts) | #2560 (52 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1981 (100 pts) | #2088 (90 pts) | #2032 (105 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #2006 (105 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148.5600 | 88.8116 | 124.76 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.1428 | 129.6572 | 136.97 | top 92% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 138.2056 | 147.68 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.8800 | 136.5256 | 143.99 | top 90% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 95% | Oct 15, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
44
finished ahead 5 times, behind 69
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First call Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)154.8800 Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off
- Most recent contest Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score578.7088 Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1490) Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -11.1 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Aug 17, 2018 |
| -9.8 | Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off | Aug 18, 2017 |
| -8.8 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off | Oct 15, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 73.4% | 73.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.4% | 80.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 74.3% | 74.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 79.4% | 79.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Susanville, CA | 10 / 11 (528.1944) | 10 (88.8116) | 10 (131.3944) | 9 (153.1084) | 9 (154.8800) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA | 25 / 25 (578.7088) | 22 (148.5600) | 25 (137.6688) | 21 (153.6800) | 25 (138.8000) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 25 / 27 (534.6396) | 25 (130.2512) | 26 (129.6572) | 26 (138.2056) | 26 (136.5256) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 13 / 15 (572.0228) | 15 (131.4172) | 12 (149.1428) | 14 (145.7256) | 12 (145.7372) |