Happy hunting ground
Top 13%
average finish here
BBQ an der Burg 2019 is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 3rd
- average top 13%
BBQ TEAM WEST COAST
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1537 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2016-06-04
latest 2022-05-14
Best ToY finish
#483
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.55 (+6.23)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.80 · weakest Brisket (158.14)
Road miles
2,877
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 420 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
644.55 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (12 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.
They almost always walk
79%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 11 of 14 contests
A top-10 category call in 79% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
676.5028
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5028 at Slow Joe's Barn Burner — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2020-08-15
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
IQ - NETHERLANDS has finished one call ahead of BBQ TEAM WEST COAST 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2018
their best year
2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 34%.
- 5 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 34%
A tough matchup
8–1
behind in the head-to-head
White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings
White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 36%.
- Brisket avg 158.14
- Chicken avg 162.80
- 5 calls in 14 entries
A strong matchup
6–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 86% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 (2022-04-15).
- last seen 2020-08-15
- back 2022-04-15
Chicken nemesis
8 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BBQ Team Laurentius has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±2.06%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.5% of a perfect score
- 14 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.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2434 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 17 contests, alongside a 24% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BBQ TEAM WEST COAST did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BBQ TEAM WEST COAST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQ TEAM WEST COAST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BONSAIS WILD BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DE FILOUS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Badboy Butchers BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171.4056 | 154.2628 | 162.80 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 144.5372 | 161.54 | top 47% |
| Pork | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 173.1200 | 147.9544 | 162.06 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 177.1428 | 130.8116 | 158.14 | top 49% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 74% | 2022-04-16 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 81% | 2022-04-15 |
| BBQ an der Burg 2019 | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | 2019-07-06 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 59% | 2018-03-31 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.9 yrs
2016-06-04 → 2022-05-14
Busiest season
2018
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DK
1 of 14 contests
Contests visited
10
4 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.80 · weakest Brisket (158.14)
Walk rate
79%
a top-10 call in 11 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
36%
5 of 14 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
644.55
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
177
230–189 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,877
14 mapped stops · furthest 420 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2020-08-15 → 2022-04-15
Power rating
1522
peak 1537 · #2447 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest BBQ by the Sea
- First call BBQ by the Sea
- First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ by the Sea
- First overall top-10 BBQ by the Sea
- 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7144 Springbreak BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 BBQ an der Burg 2018
- 2019
- First overall podium BBQ an der Burg 2019
- 10th tracked contest BBQ an der Burg 2019
- 2020
- Career-best overall score676.5028 Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- Peak power rating (1537) Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- 2022
- Most recent contest Longhorn BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 | 2019-07-06 |
| +12.1 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 | 2018-06-30 |
| +10.2 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner | 2020-08-15 |
| +9.1 | Springbreak BBQ Contest | 2018-03-24 |
| +9 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | 2018-09-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 | 2019-04-19 |
| -8.2 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 | 2022-04-16 |
| -6.8 | Eastern BBQ Contest | 2017-04-15 |
| -6.1 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 | 2022-04-15 |
| -3.4 | BBQ by the Sea | 2016-06-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 73% | 89.4% | 88.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 94% | 94% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 53% | 91.2% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80% | top 34% | 92.1% | 90.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 67% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-14 | Longhorn BBQ Broerup, 6650 | 8 / 14 (636.4460) | 4 (171.4056) | 6 (163.4060) | 3 (169.6800) | 13 (131.9544) |
| 2022-04-16 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 20 / 24 (640.4688) | 24 (156.5600) | 17 (160.5488) | 15 (165.7028) | 19 (157.6572) |
| 2022-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 15 / 19 (643.8972) | 11 (166.8228) | 19 (144.5372) | 12 (165.0972) | 5 (167.4400) |
| 2020-08-15 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum, | 3 / 14 (676.5028) | 7 (164.5484) | 4 (174.2744) | 2 (173.1200) | 6 (164.5600) |
| 2019-07-06 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland, 27624 | 3 / 36 (656.5600) | 3 (169.6800) | 17 (156.5600) | 2 (168.5828) | 13 (161.7372) |
| 2019-04-20 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove, 9600 | 19 / 29 (643.8856) | 14 (165.0856) | 13 (165.1200) | 24 (156.0000) | 19 (157.6800) |
| 2019-04-19 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove, 9600 | 21 / 25 (619.8516) | 7 (166.8572) | 20 (149.6572) | 23 (151.9656) | 17 (151.3716) |
| 2018-09-22 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop, | 19 / 73 (646.2628) | 24 (164.5712) | 23 (161.7372) | 61 (147.9544) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2018-09-01 | 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | 26 / 44 (638.8116) | 16 (166.3200) | 25 (158.2972) | 40 (152.5144) | 14 (161.6800) |
| 2018-06-30 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland, 27574 | 5 / 30 (662.8116) | 25 (155.4172) | 17 (159.3944) | 2 (170.8572) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2018-03-31 | Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, 9400 | 14 / 33 (656.5600) | 27 (155.4056) | 4 (168.6172) | 12 (167.4172) | 11 (165.1200) |
| 2018-03-24 | Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium , 3920 | 11 / 39 (649.7144) | 12 (164.5828) | 18 (158.8572) | 27 (154.8572) | 2 (171.4172) |
| 2017-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium, g400 | 31 / 41 (626.8000) | 34 (157.6912) | 12 (166.2744) | 8 (172.0228) | 41 (130.8116) |
| 2016-06-04 | BBQ by the Sea Kerteminde, DK | 8 / 12 (625.1200) | 10 (154.2628) | 1 (174.2972) | 10 (153.1200) | 11 (143.4400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #612 (302 pts) | #584 (357 pts) | #674 (317 pts) | #514 (422 pts) | #585 (347 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #483 (214 pts) | #641 (144 pts) | #559 (189 pts) | #480 (239 pts) | #618 (154 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #600 (573 pts) | #833 (408 pts) | #683 (528 pts) | #662 (558 pts) | #326 (1018 pts) |