Salt City Barbecue UT
Rating
1569
peak 1586
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-08-16
latest 2022-09-09
Best ToY finish
#68
Master 2020
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
0
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.99 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 649.11 (+24.88)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Best single call
177.7028
Consistency
±116.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.34)
Road miles
11506
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 1462 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
All About Smokin Q has finished one call ahead of Salt City Barbecue 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Burnin and Lootin has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WILD HOGS BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship (2020-06-19) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Burnin and Lootin.
Teams like this (closest power rating, UT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 153.0628 | 169.30 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 177.1544 | 156.5256 | 168.34 | top 41% |
| Pork | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 158.2972 | 169.16 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 177.7028 | 151.3712 | 168.98 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT | 5 | 1 | top 29% |
| AZ | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| MT | 2 | 0 | top 13% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 15% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 1 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in UT (5 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (19 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship (2020-06-19)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 649.11
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 666.2512 | 664.78 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 693.6572 | 680.13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 705.7028 | 624.45 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 681.1200 | 668.60 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 18 / 31 (666.2512) | 2 (175.4056) | 27 (160.0116) | 24 (163.3940) | 10 (167.4400) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 35 / 59 (663.3024) | 35 (167.3828) | 6 (173.7028) | 18 (170.8456) | 52 (151.3712) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 60 / 70 (664.5028) | 5 (177.7028) | 53 (168.5256) | 68 (158.2972) | 66 (159.9772) |
| 2021-06-11 | Montana BBQ Cook-off Absarokee, MT | 5 / 27 (693.6572) | 8 (171.9772) | 14 (166.2744) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2021-05-28 | The Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 4 / 26 (682.2284) | 8 (170.2972) | 11 (163.9772) | 7 (173.1084) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 91 / 94 (660.4340) | 94 (154.2056) | 64 (168.0116) | 67 (168.5256) | 54 (169.6912) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY | 9 / 41 (684.5256) | 5 (174.8572) | 16 (169.6800) | 7 (173.7256) | 26 (166.2628) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY | 3 / 41 (693.0972) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 11 (172.0000) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2020-09-05 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q Lake City, CO | 5 / 19 (685.0856) | 4 (173.7028) | 13 (165.6800) | 5 (173.1428) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 3 / 42 (694.8800) | 16 (172.5484) | 5 (174.2972) | 2 (176.5944) | 10 (171.4400) |
| 2020-06-19 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship Riverdale, UT | 1 / 32 (705.7028) | 3 (177.1428) | 2 (177.1544) | 10 (173.7028) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 70 / 109 (160.5600) | — | — | — | 70 (160.5600) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 31 / 59 (658.7200) | 36 (165.0856) | 27 (165.7144) | 44 (159.3944) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2020-01-03 | Red Rock BBQ Hurrican, UT | 6 / 15 (677.0856) | 9 (168.5256) | 3 (169.7372) | 13 (162.2400) | 2 (176.5828) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 28 / 44 (668.4568) | 17 (169.6684) | 17 (169.7144) | 21 (168.5600) | 37 (160.5140) |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands Glendive, MT | 2 / 25 (676.5256) | 7 (166.2628) | 3 (171.9772) | 4 (170.8572) | 8 (167.4284) |
| 2019-09-06 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 16 / 28 (647.2684) | 25 (153.0628) | 21 (156.5256) | 12 (166.2744) | 4 (171.4056) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 20 / 37 (669.6460) | 17 (168.5372) | 15 (167.9772) | 18 (166.2972) | 24 (166.8344) |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 7 / 18 (681.1200) | 15 (164.5256) | 4 (171.4172) | 9 (170.2972) | 2 (174.8800) |
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 | #1189 (91 pts) | #713 (256 pts) | #940 (175 pts) | #1220 (95 pts) | #981 (131 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #475 (378 pts) | #586 (293 pts) | #721 (228 pts) | #541 (333 pts) | #459 (428 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #68 (1281 pts) | #72 (1136 pts) | #95 (1051 pts) | #96 (1016 pts) | #71 (1161 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #689 (466 pts) | #821 (401 pts) | #723 (466 pts) | #722 (461 pts) | #523 (646 pts) |