TEAM BACON CA
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-01-18
latest 2021-05-14
Best ToY finish
#945
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.10
last 4 Master vs avg 630.10 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.96 · weakest Brisket (149.48)
Road miles
1779
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1103 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Purse competed for
$65K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.10 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
283.27 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Old Town Franklin BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2021-05-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 149.6456 | 155.05 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 133.6228 | 154.13 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.6572 | 164.96 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7656 | 144.4912 | 149.48 | top 85% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 630.10 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 283.27 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-01-18 — First tracked contest · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 📈 2019-01-18 — Peak power rating (1488) · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 📣 2019-05-03 — First call · Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2019-05-03 — Career-best overall score (635.8172) · Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2021-05-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2019-01-18 |
| -11.4 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 2019-09-20 |
| -8.7 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2019-05-03 |
| -2.5 | Throwdown in the Vineyards | 2019-05-31 |
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)
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 15% | 78.7% | 78.7% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 82% | 88.3% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 5 / 33 (283.2684) | 4 (149.6456) | 6 (133.6228) | — | — |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅 | 40 / 44 (628.3428) | 42 (151.3484) | 34 (159.3832) | 9 (173.1200) | 42 (144.4912) |
| 2019-05-31 | Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA | 13 / 20 (634.7312) | 16 (156.5828) | 10 (163.4400) | 12 (159.9428) | 14 (154.7656) |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA | 22 / 27 (635.8172) | 24 (155.3828) | 16 (163.9772) | 10 (169.1200) | 25 (147.3372) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 56 / 63 (621.4972) | 50 (162.2972) | 60 (150.2056) | 53 (157.6572) | 52 (151.3372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #945 (292 pts) | #1029 (267 pts) | #921 (337 pts) | #737 (442 pts) | #1046 (272 pts) |