B' Mackin BBQ CA
Rating
1775
peak 1780
Contests
68
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#33
Master 2022
Grand champs
8
3 reserve
Category wins
18
50 podiums
Overall top-10s
48
of 68 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
11 🔥
Current form
693.41 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.85 (+15.56)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±65.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.85 · weakest Chicken (171.19)
Road miles
27358
mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 1923 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of B' Mackin BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Meat Candy Q has landed one call behind them 7 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LADY OF Q in 35 of their 46 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Jackpot is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ, Boots & Brew (2025-04-11).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 15% across 8 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards (2021-06-04) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 68 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0512 | 171.19 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9084 | 171.49 | top 35% |
| Pork | 68 | 46 | 3 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6800 | 172.85 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 68 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8228 | 172.34 | top 30% |
“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 | 46 | 7 | top 22% |
| AZ | 10 | 1 | top 23% |
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 11% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 1 | top 22% |
| Medium (20–39) | 44 | 6 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 1 | top 34% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (46 of 68 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Big Bear Grill & Chill (2019-05-24)
- Wins it all in 12% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 677.85
- 11 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 703.9428 | 692.77 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 718.8572 | 698.24 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 703.3828 | 692.63 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 703.4060 | 692.62 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 701.6684 | 690.65 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 697.7604 | 665.73 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 689.6800 | 679.54 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 691.3600 | 629.75 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown Las Vegas, NV | 3 / 29 (697.6456) | 11 (171.4056) | 1 (177.7028) | 9 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Lake Havasu City, AZ | 21 / 33 (681.0168) | 26 (167.3828) | 15 (173.1084) | 21 (169.6800) | 17 (170.8456) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival Yuma, AZ | 1 / 25 (703.9428) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (171.9656) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 18 / 41 (688.4916) | 19 (173.1200) | 14 (172.5716) | 4 (178.8572) | 33 (163.9428) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 11 / 90 (695.9428) | 28 (173.7028) | 4 (178.2972) | 23 (174.2628) | 49 (169.6800) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 1 / 35 (718.8572) | 7 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition Temecula, CA | 6 / 19 (688.4912) | 8 (173.1084) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8456) |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 2 / 26 (695.3716) | 8 (174.2744) | 2 (177.1544) | 8 (171.9772) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 5 / 29 (692.5372) | 7 (174.2628) | 8 (171.4172) | 23 (166.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 10 / 74 (691.3256) | 55 (165.0972) | 9 (174.2628) | 26 (171.9656) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 20 / 33 (682.1484) | 26 (169.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 27 (167.3828) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 7 / 35 (699.9544) | 26 (168.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (177.7144) | 4 (177.1428) |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion Winchester, CA | 7 / 22 (687.9316) | 13 (169.6800) | 4 (176.5944) | 9 (173.1200) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 3 / 33 (694.2288) | 7 (173.1316) | 9 (174.2628) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 3 / 39 (703.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (170.2628) | 9 (174.2628) | 4 (178.8572) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 4 / 27 (692.5256) | 9 (169.7028) | 16 (167.3828) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI Hollister, CA | 3 / 33 (692.5484) | 7 (175.4056) | 20 (165.1428) | 6 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 6 / 25 (689.6684) | 7 (171.4172) | 8 (173.7028) | 4 (174.2628) | 12 (170.2856) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 11 / 40 (691.9200) | 21 (172.5600) | 23 (171.9772) | 11 (176.5600) | 23 (170.8228) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 4 / 26 (689.1200) | 10 (172.5600) | 12 (168.5828) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (173.7144) |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 1 / 17 (703.4060) | 6 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 5 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 1 / 29 (698.8344) | 5 (176.0000) | 7 (170.8344) | 6 (172.5600) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque Sterling, CO | 14 / 35 (679.9200) | 11 (171.4056) | 22 (166.2744) | 5 (175.4172) | 23 (166.8228) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 4 / 43 (695.4056) | 30 (168.5256) | 1 (176.6172) | 7 (176.0000) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-26 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship Big Bear Lake, CA | 3 / 19 (693.6340) | 6 (171.4056) | 12 (166.2284) | 3 (176.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 9 / 33 (694.8228) | 16 (173.7028) | 15 (171.4172) | 9 (174.8572) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 2 / 32 (699.9312) | 22 (169.6684) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4056) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V Hollister, CA | 6 / 28 (686.7772) | 1 (176.5944) | 3 (175.4172) | 21 (166.2400) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 5 / 45 (685.0628) | 8 (173.7028) | 18 (166.8228) | 21 (169.1200) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 5 / 35 (690.1828) | 29 (167.3828) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 28 / 35 (675.8744) | 24 (170.8344) | 31 (167.3944) | 27 (167.3828) | 22 (170.2628) |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out Fresno, CA | 1 / 43 (698.8800) | 1 (175.4400) | 1 (177.7372) | 2 (176.5828) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 San Diego, CA | 6 / 16 (698.2400) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 San Diego, CA | 3 / 17 (691.3600) | 8 (172.5600) | 4 (171.9772) | 5 (173.7028) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 6 / 25 (681.6456) | 16 (168.0000) | 3 (177.1428) | 13 (168.5372) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival Norco, CA | 18 / 37 (679.8860) | 20 (167.3944) | 28 (166.2400) | 7 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8344) |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) Big Bear Lake, CA | 1 / 25 (698.8116) | 17 (170.8228) | 3 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) Big Bear Lake, CA | 3 / 25 (697.0972) | 6 (173.1544) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5716) | 7 (170.8112) |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 10 / 29 (678.1940) | 23 (162.2400) | 14 (169.7028) | 6 (171.9656) | 4 (174.2856) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 7 / 29 (683.8968) | 6 (174.8572) | 17 (167.3712) | 18 (167.4056) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 5 / 27 (701.6684) | 3 (180.0000) | 21 (168.5600) | 9 (175.4056) | 6 (177.7028) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 6 / 37 (687.3488) | 21 (168.5372) | 3 (176.5716) | 10 (174.2628) | 18 (167.9772) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 7 / 34 (693.0972) | 5 (176.5600) | 21 (165.7144) | 10 (175.4056) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 Santa Barbara, CA | 2 / 25 (698.8460) | 21 (169.6916) | 4 (175.4516) | 8 (174.8456) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 Santa Barbara, CA | 4 / 30 (695.3600) | 19 (169.6800) | 4 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (173.1084) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 8 / 33 (691.3600) | 7 (175.4172) | 12 (169.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 40 / 467 (501.1200) | 85 (172.5600) | 113 (170.8572) | 53 (173.1200) | 59 (172.5828) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 147 / 185 (668.9712) | 180 (157.0512) | 115 (169.1200) | 141 (166.2400) | 20 (176.5600) |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 1 / 29 (697.7604) | 9 (173.1544) | 3 (172.5600) | 3 (176.5944) | 3 (175.4516) |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships Big Bear Lake, CA | 4 / 27 (694.2284) | 6 (173.7028) | 4 (175.4056) | 9 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4400) |
| 2021-05-21 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 8 / 25 (681.0168) | 7 (170.8112) | 11 (165.1200) | 10 (168.5256) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 Hollister, CA | 4 / 26 (697.0972) | 13 (173.7028) | 12 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 Hollister, CA | 3 / 41 (694.2856) | 8 (170.2856) | 10 (172.5828) | 7 (176.0000) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition Yuma, AZ | 9 / 29 (680.4572) | 5 (173.1200) | 21 (165.6916) | 8 (173.1200) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial Coachella, CA | 17 / 50 (668.4800) | 29 (165.7144) | 7 (174.2628) | 13 (169.6800) | 41 (158.8228) |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II Hollister, CA | 5 / 46 (689.6800) | 15 (171.4172) | 12 (167.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 17 / 44 (674.7200) | 32 (165.0972) | 4 (174.2744) | 8 (174.2628) | 36 (161.0856) |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 3 / 37 (691.3600) | 16 (170.2628) | 7 (172.5600) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 132 / 468 (173.1772) | 376 (157.6916) | 43 (174.2972) | 64 (173.1200) | 153 (168.5484) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 123 / 135 (661.5540) | 107 (166.8344) | 120 (160.5028) | 112 (165.7028) | 97 (168.5140) |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 22 / 35 (659.7708) | 14 (168.5256) | 29 (155.9084) | 27 (161.6340) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 9 / 34 (681.6344) | 6 (173.1316) | 24 (163.9428) | 4 (176.5600) | 16 (168.0000) |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke & Hops Harmony, CA | 17 / 26 (665.0056) | 13 (169.1084) | 20 (158.8344) | 7 (173.1316) | 21 (163.9312) |
| 2019-05-24 | Big Bear Grill & Chill Big Bear Lake, CA | 1 / 25 (689.6684) | 1 (177.1544) | 10 (169.7028) | 3 (175.4056) | 9 (167.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 14 / 48 (670.2284) | 30 (162.8456) | 6 (172.5944) | 14 (168.5256) | 18 (166.2628) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 33 / 49 (662.7428) | 29 (163.9428) | 37 (161.7028) | 35 (163.9544) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 83 / 92 (658.7084) | 61 (169.1200) | 53 (166.2400) | 87 (157.6800) | 66 (165.6684) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 22 / 48 (668.4344) | 29 (167.9772) | 16 (169.6916) | 36 (160.5028) | 13 (170.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #120 (807 pts) | #202 (607 pts) | #100 (987 pts) | #176 (597 pts) | #174 (612 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #217 (1009 pts) | #345 (669 pts) | #253 (999 pts) | #333 (674 pts) | #194 (1114 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #70 (1716 pts) | #139 (1276 pts) | #172 (1176 pts) | #69 (1601 pts) | #86 (1541 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #60 (1761 pts) | #154 (1196 pts) | #118 (1446 pts) | #96 (1476 pts) | #54 (1791 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #33 (2138 pts) | #59 (1731 pts) | #38 (2001 pts) | #29 (2025 pts) | #58 (1782 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #174 (1062 pts) | #283 (727 pts) | #262 (802 pts) | #215 (907 pts) | #182 (1012 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #146 (759 pts) | #236 (514 pts) | #152 (739 pts) | #121 (884 pts) | #183 (619 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #234 (1190 pts) | #276 (1080 pts) | #334 (950 pts) | #237 (1180 pts) | #200 (1265 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #320 (1036 pts) | #567 (661 pts) | #266 (1141 pts) | #392 (906 pts) | #478 (771 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #918 (380 pts) | #1340 (225 pts) | #691 (580 pts) | #1026 (350 pts) | #961 (370 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1113 (280 pts) | #1262 (255 pts) | #1189 (275 pts) | #1029 (355 pts) | #1173 (275 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1636 (125 pts) | #1312 (225 pts) | #2002 (95 pts) | #1695 (135 pts) | #1677 (135 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1891 (91 pts) | #2065 (76 pts) | #2436 (71 pts) | #1971 (96 pts) | #1478 (156 pts) |