Ole Joe's BBQ LA
Rating
1518
peak 1518
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2022-03-25
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.98)
Road miles
3
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 48-team field at Hammond BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 48 at their very first tracked contest, Hammond BBQ (2019-03-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, LA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.9028 | 159.4284 | 167.17 | top 12% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2740 | 141.6800 | 145.98 | top 64% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in LA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Hammond BBQ (2019-03-22)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 313.14
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 301.1084 | 301.11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 325.1768 | 325.18 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 12 / 28 (301.1084) | 6 (159.4284) | 24 (141.6800) | — | — |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 1 / 48 (325.1768) | 1 (174.9028) | 20 (150.2740) | — | — |