Chompa Q CA
Rating
1586
peak 1588
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2023-09-15
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#111
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
2
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
682.55 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 662.10 (+20.45)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±80.24
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.62 · weakest Pork (168.72)
Road miles
3206
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 462 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Small Axe BBQ has finished one call ahead of Chompa Q 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
OM BBQ COMPANY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BULL MARKET BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big Cat BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024-04-26).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0856 | 171.62 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 178.8572 | 145.0860 | 170.87 | top 37% |
| Pork | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 160.5716 | 168.72 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 178.3200 | 153.0744 | 169.27 | top 42% |
“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 | 10 | 0 | top 33% |
| OR | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (13 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 662.10
- 1 perfect 180 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 687.9200 | 681.25 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 700.4912 | 682.77 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 675.9316 | 509.38 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 15 / 29 (674.8344) | 12 (171.4172) | 9 (171.9884) | 22 (160.5716) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 7 / 27 (687.9200) | 13 (173.7144) | 14 (169.1084) | 5 (174.2744) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 23 / 53 (680.9940) | 37 (167.3828) | 20 (171.9656) | 44 (163.9428) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 46 / 90 (681.6456) | 26 (174.2628) | 53 (168.5600) | 51 (169.6800) | 53 (169.1428) |
| 2025-09-20 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 3 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Felton, CA | 3 / 21 (687.3372) | 9 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2744) | 11 (171.4172) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Felton, CA | 7 / 25 (684.4684) | 4 (175.4056) | 12 (170.8228) | 13 (167.9772) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 6 / 35 (700.4912) | 13 (175.4056) | 7 (175.4056) | 3 (178.8572) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) Sweet Home, OR | 17 / 28 (679.3368) | 23 (167.3712) | 27 (163.9772) | 21 (169.6684) | 2 (178.3200) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) Sweet Home, OR | 18 / 30 (671.8968) | 27 (161.0856) | 10 (173.1428) | 4 (174.2628) | 25 (163.4056) |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 9 / 19 (673.5652) | 12 (170.8228) | 11 (167.9656) | 16 (163.3712) | 5 (171.4056) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 2 / 31 (697.6916) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (176.0000) | 13 (168.5716) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 9 / 26 (687.3716) | 22 (165.0856) | 3 (178.2972) | 14 (167.4172) | 2 (176.5716) |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) Hollister, CA | 24 / 27 (669.0516) | 8 (176.0000) | 5 (176.0344) | 26 (163.9428) | 26 (153.0744) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) Hollister, CA | 8 / 31 (679.3488) | 23 (166.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (174.2628) | 26 (159.9544) |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 12 / 48 (681.0056) | 12 (173.1200) | 10 (171.9772) | 27 (167.3828) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 43 / 74 (675.9316) | 8 (177.7144) | 29 (170.8344) | 57 (163.9428) | 62 (163.4400) |
| 2024-09-20 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 9 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 2 / 34 (342.8228) | — | 1 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 21 (145.0860) | — | — |
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 | #293 (391 pts) | #361 (351 pts) | #356 (391 pts) | #322 (366 pts) | #204 (556 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #111 (1531 pts) | #135 (1400 pts) | #67 (1825 pts) | #155 (1271 pts) | #104 (1516 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #997 (125 pts) | — | — |