RBQ CA
Rating
1454
peak 1454
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#336
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.35 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 663.04 (+2.31)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.94
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.51 · weakest Brisket (163.25)
Road miles
8267
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 2034 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pops BBQ 22 has finished one call ahead of RBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BULL MARKET BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PRISON BREAK BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 62% 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 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 155.9312 | 168.51 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 173.7028 | 154.2400 | 165.78 | top 55% |
| Pork | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.9428 | 165.49 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 151.3944 | 163.25 | top 60% |
“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 | 29 | 0 | top 64% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (29 of 31 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (31 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 663.04
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 666.1140 | 661.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 671.2800 | 663.51 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 675.3144 | 670.15 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 679.9200 | 670.48 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 674.1596 | 665.43 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 655.3488 | 653.31 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.7772 | 666.78 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 679.4400 | 657.45 |
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 | 22 / 29 (655.8852) | 15 (170.2512) | 23 (163.9772) | 25 (159.3712) | 21 (162.2856) |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 20 / 27 (666.1140) | 21 (168.5372) | 19 (167.4056) | 24 (161.6456) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Felton, CA | 19 / 25 (667.2796) | 20 (168.5256) | 15 (166.8456) | 12 (168.5256) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 11 / 19 (671.2800) | 6 (173.1084) | 8 (169.6916) | 14 (163.9428) | 12 (164.5372) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 22 / 31 (666.1940) | 22 (167.4056) | 21 (166.2400) | 20 (166.2628) | 16 (166.2856) |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 22 / 26 (648.3656) | 17 (169.6684) | 24 (157.0972) | 23 (162.2284) | 22 (159.3716) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) Hollister, CA | 25 / 31 (664.4228) | 22 (166.8228) | 19 (167.3944) | 27 (161.0856) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 21 / 33 (675.3144) | 18 (167.9772) | 19 (169.1316) | 11 (173.1200) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off Felton, CA | 14 / 21 (663.8744) | 10 (173.1200) | 11 (167.3944) | 8 (171.9656) | 19 (151.3944) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 26 / 34 (666.7084) | 20 (170.2512) | 14 (172.5600) | 20 (169.6800) | 31 (154.2172) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 16 / 27 (674.7196) | 15 (166.8228) | 21 (163.9428) | 16 (168.5484) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! Los Banos, CA | 8 / 19 (677.0740) | 6 (171.4284) | 13 (162.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 26 / 29 (654.1484) | 26 (162.2856) | 20 (164.5372) | 18 (166.2284) | 22 (161.0972) |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off Felton, CA | 9 / 19 (670.7888) | 16 (161.0972) | 11 (165.6916) | 6 (171.4400) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V Hollister, CA | 11 / 28 (679.9200) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (166.8456) | 18 (166.8344) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out Fresno, CA | 13 / 43 (674.1596) | 4 (174.2628) | 22 (166.8228) | 21 (163.9656) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 9 / 27 (667.3024) | 4 (172.5484) | 1 (173.7028) | 22 (158.2056) | 13 (162.8456) |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 22 / 29 (659.8396) | 21 (163.3712) | 11 (171.4172) | 25 (159.3828) | 17 (165.6684) |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 Santa Barbara, CA | 23 / 30 (660.4112) | 25 (161.0972) | 15 (167.4056) | 19 (169.6684) | 22 (162.2400) |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 19 / 29 (655.3488) | 16 (168.0000) | 24 (157.6916) | 11 (167.9656) | 19 (161.6916) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 Hollister, CA | 28 / 41 (651.2800) | 33 (155.9312) | 12 (171.4288) | 23 (167.9772) | 33 (155.9428) |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II Hollister, CA | 26 / 46 (666.7772) | 14 (171.4400) | 10 (168.5716) | 29 (165.6800) | 35 (161.0856) |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 9 / 44 (679.4400) | 13 (170.2856) | 6 (172.6172) | 17 (169.1200) | 18 (167.4172) |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 26 / 36 (651.2572) | 9 (171.9772) | 27 (161.0972) | 20 (164.5256) | 32 (153.6572) |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke & Hops Harmony, CA | 19 / 26 (657.6000) | 20 (163.9428) | 18 (161.0972) | 18 (167.4172) | 20 (165.1428) |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 26 (657.6228) | 15 (171.4400) | 37 (154.2400) | 21 (166.2400) | 26 (165.7028) |
| 2019-05-31 | Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 12 / 20 (639.3484) | 5 (169.1312) | 15 (154.8344) | 15 (155.9428) | 9 (159.4400) |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 10 / 27 (667.4056) | 7 (171.4056) | 15 (164.5716) | 18 (163.3828) | 6 (168.0456) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 23 / 48 (659.4400) | 14 (169.7028) | 8 (171.4516) | 30 (160.0000) | 29 (158.2856) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 40 / 70 (659.9312) | 6 (173.7028) | 52 (161.1200) | 29 (168.5828) | 57 (156.5256) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 42 / 48 (644.9828) | 44 (161.6684) | 17 (169.6800) | 40 (157.0744) | 41 (156.5600) |
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 | #568 (146 pts) | #594 (176 pts) | #673 (146 pts) | #700 (111 pts) | #505 (196 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #489 (387 pts) | #482 (467 pts) | #494 (457 pts) | #484 (412 pts) | #435 (502 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #537 (335 pts) | #510 (400 pts) | #563 (390 pts) | #455 (450 pts) | #515 (395 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #440 (445 pts) | #423 (530 pts) | #551 (400 pts) | #440 (475 pts) | #407 (500 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #522 (391 pts) | #429 (541 pts) | #434 (581 pts) | #667 (286 pts) | #541 (391 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #855 (144 pts) | #865 (159 pts) | #824 (184 pts) | #752 (194 pts) | #887 (144 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #756 (115 pts) | #665 (135 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #418 (773 pts) | #252 (1128 pts) | #366 (893 pts) | #485 (713 pts) | #440 (768 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #483 (739 pts) | #415 (869 pts) | #449 (824 pts) | #595 (624 pts) | #433 (834 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #363 (1032 pts) | #306 (1147 pts) | #299 (1152 pts) | #373 (1012 pts) | #282 (1242 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #336 (1083 pts) | #161 (1568 pts) | #309 (1158 pts) | #308 (1158 pts) | #348 (1083 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #771 (449 pts) | #543 (719 pts) | #578 (674 pts) | #659 (574 pts) | #690 (544 pts) |