West Coast BBQ Shop CA
Rating
1601
peak 1605
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2022-02-18
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#86
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
4 reserve
Category wins
5
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
688.16 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.04 (+4.11)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.38
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.63 · weakest Brisket (169.35)
Road miles
6275
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 410 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
7 SINS BBQ has finished one call ahead of West Coast BBQ Shop 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BULL MARKET BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 20 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival (2022-11-04).
📅 A November team
Something about November: average finish in the top 14% across 3 contests, versus top 39% 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 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 177.7144 | 153.6684 | 171.01 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 159.3828 | 170.06 | top 44% |
| Pork | 30 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.8228 | 173.63 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 30 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 178.3200 | 152.5260 | 169.35 | top 44% |
“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 | 23 | 0 | top 37% |
| AZ | 5 | 1 | top 49% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 1 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (24 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (30 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival (2022-09-30)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.04
- 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 | 691.9316 | 684.30 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 694.2400 | 684.77 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 670.7428 | 670.74 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 700.5716 | 684.89 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 700.5600 | 684.20 |
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 | 13 / 29 (683.9424) | 22 (166.2856) | 14 (171.4056) | 6 (174.8456) | 12 (171.4056) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival Yuma, AZ | 17 / 25 (677.0288) | 20 (163.9544) | 17 (167.3828) | 11 (172.5600) | 5 (173.1316) |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 13 / 41 (691.9316) | 13 (176.5600) | 22 (170.2628) | 11 (174.2744) | 15 (170.8344) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 16 / 90 (693.6344) | 53 (169.6684) | 28 (171.9888) | 10 (176.5600) | 12 (175.4172) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 16 / 35 (694.2400) | 8 (177.7144) | 4 (177.7028) | 18 (173.1200) | 26 (165.7028) |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 10 / 26 (678.7660) | 1 (177.7028) | 17 (162.8460) | 9 (171.9656) | 13 (166.2516) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 20 / 29 (672.4344) | 5 (175.4172) | 18 (166.8344) | 15 (169.6800) | 26 (160.5028) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI Hollister, CA | 23 / 33 (670.7428) | 11 (172.5600) | 28 (159.3828) | 10 (171.9772) | 23 (166.8228) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 7 / 40 (698.2288) | 13 (174.2628) | 27 (169.6916) | 5 (177.7144) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 11 / 17 (681.0284) | 12 (170.8228) | 3 (177.1544) | 14 (167.3828) | 13 (165.6684) |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! Los Banos, CA | 6 / 19 (685.1200) | 5 (172.5600) | 10 (163.9772) | 3 (177.7372) | 5 (170.8456) |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 19 / 29 (669.0056) | 19 (166.8456) | 10 (169.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 21 (161.6572) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 10 / 43 (690.2056) | 21 (170.2628) | 19 (168.5372) | 6 (177.7028) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off Felton, CA | 12 / 19 (666.1944) | 18 (154.7772) | 10 (166.8572) | 8 (170.8572) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 2 / 27 (700.5716) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1544) | 5 (174.8572) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 14 / 32 (681.6344) | 6 (176.0000) | 20 (167.3944) | 9 (173.1316) | 25 (165.1084) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V Hollister, CA | 2 / 28 (691.9888) | 13 (171.9656) | 5 (173.1316) | 4 (176.0228) | 8 (170.8688) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 2 / 35 (693.1316) | 6 (176.5600) | 11 (170.8344) | 5 (176.0000) | 13 (169.7372) |
| 2022-09-30 | 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 1 / 21 (699.4744) | 10 (170.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8800) | 10 (170.8800) |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 San Diego, CA | 2 / 16 (700.5600) | 7 (173.7028) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (170.8228) | 3 (178.3200) |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 San Diego, CA | 14 / 17 (658.2284) | 17 (153.6684) | 12 (165.1428) | 3 (173.7372) | 12 (165.6800) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 10 / 25 (678.7772) | 1 (176.5944) | 13 (169.6800) | 7 (173.1200) | 20 (159.3828) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival Norco, CA | 9 / 37 (689.6228) | 8 (174.2628) | 29 (165.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (171.4056) |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) Big Bear Lake, CA | 11 / 25 (685.0512) | 12 (174.2628) | 8 (173.7028) | 16 (166.8228) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) Big Bear Lake, CA | 10 / 25 (680.4684) | 13 (168.5256) | 18 (165.0856) | 14 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 3 / 29 (685.6800) | 3 (175.4056) | 9 (172.5944) | 9 (171.4172) | 15 (166.2628) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 13 / 29 (677.0284) | 22 (166.2400) | 15 (167.4056) | 13 (170.8228) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 19 / 27 (683.3256) | 20 (168.5256) | 4 (175.4172) | 15 (172.5600) | 18 (166.8228) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 7 / 37 (686.8000) | 22 (167.9772) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (175.4400) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 21 / 34 (676.4804) | 18 (170.8344) | 11 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 29 (152.5260) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1082 (79 pts) | #815 (179 pts) | #1211 (89 pts) | #1048 (104 pts) | #1469 (54 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #668 (233 pts) | #699 (248 pts) | #1091 (118 pts) | #590 (318 pts) | #679 (253 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #102 (1476 pts) | #151 (1206 pts) | #160 (1266 pts) | #96 (1476 pts) | #138 (1251 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #86 (1632 pts) | #113 (1404 pts) | #92 (1563 pts) | #44 (1826 pts) | #101 (1469 pts) |