Smoke It Like It's Hot CA
Rating
1529
peak 1529
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2019-07-12
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 8%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.44)
Road miles
44
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Clayton BBQ Cook-off.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY) (2019-05-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 172.5484 | 159.9656 | 166.26 | top 13% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 165.7256 | 161.1544 | 163.44 | top 11% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Clayton BBQ Cook-off (2019-07-12)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 329.70
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 333.7028 | 329.70 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 1 / 31 (333.7028) | 2 (172.5484) | 5 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY) Elk Grove, CA | 2 / 15 (325.6912) | 3 (159.9656) | 1 (165.7256) | — | — |