HOPE BBQ CA
Rating
1515
peak 1515
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2026-01-30
latest 2026-01-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 7%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.10 · weakest Chicken (160.53)
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5260 | 160.5260 | 160.53 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 161.0856 | 161.0856 | 161.09 | top 5% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.0972 | 165.0972 | 165.10 | top 7% |
| 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in CA (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 486.71
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 486.7088 | 486.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 3 / 41 (486.7088) | 4 (160.5260) | 2 (161.0856) | 3 (165.0972) | — |