The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of YARD PIRATES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
YARD PIRATES BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2015-07-24
latest 2018-10-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 628.77 (+4.82)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.69 · weakest Brisket (155.68)
Road miles
104
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.77 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOGGIN' GONE WILD BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
7 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
Meat Candy Q ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Meat Candy Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BOB-A-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5413 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with YARD PIRATES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 2LiveQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Que'd Up | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAY OF THE PIG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOB-A-QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0460 | 138.8572 | 155.71 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 149.0628 | 158.69 | top 73% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 150.2400 | 158.69 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 145.7028 | 155.68 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2018-10-12
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.69 · weakest Brisket (155.68)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
628.77
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
159
75–279 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
104
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2016-07-29
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5405 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1496) 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
- 2018
- Career-best overall score647.9432 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1544 Turf & Surf BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest *Temecula State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 2018-08-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | 2016-07-29 |
| -9.9 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | 2017-08-18 |
| -8.4 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-28 |
| -7.2 | *Temecula State BBQ Championship | 2018-10-12 |
| -5.6 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship | 2018-09-14 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 90% | 89.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.9% | 84.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83% | 83% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | *Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 40 / 46 (636.9488) | 44 (153.0744) | 35 (162.8228) | 32 (164.5256) | 37 (156.5260) |
| 2018-09-14 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA | 31 / 40 (635.2340) | 23 (166.3084) | 36 (149.0628) | 27 (162.8000) | 29 (157.0628) |
| 2018-08-17 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 31 / 51 (645.0400) | 35 (159.4056) | 12 (169.1544) | 30 (160.5372) | 32 (155.9428) |
| 2018-07-13 | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 27 / 37 (647.9432) | 16 (168.0460) | 33 (155.3716) | 28 (161.7028) | 22 (162.8228) |
| 2017-08-18 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 48 / 52 (602.7884) | 49 (148.5140) | 43 (154.2972) | 43 (154.2744) | 47 (145.7028) |
| 2017-07-28 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 34 / 40 (618.8000) | 36 (154.8916) | 23 (165.1084) | 37 (151.3828) | 35 (147.4172) |
| 2016-07-29 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 38 / 42 (597.6228) | 41 (138.8572) | 38 (154.8456) | 38 (150.2400) | 34 (153.6800) |
| 2015-07-24 | 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 38 / 54 (645.7600) | 46 (156.5944) | 39 (158.8684) | 36 (164.0228) | 24 (166.2744) |