A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
D.A.D.S California Smokehouse
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2016-08-26
latest 2018-06-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.78
last 3 Master vs avg 630.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.46 · weakest Pork (154.82)
Road miles
135
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Master avg
630.78 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
D.A.D.S California Smokehouse has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1518
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to D.A.D.S California Smokehouse)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with D.A.D.S California Smokehouse on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 148.0228 | 158.49 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 156.5256 | 162.46 | top 44% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 146.7884 | 154.82 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 145.1088 | 155.01 | top 65% |
“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 96% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 52% | 2018-06-22 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2016-08-26 → 2018-06-22
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.46 · weakest Pork (154.82)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
630.78
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
87
56–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
135
3 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi
Schedule strength
1569
average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests
Power rating
1493
peak 1493 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Grills 'N' Grilles(presented by the United Way of Nevada Country)
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2744 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score658.2744 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7600 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1496) Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
- 2018
- Most recent contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 2017-06-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Grills 'N' Grilles(presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) | 2016-08-26 |
| -2.6 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship | 2018-06-22 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 35% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-22 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 34 / 49 (637.6120) | 41 (157.6800) | 20 (162.8460) | 43 (151.9316) | 19 (165.1544) |
| 2017-06-23 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 22 / 62 (658.2744) | 13 (169.7600) | 14 (168.0000) | 23 (165.7372) | 42 (154.7772) |
| 2016-08-26 | Grills 'N' Grilles(presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA | 27 / 28 (596.4456) | 25 (148.0228) | 19 (156.5256) | 25 (146.7884) | 25 (145.1088) |