Chingon BBQ TX
Rating
1664
peak 1672
Contests
44
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2025-11-21
Best ToY finish
#96
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
8
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 44 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
681.14 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 680.09 (+1.06)
Walk rate
66%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.66
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.92 · weakest Brisket (168.55)
Road miles
13110
mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 956 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK has finished one call ahead of Chingon BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LC BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of TEXAS OIL DUST in 13 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.6056 points of the Grand Championship at The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 (2020-09-18).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 56-team field at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2022-04-01) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 40 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6684 | 170.22 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 43 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 177.7144 | 154.7772 | 170.34 | top 37% |
| Pork | 41 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.1084 | 170.92 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 40 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 176.5944 | 153.0744 | 168.55 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 15 | 1 | top 30% |
| OK | 11 | 0 | top 28% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 34% |
| CO | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 1 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (15 of 44 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (43 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2022-04-01)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 680.09
- 3 perfect 180s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 694.8000 | 678.92 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 695.9084 | 695.91 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 698.2284 | 680.93 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 694.8228 | 677.18 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 696.5144 | 685.13 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 681.6572 | 670.21 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 55 / 90 (676.9940) | 59 (167.9772) | 58 (168.5256) | 53 (169.6684) | 38 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 7 / 30 (694.8000) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (171.9656) | 5 (177.7144) | 19 (167.4172) |
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 24 / 48 (664.9596) | 24 (166.2284) | 6 (173.7028) | 23 (169.6684) | 32 (155.3600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 20 / 211 (695.9084) | 125 (169.6800) | 91 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 45 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-07 | BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies Tomball, TX | 8 / 17 (673.0400) | 12 (161.6684) | 13 (164.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (167.9772) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 64 / 249 (689.0508) | 143 (170.8112) | 56 (173.7256) | 160 (169.1084) | 32 (175.4056) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 166 / 505 (677.6568) | 331 (164.5140) | 209 (168.5600) | 132 (171.9656) | 77 (172.6172) |
| 2022-08-19 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships Lubbock, TX | 4 / 59 (689.6800) | 16 (168.5828) | 18 (171.4400) | 7 (173.1200) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2022-06-24 | Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off Carthage, TX | 6 / 16 (686.2288) | 8 (170.2628) | 9 (168.5716) | 2 (174.2744) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2022-05-06 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 22 / 33 (658.1368) | 15 (169.1200) | 26 (158.2400) | 9 (170.2856) | 24 (160.4912) |
| 2022-04-15 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 3 / 29 (693.0856) | 9 (175.4056) | 13 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (169.1428) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 1 / 56 (698.2284) | 8 (173.7028) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (172.5600) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-03-19 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout Amarillo, TX | 4 / 17 (663.2568) | 9 (165.6800) | 8 (166.2628) | 6 (165.0972) | 5 (166.2168) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 27 / 92 (693.6112) | 42 (174.2628) | 44 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 72 (166.2284) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 50 / 111 (680.4568) | 22 (174.2628) | 48 (170.2628) | 56 (170.8456) | 82 (165.0856) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 345 / 467 (641.5884) | 422 (151.9656) | 314 (162.2744) | 221 (165.7028) | 278 (161.6456) |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Omaha, NE | 4 / 25 (694.1940) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (172.5484) | 15 (169.6684) | 5 (174.2744) |
| 2021-08-20 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 13 / 43 (673.0740) | 27 (158.2856) | 16 (167.3828) | 9 (172.0000) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 18 / 42 (670.9028) | 27 (165.1312) | 25 (166.2972) | 15 (172.0000) | 15 (167.4744) |
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX | 3 / 22 (693.0744) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (174.2628) | 10 (165.6800) |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX | 12 / 33 (675.8856) | 5 (177.1428) | 17 (165.0856) | 19 (165.1316) | 10 (168.5256) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 16 / 35 (655.3140) | 31 (149.6684) | 10 (169.6800) | 2 (173.7372) | 15 (162.2284) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 17 / 41 (676.9940) | 22 (169.1200) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (174.2628) | 31 (161.6456) |
| 2021-04-09 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 2 / 18 (694.8228) | 2 (178.2972) | 10 (170.8228) | 3 (176.0000) | 6 (169.7028) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 18 / 50 (686.8000) | 14 (174.8456) | 1 (177.1544) | 39 (167.4172) | 31 (167.3828) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 13 / 56 (688.4684) | 11 (175.4172) | 11 (173.7028) | 21 (170.8228) | 35 (168.5256) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Contest Ribs Shawnee, OK | — | — | 20 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-01-29 | Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX | 26 / 113 (655.3140) | 11 (170.2628) | 16 (170.2628) | 58 (153.1084) | 34 (161.6800) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX | 8 / 25 (686.8112) | 22 (168.5600) | 2 (177.1428) | 21 (164.5256) | 1 (176.5828) |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX | 13 / 26 (683.3256) | 20 (162.8000) | 13 (169.7028) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 48 / 93 (673.5656) | 83 (162.2284) | 20 (173.1200) | 62 (166.2400) | 24 (171.9772) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 7 / 58 (696.5028) | 4 (180.0000) | 25 (171.4172) | 10 (175.4172) | 36 (169.6684) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 27 / 64 (685.0400) | 20 (174.2628) | 30 (169.6800) | 26 (174.2628) | 42 (166.8344) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 10 / 56 (691.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 9 (174.8572) | 18 (173.1200) | 37 (165.7372) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 2 / 56 (696.5144) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (174.8572) | 11 (174.2628) | 36 (168.5372) |
| 2020-09-05 | S.T.A.R Brews & Q Lake City, CO | 6 / 19 (683.3372) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (169.1316) | 13 (163.3712) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 24 / 54 (668.4912) | 32 (165.7144) | 27 (166.2512) | 33 (164.5256) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 17 / 61 (686.2516) | 5 (175.4400) | 7 (176.5716) | 28 (169.6800) | 42 (164.5600) |
| 2019-11-15 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 13 / 24 (662.1828) | 4 (173.1428) | 7 (169.1200) | 11 (166.8456) | 22 (153.0744) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 69 / 468 (681.6572) | 211 (166.8228) | 48 (174.2628) | 269 (163.9772) | 21 (176.5944) |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 20 / 62 (666.7884) | 7 (173.7028) | 44 (154.7772) | 24 (165.7256) | 8 (172.5828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #111 (1462 pts) | #200 (1072 pts) | #160 (1239 pts) | #55 (1732 pts) | #165 (1187 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #96 (1489 pts) | #84 (1514 pts) | #64 (1701 pts) | #78 (1594 pts) | #72 (1604 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #98 (1004 pts) | #51 (1364 pts) | #123 (859 pts) | #164 (704 pts) | #162 (714 pts) |