BULL MARKET BBQ

BULL MARKET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 69 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #211 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#211

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1753

peak 1753 · rated over 65 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 29, 2017

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#81

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time

Category wins

44 podiums

Overall top-10s

61% of 69 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

702.8688 / 720

Master · Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

9 🔥

Current form

693.90 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 681.27 (+12.63)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Sutherlin Throwdown

Consistency

±15.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.63)

Road miles

16,628

across 69 mapped stops · furthest 1,389 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)

Purse competed for

$593K

listed at 54 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 59 state-championship entries

Master avg

681.27 / 720

67 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 10

The heartbreaker

2.2856 points from the title

Came within 2.2856 points of the Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 (Apr 17, 2021).

Among the elite

#211 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1753 puts them #211 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1753
peak 1753
65 rated contests

The 180 club

9 perfect 180s

9 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×4
Pork ×4
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off (Aug 17, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SON OF SMOKE.

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 19%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest (Mar 20, 2026).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 61 of 69 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 69 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.8688 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.8688 at Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 8, 2026

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Cynical BBQ has finished one call ahead of BULL MARKET BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–7 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 76% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 22 of their 29 shared contests.

The drought

61 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off on Aug 17, 2018 — 61 contests and 8.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 17, 2018
8.1 years ago

A strong matchup

32–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pops BBQ 22 in 32 of their 35 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

26 of 42 shared chicken entries lost

Cynical BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Cynical BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 42 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Bad Bears BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A November team

Top 17% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 17% across 3 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.

3 November contests
top 30% the rest of the year

The long haul

16,628 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,628 miles across 69 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,389 miles to 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST.

69 mapped stops
furthest 1,389 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.6% of a perfect score
69 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#105 (1,337 pts)	#92 (1,442 pts)	#250 (872 pts)	#120 (1,182 pts)	#59 (1,562 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#105 (1,557 pts)	#75 (1,722 pts)	#184 (1,227 pts)	#139 (1,337 pts)	#155 (1,257 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#210 (1,005 pts)	#258 (905 pts)	#316 (800 pts)	#303 (740 pts)	#203 (1,030 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#219 (947 pts)	#260 (862 pts)	#361 (702 pts)	#281 (777 pts)	#166 (1,157 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#81 (1,656 pts)	#175 (1,181 pts)	#184 (1,161 pts)	#72 (1,646 pts)	#132 (1,341 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#227 (841 pts)	#275 (751 pts)	#415 (501 pts)	#160 (1,121 pts)	#246 (791 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#207 (582 pts)	#151 (757 pts)	#281 (452 pts)	#287 (427 pts)	#136 (812 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#221 (1,251 pts)	#336 (936 pts)	#291 (1,016 pts)	#293 (1,031 pts)	#95 (1,721 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#454 (780 pts)	#372 (935 pts)	#535 (710 pts)	#543 (685 pts)	#467 (785 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1236 (228 pts)	#1184 (278 pts)	#1202 (273 pts)	#2851 (55 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BULL MARKET BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

PITMASTERIQ BBQ

#213 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1774

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BULL MARKET BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BULL MARKET BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 64 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

#209 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 225
GCs: 28
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1922

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BULL MARKET BBQ)

They've been 1922 at their best, 168 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 207 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2025

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FIRE & SHINE BBQ

#212 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1766

Careers of much the same size, 67 contests to 69, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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HESSHOGS

#210 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1754

Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 52 contests, alongside a 73% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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SMOKE-N-PEPPERS

#214 of the rated field

1752 power rating

Contests: 96
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1782

Level with BULL MARKET BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 93 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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MUDVILLE BBQ

#207 of the rated field

1754 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 85
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1754

6–14 in 20 shared contests (30% to BULL MARKET BBQ)

These two have cooked 20 of the same contests — MUDVILLE BBQ ahead 14–6 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	43	24	19	56%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	42	15	27	36%	⚔ compare
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	41	31	10	76%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	41	30	11	73%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	37	23	14	62%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	35	32	3	91%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	34	14	20	41%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	33	30	3	91%	⚔ compare
RBQ	33	27	6	82%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	31	27	4	87%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bliss BBQ	31	21	10	68%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	29	14	15	48%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	29	7	22	24%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	27	19	8	70%	⚔ compare
Big Cat BBQ	26	21	5	81%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	68	36	4	14	180 🔥	155.9428	171.37	top 37%
Pork Ribs	68	26	1	4	179.4400	153.0744	167.63	top 48%
Pork	62	30	2	8	180 🔥	149.7028	170.29	top 40%
Brisket	67	37	8	18	180 🔥	149.6688	171.31	top 31%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	8	0	top 36%
Medium (20–39)	40	1	top 28%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	54	1	top 30%
NV	4	0	top 16%
OR	3	0	top 44%
UT	2	0	top 25%
KS	2	0	top 43%
WA	1	0	top 18%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	4	3	0	top 33%	Aug 8, 2026
Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off	3	1	1	top 19%	Oct 15, 2021
Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	3	5	0	top 25%	Apr 24, 2026
Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest	3	3	0	top 35%	Mar 20, 2026
BBQ Jackpot	2	4	0	top 7%	Nov 21, 2025
The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2)	2	13	0	top 52%	May 31, 2025
The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2)	2	6	0	top 21%	Jan 25, 2025
Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship	2	3	0	top 22%	Apr 28, 2023
Clayton BBQ Cook-off	2	8	0	top 47%	Jul 12, 2019
Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	2	12	0	top 24%	Jun 21, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 12 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 56 of 69 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 52 10 of them more than once

First title Aug 17, 2018 Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off

Opponents faced 1,059 finished ahead 1,936 times, behind 860

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20263 milestones

Aug 8 Career-best overall score702.8688 Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Sep 25 Peak power rating (1753) Smoke on the Sound
Sep 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Sound

20252 milestones

Jan 24 5th perfect 180 The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1)
May 16 10th category win Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship

20241 milestone

May 24 50th tracked contest Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off

20221 milestone

Apr 2 First perfect 180 (Pork) 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2

20211 milestone

Apr 17 First Reserve Championship The Golden State Battle III - Day 2

20202 milestones

Jan 24 First multi-meat day The Golden State Battle II
Aug 14 25th tracked contest Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival

20192 milestones

Jan 25 10th tracked contest The Golden State Battle
Aug 16 First category win (Brisket) Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20184 milestones

May 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
Aug 17 First overall top-10 Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 17 First overall podium Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 17 First Grand Championship Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20171 milestone

Jul 15 First call 2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA

20161 milestone

Aug 5 First tracked contest 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES )

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	Aug 17, 2018
+17.5	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2	Mar 30, 2019
+14.1	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021
+12.1	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	Jun 22, 2018
+12	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial	Feb 21, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1)	May 30, 2025
-7.7	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest	Mar 15, 2024
-7.3	The Golden State Battle	Jan 25, 2019
-6.3	20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest	Jun 28, 2024
-6.2	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off	May 26, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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)
2026	7	0	6	3	100%	top 27%	97.6%	96.3%
2025	10	0	7	3	100%	top 29%	97.2%	95.6%
2024	6	0	4	1	100%	top 25%	97.4%	95.9%
2023	7	0	6	1	100%	top 26%	97.3%	95.4%
2022	8	0	7	1	88%	top 21%	97.5%	95.5%
2021	6	0	4	1	100%	top 29%	97.2%	94.6%
2020	4	0	3	3	100%	top 22%	96.7%	95.1%
2019	12	0	4	2	67%	top 36%	96.2%	93%
2018	6	1	1	0	83%	top 43%	95.2%	91.7%
2017	2	0	0	0	50%	top 80%	88.4%	88.4%
2016	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA	3 / 17 (685.6112)	6 (173.1200)	3 (175.4400)	14 (161.6456)	2 (175.4056)
Aug 8, 2026	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA	8 / 17 (702.8688)	10 (173.1316)	4 (179.4400)	14 (172)	4 (178.2972)
Aug 7, 2026	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	5 / 25 (695.3944)	4 (176.5600)	20 (163.9772)	7 (175.4172)	2 (179.4400)
Jul 18, 2026	Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR	8 / 29 (696.5372)	13 (172)	24 (164.5372)	2 (180)	1 (180)
May 23, 2026	Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV	13 / 33 (689.0972)	8 (176.5716)	24 (166.2856)	13 (173.1200)	8 (173.1200)
Apr 24, 2026	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	7 / 29 (689.0284)	9 (173.1084)	10 (171.9772)	6 (174.2744)	14 (169.6684)
Mar 20, 2026	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	3 / 27 (696.4912)	1 (180)	20 (165.6800)	8 (173.1084)	1 (177.7028)
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	8 / 90 (697.1316)	1 (180)	52 (168.5600)	9 (176.5600)	29 (172.0116)
Sep 12, 2025	21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	8 / 35 (700.0004)	12 (176.5600)	20 (173.1544)	11 (174.8688)	7 (175.4172)
Aug 8, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	5 / 25 (685.0512)	2 (177.7028)	24 (158.8112)	4 (177.7028)	8 (170.8344)
May 31, 2025	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	13 / 28 (686.8456)	9 (174.2628)	10 (172.5600)	22 (169.1772)	14 (170.8456)
May 30, 2025	The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	17 / 30 (673.0632)	24 (163.9544)	1 (178.8572)	24 (162.2628)	13 (167.9888)
May 16, 2025	Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Oroville, CA	3 / 19 (692.5372)	3 (177.7028)	4 (172)	13 (163.9772)	1 (178.8572)
Apr 25, 2025	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	11 / 31 (679.3252)	19 (170.2628)	8 (174.2856)	16 (168.5256)	17 (166.2512)
Mar 14, 2025	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	10 / 26 (686.7772)	5 (174.2744)	20 (166.8228)	6 (175.4172)	13 (170.2628)
Jan 25, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) 🏅 Hollister, CA	6 / 27 (695.9432)	2 (177.7028)	19 (170.8460)	—	11 (171.9772)
Jan 24, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA	6 / 31 (683.8972)	5 (174.2628)	21 (166.8344)	2 (180)	23 (162.8000)
Dec 6, 2024	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	4 / 74 (695.9428)	3 (180)	17 (173.1200)	18 (174.2972)	40 (168.5256)
Jun 28, 2024	20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	14 / 35 (689.1316)	8 (175.4172)	9 (173.7372)	28 (164.5600)	8 (175.4172)
May 24, 2024	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA	3 / 21 (701.0856)	5 (174.2628)	8 (171.4172)	3 (180)	3 (175.4056)
Apr 26, 2024	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	5 / 34 (693.6912)	19 (170.2628)	2 (178.3200)	9 (174.8456)	16 (170.2628)
Mar 15, 2024	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	15 / 27 (674.7768)	19 (165.6912)	22 (163.9312)	11 (171.4288)	7 (173.7256)
Mar 1, 2024	The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA	6 / 33 (689.6456)	1 (180)	12 (171.4172)	21 (166.8228)	15 (171.4056)
Nov 17, 2023	Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA	4 / 40 (700.5028)	12 (175.4056)	24 (171.9656)	—	1 (178.8572)
Sep 29, 2023	Field, Fire Fork! 🏅 Los Banos, CA	7 / 19 (685.0856)	11 (167.4056)	7 (169.7028)	12 (171.9772)	2 (176)
Aug 4, 2023	Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	7 / 29 (683.9316)	10 (173.7028)	11 (168.5716)	23 (163.9544)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 2, 2023	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	14 / 43 (686.8228)	19 (170.2972)	17 (170.2972)	30 (168.5256)	5 (177.7028)
May 26, 2023	Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Felton, CA	10 / 19 (669.5768)	8 (171.4172)	15 (158.8112)	3 (173.1200)	14 (166.2284)
Apr 28, 2023	Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	3 / 27 (691.9540)	2 (175.4400)	6 (173.1428)	6 (173.7028)	8 (169.6684)
Mar 3, 2023	The Golden State Battle V 🏅 Hollister, CA	5 / 28 (687.9084)	9 (174.2628)	22 (162.2284)	7 (175.4172)	3 (176)
Sep 23, 2022	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA	3 / 43 (690.7540)	3 (174.2628)	4 (174.2628)	4 (175.4056)	20 (166.8228)
Aug 12, 2022	Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA	4 / 25 (686.7544)	14 (169.6800)	9 (171.9772)	—	4 (171.9772)
Jul 1, 2022	2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV	2 / 17 (689.6572)	4 (173.1428)	12 (165.0972)	1 (177.7144)	2 (173.7028)
Apr 29, 2022	3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	4 / 29 (683.9312)	11 (170.8228)	16 (168.5600)	10 (170.8112)	5 (173.7372)
Apr 2, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	4 / 27 (702.2284)	14 (171.9772)	9 (173.1084)	3 (180)	8 (177.1428)
Apr 1, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA	4 / 37 (687.9200)	10 (172)	9 (170.8344)	3 (176.5600)	17 (168.5256)
Jan 22, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	8 / 25 (688.4916)	12 (173.1200)	7 (174.2744)	5 (175.4172)	16 (165.6800)
Jan 21, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	18 / 30 (671.3144)	20 (169.1200)	16 (167.3944)	17 (169.6800)	19 (165.1200)
Nov 5, 2021	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	11 / 33 (685.0168)	19 (169.6684)	22 (165.0972)	7 (175.4056)	4 (174.8456)
Oct 15, 2021	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Susanville, CA	4 / 11 (671.3944)	7 (165.1200)	8 (155.3600)	1 (177.7372)	2 (173.1772)
Jun 4, 2021	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	8 / 29 (682.8000)	7 (175.4056)	19 (164.5600)	7 (171.9772)	7 (170.8572)
May 21, 2021	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	5 / 25 (684.4456)	3 (175.4172)	10 (166.2400)	6 (174.2628)	12 (168.5256)
Apr 17, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA	2 / 26 (699.9544)	6 (177.7028)	15 (170.2628)	—	12 (171.9888)
Apr 16, 2021	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	21 / 41 (661.0172)	32 (155.9428)	37 (153.0744)	—	7 (174.2972)
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	13 / 42 (681.7032)	2 (178.8572)	15 (171.4172)	36 (162.8460)	19 (168.5828)
Jun 19, 2020	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	6 / 32 (695.9544)	13 (173.1316)	4 (176.5716)	8 (174.2628)	8 (171.9884)
Feb 21, 2020	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA	10 / 50 (678.1600)	18 (168.5372)	43 (159.9544)	8 (171.9656)	1 (177.7028)
Jan 24, 2020	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	8 / 46 (683.9084)	1 (179.4400)	22 (165.6800)	39 (159.3484)	1 (179.4400)
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	24 / 44 (666.7884)	34 (160.5484)	36 (158.8572)	13 (169.6800)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	72 / 468 (681.6224)	221 (166.2512)	77 (172)	48 (173.7028)	137 (169.6684)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	96 / 135 (673.0284)	89 (169.1200)	129 (157.6684)	28 (174.2628)	56 (171.9772)
Aug 16, 2019	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA	4 / 25 (669.0856)	14 (160.5716)	6 (166.2856)	15 (162.7884)	1 (179.4400)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	11 / 36 (669.6572)	11 (170.8572)	14 (168)	19 (164.5372)	13 (166.2628)
Jul 12, 2019	Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA	8 / 31 (680.5256)	13 (169.1200)	7 (169.7372)	8 (173.7028)	15 (167.9656)
Jun 21, 2019	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA	27 (655.4172)	34 (161.1312)	35 (155.4288)	16 (167.4172)	9 (171.4400)
May 31, 2019	Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	8 / 20 (659.4172)	12 (160.5256)	17 (153.7488)	5 (169.1428)	2 (176)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	16 / 48 (669.1660)	6 (173.7716)	20 (166.2972)	22 (166.2744)	25 (162.8228)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	3 / 47 (692.5828)	31 (168.5828)	10 (173.7372)	17 (171.9656)	2 (178.2972)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	16 / 70 (674.2168)	37 (165.6912)	19 (169.1428)	44 (164.5372)	7 (174.8456)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	40 / 48 (645.6232)	43 (161.7028)	30 (164.5716)	41 (157.0628)	30 (162.2860)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	32 / 43 (642.2284)	35 (159.9884)	24 (162.8572)	28 (160.5828)	34 (158.8000)
Aug 17, 2018	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	1 / 27 (685.2344)	2 (175.4400)	2 (175.4972)	10 (166.8572)	4 (167.4400)
Jul 28, 2018	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	14 / 34 (666.9028)	19 (163.4628)	17 (165.1544)	6 (172.5828)	11 (165.7028)
Jul 13, 2018	2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA	13 / 19 (641.5772)	10 (165.6916)	6 (165.0856)	16 (150.2400)	12 (160.5600)
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	12 / 49 (670.3200)	2 (177.1772)	26 (161.1656)	32 (161.1200)	4 (170.8572)
May 4, 2018	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	17 / 35 (654.2172)	8 (170.8228)	22 (157.7144)	6 (171.4400)	22 (154.2400)
Sep 29, 2017	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	24 / 30 (636.5028)	12 (167.9884)	11 (169.1428)	27 (149.7028)	24 (149.6688)
Jul 15, 2017	2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA	—	6 (166.8456)	7 (156.5828)	—	—
Aug 5, 2016	2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) Clayton, CA	—	—	—	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A November team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)