BULL MARKET BBQ CA
Rating
1712
peak 1715
Contests
56
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#81
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
15
38 podiums
Overall top-10s
37
of 56 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
8 🔥
Current form
694.35 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.35 (+11.00)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.90)
Road miles
13770
mi across 56 mapped stops · furthest 1378 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Cynical BBQ has finished one call ahead of BULL MARKET BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bad Bears BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 19 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pops BBQ 22 in 27 of their 29 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Jackpot is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2856 points of the Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 (2021-04-17).
📅 A November team
Something about November: average finish in the top 17% across 3 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 56 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 171.63 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 56 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 153.0744 | 167.90 | top 48% |
| Pork | 56 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0628 | 171.73 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 56 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 179.4400 | 162.2860 | 172.10 | top 30% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 45 | 0 | top 26% |
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 16% |
| OR | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| UT | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 34 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (45 of 56 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (56 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 683.35
- 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 696.4912 | 691.54 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 700.0004 | 688.06 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 701.0856 | 690.71 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 700.5028 | 686.54 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 702.2284 | 687.63 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 699.9544 | 680.77 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 695.9544 | 684.93 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 692.5828 | 669.76 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 13 / 33 (689.0972) | 8 (176.5716) | 24 (166.2856) | 13 (173.1200) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 7 / 29 (689.0284) | 9 (173.1084) | 10 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2744) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 3 / 27 (696.4912) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (165.6800) | 8 (173.1084) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 8 / 90 (697.1316) | 1 (180.0000) | 52 (168.5600) | 9 (176.5600) | 29 (172.0116) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 8 / 35 (700.0004) | 12 (176.5600) | 20 (173.1544) | 11 (174.8688) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2025-08-08 | 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) |
| 2025-05-31 | 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) |
| 2025-05-30 | 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) |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 3 / 19 (692.5372) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (172.0000) | 13 (163.9772) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 11 / 31 (679.3252) | 19 (170.2628) | 8 (174.2856) | 16 (168.5256) | 17 (166.2512) |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 10 / 26 (686.7772) | 5 (174.2744) | 20 (166.8228) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (170.2628) |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) Hollister, CA | 6 / 27 (695.9432) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (170.8460) | 7 (175.4172) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) Hollister, CA | 6 / 31 (683.8972) | 5 (174.2628) | 21 (166.8344) | 2 (180.0000) | 23 (162.8000) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 4 / 74 (695.9428) | 3 (180.0000) | 17 (173.1200) | 18 (174.2972) | 40 (168.5256) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 14 / 35 (689.1316) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (173.7372) | 28 (164.5600) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off Felton, CA | 3 / 21 (701.0856) | 5 (174.2628) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (180.0000) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 5 / 34 (693.6912) | 19 (170.2628) | 2 (178.3200) | 9 (174.8456) | 16 (170.2628) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 15 / 27 (674.7768) | 19 (165.6912) | 22 (163.9312) | 11 (171.4288) | 7 (173.7256) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI Hollister, CA | 6 / 33 (689.6456) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (171.4172) | 21 (166.8228) | 15 (171.4056) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 4 / 40 (700.5028) | 12 (175.4056) | 24 (171.9656) | 14 (174.2744) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! Los Banos, CA | 7 / 19 (685.0856) | 11 (167.4056) | 7 (169.7028) | 12 (171.9772) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 7 / 29 (683.9316) | 10 (173.7028) | 11 (168.5716) | 23 (163.9544) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 14 / 43 (686.8228) | 19 (170.2972) | 17 (170.2972) | 30 (168.5256) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off Felton, CA | 10 / 19 (669.5768) | 8 (171.4172) | 15 (158.8112) | 3 (173.1200) | 14 (166.2284) |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 3 / 27 (691.9540) | 2 (175.4400) | 6 (173.1428) | 6 (173.7028) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V Hollister, CA | 5 / 28 (687.9084) | 9 (174.2628) | 22 (162.2284) | 7 (175.4172) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out Fresno, CA | 3 / 43 (690.7540) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4056) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 4 / 25 (686.7544) | 14 (169.6800) | 9 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2022-07-01 | 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) |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 4 / 29 (683.9312) | 11 (170.8228) | 16 (168.5600) | 10 (170.8112) | 5 (173.7372) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 4 / 27 (702.2284) | 14 (171.9772) | 9 (173.1084) | 3 (180.0000) | 8 (177.1428) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 4 / 37 (687.9200) | 10 (172.0000) | 9 (170.8344) | 3 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2022-01-22 | 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) |
| 2022-01-21 | 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) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 11 / 33 (685.0168) | 19 (169.6684) | 22 (165.0972) | 7 (175.4056) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2021-10-15 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off Susanville, CA | 4 / 11 (671.3944) | 7 (165.1200) | 8 (155.3600) | 1 (177.7372) | 2 (173.1772) |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 8 / 29 (682.8000) | 7 (175.4056) | 19 (164.5600) | 7 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8572) |
| 2021-05-21 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 5 / 25 (684.4456) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (166.2400) | 6 (174.2628) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 Hollister, CA | 2 / 26 (699.9544) | 6 (177.7028) | 15 (170.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (171.9888) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 Hollister, CA | 21 / 41 (661.0172) | 32 (155.9428) | 37 (153.0744) | 2 (177.7028) | 7 (174.2972) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 13 / 42 (681.7032) | 2 (178.8572) | 15 (171.4172) | 36 (162.8460) | 19 (168.5828) |
| 2020-06-19 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship Riverdale, UT | 6 / 32 (695.9544) | 13 (173.1316) | 4 (176.5716) | 8 (174.2628) | 8 (171.9884) |
| 2020-02-21 | 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) |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II Hollister, CA | 8 / 46 (683.9084) | 1 (179.4400) | 22 (165.6800) | 39 (159.3484) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-09-20 | 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) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 96 / 135 (673.0284) | 89 (169.1200) | 129 (157.6684) | 28 (174.2628) | 56 (171.9772) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 72 / 468 (681.6224) | 221 (166.2512) | 77 (172.0000) | 48 (173.7028) | 137 (169.6684) |
| 2019-08-16 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 4 / 25 (669.0856) | 14 (160.5716) | 6 (166.2856) | 15 (162.7884) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 11 / 36 (669.6572) | 11 (170.8572) | 14 (168.0000) | 19 (164.5372) | 13 (166.2628) |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 8 / 31 (680.5256) | 13 (169.1200) | 7 (169.7372) | 8 (173.7028) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 27 (655.4172) | 34 (161.1312) | 35 (155.4288) | 16 (167.4172) | 9 (171.4400) |
| 2019-05-31 | Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 8 / 20 (659.4172) | 12 (160.5256) | 17 (153.7488) | 5 (169.1428) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 16 / 48 (669.1660) | 6 (173.7716) | 20 (166.2972) | 22 (166.2744) | 25 (162.8228) |
| 2019-03-30 | 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) |
| 2019-03-29 | 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) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 40 / 48 (645.6232) | 43 (161.7028) | 30 (164.5716) | 41 (157.0628) | 30 (162.2860) |
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 | #161 (659 pts) | #117 (854 pts) | #407 (329 pts) | #185 (579 pts) | #180 (599 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #105 (1557 pts) | #75 (1722 pts) | #184 (1227 pts) | #139 (1337 pts) | #155 (1257 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #210 (1005 pts) | #258 (905 pts) | #316 (800 pts) | #303 (740 pts) | #203 (1030 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #219 (947 pts) | #260 (862 pts) | #361 (702 pts) | #281 (777 pts) | #166 (1157 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #81 (1656 pts) | #175 (1181 pts) | #184 (1161 pts) | #72 (1646 pts) | #132 (1341 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #227 (841 pts) | #275 (751 pts) | #415 (501 pts) | #160 (1121 pts) | #246 (791 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #207 (582 pts) | #151 (757 pts) | #281 (452 pts) | #287 (427 pts) | #136 (812 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #221 (1251 pts) | #337 (936 pts) | #294 (1016 pts) | #294 (1031 pts) | #95 (1721 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) |