They almost always walk
71%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 12 of 17 contests
A top-10 category call in 71% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Can Do BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1533 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2024-04-26
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#315
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
685.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.18 (+5.23)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.51 · weakest Brisket (167.94)
Road miles
4,585
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 654 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$166K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 17 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.18 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
High-water mark
694.2400
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2400 at 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-06-28
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
RACK CITY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Can Do BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
Meat Candy Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
A strong matchup
7–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 78% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
11 of 12
shared pork entries lost
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead 92% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork entries.
A May team
Top 37%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 37% across 4 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.
- 4 May contests
- top 53% the rest of the year
The long haul
4,585
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,585 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 654 miles to 2024 Icebox Cookoff.
- 17 mapped stops
- furthest 654 mi
The metronome
±1.28%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.5% of a perfect score
- 17 contests
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.
89 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Can Do BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Roughhouse Barbecue ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1540
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Can Do BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1556
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Level with Can Do BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Can Do BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SoCal Outlaw BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| RACK CITY BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Boys BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bliss BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribbin-1-Out | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Johns BBQ Company | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 160.5256 | 170.91 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 155.9200 | 169.82 | top 48% |
| Pork | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 159.9428 | 171.51 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 161.0856 | 167.94 | top 56% |
“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 | 10 | 0 | top 45% |
| AZ | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 43% | 2026-04-24 |
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 61% | 2025-11-21 |
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 37% | 2025-05-31 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2024-04-26 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2024
7 contests
Contests a season
5.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
10 of 17 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
14
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
17 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 171.51 · weakest Brisket (167.94)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 12 of 17 contests
Overall top-10 rate
18%
3 of 17 contests
Master average
680.18
out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
270
284–356 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,585
17 mapped stops · furthest 654 mi
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$165,700
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 17 state-championship entries
Power rating
1533
peak 1533 · #2136 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- First call Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3600 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- Career-best overall score694.2400 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
- 2025
- 10th tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1)
- 2026
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1533) Smoke-N-Wings
- Most recent contest Smoke-N-Wings
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-24 |
| +11 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 2025-05-31 |
| +10.3 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | 2024-05-31 |
| +6 | Ignite your Passion | 2024-06-14 |
| +5.1 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 2024-06-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Best in the Southwest | 2025-02-21 |
| -5.5 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off | 2024-05-24 |
| -5.3 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2024-04-26 |
| -5.2 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 2025-09-12 |
| -3.5 | BBQ Jackpot | 2024-12-06 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 48% | 96.3% | 95.3% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 96.3% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86% | top 51% | 96.4% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 17 / 31 (693.6916) | 18 (173.7028) | 12 (174.8688) | 12 (175.4400) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 6 / 29 (689.0968) | 10 (171.9884) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 16 (166.2856) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 18 / 33 (681.6228) | 28 (164.5484) | 19 (170.8344) | 3 (177.7028) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 15 / 25 (679.8512) | 9 (171.9772) | 20 (166.2284) | 5 (175.4056) | 19 (166.2400) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 43 / 90 (682.7656) | 46 (170.8456) | 34 (171.9772) | 50 (169.6800) | 45 (170.2628) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 25 / 35 (683.8740) | 16 (175.4056) | 29 (166.2284) | 15 (173.7144) | 23 (168.5256) |
| 2025-05-31 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Norco, CA | 6 / 20 (693.6916) | 7 (175.4172) | 5 (177.1544) | 9 (173.7028) | 11 (167.4172) |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Norco, CA | 12 / 27 (681.0516) | 8 (171.4172) | 20 (161.0972) | 6 (176.5600) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 26 / 29 (659.2916) | 17 (169.7144) | 29 (155.9200) | 12 (171.4172) | 25 (162.2400) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA | 20 / 31 (671.3376) | 19 (168.5716) | 7 (174.2744) | 21 (166.2400) | 24 (162.2516) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 55 / 74 (667.8856) | 64 (160.5256) | 32 (170.2972) | 40 (169.6684) | 42 (167.3944) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 24 / 37 (678.1712) | 35 (162.2284) | 12 (173.7028) | 7 (174.2628) | 22 (167.9772) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 11 / 35 (694.2400) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (173.1200) | 17 (170.2628) | 9 (174.2972) |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion 🏅 Winchester, CA | 11 / 22 (680.4688) | 6 (176.5600) | 16 (167.3944) | 11 (171.9772) | 18 (164.5372) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 7 / 39 (679.8972) | 9 (172.0000) | 16 (165.0972) | 8 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 12 / 21 (670.7656) | 6 (173.7372) | 2 (176.0000) | 17 (159.9428) | 15 (161.0856) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 22 / 34 (675.3600) | 18 (170.2628) | 19 (168.5600) | 31 (161.1200) | 3 (175.4172) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #315 (518 pts) | #386 (473 pts) | #352 (573 pts) | #196 (818 pts) | #411 (408 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #397 (532 pts) | #359 (642 pts) | #424 (582 pts) | #342 (662 pts) | #440 (487 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #326 (662 pts) | #290 (797 pts) | #324 (782 pts) | #326 (682 pts) | #304 (762 pts) |