The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
7 SINS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Westgrove Smokehouse 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Westgrove Smokehouse
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-01-17
latest 2016-08-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.27
last 3 Master vs avg 632.27 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.15 · weakest Brisket (153.09)
Road miles
1,794
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1776 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
632.27 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE EYED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE EYED BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BREW HAWG has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
Westgrove 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 147 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.
#4424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Westgrove Smokehouse did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with Westgrove Smokehouse on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 143.9888 | 159.23 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 157.0972 | 159.79 | top 75% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 159.4056 | 160.15 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 147.3600 | 153.09 | top 77% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2015-01-17 → 2016-08-05
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.15 · weakest Brisket (153.09)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
632.27
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
63
16–97 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,794
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,776 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2015-01-17 → 2016-05-13
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
- Peak power rating (1491) Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
- 2016
- Career-best overall score635.8744 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8572 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Most recent contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2016-05-13 |
| -9 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled | 2015-01-17 |
| -6.9 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2016-08-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.3% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-05 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 30 / 36 (635.8744) | 20 (166.8572) | 26 (161.1316) | 26 (160.5256) | 30 (147.3600) |
| 2016-05-13 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 40 / 44 (625.0516) | 44 (143.9888) | 36 (157.0972) | 37 (159.4056) | 28 (164.5600) |
| 2015-01-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL | 30 / 36 (635.8744) | 20 (166.8572) | 26 (161.1316) | 26 (160.5256) | 30 (147.3600) |