Big News LA
Rating
1491
peak 1491
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2025-10-24
latest 2025-10-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.66 · weakest Brisket (147.36)
Teams like this (closest power rating, LA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 159.4172 | 159.42 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5260 | 152.5260 | 152.53 | top 88% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 161.6572 | 161.66 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3600 | 147.3600 | 147.36 | top 91% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in LA (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 620.96
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 620.9604 | 620.96 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition Vidalia, LA | 28 / 33 (620.9604) | 22 (159.4172) | 29 (152.5260) | 27 (161.6572) | 30 (147.3600) |