McDonald Collision LA
Rating
1487
peak 1505
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-10-28
latest 2025-10-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.66
last 3 vs career avg 639.66 (-0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.16 · weakest Brisket (154.84)
Road miles
2
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big D's BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, LA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 154.8000 | 156.70 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 154.2516 | 164.16 | top 54% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 154.2168 | 163.95 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 146.2400 | 154.84 | top 76% |
“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 (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 639.66
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 618.0568 | 618.06 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 622.1144 | 622.11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 678.8116 | 678.81 |
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 | 29 / 33 (618.0568) | 24 (158.2400) | 23 (159.3600) | 32 (154.2168) | 32 (146.2400) |
| 2023-11-03 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition Vidalia, LA | 22 / 27 (622.1144) | 23 (154.8000) | 24 (154.2516) | 21 (161.6456) | 22 (151.4172) |
| 2022-10-28 | Back The Blue BBQ Vidalia, LA | 9 / 22 (678.8116) | 17 (157.0744) | 1 (178.8800) | 6 (176.0000) | 11 (166.8572) |