CANYON RIDERS BBQ CA
Rating
1500
peak 1515
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-03-29
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#225
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.27 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 669.09 (+12.18)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.00 · weakest Pork (165.99)
Road miles
5470
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 2611 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque has finished one call ahead of CANYON RIDERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOG WASH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0344 points of the Grand Championship at Kora Kares for Kids (2025-08-16).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 34% across 3 contests, versus top 58% 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 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 155.3828 | 166.96 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 159.3828 | 169.00 | top 45% |
| Pork | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9312 | 165.99 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9888 | 166.86 | top 51% |
“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 | 8 | 0 | top 64% |
| MA | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| NH | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| NY | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| CT | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (8 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 669.09
- 1 perfect 180 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 683.3028 | 676.60 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 699.9428 | 674.54 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 686.8228 | 678.22 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 662.1372 | 662.14 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 671.3600 | 660.45 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 669.7144 | 656.21 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 71 / 82 (683.3028) | 50 (174.2628) | 78 (163.9428) | 64 (170.8228) | 31 (174.2744) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 97 / 117 (675.3140) | 80 (170.8228) | 33 (174.8456) | 93 (166.2628) | 107 (163.3828) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 57 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 25 / 59 (679.3484) | 29 (172.0000) | 7 (176.5600) | 57 (159.3712) | 20 (171.4172) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 38 / 43 (668.4344) | 28 (171.4288) | 26 (169.1200) | 42 (162.8000) | 33 (165.0856) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 2 / 40 (699.9428) | 4 (177.7028) | 7 (173.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 32 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown Canton, MA | 11 / 20 (679.8972) | 5 (173.1316) | 10 (169.6916) | 9 (171.9772) | 15 (165.0968) |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 10 / 30 (682.7312) | 15 (168.5256) | 6 (173.1316) | 13 (171.4056) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 12 / 18 (674.7200) | 13 (167.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 17 (162.8000) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Hancock, NH | 16 / 26 (670.1716) | 19 (167.3828) | 7 (176.0116) | 21 (163.3944) | 19 (163.3828) |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Hancock, NH | 18 / 22 (656.9712) | 20 (163.3712) | 18 (161.6572) | 9 (170.8228) | 18 (161.1200) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 17 / 29 (669.6228) | 14 (170.8344) | 13 (170.8572) | 23 (164.5256) | 21 (163.4056) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 18 / 27 (662.2512) | 11 (168.0000) | 24 (159.3828) | 13 (166.2856) | 8 (168.5828) |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke Epping, NH | 8 / 19 (681.0856) | 10 (169.6800) | 5 (172.0000) | 7 (174.8456) | 13 (164.5600) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 8 / 30 (686.8228) | 15 (171.9772) | 11 (169.7028) | 10 (173.1428) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 3 / 37 (686.1940) | 8 (172.5828) | 1 (178.8572) | 31 (162.7884) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 21 / 30 (658.7660) | 11 (170.2628) | 20 (166.2744) | 27 (156.5144) | 14 (165.7144) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 36 / 59 (662.1372) | 50 (158.8116) | 16 (169.6800) | 27 (169.1200) | 27 (164.5256) |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 13 / 29 (669.5884) | 23 (161.6800) | 7 (171.4056) | 8 (170.8228) | 14 (165.6800) |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 Hollister, CA | 21 / 26 (671.3600) | 19 (170.2972) | 24 (160.5256) | 21 (163.9772) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 Hollister, CA | 34 / 41 (640.4112) | 34 (155.3828) | 25 (163.4172) | 38 (155.9312) | 26 (165.6800) |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 29 / 44 (654.8004) | 29 (163.3828) | 3 (173.7260) | 28 (161.7028) | 33 (155.9888) |
| 2019-08-16 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 12 / 25 (650.1824) | 17 (156.5256) | 2 (170.8572) | 11 (165.1084) | 15 (157.6912) |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 22 (662.1368) | 32 (161.6684) | 27 (162.8000) | 14 (168.0000) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 32 / 48 (642.8228) | 33 (159.3828) | 31 (161.1316) | 28 (162.2856) | 26 (160.0228) |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 30 / 47 (669.7144) | 40 (162.2972) | 7 (176.0000) | 37 (162.2400) | 19 (169.1772) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 44 / 70 (657.6000) | 49 (161.7144) | 34 (165.0972) | 58 (158.8228) | 16 (171.9656) |
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 | #494 (180 pts) | #586 (180 pts) | #394 (345 pts) | #533 (180 pts) | #489 (205 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #225 (972 pts) | #229 (972 pts) | #234 (1042 pts) | #224 (992 pts) | #270 (862 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #365 (599 pts) | #436 (504 pts) | #365 (659 pts) | #507 (394 pts) | #396 (559 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1227 (105 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #633 (245 pts) | #758 (205 pts) | #634 (275 pts) | #597 (280 pts) | #539 (345 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #728 (430 pts) | #834 (390 pts) | #411 (830 pts) | #700 (475 pts) | #645 (530 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #896 (337 pts) | #696 (512 pts) | #933 (352 pts) | #871 (377 pts) | #762 (457 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1129 (271 pts) | #1031 (356 pts) | #1055 (336 pts) | #1223 (261 pts) | #1135 (286 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1317 (210 pts) | #1547 (180 pts) | #778 (510 pts) | #1345 (235 pts) | #1439 (200 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #771 (449 pts) | #738 (499 pts) | #818 (444 pts) | #841 (434 pts) | #906 (389 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1945 (101 pts) | #1928 (121 pts) | #2774 (56 pts) | #1949 (116 pts) | #1427 (201 pts) |