CHULENGO Smoker Team CA
Rating
1551
peak 1568
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-11-01
latest 2025-10-03
Best ToY finish
#315
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.59 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 680.92 (-3.33)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.91
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.72 · weakest Pork (169.83)
Road miles
5795
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 1606 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has finished one call ahead of CHULENGO Smoker Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LADY OF Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKERS PURGATORY in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ, Boots & Brew is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 46% 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 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 160.4796 | 170.72 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 178.2972 | 165.0972 | 170.46 | top 48% |
| Pork | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 154.2172 | 169.83 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 159.9312 | 169.92 | top 40% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 43% |
| AZ | 5 | 0 | top 39% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (11 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 680.92
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 685.5884 | 676.07 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 681.0396 | 679.87 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 695.9428 | 688.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 700.5256 | 684.39 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 662.6392 | 662.64 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 653.5544 | 653.55 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) Jackson, TN | 18 / 25 (669.0052) | 11 (171.9656) | 15 (169.7028) | 15 (167.4056) | 20 (159.9312) |
| 2025-04-25 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 17 / 34 (685.5884) | 11 (173.1200) | 19 (171.9772) | 18 (169.6800) | 18 (170.8112) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 21 / 28 (673.6112) | 18 (169.7028) | 19 (169.6800) | 23 (163.4056) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 20 / 35 (681.0396) | 15 (173.1084) | 26 (166.2400) | 14 (173.1084) | 19 (168.5828) |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion Winchester, CA | 13 / 22 (678.7084) | 22 (160.4912) | 9 (175.4172) | 10 (171.9772) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 12 / 25 (679.8740) | 12 (169.7028) | 17 (167.3828) | 10 (169.6800) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 25 / 40 (685.5884) | 8 (175.4056) | 35 (165.0972) | 16 (174.2628) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 7 / 26 (687.3484) | 2 (176.0000) | 5 (173.7144) | 10 (169.6684) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2023-10-06 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 9 / 17 (688.4684) | 7 (174.8572) | 11 (168.5256) | 15 (166.2284) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 15 / 43 (686.7772) | 22 (169.6800) | 3 (176.5600) | 25 (170.2628) | 15 (170.2744) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 7 / 33 (695.9428) | 18 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 11 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8456) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 13 / 32 (683.8856) | 18 (170.2628) | 22 (165.0972) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 8 / 35 (688.4916) | 9 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8344) | 7 (175.4288) | 19 (166.8112) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 247 / 505 (668.4796) | 340 (163.9656) | 43 (176.0000) | 239 (167.9656) | 347 (160.5484) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 7 / 25 (681.6344) | 18 (167.4056) | 12 (169.6916) | 10 (171.9656) | 3 (172.5716) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival Norco, CA | 20 / 37 (677.6116) | 10 (173.7028) | 25 (166.2516) | 17 (170.8344) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 3 / 29 (689.6228) | 5 (175.4056) | 18 (166.8228) | 10 (170.8344) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 4 / 34 (700.5256) | 7 (176.0000) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (173.1084) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition Yuma, AZ | 20 / 29 (662.6392) | 23 (160.4796) | 18 (167.9656) | 16 (167.9656) | 15 (166.2284) |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 27 / 37 (653.5544) | 25 (164.5256) | 21 (166.2744) | 32 (154.2172) | 14 (168.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #756 (172 pts) | #740 (217 pts) | #871 (172 pts) | #838 (157 pts) | #692 (217 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #400 (523 pts) | #339 (693 pts) | #461 (518 pts) | #369 (593 pts) | #387 (583 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #315 (672 pts) | #408 (552 pts) | #327 (777 pts) | #342 (617 pts) | #295 (757 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #315 (738 pts) | #382 (623 pts) | #433 (583 pts) | #426 (533 pts) | #314 (753 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #809 (79 pts) | #893 (64 pts) | #837 (89 pts) | #802 (99 pts) | #779 (104 pts) |