On the rise
+45
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 45 points across 6 contests since 2014-05-09 — from 1571 up to 1616.
- 6 contests since 2014-05-09
- now 1616
Smoqued California BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1616
peak 1616 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2015-05-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.21 (+18.87)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.13 · weakest Pork (161.02)
Road miles
1,260
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
661.21 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
They almost always walk
93%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 14 of 15 contests
A top-10 category call in 93% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
688.5256
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 688.5256 at 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-03-20
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has finished one call ahead of Smoqued California BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
12–2
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 14 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.1
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 53%.
- Pork avg 161.02
- Chicken avg 170.13
- 1 calls in 15 entries
A strong matchup
12–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of TWISTED BRISKET BBQ in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
10 of 15
shared chicken entries lost
Burnin and Lootin ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 10 of 15 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
My Smokin' Grillfriend has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±2.36%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.36% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.8% of a perfect score
- 15 contests
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.
25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1616
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 73%
- Peak
- 1616
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 84%
- Peak
- 1616
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 25 contests, alongside a 84% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 34%
- Peak
- 1668
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Smoqued California BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1616
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1669
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoqued California BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnin and Lootin | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKETEERS | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Rooftop BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| All Sauced Up | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| My Smokin' Grillfriend | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 165.1428 | 170.13 | top 20% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 150.8572 | 165.44 | top 30% |
| Pork | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 154.8344 | 161.02 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 138.8568 | 164.63 | top 30% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 24% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast BBQ Classic | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 22% | 2015-05-08 |
| Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 23% | 2014-10-02 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2015-05-08
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
5
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
15 of 15 contests
Contests visited
13
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 1 win · 8 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.13 · weakest Pork (161.02)
Walk rate
93%
a top-10 call in 14 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
5 of 15 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
661.21
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
360
757–210 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,260
15 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Power rating
1616
peak 1616 · #896 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- First call 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2854 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
- 2014
- First overall top-10 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- 10th tracked contest West Coast BBQ Classic
- First category win (Brisket) 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
- First overall podium 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
- 2015
- Career-best overall score688.5256 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1616) West Coast BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest West Coast BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | 2014-06-20 |
| +11.7 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| +11.1 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2014-03-21 |
| +10.4 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2014-05-09 |
| +10.1 | The Great American Cookoff | 2013-07-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 17% | 95.6% | 94.8% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 95.3% | 92.8% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86% | top 29% | 92.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-08 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 16 / 57 (676.6060) | 9 (174.3200) | 28 (166.8572) | 23 (167.4516) | 21 (167.9772) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 6 / 100 (688.5256) | 1 (179.4400) | 44 (167.4172) | 40 (168.5484) | 17 (173.1200) |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 21 / 97 (677.0396) | 47 (167.9656) | 11 (173.1200) | 70 (159.9540) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2014-06-20 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 3 / 65 (686.2744) | 21 (169.7028) | 8 (171.4516) | 24 (166.2628) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2014-06-06 | 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA | 7 / 32 (671.9660) | 4 (172.5600) | 14 (163.4288) | 18 (161.1316) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2014-05-09 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 9 / 59 (666.2172) | 10 (169.7028) | 14 (168.0000) | 30 (162.8344) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2014-03-21 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 9 / 69 (664.4796) | 17 (168.5828) | 9 (168.5256) | 6 (168.0000) | 30 (159.3712) |
| 2014-02-21 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA | 22 / 48 (644.4116) | 5 (173.1200) | 28 (158.2400) | 36 (154.8344) | 23 (158.2172) |
| 2013-10-04 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 24 / 99 (663.3368) | 37 (165.1428) | 4 (173.1428) | 49 (159.9428) | 32 (165.1084) |
| 2013-08-16 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA | 15 / 63 (661.0968) | 5 (173.1084) | 24 (162.8228) | 35 (157.1884) | 10 (167.9772) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 11 / 53 (656.5368) | 12 (167.4284) | 14 (164.5828) | 36 (156.5256) | 5 (168.0000) |
| 2013-06-21 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 25 / 70 (646.2850) | 21 (165.7140) | 23 (162.8572) | 42 (157.1426) | 32 (160.5712) |
| 2013-05-17 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 17 / 65 (634.8570) | 14 (165.7144) | 42 (150.8572) | 26 (157.1426) | 10 (161.1428) |
| 2013-04-05 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA | 11 / 48 (650.2854) | 3 (170.8568) | 9 (165.7144) | 18 (159.9998) | 26 (153.7144) |
| 2013-03-15 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 29 / 57 (630.2856) | 8 (168.5716) | 9 (164.5716) | 23 (158.2856) | 51 (138.8568) |