Big J's SoCal BBQ CA
Rating
1487
peak 1487
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2025-09-12
latest 2025-09-12
Best ToY finish
#1148
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.58 · weakest Brisket (148.54)
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 164.5828 | 164.58 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 161.6916 | 161.69 | top 91% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2400 | 150.2400 | 150.24 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5372 | 148.5372 | 148.54 | top 100% |
“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 CA (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 625.05
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 625.0516 | 625.05 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 34 / 35 (625.0516) | 32 (164.5828) | 32 (161.6916) | 35 (150.2400) | 35 (148.5372) |
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 | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |