Braddah's BBQ CA
Rating
1531
peak 1531
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2024-04-26
latest 2025-08-09
Best ToY finish
#508
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.66 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 627.36 (+51.30)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±116.56
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.29 · weakest Pork (167.59)
Road miles
613
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Chompa Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smokin' Bliss BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BONE RUBBIN BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 34 at their very first tracked contest, Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 162.2516 | 168.26 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 175.4400 | 159.9428 | 169.29 | top 39% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 164.0000 | 167.59 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 165.0972 | 169.22 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 1 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (7 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024-04-26)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 627.36
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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 687.3828 | 674.78 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 342.8688 | 342.87 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Felton, CA | 12 / 21 (678.2056) | 17 (165.1084) | 1 (175.4400) | 10 (171.9772) | 13 (165.6800) |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Felton, CA | 4 / 25 (685.0628) | 6 (173.1428) | 3 (175.4056) | 15 (165.6800) | 9 (170.8344) |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 12 / 19 (670.7424) | 16 (165.6912) | 12 (166.2400) | 7 (169.6684) | 7 (169.1428) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 15 / 31 (671.9200) | 21 (167.9884) | 14 (170.2744) | 14 (168.5600) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 8 / 26 (687.3828) | 4 (175.4056) | 12 (170.8572) | 19 (165.6800) | 6 (175.4400) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) Hollister, CA | 29 / 31 (655.3372) | 29 (162.2516) | 29 (159.9428) | 24 (164.0000) | 7 (169.1428) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 1 / 34 (342.8688) | — | 3 (166.8572) | — | — |
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 | #508 (361 pts) | #552 (366 pts) | #600 (336 pts) | #542 (341 pts) | #496 (396 pts) |