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PRISON BREAK BBQ CA

Power ranking

#2945
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1395
peak 1510

Contests

26
in the data

First seen

2019-04-26
latest 2025-08-09

Best ToY finish

#450
Master 2025

Grand champs

1
0 reserve

Category wins

1
3 podiums

Overall top-10s

2
of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 79%
overall standings

Best overall

679.3716

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

658.28 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 622.36 (+35.91)

Walk rate

54%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

2
best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

Consistency

±87.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 165.62 · weakest Brisket (155.97)

Road miles

5670
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 492 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Pops BBQ 22 has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of GOOD 'WOODS BAR-B-QUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

📅 A May team

Something about May: average finish in the top 65% across 5 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 25 2 0 1 173.7144 152.5488 163.01 top 78%
Pork Ribs 25 11 1 2 178.2972 147.3600 165.62 top 53%
Pork 23 3 0 0 175.4056 153.6572 162.86 top 72%
Brisket 23 1 0 0 170.2744 135.3600 155.97 top 79%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CA151top 82%
OR80top 71%
NV10top 88%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)30top 71%
Medium (20–39)190top 80%
Large (40+)20top 82%

The story so far

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

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2025600 667.9428 653.88
2024601 679.3716 662.65
2023500 650.7540 640.87
2022200 659.9428 651.38
2021100 641.6000 641.60
2019610 633.0172 528.97

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025-08-09 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Felton, CA 16 / 21 (657.5660) 21 (161.0972) 17 (163.3944) 16 (162.8000) 7 (170.2744)
2025-08-08 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Felton, CA 23 / 25 (646.7088) 22 (167.3828) 21 (159.9544) 21 (160.5144) 23 (158.8572)
2025-07-19 Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR 22 / 35 (667.9428) 28 (163.9884) 9 (174.8572) 20 (168.5600) 23 (160.5372)
2025-05-24 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 23 / 26 (651.8288) 24 (161.6688) 23 (161.0856) 8 (171.9772) 24 (157.0972)
2025-04-25 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA 20 / 31 (667.3376) 23 (167.3944) 13 (170.8572) 23 (163.9888) 19 (165.0972)
2025-01-24 The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) Hollister, CA 30 / 31 (631.8744) 31 (156.5144) 26 (163.4288) 28 (159.9884) 30 (151.9428)
2024-09-20 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA 6 (166.8460)
2024-07-20 The Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR 19 / 30 (669.6232) 27 (158.2404) 9 (174.2628) 10 (174.2972) 21 (162.8228)
2024-07-06 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR 28 / 37 (672.4228) 16 (171.9772) 13 (173.1316) 36 (159.9312) 24 (167.3828)
2024-05-25 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 15 / 27 (679.3716) 7 (173.7144) 1 (178.2972) 15 (169.1544) 23 (158.2056)
2024-04-26 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA 31 / 34 (642.8460) 33 (158.2516) 29 (162.2628) 33 (158.2972) 24 (164.0344)
2024-03-15 Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA 23 / 27 (649.0060) 24 (159.9544) 18 (165.6916) 24 (161.6800) 21 (161.6800)
2023-09-29 Field, Fire Fork! Los Banos, CA 15 / 19 (649.5768) 16 (164.5140) 9 (167.9772) 16 (161.1084) 14 (155.9772)
2023-07-01 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR 34 / 38 (641.5428) 34 (161.6684) 16 (168.5372) 35 (158.2744) 34 (153.0628)
2023-05-27 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 18 / 25 (650.7540) 25 (152.5600) 5 (175.4056) 4 (175.4056) 25 (147.3828)
2023-04-28 BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA 33 / 33 (616.8800) 28 (162.2400) 32 (154.7772) 31 (155.3484) 33 (144.5144)
2023-03-03 The Golden State Battle V Hollister, CA 25 / 28 (645.5888) 23 (166.2744) 25 (157.1316) 13 (169.6684) 26 (152.5144)
2022-07-01 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV 15 / 17 (642.8228) 15 (158.8228) 4 (170.8800) 17 (155.4056) 13 (157.7144)
2022-05-28 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 17 / 27 (659.9428) 17 (166.2516) 8 (171.9884) 15 (166.2972) 21 (155.4056)
2021-06-04 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA 22 / 29 (641.6000) 21 (163.4172) 8 (170.2744) 15 (165.6684) 28 (142.2400)
2019-09-20 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 38 / 44 (633.0172) 23 (166.2628) 43 (147.3600) 41 (153.6572) 21 (165.7372)
2019-08-16 Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA 19 / 25 (632.5028) 12 (162.2744) 5 (168.0000) 18 (159.4172) 22 (142.8112)
2019-07-05 Smoke & Hops Harmony, CA 25 / 26 (614.7084) 22 (161.1200) 17 (161.1200) 25 (157.1084) 25 (135.3600)
2019-06-21 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA 1 (349.1312) 2 (171.9884)
2019-05-03 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY) Elk Grove, CA 7 / 15 (315.9664) 13 (152.5488) 3 (163.4176)
2019-04-26 Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA 37 / 48 (628.5028) 25 (165.1544) 40 (149.6684) 34 (157.1200) 31 (156.5600)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025 ↗ Master #450 (424 pts) #550 (369 pts) #444 (534 pts) #419 (514 pts) #447 (479 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #507 (368 pts) #485 (433 pts) #297 (838 pts) #494 (408 pts) #565 (338 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #524 (350 pts) #589 (320 pts) #464 (520 pts) #411 (520 pts) #568 (320 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #802 (184 pts) #863 (184 pts) #638 (339 pts) #846 (184 pts) #867 (174 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #1203 (69 pts) #1240 (74 pts) #919 (149 pts) #1101 (104 pts) #1546 (54 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #1033 (251 pts) #935 (311 pts) #833 (386 pts) #1072 (256 pts) #1085 (256 pts)

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