7 SINS BBQ CA
Rating
1588
peak 1627
Contests
61
in the data
First seen
2019-01-18
latest 2025-08-08
Best ToY finish
#99
Master 2022
Grand champs
3
0 reserve
Category wins
7
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
22
of 61 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
666.98 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 671.82 (-4.84)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±26.99
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.21 · weakest Pork (166.96)
Road miles
23822
mi across 61 mapped stops · furthest 1972 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Meat Candy Q has finished one call ahead of 7 SINS BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has landed one call behind them 6 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pops BBQ 22 in 17 of their 22 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Montana Pitmaster Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival.
📅 A November team
Something about November: average finish in the top 11% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at BBQ on the Bay Day 2 (2022-09-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 60 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0968 | 171.21 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 61 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 178.2972 | 153.0856 | 168.30 | top 46% |
| Pork | 62 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 146.2516 | 166.96 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 61 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 146.8228 | 168.07 | top 45% |
“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 | 40 | 3 | top 42% |
| AZ | 10 | 0 | top 65% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| MT | 2 | 0 | top 12% |
| UT | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 2 | top 34% |
| Medium (20–39) | 38 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (18 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (40 of 61 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (62 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off (2021-10-15)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 671.82
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 673.0632 | 661.03 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 690.8000 | 688.81 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 699.9428 | 684.31 |
| 2022 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 704.5372 | 679.54 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 691.3716 | 673.57 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.8396 | 662.72 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 685.1660 | 652.79 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Felton, CA | 15 / 25 (673.0632) | 21 (167.9772) | 5 (174.2744) | 19 (162.2744) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 16 / 19 (652.4456) | 17 (165.1084) | 17 (158.2400) | 12 (165.0972) | 14 (164.0000) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 27 / 31 (646.7200) | 30 (157.0968) | 29 (157.6688) | 21 (165.7144) | 18 (166.2400) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 21 / 29 (671.8856) | 24 (166.2628) | 6 (171.9772) | 22 (167.4056) | 20 (166.2400) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 10 / 34 (690.8000) | 5 (177.1544) | 16 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4400) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI Hollister, CA | 8 / 33 (686.8228) | 22 (169.7028) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5944) | 21 (167.4056) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 5 / 40 (699.9428) | 17 (174.2628) | 22 (171.9772) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (174.8456) |
| 2023-10-20 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 17 / 35 (690.7772) | 24 (170.8228) | 9 (174.8572) | 6 (178.8572) | 27 (166.2400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 29 / 487 (695.3716) | 303 (166.2400) | 94 (173.7144) | 54 (175.4172) | 4 (180.0000) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 170 / 211 (672.4800) | 183 (165.6800) | 94 (171.4400) | 187 (163.3828) | 71 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 6 / 44 (690.2632) | 25 (168.0000) | 4 (178.2972) | 7 (173.1316) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 7 / 38 (689.7028) | 12 (173.1084) | 15 (168.5716) | 3 (177.1772) | 13 (170.8456) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 16 / 43 (685.0516) | 11 (174.8572) | 36 (165.0856) | 13 (173.1316) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off Felton, CA | 3 / 19 (683.9544) | 1 (176.5600) | 12 (165.1200) | 5 (171.9772) | 6 (170.2972) |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 11 / 27 (675.9084) | 9 (172.5828) | 19 (167.3828) | 23 (163.9428) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 20 / 32 (671.8856) | 13 (172.5484) | 12 (169.7144) | 26 (161.0856) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V Hollister, CA | 14 / 28 (675.3712) | 2 (176.5828) | 12 (167.9540) | 14 (168.5600) | 17 (162.2744) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 8 / 45 (681.0516) | 16 (171.4056) | 14 (168.5372) | 5 (175.4172) | 21 (165.6916) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 1 / 35 (694.2516) | 7 (176.5600) | 2 (176.0116) | 22 (169.1200) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2022-09-30 | 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 16 / 21 (672.4456) | 5 (173.7144) | 13 (167.9772) | 9 (172.5600) | 20 (158.1940) |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out Fresno, CA | 14 / 43 (671.9544) | 28 (163.4056) | 29 (162.2744) | 12 (169.1316) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 San Diego, CA | 1 / 16 (704.5372) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (174.8572) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 San Diego, CA | 9 / 17 (677.6112) | 4 (175.4056) | 13 (165.1200) | 10 (169.6800) | 10 (167.4056) |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 4 / 37 (699.9656) | 7 (174.8456) | 7 (175.4172) | 6 (176.0000) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2022-07-08 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 7 / 27 (671.8972) | 8 (170.2628) | 5 (169.7028) | 16 (163.9544) | 7 (167.9772) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival Norco, CA | 17 / 37 (681.6228) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (177.1428) | 27 (163.9772) | 26 (165.0856) |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) Big Bear Lake, CA | 10 / 25 (686.1944) | 11 (174.2628) | 20 (162.2400) | 11 (170.8344) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) Big Bear Lake, CA | 13 / 25 (669.6572) | 17 (165.0972) | 17 (165.1200) | 11 (171.4628) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 21 / 29 (661.7140) | 20 (163.3828) | 15 (168.6056) | 22 (161.1428) | 13 (168.5828) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 12 / 29 (677.6000) | 23 (166.2284) | 14 (168.5372) | 17 (167.4172) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 9 / 27 (698.2856) | 10 (173.1428) | 11 (172.5600) | 10 (174.8800) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 16 / 37 (676.4340) | 14 (171.4056) | 29 (165.0972) | 24 (164.5256) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 16 / 34 (684.4800) | 12 (175.4056) | 27 (162.8116) | 8 (176.0000) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 Santa Barbara, CA | 15 / 25 (679.8744) | 15 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4172) | 21 (161.6572) |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 Santa Barbara, CA | 21 / 30 (665.5884) | 18 (170.2628) | 21 (165.1200) | 27 (158.2400) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 40 / 59 (657.6004) | 26 (169.1200) | 55 (155.3716) | 33 (166.2860) | 18 (166.8228) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 6 / 33 (691.3716) | 9 (174.2744) | 16 (167.9772) | 2 (178.2972) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2021-10-15 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off Susanville, CA | 1 / 11 (678.2284) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (164.5600) | 7 (166.2512) | 4 (167.4172) |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 15 / 26 (663.3372) | 18 (168.5600) | 16 (162.8344) | 8 (161.6916) | 11 (168.5484) |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 9 / 29 (680.5260) | 2 (177.1544) | 14 (167.4172) | 10 (169.1200) | 13 (166.8344) |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships Big Bear Lake, CA | 15 / 27 (650.7432) | 8 (171.4288) | 23 (153.0856) | 22 (153.6572) | 6 (172.5716) |
| 2021-05-21 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 10 / 25 (678.1828) | 14 (167.3828) | 4 (172.5600) | 11 (167.9772) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 Hollister, CA | 8 / 26 (690.2740) | 3 (179.4400) | 7 (174.2856) | 25 (159.9656) | 4 (176.5828) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 Hollister, CA | 24 / 41 (655.8856) | 20 (165.1084) | 20 (166.2400) | 21 (168.0000) | 31 (156.5372) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 24 / 42 (671.9200) | 19 (171.4056) | 8 (173.1316) | 37 (159.4172) | 21 (167.9656) |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition Yuma, AZ | 16 / 29 (675.8396) | 4 (173.1200) | 19 (167.9540) | 18 (166.2400) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 47 / 59 (640.4000) | 43 (161.1316) | 31 (165.1316) | 43 (159.9428) | 48 (154.1940) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 31 / 44 (666.1940) | 16 (170.2628) | 13 (171.4056) | 33 (162.8572) | 33 (161.6684) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 27 / 32 (667.3372) | 14 (170.8572) | 28 (165.1200) | 28 (164.5256) | 21 (166.8344) |
| 2019-09-20 | 5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 34 / 44 (646.7772) | 21 (167.3828) | 7 (172.5828) | 32 (159.9888) | 41 (146.8228) |
| 2019-09-13 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) San Diego, CA | 17 / 30 (661.0056) | 9 (173.1084) | 19 (164.5256) | 26 (151.3944) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 21 / 37 (669.6456) | 13 (171.4056) | 22 (165.1200) | 31 (161.7144) | 16 (171.4056) |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 25 / 35 (658.1600) | 9 (170.2628) | 2 (174.2972) | 29 (158.2516) | 31 (155.3484) |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 5 / 34 (685.1660) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (169.1316) | 28 (157.7372) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke & Hops Harmony, CA | 6 / 26 (684.5488) | 6 (173.7144) | 1 (174.2744) | 17 (168.5372) | 16 (168.0228) |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 25 (658.2400) | 4 (175.4400) | 38 (153.0972) | 25 (162.8456) | 22 (166.8572) |
| 2019-05-24 | Big Bear Grill & Chill Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 / 25 (670.8000) | 2 (172.5600) | 1 (173.1428) | 12 (166.2400) | 16 (158.8572) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 17 / 48 (668.0344) | 13 (170.2628) | 5 (172.6172) | 9 (170.8572) | 32 (154.2972) |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 40 / 47 (650.7656) | 7 (174.8456) | 30 (165.7028) | 47 (146.2516) | 31 (163.9656) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 45 / 70 (657.0744) | 39 (165.6800) | 18 (169.1772) | 50 (162.8344) | 50 (159.3828) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 62 / 63 (495.2912) | — | 18 (167.3828) | 42 (161.6456) | 29 (166.2628) |
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 | #671 (219 pts) | #770 (199 pts) | #621 (309 pts) | #654 (254 pts) | #613 (269 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #743 (185 pts) | #1100 (100 pts) | #1259 (75 pts) | #699 (235 pts) | #861 (145 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #102 (1476 pts) | #106 (1421 pts) | #164 (1246 pts) | #137 (1239 pts) | #118 (1346 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #99 (1539 pts) | #93 (1500 pts) | #134 (1347 pts) | #74 (1641 pts) | #38 (1956 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #207 (939 pts) | #149 (1164 pts) | #243 (859 pts) | #302 (674 pts) | #196 (984 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #469 (224 pts) | #312 (399 pts) | #350 (359 pts) | #515 (209 pts) | #453 (259 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #308 (1010 pts) | #111 (1680 pts) | #118 (1630 pts) | #445 (771 pts) | #302 (1030 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1436 (140 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #962 (320 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #755 (500 pts) | #596 (670 pts) | #733 (545 pts) | #541 (725 pts) | #518 (765 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1060 (300 pts) | #835 (455 pts) | #1073 (320 pts) | #988 (375 pts) | #1072 (315 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1372 (180 pts) | #1476 (180 pts) | #1086 (305 pts) | #1505 (180 pts) | #1431 (180 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1094 (277 pts) | #1167 (277 pts) | #1149 (277 pts) | #1167 (277 pts) | #1137 (277 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1551 (150 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |