UTAH BBQ COMPANY UT
Rating
1579
peak 1579
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2019-01-18
latest 2025-07-18
Best ToY finish
#130
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.49 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 670.45 (+10.04)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±35.62
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.14 · weakest Pork (162.36)
Road miles
8678
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 1456 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Backdraft BBQ has finished one call ahead of UTAH BBQ COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
UNCLE J'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.0000 points of the Grand Championship at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2019-01-18).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival (2020-08-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 63 at their very first tracked contest, Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2019-01-18).
Teams like this (closest power rating, UT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 159.3484 | 169.08 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 161.6916 | 170.14 | top 32% |
| Pork | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 177.7028 | 20.0000 | 162.36 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 176.0000 | 157.1084 | 169.57 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT | 6 | 1 | top 39% |
| AZ | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 15% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 1 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in UT (6 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (19 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival (2020-08-14)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 670.45
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 702.8228 | 702.82 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.3488 | 675.35 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 678.2056 | 674.75 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 698.2748 | 675.97 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 692.5256 | 658.38 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | Blaze of 47 Salt Lake City, UT | 3 / 26 (702.8228) | 4 (177.1428) | 10 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4172) | 7 (176.0000) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 16 / 59 (675.3488) | 39 (165.0856) | 12 (170.8460) | 24 (169.6916) | 14 (169.7256) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 53 / 70 (671.3024) | 33 (170.2628) | 30 (171.9656) | 56 (165.1084) | 60 (163.9656) |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 9 / 26 (678.2056) | 8 (172.5600) | 9 (167.3828) | 1 (174.8572) | 10 (169.1084) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 70 / 94 (674.7544) | 84 (163.9656) | 12 (176.5600) | 87 (163.3944) | 46 (170.8344) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY | 12 / 41 (682.7656) | 32 (165.0856) | 24 (167.4056) | 4 (174.8688) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY | 24 / 41 (671.8740) | 38 (160.4912) | 23 (165.1200) | 8 (174.8456) | 12 (171.4172) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 1 / 42 (698.2748) | 6 (177.1544) | 1 (177.7144) | 27 (167.9772) | 3 (175.4288) |
| 2020-06-19 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship Riverdale, UT | 12 / 32 (682.7428) | 23 (166.8228) | 7 (175.4288) | 14 (171.9656) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 41 / 59 (647.7368) | 50 (159.3484) | 24 (166.2400) | 41 (161.6456) | 36 (160.5028) |
| 2020-01-03 | Red Rock BBQ Hurrican, UT | 8 / 15 (673.6344) | 6 (170.8344) | 6 (168.5600) | 11 (166.8228) | 10 (167.4172) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition Westminster, CO | 5 / 46 (686.1712) | 5 (174.2628) | 13 (169.6684) | 7 (170.8344) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2019-09-06 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 7 / 28 (669.6232) | 7 (169.1200) | 9 (166.2516) | 9 (167.4172) | 6 (166.8344) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 8 / 37 (686.2056) | 16 (169.1200) | 11 (171.4056) | 7 (173.1084) | 12 (172.5716) |
| 2019-08-16 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off Kanab, UT | 17 / 18 (532.5144) | 7 (171.9656) | 5 (170.8572) | 18 (20.0000) | 8 (169.6916) |
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO | 2 / 26 (676.5260) | 7 (168.5488) | 2 (171.4400) | 9 (165.0856) | 4 (171.4516) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down Show Low, AZ | 21 / 45 (665.0744) | 18 (171.4172) | 28 (161.6916) | 5 (174.8572) | 31 (157.1084) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 2 / 63 (692.5256) | 19 (170.2972) | 14 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (174.8456) |
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 | #663 (226 pts) | #762 (201 pts) | #994 (126 pts) | #864 (146 pts) | #826 (156 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1125 (105 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1090 (125 pts) | #1331 (65 pts) | #1103 (115 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #870 (136 pts) | #895 (146 pts) | #965 (136 pts) | #848 (156 pts) | #930 (126 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #141 (792 pts) | #213 (577 pts) | #133 (802 pts) | #162 (707 pts) | #115 (897 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #241 (1172 pts) | #335 (937 pts) | #313 (982 pts) | #245 (1152 pts) | #282 (1082 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #331 (1025 pts) | #422 (860 pts) | #301 (1065 pts) | #225 (1270 pts) | #319 (1035 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #130 (1795 pts) | #145 (1605 pts) | #138 (1670 pts) | #191 (1420 pts) | #168 (1535 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #218 (1461 pts) | #189 (1436 pts) | #341 (1081 pts) | #334 (1091 pts) | #261 (1276 pts) |