FAT SAL'S BBQ CA
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2024-05-31
latest 2025-05-31
Best ToY finish
#790
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.15
last 4 Master vs avg 629.15 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.40 · weakest Brisket (149.95)
Road miles
11
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.15 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Ron's Barbecue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Can Do BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.8228 | 160.40 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 151.3716 | 158.83 | top 88% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 157.0972 | 159.98 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 144.4916 | 149.95 | top 87% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 83% | 2025-05-31 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 629.15 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-05-31 — First tracked contest · Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- 📈 2024-05-31 — Peak power rating (1486) · Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- 📣 2025-05-31 — First call · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
- ⭐ 2025-05-31 — Career-best overall score (648.5260) · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | 2024-05-31 |
| -11.7 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 2024-06-28 |
| -7 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) | 2025-05-30 |
| -7 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 2025-05-31 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 90.1% | 88.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.6% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Norco, CA | 17 / 20 (648.5260) | 8 (171.4172) | 18 (161.7144) | 17 (162.8456) | 17 (152.5488) |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Norco, CA | 22 / 27 (623.8516) | 22 (158.8228) | 26 (151.3716) | 20 (159.4172) | 20 (154.2400) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 33 / 35 (623.8284) | 34 (150.8228) | 29 (163.9428) | 29 (160.5600) | 32 (148.5028) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 38 / 39 (620.4120) | 29 (160.5372) | 32 (158.2860) | 35 (157.0972) | 38 (144.4916) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #790 (152 pts) | #755 (207 pts) | #976 (132 pts) | #822 (162 pts) | #817 (162 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |