FAT SAL'S BBQ CA
Rating
1460
peak 1460
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 vs career avg 629.15 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.40 · weakest Brisket (149.95)
Road miles
11
mi across 4 mapped stops
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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 629.15
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 648.5260 | 636.19 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 623.8284 | 622.12 |
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) |
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) |