Chopped Craft BBQ CA
Rating
1484
peak 1484
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-05-31
latest 2025-05-30
Best ToY finish
#1068
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.96 · weakest Brisket (146.50)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 159.9772 | 160.24 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 159.3600 | 163.96 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 162.7884 | 162.81 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9316 | 145.0744 | 146.50 | top 92% |
“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 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in CA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 633.51
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 | 636.9600 | 636.96 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 630.0572 | 630.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) Norco, CA | 19 / 27 (636.9600) | 21 (160.5028) | 16 (168.5600) | 18 (162.8228) | 24 (145.0744) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA | 35 / 39 (630.0572) | 31 (159.9772) | 31 (159.3600) | 26 (162.7884) | 37 (147.9316) |
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 | #1068 (82 pts) | #1173 (72 pts) | #1178 (97 pts) | #1100 (87 pts) | #1427 (57 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |