Rack to the Future Barbeque CA
Rating
1486
peak 1486
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2025-04-25
Best ToY finish
#1558
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
515.89 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 480.86 (+35.04)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±164.24
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.79 · weakest Chicken (156.16)
Road miles
168
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 146.1256 | 156.16 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 153.6684 | 160.75 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 160.0000 | 163.79 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 150.2400 | 157.87 | top 78% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 480.86
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 658.1484 | 658.15 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 336.5488 | 336.55 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 644.4916 | 644.49 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 631.2228 | 631.22 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 309.0628 | 307.37 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 23 / 31 (658.1484) | 20 (169.6800) | 18 (167.4172) | 26 (161.0856) | 24 (159.9656) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 3 / 34 (336.5488) | — | 8 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 24 / 29 (644.4916) | 25 (161.0972) | 23 (160.0000) | 24 (160.0000) | 20 (163.3944) |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 25 / 29 (631.2228) | 26 (146.1256) | 20 (164.5600) | 9 (170.2972) | 25 (150.2400) |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 12 / 31 (309.0628) | 13 (155.3944) | 12 (153.6684) | — | — |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY) Elk Grove, CA | 11 / 15 (305.6688) | 14 (148.5144) | 9 (157.1544) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1558 (54 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #1240 (79 pts) | #904 (139 pts) | #1546 (54 pts) |