Rack to the Future Barbeque CA
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 6 contests
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
644.62
last 3 Master vs avg 644.62 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.99
std dev of Master 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
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.62 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
307.37 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 42% | 2025-04-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 644.62 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 307.37 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-03 — First tracked contest · Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY)
- 📣 2019-05-03 — First call · Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY)
- 📈 2019-07-12 — Peak power rating (1496) · Clayton BBQ Cook-off
- ⭐ 2025-04-25 — Career-best overall score (658.1484) · Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2024-04-26 |
| +2.5 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | 2019-07-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards | 2021-06-04 |
| -9.4 | 3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 2022-04-29 |
| -6.9 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (BACK YARD ONLY) | 2019-05-03 |
| -5.2 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship | 2025-04-25 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 85.9% | 85.4% |
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) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1558 (54 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #1240 (79 pts) | #904 (139 pts) | #1546 (54 pts) |