JC BBQ CA
Rating
1507
peak 1516
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-02-15
latest 2025-03-28
Best ToY finish
#733
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.46 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 632.07 (+32.39)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±106.03
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.02)
Road miles
4379
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1515 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BIG RED BBQ has finished one call ahead of JC BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Porterhouse BBQ 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 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 151.9656 | 164.44 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 149.1088 | 164.02 | top 51% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 154.2628 | 168.74 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 157.0628 | 168.61 | top 39% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 8 | 0 | top 51% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (8 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 632.07
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671.8628 | 671.86 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.3484 | 679.35 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.3144 | 651.31 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 687.3832 | 687.38 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 677.0744 | 605.14 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 19 / 48 (671.8628) | 27 (164.5372) | 26 (164.5256) | 15 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA | 8 / 39 (679.3484) | 4 (177.7028) | 30 (159.3828) | 11 (171.4056) | 10 (170.8572) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 36 / 43 (651.3144) | 42 (151.9656) | 40 (154.7772) | 24 (170.2744) | 6 (174.2972) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival Norco, CA | 12 / 37 (687.3832) | 9 (173.7144) | 14 (172.5716) | 22 (167.3944) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2019-05-31 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Norco, CA | 36 / 49 (632.3772) | 41 (153.0744) | 15 (167.9772) | 40 (154.2628) | 31 (157.0628) |
| 2019-05-10 | Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off Long Beach, CA | 9 / 12 (664.4340) | 9 (163.4056) | 9 (161.0972) | 7 (165.6684) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 13 / 57 (317.0860) | 3 (167.9772) | 24 (149.1088) | — | — |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 22 / 47 (677.0744) | 26 (170.3088) | 9 (174.2628) | 14 (171.9772) | 40 (160.5256) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 33 / 70 (666.1944) | 60 (158.8572) | 24 (167.9772) | 14 (171.9772) | 28 (167.3828) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 16 / 49 (673.6452) | 34 (162.8340) | 23 (168.5600) | 10 (172.5484) | 20 (169.7028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #811 (155 pts) | #755 (210 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #906 (130 pts) | #882 (135 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1266 (65 pts) | #840 (175 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #967 (125 pts) | #958 (145 pts) | #1174 (115 pts) | #1288 (75 pts) | #916 (155 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #733 (422 pts) | #864 (362 pts) | #666 (512 pts) | #605 (567 pts) | #767 (427 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #929 (316 pts) | #1035 (291 pts) | #986 (326 pts) | #814 (421 pts) | #1153 (241 pts) |