Sweet Heat BBQ CA
Rating
1498
peak 1517 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2025-03-14
Best ToY finish
#747
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.88
last 5 Master vs avg 645.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.71 · weakest Brisket (155.98)
Road miles
2793
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2327 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.88 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out (2022-09-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 154.8228 | 164.33 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 159.4284 | 165.71 | top 39% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 145.7144 | 159.87 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 138.2172 | 155.98 | top 63% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 645.88 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-17 — First tracked contest · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- 📣 2019-05-17 — First call · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- ⭐ 2019-09-21 — Career-best overall score (669.6456) · Oinktoberfest
- 📈 2019-09-21 — Peak power rating (1517) · Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | Oinktoberfest | 2019-09-21 |
| +5.8 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2019-07-05 |
| +2.2 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2019-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest | 2025-03-14 |
| -4.8 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out | 2022-09-23 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 100% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 93% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 26 / 26 (601.5772) | 25 (154.8228) | 21 (162.8228) | 26 (145.7144) | 26 (138.2172) |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA | 29 / 43 (640.5712) | 26 (163.4172) | 15 (168.0000) | 32 (155.9884) | 34 (153.1656) |
| 2019-09-21 | Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY | 7 / 43 (669.6456) | 8 (168.5600) | 6 (170.2972) | 8 (169.6684) | 20 (161.1200) |
| 2019-07-05 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY | 12 / 32 (652.5368) | 5 (169.1656) | 15 (159.4284) | 9 (166.2400) | 21 (157.7028) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 13 / 44 (665.0860) | 17 (165.7028) | 9 (167.9888) | 21 (161.7144) | 11 (169.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #747 (407 pts) | #761 (437 pts) | #772 (427 pts) | #837 (377 pts) | #1000 (292 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #773 (424 pts) | #718 (499 pts) | #787 (454 pts) | #648 (574 pts) | #871 (384 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #784 (481 pts) | #905 (431 pts) | #740 (541 pts) | #896 (431 pts) | #919 (401 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #872 (403 pts) | #549 (738 pts) | #1018 (348 pts) | #736 (538 pts) | #770 (493 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #931 (340 pts) | #1054 (310 pts) | #899 (395 pts) | #662 (570 pts) | #1129 (270 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1330 (210 pts) | #999 (350 pts) | #1275 (240 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #979 (295 pts) | #1206 (235 pts) | #840 (385 pts) | #1031 (300 pts) | #879 (355 pts) |