High-water mark
685.7028
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.7028 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
C-A BBQ Co.
C-A BBQ Co. is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 56 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “CA BBQ CO”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2022
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 2.6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.94)
Road miles
622
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 622 mi
Purse competed for
$121K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
673.45 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 169.6684 | 172.94 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 153.6688 | 164.94 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 159.3600 | 166.64 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 165.7028 | 168.93 | top 44% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
483
finished ahead 368 times, behind 298
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Apr 1, 2022 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.7028 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3372 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 117 / 444 (685.7028) | 32 (177.7028) | 155 (171.4400) | 269 (166.2972) | 148 (170.2628) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 162 / 169 (663.3028) | 115 (169.6684) | 169 (153.6688) | 39 (174.2628) | 138 (165.7028) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 22 / 56 (671.3372) | 15 (171.4400) | 22 (169.7144) | 38 (159.3600) | 10 (170.8228) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.