The Legend of Melano CA
Rating
1517
peak 1517 · rated over 1 contests
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2024-06-28
latest 2024-06-28
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 3%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.44 · weakest Chicken (166.85)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
334.29 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.8456 | 166.8456 | 166.85 | top 6% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 167.4400 | 167.4400 | 167.44 | top 3% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in CA (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (2024-06-28)
- Wins it all in 100% of contests
- Average Backyard overall score: 334.29 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-06-28 — First tracked contest · 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
- 📣 2024-06-28 — First call · 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
- 🏆 2024-06-28 — First Grand Championship · 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
- ⭐ 2024-06-28 — Career-best overall score (334.2856) · 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 3% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 1 / 35 (334.2856) | 2 (166.8456) | 1 (167.4400) | — | — |