Team Taste Buds BBQ CA
Rating
1485
peak 1485
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-04-26
latest 2024-06-14
Best ToY finish
#814
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.93)
Road miles
39
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 165.7028 | 169.13 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5028 | 151.3484 | 153.93 | top 95% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 161.1428 | 162.55 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 154.8344 | 159.11 | top 69% |
“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 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 644.73
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 656.4228 | 644.73 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) Clayton, CA | 16 / 25 (656.4228) | 9 (172.5600) | 23 (156.5028) | 17 (163.9656) | 13 (163.3944) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 32 / 34 (633.0284) | 27 (165.7028) | 33 (151.3484) | 30 (161.1428) | 29 (154.8344) |
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 | #814 (154 pts) | #782 (194 pts) | #1086 (119 pts) | #866 (149 pts) | #822 (169 pts) |