Meat Wagon Smokers CA
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-04-28
latest 2024-04-26
Best ToY finish
#1038
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.03 · weakest Pork (164.82)
Road miles
98
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.81 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 166.3200 | 167.15 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 169.1200 | 171.03 | top 41% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 164.5140 | 164.82 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 163.4172 | 168.29 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 670.81 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-04-28 — First tracked contest · Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 📣 2023-09-15 — First call · 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2024-04-26 — Career-best overall score (678.2400) · Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 18 / 34 (678.2400) | 24 (167.9884) | 15 (171.9772) | 24 (165.1200) | 9 (173.1544) |
| 2023-09-15 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 5 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 17 / 27 (663.3712) | 16 (166.3200) | 15 (169.1200) | 22 (164.5140) | 14 (163.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1038 (94 pts) | #1232 (64 pts) | #1134 (109 pts) | #1218 (64 pts) | #866 (144 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1123 (92 pts) | #1170 (97 pts) | #717 (274 pts) | #1259 (67 pts) | #1124 (107 pts) |