THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES CA

Power ranking

#834

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1551

peak 1554 · rated over 12 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-25

latest 2022-05-28

Best ToY finish

#272

Master 2021

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

696.0000 / 720

Master · 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

680.03 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.67 (+6.37)

Walk rate

85%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Albany Bacon Championship

Consistency

±16.68

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.70 · weakest Brisket (164.34)

Road miles

4939

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 649 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)

Purse competed for

$147K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.67 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

Old Town Franklin BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Pops BBQ 22 in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, Cynical BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Old Town Franklin BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CANYON RIDERS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
MUDVILLE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	7	1	3	178.2972	161.6572	171.70	top 24%
Pork Ribs	13	7	1	3	179.4400	156.5028	168.02	top 40%
Pork	12	6	0	4	177.7028	162.2284	169.98	top 34%
Brisket	12	5	0	0	173.1200	150.7768	164.34	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
CA	6	top 39%
OR	3	top 31%
WA	1	top 7%
ID	1	top 28%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 33%
Large (40+)	3	top 39%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2	8	0	top 40%	2022-05-28
Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off	2	5	0	top 53%	2021-10-15

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in CA (7 of 13 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
Average Master overall score: 673.67 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-05-25 — First tracked contest · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
📣 2019-05-25 — First call · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
⭐ 2021-08-21 — Career-best overall score (696.0000) · 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
📈 2021-10-15 — Peak power rating (1554) · Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Albany Bacon Championship	2020-02-15
+13.1	4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff	2021-08-21
+10.2	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2	2021-04-17
+9.3	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2019-05-25
+9.2	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1	2021-04-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	2019-06-21
-3.3	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2022-05-28
-1.9	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	2019-08-16
-0.1	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	2019-09-20

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 56%	91.7%	91.7%
2021	4	4	1	100%	top 25%	96.7%	95.1%
2020	2	1	1	50%	top 27%	95.7%	94.5%
2019	5	2	0	80%	top 41%	95.2%	92.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-09-15	12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA	—	—	4 (172.5600)	—	—
2022-05-28	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	15 / 27 (660.4684)	6 (171.4056)	26 (156.5028)	10 (168.5944)	14 (163.9656)
2021-10-15	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Susanville, CA	5 / 11 (671.3024)	3 (170.8456)	4 (167.9772)	3 (170.2512)	6 (162.2284)
2021-08-21	4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	2 / 27 (696.0000)	1 (178.2972)	3 (173.1428)	5 (172.5600)	5 (172.0000)
2021-04-17	The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA	6 / 26 (695.3600)	11 (174.2744)	10 (172.5600)	3 (177.7028)	15 (170.8228)
2021-04-16	The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA	10 / 41 (677.0288)	14 (167.3944)	7 (174.2744)	31 (162.2400)	11 (173.1200)
2020-02-15	Albany Bacon Championship 🏅 Albany, OR	2 / 16 (689.1772)	2 (173.1428)	1 (179.4400)	2 (175.4400)	7 (161.1544)
2020-01-24	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	19 / 46 (671.3144)	13 (172.0000)	30 (162.8116)	17 (170.2628)	26 (166.2400)
2019-09-20	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	23 / 44 (667.2796)	5 (177.7028)	37 (158.8112)	2 (175.4056)	35 (155.3600)
2019-09-13	Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID	7 / 25 (685.6572)	12 (169.7144)	3 (177.1428)	14 (169.1200)	8 (169.6800)
2019-08-16	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA	15 / 25 (642.0908)	5 (169.6800)	15 (159.4056)	16 (162.2284)	20 (150.7768)
2019-06-21	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 Santa Clara, CA	34 (647.2572)	33 (161.6572)	21 (164.5372)	22 (165.7028)	36 (155.3600)
2019-05-25	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	8 / 34 (681.0624)	5 (174.2628)	12 (165.1428)	12 (170.2512)	10 (171.4056)

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
2023 ↗	Master	—	—	#872 (197 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#1138 (102 pts)	#910 (167 pts)	#1731 (52 pts)	#1025 (127 pts)	#1156 (107 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#272 (714 pts)	#286 (724 pts)	#299 (704 pts)	#302 (674 pts)	#365 (559 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#341 (331 pts)	#342 (361 pts)	#377 (326 pts)	#352 (341 pts)	#527 (206 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#606 (539 pts)	#478 (719 pts)	#593 (589 pts)	#529 (659 pts)	#708 (474 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#377 (901 pts)	#457 (796 pts)	#351 (976 pts)	#333 (1011 pts)	#502 (736 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#317 (1142 pts)	#289 (1177 pts)	#443 (882 pts)	#273 (1227 pts)	#233 (1367 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#353 (1056 pts)	#188 (1446 pts)	#367 (1026 pts)	#416 (966 pts)	#454 (896 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#621 (585 pts)	#596 (655 pts)	#563 (685 pts)	#1034 (325 pts)	#714 (515 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1011 (307 pts)	#1052 (322 pts)	#1348 (222 pts)	#994 (352 pts)	#1229 (247 pts)