OM BBQ COMPANY CA
Rating
1649
peak 1649
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2021-04-16
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#102
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
8
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
19
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
692.40 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.94 (+8.45)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.96
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.57 · weakest Brisket (170.21)
Road miles
6879
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 737 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
West Coast BBQ Shop has finished one call ahead of OM BBQ COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 14 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BAR-B-CUDA BBQ in 15 of their 21 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8916 points of the Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 (2022-01-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 158.2056 | 170.88 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 177.7372 | 163.3944 | 170.29 | top 42% |
| Pork | 30 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.8968 | 172.57 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 30 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 179.4400 | 156.4912 | 170.21 | top 37% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 22 | 1 | top 33% |
| OR | 4 | 0 | top 25% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (22 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (30 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Eastern Sierra BBQ, Chili & Salsa Festival (2022-05-06)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.94
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 698.2400 | 692.71 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 695.4060 | 688.81 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 694.8000 | 679.35 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 665.5884 | 665.59 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 698.2172 | 687.23 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 676.0116 | 670.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 2 / 33 (698.2400) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (170.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2026-04-24 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 9 / 29 (684.5028) | 6 (177.1428) | 24 (163.9544) | 16 (167.3828) | 2 (176.0228) |
| 2026-03-20 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 4 / 27 (695.3832) | 4 (177.1544) | 8 (171.9888) | 6 (173.1316) | 5 (173.1084) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 26 / 90 (688.4684) | 12 (176.5600) | 78 (163.9428) | 26 (173.1200) | 16 (174.8456) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 6 / 30 (695.3828) | 5 (176.5600) | 5 (175.4056) | 8 (176.0000) | 21 (167.4172) |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Felton, CA | 4 / 21 (687.3372) | 7 (171.9772) | 16 (163.3944) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Felton, CA | 10 / 25 (682.1712) | 23 (166.8228) | 13 (170.2744) | 5 (177.7028) | 15 (167.3712) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 7 / 35 (695.4060) | 21 (170.2744) | 14 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (173.1544) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) Sweet Home, OR | 10 / 28 (693.0628) | 6 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 24 (169.1200) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) Sweet Home, OR | 12 / 30 (679.8972) | 4 (177.7028) | 15 (171.4172) | 15 (168.5372) | 26 (162.2400) |
| 2025-05-16 | Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 7 / 19 (689.0740) | 7 (172.5484) | 9 (169.1200) | 4 (174.8456) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 8 / 31 (688.5028) | 11 (174.2628) | 10 (172.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) Clayton, CA | 15 / 25 (668.4456) | 20 (160.5144) | 9 (169.1428) | 12 (170.8228) | 10 (167.9656) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 23 / 34 (674.8000) | 29 (162.2744) | 3 (177.7372) | 3 (178.2972) | 28 (156.4912) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 3 / 27 (694.8000) | 11 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 17 / 26 (665.5884) | 20 (158.2056) | 10 (169.6916) | 18 (166.2512) | 6 (171.4400) |
| 2022-09-23 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out Fresno, CA | 6 / 43 (686.2172) | 6 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (174.8456) | 24 (162.8344) |
| 2022-07-01 | 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV | 9 / 17 (667.3708) | 9 (168.5484) | 6 (170.2628) | 12 (166.2856) | 10 (162.2740) |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) Big Bear Lake, CA | 5 / 25 (694.8116) | 13 (173.1200) | 17 (166.2516) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4400) |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) Big Bear Lake, CA | 11 / 25 (679.3488) | 14 (167.4172) | 6 (173.7260) | 10 (171.9656) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2022-05-06 | Eastern Sierra BBQ, Chili & Salsa Festival Bishop, CA | 1 / 4 (696.5260) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (167.3944) | 1 (174.2744) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2022-04-02 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 17 / 27 (685.6228) | 11 (173.1200) | 19 (169.6800) | 18 (171.4056) | 17 (171.4172) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 8 / 37 (686.7540) | 18 (169.1200) | 8 (171.4056) | 8 (175.4056) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2022-01-22 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 Santa Barbara, CA | 7 / 25 (690.1940) | 8 (175.4056) | 15 (169.1084) | 13 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-01-21 | The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 Santa Barbara, CA | 2 / 30 (698.2172) | 7 (175.4172) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4172) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2021-10-15 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off Susanville, CA | 3 / 11 (674.7884) | 5 (169.7028) | 2 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (156.5484) |
| 2021-06-04 | 2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 12 / 29 (671.3600) | 12 (171.4400) | 9 (169.1544) | 16 (165.0972) | 15 (165.6684) |
| 2021-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships Big Bear Lake, CA | 11 / 27 (655.2568) | 15 (166.8228) | 6 (170.8572) | 21 (155.8968) | 16 (161.6800) |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 Hollister, CA | 18 / 26 (674.7888) | 23 (164.5372) | 20 (166.8460) | 13 (170.8228) | 10 (172.5828) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 Hollister, CA | 11 / 41 (676.0116) | 27 (159.9772) | 19 (166.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (169.7600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #161 (659 pts) | #176 (679 pts) | #372 (369 pts) | #172 (609 pts) | #158 (659 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #176 (1204 pts) | #205 (1119 pts) | #261 (974 pts) | #165 (1239 pts) | #172 (1189 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #419 (487 pts) | #580 (332 pts) | #344 (722 pts) | #385 (562 pts) | #361 (627 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #102 (1508 pts) | #149 (1268 pts) | #131 (1368 pts) | #100 (1468 pts) | #114 (1418 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #289 (668 pts) | #401 (503 pts) | #296 (708 pts) | #241 (803 pts) | #363 (563 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1192 (223 pts) | #1248 (223 pts) | #1248 (233 pts) | #1236 (223 pts) | #1233 (223 pts) |