The Smoking J's CA
Rating
1543
peak 1554
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2020-01-24
Best ToY finish
#237
Master 2019
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
630.87 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 655.46 (-24.60)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±58.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.69)
Road miles
3132
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1397 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Old Town Franklin BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUDVILLE BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 164.5372 | 171.15 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 152.5144 | 165.69 | top 48% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8456 | 169.00 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 172.5828 | 162.8228 | 168.62 | top 34% |
“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 | 7 | 1 | top 27% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 1 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (7 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship (2019-05-03)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 655.46
- 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 670.7196 | 670.72 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 698.8456 | 651.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II Hollister, CA | 21 / 46 (670.7196) | 17 (170.8228) | 27 (163.9428) | 24 (167.4284) | 20 (168.5256) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 89 / 468 (484.4572) | 41 (174.8572) | 309 (161.7144) | 71 (172.5484) | 196 (166.2400) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 110 / 135 (669.0400) | 77 (170.8228) | 118 (161.1200) | 79 (169.1200) | 98 (167.9772) |
| 2019-08-16 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 9 / 25 (654.7544) | 10 (164.5372) | 23 (152.5144) | 8 (168.0000) | 3 (169.7028) |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 16 / 36 (667.2796) | 10 (171.9656) | 19 (166.8112) | 16 (165.6800) | 20 (162.8228) |
| 2019-07-12 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | 2 / 31 (698.8456) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (172.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (172.5828) |
| 2019-05-31 | Throwdown in the Vineyards Murphy, CA | 7 / 20 (660.4456) | 4 (169.1428) | 6 (166.2400) | 13 (159.3828) | 8 (165.6800) |
| 2019-05-03 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 1 / 27 (695.9772) | 5 (171.4172) | 6 (172.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (172.0000) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 9 / 48 (677.7372) | 7 (172.5600) | 4 (174.2972) | 32 (158.8456) | 8 (172.0344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #803 (80 pts) | #798 (100 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #883 (65 pts) | #819 (85 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #237 (1188 pts) | #284 (1068 pts) | #310 (988 pts) | #268 (1093 pts) | #244 (1183 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #666 (511 pts) | #595 (626 pts) | #733 (491 pts) | #479 (771 pts) | #574 (631 pts) |