Pork Bombin BBQ AZ
Rating
1522
peak 1522
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2023-03-10
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#113
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.88 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.63 (+12.25)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.90
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.04)
Road miles
5372
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Porterhouse BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pork Bombin BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.
📅 A January team
Something about January: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 168.12 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 150.8000 | 167.04 | top 58% |
| Pork | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 158.8000 | 168.64 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 159.9428 | 170.83 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 8 | 0 | top 56% |
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| CA | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (8 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 674.63
- 1 perfect 180 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 702.7884 | 684.48 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 695.9656 | 674.01 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 674.7656 | 668.45 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 659.8972 | 659.60 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 14 / 33 (689.0516) | 1 (180.0000) | 27 (163.9544) | 14 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2026-05-15 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival Deming, NM | 9 / 16 (664.4228) | 6 (170.8344) | 12 (150.8000) | 7 (170.8228) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Lake Havasu City, AZ | 9 / 33 (693.1088) | 10 (174.8572) | 6 (176.5716) | 24 (166.2744) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival Yuma, AZ | 11 / 25 (685.0400) | 15 (170.2628) | 13 (169.6800) | 12 (171.9772) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 4 / 41 (702.7884) | 9 (176.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 12 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 35 / 53 (672.4916) | 32 (169.6800) | 13 (173.1200) | 46 (162.8688) | 30 (166.8228) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 54 / 90 (677.0516) | 68 (166.8228) | 69 (166.2744) | 11 (176.5600) | 63 (167.3944) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 13 / 35 (695.9656) | 14 (176.0000) | 25 (170.8228) | 10 (175.4056) | 12 (173.7372) |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 20 / 29 (671.8624) | 23 (162.7884) | 18 (169.1200) | 19 (169.1312) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 29 / 30 (656.9484) | 24 (168.5256) | 29 (161.6572) | 29 (161.6456) | 23 (165.1200) |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 16 / 26 (663.8628) | 23 (160.5028) | 10 (169.6800) | 17 (165.6916) | 10 (167.9884) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 12 / 29 (679.8740) | 12 (173.1200) | 23 (164.5256) | 11 (171.4172) | 11 (170.8112) |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 24 / 48 (672.4800) | 45 (157.6572) | 21 (168.5600) | 22 (168.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 61 / 74 (663.3140) | 56 (164.5484) | 64 (162.8228) | 12 (176.0000) | 68 (159.9428) |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest Castle Rock, CO | 18 / 36 (674.7656) | 32 (162.8000) | 9 (174.2972) | 24 (165.1200) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 28 / 39 (667.2800) | 7 (176.0116) | 27 (166.2400) | 38 (158.8000) | 26 (166.2284) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 17 / 25 (668.4340) | 23 (161.0740) | 15 (167.4172) | 20 (162.8000) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 19 / 26 (659.3028) | 23 (154.8000) | 11 (169.6800) | 17 (166.2628) | 12 (168.5600) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 24 / 32 (659.8972) | 24 (167.3944) | 29 (154.2400) | 18 (167.4400) | 10 (170.8228) |
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 | #113 (832 pts) | #90 (937 pts) | #145 (802 pts) | #130 (752 pts) | #69 (1022 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #365 (594 pts) | #425 (539 pts) | #444 (534 pts) | #323 (689 pts) | #274 (854 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #544 (326 pts) | #562 (346 pts) | #537 (426 pts) | #620 (291 pts) | #390 (571 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1243 (62 pts) | #1314 (62 pts) | #1693 (57 pts) | #1170 (92 pts) | #957 (132 pts) |