Team of the Year

Team profile

7 SINS BBQ

Contests
99
Grand Championships GC
3
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
0
Overall top 10s
22
Average overall score
658.984
Best overall score
704.537
Seasons active
2013–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 51%

Entries
97
Firsts
3
Top 10s
30

Ribs

Typical finishTop 55%

Entries
98
Firsts
2
Top 10s
21

Pork

Typical finishTop 58%

Entries
99
Firsts
1
Top 10s
21

Brisket

Typical finishTop 53%

Entries
98
Firsts
1
Top 10s
26

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for 7 SINS BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2013 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2022 with 18 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2013: 3 contests 3 2013 2014: 4 contests 4 2014 2015: 4 contests 4 2015 2016: 5 contests 5 2016 2017: 8 contests 8 2017 2018: 10 contests 10 2018 2019: 14 contests, 3 top 10s 14 2019 2020: 3 contests 3 2020 2021: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 5 top 10s 8 2021 2022: 18 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 7 top 10s 18 2022 2023: 13 contests, 5 top 10s 13 2023 2024: 2 contests, 2 top 10s 2 2024 2025: 4 contests 4 2025 2026: 2 contests 2 2026
Overall contests by year for 7 SINS BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2013300593.501
2014400583.772
2015400643.917
2016500644.455
2017800649.228
20181000644.039
20191403652.789
2020300662.72
2021815673.569
20221827679.54
20231305684.811
2024202688.811
2025400661.029
2026200680.48
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for 7 SINS BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 688.811 in 2024. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 550600650700750 2013: average overall score 593.501 2013 2014: average overall score 583.772 2014 2015: average overall score 643.917 2015 2016: average overall score 644.455 2016 2017: average overall score 649.228 2017 2018: average overall score 644.039 2018 2019: average overall score 652.789 2019 2020: average overall score 662.72 2020 2021: average overall score 673.569 2021 2022: average overall score 679.54 2022 2023: average overall score 684.811 2023 2024: average overall score 688.811 2024 2025: average overall score 661.029 2025 2026: average overall score 680.48 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 13th

    Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

    Aug 8, 2026KCBS Felton, CA 17 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.777
  2. 19th

    Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

    Aug 7, 2026KCBS Felton, CA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    666.183
  3. 15th

    3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

    Aug 8, 2025KCBS Felton, CA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    673.063
  4. 16th

    Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship

    May 16, 2025KCBS Oroville, CA 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    652.446
  5. 27th

    Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

    Apr 25, 2025KCBS Lodi, CA 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    646.72
  6. 21st

    Best in the Southwest

    Feb 21, 2025KCBS Yuma, AZ 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.886
  7. 10th

    Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

    Apr 26, 2024KCBS Lodi, CA 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.8
  8. 8th

    The Golden State Battle VI

    Mar 1, 2024KCBS Casa de Fruta 10021 Pacheco Pass Highway Hollister, CA 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.823
  9. 5th

    Golden State Battle of Indio

    Nov 17, 2023KCBS CA 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    699.943
  10. 17th

    Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)

    Oct 20, 2023KCBS GA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.777
  11. 17th

    Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)

    Oct 20, 2023KCBS GA 35 teams

    690.777
  12. 170th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 27, 2023KCBS Kansas City, KS 211 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    672.48

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