RJs Smokehouse OR
Rating
1572
peak 1572
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
2020-02-15
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#149
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
3 reserve
Category wins
10
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 29 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
691.58 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 680.34 (+11.23)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.61
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.29)
Road miles
22233
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 2172 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
J&C BBQ has finished one call ahead of RJs Smokehouse 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LC BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Old Dirty Basters in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7144 points of the Grand Championship at DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition (2023-08-19).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 17% across 5 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 146.2400 | 168.91 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 154.8344 | 168.29 | top 58% |
| Pork | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.2400 | 172.02 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 28 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 171.12 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 15 | 0 | top 40% |
| WA | 5 | 0 | top 16% |
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (15 of 29 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 680.34
- 6 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 694.8228 | 694.82 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 697.6456 | 681.44 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 701.6684 | 684.60 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 694.8000 | 686.51 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 699.9884 | 677.23 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.3484 | 643.35 |
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 | 5 / 33 (694.8228) | 19 (167.3828) | 12 (173.1544) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 22 / 36 (689.6228) | 22 (175.4056) | 31 (167.9772) | 12 (175.4172) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest Meridian, ID | 18 / 39 (686.1712) | 10 (174.2628) | 19 (173.1200) | 24 (169.1084) | 22 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 4 / 30 (697.6456) | 9 (174.8572) | 10 (174.2628) | 20 (168.5256) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 11 / 35 (689.6228) | 23 (169.1200) | 22 (169.6800) | 18 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) Sweet Home, OR | 27 / 28 (664.3884) | 27 (162.2284) | 22 (167.4060) | 12 (171.9656) | 23 (162.7884) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) Sweet Home, OR | 22 / 30 (666.1600) | 13 (171.9656) | 29 (154.8344) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2400) |
| 2025-05-24 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 14 / 26 (676.5024) | 15 (167.3828) | 15 (169.7256) | 12 (169.7256) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 24 / 33 (680.4456) | 25 (170.8228) | 28 (167.9656) | 28 (166.2400) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 2 / 27 (701.6684) | 2 (176.5600) | 20 (166.2512) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2024-07-20 | The Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 12 / 30 (682.7544) | 21 (166.2516) | 15 (167.9772) | 12 (173.1084) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 25 / 37 (677.0512) | 33 (164.5256) | 33 (163.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (168.5484) |
| 2024-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 14 / 27 (681.0968) | 17 (170.8228) | 17 (163.9884) | 17 (166.2856) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2023-10-20 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 30 / 35 (673.5656) | 34 (162.8000) | 33 (164.5372) | 32 (168.5256) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 2 / 30 (691.9428) | 16 (169.1200) | 7 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2856) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 4 / 38 (694.8000) | 20 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1544) | 9 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 5 / 25 (685.7256) | 16 (165.7372) | 6 (174.8456) | 12 (169.1428) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 24 / 35 (683.8856) | 20 (172.5600) | 29 (168.5372) | 24 (168.5256) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 54 / 83 (670.1712) | 73 (162.2400) | 42 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 78 (157.1084) |
| 2022-10-07 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More Hermiston, OR | 8 / 19 (671.8968) | 4 (172.5600) | 12 (167.4172) | 10 (169.1084) | 11 (162.8112) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 246 / 249 (645.0060) | 208 (165.6916) | 244 (155.9888) | 172 (167.9656) | 243 (155.3600) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 258 / 505 (666.7428) | 194 (169.6800) | 282 (166.2628) | 244 (167.4172) | 295 (163.3828) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 4 / 29 (699.9884) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (174.2972) | 5 (175.4056) | 5 (173.7256) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 4 / 34 (698.2744) | 13 (172.0000) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2022-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 2 / 27 (689.0168) | 1 (176.5600) | 13 (169.6684) | 8 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2022-02-05 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship Puyallup, WA | 8 / 22 (669.0744) | 9 (168.5716) | 12 (167.4400) | 11 (166.8228) | 7 (166.2400) |
| 2022-01-08 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 Albany, OR | 4 / 16 (678.2288) | 7 (166.8344) | 4 (170.8572) | 2 (177.1428) | 8 (163.3944) |
| 2020-02-15 | Albany Bacon Championship Albany, OR | 9 / 16 (643.3484) | 14 (146.2400) | 11 (159.3828) | 8 (168.0000) | 4 (169.7256) |
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 | #490 (183 pts) | #807 (88 pts) | #727 (123 pts) | #461 (233 pts) | #448 (233 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #329 (659 pts) | #376 (614 pts) | #455 (519 pts) | #344 (654 pts) | #258 (894 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #389 (539 pts) | #451 (479 pts) | #623 (334 pts) | #287 (774 pts) | #290 (794 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #331 (640 pts) | #647 (280 pts) | #499 (470 pts) | #479 (430 pts) | #268 (815 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #149 (1257 pts) | #179 (1167 pts) | #252 (957 pts) | #161 (1207 pts) | #213 (1032 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #636 (126 pts) | #803 (96 pts) | #771 (111 pts) | #651 (136 pts) | #549 (191 pts) |