Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ OR
Rating
1513
peak 1518
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-08-17
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#769
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.37 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 673.32 (+3.06)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.36
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.16 · weakest Pork (166.07)
Road miles
5654
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 2195 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Bearded Boar BBQ has finished one call ahead of Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RJs Smokehouse has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Old Dirty Basters in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2025-08-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Small Axe BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 165.0972 | 171.16 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 175.4172 | 159.3944 | 167.72 | top 54% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 156.5028 | 166.07 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 155.9428 | 168.36 | top 42% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| WA | 3 | 1 | top 27% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (5 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2025-08-16)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 673.32
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 | 669.5656 | 669.57 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 701.0972 | 685.93 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.1372 | 654.14 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 686.3088 | 671.93 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.0856 | 675.38 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 669.6576 | 669.66 |
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 | 23 / 33 (669.5656) | 14 (170.2628) | 23 (168.5372) | 30 (157.0628) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 1 / 30 (701.0972) | 8 (175.4056) | 12 (173.1200) | 2 (178.2972) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2025-05-24 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 18 / 26 (670.7656) | 19 (165.1200) | 22 (161.1200) | 5 (173.1200) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 32 / 33 (654.1372) | 16 (174.8572) | 33 (159.3944) | 30 (163.9428) | 32 (155.9428) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 9 / 38 (686.3088) | 9 (173.7144) | 2 (175.4172) | 28 (164.0000) | 6 (173.1772) |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 16 / 25 (657.5428) | 5 (175.4172) | 20 (161.0972) | 24 (156.5028) | 15 (164.5256) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 16 / 29 (677.0856) | 10 (170.8684) | 18 (167.3944) | 19 (167.4056) | 9 (171.4172) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 16 / 34 (673.6796) | 17 (169.7256) | 13 (170.2744) | 18 (166.8340) | 17 (166.8456) |
| 2019-08-17 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 6 / 27 (669.6576) | 14 (165.0972) | 1 (173.1316) | 10 (167.4516) | 12 (163.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1116 (95 pts) | #857 (175 pts) | #1368 (75 pts) | #1589 (55 pts) | #1150 (100 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #769 (203 pts) | #783 (228 pts) | #848 (208 pts) | #875 (178 pts) | #737 (238 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1317 (167 pts) | #1759 (107 pts) | #1032 (277 pts) | #1547 (127 pts) | #1650 (117 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1949 (62 pts) | #2565 (52 pts) | #1863 (92 pts) | #1894 (87 pts) | #2560 (52 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1981 (100 pts) | #2214 (70 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1603 (160 pts) | #2079 (90 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2060 (95 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #1854 (125 pts) | #2061 (110 pts) | #1799 (125 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1527 (162 pts) | #1896 (127 pts) | #1575 (167 pts) | #958 (372 pts) | #1188 (262 pts) |