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SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #619 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Timbers Northwest”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#619
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1656
peak 1660 · rated over 32 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

33
in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013
latest Aug 22, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#334
Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

2
2 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

2
19 podiums

Overall top-10s

22
67% of 33 contests

Best top-10 run

13
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 32%
overall standings

Best overall

700.5716 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

687.13 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 677.84 (+9.29)

Walk rate

88%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Consistency

±16.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 170.68 · weakest Chicken (168.35)

Road miles

10,356
across 33 mapped stops · furthest 2,059 mi

Schedule strength

30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Purse competed for

$266K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.84 / 720
33 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Among the elite

#619 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 10% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1656 puts them #619 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.

  • rating 1656
  • peak 1660
  • 32 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

  • Chicken ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) (May 27, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rooftop BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

2024 Icebox Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 5th
  • average top 13%

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 33 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 33 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

700.5716 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5716 at Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 3, 2016

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 19 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 19 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

RJs Smokehouse has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 1 Grand Championship

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 13%.

  • 3 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 13%

A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

SON OF SMOKE ahead in 82% of their meetings

SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition on Aug 19, 2023 — 10 contests and 3.1 years ago.

  • last GC Aug 19, 2023
  • 3.1 years ago

A strong matchup

14–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of J&C BBQ in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RJs Smokehouse has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.29% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.29% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.1% of a perfect score
  • 33 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

  • 10 visits in all
  • best finish 1st

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #566 (265 pts) #811 (155 pts) #488 (425 pts) #735 (165 pts) #480 (375 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #401 (521 pts) #356 (646 pts) #685 (271 pts) #455 (446 pts) #476 (431 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #442 (454 pts) #576 (334 pts) #441 (544 pts) #532 (374 pts) #482 (439 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #334 (630 pts) #405 (560 pts) #409 (605 pts) #413 (515 pts) #513 (375 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #513 (400 pts) #734 (245 pts) #482 (515 pts) #616 (320 pts) #420 (550 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #664 (227 pts) #1098 (107 pts) #629 (277 pts) #935 (127 pts) #752 (202 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #566 (693 pts) #809 (488 pts) #651 (623 pts) #745 (548 pts) #646 (613 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #575 (688 pts) #801 (488 pts) #688 (588 pts) #809 (483 pts) #520 (783 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #2000 (85 pts) #1180 (260 pts) #1954 (105 pts) #2225 (60 pts) #2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1947 (100 pts) #2064 (95 pts) #2785 (55 pts) #2015 (105 pts) #1573 (170 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1675 (129 pts) #2044 (79 pts) #1803 (124 pts) #1472 (169 pts) #1846 (109 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST, each with one reason worth a look.

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO
#621 of the rated field
1656 power rating
Contests
139
GCs
4
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1754
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 135 contests
  • last seen Mar 31, 2023
⚔ Head-to-head
D.F.G.'S BBQ
#620 of the rated field
1656 power rating
Contests
40
GCs
1
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1662

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 39 contests
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AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW
#622 of the rated field
1656 power rating
Contests
107
GCs
0
Top-10s
41%
Peak
1697

They've been 1697 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 104 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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FINN'S FINEST BBQ
#615 of the rated field
1657 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
49
GCs
3
Top-10s
27%
Peak
1662
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 49 contests to 33.

  • rated over 48 contests
  • last seen Oct 19, 2018
⚔ Head-to-head
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM
#623 of the rated field
1655 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
59
GCs
1
Top-10s
63%
Peak
1701
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 59 contests, alongside a 63% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 56 contests
  • last seen Sep 23, 2023
⚔ Head-to-head
WICKED SMOKE BBQ
#629 of the rated field
1655 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
69
GCs
1
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1674
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 68 contests
  • last seen Sep 5, 2025
⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
J&C BBQ 19 14 5 74% ⚔ compare
RJs Smokehouse 17 8 9 47% ⚔ compare
Small Axe BBQ 16 5 11 31% ⚔ compare
Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ 15 12 3 80% ⚔ compare
Old Dirty Basters 14 13 1 93% ⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ 14 12 2 86% ⚔ compare
LAKE HOUSE BBQ 14 10 4 71% ⚔ compare
BOOTIES BBQ 13 7 6 54% ⚔ compare
SLOW PORKIN 13 6 7 46% ⚔ compare
JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
MADDDOG'S BBQ 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
Smoke324 12 3 9 25% ⚔ compare
Rusty's BBQ 11 6 5 55% ⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE 11 2 9 18% ⚔ compare
SLO.MO.QUE 10 7 3 70% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 33 12 1 3 180 🔥 151.4284 168.35 top 46%
Pork Ribs 33 16 1 6 178.8572 146.2172 170.68 top 33%
Pork 33 14 0 3 178.2972 155.9200 168.63 top 44%
Brisket 33 18 0 7 178.2972 154.2400 170.18 top 32%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 19%
Medium (20–39)272top 30%
Large (40+)40top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
OR171top 30%
WA121top 25%
KS20top 60%
TN10top 68%
NV10top 63%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 10 1 1 top 32% May 23, 2026
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 4 3 0 top 39% Mar 31, 2017
Sutherlin Throwdown 2 12 0 top 46% Jul 18, 2026
2024 Icebox Cookoff 2 5 0 top 13% Jul 6, 2024
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 100 0 top 60% Sep 1, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 2.5 across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in OR 17 of 33 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 18 5 of them more than once
First title May 27, 2017 BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
Opponents faced 769 finished ahead 931 times, behind 570
Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 17, 2019 → Aug 21, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone
  1. Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
20252 milestones
  1. First perfect 180 (Chicken) 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
  2. Peak power rating (1660) 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
20241 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest 2024 Icebox Cookoff
20231 milestone
  1. First state championship DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
20211 milestone
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
20173 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
  2. Biggest field won (37 teams) BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)
  3. 10th tracked contest Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off
20163 milestones
  1. First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First Reserve Championship Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
  3. Career-best overall score700.5716 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition
20151 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4572 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.6BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)May 27, 2017
+14.6Sam's Club National BBQ TourApr 1, 2016
+13.1Fire it Up 5 BBQ CompetitionJun 3, 2016
+12.33rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ CookoffAug 17, 2019
+11.6DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ CompetitionAug 19, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-5.3Sutherlin ThrowdownJul 18, 2026
-3.2BBQ, Blues & Brews on the BayMay 25, 2019
-2.5BBQ, Blues & Brews on the BayMay 23, 2026
-2.4Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 31, 2017
-1.6Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)Oct 27, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20263010 100% top 43% 95.5% 94.9%
20253021 100% top 22% 96.9% 95.9%
20244040 100% top 24% 96.5% 95.9%
20233130 100% top 13% 96.3% 95.9%
20223030 100% top 32% 95.7% 94.7%
20211011 100% top 11% 95.9% 95.9%
20192010 100% top 32% 95.1% 92.8%
20181010 100% top 29% 93.5% 93.5%
20176120 50% top 45% 96.2% 93%
20164030 75% top 28% 97.3% 94.2%
20151000 100% top 53% 91.7% 91.7%
20141000 100% top 53% 88% 88%
20131010 100% top 34% 89.1% 89.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 22, 2026 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA 7 / 27 (687.3716) 18 (166.2516) 2 (177.1428) 14 (170.8228) 6 (173.1544)
Jul 18, 2026 Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR 17 / 29 (684.4912) 4 (176) 18 (169.6800) 18 (165.7028) 11 (173.1084)
May 23, 2026 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR 15 / 33 (678.7656) 23 (163.9428) 6 (176) 27 (162.8228) 4 (176)
Aug 16, 2025 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA 3 / 30 (697.6800) 1 (180) 16 (171.4172) 19 (169.1200) 3 (177.1428)
Jul 19, 2025 Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR 12 / 35 (687.3600) 7 (177.7144) 24 (169.1200) 10 (173.7028) 15 (166.8228)
May 24, 2025 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR 6 / 26 (685.6456) 4 (173.7028) 14 (170.2628) 3 (174.2856) 17 (167.3944)
Aug 24, 2024 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA 7 / 27 (690.1944) 16 (170.8228) 3 (176.5600) 5 (177.7144) 18 (165.0972)
Jul 20, 2024 The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR 8 / 30 (694.8116) 10 (173.7144) 8 (176) 19 (167.3944) 3 (177.7028)
Jul 6, 2024 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR 5 / 37 (691.3712) 23 (168.5600) 8 (175.4056) 10 (173.1200) 7 (174.2856)
May 25, 2024 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR 8 / 27 (686.7884) 14 (171.4400) 6 (173.7028) 13 (171.9656) 11 (169.6800)
Aug 19, 2023 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA 1 / 30 (693.6572) 3 (177.1544) 2 (178.8572) 3 (175.4056) 17 (162.2400)
Jul 1, 2023 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR 5 / 38 (693.6456) 4 (177.1428) 12 (170.8228) 7 (174.8572) 14 (170.8228)
May 27, 2023 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR 6 / 25 (685.1084) 11 (168.5828) 3 (176) 11 (169.7028) 6 (170.8228)
Aug 20, 2022 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA 10 / 29 (689.0396) 18 (168.5256) 4 (177.7028) 12 (173.1084) 13 (169.7028)
Jul 2, 2022 Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR 10 / 34 (682.7884) 29 (160.5372) 6 (176.5600) 10 (171.4056) 4 (174.2856)
May 28, 2022 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR 9 / 27 (674.7196) 16 (166.2628) 9 (171.9656) 22 (162.2284) 3 (174.2628)
Aug 21, 2021 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA 3 / 27 (690.2284) 14 (168) 1 (178.8572) 10 (170.2628) 4 (173.1084)
Aug 17, 2019 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA 2 / 27 (684.5028) 6 (169.7144) 12 (165.0740) 4 (171.4172) 2 (178.2972)
May 25, 2019 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR 19 / 34 (652.4000) 20 (162.2516) 15 (161.6684) 24 (155.9200) 6 (172.5600)
May 26, 2018 BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR 10 / 35 (673.0172) 7 (170.2628) 29 (155.3716) 4 (175.4056) 8 (171.9772)
Oct 27, 2017 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 65 / 95 (669.0172) 74 (164.5372) 14 (175.4172) 83 (160.5028) 49 (168.5600)
Sep 1, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 173 / 407 (666.7656) 293 (160.5372) 35 (174.2628) 169 (167.4400) 202 (164.5256)
Aug 31, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 100 / 129 (671.8856) 111 (163.3944) 78 (169.1084) 96 (167.9772) 55 (171.4056)
Aug 19, 2017 Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA 4 / 18 (674.1712) 13 (165.0972) 2 (173.1084) 5 (169.7256) 4 (166.2400)
May 27, 2017 BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR 1 / 37 (692.4684) 5 (174.2744) 11 (168.5256) 6 (173.1084) 3 (176.5600)
Mar 31, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 17 / 30 (641.6228) 20 (162.8456) 10 (167.9772) 19 (156.5600) 23 (154.2400)
Jun 3, 2016 Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition Florence, OR 2 / 13 (700.5716) 4 (170.8228) 4 (174.8572) 3 (178.2972) 2 (176.5944)
May 28, 2016 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 10 / 43 (669.1084) 15 (167.3828) 22 (164.5600) 16 (166.8800) 7 (170.2856)
Apr 22, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV 19 / 30 (671.3712) 21 (166.2744) 12 (170.8456) 22 (163.9428) 11 (170.3084)
Apr 1, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 3 / 30 (672.5488) 13 (165.1544) 4 (169.1200) 17 (161.6800) 2 (176.5944)
May 22, 2015 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR 20 / 38 (660.4572) 2 (172.5600) 16 (167.9772) 31 (162.7884) 32 (157.1316)
Apr 4, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 16 / 30 (633.5084) 17 (160.5256) 27 (146.2172) 15 (161.0856) 6 (165.6800)
Apr 12, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 10 / 29 (641.7138) 20 (151.4284) 11 (162.2858) 6 (168.5712) 14 (159.4284)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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