WESTHOEK SMOKERS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6284

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1400

peak 1400 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-09

latest 2022-09-17

Best ToY finish

#1081

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

678.4460 / 720

Master · Cook-in Camargue

Perfect 180s

Current form

592.24 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.81 (-30.58)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Pork Ribs · Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)

Consistency

±24.21

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.85 · weakest Brisket (149.22)

Road miles

11,998

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 4733 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

622.81 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

678.4460 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.4460 at Cook-in Camargue — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-06-24

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM has finished one call ahead of WESTHOEK SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 62%

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

ROKENDE REGAHS ahead in 95% of their meetings

ROKENDE REGAHS has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.64 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 149.22
Chicken avg 160.85
2 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 (2022-09-17).

last seen 2019-09-21
back 2022-09-17

Chicken nemesis

15 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 15 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BUTTRUBBERS (NL) has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 58% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 58% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 77% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,998 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,998 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,733 miles to Cook-in Camargue.

22 mapped stops
furthest 4,733 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

Lick Da Bone BBQ

#6285 of the rated field

1400 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1400

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin J's BBQ

#6283 of the rated field

1400 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1400

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than WESTHOEK SMOKERS has cooked, 14 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-05-12

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CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ

#6290 of the rated field

1399 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1399

No shared contest yet.

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

⚔ Head-to-head

PRISON BREAK BBQ

#6280 of the rated field

1401 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1401

No shared contest yet.

Level with WESTHOEK SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2025-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Roux BBQ

#6289 of the rated field

1399 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after WESTHOEK SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Chain Smokers

#6288 of the rated field

1399 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2022-07-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROKENDE REGAHS	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
ROASTING ROMANS	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	5	0	1	176.0572	140.5716	160.85	top 62%
Pork Ribs	22	4	1	1	178.3200	135.8172	157.52	top 61%
Pork	22	3	0	0	166.8456	143.3828	155.22	top 75%
Brisket	22	2	0	0	174.9372	128.4572	149.22	top 78%

“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	Avg finish
BE	1	top 72%
FR	1	top 80%
NL	1	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 73%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 86%
Large (40+)	8	top 65%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	3	22	top 47%	2017-06-03
Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	2	11	top 91%	2019-09-21
Brew N Q	2	24	top 99%	2018-05-26
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	26	top 76%	2018-03-31

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.4 yrs 2015-05-09 → 2022-09-17

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in BE 1 of 22 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 22 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.85 · weakest Brisket (149.22)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 8 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 2 of 22 contests

Master average 622.81 out of 720 · 22 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 244 221–557 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 11,998 22 mapped stops · furthest 4,733 mi

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2019-09-21 → 2022-09-17

Power rating 1400 peak 1400 · #6284 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 9 First tracked contest Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 9 First call Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 9 Peak power rating (1497) Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
2016
May 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6344 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 25 First overall top-10 Cookin Camargue
2017
Jun 3 10th tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 24 Career-best overall score678.4460 Cook-in Camargue
2018
May 12 First category win (Pork Ribs) Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)
May 12 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.3200 Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)
2022
Sep 17 Most recent contest Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2017-06-03
+2.8	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2016-05-14
+2.6	Cook-in Camargue	2017-06-24
+2.5	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	2017-05-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off	2015-10-10
-11	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland	2018-09-15
-10.1	Brew N Q	2018-05-26
-9.9	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017	2017-09-16
-9.7	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	2015-09-19

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	81.3%	81.3%
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 95%	84.1%	82.4%
2018	6	0	1	17%	top 83%	89%	86.4%
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 62%	94.2%	89.3%
2016	3	1	0	33%	top 67%	90.2%	89%
2015	4	0	0	75%	top 74%	88.5%	85.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-09-17	Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100	24 / 25 (585.5772)	25 (148.0228)	25 (143.3600)	23 (152.5256)	23 (141.6688)
2019-09-21	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas, 9100	35 / 36 (586.7544)	26 (159.4628)	28 (155.4516)	35 (143.3828)	34 (128.4572)
2019-04-20	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove, 9600	28 / 29 (586.7656)	24 (154.2512)	27 (147.9656)	27 (146.8344)	29 (137.7144)
2019-03-30	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel,	37 / 40 (605.5996)	40 (146.2400)	27 (157.1428)	15 (166.2512)	40 (135.9656)
2018-09-15	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas, 9100	30 / 31 (596.4916)	31 (140.5716)	31 (139.9544)	19 (160.5600)	23 (155.4056)
2018-05-26	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG	33 / 34 (622.6280)	25 (163.9656)	14 (165.6684)	33 (150.2056)	34 (142.7884)
2018-05-25	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG	24 / 24 (611.9428)	17 (164.5828)	22 (154.8344)	24 (150.2628)	24 (142.2628)
2018-05-12	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt, 3800	33 / 51 (641.0972)	46 (151.9428)	1 (178.3200)	30 (160.0000)	41 (150.8344)
2018-03-31	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, 9400	26 / 33 (631.8744)	25 (159.9772)	12 (163.9888)	26 (154.8000)	27 (153.1084)
2018-03-24	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium , 3920	24 / 39 (628.4800)	32 (153.6684)	24 (157.7144)	17 (159.4172)	21 (157.6800)
2017-09-16	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas, 9100	28 / 31 (608.3428)	13 (168.5828)	31 (135.8172)	31 (145.6800)	18 (158.2628)
2017-06-24	Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries, 11120	8 / 15 (678.4460)	3 (176.0572)	13 (160.6060)	9 (166.8456)	4 (174.9372)
2017-06-03	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, 2314CG	22 / 56 (657.7140)	9 (173.1656)	21 (166.2972)	50 (155.4056)	25 (162.8456)
2017-05-13	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt, 3800	26 / 50 (644.0800)	38 (157.7256)	4 (169.1656)	40 (155.4744)	21 (161.7144)
2017-04-15	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium, g400	30 / 41 (626.8456)	33 (157.7028)	22 (160.0228)	28 (157.7028)	29 (151.4172)
2016-09-17	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium, BE	21 / 29 (628.5144)	14 (166.8572)	13 (162.2744)	29 (145.7028)	20 (153.6800)
2016-06-25	Cookin Camargue Saintes Maries De La Mer, FR	8 / 10 (645.0292)	4 (173.1316)	4 (166.8460)	10 (155.9772)	10 (149.0744)
2016-05-14	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	31 / 65 (649.6344)	40 (161.6912)	25 (164.5716)	28 (166.2744)	42 (157.0972)
2015-10-10	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE	40 / 42 (602.2284)	16 (165.1428)	36 (147.9772)	39 (148.5484)	40 (140.5600)
2015-09-19	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint-Niklaas,	11 / 13 (600.9940)	5 (164.5484)	9 (152.5716)	11 (146.7884)	13 (137.0856)
2015-05-23	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands,	37 / 68 (637.1084)	7 (170.2856)	37 (158.9028)	37 (159.9884)	57 (147.9316)
2015-05-09	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel,	23 / 38 (625.7600)	18 (161.2000)	22 (156.0116)	9 (166.2628)	34 (142.2856)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1653 (55 pts)	#1699 (50 pts)	#1743 (50 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1284 (174 pts)	#1327 (179 pts)	#1334 (174 pts)	#1174 (224 pts)	#1332 (174 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1081 (242 pts)	#1171 (237 pts)	#628 (587 pts)	#1067 (277 pts)	#1111 (257 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2831 (56 pts)	#1941 (116 pts)	#2844 (56 pts)	#2831 (56 pts)	#2077 (91 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1154 (264 pts)	#1000 (354 pts)	#1002 (359 pts)	#1399 (224 pts)	#1253 (249 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1960 (105 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)