WESTHOEK SMOKERS

WESTHOEK SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 15 at the Cook-in Camargue (2017). They are ranked #6360 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,360

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1400

peak 1400 · rated over 21 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 9, 2015

latest Sep 17, 2022 · 7.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1081

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.85 · weakest Brisket (149.22)

Road miles

11,998

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 4,733 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

622.81 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

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
Jun 24, 2017

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-10
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 (Sep 17, 2022).

last seen Sep 21, 2019
back Sep 17, 2022

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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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)

Overall rank by season

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1400 power rating

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

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#6,359 of the rated field

1400 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1506

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Roux BBQ

#6,364 of the rated field

1399 power rating

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

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

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KC FINE SWINES

#6,363 of the rated field

1399 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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SMOKE BREAK - KS

#6,362 of the rated field

1400 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1400

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before WESTHOEK SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Chain Smokers

#6,354 of the rated field

1401 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1401

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
BE	1	top 72%
FR	1	top 80%
NL	1	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	3	22	top 47%	Jun 3, 2017
Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	2	11	top 91%	Sep 21, 2019
Brew N Q	2	24	top 99%	May 26, 2018
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	26	top 76%	Mar 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BE 1 of 22 contests · 3 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 240 finished ahead 221 times, behind 557

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 21, 2019 → Sep 17, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Sep 17 Most recent contest Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020

20182 milestones

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)

20172 milestones

Jun 3 10th tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 24 Career-best overall score678.4460 Cook-in Camargue

20162 milestones

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

20153 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.3	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Jun 3, 2017
+2.8	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 14, 2016
+2.6	Cook-in Camargue	Jun 24, 2017
+2.5	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off	Oct 10, 2015
-11	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 15, 2018
-10.1	Brew N Q	May 26, 2018
-9.9	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017	Sep 16, 2017
-9.7	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 19, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

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
Sep 17, 2022	Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas	24 / 25 (585.5772)	25 (148.0228)	25 (143.3600)	23 (152.5256)	23 (141.6688)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	35 / 36 (586.7544)	26 (159.4628)	28 (155.4516)	35 (143.3828)	34 (128.4572)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	28 / 29 (586.7656)	24 (154.2512)	27 (147.9656)	27 (146.8344)	29 (137.7144)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	37 / 40 (605.5996)	40 (146.2400)	27 (157.1428)	15 (166.2512)	40 (135.9656)
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	30 / 31 (596.4916)	31 (140.5716)	31 (139.9544)	19 (160.5600)	23 (155.4056)
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent	33 / 34 (622.6280)	25 (163.9656)	14 (165.6684)	33 (150.2056)	34 (142.7884)
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	24 / 24 (611.9428)	17 (164.5828)	22 (154.8344)	24 (150.2628)	24 (142.2628)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	33 / 51 (641.0972)	46 (151.9428)	1 (178.3200)	30 (160)	41 (150.8344)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	26 / 33 (631.8744)	25 (159.9772)	12 (163.9888)	26 (154.8000)	27 (153.1084)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	24 / 39 (628.4800)	32 (153.6684)	24 (157.7144)	17 (159.4172)	21 (157.6800)
Sep 16, 2017	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas	28 / 31 (608.3428)	13 (168.5828)	31 (135.8172)	31 (145.6800)	18 (158.2628)
Jun 24, 2017	Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries	8 / 15 (678.4460)	3 (176.0572)	13 (160.6060)	9 (166.8456)	4 (174.9372)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	22 / 56 (657.7140)	9 (173.1656)	21 (166.2972)	50 (155.4056)	25 (162.8456)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	26 / 50 (644.0800)	38 (157.7256)	4 (169.1656)	40 (155.4744)	21 (161.7144)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	30 / 41 (626.8456)	33 (157.7028)	22 (160.0228)	28 (157.7028)	29 (151.4172)
Sep 17, 2016	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium	21 / 29 (628.5144)	14 (166.8572)	13 (162.2744)	29 (145.7028)	20 (153.6800)
Jun 25, 2016	Cookin Camargue Saintes Maries De La Mer, France	8 / 10 (645.0292)	4 (173.1316)	4 (166.8460)	10 (155.9772)	10 (149.0744)
May 14, 2016	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)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	40 / 42 (602.2284)	16 (165.1428)	36 (147.9772)	39 (148.5484)	40 (140.5600)
Sep 19, 2015	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint-Niklaas	11 / 13 (600.9940)	5 (164.5484)	9 (152.5716)	11 (146.7884)	13 (137.0856)
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	37 / 68 (637.1084)	7 (170.2856)	37 (158.9028)	37 (159.9884)	57 (147.9316)
May 9, 2015	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)

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

WESTHOEK SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

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

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