Northern Lights Smoke MN
Rating
1482
peak 1482
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2022-09-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
314.92
last 5 vs career avg 314.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.21
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.91 · weakest Chicken (157.00)
Road miles
247
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Ten Bones has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 134.2744 | 157.00 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2628 | 141.0628 | 157.91 | top 50% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 314.92
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 326.2172 | 317.86 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 317.1316 | 310.51 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 21 / 30 (326.2172) | 20 (161.6800) | 16 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 14 / 33 (304.5372) | 18 (134.2744) | 2 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 22 / 38 (322.8116) | 29 (158.2400) | 13 (164.5716) | — | — |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 19 / 21 (303.8856) | 11 (162.8228) | 19 (141.0628) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 31 / 60 (317.1316) | 9 (168.0000) | 39 (149.1316) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | — | #231 (140 pts) | #173 (220 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #115 (261 pts) | #174 (136 pts) | — | — |