Wine Country Q WA
Rating
1520
peak 1520
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-08-20
latest 2025-08-16
Best ToY finish
#434
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.53
last 3 vs career avg 683.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.69
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 174.66 · weakest Brisket (168.35)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
RJs Smokehouse has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DND BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 166.2400 | 169.68 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 161.6800 | 170.84 | top 41% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 172.5828 | 174.66 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 162.8112 | 168.35 | top 46% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in WA (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 683.53
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 695.9312 | 695.93 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 664.4568 | 664.46 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 690.2056 | 690.21 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 5 / 30 (695.9312) | 7 (175.4056) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (177.1428) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 15 / 30 (664.4568) | 21 (167.3828) | 23 (161.6800) | 9 (172.5828) | 16 (162.8112) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 9 / 29 (690.2056) | 22 (166.2400) | 6 (176.5828) | 8 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) |
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 | #1087 (105 pts) | #1257 (75 pts) | #1411 (65 pts) | #916 (140 pts) | #1150 (100 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #937 (139 pts) | #1319 (69 pts) | #965 (169 pts) | #967 (149 pts) | #931 (149 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #718 (527 pts) | #1244 (262 pts) | #577 (712 pts) | #874 (447 pts) | #634 (627 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #468 (827 pts) | #774 (477 pts) | #554 (697 pts) | #497 (782 pts) | #535 (697 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #787 (433 pts) | #1180 (273 pts) | #739 (503 pts) | #1270 (248 pts) | #936 (358 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #434 (703 pts) | #589 (553 pts) | #535 (618 pts) | #590 (563 pts) | #428 (738 pts) |