DND BBQ OR
Rating
1440
peak 1440
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2022-07-02
latest 2025-08-16
Best ToY finish
#751
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.23 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 653.93 (+1.30)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.53
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.47)
Road miles
1078
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 204 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
RJs Smokehouse has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of s'Mackdown Smoking Co in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 154.2284 | 165.77 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 153.0972 | 160.47 | top 83% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 142.2744 | 162.27 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.2000 | 158.2628 | 165.42 | top 60% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| OR | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WA (4 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 653.93
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 674.8684 | 674.87 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 654.1372 | 650.17 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 657.6456 | 654.21 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 659.9544 | 648.82 |
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 | 19 / 30 (674.8684) | 22 (165.1428) | 26 (162.2628) | 9 (174.2628) | 10 (173.2000) |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 23 / 27 (642.7432) | 15 (170.8344) | 23 (160.5144) | 27 (142.2744) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2024-07-20 | The Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 24 / 30 (653.6344) | 28 (154.2284) | 27 (158.2744) | 14 (171.4172) | 12 (169.7144) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 35 / 37 (654.1372) | 21 (169.1200) | 37 (153.0972) | 22 (169.6800) | 30 (162.2400) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition DuPont, WA | 23 / 30 (650.7656) | 22 (164.5600) | 24 (161.1200) | 22 (166.8228) | 21 (158.2628) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 30 / 38 (657.6456) | 31 (165.1428) | 31 (161.6800) | 29 (163.9884) | 26 (166.8344) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff DuPont, WA | 24 / 29 (659.9544) | 17 (168.5372) | 23 (163.4172) | 23 (164.0228) | 21 (163.9772) |
| 2022-07-02 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 Sweet Home, OR | 29 / 34 (637.6916) | 20 (168.5944) | 22 (163.3944) | 33 (145.7256) | 25 (159.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #751 (182 pts) | #717 (237 pts) | #860 (177 pts) | #696 (237 pts) | #604 (302 pts) |