They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
ONW BBQ Co
ONW BBQ Co is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 17 at the Smoke on the Sound (2026). They are ranked #5000 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 27, 2023
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.80 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.78 (+5.02)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.77 · weakest Brisket (157.61)
Road miles
692
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 274 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$92K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.78 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ONW BBQ Co, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before ONW BBQ Co's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before ONW BBQ Co's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1500
Level with ONW BBQ Co on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1462
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJs Smokehouse | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| J&C BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Dirty Basters | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DND BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PRISON BREAK BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Alderfire BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 164.5256 | 170.77 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 159.9772 | 166.55 | top 60% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.6172 | 158.7884 | 166.84 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1432 | 148.5028 | 157.61 | top 83% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Icebox Cookoff | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 87% | Jul 6, 2024 |
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 77% | May 25, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 60 times, behind 162
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 16, 2025 → Sep 25, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Sound
20243 milestones
- First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 The Sutherlin Throwdown
- Career-best overall score678.2860 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Peak power rating (1487) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2060 Icebox Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.3 | The Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 20, 2024 |
| +2.8 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 27, 2023 |
| -12.3 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff | Jul 6, 2024 |
| -6.9 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -6.5 | Icebox Cookoff | Jul 1, 2023 |
| -4.2 | Smoke on the Sound | Sep 25, 2026 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 65% | 94.2% | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 91.4% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA | 13 / 17 (661.6576) | 7 (170.8572) | 4 (173.1316) | 12 (164.5600) | 16 (153.1088) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 24 / 30 (662.7772) | 24 (164.5256) | 22 (163.3828) | 6 (176.6172) | 26 (158.2516) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 14 / 27 (678.2860) | 10 (173.1544) | 18 (167.9772) | 12 (173.7600) | 20 (163.3944) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 14 / 30 (677.6576) | 4 (177.7144) | 17 (166.2628) | 17 (168.5372) | 17 (165.1432) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 36 / 37 (653.6004) | 17 (170.2628) | 22 (169.1200) | 37 (159.3716) | 36 (154.8460) |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 17 / 27 (660.4344) | 4 (176.5600) | 9 (170.2744) | 22 (158.7884) | 24 (154.8116) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 29 / 38 (658.2060) | 27 (168.5600) | 29 (162.2744) | 27 (164.5488) | 29 (162.8228) |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 23 / 25 (641.6000) | 19 (164.5600) | 22 (159.9772) | 14 (168.5600) | 23 (148.5028) |