A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HEAVEN SCENT BBQ
HEAVEN SCENT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 20th of 27 at the 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off (2018). They are ranked #5982 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1435
peak 1435 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2017
latest Aug 16, 2025 · 8.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 623.99 (+7.58)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.22 · weakest Brisket (151.29)
Road miles
33
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.99 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1440 (55 pts) | #1476 (55 pts) | #1278 (65 pts) | #1451 (55 pts) | #1453 (55 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1673 (54 pts) | #1275 (79 pts) | #1710 (54 pts) | #1671 (54 pts) | #1672 (54 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1226 (62 pts) | #1193 (82 pts) | #1226 (82 pts) | #1563 (52 pts) | #1203 (72 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2579 (52 pts) | #2578 (52 pts) | #1815 (97 pts) | #1897 (82 pts) | #2573 (52 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1862 (77 pts) | #1811 (102 pts) | #1992 (62 pts) | #1964 (72 pts) | #1932 (72 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #1785 (125 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HEAVEN SCENT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before HEAVEN SCENT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
Level with HEAVEN SCENT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,985 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1435
They turned up 8 years after HEAVEN SCENT BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#5,981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1435
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 9% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW PORKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 139.9312 | 158.38 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 155.9660 | 161.22 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 138.1828 | 153.10 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 141.0972 | 151.29 | top 89% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
100
finished ahead 15 times, behind 149
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 20, 2022 → Aug 16, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score641.0508 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4172 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1486) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -13.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -13.1 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 17, 2019 |
| -10.1 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -8.5 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | Aug 21, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89% | 89% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 28 / 30 (641.0508) | 25 (163.9884) | 23 (162.8684) | 29 (157.6456) | 27 (156.5484) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 29 / 29 (627.8628) | 20 (167.4172) | 28 (156.5256) | 29 (153.7028) | 27 (150.2172) |
| Aug 21, 2021 | 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 23 / 27 (637.6908) | 19 (162.3312) | 19 (162.8684) | 25 (152.5256) | 21 (159.9656) |
| Aug 17, 2019 | 3rd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 26 / 27 (613.0172) | 26 (151.9884) | 16 (162.2284) | 19 (154.8344) | 26 (143.9660) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 20 / 27 (638.2404) | 15 (164.6288) | 23 (155.9660) | 21 (161.6800) | 21 (155.9656) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 29 / 30 (586.0684) | 30 (139.9312) | 11 (166.8572) | 30 (138.1828) | 29 (141.0972) |