High-water mark
691.9084
career-best overall
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9084 at 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-08-22
BBQ Aloha
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1501 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-04-01
latest 2026-08-22
Best ToY finish
#488
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.52 (+11.19)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±26.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.69 · weakest Pork (161.61)
Road miles
7,007
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 2661 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.52 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
SLOW PORKIN ahead in 80% of their meetings
SLOW PORKIN has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.08 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 57%.
- Pork avg 161.61
- Pork Ribs avg 166.69
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DND BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
5.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.3 years, then back at 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff (2022-08-20).
- last seen 2017-04-21
- back 2022-08-20
An August team
Top 36%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 61% the rest of the year
The long haul
7,007
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,007 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,661 miles to Curley Que Classic.
- 7 mapped stops
- furthest 2,661 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1510
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BBQ Aloha)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ Aloha has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQ Aloha on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before BBQ Aloha's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before BBQ Aloha's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW PORKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 154.3088 | 166.46 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.3316 | 153.7028 | 166.69 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 145.7032 | 161.61 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 144.5372 | 161.77 | top 56% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| HI | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 72% | 2017-03-31 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.4 yrs
2016-04-01 → 2026-08-22
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WA
5 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.69 · weakest Pork (161.61)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
43%
3 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests — and still running
Master average
656.52
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
120
75–106 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
7,007
7 mapped stops · furthest 2,661 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$60,000
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.3 yrs
2017-04-21 → 2022-08-20
Power rating
1501
peak 1501 · #3165 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2017
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5604 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2023
- First overall top-10 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- 2026
- First overall podium 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score691.9084 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1501) 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 2026-08-22 |
| +13.8 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
| +4.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-03-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-04-01 |
| -8.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2017-04-21 |
| -7.7 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff | 2022-08-20 |
| -2.8 | Curley Que Classic | 2025-07-25 |
Category scores over time
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 96.1% | 96.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 90.6% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 3 / 27 (691.9084) | 10 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9656) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2025-07-25 | Curley Que Classic 🏅 Honolulu, HI | 9 / 12 (656.9944) | 7 (174.2744) | 10 (163.3944) | 11 (154.2056) | 7 (165.1200) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 5 / 30 (682.2972) | 17 (168.6056) | 8 (170.8572) | 11 (171.4172) | 4 (171.4172) |
| 2022-08-20 | 5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA | 23 / 29 (660.5144) | 16 (169.1544) | 15 (171.4056) | 28 (159.4172) | 22 (160.5372) |
| 2017-04-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 30 / 30 (646.8456) | 22 (167.9884) | 29 (160.0000) | 24 (168.0228) | 30 (150.8344) |
| 2017-03-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 13 / 30 (652.5604) | 29 (154.3088) | 2 (174.3316) | 13 (160.5256) | 11 (163.3944) |
| 2016-04-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 30 / 30 (604.5376) | 20 (160.5944) | 25 (153.7028) | 29 (145.7032) | 28 (144.5372) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #488 (287 pts) | #681 (187 pts) | #645 (237 pts) | #632 (197 pts) | #530 (272 pts) |