EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK OR
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2023-07-01
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#465
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
684.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.68 (+9.98)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.09 · weakest Brisket (165.81)
Road miles
3035
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$156K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.68 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Small Axe BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pomeroy Family BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Small Axe BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 11 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Axe BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| RJs Smokehouse | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| J&C BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Dirty Basters | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Pomeroy Family BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LAKE HOUSE BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Bears BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BONE RUBBIN BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Vitamin Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW PORKIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CROOKED PIGS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Alderfire BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 158.8460 | 172.09 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 178.3200 | 152.5600 | 168.25 | top 52% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 147.4172 | 168.52 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.3200 | 147.9544 | 165.81 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
| WA | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherlin Throwdown | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 34% | 2026-07-18 |
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 53% | 2026-05-23 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (5 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 674.68 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-07-01 — First tracked contest · Icebox Cookoff
- 📣 2023-08-19 — First call · DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2025-11-21 — Career-best overall score (696.5140) · BBQ Jackpot
- 📈 2026-07-18 — Peak power rating (1518) · Sutherlin Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | BBQ Jackpot | 2025-11-21 |
| +9.4 | Sutherlin Throwdown | 2026-07-18 |
| +6.5 | Sutherlin Throwdown | 2025-07-19 |
| +4.4 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 2024-08-24 |
| +4 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 2025-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Icebox Cookoff | 2023-07-01 |
| -10.5 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
| -0.7 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest | 2025-08-29 |
| -0.6 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2026-05-23 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 96.6% | 94.9% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 40% | 96.7% | 95.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 94.8% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 92% | 89.3% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 9 / 29 (695.4972) | 5 (175.4400) | 3 (178.3200) | 13 (172.0000) | 15 (169.7372) |
| 2026-05-23 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 19 / 33 (675.3828) | 12 (171.4400) | 3 (177.1428) | 25 (165.1200) | 26 (161.6800) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 27 / 53 (678.1600) | 5 (176.5600) | 31 (168.5372) | 24 (169.6800) | 38 (163.3828) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 10 / 90 (696.5140) | 18 (175.4056) | 41 (171.4056) | 14 (175.4400) | 22 (174.2628) |
| 2025-08-29 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 26 / 39 (677.7148) | 35 (165.0972) | 14 (174.8916) | 4 (177.7144) | 33 (160.0116) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 13 / 30 (687.4060) | 6 (175.4172) | 15 (171.4516) | 14 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 13 / 35 (686.2744) | 15 (173.1200) | 13 (172.5716) | 7 (176.0000) | 17 (164.5828) |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 12 / 27 (681.2116) | 14 (170.8344) | 15 (168.5600) | 18 (167.4972) | 7 (174.3200) |
| 2024-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 13 / 27 (682.3200) | 13 (171.4400) | 22 (160.0116) | 4 (177.1428) | 7 (173.7256) |
| 2023-08-19 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 26 / 30 (642.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 29 (152.5600) | 29 (147.4172) | 14 (163.4400) |
| 2023-07-01 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 37 / 38 (618.1256) | 36 (158.8460) | 36 (155.3484) | 37 (155.9768) | 36 (147.9544) |
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 | #465 (287 pts) | #362 (487 pts) | #361 (522 pts) | #555 (237 pts) | #572 (222 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1591 (55 pts) | #647 (280 pts) | #1716 (55 pts) | #1589 (55 pts) | #1109 (110 pts) |