On the rise
+34
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 34 points across 7 contests since Jul 19, 2025 — from 1491 up to 1525.
- 7 contests since Jul 19, 2025
- now 1525
EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK
EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 29 at the Sutherlin Throwdown (2026). They are ranked #2348 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jul 1, 2023
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
18% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.09 · weakest Brisket (165.81)
Road miles
3,035
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$156K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.68 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1632
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1544
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1537
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#2,357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1525
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,355 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1525
They were already cooking in 2014, 9 years before EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherlin Throwdown | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 34% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 53% | May 23, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
5 of 11 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
232
finished ahead 226 times, behind 194
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- 10th tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Peak power rating (1525) Sutherlin Throwdown
- Most recent contest Sutherlin Throwdown
20252 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Jackpot
- Career-best overall score696.5140 BBQ Jackpot
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.3200 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest Icebox Cookoff
- First call DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- First category win (Chicken) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | BBQ Jackpot | Nov 21, 2025 |
| +9.9 | Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 18, 2026 |
| +6.7 | Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 19, 2025 |
| +4.9 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2024 |
| +4.4 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 16, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Icebox Cookoff | Jul 1, 2023 |
| -9.9 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition | Aug 19, 2023 |
| -0.2 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 23, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 9 / 29 (695.4972) | 5 (175.4400) | 3 (178.3200) | 13 (172) | 15 (169.7372) |
| May 23, 2026 | 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) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 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) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 10 / 90 (696.5140) | 18 (175.4056) | 41 (171.4056) | 14 (175.4400) | 22 (174.2628) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 26 / 39 (677.7148) | 35 (165.0972) | 14 (174.8916) | 4 (177.7144) | 33 (160.0116) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 13 / 30 (687.4060) | 6 (175.4172) | 15 (171.4516) | 14 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8572) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 13 / 35 (686.2744) | 15 (173.1200) | 13 (172.5716) | 7 (176) | 17 (164.5828) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 12 / 27 (681.2116) | 14 (170.8344) | 15 (168.5600) | 18 (167.4972) | 7 (174.3200) |
| May 25, 2024 | 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) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 26 / 30 (642.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 29 (152.5600) | 29 (147.4172) | 14 (163.4400) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 37 / 38 (618.1256) | 36 (158.8460) | 36 (155.3484) | 37 (155.9768) | 36 (147.9544) |