Northwest Smokehouse

Northwest Smokehouse is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 5th of 8 at the Northwest Barbeque Music Festival (2014). They are ranked #6393 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Northwest Smoke House”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,393

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1396

peak 1396 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest May 25, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1052

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

655.9432 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

Current form

560.57 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 594.74 (-34.16)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Pork · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Consistency

±52.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (141.14)

Road miles

927

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Purse competed for

$41K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

594.74 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 75%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 75%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

Pork Ribs avg 141.14
Chicken avg 156.90
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAD PIG BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 28, 2022).

last seen May 25, 2019
back May 28, 2022

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

BIG BITE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG BITE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Elkhorn BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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Boom or bust

±7.28% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.28% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 82.6% of a perfect score
best 91.1%

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 20th

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2082 (80 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1052 (294 pts)	#1055 (319 pts)	#1081 (304 pts)	#1179 (274 pts)	#949 (354 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1670 (130 pts)	#1412 (180 pts)	#1863 (110 pts)	#1031 (300 pts)	#1663 (135 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Northwest Smokehouse, each with one reason worth a look.

PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO

#6,387 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1396

2–5 in 7 shared contests (29% to Northwest Smokehouse)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2020

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NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA

#6,386 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2015

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TEAM PIT

#6,388 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Northwest Smokehouse's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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CHERRY LANE SMOKERS

#6,390 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 6, 2018

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BI STATE SMOKERS

#6,394 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1395

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

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JAM'N HAMS

#6,392 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1396

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BITE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Elkhorn BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MADDDOG'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LAKE HOUSE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BAD BONES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DUELIN' J'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BOOTIES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
J&C BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	164.5944	145.6572	156.90	top 76%
Pork Ribs	12	1	165.6800	20	141.14	top 80%
Pork	12	2	173.1428	135.3828	150.17	top 82%
Brisket	12	1	166.2400	124.4572	146.53	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 89%
Large (40+)	1	top 88%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OR	10	0	top 87%
WA	2	0	top 86%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	9	20	0	top 90%	May 25, 2024
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	22	0	top 86%	Apr 4, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OR 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 165 finished ahead 42 times, behind 315

Longest layoff 3 yrs May 25, 2019 → May 28, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

May 25 Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20191 milestone

May 25 10th tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20143 milestones

May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9432 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 24 Career-best overall score655.9432 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Aug 30 First overall top-10 Northwest Barbeque Music Festival

20134 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1492) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 25 First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 4, 2014
-11.9	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 26, 2018
-11.8	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 22, 2015
-11	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 28, 2022
-10.8	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 25, 2024

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0%	top 100%	61.4%	61.4%
2022	1	0	0%	top 100%	77.3%	77.3%
2019	1	0	0%	top 88%	84.8%	84.8%
2018	1	0	0%	top 100%	81.5%	81.5%
2017	1	0	0%	top 95%	84.3%	84.3%
2016	1	0	0%	top 88%	83.2%	83.2%
2015	1	0	0%	top 95%	87.3%	87.3%
2014	3	1	33%	top 75%	91.1%	86.1%
2013	2	0	50%	top 77%	88.9%	86.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2024	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	27 / 27 (442.2172)	25 (157.7256)	27 (20)	27 (135.3828)	27 (129.1088)
May 28, 2022	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	27 / 27 (556.3428)	26 (151.9884)	27 (138.8228)	27 (141.0744)	27 (124.4572)
May 25, 2019	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	30 / 34 (610.7776)	22 (159.9772)	25 (157.1888)	34 (145.0744)	32 (148.5372)
May 26, 2018	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	35 / 35 (586.8120)	31 (156)	35 (137.1088)	33 (144.5600)	33 (149.1432)
May 27, 2017	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	35 / 37 (606.7200)	26 (156.5484)	30 (159.4172)	33 (148.5372)	37 (142.2172)
May 28, 2016	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	38 / 43 (599.3260)	41 (145.6572)	23 (164.0344)	41 (139.3600)	36 (150.2744)
May 22, 2015	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	36 / 38 (628.5148)	36 (153.1316)	21 (165.6800)	38 (152.0116)	31 (157.6916)
Aug 30, 2014	Northwest Barbeque Music Festival Coquille, OR	5 / 8 (618.8344)	5 (162.2856)	5 (158.2744)	7 (147.4400)	4 (150.8344)
May 24, 2014	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	20 / 31 (655.9432)	21 (164.5944)	18 (164.0232)	24 (161.0856)	13 (166.2400)
Apr 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	29 / 30 (584.5144)	19 (158.3088)	30 (131.9772)	21 (156.6056)	28 (137.6228)
May 25, 2013	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	24 / 31 (640)	26 (153.7146)	29 (150.2856)	4 (173.1428)	20 (162.8570)
Apr 12, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	22 / 29 (606.8570)	11 (162.8570)	25 (146.8574)	17 (157.7142)	28 (139.4284)

Northwest Smokehouse

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)