LAKE HOUSE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1135

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1591

peak 1629 · rated over 32 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-12

latest 2026-08-22

Best ToY finish

#403

Master 2013

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 36 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8570 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

671.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.75 (+3.13)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition

Consistency

±14.53

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.27 · weakest Chicken (166.23)

Road miles

25,549

mi across 36 mapped stops · furthest 2026 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Purse competed for

$171K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.75 / 720

35 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (18 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.

The heartbreaker

0.0460 points from the title

Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ On the Bypass (2015-09-12).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay.

2013-05-25

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2013-05-25).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 26 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8570 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8570 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-05-25

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Wine Country Q has finished one call ahead of LAKE HOUSE BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

Small Axe BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

Small Axe BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The drought

34 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay on 2013-05-25 — 34 contests and 13.3 years ago.

last GC 2013-05-25
13.3 years ago

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 503BACKYARDBBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Barn Burner BBQ (2018-07-21).

last seen 2016-10-21
back 2018-07-21

Pork nemesis

9 of 15 shared pork entries lost

Wine Country Q ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Wine Country Q has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared pork entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 28% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 28% finish in small fields against top 58% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 28% (6)
Large (40+): top 58% (10)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MOVIN' THE CHAINS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 28% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

25,549 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 25,549 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,026 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

36 mapped stops
furthest 2,026 mi

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
36 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

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.

31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BACK PORCH Q

#1136 of the rated field

1591 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1591

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LAKE HOUSE BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LAKE HOUSE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2014-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

RIO VALLEY MEAT

#1130 of the rated field

1591 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1591

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LAKE HOUSE BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

SinBin BBQ

#1131 of the rated field

1591 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1597

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 31 contests to 36, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

PB&J's BBQ

#1129 of the rated field

1591 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1591

No shared contest yet.

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2026-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

GENERAL LEE SMOKING

#1140 of the rated field

1590 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1590

No shared contest yet.

Level with LAKE HOUSE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 40 contests
last seen 2024-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Brown Liquor BBQ

#1133 of the rated field

1591 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1654

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1654 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2025-03-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAD BONES BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
Wine Country Q	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
RJs Smokehouse	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SLOW PORKIN	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
Small Axe BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
J&C BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Old Dirty Basters	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Rusty's BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	14	1	5	178.8572	150.2172	166.23	top 49%
Pork Ribs	36	14	0	4	177.1428	155.3600	167.11	top 47%
Pork	36	17	4	8	179.4400	143.9998	169.27	top 34%
Brisket	36	16	1	4	180.0000 🔥	153.6800	166.32	top 44%

“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	11	0	top 40%
OR	10	1	top 36%
TN	4	0	top 64%
MO	4	0	top 40%
BC	3	0	top 14%
NV	2	0	top 40%
CA	1	0	top 18%
AR	1	0	top 96%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	0	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	20	1	top 35%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 58%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	7	1	1	top 35%	2026-05-23
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	3	0	top 33%	2016-04-01
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2	68	0	top 77%	2025-10-10
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	2	33	0	top 52%	2018-10-26
Barn Burner BBQ	2	4	0	top 20%	2018-07-21

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.4 yrs 2013-04-12 → 2026-08-22

Busiest season 2013 7 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.8 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WA 11 of 36 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 24 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 36 entries · 1 win · 14 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.27 · weakest Chicken (166.23)

Walk rate 72% a top-10 call in 26 of 36 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 16 of 36 contests

Wins it all 3% 1 Grand Championship · 2 reserve

First title 2013-05-25 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 668.75 out of 720 · 35 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,365 1,578–1,002 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 25,549 36 mapped stops · furthest 2,026 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Purse competed for $171,350 listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 13 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2016-10-21 → 2018-07-21

Power rating 1591 peak 1629 · #1135 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 25 First category win (Chicken) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall top-10 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall podium BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First Grand Championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First multi-meat day BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score694.8570 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Biggest field won (31 teams) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Career-best overall score694.8570 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2014
May 24 10th tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2015
Mar 21 First Reserve Championship Barn Burner BBQ
2021
Aug 21 25th tracked contest 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff
2023
Aug 19 First perfect 180 (Brisket) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
2024
May 25 Peak power rating (1629) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2026
Aug 22 Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2013-05-25
+14.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2014-04-25
+12.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-04-04
+12.1	Barn Burner BBQ	2015-03-21
+12.1	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2015-05-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	2025-08-16
-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2014-09-26
-9.3	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2026-05-23
-7.5	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	2026-08-22
-5.6	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	2024-08-24

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	2	0	0	0	100%	top 70%	93.1%	92.8%
2025	3	0	0	0	67%	top 68%	93.7%	93.6%
2024	2	0	1	0	100%	top 35%	96.1%	94.9%
2023	2	0	0	1	100%	top 42%	94%	93.6%
2022	2	0	2	1	100%	top 28%	96.3%	95%
2021	1	0	1	0	100%	top 30%	94%	94%
2020	1	0	1	0	100%	top 25%	95.2%	95.2%
2019	1	0	1	0	100%	top 56%	92.5%	92.5%
2018	2	0	1	0	50%	top 46%	93%	92.2%
2016	3	0	2	0	67%	top 28%	94.6%	93.2%
2015	4	0	3	2	100%	top 19%	95.3%	92.4%
2014	6	0	2	0	50%	top 38%	94%	93%
2013	7	1	2	2	43%	top 44%	96.5%	91.1%

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	18 / 27 (670.1716)	17 (166.2628)	22 (165.6800)	8 (171.9772)	17 (166.2516)
2026-05-23	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	24 / 33 (666.7772)	27 (161.0856)	10 (174.2972)	24 (165.1544)	21 (166.2400)
2025-10-10	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	68 / 90 (675.3712)	35 (173.7028)	81 (164.5256)	76 (165.1428)	33 (172.0000)
2025-08-16	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	21 / 30 (673.5656)	23 (165.0972)	19 (167.3828)	10 (174.2628)	22 (166.8228)
2025-05-24	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	15 / 26 (674.7424)	9 (169.7028)	19 (165.1084)	13 (168.5256)	9 (171.4056)
2024-08-24	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	15 / 27 (674.1828)	26 (159.9544)	2 (177.1428)	11 (174.8456)	23 (162.2400)
2024-05-25	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	4 / 27 (691.9656)	11 (171.9656)	12 (166.2972)	2 (178.8572)	5 (174.8456)
2023-08-19	DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	11 / 30 (671.8972)	28 (154.8116)	15 (166.2628)	13 (170.8228)	1 (180.0000)
2023-05-27	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	12 / 25 (676.5488)	7 (171.9772)	14 (168.5716)	5 (174.8800)	18 (161.1200)
2022-10-07	Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR	6 / 19 (674.3200)	12 (167.4628)	3 (173.7372)	1 (179.4400)	17 (153.6800)
2022-08-20	5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	7 / 29 (693.0512)	23 (166.2284)	12 (174.2744)	3 (177.7028)	4 (174.8456)
2021-08-21	4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	8 / 27 (677.0972)	6 (171.4172)	13 (166.2972)	11 (170.2628)	7 (169.1200)
2020-02-15	Albany Bacon Championship 🏅 Albany, OR	4 / 16 (685.1316)	8 (162.8344)	2 (176.0116)	5 (172.5828)	3 (173.7028)
2019-07-05	Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR	9 / 16 (665.6456)	11 (165.1200)	11 (163.4172)	2 (170.8228)	8 (166.2856)
2018-10-26	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	71 / 102 (657.5884)	72 (163.9428)	75 (163.9772)	19 (172.5828)	85 (157.0856)
2018-07-21	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	4 / 18 (669.7260)	3 (174.8572)	4 (170.8688)	9 (157.7028)	4 (166.2972)
2016-10-21	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	33 / 96 (681.1084)	11 (174.8800)	59 (167.9656)	19 (172.5828)	65 (165.6800)
2016-04-01	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	9 / 30 (658.7316)	2 (171.4172)	9 (165.1200)	7 (166.2400)	19 (155.9544)
2016-03-19	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA	4 / 22 (673.0168)	2 (170.2512)	7 (168.5372)	12 (163.4056)	5 (170.8228)
2015-09-12	BBQ On the Bypass Langley, BC	2 / 19 (669.6916)	4 (166.8228)	9 (161.1544)	1 (176.0000)	6 (165.7144)
2015-05-22	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	3 / 38 (686.2288)	10 (169.1200)	9 (172.0000)	4 (174.2744)	11 (170.8344)
2015-04-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	14 / 28 (646.6968)	24 (150.2400)	2 (169.1200)	20 (157.6684)	3 (169.6684)
2015-03-21	Barn Burner BBQ Yarrow, BC	2 / 21 (659.9312)	5 (164.5600)	11 (158.2512)	1 (172.5600)	4 (164.5600)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	183 / 552 (664.4340)	227 (166.8228)	362 (159.4172)	164 (168.5256)	120 (169.6684)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	56 / 165 (676.5032)	52 (171.4288)	97 (166.2744)	41 (171.4056)	82 (167.3944)
2014-09-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	48 / 50 (669.6000)	36 (171.9772)	44 (166.2744)	47 (161.6800)	32 (169.6684)
2014-05-24	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	13 / 31 (660.9712)	29 (157.6340)	6 (175.4056)	11 (167.4172)	19 (160.5144)
2014-04-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	3 / 30 (677.0740)	14 (168.5484)	16 (165.7144)	5 (173.1428)	6 (169.6684)
2014-04-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	3 / 30 (669.7028)	6 (166.8228)	6 (167.3944)	3 (168.0228)	3 (167.4628)
2013-10-31	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	59 / 85 (641.4972)	57 (162.8000)	71 (155.3600)	38 (165.6800)	54 (157.6572)
2013-10-25	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	76 / 97 (636.4228)	90 (150.2172)	49 (165.1544)	55 (163.9656)	71 (157.0856)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	82 / 535 (662.7768)	231 (162.8228)	147 (165.1428)	187 (164.5484)	52 (170.2628)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	135 / 174 (644.4912)	160 (157.1200)	112 (160.5828)	46 (169.7028)	140 (157.0856)
2013-07-20	Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship Snohomish, WA	3 / 13 (674.8228)	3 (169.7028)	7 (169.1200)	4 (168.0000)	5 (168.0000)
2013-05-25	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	1 / 31 (694.8570)	1 (178.8572)	7 (172.5714)	1 (179.4286)	17 (163.9998)
2013-04-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	12 / 29 (635.4280)	9 (165.7142)	15 (161.7142)	27 (143.9998)	8 (163.9998)

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	#674 (150 pts)	#758 (150 pts)	#701 (200 pts)	#618 (210 pts)	#683 (170 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#740 (176 pts)	#762 (201 pts)	#889 (166 pts)	#674 (241 pts)	#713 (206 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#570 (304 pts)	#832 (174 pts)	#585 (369 pts)	#532 (374 pts)	#694 (239 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#649 (240 pts)	#768 (210 pts)	#843 (210 pts)	#613 (290 pts)	#521 (365 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#595 (318 pts)	#894 (173 pts)	#640 (338 pts)	#448 (498 pts)	#660 (288 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#511 (191 pts)	#652 (136 pts)	#476 (241 pts)	#598 (166 pts)	#512 (216 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1440 (126 pts)	#1733 (111 pts)	#1732 (111 pts)	#1105 (241 pts)	#1462 (136 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1232 (193 pts)	#1226 (218 pts)	#1312 (193 pts)	#1562 (128 pts)	#1289 (193 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#975 (337 pts)	#782 (502 pts)	#1148 (292 pts)	#1223 (272 pts)	#1230 (257 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#464 (833 pts)	#683 (558 pts)	#605 (643 pts)	#470 (828 pts)	#530 (713 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#481 (801 pts)	#673 (561 pts)	#579 (666 pts)	#504 (761 pts)	#521 (711 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#403 (763 pts)	#398 (783 pts)	#593 (558 pts)	#488 (673 pts)	#572 (558 pts)