Northstar BBQ WI
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2024-06-07
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#484
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.75 (+6.26)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.76 · weakest Brisket (156.06)
Road miles
730
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$87K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.75 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
92 - BBQ has finished one call ahead of Northstar BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
High Steaks Grilling Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, QUE U has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 75% across 3 contests, versus top 86% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Crown Barbeque | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wisco Fire BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.6228 | 163.76 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 149.6688 | 158.67 | top 82% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 147.3484 | 161.84 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 136.5260 | 156.06 | top 81% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 34 | 0 | top 95% | 2026-06-13 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 99% | 2026-06-12 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 75% | 2025-09-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (12 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 639.75 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-06-07 — First tracked contest · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- 📈 2024-06-07 — Peak power rating (1487) · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- 📣 2025-08-22 — First call · Brighton Barbeque Bash
- ⭐ 2025-08-22 — Career-best overall score (667.3484) · Brighton Barbeque Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2025-08-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
| -11.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-08 |
| -10.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-12 |
| -9.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2025-06-14 |
| -8.3 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-13 |
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 | 0% | top 97% | 88.3% | 86.5% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 92.7% | 90.8% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.7% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 35 / 37 (635.7828) | 36 (158.8000) | 36 (155.3600) | 17 (170.2628) | 37 (151.3600) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 40 / 40 (609.4396) | 40 (153.6228) | 39 (157.0512) | 40 (148.5256) | 40 (150.2400) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI | 12 / 16 (657.0284) | 11 (167.9772) | 14 (159.9772) | 12 (162.2628) | 9 (166.8112) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | 9 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 25 / 35 (660.4572) | 17 (169.6800) | 21 (163.9428) | 26 (160.5716) | 20 (166.2628) |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 15 / 29 (667.3484) | 19 (162.8344) | 8 (168.5484) | 14 (169.7028) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 34 / 36 (653.5544) | 26 (168.5600) | 36 (157.6456) | 18 (167.9772) | 32 (159.3716) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 35 / 36 (631.8168) | 36 (157.0740) | 31 (159.3828) | 31 (162.8228) | 36 (152.5372) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 29 / 37 (645.6460) | 17 (169.6800) | 28 (160.5600) | 24 (164.5716) | 34 (150.8344) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 30 / 37 (633.0400) | 22 (168.0000) | 31 (156.5600) | 24 (161.1200) | 35 (147.3600) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 36 / 37 (634.1372) | 24 (168.0000) | 37 (149.6688) | 37 (147.3484) | 21 (169.1200) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 41 / 41 (609.0288) | 40 (157.1084) | 40 (150.2744) | 26 (165.1200) | 41 (136.5260) |
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 | #715 (120 pts) | #772 (120 pts) | #841 (120 pts) | #656 (160 pts) | #747 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #484 (390 pts) | #514 (415 pts) | #428 (568 pts) | #470 (430 pts) | #463 (450 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #655 (240 pts) | #620 (300 pts) | #744 (240 pts) | #674 (250 pts) | #666 (260 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1099 (102 pts) | #1116 (112 pts) | #1383 (72 pts) | #928 (137 pts) | #1143 (102 pts) |