Northstar BBQ WI
Rating
1432
peak 1432
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 vs career avg 639.75 (+6.26)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.42
std dev of 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
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.
📅 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)
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (12 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 639.75
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 635.7828 | 622.61 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 667.3484 | 654.04 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 645.6460 | 630.46 |
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) |
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 | #619 (120 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #733 (120 pts) | #569 (160 pts) | #650 (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) |