High-water mark
681.1200
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1200 at The Sutherlin Throwdown — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 20, 2024
Pomeroy Family BBQ
Pomeroy Family BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 30 at The Sutherlin Throwdown (2024). They are ranked #5775 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2024
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.28 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 639.60 (-6.32)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.70 · weakest Brisket (154.26)
Road miles
708
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 262 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$89K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.60 / 720
7 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 Pomeroy Family BBQ, 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.
#5,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1444
They were already cooking in 2015, 9 years before Pomeroy Family BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Level with Pomeroy Family BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Pomeroy Family BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Pomeroy Family BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Pomeroy Family BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&C BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RJs Smokehouse | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Axe BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-CUDA BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T&D's Smoking Meats | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BONE RUBBIN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mr. Green's Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Dirty Basters | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 154.8000 | 165.70 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 146.2400 | 159.25 | top 81% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 148.4684 | 160.39 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 141.7032 | 154.26 | top 84% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 91% | May 23, 2026 |
| Sutherlin Throwdown | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 94% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
99
finished ahead 32 times, behind 168
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Sutherlin Throwdown
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First call The Sutherlin Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1200 The Sutherlin Throwdown
- Career-best overall score681.1200 The Sutherlin Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0116 The Sutherlin Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1493) The Sutherlin Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | The Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 20, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 2024 |
| -10.7 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 24, 2025 |
| -10.6 | Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 19, 2025 |
| -10.5 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2024 |
| -9.2 | Sutherlin Throwdown | Jul 18, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.6% | 86.8% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 92% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 74% | 94.6% | 90% |
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 | 28 / 29 (638.1948) | 24 (165.1544) | 22 (165.6800) | 27 (156.5600) | 29 (150.8004) |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 30 / 33 (612.3540) | 30 (154.8000) | 32 (146.2400) | 32 (148.4684) | 25 (162.8456) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 32 / 35 (641.7144) | 24 (168) | 33 (159.4172) | 27 (161.2000) | 33 (153.0972) |
| May 24, 2025 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 24 / 26 (641.6228) | 10 (169.1428) | 26 (155.4056) | 24 (158.2400) | 23 (158.8344) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 24 / 27 (632.5032) | 17 (169.1428) | 21 (162.8688) | 22 (157.6800) | 26 (142.8116) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 13 / 30 (681.1200) | 25 (163.4284) | 11 (171.9772) | 6 (176.0116) | 13 (169.7028) |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 24 / 27 (629.6688) | 18 (170.2628) | 24 (153.1316) | 18 (164.5712) | 25 (141.7032) |