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KCBS in Alberta AB

76 tracked contests over 13 years, 531 teams on the scoresheets — the 32th busiest of 94 regions on file.

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At a glance

Contests

76
57 scored

This season

11
contests in 2026 · 94 teams competing

Teams competed

531
distinct teams on record

Typical field

27
teams · biggest 51

Avg winning score

687.02
Master · of 720 · best 711.44

Avg category score

161.04
across 6,080 meat entries

Perfect 180s

12 🔥
2 per 1,000 entries

Grand champions

66
titles handed out here

Towns

31
34 venues · 44 recurring contests

Seasons on record

14
2013 – 2026

Published purses

$21,050
across 3 contests that listed one

Cancelled

4
not counted as contests held

How Alberta stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)

The bar is Alberta's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.

Regions like this one

Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.

Season by season

Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.

SeasonContestsTeamsAvg fieldBiggest Avg winBest180sState titles
2026 11 94 20 33 699.39 710.30 5 — events →
2025 8 114 25 38 694.89 704.56 2 — events →
2024 6 89 31 39 698.61 710.30 2 — events →
2023 8 113 21 40 703.30 711.44 2 — events →
2022 6 107 29 39 688.31 697.12 1 — events →
2021 5 54 24 29 674.01 692.61 — — events →
2020 1 21 21 21 662.77 662.77 — — events →
2019 5 100 27 44 681.87 690.93 — — events →
2018 4 90 37 51 672.59 683.41 — — events →
2017 6 85 35 42 666.39 669.15 — — events →
2016 4 79 37 42 675.96 681.71 — — events →
2015 4 54 33 35 670.79 671.93 — — events →
2014 2 — — — — — — — events →
2013 1 — — — — — — — events →

Contests per season (up to 2026)

When they cook (month of year)

Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)

What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)

How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)

A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored. Alberta marks brisket hardest — 3.24 points below the rest of the sport.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /1k
Chicken 162.89 -2.27 1,574 3 1.9
Pork Ribs 160.84 -2.78 1,578 2 1.3
Pork 161.35 -2.95 1,441 2 1.4
Brisket 158.98 -3.24 1,487 5 3.4

Top teams who cook here (by power rating)

Power rankTeamRating
#35SMELLAQUE1858
#94Fergolicious BBQ1811
#99Colorado Bulldawg BBQ1808
#140BIGG SMOAK BBQ1780
#141PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ1780
#144ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ1778
#164Rollin Smoke BBQ1772
#280SMOKIN' OUTLAWS1728
#348SPITFIRE1712
#374SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ1707
#566Q Cartel1664
#574Brisket Butts1663
#638OWENS BBQ1653
#659Rusty's BBQ1648
#813EFFIN'EH GRAY'S1626

The regulars (most contests cooked in Alberta)

TeamContestsGCsLast
SMELLAQUE4114Aug 14, 2026
MOTLEY QUE401Sep 11, 2026
Kreiser Barbecue38—Sep 4, 2026
Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery34—Sep 4, 2026
YOU NEED A BBQ32—Sep 11, 2026
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ309Jul 26, 2025
Fire BBQ30—Sep 4, 2026
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS292Sep 2, 2023
Rack Addicts BBQ Team26—May 30, 2026
Bad to the Brisket23—Sep 4, 2026
DIDY SMOKE IT22—Sep 4, 2026
ROKER Q22—Sep 4, 2026

Highest scores in Alberta (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
711.4400PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Small Town Smoke Down Jun 3, 2023
711.4056Brisket Butts Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sep 16, 2023
710.2972SMELLAQUE Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship May 23, 2026
710.2972SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship May 25, 2024
707.4172PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Barbeque on the Bow Festival Sep 4, 2026
706.2856Q Cartel Small Town Smoke Down May 30, 2026
704.5600Q Cartel Small Town Smoke Down May 31, 2025
703.4060BIGG SMOAK BBQ Small Town Smoke Down May 30, 2026
702.8228SMELLAQUE Smoke, Wind & Fire Jul 20, 2023
702.2972MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB Barbeque on the Bow Festival Sep 2, 2023

Most GCs in Alberta

TeamGCs
SMELLAQUE14
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ9
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ7
Brisket Butts4
Q Cartel3
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S3
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ2
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS2
MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB2
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS2

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival651May 30, 2020
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship539May 23, 2026
Didsbury Lions BBQ532Jul 26, 2025
Barbeque on the Bow Festival440Sep 4, 2026
Small Town Smoke Down427May 30, 2026
Prairie Dog on the Bow324Aug 31, 2024
Smoke, Wind & Fire320Jul 23, 2022
BBQ on the Bow343Sep 1, 2018
Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival217Sep 11, 2026
Big Smoke Bonnyville215Aug 14, 2026
The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)218Jul 25, 2026
Smoke, Wind & Fire212Jul 20, 2023

Where it happens (towns in Alberta)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
Calgary191135Sep 4, 2026
Didsbury9723Jul 25, 2026
Edmonton9840Sep 27, 2025
Bassano5526May 30, 2026
Calmar5326May 23, 2026
Lethbridge4218Jul 23, 2022
Camrose3323Aug 7, 2021
Leduc2217Sep 11, 2026
Bonnyville2215Aug 14, 2026
Raymond219Jul 20, 2023
Sherwood Park2232May 28, 2022
Millet1111Jul 3, 2026

Reps who work Alberta

RepContestsLast
Brenda Black43Oct 11, 2025
Ken Black43Oct 11, 2025
Bunny Tuttle7Sep 11, 2026
Rich Tuttle6Sep 11, 2026
Craig Maidens2Sep 4, 2026
Heather Maidens2Sep 4, 2026
Angela Fishlock2Jul 25, 2026
Mark Fishlock2Jul 25, 2026
Io Team2Sep 1, 2019
Eugene Wickham1Jul 3, 2026

Where else these teams cook

Of the 373 teams with a recorded finish in Alberta, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.

RegionShared teamsShare of the field hereContests they cooked there
Saskatchewan SK 62 17% 12 compare →
Kansas KS 36 10% 155 compare →
Montana MT 31 8% 43 compare →
California CA 31 8% 39 compare →
Tennessee TN 30 8% 79 compare →
British Columbia BC 28 8% 9 compare →
Missouri MO 23 6% 76 compare →
Alabama AL 19 5% 77 compare →

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