ROKER Q AB
Rating
1455
peak 1455
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2022-05-28
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#321
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 612.89 (+40.47)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±134.19
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.75 · weakest Brisket (159.55)
Road miles
5720
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 823 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOME COOKIN' BBQ has finished one call ahead of ROKER Q 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokinbox has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kreiser Barbecue has come out ahead in 24 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mark's Meats and Treats in 16 of their 19 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 51% across 4 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 175.4400 | 157.6800 | 166.79 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 149.6572 | 163.21 | top 64% |
| Pork | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 176.5828 | 151.9656 | 167.75 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 141.0628 | 159.55 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 18 | 0 | top 59% |
| SK | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (20 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (26 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 612.89
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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 678.1600 | 659.30 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 671.9428 | 553.19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 683.9316 | 583.38 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 669.0856 | 663.61 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 639.3032 | 596.19 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 21 / 24 (641.6112) | 18 (164.5600) | 21 (159.9884) | 22 (151.9656) | 13 (165.0972) |
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 9 / 24 (678.1600) | 5 (174.2628) | 17 (167.3828) | 6 (175.4056) | 14 (161.1088) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 15 / 23 (652.4228) | 20 (160.5028) | 22 (151.9428) | 8 (174.2628) | 11 (165.7144) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Calmar, AB | — | 7 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Calmar, AB | — | — | 8 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 42 / 71 (665.0168) | 22 (171.9656) | 29 (169.1316) | 31 (169.6912) | 63 (154.2284) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 20 (164.5484) | — | — |
| 2025-10-11 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 14 / 15 (629.6000) | 14 (159.4056) | 14 (158.8344) | 13 (157.1084) | 14 (154.2516) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 14 / 38 (671.9428) | 16 (169.7028) | 14 (169.1200) | 18 (169.1200) | 18 (164.0000) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 20 / 32 (659.9084) | 28 (159.9656) | 7 (171.4516) | 2 (176.5828) | 32 (151.9084) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 11 / 25 (161.1428) | 21 (160.5256) | 11 (170.8344) | 11 (170.8228) | 13 (165.7256) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 25 / 34 (643.3488) | 29 (157.6800) | 23 (158.2516) | 3 (174.2744) | 31 (153.1428) |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 15 / 21 (658.2860) | 16 (162.9260) | 6 (173.7028) | 4 (176.0000) | 20 (145.6572) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 14 / 35 (675.3832) | 16 (170.2628) | 17 (168.5832) | 16 (167.9772) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 17 / 28 (664.4684) | 18 (164.5484) | 11 (169.1316) | 13 (167.9772) | 20 (162.8112) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 8 / 27 (166.8800) | 12 (167.4056) | 14 (163.9656) | 7 (173.7256) | 25 (155.9316) |
| 2024-06-01 | Columbia Valley Smoke Show Invermere, BC | 4 / 9 (683.9316) | 2 (171.9884) | 7 (168.5488) | 4 (171.9772) | 4 (171.4172) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 24 / 39 (651.3144) | 18 (169.1200) | 36 (153.1204) | 11 (173.7028) | 28 (155.3712) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 21 / 26 (653.7256) | 19 (165.7256) | 23 (160.0000) | 16 (166.3428) | 17 (161.6572) |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 17 / 29 (668.5032) | 15 (169.1200) | 23 (161.0972) | 10 (170.8572) | 13 (167.4288) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 18 / 40 (662.8000) | 3 (175.4056) | 31 (162.2744) | 25 (163.9656) | 22 (161.1544) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 7 / 17 (669.0856) | 1 (175.4400) | 14 (160.5488) | 3 (174.2628) | 11 (158.8340) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 13 / 23 (663.9544) | 7 (173.7028) | 21 (149.6572) | 15 (162.8800) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 34 / 36 (629.0284) | 27 (162.2628) | 15 (165.6800) | 24 (160.0228) | 36 (141.0628) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 16 / 19 (639.3032) | 13 (160.5600) | 12 (162.8344) | 18 (153.6572) | 12 (162.2516) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 20 / 20 (493.0400) | 11 (164.5372) | 14 (160.5256) | 6 (167.9772) | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 27 / 39 (623.3716) | 6 (169.7372) | 29 (153.6684) | 28 (155.4288) | 38 (144.5372) |
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 | #321 (361 pts) | #222 (554 pts) | #277 (504 pts) | #268 (431 pts) | #299 (391 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #432 (461 pts) | #534 (386 pts) | #433 (561 pts) | #286 (806 pts) | #484 (416 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #342 (640 pts) | #325 (730 pts) | #356 (690 pts) | #248 (885 pts) | #410 (535 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #387 (515 pts) | #272 (840 pts) | #614 (350 pts) | #354 (600 pts) | #339 (640 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #644 (279 pts) | #493 (454 pts) | #596 (379 pts) | #560 (364 pts) | #763 (229 pts) |