High-water mark
673.0400
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.0400 at Holy Smokes BBQ Competition — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 5, 2016
TEAM CANADA BBQ
TEAM CANADA BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 23 at the Holy Smokes BBQ Competition (2016). They are ranked #3765 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest May 19, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.95 (+4.41)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.76 · weakest Pork (154.02)
Road miles
5,922
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 2,071 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
634.95 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1737 (145 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1993 (91 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #2001 (106 pts) | #2094 (91 pts) | #1760 (141 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TEAM CANADA BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1488
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TEAM CANADA BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEAM CANADA BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 8 years after TEAM CANADA BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with TEAM CANADA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1488
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 150.2400 | 159.71 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 151.9998 | 162.76 | top 44% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 138.1828 | 154.02 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 141.7140 | 161.84 | top 46% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ironman | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 56% | Apr 1, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 8 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
267
finished ahead 119 times, behind 209
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 19, 2013 → Jul 4, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
20164 milestones
- First overall top-10 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0400 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score673.0400 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
20141 milestone
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 5, 2016 |
| +4.4 | The Ironman | Apr 3, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -6.9 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 19, 2017 |
| -4.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 4, 2014 |
| -4.4 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -3.2 | The Ironman | Apr 1, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 93.5% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 89.5% | 88% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 43 / 53 (636.3544) | 32 (165.1200) | 31 (161.0972) | 48 (146.2060) | 22 (163.9312) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 6 / 23 (673.0400) | 13 (163.9428) | 2 (173.1544) | 8 (166.8228) | 8 (169.1200) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 37 / 54 (619.7828) | 28 (161.0856) | 9 (166.8344) | 52 (138.1828) | 37 (153.6800) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI | 25 / 30 (623.2112) | 19 (159.3712) | 14 (160.5372) | 30 (142.7428) | 16 (160.5600) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | The Ironman Shady Grove, PA | 21 / 48 (644.4000) | 33 (157.0856) | 30 (155.9544) | 21 (159.9428) | 3 (171.4172) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 19 (168.5828) | 26 (164.5256) | 19 (169.1428) |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 16 / 21 (638.7200) | 20 (150.2400) | 13 (163.9428) | 16 (159.4172) | 8 (165.1200) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 68 / 106 (609.1422) | 33 (161.1428) | 57 (151.9998) | 65 (154.2856) | 89 (141.7140) |