Slam Dunk BBQ AB
Rating
1522
peak 1522
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2023-09-23
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#257
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
671.71 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 630.77 (+40.94)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±122.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.49 · weakest Brisket (162.42)
Road miles
6953
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 2293 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMELLAQUE has finished one call ahead of Slam Dunk BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Burnt Down BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Rack Addicts BBQ Team in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 159.4168 | 169.49 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 177.1428 | 158.8344 | 168.53 | top 44% |
| Pork | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2056 | 169.23 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 139.9432 | 162.42 | top 61% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 46% |
| SK | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| MB | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| NS | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (11 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 630.77
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 677.0860 | 669.30 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 698.8456 | 649.81 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 677.6688 | 561.41 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 688.0344 | 688.03 |
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 | 13 / 24 (669.7832) | 6 (170.8572) | 3 (174.3200) | 10 (166.8800) | 21 (157.7260) |
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 10 / 24 (677.0860) | 9 (170.2972) | 16 (168.5256) | 16 (170.8344) | 9 (167.4288) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 12 / 23 (661.0168) | 18 (162.8456) | 11 (164.5256) | 5 (175.4056) | 16 (158.2400) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 20 / 38 (667.2800) | 12 (170.8228) | 23 (166.8344) | 16 (169.6800) | 25 (159.9428) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 6 / 32 (683.3600) | 12 (169.1200) | 3 (176.0000) | 14 (170.2628) | 10 (167.9772) |
| 2025-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB | 11 / 24 (667.9316) | 8 (169.1200) | 10 (169.1428) | 14 (166.8344) | 15 (162.8344) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 26 / 27 (503.9656) | 8 (171.9884) | 21 (165.7144) | 18 (166.2628) | — |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 6 / 12 (681.6684) | 9 (170.2856) | 6 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (164.0000) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 4 / 25 (698.8456) | 13 (169.1200) | 1 (177.1428) | 7 (173.7028) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 23 / 34 (645.6224) | 27 (159.4168) | 22 (158.8344) | 16 (165.1084) | 21 (162.2628) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 10 / 24 (676.5716) | 7 (172.0000) | 3 (176.5944) | 18 (165.7028) | 14 (162.2744) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 26 / 35 (653.6228) | 26 (167.3828) | 28 (160.5372) | 28 (162.2856) | 24 (163.4172) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 11 / 28 (677.6688) | 4 (174.3088) | 9 (170.2972) | 12 (167.9772) | 18 (165.0856) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 5 / 27 (170.8228) | 4 (174.8572) | 8 (165.7144) | 9 (172.0000) | 23 (158.8000) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 33 / 39 (628.3776) | 21 (167.9772) | 27 (162.2516) | 26 (158.2056) | 38 (139.9432) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 6 / 26 (688.0344) | 10 (171.4056) | 11 (169.2116) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (167.4172) |
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 | #332 (346 pts) | #338 (381 pts) | #316 (436 pts) | #291 (391 pts) | #376 (296 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #257 (849 pts) | #272 (829 pts) | #253 (999 pts) | #260 (879 pts) | #310 (767 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #749 (184 pts) | #752 (214 pts) | #675 (284 pts) | #878 (144 pts) | #822 (169 pts) |