SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4218

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1506 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-14

latest 2019-05-25

Best ToY finish

#1449

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3028 / 720

Master · These Were the Days BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 613.78 (+7.50)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

174.8456

Chicken · These Were the Days BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±47.85

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.95 · weakest Brisket (152.60)

Road miles

2,979

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 469 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)

Master avg

613.78 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 53%.

Brisket avg 152.60
Chicken avg 163.95
3 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOTLEY QUE in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Northlands Pitmasters has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 44% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 44% across 5 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 59% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Porkapalooza BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 7th

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149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MYERS MEATS

#4220 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1515 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-06-22

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BLAZING SADDLES BBQ

#4201 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Saltworks BBQ

#4224 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE 'N' RUB

#4202 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-07-01

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JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ

#4216 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2023-05-27

⚔ Head-to-head

62nd St BBQ

#4211 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKAPALOOZA	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
Smoky Butt BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
MOTLEY QUE	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
YOU NEED A BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Northlands Pitmasters	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ TEAM NAIT	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SUPER BBQ BROS. CANADA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SAUCY DAWG BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HOUSE OF Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	8	2	174.8456	145.1200	163.95	top 37%
Pork Ribs	16	2	0	168.5828	138.8000	152.71	top 68%
Pork	16	3	0	166.8456	138.2172	154.76	top 59%
Brisket	16	3	0	166.8112	142.7884	152.60	top 60%

“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	Avg finish
CA	4	top 37%
AB	3	top 67%
SK	1	top 80%
BC	1	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 64%
Large (40+)	2	top 26%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	5	7	0	top 44%	2018-06-16

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2014-06-14 → 2019-05-25

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 4 of 16 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 16 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.95 · weakest Brisket (152.60)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 9 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 19% 3 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 613.78 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 205 215–257 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,979 16 mapped stops · furthest 469 mi

Schedule strength 1512 average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests

Power rating 1478 peak 1506 · #4218 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
Jun 14 First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Aug 30 First call Barbecue on the Bow
Aug 30 First overall top-10 Barbecue on the Bow
Aug 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8572 Barbecue on the Bow
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1506) Barbecue on the Bow
2015
Aug 8 Career-best overall score659.3028 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
2016
Sep 3 10th tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
2019
May 25 Most recent contest Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2016-06-18
+12.3	Barbecue on the Bow	2014-08-30
+6.5	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2018-06-16
+5.7	Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown	2016-08-06
+3.9	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2017-06-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch	2016-05-14
-10.9	Barn Burner BBQ	2015-03-21
-8.7	These Were the Days BBQ Showdown	2015-08-08
-8.2	Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ	2019-05-25
-6.6	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2014-06-14

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	100%	top 82%	83.9%	83.9%
2018	2	0	50%	top 46%	87.5%	87.5%
2017	3	0	67%	top 63%	86.7%	85.7%
2016	4	2	50%	top 58%	88.8%	81.2%
2015	4	0	50%	top 66%	91.6%	87%
2014	2	1	50%	top 44%	91.5%	87.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-25	Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB	18 / 22 (604.4228)	9 (162.8456)	21 (142.7772)	19 (145.6684)	13 (153.1316)
2018-06-16	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1	18 / 51 (630.2736)	18 (162.2856)	14 (162.2512)	24 (154.8684)	33 (150.8684)
2018-05-12	Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde, T1A5H8	17 / 30 (630.2856)	9 (163.4284)	5 (168.5828)	25 (152.5600)	29 (145.7144)
2017-07-07	*BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary, T2 W 3J6	17 / 23 (616.9252)	14 (159.9544)	16 (155.3712)	15 (152.4912)	16 (149.1084)
2017-06-10	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1	17 / 39 (624.4692)	3 (173.1200)	33 (143.4060)	9 (159.9772)	31 (147.9660)
2017-05-13	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB	24 / 34 (608.9944)	4 (168.5716)	29 (141.6456)	33 (138.2172)	7 (160.5600)
2016-09-03	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	26 / 35 (621.0408)	13 (161.7260)	30 (147.3372)	27 (153.6916)	19 (158.2860)
2016-08-06	Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA	7 / 17 (635.4632)	6 (162.8800)	12 (157.7144)	13 (156.5600)	8 (158.3088)
2016-06-18	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA	7 / 42 (639.4740)	4 (169.7256)	10 (162.8800)	12 (160.5712)	30 (146.2972)
2016-05-14	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0	34 / 34 (442.7200)	—	28 (151.9316)	25 (148.0000)	32 (142.7884)
2015-09-05	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB	17 / 35 (632.4684)	12 (169.1200)	20 (153.0856)	24 (151.9656)	15 (158.2972)
2015-08-08	These Were the Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK	12 / 15 (659.3028)	5 (174.8456)	15 (156.5372)	11 (161.1088)	7 (166.8112)
2015-06-19	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1	15 / 30 (626.2056)	17 (158.2744)	17 (154.8112)	8 (163.4172)	15 (149.7028)
2015-03-21	Barn Burner BBQ Yarrow, BC	18 / 21 (588.5372)	19 (145.1200)	20 (138.8000)	11 (155.4400)	12 (149.1772)
2014-08-30	Barbecue on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	5 / 32 (658.8572)	3 (172.5944)	15 (160.5256)	7 (166.8456)	11 (158.8916)
2014-06-14	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4	21 / 29 (601.0288)	18 (154.8112)	24 (145.7032)	13 (154.7884)	19 (145.7260)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1804 (82 pts)	#1520 (132 pts)	#1988 (67 pts)	#1922 (77 pts)	#1712 (107 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1449 (182 pts)	#1303 (232 pts)	#1991 (107 pts)	#1619 (162 pts)	#1869 (127 pts)