High-water mark
664.0232
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.0232 at Small Town Smoke Down — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-05-30
Smoke Trails BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-08-31
latest 2026-05-30
Best ToY finish
#865
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.22
last 5 Master vs avg 638.22 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±35.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.07 · weakest Brisket (153.57)
Road miles
84
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
638.22 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
HOME COOKIN' BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke Trails BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.49 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 153.57
- Pork avg 163.07
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Rack Addicts BBQ Team in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Barbeque on the Bow (2022-09-03).
- last seen 2019-08-31
- back 2022-09-03
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smoke Trails BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke Trails BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smoke Trails BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smoke Trails BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rack Addicts BBQ Team | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 130.2860 | 160.35 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 135.3828 | 161.24 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 150.2516 | 163.07 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 142.2744 | 153.57 | top 76% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 70% | 2025-08-30 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.7 yrs
2019-08-31 → 2026-05-30
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AB
4 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.07 · weakest Brisket (153.57)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
638.22
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
111
58–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
84
5 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-08-31 → 2022-09-03
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #4424 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1495) BBQ on the Bow
- 2022
- First call Barbeque on the Bow
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 Barbeque on the Bow
- 2026
- Career-best overall score664.0232 Small Town Smoke Down
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1544 Small Town Smoke Down
- Most recent contest Small Town Smoke Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2025-08-30 |
| -5.2 | BBQ on the Bow | 2019-08-31 |
| -4 | Small Town Smoke Down | 2026-05-30 |
| -3.6 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2023-09-02 |
| -2.7 | Barbeque on the Bow | 2022-09-03 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 17 / 24 (664.0232) | 18 (166.2972) | 13 (170.8800) | 10 (173.1544) | 20 (153.6916) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 33 / 38 (643.3488) | 25 (166.8456) | 34 (158.8344) | 37 (150.2516) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 21 / 40 (660.4340) | 12 (171.4056) | 10 (171.9656) | 20 (166.2628) | 37 (150.8000) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 20 / 36 (654.2172) | 15 (166.8916) | 9 (169.1200) | 19 (164.5140) | 30 (153.6916) |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 17 / 37 (153.7028) | 37 (130.2860) | 37 (135.3828) | 14 (161.1428) | 33 (142.2744) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #865 (89 pts) | #955 (84 pts) | #940 (109 pts) | #772 (124 pts) | #922 (74 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #904 (125 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1170 (80 pts) | #998 (125 pts) | #1063 (135 pts) | #1188 (85 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1207 (85 pts) | #1155 (110 pts) | #1022 (145 pts) | #1236 (90 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1689 (115 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |