Smoky Butt BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3737

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1488 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-31

latest 2017-09-02

Best ToY finish

#982

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8112 / 720

Master · These Were the Days BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.29 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.83 (+4.47)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Chicken · These Were the Days BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±26.44

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 157.96 · weakest Brisket (151.71)

Road miles

1,768

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)

Master avg

621.83 / 720

13 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.

High-water mark

666.8112 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8112 at These Were the Days BBQ Showdown — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-08-08

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CANADIAN SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Smoky Butt BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 151.71
Pork avg 157.96
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

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

Pork nemesis

9 of 12 shared pork entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 31% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 59% the rest of the year

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

Code 3 Spices

#3749 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE

#3754 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 67% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

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BJ's Smokin Pistols

#3732 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Level with Smoky Butt BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

FARVA-Q

#3725 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2020-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

PULL MY MEAT

#3752 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SAUWALD BBQ

#3727 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-04-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SMELLAQUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKAPALOOZA	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Northlands Pitmasters	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
HOUSE OF Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BARREL Q	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Smoking Crocus	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
YOU NEED A BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SAUCY DAWG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BORDERTOWN BAR B QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SUPER BBQ BROS. CANADA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	1	176.0000	137.6688	157.12	top 57%
Pork Ribs	13	3	2	170.2856	141.6916	155.04	top 59%
Pork	13	5	3	170.2856	141.0856	157.96	top 46%
Brisket	13	2	0	163.4056	135.9200	151.71	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	5	top 59%
AB	2	top 67%
SK	1	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 77%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 58%
Large (40+)	2	top 45%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	3	19	top 69%	2016-06-18
BBQ on the Bow	2	14	top 37%	2017-09-02
BBQ on the Bow	2	7	top 52%	2016-09-03

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-08-31 → 2017-09-02

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 5 of 13 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 157.96 · weakest Brisket (151.71)

Walk rate 54% a top-10 call in 7 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 23% 3 of 13 contests

Master average 621.83 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 168 171–208 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,768 13 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi

Schedule strength 1510 average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests

Power rating 1488 peak 1488 · #3737 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 31 First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1489) BBQ on the Bow
2014
Aug 30 First call Barbecue on the Bow
2015
Aug 8 First overall top-10 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8112 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
Aug 8 Career-best overall score666.8112 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
2016
Sep 3 10th tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
2017
Sep 2 Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.8	*BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede	2017-07-07
+12.4	BBQ on the Bow	2016-09-03
+7.3	BBQ on the Bow	2017-09-02
+5.6	Barbecue on the Bow	2014-08-30
+5	BBQ on the Bow	2015-09-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch	2017-05-13
-12	Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown	2016-08-06
-10.7	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2014-06-14
-10.6	BBQ on the Bow	2013-08-31
-4.5	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch	2016-05-14

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)
2017	3	1	33%	top 50%	89%	86.1%
2016	4	1	75%	top 60%	91.3%	87.5%
2015	3	1	67%	top 54%	92.6%	88.3%
2014	2	0	50%	top 63%	88.4%	84.9%
2013	1	0	0%	top 85%	79.7%	79.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-02	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T2W3J6	14 / 42 (628.4916)	16 (161.1200)	29 (149.1088)	15 (159.9772)	13 (158.2856)
2017-07-07	*BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary, T2 W 3J6	5 / 23 (640.9828)	16 (156.5260)	2 (168.5600)	3 (166.2512)	15 (149.6456)
2017-05-13	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB	32 / 34 (591.3256)	20 (158.2856)	27 (146.8344)	32 (141.0856)	28 (145.1200)
2016-09-03	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	7 / 35 (657.6568)	18 (158.2628)	2 (170.2856)	3 (170.2512)	17 (158.8572)
2016-08-06	Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA	16 / 17 (613.0056)	17 (139.3712)	14 (155.3828)	5 (162.8572)	10 (155.3944)
2016-06-18	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA	24 / 42 (620.4912)	33 (149.7028)	21 (155.3600)	8 (163.9656)	21 (151.4628)
2016-05-14	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0	23 / 34 (628.3768)	23 (158.2400)	25 (154.2400)	11 (161.0856)	18 (154.8112)
2015-09-05	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB	14 / 35 (635.8396)	6 (170.8228)	30 (142.8000)	3 (170.2856)	22 (151.9312)
2015-08-08	These Were the Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK	9 / 15 (666.8112)	3 (176.0000)	10 (167.9656)	13 (159.4400)	9 (163.4056)
2015-06-19	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1	19 / 30 (604.5028)	27 (147.9656)	14 (157.1200)	24 (149.7372)	17 (149.6800)
2014-08-30	Barbecue on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	13 / 32 (636.5144)	4 (172.0000)	22 (150.2400)	17 (157.7144)	15 (156.5600)
2014-06-14	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4	25 / 29 (586.2056)	12 (156.5484)	27 (141.6916)	21 (146.8456)	25 (141.1200)
2013-08-31	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	22 / 26 (573.5316)	25 (137.6688)	11 (155.9428)	16 (144.0000)	19 (135.9200)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#982 (347 pts)	#1173 (282 pts)	#1006 (367 pts)	#949 (392 pts)	#1154 (277 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1020 (317 pts)	#1323 (237 pts)	#881 (437 pts)	#718 (557 pts)	#1115 (297 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1311 (200 pts)	#1304 (230 pts)	#1543 (170 pts)	#1118 (295 pts)	#1506 (170 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1857 (117 pts)	#1423 (207 pts)	#2526 (72 pts)	#2062 (97 pts)	#1975 (107 pts)