A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKEEATERS BBQ CANADA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1513 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-09-05
latest 2017-07-07
Best ToY finish
#1056
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.68
last 5 Master vs avg 627.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.79 · weakest Pork (152.12)
Road miles
833
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 400 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
627.68 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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 weak link
−11.7
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.
- Pork avg 152.12
- Chicken avg 163.79
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKAPALOOZA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ on the Bow (2015-09-05).
- 2015-09-05
- 35-team field
A September team
Top 44%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 44% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
- 3 September contests
- top 57% the rest of the year
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.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
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#3491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SMOKEEATERS BBQ CANADA did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEEATERS BBQ CANADA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
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#3483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
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#3500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 156.6400 | 163.79 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 150.8800 | 157.17 | top 54% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 142.2512 | 152.12 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.6284 | 131.3256 | 154.61 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2015-09-05 → 2017-07-07
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
1 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.79 · weakest Pork (152.12)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
627.68
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
93
70–71 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
833
5 mapped stops · furthest 400 mi
Schedule strength
1512
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Power rating
1493
peak 1513 · #3494 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- First call BBQ on the Bow
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bow
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0456 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best overall score652.0456 BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1513) BBQ on the Bow
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- 2017
- Most recent contest *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | BBQ on the Bow | 2015-09-05 |
| +3.3 | BBQ on the Bow | 2016-09-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede | 2017-07-07 |
| -7.1 | BBQ On the Bypass | 2015-09-12 |
| -3.5 | 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 84% | 84% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 88.3% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 90.6% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-07 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary, T2 W 3J6 | 21 / 23 (605.0856) | 9 (164.5484) | 9 (160.6516) | 18 (148.5600) | 21 (131.3256) |
| 2016-09-03 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 15 / 35 (635.4284) | 22 (157.0968) | 21 (155.4400) | 7 (165.7600) | 20 (157.1316) |
| 2016-05-14 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 | 21 / 34 (630.3088) | 4 (170.8572) | 30 (150.8800) | 30 (144.0116) | 6 (164.5600) |
| 2015-09-12 | BBQ On the Bypass Langley, BC | 14 / 19 (615.5196) | 11 (156.6400) | 14 (152.0000) | 19 (142.2512) | 8 (164.6284) |
| 2015-09-05 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 5 / 35 (652.0456) | 7 (169.7828) | 4 (166.8572) | 15 (160.0228) | 18 (155.3828) |
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 | #2158 (68 pts) | #1738 (133 pts) | #1749 (133 pts) | #2141 (83 pts) | #2220 (68 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1425 (189 pts) | #1174 (284 pts) | #1775 (139 pts) | #1399 (224 pts) | #1224 (259 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1056 (284 pts) | #1125 (279 pts) | #1078 (309 pts) | #1498 (184 pts) | #1259 (234 pts) |