High-water mark
675.3828
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3828 at These Were the Days BBQ Showdown — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-08-08
CORNERSTONE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-08-08
latest 2016-08-06
Best ToY finish
#1109
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.82
last 5 Master vs avg 638.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±21.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.22 · weakest Brisket (152.21)
Road miles
715
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Master avg
638.82 / 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.
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
−12.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.01 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 80%.
- Brisket avg 152.21
- Pork avg 164.22
- 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 Smoky Butt BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, These Were the Days BBQ Showdown (2015-08-08).
- 2015-08-08
- 15-team field
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.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
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#2877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with CORNERSTONE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
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#2888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
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#2882 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before CORNERSTONE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after CORNERSTONE BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Butt BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCY DAWG BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 151.4400 | 163.43 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.4172 | 158.96 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 169.7028 | 149.0972 | 164.22 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 145.7032 | 152.21 | top 71% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2015-08-08 → 2016-08-06
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
2 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 · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.22 · weakest Brisket (152.21)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
638.82
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
80–58 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
715
5 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi
Schedule strength
1509
average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests
Power rating
1508
peak 1518 · #2875 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First call These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3828 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score675.3828 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1518) BBQ on the Bow
- 2016
- First category win (Pork) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | BBQ on the Bow | 2015-09-05 |
| +7.1 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown | 2015-08-08 |
| +6.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2016-06-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | 2016-05-14 |
| -7.7 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown | 2016-08-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 61% | 87.4% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 93.8% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-06 | Those Were The Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, Saskatchewan, CA | 13 / 17 (625.1432) | 15 (151.4400) | 6 (164.0000) | 4 (164.0000) | 15 (145.7032) |
| 2016-06-18 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 13 / 42 (629.1428) | 31 (152.5600) | 25 (153.1544) | 1 (169.1428) | 19 (154.2856) |
| 2016-05-14 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 | 26 / 34 (615.3600) | 5 (169.1656) | 31 (147.4172) | 24 (149.0972) | 23 (149.6800) |
| 2015-09-05 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 6 / 35 (649.0516) | 11 (169.1200) | 13 (158.2400) | 5 (169.1428) | 21 (152.5488) |
| 2015-08-08 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 5 / 15 (675.3828) | 4 (174.8800) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (169.7028) | 14 (158.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1109 (281 pts) | #1042 (336 pts) | #1186 (276 pts) | #732 (541 pts) | #1245 (251 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1433 (175 pts) | #1713 (130 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1492 (185 pts) | #2079 (80 pts) |