High-water mark
666.3200
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.3200 at These Were the Days BBQ Showdown — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-08-08
THROUGH THE MUD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1502 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-08-08
latest 2017-05-13
Best ToY finish
#1336
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.22
last 4 Master vs avg 635.22 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.77
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.71 · weakest Brisket (147.81)
Road miles
669
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 281 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
635.22 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
THROUGH THE MUD BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with THROUGH THE MUD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after THROUGH THE MUD BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3277 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#3250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 146.8228 | 164.71 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 157.7028 | 164.29 | top 34% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 151.9884 | 158.41 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0572 | 140.4800 | 147.81 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2015-08-08 → 2017-05-13
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AB
1 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.71 · weakest Brisket (147.81)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 4 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
635.22
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
77
61–60 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
669
4 mapped stops · furthest 281 mi
Schedule strength
1508
average field rating faced — tougher than 6% of rated contests
Power rating
1499
peak 1502 · #null 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 score666.3200 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score666.3200 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 These Were the Days BBQ Showdown
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1502) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2016-06-18 |
| +1.8 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | 2016-05-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown | 2015-08-08 |
| -3.8 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | 2017-05-13 |
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)
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 65% | 85% | 85% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-13 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 22 / 34 (611.9312) | 32 (146.8228) | 5 (165.1772) | 23 (151.9884) | 25 (147.9428) |
| 2016-06-18 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 16 / 42 (627.8856) | 5 (168.5944) | 17 (157.7028) | 11 (161.1084) | 34 (140.4800) |
| 2016-05-14 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada, T0L1T0 | 16 / 34 (634.7544) | 8 (168.5600) | 12 (164.5600) | 12 (158.8572) | 33 (142.7772) |
| 2015-08-08 | These Were the Days BBQ Showdown North Battleford, SK | 10 / 15 (666.3200) | 6 (174.8456) | 7 (169.7144) | 10 (161.7028) | 12 (160.0572) |
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 | #1336 (209 pts) | #1028 (339 pts) | #1372 (224 pts) | #1273 (254 pts) | #1985 (119 pts) |