A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OWENS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OWENS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BBQ MAVERICK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-06-08
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#741
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.95 (+13.53)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.29 · weakest Brisket (152.74)
Road miles
1,172
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 465 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
617.95 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.55 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 152.74
- Pork Ribs avg 158.29
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ (2023-06-16).
- last seen 2019-06-08
- back 2023-06-16
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.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5808 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before BBQ MAVERICK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQ MAVERICK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before BBQ MAVERICK's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before BBQ MAVERICK'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWENS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 148.5828 | 157.14 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 132.6172 | 158.29 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 129.6684 | 153.12 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 139.4284 | 152.74 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK | 5 | 0 | top 93% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 92% | 2026-06-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2019-06-08 → 2026-06-19
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SK
5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.29 · weakest Brisket (152.74)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
617.95
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
70
10–119 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,172
8 mapped stops · furthest 465 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2019-06-08 → 2023-06-16
Power rating
1440
peak 1440 · #5816 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1486) Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
- 2023
- First call Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2856 Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
- 2025
- Career-best overall score644.0116 Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
- 2026
- Most recent contest Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff | 2019-06-08 |
| -10.1 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2026-05-23 |
| -10.1 | Smoke 'N the Valley | 2023-09-23 |
| -9.2 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2026-06-19 |
| -8.6 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ | 2023-06-16 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 94% | 88.3% | 87.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 89.4% | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 76.4% | 76.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 23 / 24 (636.0228) | 21 (160.0228) | 23 (158.2628) | 18 (163.4628) | 23 (154.2744) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 21 / 23 (619.2112) | 23 (150.2512) | 9 (167.9656) | 20 (155.9544) | 22 (145.0400) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Calmar, AB | — | 13 (162.8456) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Calmar, AB | — | — | 5 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 24 / 27 (644.0116) | 20 (166.8572) | 7 (172.0800) | 25 (153.1200) | 25 (151.9544) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 24 / 26 (614.7540) | 26 (150.8456) | 25 (149.0740) | 21 (163.4056) | 24 (151.4288) |
| 2023-06-16 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK | 14 / 16 (643.4168) | 14 (160.5828) | 15 (155.4400) | 16 (153.1084) | 2 (174.2856) |
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 19 / 19 (550.2968) | 17 (148.5828) | 19 (132.6172) | 18 (129.6684) | 18 (139.4284) |
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 | #741 (127 pts) | #630 (230 pts) | #493 (360 pts) | #692 (157 pts) | #777 (122 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1411 (57 pts) | #1159 (77 pts) | #908 (157 pts) | #1485 (52 pts) | #1478 (52 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #852 (152 pts) | #934 (147 pts) | #1042 (142 pts) | #874 (157 pts) | #591 (297 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1867 (74 pts) | #1901 (84 pts) | #1955 (74 pts) | #1915 (79 pts) | #1879 (79 pts) |