They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
FIREWEED BARBECUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2017-05-13
latest 2018-09-01
Best ToY finish
#982
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.11
last 5 Master vs avg 608.48 (-0.37)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.15 · weakest Pork (148.07)
Road miles
776
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
608.48 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−13.1
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.
- Pork avg 148.07
- Chicken avg 161.15
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Big Boy BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
SMELLAQUE ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.19%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.19% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 84.5% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after FIREWEED BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Level with FIREWEED BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4585 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ TEAM NAIT | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKAPALOOZA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Rack Addicts BBQ Team | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FROZEN TOQUE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| J & J BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.8688 | 149.1200 | 161.15 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 138.8232 | 148.97 | top 68% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 138.2628 | 148.07 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1888 | 129.6572 | 150.29 | top 58% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bow | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 47% | 2018-09-01 |
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 58% | 2018-06-16 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2017-05-13 → 2018-09-01
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AB
2 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.15 · weakest Pork (148.07)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
608.48
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
130
103–176 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
776
8 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Power rating
1471
peak 1471 · #4578 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
- First call *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede
- Career-best overall score627.9884 BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1495) BBQ on the Bow
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8688 BBQ on the Bow
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | BBQ on the Bow | 2017-09-02 |
| +3.2 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede | 2017-07-07 |
| +2.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2018-06-16 |
| +0.3 | BBQ on the Bow | 2018-09-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | *Battle River BBQ Showdown | 2018-08-18 |
| -13.5 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | 2018-05-12 |
| -9.6 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | 2017-05-13 |
| -4.9 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2017-06-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 75% | 86% | 83.8% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 87.2% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-01 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T2W3J6 | 25 / 43 (610.3436) | 9 (166.8688) | 29 (147.4404) | 38 (142.2972) | 22 (153.7372) |
| 2018-08-18 | *Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 25 / 25 (577.6344) | 6 (163.4744) | 20 (146.2400) | 24 (138.2628) | 24 (129.6572) |
| 2018-06-16 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 24 / 51 (619.3944) | 17 (162.2972) | 45 (141.6688) | 16 (159.3828) | 18 (156.0456) |
| 2018-05-12 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde, T1A5H8 | 29 / 30 (605.2004) | 8 (164.0344) | 30 (138.8232) | 20 (154.8912) | 27 (147.4516) |
| 2017-09-02 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T2W3J6 | 15 / 42 (627.9884) | 12 (162.2628) | 17 (156.5256) | 33 (148.0112) | 7 (161.1888) |
| 2017-07-07 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary, T2 W 3J6 | 11 / 23 (626.7884) | 11 (163.4172) | 10 (160.5372) | 17 (150.2856) | 12 (152.5484) |
| 2017-06-10 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 27 / 39 (605.1428) | 33 (149.1200) | 13 (160.0000) | 32 (145.7256) | 24 (150.2972) |
| 2017-05-13 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 28 / 34 (595.3372) | 21 (157.7028) | 30 (140.5028) | 28 (145.7144) | 22 (151.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1142 (230 pts) | #658 (560 pts) | #1134 (250 pts) | #1011 (300 pts) | #1049 (280 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #982 (347 pts) | #992 (382 pts) | #951 (402 pts) | #1207 (267 pts) | #901 (417 pts) |