Tommy Boy Grillin AB
Rating
1424
peak 1424 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2025-05-24
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#175
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.24 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.90 (+2.34)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.93
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.04 · weakest Brisket (157.57)
Road miles
2886
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 487 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
644.90 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
313.65 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bowsers BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bottle Hill BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Bottle Hill BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle Hill BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| No Measurements BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Mc Que It | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKER Q | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Slam Dunk BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Cartel | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELBOW GREASE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| KillerbunnyBBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.3484 | 163.04 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 149.1544 | 159.49 | top 71% |
| Pork | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 147.3596 | 163.00 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 149.0860 | 157.57 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 9 | 0 | top 73% |
| SK | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 67% | 2026-08-14 |
| The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 78% | 2026-07-25 |
| Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 88% | 2026-06-19 |
| Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 90% | 2026-05-23 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (11 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 644.90 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 313.65 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-05-24 — First tracked contest · Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- 📈 2025-05-24 — Peak power rating (1486) · Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- 📣 2025-05-31 — First call · Small Town Smoke Down
- ⭐ 2025-08-30 — Career-best overall score (662.7888) · Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2025-08-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2025-05-24 |
| -12.3 | Alberta BBQ Festival | 2026-07-03 |
| -10.4 | Small Town Smoke Down | 2025-05-31 |
| -10 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2025-06-21 |
| -9 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2026-08-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | top 86% | 90.3% | 89.6% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 64% | 91.6% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 14 / 15 (640.5372) | 5 (169.7256) | 14 (150.8572) | 12 (160.5600) | 14 (159.3944) |
| 2026-07-25 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB | 14 / 18 (649.6232) | 10 (166.2744) | 18 (156.5372) | 8 (163.9772) | 12 (162.8344) |
| 2026-07-24 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB | 14 / 18 (647.8972) | 7 (170.2628) | 15 (157.6572) | 10 (164.0000) | 14 (155.9772) |
| 2026-07-03 | Alberta BBQ Festival Millet, AB | 11 / 11 (647.8284) | 10 (161.6572) | 9 (162.2628) | 8 (166.8112) | 11 (157.0972) |
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 20 / 24 (650.3088) | 11 (168.5944) | 14 (164.5600) | 19 (162.8572) | 22 (154.2972) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 19 / 23 (632.3892) | 22 (154.2172) | 18 (158.8232) | 13 (165.1088) | 17 (154.2400) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Calmar, AB | — | 16 (151.3484) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Calmar, AB | — | — | 7 (169.1656) | — | — |
| 2025-09-06 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 6 / 15 (316.5032) | 6 (162.8460) | 6 (153.6572) | 10 (168.5828) | 12 (160.5028) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 8 / 38 (310.7888) | 8 (160.5488) | 8 (150.2400) | 6 (172.5944) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 25 / 27 (631.9204) | 14 (169.1660) | 19 (166.3088) | 26 (147.3596) | 26 (149.0860) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 17 / 25 (659.3600) | 20 (160.5600) | 16 (166.8344) | 10 (171.4400) | 20 (160.5256) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 33 / 34 (613.0176) | 23 (160.5372) | 34 (149.1544) | 33 (149.6572) | 30 (153.6688) |
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 | #289 (549 pts) | #203 (812 pts) | #261 (722 pts) | #234 (679 pts) | #295 (559 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #175 (275 pts) | #181 (275 pts) | #190 (275 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #643 (232 pts) | #669 (262 pts) | #744 (237 pts) | #541 (342 pts) | #621 (262 pts) |