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.
COWTOWN SMOKE AND GRILLERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-30
latest 2018-09-01
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.58
last 5 Master vs avg 613.58 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.28 · weakest Brisket (146.94)
Road miles
24
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
613.58 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−15.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 146.94
- Pork avg 162.28
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of The Big LebowsQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A September team
Top 44%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 44% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.
- 3 September contests
- top 62% the rest of the year
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1505
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to COWTOWN SMOKE AND GRILLERS)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — SMOKAPALOOZA ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
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#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Level with COWTOWN SMOKE AND GRILLERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
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#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKAPALOOZA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Crocus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.6056 | 150.3200 | 154.30 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 137.6800 | 150.06 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 154.2972 | 162.28 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 124.4800 | 146.94 | top 61% |
“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 59% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
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 | 8 | 0 | top 46% | 2018-09-01 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-08-30 → 2018-09-01
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
2 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.28 · weakest Brisket (146.94)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
613.58
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
68–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
24
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1515
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2017-07-07 → 2018-09-01
Power rating
1487
peak 1506 · #3817 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Barbecue on the Bow
- First call Barbecue on the Bow
- 2015
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best overall score641.7828 BBQ on the Bow
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5828 BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1506) BBQ on the Bow
- 2018
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | BBQ on the Bow | 2015-09-05 |
| +4.3 | BBQ on the Bow | 2016-09-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede | 2017-07-07 |
| -8.3 | Barbecue on the Bow | 2014-08-30 |
| -4.5 | BBQ on the Bow | 2018-09-01 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 84% | 84% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
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 | 30 / 43 (605.0284) | 31 (155.4284) | 38 (137.6800) | 3 (170.8228) | 35 (141.0972) |
| 2017-07-07 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary, T2 W 3J6 | 23 / 23 (574.6744) | 19 (153.1316) | 23 (141.0972) | 13 (155.9656) | 23 (124.4800) |
| 2016-09-03 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 14 / 35 (635.4972) | 32 (152.0228) | 28 (148.0116) | 13 (162.8800) | 3 (172.5828) |
| 2015-09-05 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 8 / 35 (641.7828) | 30 (150.3200) | 10 (160.0572) | 6 (167.4172) | 7 (163.9884) |
| 2014-08-30 | Barbecue on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 25 / 32 (610.9144) | 16 (160.6056) | 10 (163.4400) | 24 (154.2972) | 31 (132.5716) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1185 (235 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2801 (58 pts) | #2163 (78 pts) | #2823 (58 pts) | #1996 (108 pts) | #2802 (58 pts) |