The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
ROKER Q has finished one call ahead of Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-06-08
latest 2026-07-25
Best ToY finish
#777
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.35
last 5 Master vs avg 636.35 (-0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.38 · weakest Brisket (153.34)
Road miles
758
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 527 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.35 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIGG SMOAK BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIGG SMOAK BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.04 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 153.34
- Pork avg 162.38
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ELBOW GREASE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
5.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.8 years, then back at The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) (2026-07-24).
- last seen 2020-09-26
- back 2026-07-24
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
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#3776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Homestead Smoke Shack BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 156.0228 | 161.24 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 148.5028 | 159.39 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.0000 | 150.8344 | 162.38 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 145.1316 | 153.34 | top 75% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 61% | 2026-07-25 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.1 yrs
2019-06-08 → 2026-07-25
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AB
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.38 · weakest Brisket (153.34)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
636.35
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
63
34–62 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
758
5 mapped stops · furthest 527 mi
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.8 yrs
2020-09-26 → 2026-07-24
Power rating
1488
peak 1488 · #3758 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
- First call Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1498) Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff
- 2026
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7204 The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5372 The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1)
- First overall top-10 The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score661.0172 The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)
- Most recent contest The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2026-07-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | BBQ on the Bow | 2020-09-26 |
| -3.3 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) | 2026-07-24 |
| -2.2 | BBQ In The Badlands | 2019-09-27 |
| -1.6 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff | 2019-06-08 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 91.8% | 91.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 88.6% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB | 10 / 18 (661.0172) | 14 (163.9428) | 9 (165.6800) | 7 (167.3944) | 11 (164.0000) |
| 2026-07-24 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB | 12 / 18 (650.7204) | 14 (168.5372) | 9 (165.1316) | 12 (161.6572) | 15 (155.3944) |
| 2020-09-26 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 16 / 21 (621.0628) | 9 (156.0228) | 16 (148.5028) | 2 (168.0000) | 17 (148.5372) |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 17 / 25 (638.1028) | 18 (157.6572) | 12 (162.8000) | 11 (164.0000) | 18 (153.6456) |
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 12 / 19 (610.8692) | 9 (160.0572) | 10 (154.8460) | 12 (150.8344) | 15 (145.1316) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #777 (91 pts) | #663 (131 pts) | #830 (91 pts) | #465 (246 pts) | #817 (86 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1177 (199 pts) | #1190 (214 pts) | #1144 (234 pts) | #1153 (229 pts) | #1306 (179 pts) |