Black Market BBQ SK
Rating
1477
peak 1477
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-07-31
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#756
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
560.95 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 568.84 (-7.89)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±181.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.35 · weakest Brisket (158.02)
Road miles
2324
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1465 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Q Cartel has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 155.9428 | 161.57 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 153.6572 | 164.42 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 155.3828 | 165.35 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 141.0288 | 158.02 | top 68% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SK (3 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 568.84
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 659.9084 | 659.91 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 653.5656 | 409.91 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 663.3828 | 663.38 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 608.3088 | 608.31 |
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 | 17 / 24 (659.9084) | 17 (165.7372) | 16 (164.5372) | 16 (165.1084) | 14 (164.5256) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 21 / 27 (653.5656) | 27 (155.9428) | 18 (166.8228) | 12 (172.5484) | 21 (158.2516) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 9 / 25 (166.2628) | 19 (160.5600) | 15 (167.3712) | 17 (165.1428) | 10 (168.5372) |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 12 / 21 (663.3828) | 11 (167.3828) | 11 (169.7028) | 8 (168.5600) | 14 (157.7372) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 54 / 55 (608.3088) | 52 (158.2400) | 49 (153.6572) | 54 (155.3828) | 54 (141.0288) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #756 (172 pts) | #918 (132 pts) | #834 (187 pts) | #729 (207 pts) | #738 (197 pts) |