Fire BBQ AB
Rating
1468
peak 1524
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2025-09-27
Best ToY finish
#315
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.15 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 618.45 (+36.70)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Best single call
178.2972
Consistency
±123.49
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.11 · weakest Brisket (160.45)
Road miles
3201
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 403 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Bad to the Brisket has finished one call ahead of Fire BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Homestead Smoke Shack has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Rack Addicts BBQ Team in 16 of their 21 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 45% across 7 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 175.4516 | 146.2400 | 166.11 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 175.4172 | 149.6796 | 163.36 | top 54% |
| Pork | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 142.7656 | 161.19 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 178.2972 | 145.1200 | 160.45 | top 55% |
“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 | 23 | 0 | top 57% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (23 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 618.45
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 654.2288 | 651.38 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 670.2400 | 562.40 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 677.7028 | 659.58 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 675.4972 | 662.43 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 641.1772 | 624.55 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 662.9144 | 542.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 19 / 23 (647.3948) | 17 (163.4516) | 9 (167.9888) | 18 (162.8572) | 21 (153.0972) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 29 / 38 (650.8112) | 32 (162.8572) | 19 (167.3828) | 26 (165.6912) | 33 (154.8800) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 23 / 32 (654.2288) | 10 (170.8572) | 25 (163.4056) | 27 (160.5600) | 25 (159.4060) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 18 / 34 (653.0744) | 12 (167.9772) | 16 (161.6800) | 28 (155.9428) | 13 (167.4744) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 22 / 24 (646.2972) | 4 (174.3200) | 24 (154.2744) | 19 (165.1200) | 22 (152.5828) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 19 / 35 (670.2400) | 24 (167.9772) | 12 (171.4172) | 22 (165.1312) | 20 (165.7144) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 14 / 28 (668.5600) | 12 (168.5944) | 17 (164.5716) | 17 (166.8112) | 10 (168.5828) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 13 / 27 (160.5484) | 21 (159.9888) | 24 (158.8456) | 22 (158.8228) | 3 (173.1656) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 17 / 39 (666.3432) | 5 (174.2972) | 14 (166.8572) | 37 (150.8800) | 7 (174.3088) |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 10 / 29 (677.7028) | 3 (175.4400) | 22 (161.7028) | 18 (162.2628) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 14 / 40 (668.5944) | 16 (168.5828) | 21 (168.0116) | 15 (168.5600) | 16 (163.4400) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 12 / 17 (653.6456) | 8 (169.7372) | 15 (158.8000) | 7 (166.2972) | 12 (158.8112) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 8 / 12 (659.3824) | 10 (162.2628) | 8 (166.2512) | 9 (163.9884) | 6 (166.8800) |
| 2023-06-16 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK | 13 / 16 (646.2516) | 6 (170.8572) | 11 (162.8572) | 10 (165.7028) | 16 (146.8344) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 17 / 23 (651.8852) | 12 (169.6800) | 16 (163.4056) | 20 (155.9884) | 15 (162.8112) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 7 / 36 (675.4972) | 25 (164.0572) | 2 (174.8572) | 9 (170.8800) | 15 (165.7028) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 7 / 19 (663.4172) | 11 (161.6800) | 1 (175.4172) | 10 (164.0344) | 11 (162.2856) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 7 / 20 (667.3828) | 2 (175.4516) | 12 (163.3944) | 5 (168.5828) | 13 (159.9540) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 15 / 31 (661.8172) | 4 (173.1772) | 9 (171.4628) | 18 (165.1544) | 26 (152.0228) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 19 / 39 (644.0340) | 9 (167.4400) | 23 (158.9028) | 15 (164.5484) | 27 (153.1428) |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 26 / 29 (610.7656) | 17 (160.5944) | 15 (161.1544) | 28 (142.7656) | 26 (146.2512) |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 6 / 26 (641.1772) | 10 (158.2972) | 6 (163.4172) | 10 (156.5256) | 2 (162.9372) |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 15 / 25 (621.7144) | 14 (157.1544) | 8 (161.7028) | 13 (157.7372) | 21 (145.1200) |
| 2019-09-01 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Alberta, T2P 2M2 | 4 / 13 (662.9144) | 6 (169.7028) | 5 (165.1544) | 10 (152.5828) | 1 (175.4744) |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 10 / 37 (161.6800) | 19 (157.1200) | 15 (161.7372) | 16 (161.1200) | 23 (150.8916) |
| 2019-08-10 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 7 / 20 (631.5316) | 2 (166.8916) | 14 (153.1656) | 11 (153.1200) | 5 (158.3544) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 11 / 44 (654.3660) | 10 (166.2972) | 27 (156.6060) | 17 (162.3200) | 7 (169.1428) |
| 2019-05-25 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 19 / 22 (600.5024) | 22 (146.2400) | 16 (149.6796) | 9 (159.4628) | 18 (145.1200) |
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 | #683 (205 pts) | #642 (280 pts) | #662 (280 pts) | #742 (200 pts) | #765 (185 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #456 (429 pts) | #366 (639 pts) | #522 (444 pts) | #532 (374 pts) | #340 (669 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #315 (672 pts) | #266 (852 pts) | #422 (577 pts) | #324 (657 pts) | #275 (802 pts) |