Grilling with Short AB
Rating
1492
peak 1503
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-07-26
latest 2025-09-27
Best ToY finish
#192
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
539.94
last 3 vs career avg 539.94 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±146.70
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.25)
Road miles
206
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 99 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.9372 points of the Grand Championship at Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2025-08-30).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 171.9772 | 160.0116 | 165.33 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 157.1088 | 158.25 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 161.1084 | 163.69 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 158.8456 | 160.85 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 539.94
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 645.0972 | 539.94 |
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 | 21 / 23 (645.0972) | 16 (164.0000) | 23 (157.1316) | 19 (161.1084) | 15 (162.8572) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 2 / 38 (332.4800) | 1 (171.9772) | 6 (160.5028) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 29 / 32 (642.2404) | 27 (160.0116) | 29 (157.1088) | 20 (166.2744) | 27 (158.8456) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #192 (234 pts) | #190 (259 pts) | #283 (149 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #856 (125 pts) | #879 (150 pts) | #1085 (115 pts) | #829 (160 pts) | #830 (155 pts) |