Cougar BBQ AB
Rating
1514
peak 1514
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-05-24
latest 2025-09-06
Best ToY finish
#269
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.97)
Road miles
137
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.3828 | 164.5256 | 165.95 | top 14% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.2744 | 141.6572 | 155.97 | top 20% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 321.92
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 337.6572 | 321.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 3 / 15 (337.6572) | 2 (167.3828) | 3 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 6 / 34 (306.1828) | 5 (164.5256) | 7 (141.6572) | — | — |
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 | #269 (147 pts) | #258 (157 pts) | #297 (137 pts) | — | — |