Up N Smoke AB
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2023-06-30
Best ToY finish
#1236
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.99 · weakest Chicken (148.18)
Road miles
4965
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 3415 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.91 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
234.79 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Smoke on the Trails (2021-09-10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 108.5488 | 148.18 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 126.2400 | 150.82 | top 72% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4400 | 156.5488 | 163.99 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 157.6572 | 160.81 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AB (1 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 655.91 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 234.79 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · Hammond BBQ
- 📣 2023-06-30 — First call · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2023-06-30 — Career-best overall score (669.0400) · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 📈 2023-06-30 — Peak power rating (1490) · Kenai River BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Hammond BBQ | 2019-03-22 |
| -3.5 | Smoke on the Trails | 2021-09-10 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 65.2% | 65.2% |
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | Kenai River BBQ Competition Soldotna, AK | 4 / 9 (669.0400) | 5 (169.6800) | 7 (163.9544) | 3 (171.4400) | 4 (163.9656) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 37 / 53 (642.7892) | 28 (166.3088) | 37 (162.2744) | 41 (156.5488) | 39 (157.6572) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 39 / 48 (234.7888) | 38 (108.5488) | 33 (126.2400) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |