Just Katie AB
Rating
1550
peak 1550
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2021-07-10
latest 2025-08-30
Best ToY finish
#473
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.64 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 620.66 (+55.98)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±127.61
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.47)
Road miles
2111
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Fire BBQ has finished one call ahead of Just Katie 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mark's Meats and Treats in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke, Wind & Fire (2021-07-10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 178.8572 | 161.7144 | 171.33 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 151.3944 | 164.47 | top 46% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 163.4400 | 168.45 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 155.9656 | 168.20 | top 38% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 33% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (12 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 620.66
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 687.3712 | 675.52 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 681.7260 | 674.59 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.1084 | 674.78 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 328.0232 | 328.02 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315.9544 | 315.95 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 4 / 38 (687.3712) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (171.4056) | 12 (171.4056) | 7 (171.4400) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 15 / 32 (671.3484) | 7 (172.0000) | 9 (171.4056) | 17 (168.5256) | 24 (159.4172) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 18 / 27 (659.3596) | 24 (162.2628) | 24 (164.5484) | 21 (163.4400) | 8 (169.1084) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 4 / 34 (684.0112) | 3 (174.2628) | 9 (168.5828) | 9 (168.5828) | 7 (172.5828) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 12 / 24 (674.8688) | 23 (161.7144) | 10 (168.6060) | 9 (170.2628) | 3 (174.2856) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 12 / 35 (681.0968) | 15 (170.2856) | 7 (173.1428) | 24 (165.1200) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 15 / 28 (666.7768) | 7 (171.4172) | 26 (155.9428) | 16 (166.8112) | 7 (172.6056) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 10 / 27 (668.4684) | 8 (170.8228) | 25 (157.7028) | 14 (169.1200) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 11 / 39 (681.7260) | 3 (177.1544) | 17 (165.1544) | 13 (171.9772) | 15 (167.4400) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 15 / 40 (668.4568) | 2 (178.8572) | 24 (165.6800) | 17 (167.9540) | 25 (155.9656) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 5 / 12 (681.1084) | 3 (174.8572) | 3 (172.5944) | 7 (169.7028) | 8 (163.9540) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 6 / 36 (328.0232) | 1 (176.0116) | 7 (152.0116) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-07-10 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 3 / 16 (315.9544) | 3 (164.5600) | 5 (151.3944) | — | — |
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 | #473 (404 pts) | #548 (374 pts) | #602 (334 pts) | #598 (294 pts) | #512 (374 pts) |