MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1034

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1601

peak 1601 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-05-13

latest 2025-08-30

Best ToY finish

#222

Backyard 2025

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2972 / 720

Master · Barbeque on the Bow Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.46 (+11.94)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Barbeque on the Bow Festival

Consistency

±23.84

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.16 · weakest Brisket (161.41)

Road miles

4,345

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 1274 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.46 / 720

20 Master contests · 2 GCs

Backyard avg

330.26 / 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.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (15 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

2.2168 points from the title

Came within 2.2168 points of the Grand Championship at Didsbury Lions BBQ (2021-09-03).

Against the odds

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023-09-02) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMELLAQUE.

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Barbeque on the Bow Festival.

2023-09-02

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Barbeque on the Bow Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 20%

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.2972 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2972 at Barbeque on the Bow Festival — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-09-02

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ has finished one call ahead of MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 1 Grand Championship

2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 20%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

14–2 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 88% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.75 points below their pork, and turns into a call 35% of the time against 55%.

Brisket avg 161.41
Pork avg 166.16
7 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

12–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOTLEY QUE in 12 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (2021-08-14).

last seen 2018-09-01
back 2021-08-14

Pork nemesis

11 of 16 shared pork entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 11 of 16 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Homestead Smoke Shack has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,345 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,345 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,274 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES.

21 mapped stops
furthest 1,274 mi

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BLAZING CATTLES BBQ

#1033 of the rated field

1601 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1601

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

3 WOODYS BBQ

#1030 of the rated field

1601 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Pistol Packin' Piggies

#1035 of the rated field

1601 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1601

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

⚔ Head-to-head

PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE

#1031 of the rated field

1601 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1601

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 11 contests, alongside a 73% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2014-11-14
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK BARREL BBQ

#1032 of the rated field

1601 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1665

No shared contest yet.

Level with MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 52 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Sure Shot BBQ

#1039 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1600

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-04-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMELLAQUE	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Kreiser Barbecue	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
MOTLEY QUE	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKAPALOOZA	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
YOU NEED A BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Rack Addicts BBQ Team	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
Fire BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
Homestead Smoke Shack	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
HOME COOKIN' BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BBQ TEAM NAIT	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	8	4	5	179.4400	144.5716	165.45	top 39%
Pork Ribs	21	9	1	3	178.8572	145.1088	165.41	top 36%
Pork	20	11	0	3	177.1428	151.4400	166.16	top 35%
Brisket	20	7	0	2	175.4400	145.1088	161.41	top 45%

“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	14	2	top 27%
KS	2	0	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	1	top 29%
Large (40+)	6	1	top 40%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Barbeque on the Bow Festival	3	1	1	top 20%	2025-08-30
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2	5	0	top 30%	2022-05-28
BBQ on the Bow	2	15	0	top 50%	2018-09-01
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2	13	0	top 31%	2018-06-16

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.3 yrs 2017-05-13 → 2025-08-30

Busiest season 2022 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AB 14 of 21 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 4 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.16 · weakest Brisket (161.41)

Walk rate 76% a top-10 call in 16 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 8 of 21 contests

Wins it all 10% 2 Grand Championships · 1 reserve

First title 2021-09-04 BBQ on the Bow

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 658.46 out of 720 · 20 contests · 2 GCs

Backyard average 330.26 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 733 818–560 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,345 21 mapped stops · furthest 1,274 mi

Schedule strength 1530 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2018-09-01 → 2021-08-14

Power rating 1601 peak 1601 · #1034 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2017
May 13 First tracked contest Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
Jun 10 First call Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
2018
Aug 18 First category win (Chicken) *Battle River BBQ Showdown
Aug 18 First overall top-10 *Battle River BBQ Showdown
Aug 18 First overall podium *Battle River BBQ Showdown
Aug 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1544 *Battle River BBQ Showdown
2021
Sep 3 First Reserve Championship Didsbury Lions BBQ
Sep 4 First Grand Championship BBQ on the Bow
2022
May 28 10th tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
2023
Sep 2 Biggest field won (40 teams) Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Sep 2 Career-best overall score702.2972 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Sep 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
2025
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1601) Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Aug 30 Most recent contest Barbeque on the Bow Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	*Battle River BBQ Showdown	2018-08-18
+14.4	BBQ on the Bow	2021-09-04
+13.9	Didsbury Lions BBQ	2021-09-03
+12.9	Barbeque on the Bow Festival	2023-09-02
+11.5	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2022-05-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.9	BBQ on the Bow	2017-09-02
-3.6	Prairie Dog on the Bow	2024-08-31
-1.8	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch	2017-05-13
-0.5	Barbeque on the Bow Festival	2024-08-31
-0.1	Small Town Smoke Down	2024-06-08

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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	1	1	100%	top 11%	91.7%	91.7%
2024	4	0	1	0	100%	top 41%	94.5%	93.6%
2023	2	1	1	1	100%	top 22%	97.5%	95.7%
2022	5	0	2	1	40%	top 35%	94%	93.6%
2021	3	1	2	1	100%	top 20%	94.1%	91%
2018	3	0	1	1	67%	top 24%	90.7%	89%
2017	3	0	0	0	67%	top 53%	87.8%	86%

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 (330.2628)	7 (173.1200)	1 (166.8800)	29 (164.5372)	21 (163.3944)
2024-08-31	Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB	14 / 24 (669.0744)	2 (175.4172)	12 (168.5600)	10 (169.7028)	21 (155.3944)
2024-08-31	Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB	16 / 35 (672.4452)	19 (169.6684)	26 (162.2512)	9 (170.8228)	14 (169.7028)
2024-06-08	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	7 / 27 (167.3712)	24 (154.7884)	5 (170.2628)	8 (172.5600)	22 (160.5256)
2024-05-25	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB	13 / 39 (680.4684)	16 (169.7028)	6 (174.2744)	7 (175.4056)	23 (161.0856)
2023-09-16	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB	12 / 29 (675.3140)	18 (166.2284)	9 (172.5600)	4 (175.4056)	22 (161.1200)
2023-09-02	Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB	1 / 40 (702.2972)	1 (179.4400)	2 (178.8572)	16 (168.5600)	3 (175.4400)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	174 / 249 (674.2628)	197 (166.8344)	118 (170.8688)	103 (171.4284)	193 (165.1312)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	211 / 505 (673.0628)	213 (168.5828)	252 (167.3828)	368 (161.6800)	40 (175.4172)
2022-09-03	Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB	5 / 36 (676.5484)	14 (167.4400)	17 (164.5600)	2 (177.1428)	10 (167.4056)
2022-05-28	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB	5 / 39 (671.3828)	1 (174.3200)	15 (165.6800)	14 (164.5484)	7 (166.8344)
2021-09-04	BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB	1 / 29 (677.7712)	11 (164.5828)	4 (172.0228)	2 (170.9028)	4 (170.2628)
2021-09-03	Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB	2 / 26 (655.9544)	1 (170.2972)	3 (170.8572)	14 (154.8000)	4 (160.0000)
2021-08-14	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB	12 / 25 (631.3944)	4 (163.3712)	5 (164.0344)	10 (158.8800)	22 (145.1088)
2018-09-01	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T2W3J6	15 / 43 (632.5940)	24 (159.9656)	11 (160.6056)	5 (166.3200)	29 (145.7028)
2018-08-18	*Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB	3 / 25 (653.1544)	1 (171.4400)	7 (161.1544)	9 (161.1544)	4 (159.4056)
2018-06-16	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1	13 / 51 (635.9540)	12 (164.0000)	22 (158.3084)	17 (158.2628)	22 (155.3828)
2017-09-02	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T2W3J6	27 / 42 (608.4688)	37 (144.5716)	34 (145.1088)	3 (169.6800)	26 (149.1084)
2017-06-10	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1	14 / 39 (631.9652)	21 (157.0740)	17 (156.5828)	25 (151.4400)	2 (166.8684)
2017-05-13	Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB	20 / 34 (617.0516)	28 (150.2400)	24 (152.0000)	13 (159.9656)	18 (154.8460)

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
2025 ↗	Backyard	#222 (184 pts)	#283 (139 pts)	#195 (259 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#971 (110 pts)	#850 (165 pts)	#1020 (120 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1107 (80 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#472 (406 pts)	#439 (501 pts)	#455 (526 pts)	#375 (581 pts)	#583 (321 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#476 (404 pts)	#530 (374 pts)	#553 (399 pts)	#593 (309 pts)	#580 (304 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#443 (490 pts)	#439 (520 pts)	#656 (330 pts)	#450 (495 pts)	#519 (420 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#302 (645 pts)	#343 (600 pts)	#337 (605 pts)	#395 (485 pts)	#421 (470 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#734 (455 pts)	#745 (465 pts)	#916 (360 pts)	#816 (420 pts)	#945 (335 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1155 (259 pts)	#1423 (199 pts)	#1355 (224 pts)	#918 (414 pts)	#906 (414 pts)