MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB AB
Rating
1576
peak 1576
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2021-08-14
latest 2025-08-30
Best ToY finish
#222
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
4
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
502.21 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 617.98 (-115.77)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±143.16
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.33 · weakest Brisket (164.06)
Road miles
3419
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 1276 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ has finished one call ahead of MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
YOU NEED A BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Fire BBQ in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Barbeque on the Bow Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2168 points of the Grand Championship at Didsbury Lions BBQ (2021-09-03).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Barbeque on the Bow Festival.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023-09-02) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMELLAQUE.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 179.4400 | 154.7884 | 168.48 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 162.2512 | 169.33 | top 31% |
| Pork | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 154.8000 | 168.31 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 145.1088 | 164.06 | top 47% |
“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 | 12 | 2 | top 25% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 1 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (12 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ on the Bow (2021-09-04)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 617.98
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 330.2628 | 330.26 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 680.4684 | 547.34 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 702.2972 | 688.81 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 676.5484 | 673.81 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 677.7712 | 655.04 |
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 (163.3828) | 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 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) |
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) |