Just Smoke It! BBQ AB
Rating
1412
peak 1412
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2022-08-27
latest 2025-08-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.42 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 639.91 (+6.51)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.88
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.77 · weakest Brisket (150.76)
Road miles
665
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Prohibition BBQ has finished one call ahead of Just Smoke It! BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mark's Meats and Treats has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kreiser Barbecue has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Murfy's BBQ Co. in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8916 | 151.9772 | 163.32 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 150.8456 | 164.77 | top 56% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 139.9884 | 161.06 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 136.4688 | 150.76 | top 85% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (11 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 639.91
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 656.5600 | 643.33 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.2060 | 644.87 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 650.7772 | 641.62 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 633.6916 | 624.78 |
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 | 27 / 38 (656.5600) | 18 (168.5944) | 31 (162.2856) | 21 (167.4400) | 28 (158.2400) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 24 / 32 (654.1716) | 26 (161.6916) | 10 (170.8572) | 26 (161.0856) | 22 (160.5372) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 24 / 25 (619.2684) | 24 (151.9772) | 23 (159.4056) | 24 (155.9312) | 24 (151.9544) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 23 / 24 (643.8744) | 8 (171.9884) | 8 (170.2628) | 23 (155.9428) | 24 (145.6804) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 24 / 35 (658.2060) | 13 (170.8916) | 21 (166.2400) | 23 (165.1200) | 28 (155.9544) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 26 / 28 (632.5264) | 27 (158.2744) | 25 (158.2744) | 14 (166.8688) | 27 (149.1088) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 28 / 40 (650.7772) | 32 (159.9772) | 3 (175.4400) | 29 (163.3828) | 34 (151.9772) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 15 / 17 (631.8172) | 16 (162.8112) | 4 (172.5600) | 16 (155.9656) | 16 (140.4804) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 10 / 12 (642.2632) | 2 (174.8916) | 10 (150.8456) | 3 (174.2628) | 12 (142.2632) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 28 / 36 (633.6916) | 28 (161.6800) | 13 (166.3316) | 36 (139.9884) | 16 (165.6916) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 18 / 19 (615.8632) | 19 (153.7144) | 15 (159.9772) | 9 (165.7028) | 18 (136.4688) |