Northern Lights Barbecue Company AB
Rating
1530
peak 1530
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2023-09-02
latest 2025-08-30
Best ToY finish
#181
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 4%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.14 · weakest Chicken (168.27)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Murfy's BBQ Co. in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Barbeque on the Bow Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8340 points of the Grand Championship at Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023-09-02).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Barbeque on the Bow Festival.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 40 at their very first tracked contest, Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023-09-02).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 167.3944 | 168.27 | top 9% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.0000 | 166.2744 | 171.14 | top 4% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AB (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2025-08-30)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 339.41
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 335.4172 | 335.42 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 343.3944 | 343.39 |
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 | 1 / 38 (335.4172) | 2 (169.1428) | 2 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 2 / 40 (343.3944) | 5 (167.3944) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
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 | #181 (259 pts) | #200 (234 pts) | #207 (234 pts) | — | — |