DIDY SMOKE IT AB
Rating
1489
peak 1489
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-05-30
Best ToY finish
#388
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.75 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 624.45 (+46.30)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±103.91
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.04)
Road miles
2265
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMELLAQUE has finished one call ahead of DIDY SMOKE IT 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Fire BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ROKER Q in 12 of their 14 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1544 points of the Grand Championship at Small Town Smoke Down (2024-06-08).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 41% across 4 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 176.5600 | 148.5368 | 165.46 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 140.5260 | 159.04 | top 65% |
| Pork | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 174.2856 | 144.5256 | 160.49 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 135.4060 | 161.95 | top 44% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (17 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 624.45
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673.5768 | 673.58 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 689.1200 | 670.05 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 676.4800 | 501.82 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 674.1484 | 666.15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 645.6688 | 640.17 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 634.7084 | 624.81 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 631.8976 | 610.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 12 / 24 (673.5768) | 14 (168.5140) | 15 (168.5372) | 11 (172.5600) | 10 (163.9656) |
| 2025-10-11 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 13 / 15 (649.0168) | 10 (165.0856) | 12 (159.4172) | 14 (155.9540) | 2 (168.5600) |
| 2025-09-06 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 4 / 15 (689.1200) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (170.2744) | 13 (166.2856) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 13 / 32 (671.8740) | 18 (167.3828) | 5 (173.1200) | 29 (155.3712) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 10 / 34 (670.1712) | 9 (169.6800) | 24 (158.2400) | 17 (164.5484) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 18 / 24 (654.1372) | 15 (167.9772) | 22 (161.0972) | 16 (166.2516) | 19 (158.8112) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 13 / 35 (676.4800) | 3 (175.4172) | 11 (171.4400) | 30 (160.5028) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 2 / 27 (174.8456) | 2 (176.5600) | 11 (164.5372) | 6 (174.2856) | 13 (167.9884) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 10 / 40 (674.1484) | 7 (173.7144) | 33 (159.3484) | 10 (173.1200) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 11 / 17 (658.1484) | 11 (168.5256) | 8 (167.4056) | 13 (159.9428) | 8 (162.2744) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 14 / 19 (641.1432) | 9 (163.9428) | 10 (165.1888) | 8 (165.7372) | 17 (146.2744) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 13 / 20 (645.6688) | 7 (171.4056) | 19 (153.1660) | 13 (159.9656) | 11 (161.1316) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 22 / 39 (633.7028) | 35 (153.0740) | 20 (162.2972) | 30 (153.7600) | 12 (164.5716) |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 18 / 29 (634.7084) | 2 (172.0000) | 26 (143.3716) | 15 (158.8112) | 15 (160.5256) |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 13 / 26 (623.3144) | 2 (166.8800) | 20 (147.9888) | 15 (154.2056) | 14 (154.2400) |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 17 / 25 (616.4116) | 12 (159.4288) | 25 (142.2056) | 21 (152.5028) | 5 (162.2744) |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 17 / 37 (631.8976) | 22 (155.9544) | 35 (140.5260) | 1 (172.5716) | 6 (162.8456) |
| 2019-08-10 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 15 / 20 (606.8232) | 11 (155.4056) | 12 (154.8804) | 10 (153.7372) | 16 (142.8000) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 35 / 44 (608.9940) | 29 (156.5484) | 35 (150.8116) | 37 (144.5256) | 24 (157.1084) |
| 2019-05-25 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 21 / 22 (595.9656) | 20 (148.5368) | 3 (166.9028) | 20 (145.1200) | 21 (135.4060) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #674 (114 pts) | #770 (104 pts) | #820 (99 pts) | #671 (119 pts) | #646 (124 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #388 (541 pts) | #449 (516 pts) | #482 (476 pts) | #533 (351 pts) | #218 (1021 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #472 (406 pts) | #395 (586 pts) | #648 (316 pts) | #583 (321 pts) | #618 (291 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #639 (247 pts) | #650 (277 pts) | #872 (197 pts) | #694 (237 pts) | #647 (267 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #644 (279 pts) | #599 (339 pts) | #717 (279 pts) | #641 (304 pts) | #612 (324 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #572 (290 pts) | #329 (620 pts) | #833 (180 pts) | #607 (275 pts) | #500 (385 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #882 (322 pts) | #919 (322 pts) | #744 (452 pts) | #632 (537 pts) | #807 (397 pts) |