Riding a hot streak
8
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 8-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 8
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1624
peak 1624 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ
Best runs
8
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2024-06-08
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#54
Master 2026
Grand champs
3
3 reserve
Category wins
10
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 678.24 (+9.01)
Walk rate
94%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
and counting
Consistency
±17.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.97)
Road miles
2,826
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 478 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
678.24 / 720
17 Master contests · 3 GCs
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.
Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
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 Bean Town BBQ Cookoff (2025-10-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIGG SMOAK BBQ.
On the rise
+100
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 100 points across 12 contests since 2025-08-30 — from 1524 up to 1624.
- 12 contests since 2025-08-30
- now 1624
Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championships here
The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 8%
Multi-meat days
2
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 3 category wins at Alberta BBQ Festival (2026-07-03).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
They almost always walk
94%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 16 of 17 contests
A top-10 category call in 94% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
700.5488
career-best overall
97.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 700.5488 at Alberta BBQ Festival — 97.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-07-03
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
SMELLAQUE has finished one call ahead of EFFIN'EH GRAY'S 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2026
2 Grand Championships
2026 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 14%.
- 7 contests
- 7 overall top-10s
- 5 category wins
- average top 14%
A strong matchup
11–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 92% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Mc Que It in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
10 of 11
shared pork entries lost
Q Cartel ahead 91% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Q Cartel has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
BIGG SMOAK BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A May team
Top 15%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 15% across 3 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
- 3 May contests
- top 26% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.47%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.47% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.2% of a perfect score
- 17 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
#839 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1624
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1624
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before EFFIN'EH GRAY'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1624
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 33 contests to 17.
⚔ Head-to-head#836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1632
No shared contest yet.
43 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#838 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1633
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before EFFIN'EH GRAY'S's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1631
No shared contest yet.
Level with EFFIN'EH GRAY'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle Hill BBQ | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Mc Que It | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| KillerbunnyBBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| No Measurements BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKER Q | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| ELBOW GREASE | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Cartel | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Slam Dunk BBQ | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Tommy Boy Grillin | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 177.7144 | 158.2628 | 169.79 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 176.5716 | 153.6572 | 167.97 | top 43% |
| Pork | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 178.8572 | 158.8112 | 170.38 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2628 | 170.10 | top 34% |
“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 | 16 | 3 | top 26% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 3 | top 14% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 34% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | 2026-07-25 |
| Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 27% | 2026-08-14 |
| Small Town Smoke Down | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 22% | 2026-05-30 |
| Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | 2026-05-23 |
| Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 57% | 2025-08-30 |
| Didsbury Lions BBQ | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 35% | 2025-07-26 |
The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2024-06-08 → 2026-08-14
Busiest season
2026
7 contests · 2 GCs
Contests a season
5.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AB
16 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
6 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
17 entries · 1 win · 10 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.97)
Walk rate
94%
a top-10 call in 16 of 17 contests
Overall top-10 rate
76%
13 of 17 contests
Wins it all
18%
3 Grand Championships · 3 reserve
First title
2025-10-11
Bean Town BBQ Cookoff
Best top-10 run
8
straight contests — and still running
Master average
678.24
out of 720 · 17 contests · 3 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
105
269–119 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,826
17 mapped stops · furthest 478 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Power rating
1624
peak 1624 · #834 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Small Town Smoke Down
- First overall top-10 Small Town Smoke Down
- First call Didsbury Lions BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5884 Didsbury Lions BBQ
- 2025
- First category win (Brisket) Didsbury Lions BBQ
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Didsbury Lions BBQ
- First overall podium Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival
- First Grand Championship Bean Town BBQ Cookoff
- First multi-meat day Bean Town BBQ Cookoff
- 10th tracked contest Bean Town BBQ Cookoff
- 2026
- Career-best overall score700.5488 Alberta BBQ Festival
- 10th category win Big Smoke Bonnyville
- Peak power rating (1624) Big Smoke Bonnyville
- Most recent contest Big Smoke Bonnyville
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.7 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff | 2025-10-11 |
| +14.4 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival | 2025-09-12 |
| +14 | Alberta BBQ Festival | 2026-07-03 |
| +13.9 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 2025-07-26 |
| +13.4 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2026-05-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2024-08-31 |
| -3.6 | Smoke in the Valley | 2025-09-27 |
| -1.6 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2025-08-30 |
| -0.8 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 2024-07-27 |
| -0.5 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2025-09-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 100% | top 14% | 97.3% | 95.7% |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 100% | top 27% | 95.8% | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 50% | 92.4% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 3 / 15 (682.7544) | 2 (173.1200) | 8 (166.8344) | 1 (174.2628) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2026-07-25 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB | 2 / 18 (686.8000) | 5 (171.9656) | 5 (168.5716) | 2 (174.2972) | 3 (171.9656) |
| 2026-07-24 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB | 1 / 18 (689.6456) | 4 (172.0000) | 2 (169.6800) | 1 (174.8572) | 5 (173.1084) |
| 2026-07-03 | Alberta BBQ Festival Millet, AB | 1 / 11 (700.5488) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (167.9772) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 6 / 24 (676.4908) | 3 (174.2856) | 5 (171.4056) | 20 (159.9884) | 5 (170.8112) |
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 5 / 24 (687.9312) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (171.4056) | 7 (174.8572) | 6 (168.5484) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 2 / 23 (700.5256) | 2 (175.4056) | 5 (171.9772) | 4 (177.1428) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2025-10-11 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 1 / 15 (677.5996) | 11 (163.4056) | 1 (173.1200) | 7 (165.6684) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 15 / 23 (660.5716) | 12 (170.2628) | 17 (162.8228) | 8 (168.0344) | 16 (159.4516) |
| 2025-09-12 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 2 / 16 (689.6572) | 4 (171.9656) | 8 (171.4400) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (167.3944) |
| 2025-09-06 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 5 / 15 (688.5488) | 8 (172.5600) | 1 (176.5716) | 11 (168.0000) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 16 / 38 (671.8740) | 24 (167.4056) | 22 (166.8344) | 10 (171.9656) | 17 (165.6684) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 4 / 32 (686.7540) | 24 (162.7884) | 12 (169.7028) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 5 / 34 (681.6688) | 8 (170.8572) | 2 (173.1316) | 15 (165.1200) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 25 / 35 (658.1256) | 27 (167.3828) | 33 (154.2056) | 27 (163.4172) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 16 / 28 (665.5884) | 20 (163.9544) | 15 (166.2284) | 10 (168.5600) | 15 (166.8456) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 6 / 27 (169.7828) | 22 (158.2628) | 27 (153.6572) | 23 (158.8112) | 26 (154.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #54 (1573 pts) | #57 (1498 pts) | #127 (1158 pts) | #49 (1463 pts) | #68 (1318 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #164 (1265 pts) | #270 (830 pts) | #188 (1210 pts) | #208 (1080 pts) | #174 (1185 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #708 (210 pts) | #764 (205 pts) | #791 (215 pts) | #674 (250 pts) | #620 (290 pts) |