Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery AB
Rating
1545
peak 1561
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-05-30
Best ToY finish
#243
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
5
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.99 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 637.04 (+29.95)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±96.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.71 · weakest Brisket (157.27)
Road miles
3657
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 419 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMELLAQUE has finished one call ahead of Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Kreiser Barbecue has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MOTLEY QUE in 17 of their 24 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.0684 points of the Grand Championship at Didsbury Lions BBQ (2023-08-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 150.8344 | 165.02 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 178.8800 | 142.7656 | 165.76 | top 43% |
| Pork | 28 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 152.5372 | 166.71 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 177.7028 | 20.0000 | 157.27 | top 49% |
“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 | 22 | 0 | top 46% |
| SK | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 34% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (24 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (29 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 637.04
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 685.0856 | 670.76 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 674.1712 | 667.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682.8344 | 678.79 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 684.4800 | 668.66 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 690.2744 | 668.11 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 645.6572 | 599.34 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 634.8112 | 634.81 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 642.7656 | 533.74 |
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 | 18 / 24 (656.4344) | 17 (166.8228) | 18 (166.8688) | 21 (161.6456) | 15 (161.0972) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 5 / 23 (685.0856) | 9 (169.6684) | 6 (169.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (166.2744) |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Calmar, AB | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Calmar, AB | — | — | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 18 / 23 (653.6116) | 22 (159.4056) | 18 (161.1200) | 11 (166.8344) | 11 (166.2516) |
| 2025-09-12 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 8 / 16 (674.1712) | 11 (169.1200) | 6 (172.5484) | 3 (171.9656) | 13 (160.5372) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 21 / 38 (665.6344) | 28 (165.0972) | 35 (157.7144) | 7 (172.5600) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 11 / 32 (671.9436) | 25 (161.6916) | 6 (172.0116) | 4 (174.2860) | 17 (163.9544) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 11 / 34 (669.6456) | 6 (172.0000) | 8 (169.1200) | 4 (174.2628) | 28 (154.2628) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 4 / 24 (682.8344) | 11 (170.2972) | 5 (174.8572) | 11 (168.5716) | 6 (169.1084) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 17 / 35 (671.9084) | 34 (162.2284) | 24 (164.0116) | 3 (176.0000) | 16 (169.6684) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 9 / 28 (681.6228) | 16 (165.7028) | 2 (176.5600) | 11 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 32 / 40 (642.7088) | 34 (157.6916) | 28 (164.5488) | 18 (166.8228) | 31 (153.6456) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 2 / 17 (684.4800) | 3 (173.7028) | 7 (168.5372) | 9 (164.5372) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 9 / 23 (678.7884) | 11 (171.4056) | 12 (168.0116) | 6 (172.5600) | 11 (166.8112) |
| 2022-09-10 | Smoke 'N the Valley Moose Jaw, SK | 3 / 18 (671.3600) | 12 (161.1316) | 1 (178.8800) | 4 (170.2628) | 11 (161.0856) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 13 / 36 (665.0972) | 21 (165.1656) | 3 (174.2972) | 7 (171.4172) | 29 (154.2172) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 12 / 19 (653.6460) | 17 (155.9772) | 13 (161.7144) | 7 (166.2744) | 4 (169.6800) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 9 / 20 (663.2456) | 18 (159.3600) | 2 (176.0000) | 7 (167.3828) | 12 (160.5028) |
| 2022-06-24 | Columbia Valley Smokeshow Invermere, V0A1K0 | 3 / 11 (690.2744) | 3 (175.4400) | 8 (167.4172) | 3 (171.4172) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 10 / 39 (665.0628) | 4 (173.7028) | 13 (165.7028) | 20 (159.9656) | 10 (165.6916) |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 14 / 29 (643.2796) | 20 (159.9656) | 7 (166.8344) | 18 (156.5484) | 16 (159.9312) |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 26 / 26 (509.0744) | 4 (166.2744) | 8 (161.1316) | 4 (161.6684) | 26 (20.0000) |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 5 / 25 (645.6572) | 17 (156.5256) | 6 (164.0232) | 7 (163.4400) | 6 (161.6684) |
| 2020-09-26 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 6 / 21 (634.8112) | 5 (162.2856) | 6 (158.2628) | 18 (152.5372) | 4 (161.7256) |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 14 / 37 (156.5600) | 5 (169.7028) | 21 (157.0972) | 13 (164.0228) | 18 (154.2628) |
| 2019-08-10 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 13 / 20 (608.9484) | 9 (157.0740) | 11 (155.9888) | 12 (153.0972) | 17 (142.7884) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 18 / 44 (642.7656) | 7 (168.5600) | 15 (163.4056) | 21 (161.6572) | 33 (149.1428) |
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 7 / 19 (638.8456) | 10 (159.9768) | 4 (160.0344) | 7 (161.1544) | 7 (157.6800) |
| 2019-05-25 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 12 / 22 (621.5772) | 18 (150.8344) | 22 (142.7656) | 4 (169.1200) | 10 (158.8572) |
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 | #401 (257 pts) | #250 (490 pts) | #366 (375 pts) | #344 (342 pts) | #463 (222 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #380 (555 pts) | #487 (465 pts) | #398 (625 pts) | #243 (915 pts) | #416 (530 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #451 (437 pts) | #652 (277 pts) | #481 (492 pts) | #440 (477 pts) | #507 (407 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #243 (923 pts) | #313 (773 pts) | #204 (1103 pts) | #243 (953 pts) | #262 (873 pts) |