SmokeStack BBQ AB
Rating
1469
peak 1508 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2024-05-25
Best ToY finish
#1182
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.65
last 4 Master vs avg 623.65 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.43)
Road miles
2490
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1884 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.65 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
505.61 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Homestead Smoke Shack has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Honeybee BBQ Competition (2022-06-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.6800 | 150.2740 | 160.10 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5372 | 132.5488 | 152.43 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1200 | 147.9656 | 160.55 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 142.2288 | 158.70 | top 67% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| GA | 2 | 1 | top 38% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 1 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 38% | 2022-06-03 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Honeybee BBQ Competition (2022-06-03)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 623.65 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 505.61 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-31 — First tracked contest · Honeybee BBQ Competition
- 📣 2019-05-31 — First call · Honeybee BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2019-05-31 — Career-best overall score (651.4060) · Honeybee BBQ Competition
- 🏆 2022-06-03 — First Grand Championship · Honeybee BBQ Competition
- 📈 2022-06-03 — Peak power rating (1508) · Honeybee BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2022-06-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | 2023-07-20 |
| -12.8 | Smoke 'N the Valley | 2023-09-23 |
| -10.9 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2024-05-25 |
| -8.9 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2019-05-31 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 98% | 87% | 85.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 4% | 140.4% | 140.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 35 / 39 (617.0064) | 32 (162.2400) | 33 (155.9660) | 27 (156.5716) | 37 (142.2288) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 25 / 26 (599.9660) | 25 (160.5828) | 26 (132.5488) | 25 (147.9656) | 21 (158.8688) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 12 / 12 (626.2056) | 12 (150.2740) | 11 (141.0972) | 10 (161.7028) | 4 (173.1316) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 1 / 25 (505.6116) | 2 (169.6800) | 3 (168.5372) | 2 (167.3944) | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA | 16 / 22 (651.4060) | 19 (157.7260) | 13 (163.9772) | 4 (169.1200) | 13 (160.5828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |