Mark's Meats and Treats AB
Rating
1358
peak 1358
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2022-06-03
latest 2026-05-30
Best ToY finish
#343
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.80 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 641.17 (+2.63)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.95
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.79 · weakest Brisket (155.62)
Road miles
4591
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 424 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Just Smoke It! BBQ has finished one call ahead of Mark's Meats and Treats 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rack Addicts BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kreiser Barbecue has come out ahead in 20 of their 22 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of At the Train Station in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 69% across 3 contests, versus top 82% 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 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 152.5372 | 162.22 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 146.8116 | 162.79 | top 66% |
| Pork | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 150.2512 | 160.53 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 135.9428 | 155.62 | top 81% |
“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 | 17 | 0 | top 81% |
| SK | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| MT | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (17 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 641.17
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 | 672.4688 | 672.47 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 649.6688 | 637.83 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 663.3484 | 649.56 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 647.3828 | 636.18 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 638.2744 | 629.46 |
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 | 15 / 24 (672.4688) | 7 (173.1084) | 2 (175.4400) | 12 (171.9888) | 21 (151.9316) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 35 / 38 (628.5260) | 36 (153.7144) | 30 (162.8344) | 32 (159.4284) | 36 (152.5488) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 31 / 32 (635.2916) | 32 (153.6572) | 26 (161.6800) | 21 (163.9656) | 29 (155.9888) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 20 / 25 (649.6688) | 23 (155.4400) | 18 (163.9888) | 12 (170.2628) | 21 (159.9772) |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 17 / 21 (633.0284) | 20 (157.6800) | 19 (157.1772) | 13 (164.5256) | 18 (153.6456) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 21 / 24 (647.9204) | 21 (164.0000) | 23 (158.2744) | 20 (164.5372) | 17 (161.1088) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 22 / 35 (662.8456) | 35 (153.6912) | 14 (169.7144) | 20 (165.1428) | 9 (174.2972) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 36 / 39 (639.8860) | 30 (161.7028) | 35 (161.1316) | 36 (159.3944) | 32 (157.6572) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 24 / 28 (644.4112) | 24 (162.2628) | 10 (169.6684) | 26 (154.8344) | 23 (157.6456) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 15 / 27 (663.3484) | 5 (174.2628) | 12 (164.0000) | 19 (163.4056) | 20 (161.6800) |
| 2024-06-01 | Columbia Valley Smoke Show Invermere, BC | 8 / 9 (654.8344) | 4 (168.0344) | 5 (170.8456) | 9 (156.5716) | 9 (159.3828) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 25 / 39 (650.2404) | 14 (170.2972) | 22 (164.5488) | 23 (163.4172) | 31 (151.9772) |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 26 / 29 (633.0056) | 6 (170.8572) | 27 (150.7884) | 21 (160.5828) | 26 (150.7772) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 31 / 40 (645.0056) | 31 (160.5600) | 15 (169.1428) | 27 (163.9656) | 35 (151.3372) |
| 2023-08-25 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 36 / 44 (634.7316) | 42 (152.5372) | 14 (168.5716) | 35 (157.6456) | 34 (155.9772) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 17 / 17 (618.1944) | 13 (167.9656) | 17 (154.8572) | 14 (157.7488) | 17 (137.6228) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 11 / 12 (638.7656) | 9 (162.8228) | 9 (165.1316) | 12 (150.2512) | 11 (160.5600) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 18 / 23 (647.3828) | 15 (167.9656) | 10 (169.1316) | 21 (153.7256) | 20 (156.5600) |
| 2022-09-10 | Smoke 'N the Valley Moose Jaw, SK | 16 / 18 (622.8004) | 15 (155.9540) | 12 (158.8232) | 17 (154.2972) | 16 (153.7260) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 25 / 36 (636.0460) | 12 (168.0000) | 28 (159.4172) | 31 (156.0000) | 32 (152.6288) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 19 / 19 (613.0172) | 7 (164.0116) | 16 (158.8000) | 17 (154.2628) | 19 (135.9428) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 14 / 20 (637.1548) | 16 (159.9888) | 20 (146.8116) | 11 (161.1200) | 5 (169.2344) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 25 / 31 (638.2744) | 30 (152.5488) | 20 (163.4400) | 19 (165.1428) | 24 (157.1428) |
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 | #705 (99 pts) | #630 (154 pts) | #497 (249 pts) | #693 (114 pts) | #801 (69 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #704 (192 pts) | #818 (177 pts) | #811 (202 pts) | #659 (252 pts) | #760 (187 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #343 (639 pts) | #295 (794 pts) | #321 (789 pts) | #345 (649 pts) | #326 (694 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #439 (446 pts) | #373 (611 pts) | #408 (606 pts) | #455 (461 pts) | #460 (436 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #536 (378 pts) | #446 (513 pts) | #568 (408 pts) | #509 (428 pts) | #497 (453 pts) |