A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bad to the Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bad to the Brisket has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
At the Train Station
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-06-03
latest 2026-05-30
Best ToY finish
#1195
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.14
last 3 Master vs avg 596.14 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.71 · weakest Brisket (141.10)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
596.14 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Small Town Smoke Down (2026-05-30).
- last seen 2023-06-03
- back 2026-05-30
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.
At the Train Station has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#5048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before At the Train Station's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with At the Train Station on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2017, 5 years before At the Train Station's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#5021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 155.4400 | 161.71 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 141.7144 | 148.38 | top 95% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 140.5484 | 144.95 | top 99% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 124.5028 | 141.10 | top 91% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Town Smoke Down | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 96% | 2026-05-30 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2022-06-03 → 2026-05-30
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AB
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.71 · weakest Brisket (141.10)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
596.14
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
51
2–72 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2023-06-03 → 2026-05-30
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta
- Peak power rating (1486) Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta
- 2026
- Career-best overall score619.3372 Small Town Smoke Down
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1428 Small Town Smoke Down
- Most recent contest Small Town Smoke Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta | 2022-06-03 |
| -13.6 | Small Town Smoke Down | 2026-05-30 |
| -10.6 | Small Town Smoke Down | 2023-06-03 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 78.2% | 78.2% |
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 | 24 / 24 (619.3372) | 12 (169.1428) | 24 (154.8344) | 23 (153.1200) | 22 (142.2400) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 21 / 23 (606.2512) | 20 (160.5600) | 22 (148.5828) | 23 (140.5484) | 19 (156.5600) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 31 / 31 (562.8344) | 25 (155.4400) | 28 (141.7144) | 31 (141.1772) | 31 (124.5028) |
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 | #1195 (54 pts) | #877 (114 pts) | #1276 (54 pts) | #1165 (59 pts) | #941 (64 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1223 (68 pts) | #1273 (73 pts) | #1419 (63 pts) | #1557 (58 pts) | #1213 (78 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1640 (56 pts) | #1647 (56 pts) | #1687 (56 pts) | #1644 (56 pts) | #1648 (56 pts) |