A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMELLAQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Eggmonton Stogie Smokers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1503 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-06-19
latest 2023-09-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Best overall
636.5256 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.40 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 609.26 (+3.14)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.50)
Road miles
17
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
609.26 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of The Grill Geek in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (2021-08-14).
- last seen 2019-06-15
- back 2021-08-14
A June team
Top 66%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 66% across 4 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.
- 4 June contests
- top 77% the rest of the year
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with Eggmonton Stogie Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#5400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Eggmonton Stogie Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTLEY QUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Grill Geek | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKAPALOOZA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ TEAM NAIT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 136.5488 | 154.20 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1656 | 123.2000 | 150.50 | top 64% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 123.9772 | 153.31 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 135.9884 | 151.25 | 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 | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 4 | 13 | 0 | top 66% | 2019-06-15 |
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 93% | 2022-05-28 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.2 yrs
2015-06-19 → 2023-09-16
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AB
3 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.50)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
609.26
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
136
61–192 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
17
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2019-06-15 → 2021-08-14
Power rating
1453
peak 1503 · #5391 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First call Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1656 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1503) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- 2023
- Career-best overall score636.5256 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival)
- Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.1 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2015-06-19 |
| +1.3 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2019-06-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2016-06-18 |
| -12.5 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2022-05-28 |
| -10 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2021-08-14 |
| -8.1 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | 2023-09-16 |
| -8.1 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2018-06-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 79.9% | 79.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 25 / 29 (636.5256) | 19 (164.5828) | 28 (149.7028) | 22 (160.5828) | 20 (161.6572) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 38 / 39 (594.6056) | 23 (160.0000) | 39 (123.2000) | 24 (156.5600) | 26 (154.8456) |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 22 / 25 (602.8456) | 25 (138.2396) | 16 (156.5944) | 12 (158.2856) | 18 (149.7260) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 23 / 44 (632.6284) | 14 (163.4400) | 18 (160.6056) | 22 (161.1772) | 37 (147.4056) |
| 2018-06-16 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 40 / 51 (595.4060) | 49 (136.5488) | 43 (142.8572) | 21 (156.0116) | 14 (159.9884) |
| 2016-06-18 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 38 / 42 (575.3712) | 19 (160.0000) | 19 (155.4056) | 41 (123.9772) | 39 (135.9884) |
| 2015-06-19 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 | 13 / 30 (627.4512) | 18 (156.6056) | 5 (165.1656) | 17 (156.5600) | 18 (149.1200) |