A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Kreiser Barbecue ahead in 100% of their meetings
Kreiser Barbecue has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Alberta Pork, The one you love.
Alberta Pork, The one you love. is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 16 at the Smoke, Wind & Fire (2021). They are ranked #5231 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 15, 2019
latest Sep 16, 2023 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.12
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.52 · weakest Brisket (151.18)
Road miles
1,065
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 267 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
620.13 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1597 (54 pts) | #1625 (54 pts) | #1721 (54 pts) | #1278 (64 pts) | #1598 (54 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #883 (160 pts) | #787 (225 pts) | #960 (170 pts) | #802 (205 pts) | #954 (140 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #709 (201 pts) | #528 (351 pts) | #759 (211 pts) | #774 (181 pts) | #709 (226 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Alberta Pork, The one you love., each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,241 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Alberta Pork, The one you love.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with Alberta Pork, The one you love. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Alberta Pork, The one you love.'s first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Alberta Pork, The one you love.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Alberta Pork, The one you love.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTLEY QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 158.8572 | 162.52 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 145.6688 | 154.47 | top 77% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 141.0972 | 154.11 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4516 | 145.0628 | 151.18 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke, Wind & Fire | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 89% | Jul 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
2 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 31 times, behind 125
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jun 15, 2019 → Jul 10, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.1028 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
20211 milestone
- First call Smoke, Wind & Fire
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | May 28, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Jul 10, 2021 |
| -11.6 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Jul 23, 2022 |
| -10.7 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| -9.9 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 15, 2019 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 93% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 88.6% | 87.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2023 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 27 / 29 (627.9088) | 26 (158.8572) | 25 (157.6572) | 23 (159.4172) | 25 (151.9772) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge | 18 / 20 (623.8744) | 9 (165.6684) | 15 (158.8344) | 20 (147.9428) | 18 (151.4288) |
| May 28, 2022 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB | 21 / 39 (638.1028) | 18 (163.4056) | 22 (161.6572) | 10 (167.9772) | 37 (145.0628) |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge | 14 / 16 (609.1320) | 9 (162.9144) | 13 (145.6688) | 15 (141.0972) | 8 (159.4516) |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 37 / 44 (601.6228) | 16 (161.7372) | 37 (148.5372) | — | 36 (147.9656) |