ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS AB
Rating
1553
peak 1571
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2023-09-02
Best ToY finish
#186
Master 2019
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
6
15 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.39 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 655.30 (+3.09)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.16
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.58 · weakest Brisket (162.01)
Road miles
7378
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1773 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ has finished one call ahead of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 3 visits.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 13% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 22 at their very first tracked contest, Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ (2019-05-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 154.2284 | 162.45 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 175.4056 | 139.8856 | 163.26 | top 43% |
| Pork | 20 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 177.1544 | 154.8000 | 167.58 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 176.5600 | 150.2284 | 162.01 | top 43% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 43% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| BC | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (11 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Barn Burner BBQ (2019-07-20)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 655.30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.1256 | 654.13 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 676.4912 | 659.76 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 661.0740 | 649.16 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 615.7596 | 615.76 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 695.9660 | 661.43 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 27 / 40 (654.1256) | 37 (157.6572) | 17 (168.5600) | 23 (164.5256) | 19 (163.3828) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 16 / 36 (661.0512) | 31 (161.6684) | 24 (160.5256) | 12 (169.1428) | 4 (169.7144) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 9 / 19 (661.5772) | 18 (155.9200) | 6 (167.9772) | 1 (176.5600) | 15 (161.1200) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 3 / 20 (676.4912) | 15 (160.5372) | 5 (171.9884) | 2 (175.4400) | 6 (168.5256) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 24 / 31 (638.7084) | 27 (154.8000) | 24 (157.0972) | 2 (176.5828) | 29 (150.2284) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 12 / 39 (660.9824) | 24 (159.9312) | 7 (167.4172) | 6 (171.9656) | 17 (161.6684) |
| 2021-11-26 | Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina, S4P 2Z6 | 5 / 14 (654.7768) | 4 (169.1312) | 8 (159.3944) | 9 (159.4056) | 4 (166.8456) |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 19 / 29 (632.3768) | 14 (162.2400) | 29 (139.8856) | 7 (165.1200) | 8 (165.1312) |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 4 / 26 (647.9424) | 13 (157.0856) | 1 (174.9028) | 6 (159.9656) | 11 (155.9884) |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 2 / 25 (649.6112) | 7 (161.0740) | 2 (170.2972) | 4 (165.7028) | 14 (152.5372) |
| 2021-07-10 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 3 / 16 (661.0740) | 10 (162.8112) | 8 (158.2400) | 1 (171.9656) | 2 (168.0572) |
| 2020-09-26 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 18 / 21 (615.7596) | 13 (155.3712) | 18 (147.8972) | 16 (157.6456) | 12 (154.8456) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 56 / 97 (670.8000) | 15 (174.8572) | 55 (169.1428) | 67 (164.5256) | 69 (162.2744) |
| 2019-09-01 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Alberta, T2P 2M2 | 10 / 13 (647.3140) | 9 (164.5484) | 10 (163.3712) | 6 (167.4056) | 13 (151.9888) |
| 2019-08-31 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 7 / 37 (646.7540) | 4 (170.2856) | 13 (162.2284) | 23 (154.8000) | 9 (159.4400) |
| 2019-08-10 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 2 / 20 (652.5484) | 13 (154.2284) | 3 (166.2972) | 1 (175.4400) | 9 (156.5828) |
| 2019-07-20 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 1 / 21 (695.9660) | 4 (170.8344) | 2 (171.4172) | 1 (177.1544) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 4 / 44 (679.4056) | 4 (170.8800) | 2 (175.4056) | 10 (166.2744) | 14 (166.8456) |
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 6 / 19 (640.4680) | 13 (155.9540) | 3 (164.0228) | 6 (163.3828) | 8 (157.1084) |
| 2019-05-25 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 4 / 22 (658.1828) | 4 (169.1084) | 18 (149.0972) | 5 (168.5716) | 2 (171.4056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1276 (100 pts) | #1251 (70 pts) | #1180 (90 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #339 (675 pts) | #476 (465 pts) | #425 (595 pts) | #253 (925 pts) | #336 (715 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #262 (751 pts) | #406 (491 pts) | #292 (716 pts) | #246 (791 pts) | #333 (616 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #800 (81 pts) | #779 (106 pts) | #859 (81 pts) | #821 (91 pts) | #759 (111 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #186 (1360 pts) | #242 (1145 pts) | #209 (1260 pts) | #217 (1230 pts) | #256 (1145 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #336 (1004 pts) | #500 (729 pts) | #194 (1354 pts) | #253 (1194 pts) | #409 (864 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #188 (1539 pts) | #258 (1229 pts) | #231 (1334 pts) | #226 (1339 pts) | #228 (1374 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #237 (1378 pts) | #308 (1143 pts) | #324 (1123 pts) | #136 (1653 pts) | #147 (1673 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1460 (169 pts) | #1594 (159 pts) | #2013 (94 pts) | #1604 (159 pts) | #1207 (244 pts) |