Panther BBQ AB
Rating
1516
peak 1535
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2022-09-03
latest 2026-05-30
Best ToY finish
#346
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.06 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 595.69 (+80.37)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±155.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.41 · weakest Brisket (161.38)
Road miles
3287
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 757 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Kreiser Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Panther BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Homestead Smoke Shack has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mark's Meats and Treats in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Barbeque on the Bow (2022-09-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 175.4056 | 157.6684 | 167.41 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 174.8572 | 155.3944 | 169.13 | top 35% |
| Pork | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 174.8456 | 164.5256 | 170.41 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 139.3944 | 161.38 | top 61% |
“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 | 14 | 1 | top 43% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (14 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) (2023-07-20)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 595.69
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.5996 | 676.21 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 685.7032 | 566.91 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 685.1088 | 664.65 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 677.0624 | 558.61 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 331.9428 | 331.94 |
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 | 11 / 24 (674.8112) | 15 (167.9772) | 19 (164.5484) | 9 (173.7028) | 5 (168.5828) |
| 2026-05-23 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 17 / 33 (677.5996) | 6 (175.4056) | 21 (169.1084) | 8 (174.8456) | 28 (158.2400) |
| 2025-10-11 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 7 / 15 (660.5372) | 9 (165.6800) | 2 (171.4400) | 5 (166.8456) | 11 (156.5716) |
| 2025-09-06 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 7 / 15 (685.7032) | 2 (174.2856) | 4 (173.7144) | 2 (173.7372) | 11 (163.9660) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 8 / 38 (681.6572) | 19 (168.5600) | 4 (173.1544) | 30 (164.5256) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 8 / 25 (169.6800) | 16 (166.8340) | 8 (173.7028) | 5 (174.8456) | 17 (162.2628) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 28 / 34 (636.9944) | 28 (159.3828) | 29 (155.3944) | 10 (167.9656) | 29 (154.2516) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 8 / 35 (685.1088) | 12 (171.4172) | 9 (172.5828) | 13 (170.2628) | 13 (170.8460) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 18 / 28 (662.8000) | 15 (166.2856) | 22 (162.2628) | 18 (166.2744) | 12 (167.9772) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 21 / 27 (652.4340) | 23 (157.6684) | 4 (172.5600) | 18 (166.2628) | 24 (155.9428) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 20 / 39 (658.2400) | 35 (159.9428) | 15 (166.2972) | 19 (167.4400) | 20 (164.5600) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 22 / 40 (658.8000) | 13 (170.2856) | 4 (174.8572) | 7 (174.2628) | 40 (139.3944) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 4 / 17 (677.0624) | 9 (169.1084) | 3 (173.7028) | 2 (174.2972) | 10 (159.9540) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) Raymond, AB | 1 / 6 (339.9772) | 3 (167.9772) | 1 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 5 / 36 (331.9428) | 3 (170.2856) | 5 (161.6572) | — | — |
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 | #454 (217 pts) | #450 (272 pts) | #647 (157 pts) | #396 (287 pts) | #449 (232 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #346 (624 pts) | #380 (609 pts) | #306 (844 pts) | #299 (774 pts) | #360 (629 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #562 (312 pts) | #700 (247 pts) | #517 (457 pts) | #610 (297 pts) | #658 (262 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #209 (206 pts) | #181 (256 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #609 (267 pts) | #695 (247 pts) | #527 (427 pts) | #501 (407 pts) | #836 (177 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #169 (208 pts) | #222 (158 pts) | — | — |