PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ AB
Rating
1713
peak 1713
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-06-06
Best ToY finish
#136
Master 2025
Grand champs
8
6 reserve
Category wins
18
35 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 17%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
694.72 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 670.67 (+24.05)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
and counting
Consistency
±91.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 174.35 · weakest Brisket (169.78)
Road miles
25188
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 3335 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMELLAQUE has finished one call ahead of PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kreiser Barbecue in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Small Town Smoke Down is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke 'N the Valley (2023-09-23).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 30% of their entries (9 of 30).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 8-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 43 at their very first tracked contest, Capital BBQ Festival (2019-05-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5372 | 172.14 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 178.8572 | 158.2744 | 170.89 | top 31% |
| Pork | 30 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 167.3944 | 174.35 | top 19% |
| Brisket | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2400 | 169.78 | top 31% |
“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 | 4 | top 18% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| SK | 3 | 0 | top 19% |
| NS | 2 | 2 | top 8% |
| ON | 2 | 0 | top 7% |
| MT | 2 | 1 | top 6% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| MB | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 2 | top 12% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 6 | top 16% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 24% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (11 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (30 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ In The Badlands (2019-09-27)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 670.67
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 717.7144 | 717.71 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 707.4284 | 689.93 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 698.2744 | 609.17 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 711.4400 | 694.54 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 698.2516 | 686.38 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 666.8460 | 666.85 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 662.7656 | 662.77 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 685.6688 | 680.72 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 1 / 15 (717.7144) | 2 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 7 / 23 (675.3716) | 6 (172.5944) | 19 (160.5372) | 6 (170.8228) | 6 (171.4172) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 2 / 32 (697.7144) | 3 (174.8800) | 8 (171.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2025-07-18 | Blaze of 47 Salt Lake City, UT | 8 / 26 (696.5488) | 13 (173.1200) | 11 (173.7144) | 3 (180.0000) | 16 (169.7144) |
| 2025-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB | 4 / 24 (686.2628) | 20 (159.9772) | 4 (174.8800) | 4 (173.7028) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 10 / 27 (683.3944) | 3 (174.8800) | 17 (166.8344) | 10 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5600) |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 1 / 12 (707.4284) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (172.0228) | 4 (175.4056) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 2 / 26 (682.8116) | 3 (174.8916) | 1 (175.4172) | 7 (167.3944) | 10 (165.1084) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 15 / 24 (667.2916) | 18 (167.3944) | 16 (163.9428) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (162.8344) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 15 / 35 (674.7884) | 29 (166.2512) | 4 (174.2972) | 12 (170.2628) | 23 (163.9772) |
| 2024-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 3 / 39 (698.2744) | 2 (178.8800) | 17 (171.9772) | 13 (171.4056) | 6 (176.0116) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 1 / 27 (176.0000) | 10 (168.5140) | 2 (177.1544) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 7 / 39 (688.5028) | 4 (174.8572) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (170.8228) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 1 / 24 (672.4912) | 1 (173.1084) | 13 (163.4056) | 1 (173.1428) | 6 (162.8344) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 14 / 58 (686.8232) | 7 (175.4400) | 4 (176.5716) | 6 (176.5716) | 44 (158.2400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 98 / 487 (686.2628) | 83 (174.8800) | 124 (172.5600) | 208 (169.6800) | 176 (169.1428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 132 / 211 (679.3140) | 138 (169.1084) | 84 (172.0000) | 108 (170.8228) | 140 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 2 / 26 (701.7028) | 1 (178.2972) | 13 (168.0000) | 5 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 3 / 29 (694.7768) | 11 (170.2628) | 7 (174.2628) | 3 (175.4056) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2023-06-16 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK | 2 / 16 (693.7144) | 4 (174.2972) | 5 (172.5716) | 1 (178.8800) | 5 (167.9656) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 1 / 23 (711.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (174.8572) | 1 (178.8800) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 14 / 249 (698.2516) | 46 (175.4056) | 148 (169.7260) | 27 (177.7028) | 28 (175.4172) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 213 / 505 (673.0396) | 157 (170.8456) | 318 (165.0856) | 246 (167.4056) | 150 (169.7028) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 1 / 31 (697.1200) | 2 (175.4056) | 2 (176.0344) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 4 / 39 (677.1200) | 19 (163.4056) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (178.2972) | 18 (161.1544) |
| 2021-11-26 | Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina, S4P 2Z6 | 3 / 14 (666.8460) | 1 (174.8456) | 3 (163.3944) | 4 (169.1316) | 7 (159.4744) |
| 2020-09-26 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 1 / 21 (662.7656) | 1 (169.7028) | 5 (158.2744) | 1 (173.1200) | 6 (161.6684) |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands Glendive, MT | 1 / 25 (685.6688) | 5 (166.8344) | 4 (170.8572) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (170.2744) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 2 / 44 (682.8344) | 6 (169.7028) | 7 (172.0116) | 1 (173.7144) | 12 (167.4056) |
| 2019-05-25 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 3 / 43 (673.6456) | 32 (156.5372) | 3 (170.2972) | 2 (177.1428) | 8 (169.6684) |
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 | #392 (265 pts) | #499 (240 pts) | #512 (240 pts) | #416 (265 pts) | #432 (240 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #136 (1395 pts) | #159 (1295 pts) | #224 (1080 pts) | #138 (1340 pts) | #171 (1195 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #144 (1250 pts) | #161 (1180 pts) | #196 (1110 pts) | #148 (1220 pts) | #258 (860 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #178 (1114 pts) | #212 (984 pts) | #349 (729 pts) | #184 (1064 pts) | #228 (929 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #255 (880 pts) | #330 (730 pts) | #326 (800 pts) | #313 (775 pts) | #409 (565 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #404 (271 pts) | #431 (271 pts) | #606 (171 pts) | #424 (271 pts) | #607 (161 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #420 (770 pts) | #807 (410 pts) | #579 (600 pts) | #414 (820 pts) | #733 (455 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #259 (1199 pts) | #288 (1119 pts) | #431 (849 pts) | #281 (1119 pts) | #310 (1054 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #751 (502 pts) | #1112 (307 pts) | #771 (522 pts) | #676 (612 pts) | #1097 (307 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1295 (220 pts) | #1227 (265 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #1564 (180 pts) | #1285 (240 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #434 (880 pts) | #563 (690 pts) | #502 (775 pts) | #559 (695 pts) | #502 (750 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #922 (350 pts) | #1068 (315 pts) | #1246 (250 pts) | #754 (495 pts) | #913 (370 pts) |