Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 9-contest overall top-10 run — including 2 straight Grand Championships.
- career best 9
- 2 straight GCs
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 59 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 14 Grand Championships, most recently at the Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #141 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ”.
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #349 (548 pts) | #404 (523 pts) | #435 (523 pts) | #375 (523 pts) | #463 (403 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #136 (1,395 pts) | #159 (1,295 pts) | #224 (1,080 pts) | #138 (1,340 pts) | #171 (1,195 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #144 (1,250 pts) | #161 (1,180 pts) | #196 (1,110 pts) | #148 (1,220 pts) | #258 (860 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #178 (1,114 pts) | #212 (984 pts) | #349 (729 pts) | #184 (1,064 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 | #416 (770 pts) | #801 (410 pts) | #577 (600 pts) | #411 (820 pts) | #729 (455 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #259 (1,199 pts) | #288 (1,119 pts) | #431 (849 pts) | #281 (1,119 pts) | #310 (1,054 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) |
The teams rated closest to PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
These two have cooked 19 of the same contests — PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ ahead 10–9 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1814 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headA longer road to the same neighbourhood — 93 contests to 59.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 56 contests, alongside a 75% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 6 years after PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers12 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMELLAQUE | 31 | 16 | 14 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 23 | 23 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Homestead Smoke Shack | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire BBQ | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKAPALOOZA | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Brisket Butts | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 57 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 180 🔥 | 156.5372 | 170.38 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 178.8572 | 151.9772 | 169.05 | top 33% |
| Pork | 56 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 180 🔥 | 152.5028 | 171.97 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 57 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 149.6800 | 167.09 | top 35% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 3 | top 16% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 10 | top 18% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 1 | top 32% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 17% | Jun 15, 2019 |
| Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 1 | 2 | top 8% | Jun 6, 2026 |
| Small Town Smoke Down | 2 | 1 | 2 | top 4% | Jun 8, 2024 |
| Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| BBQ In The Badlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 15% | Sep 27, 2019 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 34% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 98 | 0 | top 31% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 57% | Oct 26, 2018 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 73 | 0 | top 40% | Sep 15, 2018 |
| Smoke on the Water (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 27% | Jun 23, 2018 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 115 | 0 | top 46% | Oct 29, 2016 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Barn Burner BBQ | Mar 21, 2015 |
| +13.5 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +13.4 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 21, 2015 |
| +13.2 | Barn Burner BBQ | Apr 8, 2017 |
| +12.8 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -11.4 | Prairie Dog on the Bow | Aug 31, 2024 |
| -5.9 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Aug 31, 2024 |
| -2.9 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | Jun 21, 2025 |
| -2.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 100% | top 5% | 99.7% | 99% |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 100% | top 20% | 98.3% | 95.8% |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% | top 23% | 97.8% | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 57% | top 20% | 98.8% | 96.5% |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40% | top 15% | 97% | 95.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 21% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 5% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 5% | 95.2% | 94.5% |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 63% | top 28% | 95.1% | 94% |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 30% | 95.5% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 48% | 93.6% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 75% | top 19% | 94% | 92.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 15% | 95.3% | 94.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 35% | 95.4% | 93.4% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 1 / 33 (707.4172) | 1 (180) | 1 (176.5828) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (171.9772) |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 1 / 15 (717.7144) | 2 (180) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (180) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 7 / 23 (675.3716) | 6 (172.5944) | 19 (160.5372) | 6 (170.8228) | 6 (171.4172) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 2 / 32 (697.7144) | 3 (174.8800) | 8 (171.4172) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 8 / 26 (696.5488) | 13 (173.1200) | 11 (173.7144) | 3 (180) | 16 (169.7144) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB | 4 / 24 (686.2628) | 20 (159.9772) | 4 (174.8800) | 4 (173.7028) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 10 / 27 (683.3944) | 3 (174.8800) | 17 (166.8344) | 10 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5600) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 1 / 12 (707.4284) | 1 (180) | 5 (172.0228) | 4 (175.4056) | 1 (180) |
| May 24, 2025 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 2 / 26 (682.8116) | 3 (174.8916) | 1 (175.4172) | 7 (167.3944) | 10 (165.1084) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 15 / 35 (674.7884) | 29 (166.2512) | 4 (174.2972) | 12 (170.2628) | 23 (163.9772) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 15 / 24 (667.2916) | 18 (167.3944) | 16 (163.9428) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (162.8344) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 3 / 39 (698.2744) | 2 (178.8800) | 17 (171.9772) | 13 (171.4056) | 6 (176.0116) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 1 / 27 (176) | 10 (168.5140) | 2 (177.1544) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (171.4056) |
| May 25, 2024 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 7 / 39 (688.5028) | 4 (174.8572) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (170.8228) | 11 (171.4056) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia | 1 / 24 (672.4912) | 1 (173.1084) | 13 (163.4056) | 1 (173.1428) | 6 (162.8344) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 132 / 211 (679.3140) | 138 (169.1084) | 84 (172) | 108 (170.8228) | 140 (167.3828) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 2 / 26 (701.7028) | 1 (178.2972) | 13 (168) | 5 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 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) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 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) |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 1 / 23 (711.4400) | 1 (180) | 5 (174.8572) | 1 (178.8800) | 4 (177.7028) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 14 / 249 (698.2516) | 46 (175.4056) | 148 (169.7260) | 27 (177.7028) | 28 (175.4172) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 1 / 31 (697.1200) | 2 (175.4056) | 2 (176.0344) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (172.5600) |
| May 28, 2022 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB | 4 / 39 (677.1200) | 19 (163.4056) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (178.2972) | 18 (161.1544) |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina | 3 / 14 (666.8460) | 1 (174.8456) | 3 (163.3944) | 4 (169.1316) | 7 (159.4744) |
| Sep 26, 2020 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 1 / 21 (662.7656) | 1 (169.7028) | 5 (158.2744) | 1 (173.1200) | 6 (161.6684) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 1 / 25 (685.6688) | 5 (166.8344) | 4 (170.8572) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (170.2744) |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 2 / 44 (682.8344) | 6 (169.7028) | 7 (172.0116) | — | 12 (167.4056) |
| May 25, 2019 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 3 / 43 (673.6456) | 32 (156.5372) | 3 (170.2972) | 2 (177.1428) | 8 (169.6684) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 56 / 102 (667.3828) | 35 (169.7372) | 38 (171.4172) | 31 (170.2628) | 86 (155.9656) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | BBQ in the Badlands Glendive, MT | 7 / 26 (684.4572) | 3 (175.4172) | 9 (169.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 9 (168.5372) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 164 / 467 (671.3140) | 334 (161.6456) | 109 (171.4056) | 111 (170.2628) | 151 (168) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 73 / 164 (683.3712) | 52 (173.7028) | 116 (166.2512) | 40 (174.2628) | 93 (169.1544) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 2) Kenora, Ontaro | 5 / 16 (677.6800) | 5 (172.5944) | 9 (161.1200) | 3 (174.2628) | 5 (169.7028) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 1) Kenora, ON | 4 / 17 (676.4916) | 3 (173.7144) | 10 (160.5488) | 4 (174.8456) | 3 (167.3828) |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 1 / 51 (672.5716) | 4 (168.5944) | 23 (158.2516) | 1 (175.4400) | 3 (170.2856) |
| May 12, 2018 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde | 1 / 30 (683.4056) | 5 (169.1656) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (167.9656) | 5 (167.4172) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary | 9 / 23 (634.6740) | 13 (161.1316) | 13 (159.3712) | 11 (157.6684) | 8 (156.5028) |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 5 / 39 (649.1088) | 19 (157.7144) | 8 (165.1544) | 1 (174.8572) | 22 (151.3828) |
| May 13, 2017 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 5 / 34 (657.6572) | 15 (163.4172) | 2 (170.2744) | 4 (169.1200) | 19 (154.8456) |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC | 1 / 19 (687.4060) | 2 (173.1544) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (170.2744) | 3 (169.7028) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 24 / 30 (632.3888) | 24 (157.6916) | 18 (160.5600) | 9 (162.8000) | 27 (151.3372) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 115 / 557 (673.6344) | 25 (175.4400) | 108 (170.8572) | 270 (165.0856) | 287 (162.2516) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 129 / 180 (667.8856) | 150 (165.1200) | 45 (173.1200) | 138 (164.5256) | 133 (165.1200) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 57 / 96 (667.2800) | 26 (171.9888) | 29 (173.1200) | 82 (161.0856) | 77 (161.0856) |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA | 17 / 42 (627.8856) | 9 (165.7372) | 28 (151.9772) | 27 (152.5028) | 13 (157.6684) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 24 / 58 (677.0516) | 21 (171.4172) | 38 (165.0972) | 26 (170.2744) | 18 (170.2628) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 1 / 22 (667.9544) | 8 (159.9772) | 1 (168.5600) | 2 (171.4172) | 2 (168) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta | 7 / 30 (647.3944) | 10 (166.2744) | 3 (167.4516) | 6 (163.9884) | 16 (149.6800) |
| Mar 21, 2015 | Barn Burner BBQ Yarrow, BC | 1 / 21 (668.5372) | 3 (165.6800) | 1 (174.3088) | 2 (169.1312) | 6 (159.4172) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 25 / 165 (686.2404) | 34 (173.1544) | 35 (172.5716) | 11 (175.4172) | 107 (165.0972) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 69 / 552 (678.2172) | 183 (168.5372) | 370 (158.8572) | 68 (173.1200) | 12 (177.7028) |
| Jul 5, 2014 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 4 / 25 (668.5488) | 6 (166.2856) | 15 (157.1088) | 1 (180) | 7 (165.1544) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 50 / 97 (658.1940) | 47 (165.1200) | 80 (158.2740) | 19 (170.2628) | 52 (164.5372) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD | 3 / 17 (686.8688) | 3 (174.8572) | 3 (174.2972) | 9 (165.1544) | 3 (172.5600) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.