Sep 23–24, 2023 · Lumsden, SK · CANADA · 📍 Riverpark Campground
Reps: Brenda Black, Ken Black
333BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke 'N the Valley on September 23, 2023 in Lumsden, SK at Riverpark Campground, scoring 702.2972 in a field of 26 teams. PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7028. Category winners: Chicken — PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — 333BBQ (179.4400); Pork — Slam Dunk BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Burnt Trees BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
702.2972 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 684.5372 Burnt Trees BBQ set in 2022.
This was 333 BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: SMELLAQUE and Eddie's BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: OnlyHams edged OWENS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 4–5: 333BBQ edged PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ by 0.0116.
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
333BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ turned in 178.2972 in chicken — past the 170.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Burnt Trees BBQ (won 2022).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2022 | Moose Jaw, SK | Buffalo Pound Provincial Park | 18 | 684.5372 | Burnt Trees BBQ | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2023 ← this one | Lumsden, SK | Riverpark Campground | 26 | 702.2972 | 333 BBQ | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | Echo Valley Provincial Park | 21 | 696.5140 | Brisket Butts | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 173.7144 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.8688 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2856 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.3200 | 168.0228 |
26 entries · top 702.2972 · median 673.3888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 333BBQ | |
| 2 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 4 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 6 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 7 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 8 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 9 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 10 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | Hunny & Hooch | |
| 13 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 14 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | 0% Vegan | |
| 16 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 17 | Eddie's BBQ | |
| 18 | OnlyHams | |
| 19 | Q Cartel | |
| 20 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 21 | ROKER Q | |
| 22 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Bros | |
| 24 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 25 | SmokeStack BBQ | |
| 26 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ |
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | 333BBQ | |
| 3 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 4 | BBQ Bros | |
| 5 | OnlyHams | |
| 6 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 8 | Eddie's BBQ | |
| 9 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 10 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 13 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 14 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 15 | 0% Vegan | |
| 16 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 17 | Hunny & Hooch | |
| 18 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 19 | ROKER Q | |
| 20 | Q Cartel | |
| 21 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 22 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 23 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 24 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ | |
| 25 | SmokeStack BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ MAVERICK |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 333BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 3 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 4 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Q Cartel | |
| 6 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 7 | 0% Vegan | |
| 8 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 9 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 10 | Hunny & Hooch | |
| 11 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 12 | Eddie's BBQ | |
| 13 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 14 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 15 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 16 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 17 | BBQ Bros | |
| 18 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | OnlyHams | |
| 21 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ | |
| 22 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 23 | ROKER Q | |
| 24 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 26 | SmokeStack BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 170.0172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | 333BBQ | |
| 5 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 6 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 7 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 8 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 11 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | Hunny & Hooch | |
| 14 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 15 | OnlyHams | |
| 16 | ROKER Q | |
| 17 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 18 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 19 | Eddie's BBQ | |
| 20 | 0% Vegan | |
| 21 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 22 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 23 | BBQ Bros | |
| 24 | Q Cartel | |
| 25 | SmokeStack BBQ | |
| 26 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 2 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 3 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 4 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 5 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 6 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 7 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 8 | 333BBQ | |
| 9 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | Hunny & Hooch | |
| 12 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 13 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 14 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 15 | Q Cartel | |
| 16 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 17 | ROKER Q | |
| 18 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 19 | 0% Vegan | |
| 20 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 21 | SmokeStack BBQ | |
| 22 | Eddie's BBQ | |
| 23 | OnlyHams | |
| 24 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 25 | BBQ Bros | |
| 26 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ |