2025-06-21 – 2025-06-22 · Kipling, SK · CANADA · 📍 720 1st St
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Kreiser Barbecue (697.7144) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIGG SMOAK BBQ
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Kreiser Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ and 333BBQ tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BURNT TREES BBQ and OWENS BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Kreiser Barbecue and PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Kreiser Barbecue took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-21 ← this one | Kipling, SK | 720 1st St | 27 | 697.7144 | Kreiser Barbecue | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-06-19 | Kipling, SK | 720 1st Street | 24 | 692.0112 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | SMOKE IN THE EYE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.2972 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.7256 | 168.5600 |
27 entries · top 697.7144 · median 671.3024
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 3 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 4 | Q Cartel | |
| 5 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | 333BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 10 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 11 | Brisket Butts | |
| 12 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 13 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 14 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 15 | Butcher Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 17 | Elbow Grease | |
| 18 | Just Katie | |
| 19 | Grills Just Wanna Have Fun | |
| 20 | PORKY JR'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 22 | No Big Deal BBQ | |
| 23 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 24 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 25 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 26 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 27 | CBR (Chicken Bacon Ranch) |
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.1660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 2 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 3 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 4 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 7 | Q Cartel | |
| 8 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 11 | Butcher Boys BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | CBR (Chicken Bacon Ranch) | |
| 14 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 15 | Elbow Grease | |
| 16 | 333BBQ | |
| 17 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 18 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 19 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 21 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 22 | Brisket Butts | |
| 23 | PORKY JR'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Just Katie | |
| 25 | No Big Deal BBQ | |
| 26 | Grills Just Wanna Have Fun | |
| 27 | Black Market BBQ |
27 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | No Big Deal BBQ | |
| 3 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 4 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 5 | 333BBQ | |
| 6 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 7 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 8 | Grills Just Wanna Have Fun | |
| 9 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 10 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 11 | Elbow Grease | |
| 12 | Butcher Boys BBQ | |
| 13 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 14 | Q Cartel | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 16 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 17 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 18 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 19 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 20 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 21 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 22 | PORKY JR'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Brisket Butts | |
| 24 | Just Katie | |
| 25 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 26 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 27 | CBR (Chicken Bacon Ranch) |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisket Butts | |
| 2 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 3 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 7 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 8 | Q Cartel | |
| 9 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 10 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 11 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 12 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 14 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 15 | Grills Just Wanna Have Fun | |
| 16 | 333BBQ | |
| 17 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 18 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 19 | PORKY JR'S BBQ | |
| 20 | Butcher Boys BBQ | |
| 21 | Just Katie | |
| 22 | Elbow Grease | |
| 23 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 24 | No Big Deal BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 26 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 27 | CBR (Chicken Bacon Ranch) |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Cartel | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | 333BBQ | |
| 5 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 6 | Brisket Butts | |
| 7 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 8 | Just Katie | |
| 9 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 10 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 12 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 13 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 14 | Butcher Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Elbow Grease | |
| 17 | PORKY JR'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 19 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 20 | Grills Just Wanna Have Fun | |
| 21 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 22 | CBR (Chicken Bacon Ranch) | |
| 23 | No Big Deal BBQ | |
| 24 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 25 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 26 | Tommy Boy Grillin |