2024-08-02 – 2024-08-03 · Sainte-Perpetue, QC · CANADA · 📍 113 Rue Saint-Charles QC JOC 1R0
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS
Grand Champion: Sweet Max BBQ (695.4628) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CycloneBBQ
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.
695.4628 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 675.4968 Good Googly Goo BBQ set in 2023.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
SweetMax BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Rusty's BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Sweet Max BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 17.7484 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Pork places 8–9: BBQ a la Maison and Le Couche tard BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: Le Couche tard BBQ and 73 BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: CycloneBBQ edged Matt's Backyard BBQ by 0.0116.
Sweet Max BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
Moose BBQ turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 171.4744 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-04 | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 113 Rue Saint-Charles QC JOC 1R0 | 33 | 675.4968 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | BBQ a la Maison |
| 2024-08-02 ← this one | Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 113 Rue Saint-Charles QC JOC 1R0 | 26 | 695.4628 | Sweet Max BBQ | CycloneBBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 170.8344 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 169.7600 | 166.2856 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 171.4400 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 171.4172 | 165.1200 |
26 entries · top 695.4628 · median 661.6968
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Max BBQ | |
| 2 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 3 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 4 | 73 BBQ | |
| 5 | Le Couche tard BBQ | |
| 6 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 7 | La tour du feu | |
| 8 | Smoke and Fire Society | |
| 9 | Moose BBQ | |
| 10 | Bad Mofo BBQ | |
| 11 | Rustys BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ a la Maison | |
| 13 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 16 | BBQ WorX | |
| 17 | Why Not BBQ | |
| 18 | ML BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Nomade | |
| 20 | CobraKai BBQ | |
| 21 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 22 | Lebrasseur BBQ | |
| 23 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 24 | Denis La Bine BBQ | |
| 25 | Bounty Hunter BBQ | |
| 26 | Jeanson BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moose BBQ | |
| 2 | La tour du feu | |
| 3 | Sweet Max BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke and Fire Society | |
| 5 | BBQ WorX | |
| 6 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Le Couche tard BBQ | |
| 8 | ML BBQ | |
| 9 | 73 BBQ | |
| 10 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 11 | BBQ a la Maison | |
| 12 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 13 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 14 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 15 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | Lebrasseur BBQ | |
| 17 | Bad Mofo BBQ | |
| 18 | CobraKai BBQ | |
| 19 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 20 | Bounty Hunter BBQ | |
| 21 | Why Not BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ Nomade | |
| 23 | Rustys BBQ | |
| 24 | Jeanson BBQ | |
| 25 | Denis La Bine BBQ | |
| 26 | Team Sunrise BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 BBQ | |
| 2 | Sweet Max BBQ | |
| 3 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 4 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Rustys BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 7 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 8 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ a la Maison | |
| 10 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 11 | Bad Mofo BBQ | |
| 12 | ML BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Nomade | |
| 14 | CobraKai BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ WorX | |
| 16 | Bounty Hunter BBQ | |
| 17 | La tour du feu | |
| 18 | Lebrasseur BBQ | |
| 19 | Moose BBQ | |
| 20 | Le Couche tard BBQ | |
| 21 | Jeanson BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke and Fire Society | |
| 23 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Why Not BBQ | |
| 25 | Denis La Bine BBQ | |
| 26 | Rub Sweat and Beers |
26 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Max BBQ | |
| 2 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 3 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 4 | Why Not BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Mofo BBQ | |
| 6 | La tour du feu | |
| 7 | ML BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ a la Maison | |
| 9 | Le Couche tard BBQ | |
| 10 | 73 BBQ | |
| 11 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 12 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 13 | Lebrasseur BBQ | |
| 14 | Denis La Bine BBQ | |
| 15 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 17 | BBQ WorX | |
| 18 | Rustys BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke and Fire Society | |
| 20 | BBQ Nomade | |
| 21 | Jeanson BBQ | |
| 22 | CobraKai BBQ | |
| 23 | Bounty Hunter BBQ | |
| 24 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 25 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 26 | Moose BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 2 | Le Couche tard BBQ | |
| 3 | Moose BBQ | |
| 4 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke and Fire Society | |
| 6 | Sweet Max BBQ | |
| 7 | Rustys BBQ | |
| 8 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 9 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 10 | Why Not BBQ | |
| 11 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Bad Mofo BBQ | |
| 13 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team | |
| 14 | La tour du feu | |
| 15 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 16 | 73 BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ a la Maison | |
| 18 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Nomade | |
| 20 | BBQ WorX | |
| 21 | Denis La Bine BBQ | |
| 22 | CobraKai BBQ | |
| 23 | ML BBQ | |
| 24 | Jeanson BBQ | |
| 25 | Bounty Hunter BBQ | |
| 26 | Lebrasseur BBQ |