Barbeque on the Bow Festival
2024-08-31 – 2024-09-02 · Calgary, AB · CANADA
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Colorado Bulldawg BBQ (699.4172) · 35 teams
Entries
35
5 categories
Top score
699.4172
Winning margin
2.8684
GC over RC
Field average
663.56
median 670.24
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6344
what a walk cost here
Field spread
205.2228
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 35%
beats 65% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-02 | Calgary, AB | 40 | 702.2972 | Meat Sweats BBQ |
| 2024-08-31 ← this one | Calgary, AB | 35 | 699.4172 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2025-08-30 | Calgary, AB | 38 | 697.6684 | SmellaQue |
| 2026-09-04 | Calgary, AB | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Kids-Q — Kid's q sausage
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lil Meat Sweats | |
| 2 | Pew Pew BBQ | |
| 3 | Billy's Que | |
| 4 | Rollin Smoke Jr | |
| 5 | Lil Smokas | |
| 6 | The Little Lebowski | |
| 7 | The Hawt Dawgs | |
| 8 | 3000 Degrees | |
| 9 | The Gillenium Falcon |
Master Series — Brisket
34 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | Brisket Butts | |
| 6 | Q Cartel | |
| 7 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 8 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 9 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 10 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 11 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 12 | Just Katie | |
| 13 | Panther BBQ | |
| 14 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | |
| 15 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 16 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 17 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 18 | Honey & Hooch BBQ | |
| 19 | ROKER Q | |
| 20 | Fire BBQ | |
| 21 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 22 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 23 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 24 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 25 | Beauties and the Beef | |
| 26 | Prohibition BBQ | |
| 27 | LaSt pLaCe aGAin! | |
| 28 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 29 | Better Then Last Place | |
| 30 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 31 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 33 | The Big LebowsQ | |
| 34 | Murfy's BBQ Co. |
Master Series — Chicken
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 3 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 4 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 6 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 7 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 8 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 9 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | Honey & Hooch BBQ | |
| 12 | Panther BBQ | |
| 13 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 14 | Murfy's BBQ Co. | |
| 15 | Just Katie | |
| 16 | ROKER Q | |
| 17 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 18 | Beauties and the Beef | |
| 19 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | |
| 20 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 22 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 23 | Brisket Butts | |
| 24 | Fire BBQ | |
| 25 | The Big LebowsQ | |
| 26 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 27 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 28 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 29 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 30 | LaSt pLaCe aGAin! | |
| 31 | Q Cartel | |
| 32 | Prohibition BBQ | |
| 33 | Better Then Last Place | |
| 34 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 35 | Mark's Meats and Treats |
Master Series — Overall
35 entries · top 699.4172 · median 670.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | Brisket Butts | |
| 4 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 5 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 6 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 7 | Q Cartel | |
| 8 | Panther BBQ | |
| 9 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 10 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | Just Katie | |
| 13 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 14 | ROKER Q | |
| 15 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 16 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | |
| 17 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 18 | Honey & Hooch BBQ | |
| 19 | Fire BBQ | |
| 20 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 21 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 22 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 23 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 24 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 25 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 26 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 27 | Prohibition BBQ | |
| 28 | The Big LebowsQ | |
| 29 | Beauties and the Beef | |
| 30 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 32 | Murfy's BBQ Co. | |
| 33 | LaSt pLaCe aGAin! | |
| 34 | Better Then Last Place | |
| 35 | Bad to the Brisket |
Master Series — Pork
35 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisket Butts | |
| 2 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 3 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 4 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | Q Cartel | |
| 7 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 8 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 9 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | |
| 10 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 11 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 12 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 13 | Panther BBQ | |
| 14 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 15 | Prohibition BBQ | |
| 16 | ROKER Q | |
| 17 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 18 | The Big LebowsQ | |
| 19 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 20 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 21 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 22 | Fire BBQ | |
| 23 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 24 | Just Katie | |
| 25 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | Murfy's BBQ Co. | |
| 27 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 28 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 29 | Honey & Hooch BBQ | |
| 30 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 31 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 32 | Beauties and the Beef | |
| 33 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 34 | LaSt pLaCe aGAin! | |
| 35 | Better Then Last Place |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 2 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 5 | Brisket Butts | |
| 6 | Q Cartel | |
| 7 | Just Katie | |
| 8 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 9 | Panther BBQ | |
| 10 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 11 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 12 | Fire BBQ | |
| 13 | Murfy's BBQ Co. | |
| 14 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 15 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 16 | The Big LebowsQ | |
| 17 | ROKER Q | |
| 18 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 19 | Honey & Hooch BBQ | |
| 20 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 22 | Beauties and the Beef | |
| 23 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | |
| 24 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 25 | Prohibition BBQ | |
| 26 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | |
| 27 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 28 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 30 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 32 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 33 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 34 | Better Then Last Place | |
| 35 | LaSt pLaCe aGAin! |