Prairie Dog on the Bow
2024-08-31 – 2024-09-01 · Calgary, AB · CANADA
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Q Cartel (690.2400) · 24 teams
Entries
24
4 categories
Top score
690.2400
Winning margin
0.0344
GC over RC
Field average
668.50
median 673.70
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.5716
what a walk cost here
Field spread
56.5256
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Q Cartel came in rated below the field's top team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-01 | Alberta, T2P 2M2 | 13 | 690.9256 | SmellaQue |
| 2021-09-03 | Alberta, T3B 0N2 | — | — | — |
| 2024-08-31 ← this one | Calgary, AB | 24 | 690.2400 | Q Cartel |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8286
Master Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
24 entries · top 690.2400 · median 673.6974
Master Series — Pork
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9714
Master Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5486