Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2024 · Calgary, AB · CANADA · 📍 5151 101 St. NW
Reps: Brenda Black, Ken Black
Q Cartel won Grand Champion at the Prairie Dog on the Bow on August 31, 2024 in Calgary, AB at 5151 101 St. NW, scoring 690.2400 in a field of 24 teams. ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2056. Category winners: Chicken — ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMELLAQUE (178.8572); Pork — Colorado Bulldawg BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Brisket Butts (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by SmellaQue.
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.
Closer than 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
Q Cartel won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 6–7: Honey & Hooch BBQ and Slam Dunk BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Kreiser Barbecue and Q Cartel tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Slam Dunk BBQ edged Just Smoke It! BBQ by 0.0116.
SMELLAQUE turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 173.1428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmellaQue (won 2019).
This contest was away for 5 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-09-01.
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 1, 2019 | Alberta | 5003-15 Avenue NW Calgary | 13 | 690.9256 | SmellaQue | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Alberta | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 31, 2024 ← this one | Calgary, AB | 5151 101 St. NW | 24 | 690.2400 | Q Cartel | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 172.5600 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 168.6060 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 166.2400 |
24 entries · top 690.2400 · median 673.6974
24 entries · top 180 · median 169.7200 · 🔥 perfect 180
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5486
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9714
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 162.8286