Sep 21–22, 2024 · Fort Qu'Appelle, SK · CANADA · 📍 Echo Valley Provincial Park
Reps: Brenda Black, Ken Black
Brisket Butts won Grand Champion at the Smoke 'N the Valley on September 21, 2024 in Fort Qu'Appelle, SK at Echo Valley Provincial Park, scoring 696.5140 in a field of 21 teams. SMOKIN' OUTLAWS took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.9656. Category winners: Chicken — BIGG SMOAK BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — Q Cartel (180.0000); Pork — Phantom Smoke & BBQ (178.8800); Brisket — Brisket Butts (177.7028). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by 333 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 92% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Brisket Butts came in rated below the field's top team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Kreiser Barbecue and SMOKIN' OUTLAWS tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BIGG SMOAK BBQ and ROKER Q tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Arrowhead North edged OWENS BBQ by 0.0228.
Brisket Butts took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 14th.
Q Cartel turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Burnt Trees BBQ (won 2022), 333 BBQ (won 2023).
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 10, 2022 | Moose Jaw, SK | Buffalo Pound Provincial Park | 18 | 684.5372 | Burnt Trees BBQ | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Lumsden, SK | Riverpark Campground | 26 | 702.2972 | 333 BBQ | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2024 ← this one | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | Echo Valley Provincial Park | 21 | 696.5140 | Brisket Butts | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 175.4056 | 165.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 165.0856 |
21 entries · top 696.5140 · median 668.6400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisket Butts | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | 333BBQ | |
| 4 | Arrowhead North | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 7 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 8 | Q Cartel | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 11 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 12 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 13 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 14 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 15 | ROKER Q | |
| 16 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 17 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 18 | 3RD DEGREE BURNS | |
| 19 | BBQ Bros@SK | |
| 20 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ | |
| 21 | Smooth Smokin' |
21 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Brisket Butts | |
| 4 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 5 | 333BBQ | |
| 6 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 7 | Arrowhead North | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 10 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 11 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 12 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 13 | Q Cartel | |
| 14 | BBQ Bros@SK | |
| 15 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 16 | ROKER Q | |
| 17 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 18 | 3RD DEGREE BURNS | |
| 19 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 20 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 21 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ |
21 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Cartel | |
| 2 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | ROKER Q | |
| 7 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 8 | 333BBQ | |
| 9 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 10 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 11 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 12 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 13 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 14 | Brisket Butts | |
| 15 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 16 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 17 | Arrowhead North | |
| 18 | BBQ Bros@SK | |
| 19 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 20 | 3RD DEGREE BURNS | |
| 21 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ |
20 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 2 | Arrowhead North | |
| 3 | Brisket Butts | |
| 4 | ROKER Q | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 8 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 9 | 333BBQ | |
| 10 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 11 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 12 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 13 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 14 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 15 | Q Cartel | |
| 16 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 17 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 18 | 3RD DEGREE BURNS | |
| 19 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ | |
| 20 | BBQ Bros@SK |
21 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisket Butts | |
| 2 | 333BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 5 | Arrowhead North | |
| 6 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | Q Cartel | |
| 9 | Sask Handyman Smoke & Barbecue | |
| 10 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 11 | Smooth Smokin' | |
| 12 | BURNT TREES BBQ | |
| 13 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 14 | Black Market BBQ | |
| 15 | 3RD DEGREE BURNS | |
| 16 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Bros@SK | |
| 18 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 19 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 20 | ROKER Q | |
| 21 | Happy & Slappy's BBQ |