Smoke 'N the Valley
2024-09-21 – 2024-09-22 · Fort Qu'Appelle, SK · CANADA
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Brisket Butts (696.5140) · 21 teams
Entries
21
4 categories
Top score
696.5140
Winning margin
0.5484
GC over RC
Field average
655.84
median 668.64
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
3.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.5028
what a walk cost here
Field spread
187.9768
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 47%
beats 53% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1547
avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Brisket Butts took the Grand Championship home to AB.
🃏 An upset on the books
Brisket Butts came in rated below the field's top team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-10 | Moose Jaw, SK | 18 | 684.5372 | Burnt Trees BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 | Lumsden, SK | 26 | 702.2972 | 333 BBQ |
| 2024-09-21 ← this one | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 21 | 696.5140 | Brisket Butts |
| 2025-06-13 | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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' |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |