Smoke 'N the Valley
2024-09-21 – 2024-09-22 · Fort Qu'Appelle, SK · CANADA · 📍 Echo Valley Provincial Park
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Brisket Butts (696.5140) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' OUTLAWS
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Brisket Butts took the Grand Championship home to AB.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Burnt Trees BBQ (won 2022), 333 BBQ (won 2023).
🃏 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)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-10 | Moose Jaw, SK | Buffalo Pound Provincial Park | 18 | 684.5372 | Burnt Trees BBQ | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| 2023-09-23 | Lumsden, SK | Riverpark Campground | 26 | 702.2972 | 333 BBQ | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ |
| 2024-09-21 ← this one | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | Echo Valley Provincial Park | 21 | 696.5140 | Brisket Butts | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2025-06-13 | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 168.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 175.4056 | 165.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 165.0856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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' |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |