Big Smoke Bonnyville
2025-09-06 – 2025-09-07 · Bonnyville, AB · CANADA · 📍 5709 50 Ave Unit 103
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: SmellaQue (697.0972) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Brisket Butts
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Top score
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How hot was the win?
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Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: SMELLAQUE and DIDY SMOKE IT tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 4–5: Grill Hub and Ryan Smoke 3G tied on 165.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: Bottle Hill BBQ and Cougar BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 ← this one | Bonnyville, AB | 5709 50 Ave Unit 103 | 15 | 697.0972 | SmellaQue | Brisket Butts |
| 2026-08-14 | Bonnyville, AB | 5709 50 Ave Unit 103 | 15 | 687.3828 | Smokin' Outlaws | SmellaQue |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1316 | 169.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork | 174.2628 | 172.5600 | 168.5828 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 171.4172 | 167.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 173.7028 | 165.1316 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 172.5484 | 158.2860 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 697.0972 · median 685.6460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | Brisket Butts | |
| 3 | Q Cartel | |
| 4 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 5 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 6 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 7 | Panther BBQ | |
| 8 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 9 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 10 | Mc Que It | |
| 11 | Grill Hub | |
| 12 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 13 | Ryan Smoke 3G | |
| 14 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness | |
| 15 | No Measurements BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 172.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 2 | Panther BBQ | |
| 3 | Brisket Butts | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 6 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 7 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 8 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 9 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 10 | Mc Que It | |
| 11 | Grill Hub | |
| 12 | Q Cartel | |
| 13 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness | |
| 14 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 15 | Ryan Smoke 3G |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | Q Cartel | |
| 4 | Panther BBQ | |
| 5 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 6 | Grill Hub | |
| 7 | Brisket Butts | |
| 8 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 9 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 10 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 11 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 12 | Mc Que It | |
| 13 | Ryan Smoke 3G | |
| 14 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 15 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness |
Pork
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 169.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q Cartel | |
| 2 | Panther BBQ | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 5 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 6 | Mc Que It | |
| 7 | Brisket Butts | |
| 8 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 9 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 10 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 11 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 12 | Grill Hub | |
| 13 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 14 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness | |
| 15 | Ryan Smoke 3G |
Brisket
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 2 | Brisket Butts | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | Q Cartel | |
| 5 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 6 | Ryan Smoke 3G | |
| 7 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 8 | Mc Que It | |
| 9 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 10 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 11 | Panther BBQ | |
| 12 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 13 | Grill Hub | |
| 14 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness |
Backyard Series
Overall
6 entries · top 343.9772 · median 335.9602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 2 | Grill Hub | |
| 3 | Cougar BBQ | |
| 4 | Ryan Smoke 3G | |
| 5 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness | |
| 6 | Tommy Boy Grillin |
Chicken
6 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 2 | Cougar BBQ | |
| 3 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness | |
| 4 | Grill Hub | |
| 5 | Ryan Smoke 3G | |
| 6 | Tommy Boy Grillin |
Pork Ribs
6 entries · top 172.5484 · median 169.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill Hub | |
| 2 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 3 | Cougar BBQ | |
| 4 | Ryan Smoke 3G | |
| 5 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness | |
| 6 | Tommy Boy Grillin |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Drink
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 3 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 4 | 301 Degrees of Deliciousness | |
| 5 | Brisket Butts | |
| 6 | Grill Hub | |
| 7 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 8 | Mc Que It | |
| 9 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 10 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 11 | Ryan Smoke 3G |
Kids-Q — Hamburgers
6 entries · top 178.2972 · median 172.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Phantom | |
| 2 | Up N Smoke | |
| 3 | Bows N BBQ | |
| 4 | Pew Pew BBQ | |
| 5 | Ry Ry the BBQ Kid | |
| 6 | Glittering Grills |