Sep 12–14, 2025 · Leduc, AB · CANADA
Reps: Brenda Black, Ken Black
Brisket Butts won Grand Champion at the Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival on September 12, 2025 in Leduc, AB, scoring 694.8000 in a field of 16 teams. EFFIN'EH GRAY'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6572. Category winners: Chicken — BIGG SMOAK BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Mc Que It (177.1544); Pork — EFFIN'EH GRAY'S (178.8572); Brisket — Brisket Butts (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Brisket Butts came in rated below the field's top team, BIGG SMOAK BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 2 tracked editions
Brisket Butts has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: Kreiser Barbecue and Phantom Smoke & BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Phantom Smoke & BBQ and BIGG SMOAK BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: No Measurements BBQ and KillerbunnyBBQ tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Brisket Butts took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
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 12, 2025 ← this one | Leduc, AB | Leduc Lions Campground & RV Park | 16 | 694.8000 | Brisket Butts | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Leduc, AB | 4314 Rollyview Rd | 17 | 698.7884 | BRISKET BUTTS | BIGG SMOAK |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 171.4172 | 169.1656 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 168.5256 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 167.9772 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 171.4400 | 164.5600 |
16 entries · top 694.8000 · median 673.3428
16 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9714
16 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.9828
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
15 entries · top 180 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
4 entries · top 177.1428 · median 172.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Phantom | |
| 2 | Rye Rye the BBQ Kid | |
| 3 | Totally Not Burnt | |
| 4 | Hot Dogs |