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Smoke in the Valley

2025-09-27 – 2025-09-28 · Edmonton, AB · CANADA

Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK · Prize money: $15,000.00

Grand Champion: Phantom Smoke & BBQ (694.8916) · 23 teams

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694.8916 · Master Series — Overall
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688.5144 · Master Series — Overall
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687.4056 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

23
4 categories

Top score

694.8916

Winning margin

6.3772
GC over RC

Field average

651.67
median 663.33

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork Ribs
3.9772 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

671.3832
what a walk cost here

Field spread

361.2344
winner to last place

Prize money

$15,000.00
on the line

Most consistent

avg finish 4.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 2.2972 pts — No Measurements BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 50%
beats 50% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1546
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

rated 1794 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

UNDER THE RADAR has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.

🃏 An upset on the books

Phantom Smoke & BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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)

This contest over the years

DateWhereTeamsHigh scoreGrand Champion
2014-10-10 11 693.6456 UNDER THE RADAR
2015-08-28 26 702.2744 SMOKE ON THIS
2016-08-26 12 689.0856 UNDER THE RADAR
2025-09-27 ← this one Edmonton, AB 23 694.8916 Phantom Smoke & BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.9944

#TeamScore
1 SMELLAQUE 177.7144
2 Q Cartel 177.1544
3 Phantom Smoke & BBQ 177.1428
4 Hunny & Hooch 174.8800
5 Homestead Smoke Shack 172.0116
6 PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 171.4172
7 KillerbunnyBBQ 169.6800
8 Brisket Butts 169.6684
9 Bottle Hill BBQ 169.1200
10 Kreiser Barbecue 167.9772
11 Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery 166.2516
12 MOTLEY QUE 165.7372
13 YOU NEED A BBQ 165.1544
14 No Measurements BBQ 165.1200
15 Grilling with Short 162.8572
16 EFFIN'EH GRAY'S 159.4516
17 Smokinbox 158.8916
18 Mc Que It 158.2400
19 BBQ TEAM NAIT 154.8344
20 Big Dog BBQ Canada 153.1200
21 Fire BBQ 153.0972
22 Yankee Twang BBQ Co. 146.2516

Master Series — Chicken

23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2628

#TeamScore
1 SMELLAQUE 179.4400
2 Big Dog BBQ Canada 178.8572
3 BBQ TEAM NAIT 175.4056
4 Phantom Smoke & BBQ 174.8572
5 Hawt Hawgs BBQ 174.8456
6 PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 172.5944
7 KillerbunnyBBQ 171.9772
8 MOTLEY QUE 171.4172
9 Bottle Hill BBQ 171.4056
10 Brisket Butts 170.2972
11 Mc Que It 170.2628
12 EFFIN'EH GRAY'S 170.2628
13 Q Cartel 169.1084
14 No Measurements BBQ 167.9656
15 Yankee Twang BBQ Co. 164.5600
16 Grilling with Short 164.0000
17 Fire BBQ 163.4516
18 Smokinbox 163.4172
19 Homestead Smoke Shack 163.4056
20 Kreiser Barbecue 160.5256
21 Hunny & Hooch 159.4056
22 Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery 159.4056
23 YOU NEED A BBQ 158.7884

Master Series — Overall

23 entries · top 694.8916 · median 663.3256

#TeamScore
1 Phantom Smoke & BBQ 694.8916
2 SMELLAQUE 688.5144
3 Q Cartel 687.4056
4 Brisket Butts 685.6572
5 KillerbunnyBBQ 682.1828
6 No Measurements BBQ 676.4916
7 PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 675.3716
8 Bottle Hill BBQ 673.6112
9 Hunny & Hooch 671.4056
10 MOTLEY QUE 671.3832
11 Big Dog BBQ Canada 669.1088
12 BBQ TEAM NAIT 663.3256
13 Kreiser Barbecue 661.6460
14 YOU NEED A BBQ 661.0516
15 EFFIN'EH GRAY'S 660.5716
16 Mc Que It 658.1484
17 Smokinbox 654.9148
18 Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery 653.6116
19 Fire BBQ 647.3948
20 Homestead Smoke Shack 647.3140
21 Grilling with Short 645.0972
22 Yankee Twang BBQ Co. 625.6116
23 Hawt Hawgs BBQ 333.6572

Master Series — Pork

22 entries · top 174.8456 · median 166.5430

#TeamScore
1 Q Cartel 174.8456
2 BBQ TEAM NAIT 173.7144
3 Phantom Smoke & BBQ 173.1772
4 Brisket Butts 172.5716
5 Mc Que It 170.8456
6 PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 170.8228
7 KillerbunnyBBQ 169.6912
8 EFFIN'EH GRAY'S 168.0344
9 No Measurements BBQ 167.9888
10 Bottle Hill BBQ 167.4056
11 Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery 166.8344
12 YOU NEED A BBQ 166.2516
13 MOTLEY QUE 166.2400
14 Big Dog BBQ Canada 165.6916
15 Smokinbox 165.1544
16 Hunny & Hooch 164.5372
17 SMELLAQUE 163.3828
18 Fire BBQ 162.8572
19 Grilling with Short 161.1084
20 Kreiser Barbecue 160.0232
21 Yankee Twang BBQ Co. 150.8228
22 Homestead Smoke Shack 146.7884

Master Series — Pork Ribs

23 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.4516

#TeamScore
1 No Measurements BBQ 175.4172
2 Brisket Butts 173.1200
3 Kreiser Barbecue 173.1200
4 Hunny & Hooch 172.5828
5 Big Dog BBQ Canada 171.4400
6 YOU NEED A BBQ 170.8572
7 KillerbunnyBBQ 170.8344
8 Phantom Smoke & BBQ 169.7144
9 Fire BBQ 167.9888
10 MOTLEY QUE 167.9888
11 SMELLAQUE 167.9772
12 Smokinbox 167.4516
13 Q Cartel 166.2972
14 Bottle Hill BBQ 165.6800
15 Homestead Smoke Shack 165.1084
16 Yankee Twang BBQ Co. 163.9772
17 EFFIN'EH GRAY'S 162.8228
18 Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery 161.1200
19 PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ 160.5372
20 BBQ TEAM NAIT 159.3712
21 Hawt Hawgs BBQ 158.8116
22 Mc Que It 158.8000
23 Grilling with Short 157.1316

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