2014-06-14 – 2014-06-15 · Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4 · 📍 Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4
Grand Champion: Prairie Smoke & Spice (655.3484) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 HOUSE OF Q
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
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 67 times in 100
Prairie Smoke & Spice came in rated below the field's top team, HOUSE OF Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Prairie Smoke & Spice's first Grand Championship in the data.
3 of 8 tracked editions
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Prairie Smoke & Spice finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork places 6–7: Smokehouse BBQ Inc. edged ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS by 0.0228. Chicken places 7–8: CANADIAN SMOKE edged ALBERTA BONES BBQ by 0.0340. Pork Ribs places 4–5: The Grill Geek edged BEAR B QUE by 0.0340.
Prairie Smoke & Spice took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 24th.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-14 ← this one | Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4 | Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4 | 29 | 655.3484 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | HOUSE OF Q |
| 2015-06-19 | Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 | Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 | 30 | 669.6456 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2016-06-18 | Edmonton, CA | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 42 | 668.5372 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2017-06-10 | Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 39 | 666.2056 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2018-06-16 | Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 51 | 672.5716 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2019-06-15 | Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 44 | 690.9256 | SmellaQue | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ |
| 2020-05-30 | Edmonton Alberta, T6J 0S4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-08-14 | SHERWOOD PARK, AB | HALFMOON LAKE RESORT | 25 | 692.6056 | SmellaQue | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-28 | SHERWOOD PARK, AB | Half Moon Lake Resort | 39 | 695.4284 | Arrowhead North | 333BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 167.4400 | 161.1660 | 157.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 163.9772 | 161.1200 | 156.0228 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 162.2972 | 158.8340 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 161.7488 | 156.0572 |
29 entries · top 655.3484 · median 610.8452
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | |
| 2 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 3 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 4 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 5 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 6 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 7 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Smokehouse BBQ Inc. | |
| 9 | PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB | |
| 10 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 11 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 12 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 13 | Old Baja Boys | |
| 14 | Das Schmoke Haus | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 17 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 18 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 19 | Trent's Smokin BBQ | |
| 20 | R8 UR RACK BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 22 | Wanna Pork BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Poles | |
| 24 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 25 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 26 | Eggmonton Sogie Smokers | |
| 27 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 28 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 29 | The Grill Geek |
28 entries · top 167.4400 · median 155.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 2 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 3 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 4 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 5 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 6 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 7 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 8 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 10 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 11 | R8 UR RACK BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 13 | Das Schmoke Haus | |
| 14 | Smokehouse BBQ Inc. | |
| 15 | Smokin' Poles | |
| 16 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 17 | Wanna Pork BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 19 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 20 | Old Baja Boys | |
| 21 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 22 | PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB | |
| 23 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 24 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | |
| 25 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 26 | Trent's Smokin BBQ | |
| 27 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 28 | Eggmonton Sogie Smokers |
29 entries · top 163.9772 · median 153.2000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent's Smokin BBQ | |
| 2 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | |
| 3 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 4 | The Grill Geek | |
| 5 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 6 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 7 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 9 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokehouse BBQ Inc. | |
| 11 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 12 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 13 | PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB | |
| 14 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 15 | Old Baja Boys | |
| 16 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 17 | Smokin' Poles | |
| 18 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | Wanna Pork BBQ | |
| 20 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 21 | Das Schmoke Haus | |
| 22 | R8 UR RACK BBQ | |
| 23 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 25 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 27 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 28 | Eggmonton Sogie Smokers | |
| 29 | Flaming Seahorses |
29 entries · top 173.7028 · median 152.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | |
| 2 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 5 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokehouse BBQ Inc. | |
| 7 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 9 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 10 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin' Poles | |
| 12 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 14 | Wanna Pork BBQ | |
| 15 | Trent's Smokin BBQ | |
| 16 | Das Schmoke Haus | |
| 17 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 18 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 19 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 20 | Old Baja Boys | |
| 21 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 22 | Eggmonton Sogie Smokers | |
| 23 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 24 | R8 UR RACK BBQ | |
| 25 | PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB | |
| 26 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 27 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 28 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 29 | The Grill Geek |
28 entries · top 173.1428 · median 151.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB | |
| 2 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ | |
| 3 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 4 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | |
| 5 | Old Baja Boys | |
| 6 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 7 | Das Schmoke Haus | |
| 8 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 9 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 10 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 11 | Eggmonton Sogie Smokers | |
| 12 | Smokehouse BBQ Inc. | |
| 13 | R8 UR RACK BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 15 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 17 | BEAR B QUE | |
| 18 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 20 | Trent's Smokin BBQ | |
| 21 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 23 | Wanna Pork BBQ | |
| 24 | Pigsicle BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 26 | Low and Slow Barbecue | |
| 27 | Flaming Seahorses | |
| 28 | Smokin' Poles |
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.
21 entries · top 168.5484 · median 153.1772
20 entries · top 175.4172 · median 152.8456