2015-06-19 – 2015-06-21 · Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 · CANADA · 📍 Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1
Grand Champion: ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ (669.6456) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMELLAQUE
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.
669.6456 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 655.3484 Prairie Smoke & Spice set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, HOUSE OF Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
3 of 8 tracked editions
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA and Smokehouse BBQ tied on 162.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Bordertown BBQ edged SMELLAQUE by 0.0004. Pork places 6–7: PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ edged Bordertown BBQ by 0.0112.
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 167.4400 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
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 | Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4 | Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4 | 29 | 655.3484 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | HOUSE OF Q |
| 2015-06-19 ← this one | 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 | 177.1428 | 168.5488 | 166.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.6288 | 165.1656 | 161.1428 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 164.5944 | 161.6684 |
| Brisket | 168.5944 | 163.4284 | 155.9544 |
30 entries · top 669.6456 · median 621.6460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 4 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 7 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 8 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA | |
| 10 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG NORTH BBQ | |
| 12 | BABY J'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Eggmonton Stogie Smokers | |
| 14 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 16 | Smokin Lightning BBQ | |
| 17 | FLAMING SEAHORSES BBQ | |
| 18 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 19 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKING ACES | |
| 21 | Porky Fatstacks Social Club | |
| 22 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 23 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 24 | The Grill Geek | |
| 25 | HOG HEADS | |
| 26 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 27 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 28 | R8URRACK | |
| 29 | Rack and 'Cue Ramblers | |
| 30 | Haze County BBQ |
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8456
30 entries · top 172.6288 · median 156.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG NORTH BBQ | |
| 3 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 4 | BABY J'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Eggmonton Stogie Smokers | |
| 6 | GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA | |
| 7 | Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 8 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 10 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 11 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 12 | HOG HEADS | |
| 13 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 14 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 15 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 16 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 18 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 19 | Smokin Lightning BBQ | |
| 20 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 21 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 22 | Rack and 'Cue Ramblers | |
| 23 | FLAMING SEAHORSES BBQ | |
| 24 | R8URRACK | |
| 25 | SMOKING ACES | |
| 26 | Haze County BBQ | |
| 27 | The Grill Geek | |
| 28 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 29 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 30 | Porky Fatstacks Social Club |
29 entries · top 173.7028 · median 158.8228
30 entries · top 168.5944 · median 149.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA | |
| 6 | Porky Fatstacks Social Club | |
| 7 | Smokin Lightning BBQ | |
| 8 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 9 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 10 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 12 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG NORTH BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKING ACES | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 16 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 18 | Eggmonton Stogie Smokers | |
| 19 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 20 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 21 | BABY J'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Rack and 'Cue Ramblers | |
| 23 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 24 | FLAMING SEAHORSES BBQ | |
| 25 | The Grill Geek | |
| 26 | R8URRACK | |
| 27 | HOG HEADS | |
| 28 | Haze County BBQ | |
| 29 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 30 | MOTLEY QUE |
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.
20 entries · top 170.2744 · median 155.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES | |
| 3 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 4 | Porky Fatstacks Social Club | |
| 5 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 7 | Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 8 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 9 | ALBERTA BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 11 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 12 | FLAMING SEAHORSES BBQ | |
| 13 | Eggmonton Stogie Smokers | |
| 14 | BABY J'S BBQ | |
| 15 | The Grill Geek | |
| 16 | R8URRACK | |
| 17 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 18 | SMOKING ACES | |
| 19 | HOG HEADS | |
| 20 | HOUSE OF Q |
20 entries · top 172.0000 · median 158.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 2 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 3 | Porky Fatstacks Social Club | |
| 4 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | |
| 5 | 3 TONS OF FUN | |
| 6 | SAUCY DAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | Northlands Pitmasters | |
| 8 | SMOKAPALOOZA | |
| 9 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 10 | Smoky Butt BBQ | |
| 11 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 12 | R8URRACK | |
| 13 | FLAMING SEAHORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKING ACES | |
| 15 | HOG HEADS | |
| 16 | Eggmonton Stogie Smokers | |
| 17 | The Grill Geek | |
| 18 | CANADIAN SMOKE | |
| 19 | Bordertown BBQ | |
| 20 | BABY J'S BBQ |