Bean Town BBQ Cookoff
2025-10-11 – 2025-10-12 · Bow Island, AB · CANADA
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Effin'Eh Gray's (677.5996) · 15 teams
Entries
15
7 categories
Top score
677.5996
Winning margin
4.5140
GC over RC
Field average
657.43
median 656.98
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
651.8856
what a walk cost here
Field spread
54.3652
winner to last place
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S came in rated below the field's top team, BIGG SMOAK BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything thanksgiving - amateurs
8 entries · top 170.8572 · median 164.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Brazeau | |
| 2 | Jennifer Mitchell | |
| 3 | Lynnan Roczkowsky | |
| 4 | Alex Fancy | |
| 5 | Daryl Rasmussen | |
| 6 | Rita Stevens | |
| 7 | Shirley Rasmussen | |
| 8 | Ashton Wikkerink |
Ancillary — Anything thanksgiving - pros
10 entries · top 172.5600 · median 166.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisket Butts | |
| 2 | Alex Fancy | |
| 3 | ROKER Q | |
| 4 | Panther BBQ | |
| 5 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 6 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 7 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 8 | Elbow Grease | |
| 9 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 10 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |
Kids-Q — Turkey
2 entries · top 170.2628 · median 167.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rye Rye the BBQ Kid | |
| 2 | Tamara Kirkpatrick |
Master Series — Brisket
15 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 3 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 4 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 7 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 8 | Brisket Butts | |
| 9 | Mc Que It | |
| 10 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 11 | Panther BBQ | |
| 12 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 13 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 14 | ROKER Q | |
| 15 | Elbow Grease |
Master Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 2 | Brisket Butts | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 5 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 6 | Mc Que It | |
| 7 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | Panther BBQ | |
| 10 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 11 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 12 | Elbow Grease | |
| 13 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 14 | ROKER Q | |
| 15 | Syndicate BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
15 entries · top 677.5996 · median 656.9824
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 4 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | Brisket Butts | |
| 7 | Panther BBQ | |
| 8 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 9 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 10 | Mc Que It | |
| 11 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 12 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 13 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 14 | ROKER Q | |
| 15 | Elbow Grease |
Master Series — Pork
15 entries · top 170.2972 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 2 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 3 | Brisket Butts | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | Panther BBQ | |
| 6 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 7 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 8 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 9 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 10 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 11 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 12 | Mc Que It | |
| 13 | ROKER Q | |
| 14 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 15 | Elbow Grease |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | Panther BBQ | |
| 3 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 4 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | Phantom Smoke & BBQ | |
| 7 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 8 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 9 | OWENS BBQ | |
| 10 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 11 | Brisket Butts | |
| 12 | DIDY SMOKE IT | |
| 13 | Mc Que It | |
| 14 | ROKER Q | |
| 15 | Elbow Grease |