Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
2025-05-24 – 2025-05-25 · La Salette, ON · CANADA
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS
Grand Champion: Cyclone BBQ (684.0344) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
684.0344
Winning margin
1.2228
GC over RC
Field average
641.88
median 645.87
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
658.3088
what a walk cost here
Field spread
189.7260
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 66%
beats 34% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1520
avg power rating going in · stronger than 26% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2228 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Cyclone BBQ took the Grand Championship home to FL.
🃏 An upset on the books
CycloneBBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Shiggin aint easy, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 ← this one | La Salette, ON | 26 | 684.0344 | Cyclone BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 | La Salette, ON | 20 | 704.5484 | Mean Moe's BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.4056
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 161.1714
Master Series — Overall
26 entries · top 684.0344 · median 645.8740
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.2630
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.0344