Apr 8–9, 2017 · Chilliwack, BC · CANADA · 📍 4540 Simmons RD
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Barn Burner BBQ on April 8, 2017 in Chilliwack, BC at 4540 Simmons RD, scoring 687.4060 in a field of 19 teams. SMELLAQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.4744. Category winners: Chicken — SMELLAQUE (174.3200); Pork Ribs — SMELLAQUE (174.8916); Pork — Pigs N Heat (171.4628); Brisket — Cider House BBQ (174.2856). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by RUSTY'S BBQ; the next was held in 2018.
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, 2015 to 2019 — 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.
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 91% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.9316 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
2 of 6 tracked editions
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: HELLUVA 'Q and HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark and Hog Shack tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ and SMELLAQUE tied on 162.8684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMELLAQUE won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
SMELLAQUE turned in 174.3200 in chicken — past the 170.8456 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ (won 2015).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2015 | Yarrow, BC | Yarrow, British Columbia, | 21 | 668.5372 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | LAKE HOUSE BBQ |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA | 4540 Simmons Rd | 22 | 689.0744 | RUSTY'S BBQ | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW |
| Apr 8, 2017 ← this one | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 19 | 687.4060 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| Jul 21, 2018 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 18 | 686.8800 | SMELLAQUE | BOOTIES BBQ |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 21 | 695.9660 | Rocky Mountain Smokers | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Chilliwack, BC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.3200 | 173.1428 | 164.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 170.8228 | 162.8228 |
| Pork | 171.4628 | 164.5600 | 162.2628 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 163.4172 | 158.8000 |
19 entries · top 687.4060 · median 650.2516
19 entries · top 174.3200 · median 164.5716
19 entries · top 174.8916 · median 162.8228
19 entries · top 171.4628 · median 162.2628
19 entries · top 174.2856 · median 158.8000
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.
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 151.4060