2017-08-05 – 2017-08-06 · Ottawa, ON · CANADA · 📍 3790 Card Rd
Grand Champion: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (673.0512) · 42 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TRUE SMOKE BBQ
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 100% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by -1.7488 points — closer than 100% of every championship in the data.
Pork Ribs places 7–8: HELLBENT BBQ and SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS tied on 162.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS and PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES tied on 162.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Meatopia edged Big BUbba BBQ by 0.0112.
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-05 ← this one | Ottawa, ON | 3790 Card Rd | 42 | 673.0512 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | TRUE SMOKE BBQ |
| 2019-05-25 | Ottawa, ON | Clarke Field Park | 43 | 674.8800 | The Pig's Pajamas BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2022-05-21 | Ottawa, ON | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 170.2628 | 166.8684 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0000 | 165.1316 | 162.2628 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 168.0000 | 166.2512 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 165.6800 | 161.7256 |
54 entries · top 674.8000 · median 631.6224
42 entries · top 175.4172 · median 160.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 3 | Q+BREW | |
| 4 | SLATHER'N BBQ | |
| 5 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 6 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 7 | Meatopia | |
| 8 | Big BUbba BBQ | |
| 9 | S.J.B BBQ | |
| 10 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 11 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 14 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BBQ With Drew | |
| 16 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 17 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 18 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 19 | PORK NINJAS | |
| 20 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 22 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | |
| 23 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 26 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 28 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 29 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin Coleman | |
| 31 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 32 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 33 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 34 | THE SNORTIN' BOAR | |
| 35 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 36 | VanDamn Good BBQ | |
| 37 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 38 | Custom Pig Gigs | |
| 39 | Stubborn BBQ | |
| 40 | Ruby Q | |
| 41 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 42 | SAINT BBQ |
42 entries · top 172.0000 · median 156.5602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 4 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 5 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 6 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 7 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 8 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | |
| 10 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 12 | THE SNORTIN' BOAR | |
| 13 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 14 | S.J.B BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ With Drew | |
| 16 | PORK NINJAS | |
| 17 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 18 | Big BUbba BBQ | |
| 19 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 20 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 21 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 22 | Q+BREW | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 24 | Ruby Q | |
| 25 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 26 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Coleman | |
| 28 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 29 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 30 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 31 | SLATHER'N BBQ | |
| 32 | Meatopia | |
| 33 | Stubborn BBQ | |
| 34 | VanDamn Good BBQ | |
| 35 | SAINT BBQ | |
| 36 | Custom Pig Gigs | |
| 37 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 38 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 39 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 40 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 41 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 42 | The Devil Made Me Q It |
42 entries · top 172.5600 · median 157.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 3 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 5 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 7 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 8 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 10 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 11 | SLATHER'N BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | |
| 15 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | PORK NINJAS | |
| 17 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 18 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 19 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 20 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | THE SNORTIN' BOAR | |
| 22 | BBQ With Drew | |
| 23 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 24 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 25 | VanDamn Good BBQ | |
| 26 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 27 | SAINT BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 29 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 30 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 31 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 32 | Meatopia | |
| 33 | S.J.B BBQ | |
| 34 | Custom Pig Gigs | |
| 35 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 36 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 37 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 38 | Ruby Q | |
| 39 | Stubborn BBQ | |
| 40 | Big BUbba BBQ | |
| 41 | Q+BREW | |
| 42 | Smokin Coleman |
42 entries · top 174.2972 · median 155.9716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 2 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | S.J.B BBQ | |
| 4 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 6 | Q+BREW | |
| 7 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 8 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ With Drew | |
| 11 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 12 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 13 | THE SNORTIN' BOAR | |
| 14 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | |
| 17 | PORK NINJAS | |
| 18 | Custom Pig Gigs | |
| 19 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 20 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Smokin Coleman | |
| 22 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 23 | The Devil Made Me Q It | |
| 24 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 25 | Ruby Q | |
| 26 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 27 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 28 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 29 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 30 | P&R Sweet Heat | |
| 31 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 32 | SAINT BBQ | |
| 33 | SLATHER'N BBQ | |
| 34 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 35 | SMOLDERING ASHHOLES | |
| 36 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 37 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 38 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 39 | Big BUbba BBQ | |
| 40 | Stubborn BBQ | |
| 41 | VanDamn Good BBQ | |
| 42 | Meatopia |
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.
12 entries · top 172.0000 · median 164.5658
12 entries · top 170.2628 · median 159.6800
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
24 entries · top 162.2972 · median 150.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS | |
| 3 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 4 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 6 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SNORTIN' BOAR | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 9 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoked Ball & Mac | |
| 11 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ With Drew | |
| 13 | Q+BREW | |
| 14 | Baby Got Rack | |
| 15 | Mos Eisley BBQ | |
| 16 | Custom Pig Gigs | |
| 17 | Big BUbba BBQ | |
| 18 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 19 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 20 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 21 | BOYMEETSGRILL | |
| 22 | THE GOOD CUE CREW | |
| 23 | Smokin Coleman | |
| 24 | RACK EM UP |
12 entries · top 167.4400 · median 156.0000