Sep 2–3, 2017 · Calgary, Canada · CANADA · 📍 Montgomery Community Association
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the BBQ on the Bow on September 2, 2017 in Calgary, T2W3J6 at Montgomery Community Association, scoring 666.2400 in a field of 42 teams. SMELLAQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 665.7716. Category winners: Chicken — ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS (169.7028); Pork Ribs — SMELLAQUE (176.0000); Pork — FROZEN TOQUE BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — Home Cookin' Barbecue (171.4172). This is the 4th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by SMELLAQUE; 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, 2013 to 2021 — 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.
Closer than 95% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4684 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
2 of 8 tracked editions
SMELLAQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Home Cookin' Barbecue finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 3–4: Bordertown BBQ and FROZEN TOQUE BBQ tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: NATURAL BORN GRILLER'S ALBERTA and Cousin's Catering and BBQ tied on 163.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BBQ TEAM NAIT edged FROZEN TOQUE BBQ by 0.0116.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
SMELLAQUE turned in 176.0000 in pork ribs — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMELLAQUE (won 2016).
This contest usually draws about 32 teams
42 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 32.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2013 | Calgary, Alberta, CA | Calgary, Alberta, Ca | 26 | 657.6796 | HOUSE OF Q | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Calgary, AB | Calgary, Alberta, T2W3J6 | 35 | 671.9312 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que | SMELLAQUE |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Calgary, Alberta, CA | Montgomery Community | 35 | 681.7144 | SMELLAQUE | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Sep 2, 2017 ← this one | Calgary | Montgomery Community Association | 42 | 666.2400 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | SMELLAQUE |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Calgary | Montgomery Community Association | 43 | 677.7140 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Calgary | 5003 16 Ave NW | 37 | 670.2972 | SmellaQue | RUSTY'S BBQ |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury, Alberta, | 21 | 662.7656 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | SMELLAQUE |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Didsbury, AB | Rosebud Valley Campground | 29 | 677.7712 | Meat Sweats | THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7028 | 166.8456 | 162.3544 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 165.1316 | 161.7832 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 167.4400 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 171.4172 | 164.5600 | 160.5828 |
42 entries · top 666.2400 · median 615.6630
42 entries · top 169.7028 · median 157.7144
42 entries · top 176 · median 153.1372
42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 155.9942
42 entries · top 171.4172 · median 153.0686
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.
24 entries · top 174.2856 · median 161.4344