Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
2026-05-23 – 2026-05-24 · Calmar, AB · CANADA · 📍 49541 Range Rd 260
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE
Grand Champion: SMELLAQUE (710.2972) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 EFFIN'EH GRAY'S
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokin Outlaws has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.7716 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
SMELLAQUE won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 8–9: ROKER Q and ELBOW GREASE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Bottle Hill BBQ edged Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery by 0.0112. Pork places 6–7: GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS edged KillerbunnyBBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin Outlaws (won 2024), SmellaQue (won 2025).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-25 | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 39 | 710.2972 | Smokin Outlaws | Q Cartel |
| 2025-05-24 | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 34 | 691.9084 | SmellaQue | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| 2026-05-23 ← this one | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 23 | 710.2972 | SMELLAQUE | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |
| 2026-05-23 | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 18 | 180.0000 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | — |
| 2026-05-23 | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 18 | 178.8572 | HOGPARTS SCHOOL OF SMOKECRAFT BREW'ERY | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 171.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 171.9772 | 167.4400 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 166.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
23 entries · top 710.2972 · median 661.0168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | Q Cartel | |
| 5 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 6 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 7 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 8 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 9 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 10 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 11 | GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 13 | Mc Que It | |
| 14 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 15 | ROKER Q | |
| 16 | MARKS MEATS & TREATS | |
| 17 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 18 | MURFY'S BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 20 | BIG MOMMA MIKE | |
| 21 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 22 | Bowsers BBQ | |
| 23 | THE GRILL GEEKS |
Chicken
23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 3 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 6 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 7 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 8 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 9 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 10 | Q Cartel | |
| 11 | MURFY'S BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 13 | MARKS MEATS & TREATS | |
| 14 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 15 | Mc Que It | |
| 16 | GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BIG MOMMA MIKE | |
| 18 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 19 | Bowsers BBQ | |
| 20 | ROKER Q | |
| 21 | THE GRILL GEEKS | |
| 22 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 23 | BBQ MAVERICK |
Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.0228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | Q Cartel | |
| 3 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 6 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 7 | MURFY'S BBQ CO. | |
| 8 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 10 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 11 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 12 | THE GRILL GEEKS | |
| 13 | Mc Que It | |
| 14 | GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS | |
| 15 | Bowsers BBQ | |
| 16 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 17 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 18 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 19 | MARKS MEATS & TREATS | |
| 20 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 21 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 22 | ROKER Q | |
| 23 | BIG MOMMA MIKE |
Pork
23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 4 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 5 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 6 | GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS | |
| 7 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 8 | ROKER Q | |
| 9 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 10 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 11 | Q Cartel | |
| 12 | Mc Que It | |
| 13 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 14 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 15 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 16 | MARKS MEATS & TREATS | |
| 17 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 18 | BIG MOMMA MIKE | |
| 19 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 20 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 21 | THE GRILL GEEKS | |
| 22 | MURFY'S BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | Bowsers BBQ |
Brisket
23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KillerbunnyBBQ | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 4 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 5 | Q Cartel | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 8 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 9 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 10 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 11 | ROKER Q | |
| 12 | MARKS MEATS & TREATS | |
| 13 | GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Mc Que It | |
| 15 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 16 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 17 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 18 | BIG MOMMA MIKE | |
| 19 | Bowsers BBQ | |
| 20 | MURFY'S BBQ CO. | |
| 21 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 22 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 23 | THE GRILL GEEKS |
Ancillary categories
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.
Kids-Q — Kids Q (16 And Under)
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STITCH QUE | |
| 2 | PRINCESS PEACH BBQ | |
| 3 | THE AUSTIN BBQ | |
| 4 | PEW PEW BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | YOU NEED A LEXIE | |
| 6 | RYE RYE THE BBQ KID | |
| 7 | COSMIC BBQ | |
| 8 | KAISONQ |