Sep 1–2, 2018 · Calgary, Canada · CANADA · 📍 Montgomery Community Association
HOME COOKIN' BBQ won Grand Champion at the BBQ on the Bow on September 1, 2018 in Calgary, T2W3J6 at Montgomery Community Association, scoring 677.7140 in a field of 43 teams. BIGG SMOAK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 663.9540. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ TEAM NAIT (176.5828); Pork Ribs — HOME COOKIN' BBQ (169.7028); Pork — PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB (177.1772); Brisket — SMELLAQUE (173.7028). This is the 5th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS; the next was held in 2019.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
HOME COOKIN' BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was HOME COOKIN' BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Wider than 95% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.7600 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
2 of 8 tracked editions
SMELLAQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Chicken places 7–8: Notorius P.I.G. and SMELLAQUE tied on 167.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ and YOU NEED A BBQ tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: FIREWEED BARBECUE edged Smoking Crocus by 0.0344.
HOME COOKIN' BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 4th.
PORKY FATSTACKS BBQ & SOCIAL CLUB turned in 177.1772 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMELLAQUE (won 2016), ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS (won 2017).
This contest usually draws about 35 teams
43 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 35.
| 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 | Calgary | Montgomery Community Association | 42 | 666.2400 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | SMELLAQUE |
| Sep 1, 2018 ← this one | 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 | 176.5828 | 168 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7028 | 165.1428 | 160.6172 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 166.3200 | 162.8800 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 168.5712 | 162.3200 |
43 entries · top 677.7140 · median 614.3200
42 entries · top 176.5828 · median 160.3144
42 entries · top 169.7028 · median 153.6974
42 entries · top 177.1772 · median 153.1200
43 entries · top 173.7028 · median 153.7372
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.
20 entries · top 177.1544 · median 159.4000