A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 5 tracked editions
Smokin Outlaws has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2026
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
May 23, 2026 · Calmar, AB · CANADA · 📍 49541 Range Rd 260
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle
Full results from the Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 23, 2026 in Calmar, AB at 49541 Range Rd 260. Q Cartel took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' OUTLAWS (180.0000). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by SMELLAQUE; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
138.24
median 167.69
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
18
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
166.36
138.24180
Pork Ribs · median 167.69 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
167.4056
138.24180
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
41.7600
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
28%
11 of 39 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5600
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin Outlaws (won 2024).
- Smokin Outlaws · 2024
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SMOKIN' OUTLAWS · Pork Ribs
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 39 | 710.2972 | Smokin Outlaws | Q Cartel |
| May 24, 2025 | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 34 | 691.9084 | SmellaQue | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| May 23, 2026 | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 23 | 710.2972 | SMELLAQUE | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |
| May 23, 2026 ← this one | Calmar, AB | 49541 Range Rd 260 | 18 | 180 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5716 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 180 · median 167.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | Q Cartel | |
| 3 | Mc Que It | |
| 4 | GRILL HUB | |
| 5 | BBQ MAVERICK | |
| 6 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 7 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 8 | ROKER Q | |
| 9 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | |
| 10 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 11 | Murfy's BBQ Co. | |
| 12 | GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS | |
| 13 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 14 | Hawt Hawgs BBQ | |
| 15 | Bowsers BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG MAMMA MIKE | |
| 17 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 18 | THE GRILL GEEKS |