La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes
2026-05-29 – 2026-05-30 · Montreal, QC · CANADA · 📍 6802 Bd des Grandes-Prairies
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS
Grand Champion: Mean Moe's BBQ (687.3712) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MEAN MOE'S BBQ took the Grand Championship home to ON.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Rub Sweat and Beers and Pistol Packin' Piggies tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: 73-BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: House of Que and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 169.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
MEAN MOE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.7144 | 165.6684 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 173.7372 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 170.8228 | 167.9884 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 687.3712 · median 666.7770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | House of Que | |
| 4 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 5 | BBQ a la maison | |
| 6 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ WorX | |
| 9 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 10 | Pistol Packin' Piggies | |
| 11 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 14 | SweetMax BBQ | |
| 15 | 73-BBQ | |
| 16 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Math gros lards BBQ | |
| 18 | Dixmo BBQ | |
| 19 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ | |
| 20 | Bounty Hunters BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke & Fire Society | |
| 22 | 42 BBQ | |
| 23 | Seve et boucane | |
| 24 | Tex-Rex BBQ |
Chicken
24 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Que | |
| 2 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 3 | Pistol Packin' Piggies | |
| 4 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 5 | BBQ WorX | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SweetMax BBQ | |
| 8 | Dixmo BBQ | |
| 9 | 73-BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | |
| 12 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke & Fire Society | |
| 15 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Math gros lards BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ a la maison | |
| 18 | Seve et boucane | |
| 19 | Bounty Hunters BBQ | |
| 20 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 21 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ | |
| 22 | Tex-Rex BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 24 | 42 BBQ |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | |
| 4 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ a la maison | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | BBQ WorX | |
| 8 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 9 | Smoke & Fire Society | |
| 10 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Bounty Hunters BBQ | |
| 12 | House of Que | |
| 13 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 14 | SweetMax BBQ | |
| 15 | Tex-Rex BBQ | |
| 16 | 42 BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 18 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ | |
| 19 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 20 | 73-BBQ | |
| 21 | Dixmo BBQ | |
| 22 | Pistol Packin' Piggies | |
| 23 | Math gros lards BBQ | |
| 24 | Seve et boucane |
Pork
24 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.9884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WorX | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 3 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 4 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 5 | BBQ a la maison | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 8 | Pistol Packin' Piggies | |
| 9 | House of Que | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Bounty Hunters BBQ | |
| 13 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ | |
| 14 | 73-BBQ | |
| 15 | SweetMax BBQ | |
| 16 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 17 | 42 BBQ | |
| 18 | Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | |
| 19 | Math gros lards BBQ | |
| 20 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | Tex-Rex BBQ | |
| 22 | Dixmo BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke & Fire Society | |
| 24 | Seve et boucane |
Brisket
24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 4 | Math gros lards BBQ | |
| 5 | House of Que | |
| 6 | Pistol Packin' Piggies | |
| 7 | 73-BBQ | |
| 8 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ a la maison | |
| 10 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 11 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 12 | SweetMax BBQ | |
| 13 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | Dixmo BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 16 | Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | |
| 17 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ | |
| 19 | 42 BBQ | |
| 20 | Seve et boucane | |
| 21 | BBQ WorX | |
| 22 | Smoke & Fire Society | |
| 23 | Bounty Hunters BBQ | |
| 24 | Tex-Rex BBQ |