Jul 13–15, 2018 · Niagara Falls, ON · CANADA · 📍 2275 Dorchester RD
SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE won Grand Champion at the Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic on July 13, 2018 in Niagara Falls, ON at 2275 Dorchester RD, scoring 690.8456 in a field of 24 teams. GOOD SMOKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9200. Category winners: Chicken — McLay Brothers BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — GOOD SMOKE BBQ (176.5600); Pork — SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (174.2972); Brisket — SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE (175.4400).
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.
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 88 times in 100
SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE came in rated below the field's top team, GOOD SMOKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE's first Grand Championship in the data.
SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 7–8: TEAM EATAPEDIA and AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE and MEAN MOE'S BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BURNING COAL BBQ and BEHIND BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 170.8228 | 169.1772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 167.9772 | 163.9656 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 172.5600 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 169.1428 | 164.5600 |
24 entries · top 690.8456 · median 653.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE | |
| 2 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 6 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 7 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 8 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 9 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 10 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 11 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 12 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 13 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 14 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 15 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 16 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 17 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 18 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 19 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 20 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 21 | DBQ | |
| 22 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 24 | 905 SMOKE KINGS |
24 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 2 | SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE | |
| 3 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 4 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 5 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 7 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 8 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | DBQ | |
| 11 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 12 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 13 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 14 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 15 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 17 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 18 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 19 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 20 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 21 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 22 | 905 SMOKE KINGS | |
| 23 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 24 | Goon's BBQ |
24 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 3 | SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE | |
| 4 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 6 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 7 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 8 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 12 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 13 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 14 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 15 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 16 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 18 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 19 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 21 | 905 SMOKE KINGS | |
| 22 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 23 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 24 | DBQ |
24 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 5 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 7 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 8 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 9 | SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE | |
| 10 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 11 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 12 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 13 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 14 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 15 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 16 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 17 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 18 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 19 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 20 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 21 | DBQ | |
| 22 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 23 | 905 SMOKE KINGS | |
| 24 | BBQ Blokes |
24 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUGAR & SPICE TENDER AND NICE | |
| 2 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 5 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 6 | BURNING COAL BBQ | |
| 7 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 10 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 11 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 12 | SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 13 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 14 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 15 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 16 | WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE | |
| 17 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | HANGING BELLIES BBQ | |
| 19 | BUTTRUB.COM | |
| 20 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 21 | DBQ | |
| 22 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 23 | 905 SMOKE KINGS | |
| 24 | McLay Brothers BBQ |