2018-07-21 – 2018-07-22 · Chilliwack, BC · CANADA · 📍 4540 Simmons RD
Grand Champion: SMELLAQUE (686.8800) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOOTIES BBQ
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, 2015 to 2019 — 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.
SMELLAQUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 6 tracked editions
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Pork places 7–8: BIG DOG BBQ CANADA and HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark tied on 161.0972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: LAKE HOUSE BBQ edged HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark by 0.0116. Chicken places 8–9: THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR edged TRACTORGREASE by 0.0228.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
BOOTIES BBQ turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 174.8800 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RUSTY'S BBQ (won 2016).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-21 | Yarrow, BC | Yarrow, British Columbia, | 21 | 668.5372 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | LAKE HOUSE BBQ |
| 2016-03-19 | Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA | 4540 Simmons Rd | 22 | 689.0744 | RUSTY'S BBQ | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW |
| 2017-04-08 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 19 | 687.4060 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2018-07-21 ← this one | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 18 | 686.8800 | SMELLAQUE | BOOTIES BBQ |
| 2019-07-20 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 21 | 695.9660 | Rocky Mountain Smokers | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA |
| 2022-07-16 | Chilliwack, BC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1544 | 169.7028 | 164.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2860 | 170.8572 | 158.8344 |
| Pork | 170.2744 | 162.2972 | 157.6800 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 166.2400 | 150.7772 |
18 entries · top 686.8800 · median 641.6632
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 3 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 6 | HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark | |
| 7 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 8 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 10 | Big Chill BBQ | |
| 11 | Daddy's Day Pass BBQ | |
| 12 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 13 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 14 | Braai-Q | |
| 15 | Steelhead BBQ | |
| 16 | THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA | |
| 17 | TRACTORGREASE | |
| 18 | Kettle Boys BBQ |
18 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Chill BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 3 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 7 | HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 9 | TRACTORGREASE | |
| 10 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 11 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | Steelhead BBQ | |
| 13 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 14 | Daddy's Day Pass BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 16 | THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA | |
| 17 | Braai-Q | |
| 18 | Kettle Boys BBQ |
18 entries · top 174.2860 · median 161.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 4 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark | |
| 6 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 9 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Daddy's Day Pass BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Chill BBQ | |
| 12 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 13 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 14 | Steelhead BBQ | |
| 15 | THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA | |
| 16 | Braai-Q | |
| 17 | TRACTORGREASE | |
| 18 | Kettle Boys BBQ |
18 entries · top 170.2744 · median 157.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Chill BBQ | |
| 5 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 8 | HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark | |
| 9 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | Steelhead BBQ | |
| 11 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 12 | Daddy's Day Pass BBQ | |
| 13 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 14 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 15 | Braai-Q | |
| 16 | Kettle Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA | |
| 18 | TRACTORGREASE |
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 151.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOTIES BBQ | |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 3 | HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark | |
| 4 | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ | |
| 7 | Braai-Q | |
| 8 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 9 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 10 | THEBACKYARDBBQ.CA | |
| 11 | Daddy's Day Pass BBQ | |
| 12 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 14 | Pigs N Heat | |
| 15 | Big Chill BBQ | |
| 16 | TRACTORGREASE | |
| 17 | Kettle Boys BBQ | |
| 18 | Steelhead BBQ |
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.
9 entries · top 172.0228 · median 157.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braai-Q | |
| 2 | RUSTY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark | |
| 4 | Steelhead BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA | |
| 6 | Kettle Boys BBQ | |
| 7 | TRACTORGREASE | |
| 8 | THE SMOKIN' GRILL NEXT DOOR | |
| 9 | Daddy's Day Pass BBQ |