Aug 18–19, 2018 · Camrose, AB · CANADA · 📍 4512 53st
SMELLAQUE won Grand Champion at the Battle River BBQ Showdown on August 18, 2018 in Camrose, AB at 4512 53st, scoring 656.6744 in a field of 25 teams. ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 654.3656. Category winners: Chicken — MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB (171.4400); Pork Ribs — ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ (170.8916); Pork — SMELLAQUE (170.3428); Brisket — SMELLAQUE (170.9372). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 8–9: ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ edged SMELLAQUE by 0.0112. Pork places 2–3: BEAUTY AND THE PITMASTER edged YOU NEED A BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 6–7: ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS edged MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB by 0.0116.
SMELLAQUE won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
SMELLAQUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 16th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2018 ← this one | Camrose, AB | 4512 53st | 25 | 656.6744 | SMELLAQUE | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Camrose, AB | 4512 53st | 20 | 679.4744 | FROZEN TOQUE BBQ | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4400 | 163.9884 | 161.7600 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8916 | 162.2856 | 157.1544 |
| Pork | 170.3428 | 164.6172 | 159.4172 |
| Brisket | 170.9372 | 157.0740 | 155.3828 |
25 entries · top 656.6744 · median 618.3316
25 entries · top 171.4400 · median 159.4628
25 entries · top 170.8916 · median 154.2288
25 entries · top 170.3428 · median 157.7372
25 entries · top 170.9372 · median 153.7484
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.
11 entries · top 171.9656 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-UP | |
| 2 | BBQ TEAM NAIT | |
| 3 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 4 | LARRY & SON | |
| 5 | FIREWEED BARBECUE | |
| 6 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB | |
| 7 | HOG HEADS | |
| 8 | BEAUTY AND THE PITMASTER | |
| 9 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 10 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 11 | SMIB |
4 entries · top 169.7144 · median 161.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUSTIN & PEYTON | |
| 2 | ALEXANDER | |
| 3 | KATIE & COLIN | |
| 4 | AVA & EMMA |