2019-06-21 – 2019-06-22 · Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0 · CANADA · 📍 Victoria Park
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Mean Moes BBQ (697.1544) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS
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.
697.1544 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 662.1488 SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS set in 2018.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
MEAN MOE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Mean Moes BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.9144 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS and MEAN MOE'S BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TRANQUIL CARNIVORES edged McLay Brothers BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ edged SMELLAQUE by 0.0228.
MEAN MOE'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 3rd.
BEHIND BBQ turned in 174.2628 in brisket — past the 165.6684 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-22 | Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0 | 75 Rose St, Victoria Park | 18 | 662.1488 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | Q'N CANUCKS |
| 2019-06-21 ← this one | Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0 | Victoria Park | 23 | 697.1544 | Mean Moes BBQ | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS |
| 2021-06-18 | Ayr, ON | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.1428 | 165.1428 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 169.6800 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 166.2628 | 159.3828 |
23 entries · top 697.1544 · median 652.4688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 5 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 6 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 8 | The Good Cue Crew | |
| 9 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 11 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 12 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 13 | Q'N Canucks | |
| 14 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 16 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 18 | DBQ | |
| 19 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 20 | Broken Antler BBQ | |
| 21 | Northern Pitmasters Association | |
| 22 | Steeltown Smokers | |
| 23 | Juan A B?Smokin' |
23 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 6 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 8 | The Good Cue Crew | |
| 9 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 10 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 11 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 13 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 14 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 15 | DBQ | |
| 16 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 17 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 18 | Broken Antler BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 20 | Steeltown Smokers | |
| 21 | Q'N Canucks | |
| 22 | Northern Pitmasters Association | |
| 23 | Juan A B?Smokin' |
23 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 5 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 6 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 7 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 8 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 11 | Q'N Canucks | |
| 12 | The Good Cue Crew | |
| 13 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 14 | Northern Pitmasters Association | |
| 15 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 16 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 17 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 18 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 19 | DBQ | |
| 20 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | Broken Antler BBQ | |
| 22 | Juan A B?Smokin' | |
| 23 | Steeltown Smokers |
23 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good Cue Crew | |
| 2 | Q'N Canucks | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Broken Antler BBQ | |
| 5 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 7 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 8 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 10 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 13 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 14 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 15 | Juan A B?Smokin' | |
| 16 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 18 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 19 | DBQ | |
| 20 | Steeltown Smokers | |
| 21 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | Northern Pitmasters Association | |
| 23 | HELLBENT BBQ |
23 entries · top 174.2628 · median 158.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 4 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 5 | DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 7 | DBQ | |
| 8 | Steeltown Smokers | |
| 9 | AUBRY'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 10 | Q'N Canucks | |
| 11 | Goon's BBQ | |
| 12 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 14 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 15 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA | |
| 18 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 19 | HELLBENT BBQ | |
| 20 | The Good Cue Crew | |
| 21 | Northern Pitmasters Association | |
| 22 | Broken Antler BBQ | |
| 23 | Juan A B?Smokin' |