Jul 3–4, 2026 · Millet, AB · CANADA · 📍 5400 45 Ave
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S won Grand Champion at the Alberta BBQ Festival on July 3, 2026 in Millet, AB at 5400 45 Ave, scoring 700.5488 in a field of 11 teams. BIGG SMOAK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.9432. Category winners: Chicken — EFFIN'EH GRAY'S (177.7144); Pork Ribs — KillerBunnyBBQ (174.2628); Pork — EFFIN'EH GRAY'S (178.2972); Brisket — EFFIN'EH GRAY'S (176.5600).
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 76 times in 100
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S came in rated below the field's top team, BIGG SMOAK BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 93% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.6056 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Pork places 4–5: Mc Que It and Bottle Hill BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Tommy Boy Grillin edged Mc Que It by 0.0112. Brisket places 8–9: KillerBunnyBBQ edged Mc Que It by 0.0112.
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 170.2628 | 161.6572 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 169.6684 | 162.2516 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 165.0972 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 167.4172 | 157.1200 |
11 entries · top 700.5488 · median 673.6000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 4 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 5 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 6 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 7 | KillerBunnyBBQ | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke Barbecue 2023 | |
| 9 | Mc Que It | |
| 10 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 11 | Tommy Boy Grillin |
11 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke Barbecue 2023 | |
| 4 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 5 | Mc Que It | |
| 6 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 7 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 8 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 9 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 10 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 11 | KillerBunnyBBQ |
11 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KillerBunnyBBQ | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 3 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 4 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 5 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 6 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke Barbecue 2023 | |
| 9 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 10 | Mc Que It | |
| 11 | ELBOW GREASE |
11 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | KillerBunnyBBQ | |
| 3 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 4 | Mc Que It | |
| 5 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 6 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 7 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 8 | Tommy Boy Grillin | |
| 9 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | Rollin Smoke Barbecue 2023 |
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Syndicate BBQ | |
| 4 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 5 | Bottle Hill BBQ | |
| 6 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke Barbecue 2023 | |
| 8 | KillerBunnyBBQ | |
| 9 | Mc Que It | |
| 10 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 11 | Tommy Boy Grillin |