Barn Burner BBQ
2019-07-20 – 2019-07-21 · Chilliwack, BC · CANADA · 📍 4540 Simmons RD
Reps: KATHLEEN MCINTOSH, KELLY MCINTOSH
Grand Champion: Rocky Mountain Smokers (695.9660) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG DOG BBQ CANADA
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👑 A dynasty in the making
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.6804 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to AB.
🧹 A double category winner
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 5–6: Fat Wally's Firehouse BBQ and HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: HOUSE OF Q - registered trademark and BOOTIES BBQ tied on 163.3944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Big Chill BBQ and Daddy's Day Pass BBQ tied on 158.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMELLAQUE (won 2018).
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-21 | Yarrow, British Columbia, | 21 | 668.5372 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | LAKE HOUSE BBQ | |
| 2016-03-19 | 4540 Simmons Rd | 22 | 689.0744 | RUSTY'S BBQ | BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW | |
| 2017-04-08 | 4540 Simmons RD | 19 | 687.4060 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2018-07-21 | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 18 | 686.8800 | SMELLAQUE | BOOTIES BBQ |
| 2019-07-20 ← this one | Chilliwack, BC | 4540 Simmons RD | 21 | 695.9660 | Rocky Mountain Smokers | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA |
| 2022-07-16 | Chilliwack, BC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 169.7372 | 163.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.0000 | 166.8572 | 161.1316 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 171.4172 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 163.9772 | 158.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 695.9660 · median 625.6232
Chicken
21 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.4056
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 172.0000 · median 160.5944
Pork
21 entries · top 177.1544 · median 164.0000
Brisket
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 154.2400
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Black Box
11 entries · top 160.0000 · median 156.5256