Jul 26–27, 2019 · Morris MB, Canada · CANADA · 📍 Morris Stampede Grounds
Reps: Brenda Black, Ken Black · Prize money: $8,000
BIGG SMOAK BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rumble on the River on July 26, 2019 in Morris MB, R0G 1K0 at Morris Stampede Grounds, scoring 681.1544 in a field of 15 teams. Parrothead Smokers took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3712. Category winners: Chicken — Parrothead Smokers (169.6800); Pork Ribs — BIGG SMOAK BBQ (174.8800); Pork — BIGG SMOAK BBQ (174.2972); Brisket — RUB MY RACK (174.8456). The Backyard Series standings were won by 2 Guys 1 Smoker with 298.2288.
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 79 times in 100
BIGG SMOAK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 3–4: SMOKE IN THE EYE and RUB MY RACK tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: BIGG SMOAK BBQ and Let's Smoke and Get Sauced tied on 174.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: SMOKE IN THE EYE edged Dusty Rusty's BBQ by 0.0112.
BIGG SMOAK BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BIGG SMOAK BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.6800 | 167.4172 | 158.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 169.7256 | 154.8688 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 170.8456 | 151.4284 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 166.8456 | 157.6800 |
15 entries · top 681.1544 · median 634.8804
15 entries · top 169.6800 · median 161.1200
15 entries · top 174.8800 · median 163.9656
15 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.7028
15 entries · top 174.8456 · median 159.4284
7 entries · top 298.2288 · median 288.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Guys 1 Smoker | |
| 2 | The Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 3 | DeebeezQ | |
| 4 | BIG JIM'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Merm BBQ | |
| 6 | DW's Smokin BBQ | |
| 7 | Witty BBQ Team Name |
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.
7 entries · top 155.9772 · median 142.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Guys 1 Smoker | |
| 2 | BIG JIM'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | Merm BBQ | |
| 4 | Witty BBQ Team Name | |
| 5 | DeebeezQ | |
| 6 | DW's Smokin BBQ | |
| 7 | The Trailer Pork Boys |
7 entries · top 154.2400 · median 142.9028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Trailer Pork Boys | |
| 2 | DeebeezQ | |
| 3 | DW's Smokin BBQ | |
| 4 | Witty BBQ Team Name | |
| 5 | Merm BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 Guys 1 Smoker | |
| 7 | BIG JIM'S SMOKIN BBQ |