Battle River BBQ Showdown
2019-08-10 – 2019-08-11 · Camrose, AB · CANADA · 📍 4512 53st
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE
Grand Champion: FROZEN TOQUE BBQ (679.4744) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS
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💪 A statement win
The champion won by 26.9260 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 2–3: SMELLAQUE and YOU NEED A BBQ tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: Dos Smokin Bros edged GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS by 0.0228. Chicken places 2–3: Fire BBQ edged MOTLEY QUE by 0.0344.
🛡️ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-18 | 4512 53st | 25 | 656.6744 | SMELLAQUE | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 2019-08-10 ← this one | Camrose, AB | 4512 53st | 20 | 679.4744 | FROZEN TOQUE BBQ | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7372 | 161.2000 | 156.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 167.4172 | 163.4400 | 157.7028 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 162.8228 | 153.7372 |
| Brisket | 172.5828 | 158.3544 | 155.9884 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 679.4744 · median 619.9370
Chicken
20 entries · top 169.7372 · median 155.9828
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 167.4172 · median 156.8458
Pork
20 entries · top 175.4400 · median 153.4286
Brisket
20 entries · top 172.5828 · median 155.4228
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 — Gut Buster
9 entries · top 169.7028 · median 165.1312
Kids-Q — Kids Q
10 entries · top 172.0344 · median 157.7544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLIN | |
| 2 | ISAAC | |
| 3 | MINI TOQUES | |
| 4 | OLIN | |
| 5 | JEREMY AND LEXI | |
| 6 | AUSTIN AND PAYTON | |
| 7 | KATIE | |
| 8 | MARIGOLD | |
| 9 | FANTSTIC MEATS & HOW TO QUE THEM | |
| 10 | LIL DEVILS |