A new contest record
679.4744
highest overall ever cooked here
679.4744 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 656.6744 SMELLAQUE set in 2018.
- old record 656.6744
- set 2018 by SMELLAQUE
Battle River BBQ Showdown 2019
Aug 10–11, 2019 · Camrose, AB · CANADA · 📍 4512 53st
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Battle River BBQ Showdown on August 10, 2019 in Camrose, AB at 4512 53st, scoring 679.4744 in a field of 20 teams. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 652.5484. Category winners: Chicken — FROZEN TOQUE BBQ (169.7372); Pork Ribs — THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT (167.4172); Pork — ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS (175.4400); Brisket — FROZEN TOQUE BBQ (172.5828). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SMELLAQUE.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
454.80
median 619.94
679.47 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.74
- Pork Ribs 167.42
- Pork 175.44
- Brisket 172.58
20
175.44
Entries
20
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
679.4744
Winning margin
26.9260
GC over RC
Field average
612.92
454.80679.47
median 619.94 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
624.5252
454.80679.47
10th place overall
Field spread
224.6744
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
44%
11 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.6 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests
Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
24-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1562
- top seed 1759
A first Grand Championship
17
tracked contests to get there
This was FROZEN TOQUE BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 17th tracked contest.
A statement win
26.9260
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 26.9260 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0228
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork
175.4400
best pork ever cooked here
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS turned in 175.4400 in pork — past the 170.3428 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 170.3428
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMELLAQUE (won 2018).
- SMELLAQUE · 2018
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2018 | Camrose, AB | 4512 53st | 25 | 656.6744 | SMELLAQUE | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ |
| Aug 10, 2019 ← 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 |