BBQ on the Bow
2019-08-31 – 2019-09-01 · Calgary, T3B 0H7 · CANADA · 📍 5003 16 Ave NW
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: SmellaQue (670.2972) · 37 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RUSTY'S BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
SMELLAQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Kids-Q — Chicken places 4–5: Austin Needs a BBQ and Chopsticks Fireballs tied on 163.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 9–10: ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS edged ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ by 0.0116. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: Notorious P.I.G edged SMELLAQUE by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMELLAQUE (won 2016), ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS (won 2017).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-31 | Calgary, Alberta, Ca | 26 | 657.6796 | HOUSE OF Q | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | |
| 2015-09-05 | Calgary, Alberta, T2W3J6 | 35 | 671.9312 | Bordertown Bar-B-Que | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2016-09-03 | Montgomery Community | 35 | 681.7144 | SMELLAQUE | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | |
| 2017-09-02 | Montgomery Community Association | 42 | 666.2400 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2018-09-01 | Montgomery Community Association | 43 | 677.7140 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 2019-08-31 ← this one | Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 5003 16 Ave NW | 37 | 670.2972 | SmellaQue | RUSTY'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-26 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury, Alberta, | 21 | 662.7656 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | SMELLAQUE |
| 2021-09-04 | Didsbury, AB | Rosebud Valley Campground | 29 | 677.7712 | Meat Sweats | THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.1428 | 169.7028 | 166.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 171.9656 | 165.7372 | 162.8456 |
| Master Series — Pork | 172.5716 | 168.0000 | 164.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 171.4056 | 162.8572 | 159.4284 |
| Kids-Q — Chicken | 174.2856 | 163.4056 | 154.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 670.2972 · median 627.0686
Chicken
37 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.1200
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 171.9656 · median 157.6800
Pork
37 entries · top 172.5716 · median 158.8456
Brisket
37 entries · top 171.4056 · median 153.7144
Open Comp
Overall
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.9714
Kids-Q
Chicken
13 entries · top 174.2856 · median 159.4516
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.
Open Comp — Pizza
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.9714