2026-07-24 – 2026-07-25 · Didsbury, AB · CANADA · 📍 Didsbury AG Society Grounds
Reps: ANGELA FISHLOCK, MARK FISHLOCK
Grand Champion: EFFIN'EH GRAY'S (689.6456) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIGG SMOAK BBQ
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 75 times in 100
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S came in rated below the field's top team, BIGG SMOAK BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: No Measurements BBQ and BIGG SMOAK BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Bottle hill BBQ and Rollin Smoke BBQ 2023 tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery edged Bottle hill BBQ by 0.0116.
Syndicate Bbq won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 ← this one | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 18 | 689.6456 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| 2026-07-25 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 18 | 694.7656 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 168.5600 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 168.5256 | 164.0000 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 173.1084 | 160.5028 |
18 entries · top 689.6456 · median 660.9884
18 entries · top 174.2628 · median 169.6914
18 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1258
18 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.8400
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.9428