A new contest record
694.7656
highest overall ever cooked here
694.7656 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 689.6456 EFFIN'EH GRAY'S set in 2026.
- old record 689.6456
- set 2026 by EFFIN'EH GRAY'S
The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) 2026
Jul 25–26, 2026 · Didsbury, AB · CANADA
Reps: Angela Fishlock, Mark Fishlock
BIGG SMOAK BBQ won Grand Champion at The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) on July 25, 2026 in Didsbury, AB, scoring 694.7656 in a field of 18 teams. EFFIN'EH GRAY'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8000. Category winners: Chicken — No Measurements BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — Rollin Smoke BBQ 2023 (179.4400); Pork — BIGG SMOAK BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — You Need a BBQ (173.7144). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by EFFIN'EH GRAY'S.
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.
635.81
median 661.89
694.77 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.42
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 173.71
151.39
179.44
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
694.7656
Winning margin
7.9656
GC over RC
Field average
662.52
635.81694.77
median 661.89 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
661.0172
635.81694.77
10th place overall
Field spread
58.9596
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
100%
18 of 18 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,523
avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: Tommy Boy Grillin and Bottle hill BBQ tied on 163.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: BIGG SMOAK BBQ and EFFIN'EH GRAY'S tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Hunny & Hooch bbq edged EFFIN'EH GRAY'S by 0.0116.
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0688
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIGG SMOAK BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork ribs
179.4400
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Rollin Smoke BBQ 2023 turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1200
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: EFFIN'EH GRAY'S (won 2026).
- EFFIN'EH GRAY'S · 2026
They keep coming back
100%
of last edition’s field returned
18 of 18 teams from 2026-07-24 came back
18 of the 18 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 18 | 689.6456 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | BIGG SMOAK BBQ |
| Jul 25, 2026 ← this one | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 18 | 694.7656 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.9656 | 166.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 168.5716 | 165.1544 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 169.7028 | 162.8000 |
| Brisket | 173.7144 | 169.1316 | 165.1088 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 694.7656 · median 661.8916
Chicken
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.5544
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.4172
Pork
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.3886
Brisket
18 entries · top 173.7144 · median 165.6744