BBQ on the Bow
2020-09-26 – 2020-09-27 · Didsbury, AB · CANADA · 📍 Didsbury, Alberta,
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Prairie Smoke & Spice (662.7656) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMELLAQUE
Entries
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMELLAQUE has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 3–4: BIGG SMOAK BBQ and 403 BBQ CO tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: Double Aces Backyard Barbecue and GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS tied on 161.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS edged BIGG SMOAK BBQ by 0.0112.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMELLAQUE (won 2016, 2019), ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS (won 2017).
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)
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 | Calgary, T3B 0H7 | 5003 16 Ave NW | 37 | 670.2972 | SmellaQue | RUSTY'S BBQ |
| 2020-09-26 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7028 | 162.2856 | 155.9660 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 158.2744 | 155.9544 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 165.6800 | 161.1544 |
| Brisket | 173.1544 | 161.7028 | 156.5144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 662.7656 · median 626.1600
Chicken
21 entries · top 169.7028 · median 155.4172
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 174.8916 · median 155.4516
Pork
21 entries · top 173.1200 · median 161.1428
Brisket
21 entries · top 173.1544 · median 155.9428