Aug 14–15, 2026 · Bonnyville, AB · CANADA · 📍 5709 50 Ave Unit 103
Reps: Craig Maidens, Heather Maidens
Smokin Outlaws won Grand Champion at the Big Smoke Bonnyville on August 14, 2026 in Bonnyville, AB at 5709 50 Ave Unit 103, scoring 687.3828 in a field of 15 teams. SmellaQue took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6688. Category winners: Chicken — Bottle hill bbq (175.4400); Pork Ribs — Didy Smoke It? (174.2972); Pork — EFFIN'EH GRAY'S (174.2628); Brisket — Smokin Outlaws (174.2628). The Backyard Series standings were won by Grill hub with 345.1200. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by SmellaQue.
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 69 times in 100
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: Mc Que It and Motley Que tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: SmellaQue and No Measurements BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: No Measurements BBQ and Smokin Outlaws tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Grill hub won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
Smokin Outlaws took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmellaQue (won 2025).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | Bonnyville, AB | 5709 50 Ave Unit 103 | 15 | 697.0972 | SmellaQue | Brisket Butts |
| Aug 14, 2026 ← this one | Bonnyville, AB | 5709 50 Ave Unit 103 | 15 | 687.3828 | Smokin' Outlaws | SmellaQue |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 175.4400 | 169.7256 | 167.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 169.6916 | 166.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 174.2628 | 172.0116 | 165.0856 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 174.2628 | 169.7144 | 163.9884 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | — | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 167.4172 | — | — |
15 entries · top 687.3828 · median 674.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 2 | SmellaQue | |
| 3 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 4 | Mc Que It | |
| 5 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 6 | Didy Smoke It? | |
| 7 | Bottle hill bbq | |
| 8 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 9 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 10 | Elbow Grease | |
| 11 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 12 | Motley Que | |
| 13 | Grill hub | |
| 14 | Tommy Boy Grillin' | |
| 15 | Bowsers BBQ |
15 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottle hill bbq | |
| 2 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 3 | Mc Que It | |
| 4 | Motley Que | |
| 5 | Tommy Boy Grillin' | |
| 6 | Didy Smoke It? | |
| 7 | SmellaQue | |
| 8 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 10 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 11 | Bowsers BBQ | |
| 12 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 13 | Elbow Grease | |
| 14 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 15 | Grill hub |
15 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didy Smoke It? | |
| 2 | SmellaQue | |
| 3 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 5 | Mc Que It | |
| 6 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 7 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 8 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 9 | Bottle hill bbq | |
| 10 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 11 | Grill hub | |
| 12 | Elbow Grease | |
| 13 | Motley Que | |
| 14 | Tommy Boy Grillin' | |
| 15 | Bowsers BBQ |
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 2 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 3 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 4 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 5 | Elbow Grease | |
| 6 | Mc Que It | |
| 7 | SmellaQue | |
| 8 | Bottle hill bbq | |
| 9 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 10 | Didy Smoke It? | |
| 11 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 12 | Tommy Boy Grillin' | |
| 13 | Grill hub | |
| 14 | Motley Que | |
| 15 | Bowsers BBQ |
15 entries · top 174.2628 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Outlaws | |
| 2 | SmellaQue | |
| 3 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ | |
| 4 | Slam Dunk BBQ | |
| 5 | Didy Smoke It? | |
| 6 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 7 | Mc Que It | |
| 8 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 9 | Bottle hill bbq | |
| 10 | Elbow Grease | |
| 11 | Grill hub | |
| 12 | Motley Que | |
| 13 | No Measurements BBQ | |
| 14 | Tommy Boy Grillin' | |
| 15 | Bowsers BBQ |
3 entries · top 167.4172 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grill hub | |
| 2 | Gen4 | |
| 3 | Tmak rebel grill |
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.
6 entries · top 170.8456 · median 167.9598
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didy Smoke It? | |
| 2 | Grill hub | |
| 3 | Mc Que It | |
| 4 | Motley Que | |
| 5 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 6 | No Measurements BBQ |
5 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.0228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mc Que It | |
| 2 | Bowsers BBQ | |
| 3 | Tmak rebel grill | |
| 4 | Grill hub | |
| 5 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |