A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
SmellaQue has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2021
- 2023
Smoke, Wind & Fire
2021-07-10 – 2021-07-11 · Lethbridge, T1J4R3 · CANADA · 📍 Exhibition Park
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: SmellaQue (667.4856) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brewery
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.
602.74
median 627.06
667.49 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 169.68
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 171.41
- Master Series — Pork 171.97
- Master Series — Brisket 176.58
- Backyard Series — Chicken 170.26
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 161.14
133.59
176.58
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Entries
16
6 judged meats
Top score
667.4856
Winning margin
5.8060
GC over RC
Field average
631.07
602.74667.49
median 627.06 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.3828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
621.0968
602.74667.49
10th place overall
Field spread
64.7424
winner to last place
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.35 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1517
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Storylines (4 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Brisket places 7–8: MOTLEY QUE and Alberta Pork, The one you love. tied on 159.4516 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: SMELLAQUE edged Bad to the Brisket by 0.0116. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: Gilded Swine edged Just Katie by 0.0228.
- Master Series — Brisket 7–8 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0228
- Master Series — Chicken 3–4 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Mando BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMELLAQUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 7th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-10 ← this one | Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | Exhibition Park | 16 | 667.4856 | SmellaQue | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brewery |
| 2022-07-23 | Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | Exhibition Park | 20 | 690.8000 | Arrowhead North BBQ | Notorious P.I.G. |
| 2022-07-23 | Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-20 | Raymond, AB | Raymond, AB | 12 | 702.8228 | SmellaQue | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 169.6800 | 166.2972 | 162.8112 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 171.4056 | 161.6800 | 154.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork | 171.9656 | 165.1200 | 155.3712 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5828 | 162.3084 | 156.5484 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.2628 | 152.5256 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 161.1428 | 151.3944 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 667.4856 · median 627.0632
Chicken
16 entries · top 169.6800 · median 163.4572
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 171.4056 · median 157.9886
Pork
16 entries · top 171.9656 · median 158.5828
Brisket
16 entries · top 176.5828 · median 158.0286
Backyard Series
Overall
8 entries · top 331.4056 · median 307.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mando BBQ | |
| 2 | Brown Dog Que | |
| 3 | Just Katie | |
| 4 | Gilded Swine | |
| 5 | Big Head BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 7 | Haul-All | |
| 8 | Gunthers |
Chicken
8 entries · top 170.2628 · median 157.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mando BBQ | |
| 2 | Brown Dog Que | |
| 3 | Just Katie | |
| 4 | Gilded Swine | |
| 5 | Gunthers | |
| 6 | Big Head BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 8 | Haul-All |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 161.1428 · median 151.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mando BBQ | |
| 2 | Brown Dog Que | |
| 3 | Big Head BBQ | |
| 4 | Gilded Swine | |
| 5 | Just Katie | |
| 6 | Big Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 7 | Haul-All | |
| 8 | Gunthers |