Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
2021-08-14 – 2021-08-15 · SHERWOOD PARK, AB · CANADA · 📍 HALFMOON LAKE RESORT
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: SmellaQue (692.6056) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS
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👑 A dynasty in the making
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 8 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 42.9944 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
🧹 A clean sweep
SMELLAQUE won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a clean sweep of the meats, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 5–6: MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB edged Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Fire BBQ edged Homestead Smoke Shack by 0.0228. Chicken places 5–6: Homestead Smoke Shack edged Gettin' Sauced BBQ by 0.0232.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmellaQue (won 2019).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-14 | Edmonton Alberta Canada, T6J 0S4 | 29 | 655.3484 | Prairie Smoke & Spice | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 2015-06-19 | Edmonton Alberta, T6E 5K1 | 30 | 669.6456 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2016-06-18 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 42 | 668.5372 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2017-06-10 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 39 | 666.2056 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2018-06-16 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 51 | 672.5716 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2019-06-15 | Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | Edmonton, Alberta Canada | 44 | 690.9256 | SmellaQue | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ |
| 2020-05-30 | Edmonton Alberta, T6J 0S4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-08-14 ← this one | SHERWOOD PARK, AB | HALFMOON LAKE RESORT | 25 | 692.6056 | SmellaQue | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS |
| 2022-05-28 | SHERWOOD PARK, AB | Half Moon Lake Resort | 39 | 695.4284 | Arrowhead North | 333BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.1428 | 162.8344 | 160.0000 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 164.0344 | 161.1316 |
| Pork | 178.3200 | 165.1428 | 158.8800 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 162.2744 | 158.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 692.6056 · median 630.8228
Chicken
25 entries · top 169.1428 · median 157.7144
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 170.8572 · median 157.7488
Pork
25 entries · top 178.3200 · median 157.7372
Brisket
25 entries · top 174.2856 · median 154.2628