A new contest record
698.7884
highest overall ever cooked here
698.7884 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 694.8000 Brisket Butts set in 2025.
- old record 694.8000
- set 2025 by Brisket Butts
Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival 2026
Sep 11–13, 2026 · Leduc, AB · CANADA · 📍 4314 Rollyview Rd
Reps: Bunny Tuttle, Rich Tuttle
BRISKET BUTTS won Grand Champion at the Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival on September 11, 2026 in Leduc, AB at 4314 Rollyview Rd, scoring 698.7884 in a field of 17 teams. BIGG SMOAK took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5604. Category winners: Chicken — HAWT HAWGS (179.4400); Pork Ribs — BRISKET BUTTS (178.8572); Pork — BIGG SMOAK (177.7372); Brisket — SYNDICATE BBQ (176.0116). The Other standings were won by BAD ASH with 344.5372. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Brisket Butts.
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.
643.86
median 682.73
698.79 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 179.44
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
- Master Series — Pork 177.74
- Master Series — Brisket 176.01
155.90
179.44
Entries
17
6 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
698.7884
Winning margin
2.2280
GC over RC
Field average
678.61
643.86698.79
median 682.73 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6228
643.86698.79
10th place overall
Field spread
54.9252
winner to last place
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
44%
7 of 16 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.21 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
An upset on the books
15-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
BAD ASH came in rated below the field's top team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1500
- top seed 1802
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
BRISKET BUTTS won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2025
- 2026
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
Brisket Butts has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2026
A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
BIGG SMOAK finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: NO MEASUREMENTS BBQ and BRISKET BUTTS tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: SMOKIN OUTLAWS and MOTLEY QUE tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: MOTLEY QUE edged COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ by 0.0116.
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
- Master Series — Pork 9–10 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BRISKET BUTTS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 6th
A contest record in chicken
179.4400
best chicken ever cooked here
HAWT HAWGS turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7144
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Brisket Butts (won 2025).
- Brisket Butts · 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Leduc, AB | Leduc Lions Campground & RV Park | 16 | 694.8000 | Brisket Butts | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S |
| Sep 11, 2026 ← this one | Leduc, AB | 4314 Rollyview Rd | 17 | 698.7884 | BRISKET BUTTS | BIGG SMOAK |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2972 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4288 | 166.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7372 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.0116 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Other — Chicken | 175.4172 | — | — |
| Other — Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 698.7884 · median 682.7312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRISKET BUTTS | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK | |
| 3 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 4 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | |
| 5 | MAC QUE IT | |
| 6 | SMOKIN OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | HAWT HAWGS | |
| 8 | SYNDICATE BBQ | |
| 9 | NO MEASUREMENTS BBQ | |
| 10 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 11 | BOTTLEHILL BBQ | |
| 12 | ROLLIN SMOKE BBQ 2023 | |
| 13 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 14 | KILLER BUNNY | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM NAIT | |
| 16 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 17 | KREISER BBQ |
Chicken
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAWT HAWGS | |
| 2 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ TEAM NAIT | |
| 4 | ROLLIN SMOKE BBQ 2023 | |
| 5 | KILLER BUNNY | |
| 6 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 7 | BIGG SMOAK | |
| 8 | SYNDICATE BBQ | |
| 9 | NO MEASUREMENTS BBQ | |
| 10 | BRISKET BUTTS | |
| 11 | SMOKIN OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | MAC QUE IT | |
| 13 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 14 | BOTTLEHILL BBQ | |
| 15 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 16 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 17 | KREISER BBQ |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRISKET BUTTS | |
| 2 | BIGG SMOAK | |
| 3 | NO MEASUREMENTS BBQ | |
| 4 | HAWT HAWGS | |
| 5 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 6 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 7 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | ROLLIN SMOKE BBQ 2023 | |
| 10 | KREISER BBQ | |
| 11 | BOTTLEHILL BBQ | |
| 12 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 13 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 14 | MAC QUE IT | |
| 15 | KILLER BUNNY | |
| 16 | SYNDICATE BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ TEAM NAIT |
Pork
17 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIGG SMOAK | |
| 2 | MAC QUE IT | |
| 3 | BRISKET BUTTS | |
| 4 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 5 | BOTTLEHILL BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 8 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ TEAM NAIT | |
| 10 | SYNDICATE BBQ | |
| 11 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 12 | NO MEASUREMENTS BBQ | |
| 13 | KILLER BUNNY | |
| 14 | HAWT HAWGS | |
| 15 | ROLLIN SMOKE BBQ 2023 | |
| 16 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 17 | KREISER BBQ |
Brisket
17 entries · top 176.0116 · median 170.2860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYNDICATE BBQ | |
| 2 | YOU NEED A BBQ | |
| 3 | ROLLIN SMOKE BBQ 2023 | |
| 4 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S | |
| 5 | MAC QUE IT | |
| 6 | BRISKET BUTTS | |
| 7 | COLORADO BULLDAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | HAWT HAWGS | |
| 9 | BIGG SMOAK | |
| 10 | SMOKIN OUTLAWS | |
| 11 | NO MEASUREMENTS BBQ | |
| 12 | BOTTLEHILL BBQ | |
| 13 | ELBOW GREASE | |
| 14 | KILLER BUNNY | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM NAIT | |
| 16 | MOTLEY QUE | |
| 17 | KREISER BBQ |
Other
Overall
3 entries · top 344.5372 · median 343.9660 · out of 360, not the usual 720
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ASH | |
| 2 | HERE FOR THE BEER | |
| 3 | BOWSERS BBQ |
Chicken
3 entries · top 175.4172 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HERE FOR THE BEER | |
| 2 | BAD ASH | |
| 3 | BOWSERS BBQ |
Pork Ribs
3 entries · top 174.2628 · median 168.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ASH | |
| 2 | HERE FOR THE BEER | |
| 3 | BOWSERS BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Kids-Q — Kids Que 5-15
6 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOWSERS BBQ JUNIOR | |
| 2 | SUGAR AND SPICE | |
| 3 | ACTION JACKSON BBQ | |
| 4 | PEW PEW | |
| 5 | RYE RYE THE BBQ KID | |
| 6 | HUNTER M |