Columbia Valley Smokeshow
2022-06-24 – 2022-06-26 · Invermere, V0A1K0 · CANADA
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK · Prize money: $4,750.00
Grand Champion: Brisket Butts (704.6172) · 11 teams
Entries
11
4 categories
Top score
704.6172
Winning margin
13.2000
GC over RC
Field average
666.72
median 674.23
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
627.9204
what a walk cost here
Field spread
107.4628
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,750.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 17%
beats 83% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Brisket Butts came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
11 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.5600
Master Series — Chicken
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
11 entries · top 704.6172 · median 674.2284
Master Series — Pork
11 entries · top 177.1544 · median 167.4172
Master Series — Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.7256