Aug 27–28, 2022 · Didsbury, AB · CANADA · 📍 AG Society Grounds
Reps: Brenda Black, Ken Black
MOTLEY QUE won Grand Champion at the Didsbury Lions BBQ on August 27, 2022 in Didsbury, AB at AG Society Grounds, scoring 673.1084 in a field of 19 teams. Kreiser Barbecue took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.9660. Category winners: Chicken — Kreiser Barbecue (172.5600); Pork Ribs — Fire BBQ (175.4172); Pork — Rocky Mountain Smokers (176.5600); Brisket — Notorious P.I.G. (172.5600). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Frozen Toque BBQ; the next was held in 2023.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 82% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1424 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
673.1084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 658.1712 Frozen Toque BBQ set in 2021.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
MOTLEY QUE came in rated below the field's top team, ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
MOTLEY QUE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Motley Que's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 30th tracked contest.
Chicken places 8–9: FROZEN TOQUE BBQ edged DIDY SMOKE IT by 0.0116. Pork places 5–6: Notorious P.I.G. edged Gilded Swine by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Kreiser Barbecue edged ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ by 0.0344.
Rocky Mountain Smokers turned in 176.5600 in pork — past the 168.5256 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Frozen Toque BBQ (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2021 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury, Al T0M 0W0 | 26 | 658.1712 | Frozen Toque BBQ | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB |
| Aug 27, 2022 ← this one | Didsbury, AB | AG Society Grounds | 19 | 673.1084 | Motley Que | Kreiser Barbecue |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Didsbury, AB | AG Society Grounds | 17 | 688.5484 | The Notorious P.I.G. | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 28 | 693.6684 | Home Cookin' BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 32 | 700.5600 | SmellaQue | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5600 | 167.3828 | 161.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 168.5256 | 165.1888 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 167.4284 | 164.0344 |
| Brisket | 172.5600 | 168.5600 | 162.2860 |
19 entries · top 673.1084 · median 660.5372
19 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.7372
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1888
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.0344
19 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.2860
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.
5 entries · top 169.1200 · median 166.3656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQnicorns | |
| 2 | Jr. Smokin' Outlaws | |
| 3 | Roker Que Kids | |
| 4 | Ollie Likes to Q | |
| 5 | Fantastic Meats and How to Q Them |