Didsbury Lions BBQ
2022-08-27 – 2022-08-28 · Didsbury, AB · CANADA · 📍 AG Society Grounds
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: Motley Que (673.1084) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Kreiser Barbecue
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1424 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Frozen Toque BBQ (won 2021).
🃏 An upset on the books
MOTLEY QUE came in rated below the field's top team, ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury, Al T0M 0W0 | 26 | 658.1712 | Frozen Toque BBQ | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB |
| 2022-08-27 ← this one | Didsbury, AB | AG Society Grounds | 19 | 673.1084 | Motley Que | Kreiser Barbecue |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury, AB | AG Society Grounds | 17 | 688.5484 | The Notorious P.I.G. | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 28 | 693.6684 | Home Cookin' BBQ | SMELLAQUE |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury, AB | Didsbury AG Society Grounds | 32 | 700.5600 | SmellaQue | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 673.1084 · median 660.5372
Chicken
19 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.7372
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1888
Pork
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.0344
Brisket
19 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.2860
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 — Bison
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 |