Didsbury Lions BBQ

2022-08-27 – 2022-08-28 · Didsbury, AB · CANADA

Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK

Grand Champion: Motley Que (673.1084) · 19 teams

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MOTLEY QUE

673.1084 · Master Series — Overall

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Kreiser Barbecue

671.9660 · Master Series — Overall

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ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ

670.7428 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

673.1084

Winning margin

1.1424

GC over RC

Field average

652.98

median 660.54

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

4.0000 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

660.5372

what a walk cost here

Field spread

60.0912

winner to last place

Most consistent

Kreiser Barbecue

avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 3.4516 pts — Rocky Mountain Smokers

How hot was the win?

Top 70%

beats 30% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1512

avg power rating going in · stronger than 17% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ

rated 1628 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1424 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.

🃏 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)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2021-09-03	Didsbury, AB	26	658.1712	Frozen Toque BBQ
2022-08-27 ← this one	Didsbury, AB	19	673.1084	Motley Que
2023-08-05	Didsbury, AB	17	688.5484	The Notorious P.I.G.
2024-07-27	Didsbury, AB	28	693.6684	Home Cookin' BBQ
2025-07-26	Didsbury, AB	32	700.5600	SmellaQue

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Kids-Q — Bison

5 entries · top 169.1200 · median 166.3656

#	Team	Score
1	BBQnicorns	169.1200
2	Jr. Smokin' Outlaws	168.5484
3	Roker Que Kids	166.3656
4	Ollie Likes to Q	161.7144
5	Fantastic Meats and How to Q Them	153.6800

Master Series — Brisket

19 entries · top 172.5600 · median 162.2860

#	Team	Score
1	Notorious P.I.G.	172.5600
2	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	171.4172
3	Kreiser Barbecue	170.2744
4	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	169.6800
5	GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS	168.5600
6	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	166.8344
7	MOTLEY QUE	166.2628
8	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	166.2284
9	Shu-B-Que	162.8344
10	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	162.2860
11	Fire BBQ	162.2856
12	ROKER Q	162.2516
13	Gilded Swine	162.2400
14	Philly Special BBQ	161.1544
15	Rocky Mountain Smokers	161.1200
16	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	157.1316
17	DIDY SMOKE IT	146.2744
18	Just Smoke It! BBQ	136.4688
19	Mark's Meats and Treats	135.9428

Master Series — Chicken

19 entries · top 172.5600 · median 161.7372

#	Team	Score
1	Kreiser Barbecue	172.5600
2	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	172.0000
3	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	169.7372
4	Gilded Swine	168.5600
5	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	167.3828
6	Notorious P.I.G.	166.8572
7	Mark's Meats and Treats	164.0116
8	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	163.9544
9	DIDY SMOKE IT	163.9428
10	Shu-B-Que	161.7372
11	Fire BBQ	161.6800
12	MOTLEY QUE	161.1428
13	ROKER Q	160.5600
14	GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS	158.8572
15	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	158.8000
16	Philly Special BBQ	158.2744
17	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	155.9772
18	Rocky Mountain Smokers	155.9200
19	Just Smoke It! BBQ	153.7144

Master Series — Overall

19 entries · top 673.1084 · median 660.5372

#	Team	Score
1	MOTLEY QUE	673.1084
2	Kreiser Barbecue	671.9660
3	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	670.7428
4	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	667.8744
5	Notorious P.I.G.	665.6224
6	Gilded Swine	663.8968
7	Fire BBQ	663.4172
8	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	663.3944
9	Rocky Mountain Smokers	661.5772
10	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	660.5372
11	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	658.2404
12	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	653.6460
13	GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS	650.2516
14	DIDY SMOKE IT	641.1432
15	Shu-B-Que	639.3600
16	ROKER Q	639.3032
17	Philly Special BBQ	633.6804
18	Just Smoke It! BBQ	615.8632
19	Mark's Meats and Treats	613.0172

Master Series — Pork

19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.0344

#	Team	Score
1	Rocky Mountain Smokers	176.5600
2	MOTLEY QUE	173.1084
3	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	170.8344
4	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	170.2628
5	Notorious P.I.G.	167.4284
6	Gilded Swine	167.4056
7	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	166.2744
8	DIDY SMOKE IT	165.7372
9	Just Smoke It! BBQ	165.7028
10	Fire BBQ	164.0344
11	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	163.9772
12	Shu-B-Que	163.4056
13	Kreiser Barbecue	162.8000
14	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	162.2972
15	GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS	161.1544
16	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	158.2972
17	Mark's Meats and Treats	154.2628
18	ROKER Q	153.6572
19	Philly Special BBQ	151.3944

Master Series — Pork Ribs

19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1888

#	Team	Score
1	Fire BBQ	175.4172
2	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	174.8572
3	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	173.1084
4	MOTLEY QUE	172.5944
5	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	168.5256
6	Rocky Mountain Smokers	167.9772
7	Kreiser Barbecue	166.3316
8	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	166.2972
9	Gilded Swine	165.6912
10	DIDY SMOKE IT	165.1888
11	Philly Special BBQ	162.8572
12	ROKER Q	162.8344
13	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	161.7144
14	GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS	161.6800
15	Just Smoke It! BBQ	159.9772
16	Mark's Meats and Treats	158.8000
17	Notorious P.I.G.	158.7768
18	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	156.5600
19	Shu-B-Que	151.3828