Barbeque on the Bow

2022-09-03 – 2022-09-04 · Calgary, AB · CANADA

Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK

Grand Champion: Arrowhead North BBQ (685.1084) · 36 teams

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Bluerock Smokers

342.3200 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them

335.9656 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Outbound

335.4288 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

342.3200

Winning margin

6.3544

GC over RC

Field average

329.54

median 332.51

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.3084 pts across the top 5

Field spread

27.5428

winner to last place

Most consistent

ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 5.7256 pts — 403 BBQ CO

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1515

avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMELLAQUE

rated 1675 pre-contest

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

8 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.1542

#	Team	Score
1	Just Katie	176.0116
2	Bluerock Smokers	170.8572
3	Panther BBQ	170.2856
4	Outbound	169.1772
5	Big Pig BBQ	169.1312
6	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	168.5600
7	Half Cocked BBQ	161.7028
8	Cameron Q	159.3712

Backyard Series — Overall

8 entries · top 342.3200 · median 332.5084

#	Team	Score
1	Bluerock Smokers	342.3200
2	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	335.9656
3	Outbound	335.4288
4	Cameron Q	333.0740
5	Panther BBQ	331.9428
6	Just Katie	328.0232
7	Big Pig BBQ	314.7996
8	Half Cocked BBQ	314.7772

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

8 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.9544

#	Team	Score
1	Cameron Q	173.7028
2	Bluerock Smokers	171.4628
3	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	167.4056
4	Outbound	166.2516
5	Panther BBQ	161.6572
6	Half Cocked BBQ	153.0744
7	Just Katie	152.0116
8	Big Pig BBQ	145.6684

Kids-Q — Chicken

11 entries · top 170.8456 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	Lil Meat Sweats	170.8456
2	Little Devil's BBQ	169.1316
3	Ollie Likes to Q	168.5600
4	The Little LebowsQ	168.5484
5	Jr Smokin Outlaws	168.5372
6	Fantastic Meats and How to Q Them - Kids	166.2400
7	Grillded Piglets	166.2400
8	Cameron Q Kids	161.6800
9	Fire Bandit	158.2628
10	BBQnicorns	158.2512
11	3000 Degrees	154.2172

Master Series — Brisket

36 entries · top 178.3200 · median 164.8228

#	Team	Score
1	403 BBQ CO	178.3200
2	Kreiser Barbecue	172.5944
3	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	172.5600
4	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	169.7144
5	Homestead Smoke Shack	169.1544
6	YOU NEED A BBQ	168.5372
7	The Devil Made Me Q It	168.5256
8	SMELLAQUE	167.4628
9	Notorious P.I.G.	167.4400
10	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	167.4056
11	Philly Special BBQ	166.8456
12	Meat Mulisha	166.8344
13	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	165.7372
14	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	165.7028
15	Fire BBQ	165.7028
16	Just Smoke It! BBQ	165.6916
17	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	165.0972
18	BBQ TEAM NAIT	165.0856
19	Gilded Swine	164.5600
20	Bad to the Brisket	162.2400
21	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	161.1544
22	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	160.6400
23	Stoic BBQ	158.8572
24	The Big LebowsQ	157.6916
25	Grizzly Paw Smokers	157.1316
26	Porky Fatstacks BBQ & Social Club	157.0972
27	Is It Done Yet?	154.8344
28	333BBQ	154.8116
29	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	154.2172
30	Smoke Trails BBQ	153.6916
31	Ribs for Her Pleasure	153.1200
32	Mark's Meats and Treats	152.6288
33	Primitive Road Show	152.5716
34	Murfy's BBQ Co.	147.9772
35	MOTLEY QUE	143.3828
36	Roker Q	141.0628

Master Series — Chicken

36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2800

#	Team	Score
1	333BBQ	176.5600
2	Notorious P.I.G.	175.4400
3	Gilded Swine	173.7028
4	Homestead Smoke Shack	172.5484
5	YOU NEED A BBQ	172.5484
6	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	170.8456
7	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	170.2744
8	BBQ TEAM NAIT	169.6684
9	MOTLEY QUE	168.5828
10	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	168.5372
11	Philly Special BBQ	168.0000
12	Mark's Meats and Treats	168.0000
13	SMELLAQUE	167.9656
14	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	167.4400
15	Smoke Trails BBQ	166.8916
16	Primitive Road Show	166.8572
17	Stoic BBQ	166.8340
18	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	166.2972
19	Bad to the Brisket	166.2628
20	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	165.7144
21	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	165.1656
22	Grizzly Paw Smokers	165.1316
23	The Devil Made Me Q It	165.1200
24	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	164.5256
25	Fire BBQ	164.0572
26	Kreiser Barbecue	162.2972
27	Roker Q	162.2628
28	Just Smoke It! BBQ	161.6800
29	Murfy's BBQ Co.	161.6800
30	Is It Done Yet?	161.6800
31	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	161.6684
32	The Big LebowsQ	160.5484
33	Porky Fatstacks BBQ & Social Club	153.0856
34	403 BBQ CO	151.9772
35	Meat Mulisha	151.3828
36	Ribs for Her Pleasure	142.2284

Master Series — Overall

36 entries · top 685.1084 · median 656.7942

#	Team	Score
1	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	685.1084
2	YOU NEED A BBQ	679.3368
3	Notorious P.I.G.	678.2628
4	SMELLAQUE	677.6912
5	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	676.5484
6	Homestead Smoke Shack	676.5372
7	Fire BBQ	675.4972
8	BBQ TEAM NAIT	673.0056
9	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	670.9028
10	333BBQ	669.6228
11	Gilded Swine	666.8340
12	Kreiser Barbecue	665.7716
13	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	665.0972
14	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	663.9432
15	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	662.9488
16	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	661.0512
17	Bad to the Brisket	658.8000
18	403 BBQ CO	657.0856
19	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	656.5028
20	Smoke Trails BBQ	654.2172
21	Philly Special BBQ	651.9080
22	The Devil Made Me Q It	650.7316
23	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	650.7312
24	Stoic BBQ	640.5028
25	Mark's Meats and Treats	636.0460
26	MOTLEY QUE	635.3600
27	Meat Mulisha	635.3488
28	Just Smoke It! BBQ	633.6916
29	The Big LebowsQ	633.6344
30	Murfy's BBQ Co.	631.9088
31	Grizzly Paw Smokers	630.7892
32	Ribs for Her Pleasure	630.2284
33	Porky Fatstacks BBQ & Social Club	630.1712
34	Roker Q	629.0284
35	Primitive Road Show	623.9660
36	Is It Done Yet?	623.9316

Master Series — Pork

36 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5428

#	Team	Score
1	SMELLAQUE	177.1428
2	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	177.1428
3	Notorious P.I.G.	174.8456
4	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	174.2628
5	333BBQ	171.9884
6	Bad to the Brisket	171.4400
7	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	171.4172
8	BBQ TEAM NAIT	171.4172
9	Fire BBQ	170.8800
10	Kreiser Barbecue	169.7028
11	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	169.7028
12	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	169.1428
13	YOU NEED A BBQ	167.9884
14	MOTLEY QUE	167.4172
15	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	166.8916
16	Gilded Swine	166.2628
17	The Big LebowsQ	166.2400
18	Homestead Smoke Shack	164.5716
19	Smoke Trails BBQ	164.5140
20	403 BBQ CO	163.9884
21	Ribs for Her Pleasure	162.8800
22	Porky Fatstacks BBQ & Social Club	162.2512
23	Murfy's BBQ Co.	161.1544
24	Roker Q	160.0228
25	Meat Mulisha	158.2860
26	The Devil Made Me Q It	158.2516
27	Philly Special BBQ	158.2512
28	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	158.2284
29	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	157.0972
30	Primitive Road Show	156.5600
31	Mark's Meats and Treats	156.0000
32	Stoic BBQ	154.8344
33	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	153.6684
34	Grizzly Paw Smokers	148.5600
35	Is It Done Yet?	147.4400
36	Just Smoke It! BBQ	139.9884

Master Series — Pork Ribs

36 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.4172

#	Team	Score
1	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	175.4172
2	Fire BBQ	174.8572
3	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	174.2972
4	Ribs for Her Pleasure	172.0000
5	Homestead Smoke Shack	170.2628
6	YOU NEED A BBQ	170.2628
7	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	169.7028
8	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	169.1656
9	Smoke Trails BBQ	169.1200
10	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	167.4400
11	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	167.4400
12	BBQ TEAM NAIT	166.8344
13	Just Smoke It! BBQ	166.3316
14	333BBQ	166.2628
15	Roker Q	165.6800
16	SMELLAQUE	165.1200
17	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	164.5600
18	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	164.0344
19	403 BBQ CO	162.8000
20	Gilded Swine	162.3084
21	Kreiser Barbecue	161.1772
22	Murfy's BBQ Co.	161.0972
23	Notorious P.I.G.	160.5372
24	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	160.5256
25	Stoic BBQ	159.9772
26	Is It Done Yet?	159.9772
27	Grizzly Paw Smokers	159.9660
28	Mark's Meats and Treats	159.4172
29	Bad to the Brisket	158.8572
30	Meat Mulisha	158.8456
31	The Devil Made Me Q It	158.8344
32	Philly Special BBQ	158.8112
33	Porky Fatstacks BBQ & Social Club	157.7372
34	MOTLEY QUE	155.9772
35	The Big LebowsQ	149.1544
36	Primitive Road Show	147.9772