Sep 3–4, 2022 · Calgary, AB · CANADA · 📍 5525 101 St. NW
Reps: Brenda Black, Ken Black
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Barbeque on the Bow on September 3, 2022 in Calgary, AB at 5525 101 St. NW, scoring 685.1084 in a field of 36 teams. YOU NEED A BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3368. Category winners: Chicken — 333BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ (175.4172); Pork — SMELLAQUE (177.1428); Brisket — 403 BBQ CO (178.3200). The Backyard Series standings were won by Bluerock Smokers with 342.3200.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Homestead Smoke Shack and YOU NEED A BBQ tied on 172.5484 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: Homestead Smoke Shack and YOU NEED A BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 1–2: SMELLAQUE and MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.2628 | 167.4400 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.1428 | 171.9884 | 169.7028 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.3200 | 169.1544 | 167.4056 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.0116 | 169.1312 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 161.6572 | — |
36 entries · top 685.1084 · median 656.7942
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2800
36 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.4172
36 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5428
36 entries · top 178.3200 · median 164.8228
8 entries · top 342.3200 · median 332.5084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bluerock Smokers | |
| 2 | Fantastic Meats and How to "Q" Them | |
| 3 | Outbound | |
| 4 | Cameron Q | |
| 5 | Panther BBQ | |
| 6 | Just Katie | |
| 7 | Big Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | Half Cocked BBQ |
8 entries · top 176.0116 · median 169.1542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Katie | |
| 2 | Bluerock Smokers | |
| 3 | Panther BBQ | |
| 4 | Outbound | |
| 5 | Big Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | Fantastic Meats and How to "Q" Them | |
| 7 | Half Cocked BBQ | |
| 8 | Cameron Q |
8 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Q | |
| 2 | Bluerock Smokers | |
| 3 | Fantastic Meats and How to "Q" Them | |
| 4 | Outbound | |
| 5 | Panther BBQ | |
| 6 | Half Cocked BBQ | |
| 7 | Just Katie | |
| 8 | Big Pig BBQ |
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.
11 entries · top 170.8456 · median 166.2400