Jack 9 Memorial
2023-05-27 – 2023-05-28 · La Salette, ON · CANADA · 📍 Ramblin' Road Brewery
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS
Grand Champion: Mean Moes (692.6288) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BBQwithDREW
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
692.6288
Winning margin
14.4000
GC over RC
Field average
649.09
median 650.10
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.2000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.1028
10th place overall
Field spread
92.6860
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
21%
of the 19 teams with a home region came from outside ON
Came back for more
44%
7 of 16 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.67 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 14.4000 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
MEAN MOE'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 4–5: MEAN MOE'S BBQ edged Black Bobby Flay by 0.0116. Chicken places 8–9: Black Bobby Flay edged BBQwithDREW by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BBQ Blokes edged BEHIND BBQ by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mean Moe's BBQ (won 2021).
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)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-11 | Delhi, ON | 2365 Forestry Farm Road | 16 | 674.1712 | Mean Moe's BBQ | HASHTAG BBQ |
| 2023-05-27 ← this one | La Salette, ON | Ramblin' Road Brewery | 19 | 692.6288 | Mean Moes | BBQwithDREW |
| 2024-05-25 | La Salette, ON | Ramblin' Road Brewery | 20 | 699.3828 | Parrothead smokers | Shiggin aint easy |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4516 | 167.4516 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3428 | 169.1428 | 164.0000 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 169.1312 | 163.3828 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 168.5828 | 163.9660 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 692.6288 · median 650.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 3 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 5 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 7 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 8 | Black Bobby Flay | |
| 9 | Canucks delivering Q | |
| 10 | BBQ WorX | |
| 11 | Hellbent BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 13 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 14 | DBQ | |
| 15 | What For BBQ | |
| 16 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 17 | Baby Boomers Smokin BBQ Grub | |
| 18 | Team Northern Ontario Barbecue | |
| 19 | Pit Pirates |
Chicken
19 entries · top 175.4516 · median 164.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 4 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 6 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 7 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | Black Bobby Flay | |
| 9 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 10 | Pit Pirates | |
| 11 | DBQ | |
| 12 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 13 | Hellbent BBQ | |
| 14 | Canucks delivering Q | |
| 15 | Baby Boomers Smokin BBQ Grub | |
| 16 | What For BBQ | |
| 17 | Team Northern Ontario Barbecue | |
| 18 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 19 | BBQ WorX |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 174.3428 · median 164.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 2 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 4 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Black Bobby Flay | |
| 6 | Canucks delivering Q | |
| 7 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 8 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | Hellbent BBQ | |
| 10 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 11 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ WorX | |
| 13 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 15 | DBQ | |
| 16 | Pit Pirates | |
| 17 | Team Northern Ontario Barbecue | |
| 18 | Baby Boomers Smokin BBQ Grub | |
| 19 | What For BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 4 | Canucks delivering Q | |
| 5 | Black Bobby Flay | |
| 6 | BBQ WorX | |
| 7 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 8 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 10 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 11 | What For BBQ | |
| 12 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Hellbent BBQ | |
| 14 | Baby Boomers Smokin BBQ Grub | |
| 15 | Team Northern Ontario Barbecue | |
| 16 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 17 | Pit Pirates | |
| 18 | DBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Blokes |
Brisket
19 entries · top 174.2856 · median 163.9660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 3 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 5 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | What For BBQ | |
| 7 | DBQ | |
| 8 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 9 | Team Northern Ontario Barbecue | |
| 10 | BBQ WorX | |
| 11 | Baby Boomers Smokin BBQ Grub | |
| 12 | Black Bobby Flay | |
| 13 | HASHTAG BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Blokes | |
| 15 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse | |
| 16 | Canucks delivering Q | |
| 17 | THE STUFFED BUFFALO | |
| 18 | Hellbent BBQ | |
| 19 | Pit Pirates |