Small Town Smoke Down

2023-06-03 – 2023-06-04 · Bassano, AB · CANADA

Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK

Grand Champion: Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ (711.4400) · 23 teams

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PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ

711.4400 · Master Series — Overall

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Hunny and Hooch BBQ

693.0512 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN' OUTLAWS

692.5372 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

711.4400

Winning margin

18.3888

GC over RC

Field average

657.14

median 671.33

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

3.4628 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.7260

what a walk cost here

Field spread

229.7600

winner to last place

Most consistent

PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ

avg finish 3.40 across 5 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Ancillary — Amateur steak

won by 5.7716 pts — Benny & the BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 2%

beats 98% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1522

avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMELLAQUE

rated 1684 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Q Cartel has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.

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
2023-06-03 ← this one	Bassano, AB	23	711.4400	Prairie Smoke & Spice BBQ
2024-06-08	Bassano, AB	27	699.4284	SmellaQue
2025-05-31	Bassano, AB	25	704.5600	Q Cartel
2026-05-30	Bassano, AB	24	706.2856	Q CARTEL

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Amateur steak

10 entries · top 175.4972 · median 160.8456

#	Team	Score
1	Benny & the BBQ	175.4972
2	CameronQ	169.7256
3	Fantastic Meats and How to Que Them 1	166.3200
4	From A-BBQ	164.0456
5	Rockit BBQ	163.9656
6	We Don't Have a Que	157.7256
7	Meat Massacre	157.1772
8	Spice Girls	153.7256
9	K&S Cookers	152.0228
10	BT Butter Steak	140.5144

Ancillary — Pro steak

12 entries · top 176.0000 · median 161.7142

#	Team	Score
1	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	176.0000
2	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	175.4400
3	Kreiser Barbecue	171.4284
4	YOU NEED A BBQ	167.4400
5	Ribs for Her Pleasure	166.3544
6	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	164.5600
7	Just Smoke It	158.8684
8	Big T's BBQ	158.8228
9	At the Train Station	157.7140
10	11th Hour Smoke & BBQ	155.9428
11	Flatline Fire	149.6228
12	Flaming Seahorses BBQ	148.5256

Kids-Q — Kid's q

5 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.7028

#	Team	Score
1	Lil Billy Deluxe	179.4400
2	Fire Bandits	173.7028
3	Austin Needs a BBQ	173.7028
4	Fantastic Meats and How to Que Them 2	168.5256
5	Nigel B	165.1544

Master Series — Brisket

23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.0856

#	Team	Score
1	SMELLAQUE	179.4400
2	Roker Q	177.7144
3	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	177.7144
4	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	177.7028
5	YOU NEED A BBQ	175.4172
6	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	174.8572
7	Gettin' Sauced BBQ	170.2972
8	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	169.6912
9	Kreiser Barbecue	168.0000
10	Just Smoke It	167.9772
11	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	166.8112
12	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	165.0856
13	Flaming Seahorses BBQ	164.5372
14	Homestead Smoke Shack	163.9884
15	Fire BBQ	162.8112
16	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	162.8000
17	Grillbilly Deluxe BBQ	161.1084
18	Bad to the Brisket	160.5484
19	At the Train Station	156.5600
20	Mark's Meats and Treats	156.5600
21	Flatline Fire	151.4400
22	Big T's BBQ	145.6916
23	11th Hour Smoke & BBQ	145.1544

Master Series — Chicken

22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	178.2972
3	Homestead Smoke Shack	177.7144
4	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	177.7028
5	Kreiser Barbecue	176.0344
6	Grillbilly Deluxe BBQ	174.2628
7	Roker Q	173.7028
8	Bad to the Brisket	172.0000
9	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	171.9884
10	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	171.9656
11	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	171.4056
12	Fire BBQ	169.6800
13	YOU NEED A BBQ	169.1316
14	Just Smoke It	168.0000
15	Mark's Meats and Treats	167.9656
16	Gettin' Sauced BBQ	165.6800
17	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	163.9656
18	Big T's BBQ	163.4056
19	SMELLAQUE	161.0740
20	At the Train Station	160.5600
21	Flatline Fire	152.6056
22	11th Hour Smoke & BBQ	135.3828

Master Series — Overall

23 entries · top 711.4400 · median 671.3256

#	Team	Score
1	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	711.4400
2	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	693.0512
3	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	692.5372
4	YOU NEED A BBQ	689.6804
5	Homestead Smoke Shack	689.6684
6	SMELLAQUE	686.1940
7	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	683.9656
8	Just Smoke It	680.5600
9	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	678.7884
10	Kreiser Barbecue	677.7260
11	Gettin' Sauced BBQ	677.6112
12	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	671.3256
13	Roker Q	663.9544
14	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	661.0400
15	Grillbilly Deluxe BBQ	661.0052
16	Big T's BBQ	654.2288
17	Fire BBQ	651.8852
18	Mark's Meats and Treats	647.3828
19	Bad to the Brisket	638.7424
20	Flatline Fire	610.9256
21	At the Train Station	606.2512
22	11th Hour Smoke & BBQ	604.5256
23	Flaming Seahorses BBQ	481.6800

Master Series — Pork

23 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	178.8800
2	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	177.1428
3	Just Smoke It	176.5828
4	YOU NEED A BBQ	176.0000
5	Big T's BBQ	175.4172
6	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	172.5600
7	Gettin' Sauced BBQ	170.8112
8	SMELLAQUE	169.1200
9	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	169.1200
10	Homestead Smoke Shack	168.5256
11	Grillbilly Deluxe BBQ	167.9540
12	Kreiser Barbecue	166.8228
13	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	165.7488
14	Flatline Fire	165.1428
15	Roker Q	162.8800
16	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	161.6684
17	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	160.5256
18	Flaming Seahorses BBQ	158.8572
19	11th Hour Smoke & BBQ	157.7028
20	Fire BBQ	155.9884
21	Mark's Meats and Treats	153.7256
22	Bad to the Brisket	145.6684
23	At the Train Station	140.5484

Master Series — Pork Ribs

23 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.0116

#	Team	Score
1	Homestead Smoke Shack	179.4400
2	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	178.8572
3	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	176.5716
4	SMELLAQUE	176.5600
5	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	174.8572
6	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	170.8228
7	Gettin' Sauced BBQ	170.8228
8	Big T's BBQ	169.7144
9	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	169.7028
10	Mark's Meats and Treats	169.1316
11	YOU NEED A BBQ	169.1316
12	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	168.0116
13	Just Smoke It	168.0000
14	Kreiser Barbecue	166.8688
15	11th Hour Smoke & BBQ	166.2856
16	Fire BBQ	163.4056
17	Bad to the Brisket	160.5256
18	Flaming Seahorses BBQ	158.2856
19	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	157.6916
20	Grillbilly Deluxe BBQ	157.6800
21	Roker Q	149.6572
22	At the Train Station	148.5828
23	Flatline Fire	141.7372

Small Town Smoke Down

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

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

This contest over the years

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Amateur steak

Ancillary — Pro steak

Kids-Q — Kid's q

Master Series — Brisket

Master Series — Chicken

Master Series — Overall

Master Series — Pork

Master Series — Pork Ribs