Smoke, Wind & Fire
2023-07-20 – 2023-07-22 · Raymond, AB · CANADA · 📍 Raymond, AB
Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK
Grand Champion: SmellaQue (702.8228) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' OUTLAWS
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👑 A dynasty in the making
SmellaQue has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS won Chicken, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 3–4: Just Smoke It! BBQ and SMELLAQUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Just Katie edged Homestead Smoke Shack by 0.0116. Pork places 2–3: Kreiser Barbecue edged Just Smoke It! BBQ by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmellaQue (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)
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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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-10 | Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | Exhibition Park | 16 | 667.4856 | SmellaQue | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brewery |
| 2022-07-23 | Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | Exhibition Park | 20 | 690.8000 | Arrowhead North BBQ | Notorious P.I.G. |
| 2023-07-20 ← this one | Raymond, AB | Raymond, AB | 12 | 702.8228 | SmellaQue | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS |
| 2023-07-20 | Raymond, AB | Raymond, AB | 6 | 339.9772 | Panther BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 174.2972 | 162.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 150.8456 |
| Pork | 174.8800 | 173.1772 | 161.7028 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 172.5828 | 161.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
12 entries · top 702.8228 · median 665.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 4 | Hunny and Hooch BBQ | |
| 5 | Just Katie | |
| 6 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 7 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 8 | Fire BBQ | |
| 9 | Guardians of the Grill | |
| 10 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 11 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 12 | SmokeStack BBQ |
Chicken
12 entries · top 176.5828 · median 172.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 3 | Just Katie | |
| 4 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 5 | Guardians of the Grill | |
| 6 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 7 | Hunny and Hooch BBQ | |
| 8 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 9 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 10 | Fire BBQ | |
| 11 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 12 | SmokeStack BBQ |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 3 | Just Katie | |
| 4 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 5 | Hunny and Hooch BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 8 | Fire BBQ | |
| 9 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 10 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 11 | SmokeStack BBQ | |
| 12 | Guardians of the Grill |
Pork
12 entries · top 174.8800 · median 170.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 2 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 3 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 5 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 6 | Guardians of the Grill | |
| 7 | Just Katie | |
| 8 | Hunny and Hooch BBQ | |
| 9 | Fire BBQ | |
| 10 | SmokeStack BBQ | |
| 11 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 12 | Mark's Meats and Treats |
Brisket
12 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.0114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 3 | Kreiser Barbecue | |
| 4 | SmokeStack BBQ | |
| 5 | Hunny and Hooch BBQ | |
| 6 | Fire BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 8 | Just Katie | |
| 9 | Homestead Smoke Shack | |
| 10 | Guardians of the Grill | |
| 11 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 12 | Just Smoke It! BBQ |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Bacon
11 entries · top 168.0000 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandx BBQ | |
| 2 | Fire BBQ | |
| 3 | Hog Parts School of Smokecraft and Brewery | |
| 4 | Bad to the Brisket | |
| 5 | Mark's Meats and Treats | |
| 6 | Just Katie | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 8 | SMELLAQUE | |
| 9 | Just Smoke It! BBQ | |
| 10 | The SOB's | |
| 11 | SmokeStack BBQ |