Barbeque on the Bow Festival

2023-09-02 – 2023-09-03 · Calgary, AB · CANADA

Reps: BRENDA BLACK, KEN BLACK

Grand Champion: Meat Sweats BBQ (702.2972) · 40 teams

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Mini Butts

346.2284 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Northern Lights Barbecue Company

343.3944 · Backyard Series — Overall

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TiMMin's Smoke Show BBQ Team

341.2112 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

346.2284

Winning margin

2.8340

GC over RC

Field average

329.07

median 330.83

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

4.5828 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

323.3828

what a walk cost here

Field spread

45.1424

winner to last place

Most consistent

MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.2000 pts — TiMMin's Smoke Show BBQ Team

How hot was the win?

Top 91%

beats 9% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1508

avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMELLAQUE

rated 1708 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Meat Sweats BBQ took the Grand Championship home to WI.

🃏 An upset on the books

MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB came in rated below the field's top team, SMELLAQUE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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
2023-09-02 ← this one	Calgary, AB	40	702.2972	Meat Sweats BBQ
2024-08-31	Calgary, AB	35	699.4172	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
2025-08-30	Calgary, AB	38	697.6684	SmellaQue
2026-09-04	Calgary, AB	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

14 entries · top 176.6172 · median 164.8458

#	Team	Score
1	TiMMin's Smoke Show BBQ Team	176.6172
2	Cameron Q	171.4172
3	Mini Butts	170.8112
4	NAIT Student Team	169.7144
5	Northern Lights Barbecue Company	167.3944
6	Eddie's BBQ (B)	166.8228
7	Murfy's BBQ (B)	165.7144
8	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	163.9772
9	Bluerock Smokers	161.6684
10	Rollin Smoke BBQ	161.0856
11	Charcoal Wood Fire	159.3828
12	Meat Masters BBQ	157.6916
13	Greengate Garden Centre / Red Deer Lake Meat (B)	156.5716
14	Rubbin' Right	154.8916

Backyard Series — Overall

14 entries · top 346.2284 · median 330.8344

#	Team	Score
1	Mini Butts	346.2284
2	Northern Lights Barbecue Company	343.3944
3	TiMMin's Smoke Show BBQ Team	341.2112
4	Cameron Q	341.0856
5	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	337.0856
6	Eddie's BBQ (B)	334.2056
7	Bluerock Smokers	331.9428
8	Murfy's BBQ (B)	329.7260
9	NAIT Student Team	329.7032
10	Charcoal Wood Fire	323.3828
11	Rollin Smoke BBQ	320.5028
12	Rubbin' Right	316.6060
13	Meat Masters BBQ	310.8116
14	Greengate Garden Centre / Red Deer Lake Meat (B)	301.0860

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

14 entries · top 176.0000 · median 164.3028

#	Team	Score
1	Northern Lights Barbecue Company	176.0000
2	Mini Butts	175.4172
3	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	173.1084
4	Bluerock Smokers	170.2744
5	Cameron Q	169.6684
6	Eddie's BBQ (B)	167.3828
7	TiMMin's Smoke Show BBQ Team	164.5940
8	Murfy's BBQ (B)	164.0116
9	Charcoal Wood Fire	164.0000
10	Rubbin' Right	161.7144
11	NAIT Student Team	159.9888
12	Rollin Smoke BBQ	159.4172
13	Meat Masters BBQ	153.1200
14	Greengate Garden Centre / Red Deer Lake Meat (B)	144.5144

Kids-Q — Kids-q

11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Lil Meat Sweats	180.0000 🔥
2	Little Smokas	178.8572
3	O-Dawg BBQ	176.0000
4	Cameron Q Jr	174.8456
5	Toasted Carrots	173.1656
6	BBQnicorns	170.8228
7	3000 Degrees	169.1084
8	Fire Bandits	165.7144
9	The Little LebowsQ	163.9656
10	Kids Gotta Cook	162.8112
11	Bacon Bits	160.0000

Master Series — Brisket

40 entries · top 178.8800 · median 162.2514

#	Team	Score
1	Homestead Smoke Shack	178.8800
2	Brisket Butts	177.7028
3	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	175.4400
4	YOU NEED A BBQ	174.8456
5	BBQ TEAM NAIT	171.9772
6	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	171.4056
7	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	170.8460
8	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	169.6684
9	Notorious P.I.G.	169.1200
10	Eddie's BBQ	168.5372
11	DIDY SMOKE IT	167.9656
12	0% Vegan	167.4060
13	Big T's BBQ	166.2400
14	Philly Special BBQ	165.0740
15	Kreiser Barbecue	164.5256
16	Fire BBQ	163.4400
17	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	163.4056
18	Bad to the Brisket	163.4056
19	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	163.3828
20	Shu-B-Que	162.8228
21	Smokapalooza	161.6800
22	ROKER Q	161.1544
23	SMELLAQUE	160.5256
24	Bluerock	159.9428
25	Just Katie	155.9656
26	The Big LebowsQ	155.9428
27	Primitive Road Show	155.3944
28	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	154.8116
29	MOTLEY QUE	154.7884
30	Prohibibition BBQ	154.2400
31	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	153.6456
32	Ribs for Her Pleasure	153.0856
33	Murfy's BBQ Co.	152.5832
34	Just Smoke It! BBQ	151.9772
35	Mark's Meats and Treats	151.3372
36	11th Hour Smoke and BBQ	150.8232
37	Smoke Trails BBQ	150.8000
38	Greengate Garden Centres / Red Deer Lake Meat	148.5600
39	Beauties and the Beef	142.8460
40	Panther BBQ	139.3944

Master Series — Chicken

40 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8342

#	Team	Score
1	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	179.4400
2	Just Katie	178.8572
3	ROKER Q	175.4056
4	11th Hour Smoke and BBQ	174.8688
5	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	174.2744
6	Homestead Smoke Shack	174.2628
7	DIDY SMOKE IT	173.7144
8	Smokapalooza	173.7144
9	Notorious P.I.G.	172.5600
10	Eddie's BBQ	171.9656
11	Prohibibition BBQ	171.4288
12	Smoke Trails BBQ	171.4056
13	Panther BBQ	170.2856
14	Shu-B-Que	169.1428
15	The Big LebowsQ	169.1200
16	Fire BBQ	168.5828
17	SMELLAQUE	167.9884
18	Bad to the Brisket	167.9772
19	MOTLEY QUE	167.9772
20	Ribs for Her Pleasure	166.8456
21	BBQ TEAM NAIT	166.8228
22	YOU NEED A BBQ	166.8112
23	Bluerock	165.6800
24	Primitive Road Show	165.1428
25	0% Vegan	165.1084
26	Kreiser Barbecue	164.5372
27	Brisket Butts	163.3828
28	Greengate Garden Centres / Red Deer Lake Meat	162.8344
29	Murfy's BBQ Co.	162.2972
30	Big T's BBQ	161.1316
31	Mark's Meats and Treats	160.5600
32	Just Smoke It! BBQ	159.9772
33	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	159.9428
34	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	157.6916
35	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	157.6912
36	Philly Special BBQ	157.6800
37	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	157.6572
38	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	157.0856
39	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	155.3484
40	Beauties and the Beef	149.6800

Master Series — Overall

40 entries · top 702.2972 · median 660.7082

#	Team	Score
1	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	702.2972
2	Brisket Butts	699.9656
3	YOU NEED A BBQ	689.0968
4	Homestead Smoke Shack	686.8116
5	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	682.7772
6	Bad to the Brisket	678.7884
7	BBQ TEAM NAIT	678.7544
8	Kreiser Barbecue	677.0400
9	SMELLAQUE	675.9424
10	DIDY SMOKE IT	674.1484
11	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	672.4340
12	The Big LebowsQ	670.7428
13	Notorious P.I.G.	668.9940
14	Fire BBQ	668.5944
15	Just Katie	668.4568
16	Smokapalooza	667.4060
17	Eddie's BBQ	663.8512
18	ROKER Q	662.8000
19	MOTLEY QUE	661.5768
20	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	660.9824
21	Smoke Trails BBQ	660.4340
22	Panther BBQ	658.8000
23	Big T's BBQ	657.0172
24	Philly Special BBQ	656.4224
25	Shu-B-Que	655.3828
26	Prohibibition BBQ	655.3604
27	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	654.1256
28	Just Smoke It! BBQ	650.7772
29	Bluerock	648.9712
30	0% Vegan	648.4460
31	Mark's Meats and Treats	645.0056
32	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	642.7088
33	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	640.9716
34	Primitive Road Show	637.0972
35	11th Hour Smoke and BBQ	630.1836
36	Ribs for Her Pleasure	629.1088
37	Beauties and the Beef	619.9316
38	Greengate Garden Centres / Red Deer Lake Meat	613.0404
39	Murfy's BBQ Co.	605.7376
40	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	491.3832

Master Series — Pork

39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	Brisket Butts	179.4400
2	Kreiser Barbecue	179.4400
3	The Big LebowsQ	177.1428
4	Bad to the Brisket	175.4056
5	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	174.8456
6	Shu-B-Que	174.2972
7	Panther BBQ	174.2628
8	SMELLAQUE	173.7256
9	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	173.1200
10	DIDY SMOKE IT	173.1200
11	Murfy's BBQ Co.	172.6400
12	YOU NEED A BBQ	172.5828
13	BBQ TEAM NAIT	169.6800
14	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	169.6684
15	Fire BBQ	168.5600
16	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	168.5600
17	Just Katie	167.9540
18	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	166.8228
19	Smokapalooza	166.2972
20	Smoke Trails BBQ	166.2628
21	Beauties and the Beef	165.1428
22	Big T's BBQ	164.5600
23	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	164.5256
24	Philly Special BBQ	164.5256
25	ROKER Q	163.9656
26	MOTLEY QUE	163.9656
27	Mark's Meats and Treats	163.9656
28	0% Vegan	163.9656
29	Just Smoke It! BBQ	163.3828
30	Homestead Smoke Shack	162.2400
31	Prohibibition BBQ	161.1316
32	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	161.0856
33	Primitive Road Show	160.0344
34	Greengate Garden Centres / Red Deer Lake Meat	160.0116
35	11th Hour Smoke and BBQ	158.2856
36	Eddie's BBQ	158.2284
37	Ribs for Her Pleasure	157.7260
38	Notorious P.I.G.	157.6340
39	Bluerock	155.9656

Master Series — Pork Ribs

40 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.2744

#	Team	Score
1	Brisket Butts	179.4400
2	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	178.8572
3	Just Smoke It! BBQ	175.4400
4	Panther BBQ	174.8572
5	YOU NEED A BBQ	174.8572
6	MOTLEY QUE	174.8456
7	SMELLAQUE	173.7028
8	HOME COOKIN' BBQ	172.5600
9	Bad to the Brisket	172.0000
10	Smoke Trails BBQ	171.9656
11	Homestead Smoke Shack	171.4288
12	Hunny and Hooch BBQ	170.8344
13	BBQ TEAM NAIT	170.2744
14	Notorious P.I.G.	169.6800
15	Mark's Meats and Treats	169.1428
16	Philly Special BBQ	169.1428
17	ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	168.5600
18	Prohibibition BBQ	168.5600
19	The Big LebowsQ	168.5372
20	Kreiser Barbecue	168.5372
21	Fire BBQ	168.0116
22	Bluerock	167.3828
23	Smokapalooza	165.7144
24	Just Katie	165.6800
25	RACK ADDICTS BBQ TEAM	165.1316
26	Eddie's BBQ	165.1200
27	Big T's BBQ	165.0856
28	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery	164.5488
29	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	163.9772
30	MOOSE KNUCKLE BBQ	162.8460
31	ROKER Q	162.2744
32	Beauties and the Beef	162.2628
33	DIDY SMOKE IT	159.3484
34	Primitive Road Show	156.5256
35	0% Vegan	151.9660
36	Ribs for Her Pleasure	151.4516
37	Shu-B-Que	149.1200
38	11th Hour Smoke and BBQ	146.2060
39	Greengate Garden Centres / Red Deer Lake Meat	141.6344
40	Murfy's BBQ Co.	118.2172