Record Book AB
The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 33 scored contests. Data grows nightly.
Showing the AB record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in AB. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.
Contests scored
33
of 48 tracked
Teams
345
4524 result rows
Reps
11
Perfect 180s
22 🔥
all-time, all categories
The sport over time in AB (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)
Hot in 2026 🔥
| Team | GCs this season |
|---|---|
| SMELLAQUE | 1 |
| Q Cartel | 1 |
Closest championships ever
| Margin | Winner over runner-up |
|---|---|
| 0.0344 | Q Cartel over ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ Prairie Dog on the Bow · 2024-08-31 |
| 1.1312 | SMELLAQUE over Q Cartel Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2025-08-30 |
| 1.1424 | MOTLEY QUE over Kreiser Barbecue Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2022-08-27 |
| 1.1544 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ over DIDY SMOKE IT Small Town Smoke Down · 2024-06-08 |
| 1.6912 | HOME COOKIN' BBQ over SMELLAQUE Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2024-07-27 |
| 2.2168 | FROZEN TOQUE BBQ over MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2021-09-03 |
| 2.3316 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB over Brisket Butts Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02 |
| 2.7312 | SMELLAQUE over ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2025-05-24 |
| 2.8340 | Mini Butts over Northern Lights Barbecue Company Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02 |
| 2.8456 | SMELLAQUE over PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2025-07-26 |
Highest overall contest scores
Highest category scores
Chicken
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ Prairie Dog on the Bow · 2024-08-31 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Small Town Smoke Down · 2023-06-03 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23 |
179.4400 |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE Smoke in the Valley · 2025-09-27 |
179.4400 |
| 5 | MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02 |
179.4400 |
| 6 | Gettin' Sauced BBQ Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta · 2022-06-03 |
178.8800 |
| 7 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) · 2026-05-23 |
178.8572 |
| 8 | BIG DOG BBQ CANADA Smoke in the Valley · 2025-09-27 |
178.8572 |
| 9 | Just Katie Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | Mc Que It Small Town Smoke Down · 2025-05-31 |
178.2972 |
Pork Ribs
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2026-05-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | SMELLAQUE Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | SMELLAQUE Small Town Smoke Down · 2024-06-08 |
179.4400 |
| 4 | Notorious P.I.G. Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) · 2023-09-16 |
179.4400 |
| 5 | Brisket Butts Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02 |
179.4400 |
| 6 | Homestead Smoke Shack Small Town Smoke Down · 2023-06-03 |
179.4400 |
| 7 | SMELLAQUE Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2025-07-26 |
178.8800 |
| 8 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ Porkapalooza BBQ Festival · 2022-05-28 |
178.8800 |
| 9 | SMELLAQUE Prairie Dog on the Bow · 2024-08-31 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | SMELLAQUE Smoke, Wind & Fire · 2023-07-20 |
178.8572 |
Pork
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisket Butts Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2024-05-25 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23 |
179.4400 |
| 3 | Brisket Butts Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02 |
179.4400 |
| 4 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2024-05-25 |
179.4400 |
| 5 | Kreiser Barbecue Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02 |
179.4400 |
| 6 | ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ Small Town Smoke Down · 2025-05-31 |
178.8800 |
| 7 | PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Small Town Smoke Down · 2023-06-03 |
178.8800 |
| 8 | BIGG SMOAK BBQ Small Town Smoke Down · 2026-05-30 |
178.8572 |
| 9 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival · 2025-09-12 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | Brisket Butts Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) · 2023-09-16 |
178.8572 |
Brisket
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisket Butts Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival · 2025-09-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | EFFIN'EH GRAY'S Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2025-07-26 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | Brisket Butts Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) · 2023-09-16 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | SMELLAQUE Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta · 2022-06-03 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Small Town Smoke Down · 2026-05-30 |
179.4400 |
| 6 | KillerbunnyBBQ Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23 |
179.4400 |
| 7 | DIDY SMOKE IT Big Smoke Bonnyville · 2025-09-06 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | Brisket Butts Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2025-05-24 |
179.4400 |
| 9 | Kreiser Barbecue Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2024-05-25 |
179.4400 |
| 10 | SMELLAQUE Small Town Smoke Down · 2023-06-03 |
179.4400 |
Perfect 180s (most recent)
Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)
| Year | Series | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Backyard | Rollin Smoke BBQ 🏆 | 1331 |
| 2026 | Master | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 🏆 | 2366 |
| 2025 | Backyard | Electro-Que-ted 🏆 | 1414 |
| 2025 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2826 |
| 2024 | Backyard | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 🏆 | 1404 |
| 2024 | Master | CHUNKY BBQ 🏆 | 2734 |
| 2023 | Master | JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆 | 2773 |
| 2022 | Master | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 🏆 | 2761 |
| 2021 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2804 |
| 2020 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2670 |
| 2019 | Master | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 🏆 | 2774 |
| 2018 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2840 |
| 2017 | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2850 |
| 2016 | Master | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 🏆 | 2846 |
| 2015 | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2843 |
| 2014 | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2936 |
| 2013 | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2940 |
| 2013 | Master | TRUEBUD BBQ 🏆 | 2940 |
Most grand championships
Most reserve championships
Most category wins
Longest top-10 streaks (global)
| Team | Streak |
|---|---|
| Westside BBQ | 33 active |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 30 active |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 29 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 27 |
| The BBQ Ranch | 26 active |
| Sensuous BBQ | 25 |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 23 |
| SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | 23 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 22 active |
| Backcorner BBQ | 22 |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 21 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 21 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 20 active |
| SMELLAQUE | 20 |
| BBQ+ | 20 |
Most consecutive GCs (global)
| Team | In a row |
|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 🏆 |
| Sweaty Hogs | 4 🏆 |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 4 🏆 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 4 🏆 |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| Under the Radar | 4 🏆 |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| DAWGS BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Dog Bite Barbecue | 3 🏆 |
| Fire Pig | 3 🏆 |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 3 🏆 |
Most active reps
| Rep | Events |
|---|---|
| KEN BLACK | 35 |
| BRENDA BLACK | 35 |
| BUNNY TUTTLE | 7 |
| RICH TUTTLE | 6 |
| MARK FISHLOCK | 2 |
| HEATHER MAIDENS | 2 |
| CRAIG MAIDENS | 2 |
| ANGELA FISHLOCK | 2 |
| SARAH WICKHAM | 1 |
| IO TEAM | 1 |
| EUGENE WICKHAM | 1 |
Biggest contests
Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in AB)
| Category | Entries | Avg score | Avg winning score | Perfect 180s | 180s per 1,000 entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket toughest room | 783 | 161.67 | 176.82 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Pork Ribs | 855 | 163.58 | 175.73 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Pork | 798 | 164.19 | 176.36 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Chicken | 872 | 164.96 | 175.30 | 2 | 2.3 |
Sorted by average score — the category at the top scores lowest across the whole field, which usually means the judges are hardest to please there.