Record Book AB

The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 37 scored contests. Data grows nightly.

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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

of 48 tracked

Teams

334

4854 result rows

Reps

Perfect 180s

9 🔥

all-time, across the four meats

Highest score ever

711.4400

Master · PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ

Biggest field ever

Barbeque on the Bow Festival

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
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	2
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	1
SMELLAQUE	1
Q Cartel	1
GRILL HUB	1
BIGG SMOAK BBQ	1

Closest championships ever (Master)

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
1.6912	HOME COOKIN' BBQ over SMELLAQUE Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2024-07-27
1.7140	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS over SMELLAQUE Big Smoke Bonnyville · 2026-08-14
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
2.8456	SMELLAQUE over PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2025-07-26
2.8460	SMELLAQUE over Brisket Butts Big Smoke Bonnyville · 2025-09-06

Biggest blowouts (Master)

Margin	Winner over runner-up
42.9944	SMELLAQUE over ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS Porkapalooza BBQ Festival · 2021-08-14
26.9260	FROZEN TOQUE BBQ over ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS Battle River BBQ Showdown · 2019-08-10
18.3888	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ over Hunny and Hooch BBQ Small Town Smoke Down · 2023-06-03
13.1312	Brisket Butts over Notorious P.I.G. Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) · 2023-09-16
12.6056	EFFIN'EH GRAY'S over BIGG SMOAK BBQ Alberta BBQ Festival · 2026-07-03

Clean sweeps 🧹 (all four meats won, one day)

Team	Where
SMELLAQUE + GC	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival 2021-08-14

Best scores that didn't win (Master)

Score	Team · finish
703.4060	BIGG SMOAK BBQ finished 2nd Small Town Smoke Down · 2026-05-30
700.5832	BIGG SMOAK BBQ finished 2nd Small Town Smoke Down · 2025-05-31
700.5828	SMELLAQUE finished 3rd Small Town Smoke Down · 2025-05-31
700.5256	EFFIN'EH GRAY'S finished 2nd Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23
699.9656	Brisket Butts finished 2nd Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02
698.8456	Slam Dunk BBQ finished 4th Small Town Smoke Down · 2025-05-31
698.2744	Notorious P.I.G. finished 2nd Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) · 2023-09-16
697.7372	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS finished 2nd Smoke, Wind & Fire · 2023-07-20
697.7144	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ finished 2nd Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2025-07-26
697.7144	Q Cartel finished 2nd Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2024-05-25

A day this good usually wins a contest outright — these are the unluckiest great cooks on record.

Highest overall contest scores

Master (out of 720)

#	Team	Score	Event
1	PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	711.4400	Small Town Smoke Down 2023-06-03
2	Brisket Butts	711.4056	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) 2023-09-16
3	SMELLAQUE	710.2972	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2026-05-23
4	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	710.2972	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2024-05-25
5	Q Cartel	706.2856	Small Town Smoke Down 2026-05-30
6	Q Cartel	704.5600	Small Town Smoke Down 2025-05-31
7	BIGG SMOAK BBQ	703.4060	Small Town Smoke Down 2026-05-30
8	SMELLAQUE	702.8228	Smoke, Wind & Fire 2023-07-20
9	MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	702.2972	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02
10	BIGG SMOAK BBQ	700.5832	Small Town Smoke Down 2025-05-31
11	SMELLAQUE	700.5828	Small Town Smoke Down 2025-05-31
12	SMELLAQUE	700.5600	Didsbury Lions BBQ 2025-07-26
13	EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	700.5488	Alberta BBQ Festival 2026-07-03
14	EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	700.5256	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2026-05-23
15	Brisket Butts	699.9656	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02

Backyard (out of 360)

#	Team	Score	Event
1	Mini Butts	346.2284	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02
2	GRILL HUB	345.1200	Big Smoke Bonnyville 2026-08-14
3	Bottle Hill BBQ	343.9772	Big Smoke Bonnyville 2025-09-06
4	Northern Lights Barbecue Company	343.3944	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02
5	Bluerock Smokers	342.3200	Barbeque on the Bow 2022-09-03
6	TiMMins Smoke Show BBQ Team	341.2112	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02
7	Cameron Q	341.0856	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02
8	Panther BBQ	339.9772	Smoke, Wind & Fire (Backyard) 2023-07-20
9	GRILL HUB	337.6800	Big Smoke Bonnyville 2025-09-06
10	Cougar BBQ	337.6572	Big Smoke Bonnyville 2025-09-06
11	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	337.0856	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02
12	Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	335.9656	Barbeque on the Bow 2022-09-03
13	GRILL HUB	335.4288	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2025-05-24
14	Outbound	335.4288	Barbeque on the Bow 2022-09-03
15	Northern Lights Barbecue Company	335.4172	Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2025-08-30

Highest category scores

Chicken → full record book

#	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 Smoke in the Valley · 2025-09-27	179.4400
4	SMELLAQUE Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23	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	BIG DOG BBQ CANADA Smoke in the Valley · 2025-09-27	178.8572
8	Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) · 2026-05-23	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 → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	SMELLAQUE Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2026-05-23	180.0000 🔥
3	Rollin Smoke BBQ 2023 The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) · 2026-07-25	179.4400
4	Brisket Butts Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02	179.4400
5	Notorious P.I.G. Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) · 2023-09-16	179.4400
6	SMELLAQUE Small Town Smoke Down · 2024-06-08	179.4400
7	Homestead Smoke Shack Small Town Smoke Down · 2023-06-03	179.4400
8	SMELLAQUE Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2025-07-26	178.8800
9	ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ Porkapalooza BBQ Festival · 2022-05-28	178.8800
10	Q Cartel Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2026-05-23	178.8572

Pork → full record book

#	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	Kreiser Barbecue Barbeque on the Bow Festival · 2023-09-02	179.4400
5	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2024-05-25	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	EFFIN'EH GRAY'S Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival · 2025-09-12	178.8572
9	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23	178.8572
10	BIGG SMOAK BBQ Small Town Smoke Down · 2026-05-30	178.8572

Brisket → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	EFFIN'EH GRAY'S Didsbury Lions BBQ · 2025-07-26	180.0000 🔥
2	Brisket Butts Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival · 2025-09-12	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	Brisket Butts Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2025-05-24	179.4400
6	DIDY SMOKE IT Big Smoke Bonnyville · 2025-09-06	179.4400
7	KillerbunnyBBQ Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship · 2026-05-23	179.4400
8	SMOKIN' OUTLAWS Small Town Smoke Down · 2026-05-30	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	Category	Event	Date
SMELLAQUE	Pork Ribs	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship	2026-05-23
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	Pork Ribs	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)	2026-05-23
Brisket Butts	Brisket	Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival	2025-09-12
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	Brisket	Didsbury Lions BBQ	2025-07-26
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	Chicken	Prairie Dog on the Bow	2024-08-31
Brisket Butts	Pork	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship	2024-05-25
Brisket Butts	Brisket	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival)	2023-09-16
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	Chicken	Small Town Smoke Down	2023-06-03
SMELLAQUE	Brisket	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta	2022-06-03

Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)

Year	Series	Team	Points
2026 ↗	Backyard	DAWGS BBQ 🏆	1356
2026 ↗	Master	JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆	2602
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

Team	GCs
SMELLAQUE	8
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	4
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	3
Brisket Butts	3
Q Cartel	3
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	3
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	2
MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	2
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	2
GRILL HUB	2
Bluerock Smokers	1
Mini Butts	1
Northern Lights Barbecue Company	1
Phantom Smoke & BBQ	1
Panther BBQ	1

Most reserve championships

Team	RCs
SMELLAQUE	5
BIGG SMOAK BBQ	5
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	4
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	3
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	2
Brisket Butts	2
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	2
Q Cartel	2
Gen4	1
THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT	1
Fantastic Meats	1
Fantastic Meats and How to %22Q%22 Them	1
Hunny and Hooch BBQ	1
Smoke and No Mirrors	1
Northern Lights Barbecue Company	1

Most category wins

Team	Wins
SMELLAQUE	20
Brisket Butts	10
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	10
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	7
PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ	6
No Measurements BBQ	6
FROZEN TOQUE BBQ	5
SMOKIN' OUTLAWS	5
Q Cartel	5
GRILL HUB	5
BIGG SMOAK BBQ	5
MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB	4
Notorious P.I.G.	4
Kreiser Barbecue	4
Bottle Hill BBQ	4

Most perfect 180s (career)

Team	180s
Brisket Butts	3 🔥
SMELLAQUE	2 🔥

Best single seasons (most GCs in one year)

Team	Season	GCs
SMELLAQUE	2025	4
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S	2026	2
Brisket Butts	2025	2
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ	2022	2

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	24
SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	23
White Squirrel BBQ	22 active
Backcorner BBQ	22
The Antwerp Smokers	21 active
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	21
Rollin Smoke BBQ	21
BBQ+	20
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	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 🏆
ZIPS BBQ	4 🏆
White Squirrel BBQ	4 🏆
Under the Radar	4 🏆
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	3 🏆
JANKY LEG BBQ	3 🏆
BLUE CHIP BBQ	3 🏆
Curly Bird BBQ	3 🏆
DAWGS BBQ	3 🏆
Dog Bite Barbecue	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

Event	Teams	GC
Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2023-09-02 · Calgary, AB	40	Meat Sweats BBQ
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2024-05-25 · Calmar, AB	39	Smokin Outlaws
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival 2022-05-28 · SHERWOOD PARK, AB	39	Arrowhead North
Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2025-08-30 · Calgary, AB	38	SmellaQue
Barbeque on the Bow 2022-09-03 · Calgary, AB	36	Arrowhead North BBQ
Barbeque on the Bow Festival 2024-08-31 · Calgary, AB	35	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship 2025-05-24 · Calmar, AB	34	SmellaQue
Didsbury Lions BBQ 2025-07-26 · Didsbury, AB	32	SmellaQue
Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta 2022-06-03 · Bassano, AB	31	Prairie Smoke & Spice
Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) 2023-09-16 · Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB	29	Brisket Butts
BBQ on the Bow 2021-09-04 · Didsbury, AB	29	Meat Sweats
Didsbury Lions BBQ 2024-07-27 · Didsbury, AB	28	Home Cookin' BBQ
Small Town Smoke Down 2024-06-08 · Bassano, AB	27	SmellaQue
Didsbury Lions BBQ 2021-09-03 · Didsbury, AB	26	Frozen Toque BBQ
Small Town Smoke Down 2025-05-31 · Bassano, AB	25	Q Cartel

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	845	161.90	176.61	4	4.7
Pork Ribs	920	163.70	175.48	2	2.2
Pork	860	164.28	176.29	1	1.2
Chicken	937	165.19	175.39	2	2.1

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.