GLBBQA Spring Fling

2024-04-19 – 2024-04-20 · Charlotte, MI · 📍 1025S cochran Ave · State championship

Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $4,500.00

Grand Champion: Poppa Pig? (706.3088) · 62 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 QUE U

🥇

Poppa Pig

706.3088 · Master Series — Overall

🥈

QUE U

702.2628 · Master Series — Overall

🥉

OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS

696.0344 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

706.3088

Winning margin

4.0460

GC over RC

Field average

666.16

median 678.74

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

BAD HABIT BBQ (Chicken), Salted Anchor (Pork)

Tightest race

Pork

1.6800 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

691.9772

10th place overall

Field spread

352.6400

winner to last place

Prize money

$4,500.00

on the line

Most consistent

Poppa Pig

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.8800 pts — Bucked Up BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 17%

beats 83% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

55%

of the 62 teams with a home region came from outside MI

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1550

avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TIRE SMOKE BBQ

rated 1769 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Poppa Pig took the Grand Championship home to TN.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 2–3: iBQ'n and QUE U tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: QUE U and Poppa Pig tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: DB BBQ and Backdraft BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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)

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)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2024-04-19 ← this one	Charlotte, MI	1025S cochran Ave	62	706.3088	Poppa Pig?	QUE U
2025-04-18	Charlotte, MI	1025 S. Cochran Rd.	56	704.5256	Gettin' Basted	BBQ Maestros
2026-04-17	Coldwater, MI	262 S. Sprage St.	48	707.4056	Que U	SMOKIN E'S BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	178.2972	177.1428
Pork Ribs	178.8572	176.5716	173.1316
Pork	180.0000	178.3200	176.5600
Brisket	179.4400	174.3088	173.7144

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

62 entries · top 706.3088 · median 678.7368

#	Team	Score
1	Poppa Pig	706.3088
2	QUE U	702.2628
3	OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS	696.0344
4	Bucked Up BBQ	695.9772
5	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	695.4172
6	GO BIG OR GO BBQ	694.2172
7	Risky Brisket	693.6572
8	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	692.5256
9	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	692.5144
10	RUBY CREEK BBQ	691.9772
11	DB BBQ	691.3600
12	BO B Q BBQ	690.8000
13	BooyaQ	690.8000
14	KEVLAR BBQ	690.2172
15	BAD HABIT BBQ	689.6688
16	THE BBQ BUS	689.0856
17	iBQ'n	689.0744
18	Buckeye Flavor	687.3828
19	MAC ATTACK BBQ	687.3372
20	BAD WOLF BBQ	686.8000
21	C&M BBQ	686.1828
22	Q-JITSU	684.5372
23	MC Barbeque	684.5256
24	PB&J's BBQ	683.9660
25	Backdraft BBQ	683.9200
26	RUSTY PIG BBQ	683.4056
27	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	681.6568
28	Shiggin aint easy	681.6000
29	Smokin Good Time BBQ	679.9312
30	ALE YEAH BBQ	679.9196
31	PapaDads BBQ	679.3252
32	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	678.1484
33	Salted Anchor	676.9940
34	Blowing Smoke BBQ	675.9772
35	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	674.8228
36	Sky High BBQ	674.7772
37	Rudes BBQ	674.7312
38	Sailor Nicks BBQ	673.5884
39	Bleacher Bums BBQ	673.0400
40	DAT'S BBQ	669.6456
41	Lock 44 BBQ	667.9660
42	QUEFELLAS BBQ	666.7312
43	Midwest BBQ	663.8856
44	Full Belly BBQ	662.7884
45	Bay 5 BBQ	661.6000
46	SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ	661.0060
47	Porkasaurus Rex BBQ	659.8852
48	Que Lis Bbq	657.6228
49	Lake Boys BBQ	656.5488
50	Jennerations BBQ	656.4340
51	VanHoozen BBQ	654.6624
52	Overcurrent BBQ	651.8748
53	Howie Smokin' BBQ	649.5656
54	MAC BBQ	647.9432
55	Heritage Q	647.9312
56	Smoking the Mitten	635.3144
57	Up in Smoke	619.2912
58	LMD n' G BBQ	619.2688
59	Second Hand Smoke	593.5888
60	On The Brink BBQ	592.3316
61	Drum Smoke BBQ	587.7032
62	BBQ WorX	353.6688

Chicken

61 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BAD HABIT BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	iBQ'n	178.8572
3	QUE U	178.8572
4	Poppa Pig	178.8572
5	Sky High BBQ	178.2972
6	Rudes BBQ	177.7028
7	DB BBQ	177.1428
8	Backdraft BBQ	177.1428
9	OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS	177.1428
10	Q-JITSU	177.1428
11	PB&J's BBQ	176.0116
12	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	176.0000
13	RUBY CREEK BBQ	176.0000
14	BO B Q BBQ	175.4400
15	BAD WOLF BBQ	175.4056
16	Buckeye Flavor	174.8572
17	BooyaQ	174.8456
18	QUEFELLAS BBQ	174.2628
19	GO BIG OR GO BBQ	174.2628
20	THE BBQ BUS	173.1084
21	Bleacher Bums BBQ	172.5600
22	ALE YEAH BBQ	172.5484
23	MAC ATTACK BBQ	171.9772
24	Sailor Nicks BBQ	171.9656
25	Lock 44 BBQ	171.4172
26	Smokin Good Time BBQ	171.4172
27	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	170.8456
28	Full Belly BBQ	170.8456
29	Risky Brisket	170.2628
30	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	170.2512
31	Bucked Up BBQ	169.7028
32	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	169.7028
33	Midwest BBQ	169.6800
34	KEVLAR BBQ	169.6800
35	Heritage Q	169.1428
36	PapaDads BBQ	169.1084
37	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	168.5256
38	Blowing Smoke BBQ	167.9656
39	VanHoozen BBQ	167.9540
40	DAT'S BBQ	167.4172
41	Overcurrent BBQ	167.4172
42	Que Lis Bbq	167.4056
43	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	167.3828
44	Shiggin aint easy	167.3828
45	C&M BBQ	167.3828
46	Salted Anchor	166.8228
47	RUSTY PIG BBQ	165.7256
48	Bay 5 BBQ	165.6800
49	Lake Boys BBQ	164.5944
50	Jennerations BBQ	163.9428
51	MC Barbeque	163.3828
52	Porkasaurus Rex BBQ	161.0972
53	SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ	160.5260
54	Howie Smokin' BBQ	160.5256
55	Second Hand Smoke	157.6916
56	MAC BBQ	155.9544
57	LMD n' G BBQ	154.2516
58	On The Brink BBQ	149.6456
59	Smoking the Mitten	149.0856
60	Drum Smoke BBQ	149.0744
61	Up in Smoke	145.6568

Pork Ribs

62 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600

#	Team	Score
1	GO BIG OR GO BBQ	178.8572
2	MAC ATTACK BBQ	178.8572
3	QUE U	177.1544
4	KEVLAR BBQ	176.5716
5	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	176.5716
6	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	176.0344
7	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	175.4172
8	Lock 44 BBQ	174.8572
9	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	173.7144
10	Poppa Pig	173.1316
11	DB BBQ	173.1200
12	Backdraft BBQ	173.1200
13	Blowing Smoke BBQ	172.5944
14	Risky Brisket	172.5600
15	THE BBQ BUS	172.0000
16	Bleacher Bums BBQ	171.9772
17	C&M BBQ	171.9656
18	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	171.4400
19	RUSTY PIG BBQ	171.4400
20	Smoking the Mitten	171.4172
21	RUBY CREEK BBQ	171.4172
22	MC Barbeque	170.8800
23	OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS	170.8688
24	Q-JITSU	170.8572
25	BO B Q BBQ	170.2628
26	SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ	169.1316
27	Bucked Up BBQ	169.1200
28	Buckeye Flavor	169.1200
29	BAD HABIT BBQ	169.1200
30	QUEFELLAS BBQ	168.5600
31	BooyaQ	168.5600
32	Lake Boys BBQ	168.5600
33	Rudes BBQ	167.9772
34	PapaDads BBQ	167.4284
35	BAD WOLF BBQ	167.4056
36	iBQ'n	167.3828
37	Shiggin aint easy	166.8228
38	Bay 5 BBQ	166.2628
39	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	166.2400
40	Howie Smokin' BBQ	166.2400
41	Midwest BBQ	165.1084
42	ALE YEAH BBQ	165.0972
43	Smokin Good Time BBQ	164.5256
44	PB&J's BBQ	163.9772
45	Que Lis Bbq	163.4284
46	Sailor Nicks BBQ	163.3944
47	MAC BBQ	162.8572
48	DAT'S BBQ	162.8000
49	VanHoozen BBQ	162.8000
50	Sky High BBQ	161.0972
51	Porkasaurus Rex BBQ	160.5712
52	Full Belly BBQ	159.9772
53	Salted Anchor	159.3484
54	Second Hand Smoke	158.8344
55	Overcurrent BBQ	158.2516
56	Jennerations BBQ	155.9656
57	On The Brink BBQ	155.9428
58	LMD n' G BBQ	147.9544
59	Up in Smoke	147.9544
60	Heritage Q	146.8000
61	Drum Smoke BBQ	145.6344
62	BBQ WorX	20.0000

Pork

62 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Salted Anchor	180.0000 🔥
2	Risky Brisket	178.8572
3	Shiggin aint easy	178.8572
4	Poppa Pig	178.3200
5	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	178.3200
6	Bucked Up BBQ	177.7144
7	GO BIG OR GO BBQ	177.7144
8	PapaDads BBQ	177.7028
9	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	177.1428
10	BooyaQ	176.5600
11	OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS	175.4400
12	C&M BBQ	175.4172
13	RUSTY PIG BBQ	175.4056
14	Lake Boys BBQ	174.8916
15	RUBY CREEK BBQ	174.2744
16	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	174.2628
17	BAD WOLF BBQ	173.7144
18	MC Barbeque	173.7028
19	Full Belly BBQ	173.7028
20	BBQ WorX	173.7028
21	Porkasaurus Rex BBQ	173.7028
22	KEVLAR BBQ	173.1428
23	Overcurrent BBQ	172.5716
24	THE BBQ BUS	172.5600
25	Backdraft BBQ	172.5484
26	Smokin Good Time BBQ	172.5484
27	QUE U	172.5484
28	BO B Q BBQ	171.9772
29	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	171.9772
30	Blowing Smoke BBQ	170.8572
31	PB&J's BBQ	170.8572
32	Sailor Nicks BBQ	170.8228
33	iBQ'n	169.7144
34	Jennerations BBQ	169.7028
35	Midwest BBQ	169.6800
36	BAD HABIT BBQ	169.1316
37	Buckeye Flavor	169.1200
38	ALE YEAH BBQ	167.9884
39	Heritage Q	167.4400
40	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	167.3940
41	DB BBQ	167.3828
42	VanHoozen BBQ	166.8344
43	Howie Smokin' BBQ	165.7028
44	LMD n' G BBQ	165.6800
45	Q-JITSU	165.1200
46	Rudes BBQ	165.0856
47	Lock 44 BBQ	164.0000
48	MAC ATTACK BBQ	163.9428
49	DAT'S BBQ	163.4056
50	Up in Smoke	163.3828
51	SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ	162.8228
52	Sky High BBQ	161.6572
53	QUEFELLAS BBQ	160.5256
54	Bay 5 BBQ	159.9772
55	Bleacher Bums BBQ	159.9772
56	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	159.9656
57	Que Lis Bbq	157.6688
58	Smoking the Mitten	157.1200
59	On The Brink BBQ	156.0116
60	MAC BBQ	154.8228
61	Drum Smoke BBQ	150.7772
62	Second Hand Smoke	142.2400

Brisket

62 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9714

#	Team	Score
1	Bucked Up BBQ	179.4400
2	MC Barbeque	176.5600
3	DAT'S BBQ	176.0228
4	Poppa Pig	176.0000
5	MAC BBQ	174.3088
6	JAYBIRD'S BBQ	174.2972
7	Buckeye Flavor	174.2856
8	ALE YEAH BBQ	174.2856
9	Sky High BBQ	173.7256
10	DB BBQ	173.7144
11	QUE U	173.7028
12	iBQ'n	173.1200
13	BO B Q BBQ	173.1200
14	PB&J's BBQ	173.1200
15	OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS	172.5828
16	MAC ATTACK BBQ	172.5600
17	Risky Brisket	171.9772
18	Smokin Good Time BBQ	171.4400
19	C&M BBQ	171.4172
20	BAD HABIT BBQ	171.4172
21	Q-JITSU	171.4172
22	THE BBQ BUS	171.4172
23	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	170.8572
24	BooyaQ	170.8344
25	RUSTY PIG BBQ	170.8344
26	Salted Anchor	170.8228
27	BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	170.8228
28	KEVLAR BBQ	170.8228
29	RUBY CREEK BBQ	170.2856
30	BAD WOLF BBQ	170.2744
31	TIRE SMOKE BBQ	170.2628
32	Bay 5 BBQ	169.6800
33	BIG BROTHERS BBQ	169.1200
34	Que Lis Bbq	169.1200
35	Shiggin aint easy	168.5372
36	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	168.5372
37	Bleacher Bums BBQ	168.5256
38	SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ	168.5256
39	Sailor Nicks BBQ	167.4056
40	Jennerations BBQ	166.8228
41	PapaDads BBQ	165.0856
42	Blowing Smoke BBQ	164.5600
43	Heritage Q	164.5484
44	Porkasaurus Rex BBQ	164.5140
45	Rudes BBQ	163.9656
46	GO BIG OR GO BBQ	163.3828
47	QUEFELLAS BBQ	163.3828
48	Up in Smoke	162.2972
49	Backdraft BBQ	161.1088
50	BBQ WorX	159.9660
51	Midwest BBQ	159.4172
52	Full Belly BBQ	158.2628
53	Lock 44 BBQ	157.6916
54	Smoking the Mitten	157.6916
55	Howie Smokin' BBQ	157.0972
56	VanHoozen BBQ	157.0740
57	Overcurrent BBQ	153.6344
58	LMD n' G BBQ	151.3828
59	Lake Boys BBQ	148.5028
60	Drum Smoke BBQ	142.2172
61	Second Hand Smoke	134.8228
62	On The Brink BBQ	130.7316

GLBBQA Spring Fling

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

📸 Photo finishes

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

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)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket