Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition
2024-05-03 – 2024-05-04 · Westland, MI · 📍 6440 N. Hix Road · State championship
Reps: KENT SCHUETZ, RACHEL SCHUETZ · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: The BBQ Bus (694.8000) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FIREHOUSE SMOKE
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
THE BBQ BUS took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🧹 A hat-trick of category wins
FIREHOUSE SMOKE won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: BAD HABIT BBQ and Bleacher Bums BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BBQ Maestros and Q-JITSU tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: WE WILL ROCK QUE and Shiggin aint easy tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Kevlar BBQ (won 2023).
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 | Westland, MI | 6440 N. Hix Road | 25 | 706.8228 | Kevlar BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-03 ← this one | Westland, MI | 6440 N. Hix Road | 26 | 694.8000 | The BBQ Bus | FIREHOUSE SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172.0116 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 174.2628 | 171.4172 | 167.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 694.8000 · median 673.3372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 9 | Q-JITSU | |
| 10 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | BooyaQ | |
| 14 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 17 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 18 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 19 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 21 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 23 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 24 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 25 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 26 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 6 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 8 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 9 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 16 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 20 | Q-JITSU | |
| 21 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 22 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 24 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 25 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 26 | Thin Blue BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 4 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 5 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 9 | Q-JITSU | |
| 10 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 11 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 12 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 14 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 15 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 17 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 18 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 19 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 20 | iBQ'n | |
| 21 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 22 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 23 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 24 | BooyaQ | |
| 25 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 26 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM |
Pork
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 6 | Q-JITSU | |
| 7 | BooyaQ | |
| 8 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 12 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 14 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 18 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 19 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 20 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 22 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 23 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 24 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 25 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 26 | Bleacher Bums BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 6 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 7 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 11 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 12 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 14 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 15 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 16 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 17 | Q-JITSU | |
| 18 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 19 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 22 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 23 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 25 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 26 | Backdraft 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 — Dessert
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1544 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 6 | Q-JITSU | |
| 7 | Piggy Be Bonkers |