September Fest
2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Coldwater, MI · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $3,020.00
Grand Champion: Mac Attack BBQ (687.3024) · 18 teams
Entries
18
6 categories
Top score
335.9428
Winning margin
13.1888
GC over RC
Field average
313.49
median 315.33
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Field spread
48.5716
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,020.00
on the line
Double threats
10
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Mac Attack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, QUE U, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Coldwater, MI | 18 | 687.3024 | Mac Attack BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Coldwater, MI | 26 | 695.9428 | Que U |
| 2025-09-19 | Coldwater, MI | 14 | 176.5600 | Smoke'N'Stooges |
| 2026-09-11 | Coldwater, MI | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Coldwater, MI | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
4 entries · top 165.0856 · median 152.4742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 3 | Wal BBQ | |
| 4 | Bar Down Barbecue |
Backyard Series — Overall
4 entries · top 335.9428 · median 315.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 3 | Wal BBQ | |
| 4 | Bar Down Barbecue |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
4 entries · top 170.8572 · median 162.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBY CREEK BBQ | |
| 2 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 3 | Wal BBQ | |
| 4 | Bar Down Barbecue |
Master Series — Brisket
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PB&J'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 7 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | Q-JITSU | |
| 10 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 12 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 13 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 14 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 15 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | MC Barbeque | |
| 17 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 18 | Gorilla BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BooyaQ | |
| 2 | MC Barbeque | |
| 3 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 4 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 5 | PB&J'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | Q-JITSU | |
| 9 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 10 | QUE U | |
| 11 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 12 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 14 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 15 | Gorilla BBQ | |
| 16 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 17 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Thin Blue BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
18 entries · top 687.3024 · median 670.4454
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 2 | PB&J'S BBQ | |
| 3 | Q-JITSU | |
| 4 | BooyaQ | |
| 5 | QUE U | |
| 6 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 7 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 8 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 11 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 12 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 15 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 16 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 17 | MC Barbeque | |
| 18 | Gorilla BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 2 | PB&J'S BBQ | |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 4 | QUE U | |
| 5 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 6 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 8 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 9 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | Q-JITSU | |
| 12 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 13 | MC Barbeque | |
| 14 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 15 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 16 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 17 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 18 | Gorilla BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-JITSU | |
| 2 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE U | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 10 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 12 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 13 | Gorilla BBQ | |
| 14 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 15 | PB&J'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 18 | MC Barbeque |