Sep 13–14, 2024 · Coldwater, MI · 📍 262 S. Sprage St. · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $3,020
MAC ATTACK BBQ won Grand Champion at the September Fest on September 13, 2024 in Coldwater, MI at 262 S. Sprage St., scoring 687.3024 in a field of 18 teams. PB&J'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6456. Category winners: Chicken — BooyaQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Q-JITSU (176.5600); Pork — BAD HABIT BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — DAT'S BBQ (178.8572). The Backyard Series standings were won by RUBY CREEK BBQ with 335.9428. This is the 1st of 7 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 76% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6568 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Mac Attack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE BBQ BUS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
MAC ATTACK BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: Smoke’N’Stooges and FIREHOUSE SMOKE tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 4–5: QUE U and FIREHOUSE SMOKE tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 5–6: FIREHOUSE SMOKE and Blowing Smoke BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RUBY CREEK BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 ← this one | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 18 | 687.3024 | Mac Attack BBQ | PB&J'S BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 26 | 695.9428 | Que U | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 14 | 176.5600 | Smoke'N'Stooges | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 16 | 694.2632 | Bay 5 BBQ | DAT'S BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 16 | 179.4400 | Q-Jitsu | — |
| Sep 10, 2027 | Coldwater, MI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2027 | Coldwater, MI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 172.5600 | 169.1084 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 165.0972 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 170.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 169.6684 | 167.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 165.0856 | — | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | — | — |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |