September Fest
2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Coldwater, MI · 📍 262 S. Sprage St. · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $3,020.00
Grand Champion: Mac Attack BBQ (687.3024) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PB&J'S BBQ
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?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6568 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
RUBY CREEK BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 18 | 687.3024 | Mac Attack BBQ | PB&J'S BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 26 | 695.9428 | Que U | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS |
| 2025-09-19 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 14 | 176.5600 | Smoke'N'Stooges | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Coldwater, MI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-11 | Coldwater, MI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |