September Fest
2025-09-19 – 2025-09-20 · Coldwater, MI · 📍 262 S. Sprage St. · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $3,020.00
Grand Champion: Que U (695.9428) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS
Entries
Top score
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Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
QUE U took the Grand Championship home to WI.
🧹 A double category winner
Fire Pig won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: BooyaQ and Team Cookie tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 8–9: SMOKIN' OUTLAWS and RedHog BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 8–9: JaBs and DAT'S BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mac Attack BBQ (won 2024).
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 | Coldwater, MI | 262 S. Sprage St. | 18 | 687.3024 | Mac Attack BBQ | PB&J'S BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 ← this one | 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 | 178.2972 | 176.0000 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 172.5828 | 170.2744 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 169.6684 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.2972 | 152.0000 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 171.4056 | 151.9544 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 695.9428 · median 674.4800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 3 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | DB BBQ | |
| 5 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 6 | JaBs | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | Q-JITSU | |
| 10 | Team Cookie | |
| 11 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 12 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Dino-Q | |
| 14 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 15 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 16 | BooyaQ | |
| 17 | Harris Holy Hog | |
| 18 | Bay 5 BBQ | |
| 19 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 20 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 23 | MC Barbeque | |
| 24 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 25 | Billy Bob Q | |
| 26 | Murphy's Leftovers |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.0970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U | |
| 2 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 3 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | Team Cookie | |
| 7 | DB BBQ | |
| 8 | Harris Holy Hog | |
| 9 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | JaBs | |
| 11 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 13 | Q-JITSU | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 16 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 17 | Dino-Q | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | Bay 5 BBQ | |
| 20 | MC Barbeque | |
| 21 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 22 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 24 | Billy Bob Q | |
| 25 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 26 | Murphy's Leftovers |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 175.4288 · median 167.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 5 | Q-JITSU | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 9 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 10 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 12 | Bay 5 BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 14 | Dino-Q | |
| 15 | Team Cookie | |
| 16 | JaBs | |
| 17 | Harris Holy Hog | |
| 18 | DB BBQ | |
| 19 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 20 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 22 | Billy Bob Q | |
| 23 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 24 | MC Barbeque | |
| 25 | Murphy's Leftovers | |
| 26 | BooyaQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE U | |
| 3 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 4 | JaBs | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | Dino-Q | |
| 7 | Harris Holy Hog | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 9 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 10 | DB BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-JITSU | |
| 12 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 13 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 14 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 15 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 18 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 19 | Bay 5 BBQ | |
| 20 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 22 | Team Cookie | |
| 23 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Murphy's Leftovers | |
| 25 | MC Barbeque | |
| 26 | Billy Bob Q |
Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | |
| 2 | DB BBQ | |
| 3 | Team Cookie | |
| 4 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | |
| 7 | Dino-Q | |
| 8 | JaBs | |
| 9 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Bay 5 BBQ | |
| 11 | RedHog BBQ | |
| 12 | Q-JITSU | |
| 13 | Kalamazoo Pit Posse | |
| 14 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Murphy's Leftovers | |
| 16 | QUE U | |
| 17 | BooyaQ | |
| 18 | MC Barbeque | |
| 19 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 20 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 21 | Billy Bob Q | |
| 22 | Smoke’N’Stooges | |
| 23 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 24 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Harris Holy Hog | |
| 26 | Thin Blue BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
5 entries · top 349.7028 · median 319.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Pig | |
| 2 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoky J's BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Larry's BBQ | |
| 5 | Titan-Q |
Chicken
5 entries · top 178.2972 · median 155.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Pig | |
| 2 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 3 | Titan-Q | |
| 4 | Smoky J's BBQ | |
| 5 | Bad Larry's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
5 entries · top 171.4056 · median 158.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Pig | |
| 2 | Smoky J's BBQ | |
| 3 | Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | |
| 4 | Bad Larry's BBQ | |
| 5 | Titan-Q |