Jun 19–20, 2015 · Auburn Hills, MI
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off on June 19, 2015 in Auburn Hills, MI, scoring 685.7256 in a field of 32 teams. iBQ'n took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.6804. Category winners: Chicken — MAC ATTACK BBQ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — HOLY SMOKERS MI (172.5828); Pork — Giggly Pig BBQ Team (176.5600); Brisket — RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ (176.0000).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and SMOLDERING Q tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: AWW HELL and Too Thin To Win tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: iBQ'n edged MOTLEY QUE CREW by 0.0116.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 172.5600 | 167.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5828 | 170.8228 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 170.2856 | 166.8572 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.8228 | 165.7372 |
32 entries · top 685.7256 · median 654.1884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 5 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 8 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 9 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 10 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 11 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 12 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 14 | Woodpile BBQ | |
| 15 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 17 | QUBED | |
| 18 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 19 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 21 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 22 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 25 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 26 | STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 27 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 28 | KEVIN'S HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 29 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 30 | BREW 'N' QUE | |
| 31 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 32 | BUBBA'S SMOKIN BBQ |
32 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 5 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 9 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 10 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 12 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 17 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 18 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 19 | KEVIN'S HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 20 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 21 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 23 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 24 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 25 | STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 27 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Woodpile BBQ | |
| 29 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 30 | BUBBA'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 31 | BREW 'N' QUE | |
| 32 | QUBED |
32 entries · top 172.5828 · median 166
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 5 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Woodpile BBQ | |
| 7 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | AWW HELL | |
| 9 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 12 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 13 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | QUBED | |
| 16 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 17 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 18 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 19 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 21 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 22 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 23 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 24 | BUBBA'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 25 | BREW 'N' QUE | |
| 26 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 27 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 28 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 29 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 30 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 31 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 32 | KEVIN'S HOUSE OF SMOKE |
32 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 2 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 3 | QUBED | |
| 4 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 5 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 8 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 9 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Woodpile BBQ | |
| 11 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 13 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 14 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 17 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 18 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | iBQ'n | |
| 20 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 21 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 22 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 23 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 25 | KEVIN'S HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 26 | BREW 'N' QUE | |
| 27 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 28 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 29 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 30 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 31 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 32 | BUBBA'S SMOKIN BBQ |
32 entries · top 176 · median 162.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 5 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | QUBED | |
| 7 | Woodpile BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 9 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 10 | JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | RACK MASTERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Giggly Pig BBQ Team | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 16 | Too Thin To Win | |
| 17 | AWW HELL | |
| 18 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 19 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 20 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 21 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOLDERING Q | |
| 23 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 26 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 27 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 28 | KEVIN'S HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 29 | S.O.P. BBQ | |
| 30 | TEAM STEINY'S | |
| 31 | BREW 'N' QUE | |
| 32 | BUBBA'S SMOKIN BBQ |