2015-09-11 – 2015-09-12 · Mears, MI · 📍 Mears, MI 49436
Grand Champion: MAC ATTACK BBQ (699.4744) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN' IN THE D
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, 2013 to 2015 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100
Mac Attack BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE REAL SMOKIN ACES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-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.
This was MAC ATTACK BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 38th tracked contest.
Brisket places 9–10: BIG GUYS Q and THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Porkfat Slim's Backyard BBQ edged RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 2–3: MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ edged FIREHOUSE SMOKE by 0.0116.
MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ turned in 179.4400 in pork — past the 176.0228 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-13 | Mears, MI | Mears, MI | 47 | 693.6684 | CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | iBQ'n |
| 2014-09-12 | Mears, MI | Mears, MI 49436 | 43 | 708.6056 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com | BIG BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2015-09-11 ← this one | Mears, MI | Mears, MI 49436 | 34 | 699.4744 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | SMOKIN' IN THE D |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2972 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 168.0344 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 169.7028 | 165.6800 |
34 entries · top 699.4744 · median 654.1768
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5428
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1200
34 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9600
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.2858 · 🔥 perfect 180
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
18 entries · top 162.2972 · median 155.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hicker-billy's BBQ | |
| 2 | Team Fatboy's | |
| 3 | The Post Bar-B-Q | |
| 4 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 5 | DOUGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | Row 5 Smokers | |
| 7 | Tom's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | HALLBOY BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Just Wing-n-it | |
| 11 | Brew-N & Que-n | |
| 12 | Hernandez Smoking BBQ | |
| 13 | Ronda McGill | |
| 14 | It's in the Q | |
| 15 | Buddha's Beach | |
| 16 | Chupacabra BBQ | |
| 17 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 18 | RenoB Smokers |
16 entries · top 176.6172 · median 157.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUGS BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 3 | Buddha's Beach | |
| 4 | It's in the Q | |
| 5 | Hernandez Smoking BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | The Post Bar-B-Q | |
| 8 | Ronda McGill | |
| 9 | Just Wing-n-it | |
| 10 | Team Fatboy's | |
| 11 | UP IN SMOKE | |
| 12 | Brew-N & Que-n | |
| 13 | Chupacabra BBQ | |
| 14 | HALLBOY BBQ | |
| 15 | Row 5 Smokers | |
| 16 | Hicker-billy's BBQ |