2017-10-13 – 2017-10-14 · Chelsea, MI · 📍 Chelsea Fiargrounds
Grand Champion: AWW HELL (681.7028) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ
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, 2017 to 2018 — 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 74 times in 100
AWW HELL came in rated below the field's top team, GREY STREET BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
AWW HELL won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Brisket places 4–5: BAD HABIT BBQ and RAMSHACKLE BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ edged S & G BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 7–8: SMOKIN HOOSIERS edged MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ by 0.0228.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-13 ← this one | Chelsea, MI | Chelsea Fiargrounds | 32 | 681.7028 | AWW HELL | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| 2018-10-12 | Chelsea, MI | Chelsea Fiargrounds | 38 | 684.5600 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ |
| 2018-10-13 | Chelsea, MI | Chelsea Fiargrounds | 13 | 330.8116 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | THE KIDS OF S&G BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8456 | 169.6684 | 165.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 172.0228 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 164.5484 |
| Brisket | 172.0000 | 170.2628 | 165.6684 |
32 entries · top 681.7028 · median 643.9142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWW HELL | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 4 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 5 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 7 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 8 | DRAGONBAIT BBQ | |
| 9 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 10 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 14 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | S & G BBQ | |
| 16 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Pineapple | |
| 19 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG N ASS | |
| 21 | BSW BBQ | |
| 22 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | Mike & The Magic Trashcan | |
| 24 | Brown Road Brewery | |
| 25 | M&DBJ BBQ | |
| 26 | Ghost Pigs | |
| 27 | B&D BBQ | |
| 28 | 3 Dudes BBQ | |
| 29 | JD'S SMOKIN BBQ - MICHIGAN | |
| 30 | Ricewood | |
| 31 | Grandpa's BBQ | |
| 32 | Malcolms Meat |
29 entries · top 174.8456 · median 162.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | AWW HELL | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 5 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 6 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | DRAGONBAIT BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 9 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 10 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 13 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Pineapple | |
| 16 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 17 | S & G BBQ | |
| 18 | 3 Dudes BBQ | |
| 19 | BSW BBQ | |
| 20 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 21 | HOG N ASS | |
| 22 | JD'S SMOKIN BBQ - MICHIGAN | |
| 23 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | Ghost Pigs | |
| 25 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 26 | M&DBJ BBQ | |
| 27 | Brown Road Brewery | |
| 28 | Mike & The Magic Trashcan | |
| 29 | B&D BBQ |
31 entries · top 175.4516 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 2 | AWW HELL | |
| 3 | DRAGONBAIT BBQ | |
| 4 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 6 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 7 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 9 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 10 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 13 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 15 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | S & G BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin Pineapple | |
| 18 | Ricewood | |
| 19 | HOG N ASS | |
| 20 | 3 Dudes BBQ | |
| 21 | B&D BBQ | |
| 22 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | JD'S SMOKIN BBQ - MICHIGAN | |
| 24 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 25 | BSW BBQ | |
| 26 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 27 | Ghost Pigs | |
| 28 | Grandpa's BBQ | |
| 29 | M&DBJ BBQ | |
| 30 | Mike & The Magic Trashcan | |
| 31 | Brown Road Brewery |
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | S & G BBQ | |
| 4 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 5 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 8 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 9 | Mike & The Magic Trashcan | |
| 10 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 11 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | AWW HELL | |
| 13 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 14 | DRAGONBAIT BBQ | |
| 15 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 17 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 18 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 19 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 20 | HOG N ASS | |
| 21 | M&DBJ BBQ | |
| 22 | Brown Road Brewery | |
| 23 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Pineapple | |
| 25 | BSW BBQ | |
| 26 | Ghost Pigs | |
| 27 | B&D BBQ |
28 entries · top 172.0000 · median 161.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 3 | AWW HELL | |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 5 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 6 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 8 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 10 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 11 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 12 | DRAGONBAIT BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Pineapple | |
| 14 | B&D BBQ | |
| 15 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Brown Road Brewery | |
| 17 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 18 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 19 | S & G BBQ | |
| 20 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 21 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | HOG N ASS | |
| 23 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | Mike & The Magic Trashcan | |
| 25 | Malcolms Meat | |
| 26 | BSW BBQ | |
| 27 | M&DBJ BBQ | |
| 28 | Ghost Pigs |