May 19–20, 2017 · Wyandotte, MI · 📍 Parking lot 1
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the BBQ Throw Down on May 19, 2017 in Wyandotte, MI at Parking lot 1, scoring 672.5368 in a field of 22 teams. SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.1828. Category winners: Chicken — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ (170.2972); Pork — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (174.2628); Brisket — SMOKIN HOOSIERS (173.1200).
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 75 times in 100
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 5–6: SWINE - 1-1 and KEVLAR BBQ tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: KEVLAR BBQ and B&R SMOKE tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ and RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ tied on 165.0856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 166.8112 | 161.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2972 | 165.1200 | 163.3828 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 169.1656 | 162.8800 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 168.0228 | 163.9428 |
22 entries · top 672.5368 · median 643.9312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 6 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 9 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 12 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 13 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 14 | SWINE - 1-1 | |
| 15 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 17 | Q-JITSU | |
| 18 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 19 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 20 | Smoke - N- Herbs | |
| 21 | THE SMOKE N PIG BBQ - MICHIGAN | |
| 22 | Mrs. Pat's Soul Food |
21 entries · top 176.5828 · median 158.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 3 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 4 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 5 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 7 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 8 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 10 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 11 | iBQ'n | |
| 12 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 13 | SWINE - 1-1 | |
| 14 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 16 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 18 | THE SMOKE N PIG BBQ - MICHIGAN | |
| 19 | Q-JITSU | |
| 20 | Smoke - N- Herbs | |
| 21 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS |
22 entries · top 170.2972 · median 158.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 2 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 4 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SWINE - 1-1 | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 8 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 12 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 13 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 14 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 16 | Mrs. Pat's Soul Food | |
| 17 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 18 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke - N- Herbs | |
| 20 | Q-JITSU | |
| 21 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 22 | THE SMOKE N PIG BBQ - MICHIGAN |
22 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.4170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 3 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 12 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 14 | SWINE - 1-1 | |
| 15 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 16 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 18 | Q-JITSU | |
| 19 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 20 | Smoke - N- Herbs | |
| 21 | THE SMOKE N PIG BBQ - MICHIGAN | |
| 22 | Mrs. Pat's Soul Food |
22 entries · top 173.1200 · median 163.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 2 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 3 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ | |
| 11 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 12 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 13 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 14 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 15 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 16 | Q-JITSU | |
| 17 | Smoke - N- Herbs | |
| 18 | SWINE - 1-1 | |
| 19 | THE SMOKE N PIG BBQ - MICHIGAN | |
| 20 | BAR-B-QUE-SKIS | |
| 21 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 22 | Mrs. Pat's Soul Food |