Smoke in the Mitten
2026-05-01 – 2026-05-02 · Westland, MI · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $7,300.00
Grand Champion: Shiggin Aint Easy (697.0740) · 34 teams
Entries
34
5 categories
Top score
697.0740
Winning margin
3.3940
GC over RC
Field average
670.75
median 673.06
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.3368
what a walk cost here
Field spread
50.2852
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,300.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 45%
beats 55% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1590
avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Shiggin aint easy took the Grand Championship home to IN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Shiggin aint easy came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | Westland, MI | 26 | 700.5256 | iBQ'n |
| 2025-05-09 | Westland, MI | 21 | 180.0000 | Full Belly BBQ |
| 2026-05-01 ← this one | Westland, MI | 34 | 697.0740 | Shiggin Aint Easy |
| 2026-05-01 | Westland, MI | 24 | 177.7144 | BO-B-Q |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 3 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin' Bugatti BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 8 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 9 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 10 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 11 | Team Cookie |
Master Series — Brisket
34 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 3 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 4 | M R BBQ | |
| 5 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 9 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 13 | DB BBQ | |
| 14 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 15 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 16 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 17 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 20 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 21 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 22 | Q-JITSU | |
| 23 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 24 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 25 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 26 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 27 | Team Cookie | |
| 28 | Feathered Fire | |
| 29 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 31 | Smokin In The D | |
| 32 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 33 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 34 | PapaDads BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Cookie | |
| 2 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 3 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 4 | Feathered Fire | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 7 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 14 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 15 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 16 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 17 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 19 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 20 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 21 | Q-JITSU | |
| 22 | DB BBQ | |
| 23 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 24 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 25 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 26 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 27 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin In The D | |
| 29 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 30 | M R BBQ | |
| 31 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 32 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 33 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 34 | Drum Smoke BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
34 entries · top 697.0740 · median 673.0626
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 3 | Team Cookie | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 6 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 7 | BooyaQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 10 | DB BBQ | |
| 11 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 13 | M R BBQ | |
| 14 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 16 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 17 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 18 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 19 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 20 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 21 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 22 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 23 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Feathered Fire | |
| 25 | Q-JITSU | |
| 26 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin In The D | |
| 28 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 29 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 30 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 32 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 33 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 34 | Drum Smoke BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
34 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | Team Cookie | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 10 | DB BBQ | |
| 11 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 12 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 13 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 14 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | M R BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 18 | Q-JITSU | |
| 19 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 21 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 22 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 23 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 24 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 25 | Smokin In The D | |
| 26 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 27 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 30 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 31 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 32 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 33 | Feathered Fire | |
| 34 | BO B Q BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 2 | A&R Barbeque | |
| 3 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | |
| 4 | M R BBQ | |
| 5 | Cotton BBQ | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 8 | Team Cookie | |
| 9 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | DB BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin In The D | |
| 13 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 14 | Take It Easy BBQ | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | iBQ'n | |
| 17 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 18 | BooyaQ | |
| 19 | On The Brink BBQ | |
| 20 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 21 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 22 | Feathered Fire | |
| 23 | Smoke Wagon BBQ KY | |
| 24 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 25 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 26 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 27 | Q-JITSU | |
| 28 | BBQ Maestros | |
| 29 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 30 | Overcurrent BBQ | |
| 31 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 32 | Drum Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 34 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ |