Jun 23–24, 2017 · Auburn Hills, MI · 📍 Auburn Road(Downtown)
SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ won Grand Champion at the 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off on June 23, 2017 in Auburn Hills, MI at Auburn Road(Downtown), scoring 677.6800 in a field of 32 teams. SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 676.5484. Category winners: Chicken — J & B'S BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (172.5944); Pork — BO B Q BBQ (175.4400); Brisket — FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE (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.
Closer than 82% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
SPITTIN' FEATHERS 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.
SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 2–3: PB&J'S BBQ TEAM and KEVLAR BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: 40 CALIBER BBQ and SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ and BAD HABIT BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 171.4172 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 166.8344 | 164.5372 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 169.6800 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 176 | 168 | 165.7144 |
32 entries · top 677.6800 · median 646.5830
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 8 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 10 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 11 | iBQ'n | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 13 | FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 14 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 15 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 20 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 21 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 22 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 23 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 24 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 25 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 26 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 27 | OINK & MOO BBQ | |
| 28 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 29 | CORPORAL KLINGERS Q | |
| 30 | Heritage Q | |
| 31 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 32 | D & J Barbecue |
32 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 9 | OINK & MOO BBQ | |
| 10 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 11 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 13 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 14 | iBQ'n | |
| 15 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 17 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 18 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 19 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 21 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 22 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 23 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 24 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 25 | D & J Barbecue | |
| 26 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 27 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 28 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 29 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 30 | CORPORAL KLINGERS Q | |
| 31 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 32 | Heritage Q |
32 entries · top 172.5944 · median 159.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 6 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 8 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 9 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | AWW HELL | |
| 12 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 13 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 15 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 18 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 19 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 20 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 21 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 22 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 23 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 25 | FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 26 | OINK & MOO BBQ | |
| 27 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 28 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 29 | CORPORAL KLINGERS Q | |
| 30 | Heritage Q | |
| 31 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 32 | D & J Barbecue |
32 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.4230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 2 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | CORPORAL KLINGERS Q | |
| 4 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 9 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 12 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 13 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 14 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 15 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 16 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 19 | iBQ'n | |
| 20 | FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 22 | Heritage Q | |
| 23 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 25 | OINK & MOO BBQ | |
| 26 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 27 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 28 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 30 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 31 | D & J Barbecue | |
| 32 | LET'S GET SAUCED |
32 entries · top 176 · median 159.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT HEAD'S BREWERY & SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | OMG-BBQ-TX | |
| 4 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 8 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 10 | D & J Barbecue | |
| 11 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 12 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 13 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 14 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 15 | GOT SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLY SMOKERS MI | |
| 18 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 20 | iBQ'n | |
| 21 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 23 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | AWW HELL | |
| 25 | PB&J'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | OINK & MOO BBQ | |
| 27 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 28 | CORPORAL KLINGERS Q | |
| 29 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 30 | Heritage Q | |
| 31 | LET'S GET SAUCED | |
| 32 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING |