May 9, 2025 · Westland, MI · 📍 Bova VFW 9885
Reps: Kent Schuetz, Rachel Schuetz · Prize money: $600
Full results from the Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 9, 2025 in Westland, MI at Bova VFW 9885. iBQ'n took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Full Belly BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by iBQ'n; the next was held in 2026.
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2026 — 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.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Smokin Bugatti BBQ and MR BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Thin Blue BBQ edged DAT'S BBQ by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Westland, MI | Bova VFW 9885 | 26 | 700.5256 | iBQ'n | TIRE SMOKE BBQ |
| May 9, 2025 ← this one | Westland, MI | Bova VFW 9885 | 21 | 180 | Full Belly BBQ | — |
| May 1, 2026 | Westland, MI | Bova VFW 9885 | 34 | 697.0740 | Shiggin Aint Easy | WE WILL ROCK QUE |
| May 1, 2026 | Westland, MI | Bova VFW 9885 | 24 | 177.7144 | BO-B-Q | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5600 | 170.2744 |
21 entries · top 180 · median 169.7488 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Belly BBQ | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | Smokin Bugatti BBQ | |
| 4 | MR BBQ | |
| 5 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 6 | Feathered Fire | |
| 7 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 8 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 9 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 10 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Holy Cow | |
| 12 | WE WILL ROCK QUE | |
| 13 | Buckeye Flavor | |
| 14 | Q-JITSU | |
| 15 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 16 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 17 | Sky High BBQ | |
| 18 | SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | On The Brink Barbecue | |
| 21 | Harley Smoke |