A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 6 tracked editions
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
- 2018
- 2019
Bordertown BBQ Brawl 2018
Aug 17–18, 2018 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 📍 2186 Shunk RD
iBQ'n won Grand Champion at the Bordertown BBQ Brawl on August 17, 2018 in Sault Ste Marie, MI at 2186 Shunk RD, scoring 690.8456 in a field of 24 teams. THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5144. Category winners: Chicken — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (176.0116); Pork Ribs — iBQ'n (175.4400); Pork — FIREHOUSE SMOKE (177.1544); Brisket — AWW HELL (177.7028). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
620.50
median 665.66
690.85 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.01
- Pork Ribs 175.44
- Pork 177.15
- Brisket 177.70
139.99
177.70
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
24
4 judged meats
Top score
690.8456
Winning margin
2.3312
GC over RC
Field average
664.93
620.50690.85
median 665.66 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.6800
620.50690.85
10th place overall
Field spread
70.3428
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 68%
beats 32% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,592
avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests
Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: MOTLEY QUE CREW and AWW HELL tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: iBQ'n and MEAN MOE'S BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: MEAN MOE'S BBQ and SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
iBQ'n took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 2nd
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 ← this one | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 24 | 690.8456 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 28 | 687.9428 | IBQ'n@thebbqsuperstore.com | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 31 | 685.7144 | Bad Habit BBQ | TIRE SMOKE BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 27 | 691.3940 | Aww Hell | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk Rd | 30 | 704.5488 | Aww Hell | iBQ'n |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk Rd | 28 | 176.5944 | Kevlar | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0116 | 169.1428 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 171.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 174.8456 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 172.0116 | 168.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 690.8456 · median 665.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 4 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | AWW HELL | |
| 6 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 11 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 12 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 13 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 15 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 18 | SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 20 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 21 | S & G BBQ | |
| 22 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 23 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT |
Chicken
24 entries · top 176.0116 · median 166.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 3 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 4 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 11 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 12 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 16 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 17 | SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 19 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 20 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 22 | S & G BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 24 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 175.4400 · median 166.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 4 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 8 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 9 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 10 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 11 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 12 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 15 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | S & G BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 18 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 20 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 21 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 22 | AWW HELL | |
| 23 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 24 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ |
Pork
24 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 4 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 5 | AWW HELL | |
| 6 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 8 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 13 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 14 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | S & G BBQ | |
| 17 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ | |
| 19 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 21 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 23 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 24 | MOTLEY QUE CREW |
Brisket
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWW HELL | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 4 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 10 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 11 | BARK 'N BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 15 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 16 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 17 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 18 | A BOY NAMED QUE | |
| 19 | S & G BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN JOE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 22 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT |