11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
2019-06-21 – 2019-06-22 · Auburn Hills, MI · 📍 Downtown · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: SmokinAces@TheBBQSuperStore.com (677.7372) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
677.7372
Winning margin
1.7944
GC over RC
Field average
651.01
median 648.50
Tightest race
Pork
1.6912 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.2056
10th place overall
Field spread
67.5200
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
20%
of the 30 teams with a home region came from outside MI
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1505
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: MAC ATTACK BBQ and PB&J's BBQ tied on 173.7256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Q-JITSU and KEVLAR BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: PapaDads BBQ edged RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ by 0.0228.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 170.2628 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 170.2628 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 170.2512 | 168.5600 | 166.2744 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 171.4172 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 677.7372 · median 648.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 4 | BooyaQ | |
| 5 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Q-JITSU | |
| 10 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 11 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 14 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | AWW HELL | |
| 16 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 19 | Mid-West Coatings | |
| 20 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 21 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 22 | Hogz Backyard BBQ | |
| 23 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 24 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 25 | TEX BBQ | |
| 26 | Heritage Q | |
| 27 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 28 | Bar-B-Que-Skis | |
| 29 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | Fly Boys |
Chicken
30 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | BooyaQ | |
| 5 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 6 | Mid-West Coatings | |
| 7 | TEX BBQ | |
| 8 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 9 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 10 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 11 | Hogz Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Q-JITSU | |
| 14 | Fly Boys | |
| 15 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 16 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 17 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 18 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 19 | Heritage Q | |
| 20 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 21 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 22 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 23 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Bar-B-Que-Skis | |
| 25 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 26 | AWW HELL | |
| 27 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 28 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 29 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 30 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 2 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 3 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 4 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 5 | Q-JITSU | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Heritage Q | |
| 9 | AWW HELL | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 12 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 13 | BooyaQ | |
| 14 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 16 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 17 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 19 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 20 | Hogz Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 22 | TEX BBQ | |
| 23 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Bar-B-Que-Skis | |
| 25 | Mid-West Coatings | |
| 26 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 27 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 28 | Fly Boys | |
| 29 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 30 | MOTLEY QUE CREW |
Pork
30 entries · top 170.2512 · median 159.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | Mid-West Coatings | |
| 6 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 7 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 8 | Bar-B-Que-Skis | |
| 9 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 10 | BooyaQ | |
| 11 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 12 | Q-JITSU | |
| 13 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 16 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 17 | AWW HELL | |
| 18 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 19 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 20 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 21 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 22 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 23 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 24 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 26 | Hogz Backyard BBQ | |
| 27 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 28 | TEX BBQ | |
| 29 | Heritage Q | |
| 30 | Fly Boys |
Brisket
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 2 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 3 | THE MEAT RUBBERS BBQ | |
| 4 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 5 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | BooyaQ | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-JITSU | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | iBQ'n | |
| 14 | STINKY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | AWW HELL | |
| 16 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 17 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Hogz Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 20 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 21 | TEX BBQ | |
| 22 | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ | |
| 23 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 24 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | Phenomenal BBQ | |
| 26 | Heritage Q | |
| 27 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 28 | Fly Boys | |
| 29 | Mid-West Coatings | |
| 30 | Bar-B-Que-Skis |