Jun 21–22, 2019 · Auburn Hills, MI · 📍 Downtown · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $8,000
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won Grand Champion at the 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off on June 21, 2019 in Auburn Hills, MI at Downtown, scoring 677.7372 in a field of 30 teams. SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.9428. Category winners: Chicken — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — Phenomenal BBQ (174.2972); Pork — MAC ATTACK BBQ (170.2512); Brisket — BAD HABIT BBQ (180.0000).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 2.8804 points.
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.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 170.2628 | 168.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 170.2628 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 170.2512 | 168.5600 | 166.2744 |
| Brisket | 180 | 171.4172 | 169.1428 |
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 |
30 entries · top 176 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
30 entries · top 180 · 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 |