Jul 17–18, 2020 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 📍 2186 Shunk RD · State championship
Prize money: $6,500
BAD HABIT BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bordertown BBQ Brawl on July 17, 2020 in Sault Ste Marie, MI at 2186 Shunk RD, scoring 685.7144 in a field of 31 teams. TIRE SMOKE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3712. Category winners: Chicken — BAD HABIT BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — TIRE SMOKE BBQ (177.7144); Pork — MAC ATTACK BBQ (178.8800); Brisket — PB&J's BBQ (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by IBQ'n@thebbqsuperstore.com; the next was held in 2021.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2022 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
BAD HABIT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 6 tracked editions
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: Shiggin aint easy and RUB MY RACK tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: BAD WOLF BBQ and PapaDads BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: PapaDads BBQ and TWO CRACKERS Q-ING tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BAD HABIT BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 13th.
TIRE SMOKE BBQ turned in 177.7144 in pork ribs — past the 175.4400 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
This contest usually draws about 26 teams
31 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 26.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | 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 ← this one | 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 | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.2744 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 172.0344 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.2856 | 168.5828 |
31 entries · top 685.7144 · median 657.6460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 2 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 5 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 6 | iBQ'n | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 9 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 10 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 12 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 13 | Bark & Bones BBQ | |
| 14 | Firehouse Smoke | |
| 15 | AWW HELL | |
| 16 | BooyaQ | |
| 17 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 19 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 20 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 21 | 337 BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin in the D | |
| 23 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 24 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 25 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | Smoldering Q | |
| 27 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 28 | Turbo Que & Sauced up Assassians | |
| 29 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 30 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 31 | S & G BBQ |
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin in the D | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | Firehouse Smoke | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Bark & Bones BBQ | |
| 14 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 15 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 16 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | 337 BBQ | |
| 18 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 19 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 20 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 21 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 23 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoldering Q | |
| 25 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 26 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 28 | AWW HELL | |
| 29 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 30 | Turbo Que & Sauced up Assassians | |
| 31 | S & G BBQ |
31 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Bark & Bones BBQ | |
| 3 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 7 | AWW HELL | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 9 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 10 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 11 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 12 | Turbo Que & Sauced up Assassians | |
| 13 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 14 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoldering Q | |
| 20 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin in the D | |
| 22 | 337 BBQ | |
| 23 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 24 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 25 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 26 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 27 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 28 | S & G BBQ | |
| 29 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 30 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 31 | Firehouse Smoke |
31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 9 | S & G BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | Firehouse Smoke | |
| 12 | AWW HELL | |
| 13 | iBQ'n | |
| 14 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 15 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 16 | 337 BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 18 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 20 | Bark & Bones BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin in the D | |
| 22 | Turbo Que & Sauced up Assassians | |
| 23 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 24 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 25 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 26 | BooyaQ | |
| 27 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 29 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 30 | Smoldering Q | |
| 31 | Big Kokx BBQ |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 7 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 8 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 9 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | AWW HELL | |
| 12 | Firehouse Smoke | |
| 13 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HIGHWAYMEN | |
| 15 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 16 | Smoldering Q | |
| 17 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 19 | BooyaQ | |
| 20 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 21 | BBQ MANIACS | |
| 22 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN GOOD TIME BBQ | |
| 24 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Turbo Que & Sauced up Assassians | |
| 26 | Bark & Bones BBQ | |
| 27 | 337 BBQ | |
| 28 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 29 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 30 | Smokin in the D | |
| 31 | S & G BBQ |