Bordertown BBQ Brawl
2020-07-17 – 2020-07-18 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · State championship
Prize money: $6,500.00
Grand Champion: Bad Habit BBQ (685.7144) · 31 teams
Entries
31
4 categories
Top score
685.7144
Winning margin
6.3432
GC over RC
Field average
655.00
median 657.65
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.2168
what a walk cost here
Field spread
81.8744
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,500.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 65%
beats 35% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1529
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🃏 An upset on the books
BAD HABIT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | 24 | 690.8456 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com | |
| 2019-07-19 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 28 | 687.9428 | IBQ'n@thebbqsuperstore.com |
| 2020-07-17 ← this one | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 31 | 685.7144 | Bad Habit BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 27 | 691.3940 | Aww Hell |
| 2022-07-15 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 30 | 704.5488 | Aww Hell |
| 2022-07-15 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 28 | 176.5944 | Kevlar |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |