Jul 16–17, 2021 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 📍 2186 Shunk RD · State championship
Reps: Becky Druetzler, Dave Druetzler · Prize money: $6,500
AWW HELL won Grand Champion at the Bordertown BBQ Brawl on July 16, 2021 in Sault Ste Marie, MI at 2186 Shunk RD, scoring 691.3940 in a field of 27 teams. THE REAL SMOKIN ACES took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3600. Category winners: Chicken — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (180.0000); Pork Ribs — THE REAL SMOKIN ACES (178.8572); Pork — BooyaQ (175.4400); Brisket — BAD WOLF BBQ (174.3428). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Bad Habit BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
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.
Closer than 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0340 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
691.3940 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8456 iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com set in 2018.
AWW HELL won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 6 tracked editions
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and BAD HABIT BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE and DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and BAD HABIT BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bad Habit BBQ (won 2020).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| 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 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 31 | 685.7144 | Bad Habit BBQ | TIRE SMOKE BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2021 ← this one | 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 | 180 | 176 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 166.2516 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 174.3200 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 174.3428 | 170.2512 | 167.3828 |
27 entries · top 691.3940 · median 665.6112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWW HELL | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | BooyaQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 11 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 14 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 15 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin' Good Time BBQ | |
| 17 | Sector 1 | |
| 18 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 19 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 20 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 22 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 23 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 24 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Barbeau BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 27 | S & G BBQ |
27 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 3 | AWW HELL | |
| 4 | BooyaQ | |
| 5 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 6 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 7 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 8 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Sector 1 | |
| 12 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 13 | Smokin' Good Time BBQ | |
| 14 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 16 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 17 | S & G BBQ | |
| 18 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 19 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 20 | Barbeau BBQ | |
| 21 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 22 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 25 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 26 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 3 | AWW HELL | |
| 4 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 6 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 9 | iBQ'n | |
| 10 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 11 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 12 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 13 | BooyaQ | |
| 14 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 15 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 16 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 17 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 18 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 19 | Barbeau BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Good Time BBQ | |
| 21 | Sector 1 | |
| 22 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 24 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ | |
| 25 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 26 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE |
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BooyaQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 4 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 5 | Smokin' Good Time BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 8 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 9 | AWW HELL | |
| 10 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | iBQ'n | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 14 | Sector 1 | |
| 15 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 16 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 17 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 18 | S & G BBQ | |
| 19 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 20 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 21 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 22 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ | |
| 24 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 26 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 27 | Barbeau BBQ |
27 entries · top 174.3428 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 4 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 5 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 6 | AWW HELL | |
| 7 | BooyaQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | Sector 1 | |
| 10 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 12 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 13 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 14 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 15 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin' Good Time BBQ | |
| 17 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 18 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ | |
| 19 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 20 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 21 | S & G BBQ | |
| 22 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 23 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 24 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKIN ON THE FLAT | |
| 26 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Barbeau BBQ |