Bordertown BBQ Brawl
2021-07-16 – 2021-07-17 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 📍 2186 Shunk RD · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,500.00
Grand Champion: Aww Hell (691.3940) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE REAL SMOKIN ACES
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0340 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bad Habit BBQ (won 2020).
🃏 An upset on the books
AWW HELL came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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)
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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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | 2186 Shunk RD | 24 | 690.8456 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2019-07-19 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 28 | 687.9428 | IBQ'n@thebbqsuperstore.com | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 31 | 685.7144 | Bad Habit BBQ | TIRE SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 ← this one | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 27 | 691.3940 | Aww Hell | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-07-15 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk Rd | 30 | 704.5488 | Aww Hell | iBQ'n |
| 2022-07-15 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk Rd | 28 | 176.5944 | Kevlar | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4056 | 166.2516 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 174.3200 | 170.2628 |
| Brisket | 174.3428 | 170.2512 | 167.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |