All American BBQ Throwdown

2021-08-06 – 2021-08-07 · Westland, MI · State championship

Reps: KENT SCHUETZ, RACHEL SCHUETZ · Prize money: $7,000.00

Grand Champion: Aww Hell (690.2400) · 32 teams

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AWW HELL

690.2400 · Master Series — Overall

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THE REAL SMOKIN ACES

689.6456 · Master Series — Overall

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BooyaQ

686.8456 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

690.2400

Winning margin

0.5944

GC over RC

Field average

658.01

median 664.47

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

670.7656

what a walk cost here

Field spread

117.2344

winner to last place

Prize money

$7,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

AWW HELL

avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2972 pts — AWW HELL

How hot was the win?

Top 61%

beats 39% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1514

avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% of contests

Top-rated in the field

iBQ'n

rated 1707 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.

🃏 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 33-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2016-08-05		16	685.6572	SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ
2017-08-04		29	689.1428	iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com
2020-08-07	Westland, MI	42	685.2000	Kevlar BBQ
2021-08-06 ← this one	Westland, MI	32	690.2400	Aww Hell
2022-08-05	Westland, MI	50	697.6572	The Bbq Bus
2023-08-04	Westland, MI	44	698.8460	Piggin' Whiskey
2023-08-04	Westland, MI	37	178.8572	Matty B
2024-08-02	Westland, MI	40	698.2400	Janky Leg BBQ
2024-08-02	Westland, MI	26	175.4172	Holy Cow BBQ
2025-08-01	Westland, MI	43	709.1428	iBQ'n
2025-08-01	Westland, MI	29	177.7144	Bo B Q
2026-07-31	Westland, MI	—	—	—
2026-07-31	Westland, MI	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

32 entries · top 174.2972 · median 165.1314

#	Team	Score
1	BAD WOLF BBQ	174.2972
2	Shiggin aint easy	173.7144
3	Heritage Q	173.2000
4	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	173.1544
5	KEVLAR BBQ	171.9656
6	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	171.4400
7	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	170.8800
8	Blowing Smoke BBQ	170.8572
9	BooyaQ	170.8456
10	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	169.6912
11	iBQ'n	168.5828
12	Detroit Sibling Rivalry	168.5600
13	BAD HABIT BBQ	167.4056
14	BO B Q BBQ	166.8456
15	B&R Smoke	166.2972
16	Hogz Backyard BBQ	165.6800
17	Q-JITSU	164.5828
18	PB&J's BBQ	164.5600
19	AWW HELL	164.5372
20	S & G BBQ	162.8456
21	LICENSE TO GRILL	161.6684
22	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	161.6572
23	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	160.5256
24	Black Ace Barbeque	160.0000
25	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	159.9656
26	Dude, Smoke This!	159.3940
27	NOBLE Q	158.8000
28	PapaDads BBQ	155.3600
29	Burning Pig BBQ	150.2172
30	QUEFELLAS BBQ	147.3944
31	Triple A One BBQ	146.2972
32	JD's Smokin BBQ	145.0972

Master Series — Chicken

32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 168.8686

#	Team	Score
1	AWW HELL	179.4400
2	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	177.1428
3	BooyaQ	174.8572
4	QUEFELLAS BBQ	174.8572
5	BAD HABIT BBQ	174.8456
6	KEVLAR BBQ	174.2972
7	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	174.2628
8	iBQ'n	172.5828
9	Detroit Sibling Rivalry	172.5600
10	Blowing Smoke BBQ	172.0000
11	Q-JITSU	171.9884
12	Hogz Backyard BBQ	171.4172
13	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	171.4172
14	BO B Q BBQ	170.2972
15	Shiggin aint easy	169.6684
16	B&R Smoke	169.1772
17	Heritage Q	168.5600
18	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	167.9888
19	NOBLE Q	167.9772
20	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	166.8572
21	BAD WOLF BBQ	166.8344
22	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	166.2628
23	PB&J's BBQ	163.3828
24	Triple A One BBQ	162.7884
25	Burning Pig BBQ	162.2516
26	PapaDads BBQ	161.0856
27	LICENSE TO GRILL	158.8456
28	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	157.0972
29	S & G BBQ	157.0856
30	Dude, Smoke This!	155.9312
31	Black Ace Barbeque	149.6456
32	JD's Smokin BBQ	141.6456

Master Series — Overall

32 entries · top 690.2400 · median 664.4742

#	Team	Score
1	AWW HELL	690.2400
2	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	689.6456
3	BooyaQ	686.8456
4	KEVLAR BBQ	684.4912
5	iBQ'n	681.7372
6	BAD WOLF BBQ	680.5256
7	Blowing Smoke BBQ	680.5256
8	Shiggin aint easy	678.2284
9	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	676.5028
10	BAD HABIT BBQ	670.7656
11	BO B Q BBQ	669.0628
12	B&R Smoke	666.2972
13	Heritage Q	665.7600
14	NOBLE Q	665.6116
15	Q-JITSU	664.5256
16	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	664.4912
17	Hogz Backyard BBQ	664.4572
18	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	663.9548
19	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	662.2400
20	Detroit Sibling Rivalry	657.0284
21	PapaDads BBQ	654.1256
22	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	653.0400
23	PB&J's BBQ	649.0400
24	S & G BBQ	644.4456
25	LICENSE TO GRILL	641.0284
26	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	639.2912
27	QUEFELLAS BBQ	638.8116
28	Burning Pig BBQ	636.9716
29	Black Ace Barbeque	630.2284
30	Dude, Smoke This!	629.5768
31	Triple A One BBQ	603.8056
32	JD's Smokin BBQ	573.0056

Master Series — Pork

32 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.6914

#	Team	Score
1	BooyaQ	175.4400
2	AWW HELL	174.2628
3	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	174.2628
4	Shiggin aint easy	172.5828
5	Q-JITSU	172.5600
6	KEVLAR BBQ	170.8228
7	iBQ'n	169.1316
8	NOBLE Q	168.5372
9	BAD WOLF BBQ	167.9884
10	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	167.4172
11	Burning Pig BBQ	167.3828
12	LICENSE TO GRILL	166.8344
13	Blowing Smoke BBQ	166.8228
14	PapaDads BBQ	166.2628
15	B&R Smoke	165.7028
16	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	165.7028
17	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	165.6800
18	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	165.1200
19	BO B Q BBQ	165.0856
20	Dude, Smoke This!	163.4400
21	Heritage Q	163.4400
22	S & G BBQ	163.3944
23	BAD HABIT BBQ	163.3828
24	PB&J's BBQ	162.8572
25	Black Ace Barbeque	162.2972
26	Hogz Backyard BBQ	161.0972
27	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	158.8228
28	Detroit Sibling Rivalry	158.2284
29	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	157.6800
30	QUEFELLAS BBQ	153.1428
31	Triple A One BBQ	151.9316
32	JD's Smokin BBQ	134.2284

Master Series — Pork Ribs

32 entries · top 173.1200 · median 164.2514

#	Team	Score
1	The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	173.1200
2	AWW HELL	172.0000
3	iBQ'n	171.4400
4	PapaDads BBQ	171.4172
5	BAD WOLF BBQ	171.4056
6	Blowing Smoke BBQ	170.8456
7	NOBLE Q	170.2972
8	FIREHOUSE SMOKE	167.4056
9	KEVLAR BBQ	167.4056
10	DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE	166.8916
11	BO B Q BBQ	166.8344
12	Hogz Backyard BBQ	166.2628
13	BooyaQ	165.7028
14	BAD HABIT BBQ	165.1316
15	B&R Smoke	165.1200
16	THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	165.0856
17	QUEFELLAS BBQ	163.4172
18	Shiggin aint easy	162.2628
19	S & G BBQ	161.1200
20	Smokin' Bones Barbecue	160.5716
21	Heritage Q	160.5600
22	BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	159.3828
23	Black Ace Barbeque	158.2856
24	PB&J's BBQ	158.2400
25	Detroit Sibling Rivalry	157.6800
26	Burning Pig BBQ	157.1200
27	Q-JITSU	155.3944
28	LICENSE TO GRILL	153.6800
29	RAMSHACKLE BBQ	153.6800
30	JD's Smokin BBQ	152.0344
31	Dude, Smoke This!	150.8116
32	Triple A One BBQ	142.7884