Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition
2021-09-10 – 2021-09-11 · Mears, MI · 📍 8467 W. Silver Lake Rd · State championship
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS
Grand Champion: Shiggin Aint Easy (695.3828) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Blowing Smoke BBQ
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Shiggin aint easy took the Grand Championship home to IN.
🧹 A double category winner
BONE LICK-N BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: MAC ATTACK BBQ and THE REAL SMOKIN ACES tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: THE REAL SMOKIN ACES and Blowing Smoke BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: BAD HABIT BBQ and iBQ'n tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Shiggin aint easy 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)
Score distribution
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.0000 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 171.4172 | 167.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7600 | 174.2744 | 169.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 166.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 167.4056 | 157.1656 | 148.5372 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.8456 | 163.3828 | 153.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 695.3828 · median 667.8744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | BooyaQ | |
| 5 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 6 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 7 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 8 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 9 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BROS BBQ -MI | |
| 14 | Heritage Q | |
| 15 | Smokin Bones Barbecue | |
| 16 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 17 | Alfys Girls | |
| 18 | Papa's Angels | |
| 19 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 20 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 21 | R & D Que | |
| 22 | B.O.S.S. BBQ | |
| 23 | Black Ace BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Moe's | |
| 25 | Holy Smokers |
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 10 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 11 | BooyaQ | |
| 12 | Alfys Girls | |
| 13 | Heritage Q | |
| 14 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BROS BBQ -MI | |
| 16 | Papa's Angels | |
| 17 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 18 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 20 | Smokin Bones Barbecue | |
| 21 | R & D Que | |
| 22 | Black Ace BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Moe's | |
| 24 | B.O.S.S. BBQ | |
| 25 | Holy Smokers |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 5 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 6 | Heritage Q | |
| 7 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | Alfys Girls | |
| 12 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BROS BBQ -MI | |
| 14 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 15 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 16 | R & D Que | |
| 17 | iBQ'n | |
| 18 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 19 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin Bones Barbecue | |
| 21 | Papa's Angels | |
| 22 | Holy Smokers | |
| 23 | B.O.S.S. BBQ | |
| 24 | Black Ace BBQ | |
| 25 | Big Moe's |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7600 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | BooyaQ | |
| 4 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 5 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 7 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BROS BBQ -MI | |
| 10 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin Bones Barbecue | |
| 13 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 14 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 16 | Big Moe's | |
| 17 | Papa's Angels | |
| 18 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 19 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 20 | Heritage Q | |
| 21 | B.O.S.S. BBQ | |
| 22 | Black Ace BBQ | |
| 23 | R & D Que | |
| 24 | Alfys Girls | |
| 25 | Holy Smokers |
Brisket
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 2 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | Blowing Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BROS BBQ -MI | |
| 10 | Smokin Bones Barbecue | |
| 11 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 12 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | B.O.S.S. BBQ | |
| 16 | LICENSE TO GRILL | |
| 17 | Heritage Q | |
| 18 | Alfys Girls | |
| 19 | Black Ace BBQ | |
| 20 | Papa's Angels | |
| 21 | Holy Smokers | |
| 22 | R & D Que | |
| 23 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 24 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 25 | Big Moe's |
Backyard Series
Overall
12 entries · top 338.2512 · median 316.5488
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 2 | Grillberts BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Kokx | |
| 4 | Dune Ready BBQ | |
| 5 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 6 | Curlie Q | |
| 7 | Pew Pew BBQ | |
| 8 | JD BBQ and Smoke | |
| 9 | Stills and Grills | |
| 10 | Big Mo's 2 | |
| 11 | It's In The Q | |
| 12 | Bug Man BBQ |
Chicken
11 entries · top 167.4056 · median 157.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 2 | Grillberts BBQ | |
| 3 | Big Kokx | |
| 4 | Dune Ready BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Mo's 2 | |
| 6 | Curlie Q | |
| 7 | JD BBQ and Smoke | |
| 8 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 9 | Pew Pew BBQ | |
| 10 | Stills and Grills | |
| 11 | It's In The Q |
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 170.8456 · median 161.7200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BONE LICK-N BBQ | |
| 2 | Grillberts BBQ | |
| 3 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 4 | Pew Pew BBQ | |
| 5 | Dune Ready BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Kokx | |
| 7 | Stills and Grills | |
| 8 | Curlie Q | |
| 9 | JD BBQ and Smoke | |
| 10 | Bug Man BBQ | |
| 11 | It's In The Q | |
| 12 | Big Mo's 2 |