Sep 10–11, 2021 · Mears, MI · 📍 8467 W. Silver Lake Rd · State championship
Reps: Dena Milhous, Ron Milhous
Shiggin aint easy won Grand Champion at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition on September 10, 2021 in Mears, MI at 8467 W. Silver Lake Rd, scoring 695.3828 in a field of 25 teams. Blowing Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2628. Category winners: Chicken — MAC ATTACK BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — BAD HABIT BBQ (175.4172); Pork — Blowing Smoke BBQ (177.7600); Brisket — Shiggin aint easy (176.5600). The Backyard Series standings were won by BONE LICK-N BBQ with 338.2512.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 83% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
Shiggin aint easy came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
BONE LICK-N BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
Shiggin aint easy took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 176 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |