Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com
2021-09-24 – 2021-09-25 · Grand Haven, MI · 📍 Grand Haven, MI 49417 · State championship
Reps: DENA MILHOUS, RON MILHOUS · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Kevlar (695.4288) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BooyaQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Kevlar has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
KEVLAR BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: JAYBIRD'S BBQ and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: WICKED SMOKE BBQ and KEVLAR BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: iBQ'n and Littles' Barbecue Co tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
KEVLAR BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, iBQ'n, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-20 | Grand Haven, MI | Eastpointe RV Resort | 28 | 693.7028 | iBQn@thebbqsuperstore.com | PB&J's BBQ |
| 2020-09-25 | Grand Haven, MI | Eastpointe RV Resort | 28 | 688.0000 | Kevlar | BooyaQ |
| 2021-09-24 ← this one | Grand Haven, MI | Grand Haven, MI 49417 | 28 | 695.4288 | Kevlar | BooyaQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.8572 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 173.1084 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 170.8456 | 167.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 695.4288 · median 664.7140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BooyaQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 6 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 8 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 9 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 14 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 17 | Q-JITSU | |
| 18 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 19 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 20 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 21 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 22 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoldering Q | |
| 24 | Littles' Barbecue Co | |
| 25 | S & G BBQ | |
| 26 | The Meat Rubbers | |
| 27 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 28 | BAD WOLF BBQ |
Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 4 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 8 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 13 | BooyaQ | |
| 14 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 16 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 17 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 19 | S & G BBQ | |
| 20 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 21 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 22 | The Meat Rubbers | |
| 23 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 24 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Littles' Barbecue Co | |
| 26 | Smoldering Q | |
| 27 | Q-JITSU | |
| 28 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 2 | BooyaQ | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-JITSU | |
| 5 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | Littles' Barbecue Co | |
| 10 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 11 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 12 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 13 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 15 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 17 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 18 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 19 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 20 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 21 | The Meat Rubbers | |
| 22 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 23 | Smoldering Q | |
| 24 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 25 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 26 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 27 | S & G BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | S & G BBQ | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | BooyaQ | |
| 6 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 9 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 11 | Q-JITSU | |
| 12 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 13 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 14 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 15 | iBQ'n | |
| 16 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 17 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 19 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 21 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoldering Q | |
| 23 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 24 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 25 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 27 | The Meat Rubbers | |
| 28 | Littles' Barbecue Co |
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.6970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | BooyaQ | |
| 3 | BIG "E" BBQ | |
| 4 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 5 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 7 | BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | |
| 8 | iBQ'n | |
| 9 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 11 | WICKED SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoldering Q | |
| 15 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 16 | Q-JITSU | |
| 17 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 20 | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ | |
| 21 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 22 | S & G BBQ | |
| 23 | TWO CRACKERS Q-ING | |
| 24 | Littles' Barbecue Co | |
| 25 | 40 CALIBER BBQ | |
| 26 | Blue Island BBQ | |
| 27 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 28 | The Meat Rubbers |