Sep 24–25, 2021 · Grand Haven, MI · State championship
Reps: Dena Milhous, Ron Milhous · Prize money: $7,500
KEVLAR BBQ won Grand Champion at the Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com on September 24, 2021 in Grand Haven, MI, scoring 695.4288 in a field of 28 teams. BooyaQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2284. Category winners: Chicken — KEVLAR BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BO B Q BBQ (175.4172); Pork — BAD WOLF BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — KEVLAR BBQ (176.5716). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Kevlar.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
695.4288 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.7028 iBQn@thebbqsuperstore.com set in 2019.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
KEVLAR BBQ 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.
Kevlar won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
2 of 3 tracked editions
Kevlar has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
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.
KEVLAR BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
KEVLAR BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
KEVLAR BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
24 of 28 teams from 2020-09-25 came back
24 of the 28 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | Grand Haven, MI | Eastpointe RV Resort | 28 | 693.7028 | iBQn@thebbqsuperstore.com | PB&J's BBQ |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Grand Haven, MI | Eastpointe RV Resort | 28 | 688 | Kevlar | BooyaQ |
| Sep 24, 2021 ← this one | Grand Haven, MI | Grand Haven, MI 49417 | 28 | 695.4288 | Kevlar | BooyaQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 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 |
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 |
28 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |