Bordertown BBQ Brawl
2022-07-15 – 2022-07-16 · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 📍 2186 Shunk Rd · State championship
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $6,500.00
Grand Champion: Aww Hell (704.5488) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 iBQ'n
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
704.5488
Winning margin
2.8344
GC over RC
Field average
667.76
median 676.18
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.7660
10th place overall
Field spread
101.2232
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,500.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 26%
beats 74% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
23%
of the 30 teams with a home region came from outside MI
Came back for more
70%
19 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 47% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧹 A double category winner
AWW HELL won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: iBQ'n and Q-JITSU tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BAD HABIT BBQ and Bad Wolf BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: KEVLAR BBQ and RUB MY RACK tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bad Habit BBQ (won 2020), Aww Hell (won 2021).
🃏 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 32-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | 2186 Shunk RD | 24 | 690.8456 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2019-07-19 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 28 | 687.9428 | IBQ'n@thebbqsuperstore.com | RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ |
| 2020-07-17 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 31 | 685.7144 | Bad Habit BBQ | TIRE SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-07-16 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk RD | 27 | 691.3940 | Aww Hell | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES |
| 2022-07-15 ← this one | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk Rd | 30 | 704.5488 | Aww Hell | iBQ'n |
| 2022-07-15 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2186 Shunk Rd | 28 | 176.5944 | Kevlar | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 172.5716 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 170.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 704.5488 · median 676.1772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWW HELL | |
| 2 | iBQ'n | |
| 3 | Q-JITSU | |
| 4 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 5 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 6 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 8 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 9 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 12 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 13 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 14 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 15 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 16 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 17 | BooyaQ | |
| 18 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 20 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 21 | Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 23 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 24 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Good Time BBQ | |
| 26 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Three Little Piggies BBQ | |
| 28 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 29 | North Country Smoke | |
| 30 | Barbeau BBQ |
Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iBQ'n | |
| 2 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 5 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 6 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 7 | AWW HELL | |
| 8 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 9 | BooyaQ | |
| 10 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 11 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 12 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 13 | Q-JITSU | |
| 14 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 15 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 16 | Three Little Piggies BBQ | |
| 17 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Good Time BBQ | |
| 20 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 21 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 23 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 25 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ Team | |
| 26 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 27 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 28 | North Country Smoke | |
| 29 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 30 | Barbeau BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWW HELL | |
| 2 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 3 | iBQ'n | |
| 4 | Q-JITSU | |
| 5 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 6 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 7 | Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 8 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 9 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 10 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 11 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 12 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 13 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 17 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 18 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | Barbeau BBQ | |
| 21 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 22 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 23 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 25 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 26 | Three Little Piggies BBQ | |
| 27 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Smokin Good Time BBQ | |
| 29 | BooyaQ | |
| 30 | North Country Smoke |
Pork
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWW HELL | |
| 2 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 3 | Q-JITSU | |
| 4 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 5 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 6 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 9 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 10 | iBQ'n | |
| 11 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 12 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 13 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 14 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 15 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 16 | BooyaQ | |
| 17 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 18 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin Good Time BBQ | |
| 20 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 21 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 22 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 24 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 25 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 27 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 28 | Three Little Piggies BBQ | |
| 29 | North Country Smoke | |
| 30 | Barbeau BBQ |
Brisket
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | BooyaQ | |
| 4 | iBQ'n | |
| 5 | Q-JITSU | |
| 6 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 7 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 9 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 10 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 11 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 12 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 13 | AWW HELL | |
| 14 | RUB MY RACK | |
| 15 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 16 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Red Rock Cafe | |
| 18 | Bad Wolf BBQ | |
| 19 | Slightly Sauced | |
| 20 | DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY | |
| 21 | Avon Purple Cobra's | |
| 22 | Sauced Up Assassins BBQ Team | |
| 23 | North Country Smoke | |
| 24 | Big Kokx BBQ | |
| 25 | Three Little Piggies BBQ | |
| 26 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Granny Slappin BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Good Time BBQ | |
| 29 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 30 | Barbeau BBQ |