Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition
2023-05-05 – 2023-05-06 · Westland, MI · 📍 6440 N. Hix Road · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Kevlar BBQ (706.8228) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE BBQ BUS
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Top-10 cutoff
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How hot was the win?
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🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: KEVLAR BBQ and BIG GUYS Q tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Thin Blue BBQ and MAC ATTACK BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: THE BBQ BUS and iBQ'n tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
KEVLAR BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, THE BBQ BUS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 ← this one | Westland, MI | 6440 N. Hix Road | 25 | 706.8228 | Kevlar BBQ | THE BBQ BUS |
| 2024-05-03 | Westland, MI | 6440 N. Hix Road | 26 | 694.8000 | The BBQ Bus | FIREHOUSE SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 173.1084 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.0000 | 171.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 706.8228 · median 678.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 2 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 3 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-JITSU | |
| 5 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 6 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 9 | BooyaQ | |
| 10 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 12 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 13 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 14 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 16 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 17 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 19 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 21 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 22 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 23 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 24 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 25 | DAT'S BBQ |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 2 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 4 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 5 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | BooyaQ | |
| 9 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 10 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 11 | iBQ'n | |
| 12 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 13 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 14 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 15 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 16 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 17 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 18 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 19 | Q-JITSU | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 21 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 22 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 23 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 24 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 25 | DAT'S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 2 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 5 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 7 | iBQ'n | |
| 8 | Q-JITSU | |
| 9 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 10 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 12 | BooyaQ | |
| 13 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 14 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 15 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 16 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 17 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 18 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 19 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 20 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 22 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 23 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 24 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 25 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q-JITSU | |
| 2 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 3 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 5 | iBQ'n | |
| 6 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 8 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 10 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 12 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 13 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 14 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 15 | BooyaQ | |
| 16 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Thin Blue BBQ | |
| 19 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 20 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 21 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 22 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 23 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 25 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BBQ BUS | |
| 2 | BAD HABIT BBQ | |
| 3 | KEVLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 5 | BO B Q BBQ | |
| 6 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 7 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 8 | Q-JITSU | |
| 9 | BooyaQ | |
| 10 | ALE YEAH BBQ | |
| 11 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 12 | iBQ'n | |
| 13 | Bleacher Bums BBQ | |
| 14 | PapaDads BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 17 | JAYBIRD'S BBQ | |
| 18 | RAMSHACKLE BBQ | |
| 19 | QUEFELLAS BBQ | |
| 20 | Backdraft BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN HOOSIERS | |
| 22 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 23 | B&R SMOKE | |
| 24 | BIG GUYS Q | |
| 25 | Thin Blue BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 3 | Smokin Bugatti BBQ | |
| 4 | PB&J's BBQ | |
| 5 | DAT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | BooyaQ |