Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition
2023-05-05 – 2023-05-06 · Westland, MI · State championship
Reps: BECKY DRUETZLER, DAVE DRUETZLER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: Kevlar BBQ (706.8228) · 25 teams
Entries
25
5 categories
Top score
706.8228
Winning margin
6.8916
GC over RC
Field average
675.71
median 678.23
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.2284
what a walk cost here
Field spread
64.1372
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1571
avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 ← this one | Westland, MI | 25 | 706.8228 | Kevlar BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Westland, MI | 26 | 694.8000 | The BBQ Bus |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |