Record Book MI
The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 38 scored contests. Data grows nightly.
Showing the MI record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in MI. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.
Contests scored
38
of 49 tracked
Teams
365
5227 result rows
Reps
15
Perfect 180s
35 🔥
all-time, all categories
The sport over time in MI (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)
Hot in 2026 🔥
| Team | GCs this season |
|---|---|
| Shiggin aint easy | 1 |
| QUE U | 1 |
Closest championships ever
Highest overall contest scores
Highest category scores
Chicken
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailor Nicks BBQ Smoke in the Mitten · 2025-05-09 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | iBQ'n Smoke in the Mitten · 2025-05-09 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | SMOKEY GQ Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) · 2025-07-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | Team Cookie Smoke in the Mitten · 2026-05-01 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | BAD HABIT BBQ GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2024-04-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | B&R SMOKE All American BBQ Throwdown · 2024-08-02 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES Bordertown BBQ Brawl · 2021-07-16 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | BAD HABIT BBQ Bordertown BBQ Brawl · 2021-07-16 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 9 | KEVLAR BBQ Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com · 2021-09-24 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 10 | iBQ'n Bordertown BBQ Brawl · 2022-07-15 |
180.0000 🔥 |
Pork Ribs
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Belly BBQ Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2025-05-09 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | iBQ'n All American BBQ Throwdown · 2025-08-01 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | WE WILL ROCK QUE Smoke in the Mitten · 2026-05-01 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | AWW HELL Bordertown BBQ Brawl · 2022-07-15 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | C&M BBQ GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2026-04-17 |
179.4400 |
| 6 | SmokinGhost BBQ All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs · 2022-08-05 |
178.8800 |
| 7 | Risky Brisket GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2026-04-17 |
178.8572 |
| 8 | Team Cookie GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2026-04-17 |
178.8572 |
| 9 | VanHoozen BBQ GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2026-04-17 |
178.8572 |
| 10 | Matty B All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2023-08-04 |
178.8572 |
Pork
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2026-04-17 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | Shiggin aint easy All American BBQ Throwdown · 2023-08-04 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | Salted Anchor GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2024-04-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | Q-JITSU GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2025-04-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | BooyaQ GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2025-04-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | Shiggin aint easy All American BBQ Throwdown · 2025-08-01 |
179.4400 |
| 7 | iBQ'n All American BBQ Throwdown · 2025-08-01 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | Bucked Up BBQ GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2026-04-17 |
178.8800 |
| 9 | Mac Attack BBQ Bordertown BBQ Brawl · 2020-07-17 |
178.8800 |
| 10 | Risky Brisket GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2024-04-19 |
178.8572 |
Brisket
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy All American BBQ Throwdown · 2025-08-01 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS September Fest · 2025-09-19 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | Boost Your BBQ GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2026-04-17 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | BAD HABIT BBQ 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off · 2019-06-21 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition · 2023-05-05 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | BAD HABIT BBQ Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition · 2023-05-05 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | Bucked Up BBQ GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2024-04-19 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | BBQ Maestros GLBBQA Spring Fling · 2025-04-18 |
179.4400 |
| 9 | Piggin' Whiskey All American BBQ Throwdown · 2022-08-05 |
179.4400 |
| 10 | THE BBQ BUS All American BBQ Throwdown · 2022-08-05 |
179.4400 |
Perfect 180s (most recent)
Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)
| Year | Series | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Backyard | Rollin Smoke BBQ 🏆 | 1331 |
| 2026 | Master | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 🏆 | 2366 |
| 2025 | Backyard | Electro-Que-ted 🏆 | 1414 |
| 2025 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2826 |
| 2024 | Backyard | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 🏆 | 1404 |
| 2024 | Master | CHUNKY BBQ 🏆 | 2734 |
| 2023 | Master | JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆 | 2773 |
| 2022 | Master | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 🏆 | 2761 |
| 2021 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2804 |
| 2020 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2670 |
| 2019 | Master | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 🏆 | 2774 |
| 2018 | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2840 |
| 2017 | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2850 |
| 2016 | Master | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 🏆 | 2846 |
| 2015 | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2843 |
| 2014 | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2936 |
| 2013 | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2940 |
| 2013 | Master | TRUEBUD BBQ 🏆 | 2940 |
Most grand championships
Most reserve championships
Most category wins
Longest top-10 streaks (global)
| Team | Streak |
|---|---|
| Westside BBQ | 33 active |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 30 active |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 29 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 27 |
| The BBQ Ranch | 26 active |
| Sensuous BBQ | 25 |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 23 |
| SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | 23 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 22 active |
| Backcorner BBQ | 22 |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 21 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 21 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 20 active |
| BBQ+ | 20 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 20 |
Most consecutive GCs (global)
| Team | In a row |
|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 🏆 |
| Sweaty Hogs | 4 🏆 |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 4 🏆 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 4 🏆 |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| Under the Radar | 4 🏆 |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| DAWGS BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Dog Bite Barbecue | 3 🏆 |
| Fire Pig | 3 🏆 |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 3 🏆 |
Most active reps
Biggest contests
Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in MI)
| Category | Entries | Avg score | Avg winning score | Perfect 180s | 180s per 1,000 entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket toughest room | 912 | 164.95 | 177.36 | 6 | 6.6 |
| Pork Ribs | 1248 | 165.60 | 176.27 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Pork | 912 | 166.06 | 176.49 | 5 | 5.5 |
| Chicken | 998 | 167.29 | 176.99 | 11 | 11 |
Sorted by average score — the category at the top scores lowest across the whole field, which usually means the judges are hardest to please there.