A familiar champion
4×
titles at this rep’s contests
THE BBQ BUS has taken the Grand Championship at 4 of the contests this rep has run.
- 29 champions crowned in all
- 23 different teams
Kent Schuetz
A KCBS contest rep working 4 states/provinces, most often around Westland, MI. By events worked they sit #80 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Sep 11, 2026.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
29
every contest on their record · 2 cancelled
Among all reps
#80
of 152 reps by events worked · #82 by states covered
On the trail
2019–2026
8 seasons in the data · 8 in a row
This season
2
contests dated 2026 · 3.6 a season career-long
State championships
24
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
504
1,028 entries total · 4,520 meat boxes
Avg field
35
2166
teams per contest · median 33
Field strength
1,583
avg power rating of their fields · above 66% of rated contests
GCs crowned
29
23 different teams · 26 reserve champions
First-ever titles
7
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
141
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
25 🔥
out of 4,520 meat entries
Avg winning score (Master)
698.16
685.20711.97
26 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests
Avg winning score (Backyard)
350.83
346.24354.27
3 Backyard contests · 347.94 across all contests
Contests they return to
6
longest run 4 straight years at Bands & BBQ at the Point
Road between contests
5,604 mi
~700 miles a season · 358 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
May
9 of their 29 contests
Busiest 30 days
3
contests between Apr 26, 2019 and May 10, 2019
Prize money
$180K
across their events · biggest purse $10,000
Results on file
100%
29 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (12 found in this rep's record)
Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.
A long time on the trail
7.4 yrs
between first and latest contest
They've been repping KCBS contests since 2019-04-26 — 29 contests across 8 seasons in the data.
- 29 contests
- 8 seasons
- since 2019-04-26
Front row for greatness
25
perfect 180s handed in
25 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at Jim Beam BBQ Classic on 2019-10-04.
- first at Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Oct 4, 2019
The longest shot
6-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 94 times in 100
At Rockin BBQ, Shiggin aint easy came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 18 upsets at their contests
- May 29, 2020
Title contests
24
state championships run
83% of their contests carried a state title
24 of their 29 contests carried a state championship on the line.
A first Grand Championship
7
teams won their first title here
7 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Full Belly BBQ at Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS).
- Full Belly BBQ · 2025-05-09
- Matty B · 2023-08-04
- Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe · 2021-10-22
The big room
66
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 35 teams
Rockin BBQ drew 66 teams — more than double the 35-team field they average.
The double act
28
contests run together
90% of this rep's events
Rachel Schuetz and Kent Schuetz have run 28 contests together since 2019.
- 4 co-reps in all
The annual
6×
editions of one contest
They have repped 6 editions of Bands & BBQ at the Point, 4 of them back to back.
- 2019 → 2026
- 4 straight years
A season on the road
6
contests in 2019
2019 was their busiest year on the trail: 6 contests and 211 team entries through the tables.
- 211 team entries
- 6 state championships
Where teams start
141
teams cooked their first contest here
141 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- River Rat Smoker · 2026-09-11
- Pullin' Out the Butts · 2026-09-11
- Priceless Pitmasters · 2026-09-11
Every single season
8
seasons in a row, and counting
They have worked at least one contest in 8 consecutive seasons — an unbroken run through to the current one.
- 29 contests in all
- since 2019-04-26
The story so far (7 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2019
6 events · 211 team entries
Contests a season
3.6
across 8 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
8
still running — 8 and counting
Works mostly in
MI
11 of 29 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Towns worked
9
most often Westland, MI (10)
Corner to corner
358 mi
Boonville to Westland — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in
4,520
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2019
- First contest repped Smokin For Garrett
- First state championship Smokin For Garrett
- First Grand Champion crowned Smokin For Garrett
- First contest outside IN Route 66 Smoke Out
- Carrol Lou's Smokehouse won their first-ever Grand Championship Route 66 Smoke Out
- First 40-team field Rockin BBQ
- First perfect 180 at their tables Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- 2020
- Biggest upset seen (6-in-100 shot) Rockin BBQ
- Biggest field worked (66 teams) Rockin BBQ
- 2021
- 10th contest repped Route 66 Smoke Out
- 2023
- Back on the trail after 11 months All American BBQ Throwdown
- Highest overall score seen (711.9656) Smokin' for Garrett
- 2024
- Deepest field worked (1642 avg rating) Derby Park Que Off
- 2025
- 25th contest repped Smoke in the Mitten
- 2026
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Where they work
Field size by season (average and biggest)
Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)
Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)
Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)
Every season (click a column to sort)
| Season | Contests | States | Entries | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | State champ. | 180s | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 86 | 95 | 43 | 48 | 2 | 7 | $15,590 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 76 | 73 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 5 | $15,700 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 78 | 82 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 4 | $20,000 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 140 | 128 | 35 | 44 | 3 | 4 | $24,800 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 157 | 126 | 39 | 50 | 3 | 2 | $25,000 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 131 | 150 | 33 | 44 | 4 | 1 | $24,500 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 149 | 133 | 50 | 66 | 2 | 1 | $18,780 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 211 | 189 | 35 | 42 | 6 | 1 | $35,500 |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| THE BBQ BUS | 4 | 2024-05-03 |
| QUE U | 3 | 2026-04-17 |
| Shiggin aint easy | 2 | 2026-09-11 |
| BrewsCue | 1 | 2025-09-12 |
| iBQ'n | 1 | 2025-05-09 |
| Full Belly BBQ | 1 | 2025-05-09 |
| WeQ4U | 1 | 2024-09-13 |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | 1 | 2024-05-10 |
| Local Yokels | 1 | 2023-10-06 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 1 | 2023-09-08 |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 1 | 2023-08-04 |
| Matty B | 1 | 2023-08-04 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Full Belly BBQ | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) | May 9, 2025 |
| Matty B | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Aug 4, 2023 |
| Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe | Smokin' For Garrett | Oct 22, 2021 |
| KEVLAR BBQ | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Shiggin aint easy | Rockin BBQ | May 29, 2020 |
| THE BBQ BUS | Rockin BBQ | May 10, 2019 |
| Carrol Lou's Smokehouse | Route 66 Smoke Out | May 3, 2019 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 6 | 4 straight | 2019–2026 |
| All American BBQ Throwdown | 5 | 4 straight | 2020–2023 |
| Route 66 Smoke Out | 3 | 2 straight | 2019–2022 |
| Smokin' For Garrett | 3 | 3 straight | 2019–2021 |
| Smoke in the Mitten | 2 | — | 2025–2025 |
| Rockin BBQ | 2 | 2 straight | 2019–2020 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MI reps here | 11 | |
| KY reps here | 9 | |
| IN reps here | 5 | |
| IL reps here | 4 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Westland, MI | 10 | 2025-05-09 |
| Carrollton, KY | 7 | 2026-09-11 |
| Dwight, IL | 3 | 2022-05-06 |
| Boonville, IN | 3 | 2021-10-22 |
| Warsaw, IN | 2 | 2020-05-29 |
| Coldwater, MI | 1 | 2026-04-17 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | 2024-05-10 |
| Mt. Carmel, IL | 1 | 2023-10-06 |
| Springfield, KY | 1 | 2019-10-04 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockin BBQ | Shiggin aint easy 1510 | GETTIN' BASTED 1979 | 6-in-100 |
| Rockin BBQ | THE BBQ BUS 1590 | GREY STREET BBQ 1936 | 12-in-100 |
| All American BBQ Throwdown | KEVLAR BBQ 1609 | iBQ'n 1930 | 14-in-100 |
| Route 66 Smoke Out | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse 1671 | One2BBQ 1917 | 20-in-100 |
| Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown | BAD HABIT BBQ 1661 | iBQ'n 1896 | 21-in-100 |
| Smokin For Garrett | QUE U 1719 | One2BBQ 1944 | 21-in-100 |
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | HIGH ON THE HAWG 1705 | One2BBQ 1919 | 23-in-100 |
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 1724 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 1934 | 23-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1,120 | 165.43 | 176.48 | 9 |
| Pork Ribs | 1,232 | 164.12 | 176.67 | 2 |
| Pork | 1,121 | 164.70 | 177.19 | 10 |
| Brisket | 1,047 | 163.18 | 176.10 | 4 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Schuetz | 28 | |
| Dave Druetzler | 4 | |
| Carolyn Wells | 1 | |
| Becky Druetzler | 1 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| WeQ4U | 16 | 1 | 2019 |
| Shiggin aint easy | 14 | 2 | 2020 |
| iBQ'n | 14 | 1 | 2019 |
| THE BBQ BUS | 13 | 4 | 2019 |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 13 | — | 2019 |
| BooyaQ | 12 | — | 2019 |
| B&R SMOKE | 11 | — | 2019 |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 10 | 1 | 2019 |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 10 | — | 2019 |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 10 | — | 2019 |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 9 | 1 | 2019 |
| BBQ Maestros | 9 | — | 2021 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| River Rat Smoker | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Pullin' Out the Butts | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Priceless Pitmasters | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Meat Stroke | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Black Sheep | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| The Hogfathers BBQ | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Burning Pig | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Loaded Barrel | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Whiskey Whiskers | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Hefty Lefty | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Blue Chip | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Brisket, Bones, & Brew | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Where | Teams | Top score | Prize $ | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point state champ. | Carrollton, KY | 38 | 704.5372 | $9,000 | Shiggin aint easy |
| Apr 17, 2026 | GLBBQA Spring Fling state champ. | Coldwater, MI | 48 | 707.4056 | $6,590 | Que U |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bands and BBQ at the Point state champ. | Carrollton, KY | 29 | 697.0628 | $9,000 | BrewsCue |
| May 9, 2025 | Smoke in the Mitten state champ. | Westland, MI | 26 | 700.5256 | $6,100 | iBQ'n |
| May 9, 2025 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 21 | 180 | $600 | Full Belly BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bands & BBQ at the Point state champ. | Carrollton, KY | 31 | 699.3828 | $9,000 | WeQ4U |
| May 10, 2024 | Derby Park Que Off | Louisville, KY | 21 | 701.6456 | $5,000 | LOCAL YOKELS BBQ |
| May 3, 2024 | Route 66 Smokeout state champ. cancelled | Dwight, IL | — | — | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition state champ. | Westland, MI | 26 | 694.8000 | $6,000 | The BBQ Bus |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smokin' for Garrett state champ. | Mt. Carmel, IL | 26 | 711.9656 | $7,500 | Local Yokels |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bands & BBQ at the Point state champ. | Carrollton, KY | 33 | 700.6060 | $8,800 | Hold Your Horses BBQ |
| Aug 4, 2023 | All American BBQ Throwdown state champ. | Westland, MI | 44 | 698.8460 | $8,500 | Piggin' Whiskey |
| Aug 4, 2023 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Westland, MI | 37 | 178.8572 | — | Matty B |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Bands & BBQ at the Point state champ. | Carrollton, KY | 32 | 698.8460 | $9,000 | Smoke-N-Peppers |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown state champ. | Westland, MI | 50 | 697.6572 | $8,500 | The Bbq Bus |
| Aug 5, 2022 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs | Westland, MI | 42 | 178.8800 | $1,500 | SmokinGhostBBQ |
| May 6, 2022 | Route 66 Smoke Out state champ. | Dwight, IL | 33 | 702.8000 | $6,000 | Que U |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Smokin' For Garrett state champ. | Boonville, IN | 27 | 692.5028 | $8,500 | Old Fashioned Butcher Shoppe |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic state champ. cancelled | Springfield, KY | — | — | $5,000 | — |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Bands & BBQ at the Point state champ. | Carrollton, KY | 28 | 694.8228 | $9,000 | High on the Hawg - TN |
| Aug 6, 2021 | All American BBQ Throwdown state champ. | Westland, MI | 32 | 690.2400 | $7,000 | Aww Hell |
| May 1, 2021 | Route 66 Smoke Out state champ. | Dwight, IL | 44 | 703.4172 | — | The BBQ Bus |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett | Boonville, IN | 41 | 692.5256 | $7,280 | Que U |
| Aug 7, 2020 | All American BBQ Throwdown state champ. | Westland, MI | 42 | 685.2000 | $6,500 | Kevlar BBQ |
| May 29, 2020 | Rockin BBQ state champ. | Warsaw, IN | 66 | 698.3088 | $5,000 | Shiggin' Aint Easy |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic state champ. | Springfield, KY | 42 | 701.6572 | $10,000 | One2BBQ |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands & BBQ at the Point state champ. | Carrollton, KY | 28 | 697.0744 | $9,000 | Blue Chip BBQ |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown state champ. | Westland, MI | 40 | 687.3944 | $6,500 | Bad Habit BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 | Rockin BBQ state champ. | Warsaw, IN | 42 | 699.3828 | $5,000 | The BBQ Bus |
| May 3, 2019 | Route 66 Smoke Out state champ. | Dwight, IL | 33 | 693.6916 | — | Carrol Lou's Smokehouse |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Smokin For Garrett state champ. | Boonville, IN | 26 | 699.9428 | $5,000 | Scuffletown Smokers |