September Fest
Coldwater, MI — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
7
5 with results
Typical draw
18
teams · biggest 26
Purse listed
$9,960
across all editions
State championship
5 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Bay 5 BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Q-Jitsu — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Que U — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Smoke'N'Stooges — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Mac Attack BBQ — 1 win (2024)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 695.9428 | QUE U | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 349.7028 | Fire Pig | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | DAT'S BBQ | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | Q-JITSU | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | Q-JITSU | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | Sep 19, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUE U | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 39% |
| Bay 5 BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 38% |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Fire Pig | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| RUBY CREEK BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| B&R SMOKE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | top 42% |
| Q-JITSU | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 30% |
| DAT'S BBQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 31% |
| Porkasaurus Rex BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 19% |
| Team Cookie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 29% |
| BooyaQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 42% |
| RedHog BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 46% |
| Bad Larry's BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 15% |
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 12% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2027 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2027 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2026 🏅 | 262 S. Sprage St. | 16 | 694.2632 | Bay 5 BBQ | DAT'S BBQ | $3,020 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 262 S. Sprage St. | 16 | 179.4400 | Q-Jitsu | — | $600 |
| Sep 19, 2025 🏅 | 262 S. Sprage St. | 26 | 695.9428 | Que U | PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS | $3,020 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 262 S. Sprage St. | 14 | 176.5600 | Smoke'N'Stooges | — | $300 |
| Sep 13, 2024 🏅 | 262 S. Sprage St. | 18 | 687.3024 | Mac Attack BBQ | PB&J'S BBQ | $3,020 |