Smoke in the Mitten
Westland, MI · 📍 Bova VFW 9885 — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
4
4 with results
Typical draw
26
teams · biggest 34
Purse listed
$15K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Shiggin Aint Easy — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 BO-B-Q — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 iBQ'n — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Full Belly BBQ — 1 win (2025)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 700.5256 | iBQ'n | May 9, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Sailor Nicks BBQ | May 9, 2025 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | Full Belly BBQ | May 9, 2025 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | iBQ'n | May 9, 2025 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | Shiggin aint easy | May 9, 2025 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 14% |
| Shiggin aint easy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 11% |
| BooyaQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | top 26% |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 17% |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | top 16% |
| M R BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 38% |
| TIRE SMOKE BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 24% |
| DB BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 29% |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 23% |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 12% |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 15% |
| Team Cookie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 9% |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 12% |
| PB&J's BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 26% |
| Backdraft BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 35% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 🏅 | Bova VFW 9885 | 34 | 697.0740 | Shiggin Aint Easy | WE WILL ROCK QUE | $7,300 |
| May 1, 2026 | Bova VFW 9885 | 24 | 177.7144 | BO-B-Q | — | $1,000 |
| May 9, 2025 🏅 | Bova VFW 9885 | 26 | 700.5256 | iBQ'n | TIRE SMOKE BBQ | $6,100 |
| May 9, 2025 | Bova VFW 9885 | 21 | 180 | Full Belly BBQ | — | $600 |