Mac Attack BBQ MI
Rating
1610
peak 1627
Contests
66
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#79
Master 2020
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
4
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 66 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.38 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 675.30 (+5.08)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.53
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.35 · weakest Brisket (167.36)
Road miles
9673
mi across 66 mapped stops · furthest 563 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TIRE SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Mac Attack BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Shiggin aint easy has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PapaDads BBQ in 16 of their 20 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 (2021-05-14).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at September Fest (2024-09-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUE U.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 155.9428 | 170.35 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 65 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 178.8572 | 155.3600 | 168.85 | top 42% |
| Pork | 48 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 178.8800 | 157.6456 | 168.64 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 48 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 174.2856 | 151.9200 | 167.36 | top 47% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 20 | 1 | top 32% |
| IN | 18 | 0 | top 42% |
| WI | 4 | 0 | top 39% |
| OH | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (27 of 66 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (65 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: September Fest (2024-09-13)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 675.30
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 691.3832 | 679.63 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 687.3372 | 678.40 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 689.0744 | 679.05 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 689.1088 | 672.55 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 690.2516 | 677.34 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 687.3712 | 670.96 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 684.4796 | 673.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 52 / 90 (682.7884) | 42 (173.1200) | 28 (174.8572) | 62 (170.2512) | 74 (164.5600) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 19 / 26 (665.0060) | 18 (165.0972) | 7 (172.0000) | 14 (167.3944) | 23 (160.5144) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI | — | — | 11 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 25 / 43 (672.4916) | 6 (175.4172) | 36 (164.5372) | 22 (169.7028) | 35 (162.8344) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 12 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 5 / 34 (691.3832) | 5 (177.7144) | 7 (174.2860) | 22 (167.9656) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 10 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 3 / 26 (690.2172) | 6 (177.1544) | 7 (171.4056) | 17 (167.3828) | 3 (174.2744) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 15 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 39 / 56 (675.8972) | 24 (173.1200) | 44 (165.6800) | 46 (165.6800) | 21 (171.4172) |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 1 / 18 (687.3024) | 7 (171.9656) | 2 (172.5484) | 8 (171.9656) | 3 (170.8228) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH | 10 / 30 (687.3140) | 6 (176.0000) | 14 (168.5140) | 9 (171.9772) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2024-07-20 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 5 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 19 / 37 (657.6004) | 4 (174.8572) | 21 (164.5488) | 22 (164.5256) | 30 (153.6688) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 22 / 32 (672.4572) | 22 (169.6684) | 15 (168.5372) | 20 (166.8572) | 22 (167.3944) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 6 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 19 / 62 (687.3372) | 23 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 48 (163.9428) | 16 (172.5600) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 Warsaw, IN | 12 / 23 (683.3144) | 13 (170.8344) | 15 (169.6800) | 11 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 19 (167.3712) | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 22 / 44 (672.4804) | 11 (174.2744) | 28 (166.2860) | 6 (173.1200) | 37 (158.8000) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN | — | — | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 20 / 35 (671.3144) | 4 (175.4172) | 18 (167.9772) | 22 (167.9656) | 27 (159.9544) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 10 (169.7256) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 5 / 25 (689.0744) | 12 (171.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (170.8228) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 22 / 36 (658.6856) | 29 (162.8000) | 16 (166.8228) | 28 (157.6456) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 39 / 50 (647.2572) | 36 (163.9544) | 26 (167.3828) | 33 (164.0000) | 44 (151.9200) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 24 (162.8456) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 10 / 30 (682.7660) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (166.8228) | 13 (169.6916) | 15 (167.3944) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 14 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 22 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) Warsaw, IN | 7 / 25 (689.1088) | 8 (174.8572) | 10 (171.4056) | 9 (170.8460) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN | 11 / 36 (682.7544) | 15 (171.4056) | 13 (168.5372) | 10 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8344) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 21 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN | 24 / 42 (674.7200) | 31 (169.1200) | 9 (173.1200) | 26 (167.3828) | 29 (165.0972) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 16 / 44 (672.4572) | 30 (163.3828) | 4 (173.7144) | 23 (167.3828) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 9 / 28 (677.6000) | 5 (173.7028) | 11 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2744) | 18 (163.9428) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition Mears, MI | 10 / 25 (677.0284) | 1 (177.7028) | 19 (161.1200) | 7 (171.9656) | 11 (166.2400) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 16 / 30 (669.0400) | 18 (167.9656) | 12 (170.8572) | 21 (164.5372) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 9 / 27 (674.7540) | 14 (169.6800) | 7 (167.9884) | 8 (172.0000) | 14 (165.0856) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 6 (170.2856) | — | — |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 14 / 51 (678.7884) | 9 (174.2628) | 32 (165.1200) | 16 (170.2972) | 25 (169.1084) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 12 / 39 (678.7656) | 6 (174.8572) | 12 (169.6800) | 18 (170.2628) | 25 (163.9656) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 2 / 41 (690.2516) | 8 (173.1544) | 6 (172.5716) | 3 (177.1428) | 27 (167.3828) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 24 (164.5716) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 4 / 50 (684.5372) | 1 (177.7372) | 13 (167.9656) | 5 (173.1544) | 24 (165.6800) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 3 / 28 (687.3712) | 14 (169.6684) | 7 (170.2744) | 3 (174.2856) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 19 / 36 (664.4224) | 19 (167.4056) | 4 (172.0000) | 23 (165.6800) | 27 (159.3368) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 3 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 17 / 50 (677.6456) | 16 (170.8456) | 6 (174.8572) | 48 (158.2400) | 15 (173.7028) |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 10 / 42 (673.0856) | 18 (166.2744) | 20 (165.1200) | 6 (170.8456) | 10 (170.8456) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 7 / 31 (671.9316) | 10 (170.2628) | 18 (161.1316) | 1 (178.8800) | 22 (161.6572) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 45 / 63 (660.4344) | 39 (167.9772) | 40 (163.3828) | 50 (163.9772) | 41 (165.0972) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 54 / 69 (653.0632) | 44 (164.5716) | 39 (164.5716) | 56 (158.8000) | 42 (165.1200) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 16 / 66 (666.1712) | 15 (169.1200) | 34 (164.5600) | 16 (168.5256) | 38 (163.9656) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 29 / 42 (655.2340) | 40 (155.9428) | 31 (162.8000) | 12 (170.8228) | 22 (165.6684) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 9 / 28 (677.1196) | 20 (165.6800) | 9 (169.7256) | 13 (167.9884) | 7 (173.7256) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 3 / 35 (684.4796) | 9 (170.2856) | 3 (173.1084) | 2 (171.4056) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Hilliard, OH | 10 / 28 (680.4796) | 17 (169.1200) | 20 (165.6912) | 8 (171.9656) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 2 / 40 (682.8340) | 9 (170.8572) | 17 (166.8456) | 7 (170.8456) | 2 (174.2856) |
| 2019-07-12 | Harvest On Fire at The Winery Marshall, IL | 12 / 31 (672.4684) | 11 (171.9772) | 27 (155.3600) | 5 (171.4284) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland Joliet, IL | 20 / 42 (666.8232) | 30 (165.1316) | 5 (173.7600) | 26 (163.3828) | 27 (164.5488) |
| 2019-06-21 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI | 3 / 30 (675.9424) | 21 (162.8228) | 2 (173.7256) | 1 (170.2512) | 10 (169.1428) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 17 / 42 (663.2684) | 30 (162.7884) | 15 (169.1316) | 24 (162.8112) | 10 (168.5372) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest Indianapois, IN | 11 / 40 (677.0628) | 20 (167.4172) | 9 (172.5600) | 27 (165.6800) | 8 (171.4056) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #491 (385 pts) | #451 (510 pts) | #329 (797 pts) | #571 (315 pts) | #548 (330 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #334 (650 pts) | #347 (670 pts) | #185 (1142 pts) | #430 (495 pts) | #386 (585 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #437 (448 pts) | #354 (639 pts) | #218 (1044 pts) | #428 (493 pts) | #498 (393 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #370 (615 pts) | #352 (690 pts) | #252 (957 pts) | #409 (565 pts) | #359 (665 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #166 (1105 pts) | #146 (1185 pts) | #136 (1273 pts) | #177 (1030 pts) | #292 (700 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #79 (1149 pts) | #91 (1044 pts) | #68 (1252 pts) | #65 (1224 pts) | #129 (824 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #162 (1487 pts) | #342 (927 pts) | #177 (1362 pts) | #154 (1457 pts) | #138 (1517 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #335 (1008 pts) | #347 (988 pts) | #387 (923 pts) | #300 (1083 pts) | #314 (1048 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #127 (1814 pts) | #96 (1837 pts) | #87 (1867 pts) | #130 (1684 pts) | #196 (1454 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #176 (1616 pts) | #61 (2054 pts) | #137 (1641 pts) | #231 (1347 pts) | #257 (1293 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #110 (1962 pts) | #21 (2351 pts) | #119 (1731 pts) | #50 (2085 pts) | #208 (1457 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #360 (1020 pts) | #275 (1192 pts) | #300 (1175 pts) | #377 (980 pts) | #261 (1303 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #268 (1114 pts) | #305 (964 pts) | #244 (1184 pts) | #164 (1419 pts) | #332 (924 pts) |