BooyaQ MI
Rating
1676
peak 1696
Contests
72
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#111
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
5 reserve
Category wins
11
27 podiums
Overall top-10s
29
of 72 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
683.66 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 680.24 (+3.43)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.57
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.63)
Road miles
13833
mi across 72 mapped stops · furthest 866 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Q-JITSU has finished one call ahead of BooyaQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
iBQ'n has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 20 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of B&R SMOKE in 18 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
GLBBQA Spring Fling is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0572 points of the Grand Championship at Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com (2020-09-25).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 27% across 7 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off (2019-06-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 62 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0856 | 173.04 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 70 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 154.2172 | 167.63 | top 48% |
| Pork | 61 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3944 | 169.40 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 61 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9200 | 170.28 | top 36% |
“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 | 24 | 0 | top 32% |
| IN | 16 | 1 | top 39% |
| OH | 10 | 0 | top 25% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
| KY | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| Medium (20–39) | 32 | 1 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 28 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (28 of 72 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (70 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (2025-05-16)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 680.24
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 691.3600 | 683.66 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 711.4172 | 690.37 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 700.5260 | 684.80 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 699.3600 | 681.43 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 695.3944 | 680.12 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 692.5028 | 679.75 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 687.9428 | 664.89 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.3712 | 661.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 11 / 39 (685.5884) | 2 (177.7028) | 18 (169.6800) | 21 (167.3828) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 10 / 35 (690.1712) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (173.1200) | 24 (166.2400) | 20 (170.8112) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 7 / 34 (681.0512) | 10 (171.4056) | 18 (168.5256) | 8 (170.8572) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 13 / 48 (691.3600) | 22 (173.1200) | 14 (174.8456) | 19 (171.9772) | 19 (171.4172) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 95 / 125 (670.1488) | 55 (173.1200) | 112 (161.6572) | 95 (166.8344) | 80 (168.5372) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 4 (180.0000) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 45 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 60 / 90 (680.4456) | 86 (162.7884) | 57 (169.6916) | 54 (170.8228) | 7 (177.1428) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 16 / 26 (668.9824) | 5 (176.0000) | 26 (154.7884) | 5 (171.9656) | 17 (166.2284) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 4 / 42 (695.9200) | 22 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4172) | 18 (171.9656) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN | 18 / 45 (683.8856) | 6 (176.5600) | 17 (170.8228) | 29 (168.5256) | 26 (167.9772) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 18 / 43 (682.7772) | 26 (168.5372) | 11 (172.0000) | 19 (170.8344) | 12 (171.4056) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 13 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 3 / 40 (694.8344) | 5 (176.0000) | 21 (169.7028) | 11 (173.7144) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 1 / 34 (711.4172) | 2 (180.0000) | 10 (173.7028) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 8 / 26 (684.4684) | 5 (177.7028) | 18 (165.0972) | 13 (169.7028) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 3 / 56 (702.7884) | 19 (174.2628) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (180.0000) | 14 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 10 / 100 (698.2056) | 3 (180.0000) | 51 (169.6800) | 13 (176.5600) | 35 (171.9656) |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 4 / 18 (683.9084) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (166.2744) | 10 (170.2628) | 5 (169.6684) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN | 12 / 49 (687.9200) | 15 (172.0000) | 26 (168.5372) | 8 (176.5600) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 16 / 40 (678.7772) | 24 (167.9772) | 23 (165.6800) | 15 (170.8572) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 8 / 33 (685.6228) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (168.5256) | 5 (174.2972) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 8 / 30 (682.7656) | 7 (173.1200) | 15 (166.8572) | 10 (171.9656) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 20 / 38 (679.3488) | 11 (174.2628) | 23 (166.8344) | 26 (168.5372) | 18 (169.7144) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 2 / 32 (700.5260) | 9 (175.4172) | 8 (170.8344) | 7 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 13 / 26 (673.5656) | 11 (173.1084) | 24 (160.5028) | 7 (170.8344) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 13 / 62 (690.8000) | 17 (174.8456) | 31 (168.5600) | 10 (176.5600) | 24 (170.8344) |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Wadsworth, OH | 2 / 20 (696.5716) | 5 (173.7028) | 6 (170.8688) | 3 (173.7028) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 26 / 33 (659.8628) | 26 (166.2400) | 16 (169.7028) | 33 (156.5144) | 20 (167.4056) |
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN | 2 / 41 (699.3600) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | 10 (174.2628) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 3 / 44 (691.3600) | 15 (173.1084) | 2 (174.3088) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 26 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 19 / 32 (668.4228) | 11 (172.5600) | 12 (169.1200) | 10 (170.8228) | 25 (155.9200) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 Franklin, IN | 10 / 38 (683.9200) | 12 (173.7028) | 15 (170.8228) | 21 (167.9772) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 26 / 35 (666.1828) | 10 (173.1200) | 23 (165.6916) | 29 (162.8456) | 24 (164.5256) |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 9 / 25 (683.3484) | 8 (174.2628) | 12 (169.1544) | 15 (167.3828) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 6 / 42 (683.8856) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (163.9544) | 10 (171.4056) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH | — | — | 6 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 15 / 27 (673.6228) | 7 (174.8456) | 23 (161.6688) | 20 (165.7028) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 21 / 32 (667.3028) | 23 (165.7144) | 18 (168.5372) | 22 (163.3828) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2022-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 3 / 45 (695.3944) | 1 (179.4400) | 14 (169.6916) | 5 (175.4400) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 6 / 50 (689.6340) | 8 (175.4056) | 22 (168.5256) | 4 (176.5828) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 18 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 17 / 30 (673.5540) | 9 (174.2628) | 29 (155.3600) | 16 (168.5256) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 5 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN | 8 / 36 (683.9428) | 14 (171.9772) | 17 (166.2628) | 11 (171.4400) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 6 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 5 / 25 (690.1944) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (174.2744) | 14 (165.0856) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN | 32 / 42 (667.2912) | 10 (174.8688) | 35 (160.5256) | 32 (165.6684) | 25 (166.2284) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 80 / 92 (674.1484) | 70 (169.6684) | 86 (165.0972) | 84 (162.2284) | 4 (177.1544) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 89 / 111 (662.7200) | 51 (170.8344) | 107 (155.9428) | 97 (163.9772) | 36 (171.9656) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 12 / 27 (692.5028) | 13 (173.7144) | 5 (175.4056) | 21 (166.8228) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 2 / 28 (690.2284) | 13 (170.2744) | 2 (173.7028) | 5 (173.1084) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition Mears, MI | 4 / 25 (686.7656) | 11 (170.8228) | 8 (168.5600) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (169.6800) |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 3 / 32 (686.8456) | 3 (174.8572) | 13 (165.7028) | 1 (175.4400) | 9 (170.8456) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 3 / 27 (686.8000) | 4 (176.5600) | 13 (165.6800) | 1 (175.4400) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 38 / 51 (659.8284) | 10 (173.7028) | 50 (154.2172) | 39 (161.0856) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 18 / 41 (675.9432) | 23 (167.4516) | 15 (168.5372) | 18 (169.6916) | 16 (170.2628) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 27 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 7 / 29 (681.7256) | 1 (178.8800) | 11 (170.2628) | 26 (156.5828) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 2 / 28 (687.9428) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (169.1428) | 7 (171.4056) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 23 / 41 (659.3712) | 16 (171.9656) | 37 (157.1316) | 17 (166.8800) | 26 (163.3940) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 24 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 23 / 42 (661.1088) | 16 (166.8228) | 27 (163.4172) | 19 (165.1316) | 19 (165.7372) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 16 / 31 (657.6460) | 11 (169.7144) | 5 (170.2744) | 26 (155.3944) | 19 (162.2628) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 14 / 53 (681.6576) | 15 (171.4516) | 24 (167.3944) | 6 (173.1200) | 19 (169.6916) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 52 / 69 (654.6740) | 67 (157.0856) | 18 (169.6800) | 49 (162.8228) | 43 (165.0856) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 38 / 66 (651.8628) | 36 (163.4056) | 22 (167.9772) | 30 (163.9656) | 57 (156.5144) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 27 / 28 (652.9828) | 24 (163.9772) | 18 (166.2628) | 28 (156.5144) | 20 (166.2284) |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 24 / 40 (655.2572) | 16 (166.8228) | 24 (164.5256) | 26 (161.6572) | 20 (162.2516) |
| 2019-06-21 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI | 4 / 30 (675.3712) | 4 (171.9884) | 13 (167.4400) | 10 (166.2744) | 9 (169.6684) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #177 (609 pts) | #79 (1024 pts) | #247 (559 pts) | #259 (449 pts) | #242 (479 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #111 (1531 pts) | #131 (1431 pts) | #205 (1155 pts) | #142 (1326 pts) | #134 (1341 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #136 (1299 pts) | #133 (1304 pts) | #296 (839 pts) | #151 (1209 pts) | #151 (1209 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #116 (1390 pts) | #127 (1315 pts) | #142 (1363 pts) | #183 (1065 pts) | #158 (1180 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #163 (1194 pts) | #109 (1424 pts) | #200 (1112 pts) | #174 (1154 pts) | #127 (1354 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #119 (1343 pts) | #127 (1263 pts) | #164 (1155 pts) | #133 (1243 pts) | #123 (1308 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #158 (729 pts) | #133 (844 pts) | #157 (727 pts) | #166 (699 pts) | #189 (604 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #880 (323 pts) | #858 (368 pts) | #1055 (268 pts) | #1105 (243 pts) | #969 (303 pts) |