S & G BBQ MI
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 18 contests
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2023-09-15
Best ToY finish
#311
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.34 (+14.50)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±42.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.12 · weakest Chicken (161.81)
Road miles
3776
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 447 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$111K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 17 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.34 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RAMSHACKLE BBQ has finished one call ahead of S & G BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LICENSE TO GRILL has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Black Ace Barbeque in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 22 at their very first tracked contest, Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKE | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| KEVLAR BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PapaDads BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD HABIT BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD WOLF BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| BO B Q BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-JITSU | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| PB&J's BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 135.3372 | 161.81 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 141.5544 | 165.12 | top 50% |
| Pork | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 175.4172 | 154.8688 | 164.52 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 143.9428 | 164.19 | top 58% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 76% |
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
| IN | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American BBQ Throwdown | 4 | 24 | 0 | top 69% | 2023-08-04 |
| Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 100% | 2021-07-16 |
| Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 59% | 2020-09-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (13 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 644.34 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- 📣 — First call · Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- 📈 2019-04-05 — Peak power rating (1492) · CCSFest
- ⭐ 2021-09-10 — Career-best overall score (685.0744) · Honor-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | 2021-11-05 |
| +7.8 | Honor-Q | 2021-09-10 |
| +3.4 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 2020-09-25 |
| +2.7 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2022-08-05 |
| +0.7 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition | 2023-09-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2020-07-17 |
| -13 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2021-07-16 |
| -9.9 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | 2019-09-13 |
| -8.1 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com | 2021-09-24 |
| -7.7 | CCSFest | 2019-04-05 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | — | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60% | top 68% | 95.1% | 85.4% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | top 73% | 92.9% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 70% | 92.7% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY | 19 / 28 (652.4344) | 22 (162.8000) | 20 (161.0972) | 23 (157.6800) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 36 / 44 (652.9944) | 34 (165.1200) | 31 (165.6800) | 29 (162.8344) | 36 (159.3600) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 28 / 50 (661.6344) | 43 (158.2744) | 6 (172.5600) | 18 (168.5372) | 35 (162.2628) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 3 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-11-05 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 6 / 18 (669.6572) | 6 (165.7256) | 14 (156.5144) | 1 (175.4172) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 25 / 28 (642.0800) | 19 (165.1084) | 27 (141.5544) | 3 (173.7028) | 22 (161.7144) |
| 2021-09-10 | Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL | 7 / 17 (685.0744) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (162.2400) | 10 (165.0972) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 24 / 32 (644.4456) | 29 (157.0856) | 19 (161.1200) | 22 (163.3944) | 20 (162.8456) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 27 / 27 (489.0972) | 17 (167.4400) | — | 18 (162.2744) | 21 (159.3828) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 15 / 28 (669.0628) | 13 (170.8228) | 4 (172.5828) | 24 (159.9544) | 16 (165.7028) |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 18 / 26 (669.0512) | 25 (161.6916) | 8 (171.4172) | 18 (167.3712) | 13 (168.5712) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 28 / 36 (659.3944) | 15 (169.1200) | 8 (170.2972) | 27 (162.8344) | 30 (157.1428) |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 27 / 42 (650.8684) | 42 (154.8344) | 28 (162.9256) | 26 (164.5484) | 13 (168.5600) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 31 / 31 (603.8400) | 31 (135.3372) | 28 (155.4056) | 9 (169.1544) | 31 (143.9428) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY | 27 / 42 (658.1140) | 25 (166.8112) | 26 (164.5140) | 30 (161.6572) | 24 (165.1316) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI | 18 / 28 (667.3828) | 26 (163.3944) | 11 (169.7028) | 22 (162.2856) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI | 27 / 35 (637.0400) | 32 (147.3716) | 21 (163.9656) | 28 (157.1200) | 12 (168.5828) |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 28 / 40 (647.4292) | 20 (166.2744) | 22 (164.5716) | 36 (154.8688) | 22 (161.7144) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN | 30 / 40 (663.8856) | 39 (154.2400) | 7 (173.1200) | 5 (172.5716) | 30 (163.9540) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 4 / 22 (683.9656) | 8 (164.5600) | 4 (170.8800) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #566 (410 pts) | #1220 (95 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #542 (314 pts) | #424 (474 pts) | #689 (242 pts) | #386 (504 pts) | #411 (489 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #311 (365 pts) | #319 (390 pts) | #185 (620 pts) | #307 (405 pts) | #267 (445 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1151 (208 pts) | #1359 (173 pts) | #864 (368 pts) | #948 (313 pts) | #952 (313 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #582 (602 pts) | #594 (627 pts) | #526 (717 pts) | #399 (892 pts) | #580 (627 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #916 (381 pts) | #1012 (371 pts) | #866 (451 pts) | #525 (746 pts) | #1024 (341 pts) |