Oct 5–7, 2023 · Montgomery, AL · 📍 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Rachel Harper, Randy G Bigler, Roxanne Gould, Wayne Harper · Prize money: $43,300
PIGGIN' WHISKEY won Grand Champion at the Poosa Q on October 5, 2023 in Montgomery, AL at 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD, scoring 702.8688 in a field of 73 teams. Glamping Grillers took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.1428. Category winners: Chicken — TWISTED PAIR BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (178.8572); Pork — VALLEE A/C COLD SMOKE (177.7144); Brisket — SWIG-N-PIG (178.8800). The Backyard Series standings were won by Furlongs Smoke & Seafood with 355.4172. This is the 3rd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q; the next was held in 2024.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
702.8688 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 699.3712 Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q set in 2022.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
Piggin' Whiskey came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
PIGGIN' WHISKEY won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN and Smokin N The Bandits tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: Glamping Grillers and Bar B Quterie tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Under the Radar (won 2019), Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q (won 2022).
Bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data
73 teams — bigger than 96% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
This contest usually draws about 60 teams
73 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 60.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 48 | 691.9432 | Under the Radar | Q-BONES BBQ |
| May 5, 2022 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 72 | 699.3712 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Oct 5, 2023 ← this one | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 73 | 702.8688 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | Glamping Grillers |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 59 | 703.3828 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | SWIG-N-PIG |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 42 | 704.5372 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 177.1428 | 175.4400 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8800 | 177.7028 | 174.2972 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7372 | 176 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.2744 |
73 entries · top 702.8688 · median 674.1944
73 entries · top 180 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
73 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
73 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
73 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6684
61 entries · top 355.4172 · median 334.2288
61 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.3944
60 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
44 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.9030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 2 | SLINGIN PIG MEAT | |
| 3 | Smokin N The Bandits | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | BUBBA GRILLS | |
| 6 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 8 | CARLEE QUE'S | |
| 9 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 10 | WHACHU SMOKIN | |
| 11 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 12 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 13 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 14 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 15 | SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ | |
| 16 | FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | |
| 17 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 18 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | GENERAL LEE SMOKING | |
| 20 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 21 | Pork Life | |
| 22 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 23 | KEY'S SOUTHERN SPICE | |
| 24 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 25 | LEE LA Q | |
| 26 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 27 | Going Yard BBQ | |
| 28 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 29 | Jury's Out | |
| 30 | SMOKE WAGON BBQ | |
| 31 | Big Daddy's Meat House | |
| 32 | DONE RIGHT SMOKIN | |
| 33 | Apocalypse Sow | |
| 34 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 35 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 36 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 37 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 38 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 39 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 40 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 41 | TUSQLOOSA BBQ (NEW) | |
| 42 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 43 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 44 | BARLOW-Q |
33 entries · top 174.8916 · median 157.6800