Poosa Q
2023-10-05 – 2023-10-07 · Montgomery, AL · 📍 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RACHEL HARPER, RANDY G BIGLER, ROXANNE GOULD, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $43,300.00
Grand Champion: PIGGIN' WHISKEY (702.8688) · 73 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Glamping Grillers
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Piggin' Whiskey took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Under the Radar (won 2019), Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q (won 2022).
🃏 An upset on the books
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.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-14 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 48 | 691.9432 | Under the Radar | Q-BONES BBQ |
| 2022-05-05 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 72 | 699.3712 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-10-05 ← this one | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 73 | 702.8688 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | Glamping Grillers |
| 2024-10-04 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 59 | 703.3828 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | SWIG-N-PIG |
| 2025-06-20 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 42 | 704.5372 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 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 | 176.0000 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 174.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
73 entries · top 702.8688 · median 674.1944
Chicken
73 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
73 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
Pork
73 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
Brisket
73 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6684
Backyard Series
Overall
61 entries · top 355.4172 · median 334.2288
Chicken
61 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.3944
Pork Ribs
60 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
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 |
Ancillary — Seafood
33 entries · top 174.8916 · median 157.6800