The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-10-20 – 2023-10-21 · Huntsville, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $4,300.00
Grand Champion: Hickory Hangover (355.4172) · 50 teams
Entries
50
2 categories
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
323.20
median 326.81
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
340.5600
what a walk cost here
Field spread
183.4172
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,300.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% of contests
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
50 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | Limp Brizkit | |
| 3 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 6 | The Catering Vets | |
| 7 | Uncle Redstone | |
| 8 | Phat Sammy's Goodland Pour House | |
| 9 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 10 | Red, White & Que | |
| 11 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 12 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 13 | Seven Loaves Barbeque | |
| 14 | Los Diablos | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Just For Fun BBQ | |
| 17 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 18 | JJ George | |
| 19 | Huntsville Hogs BBQ | |
| 20 | SportsPage Smokers | |
| 21 | B.A.T BBQ | |
| 22 | Blood, Sweat, and Titos. | |
| 23 | Boar on the Floor | |
| 24 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 25 | RFCU | |
| 26 | You Don't Win Friends With Salad | |
| 27 | Bentley Butts & Other Meat | |
| 28 | Sweaty Pig | |
| 29 | P & C BBQ | |
| 30 | Idle Times | |
| 31 | S J & L General Contractor, LLC | |
| 32 | Schoelly Smokes | |
| 33 | Big Oh�s | |
| 34 | Boob-B-Q | |
| 35 | Beefis and Butt-Head | |
| 36 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 37 | Rugby Old Boys | |
| 38 | Torch | |
| 39 | i3 | |
| 40 | Boss Hawgs | |
| 41 | JM BBQ | |
| 42 | BABA GONKY! BBQ | |
| 43 | Rock-N-BBQ (Buffalo Rock) | |
| 44 | Glad-e-8-er Smokers | |
| 45 | Invarique | |
| 46 | Mach2BBQ | |
| 47 | Shigs in the Pit | |
| 48 | Hatch | |
| 49 | Firebird | |
| 50 | Walker Snyder State Farm |
Backyard Series — Overall
50 entries · top 355.4172 · median 326.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 4 | Red, White & Que | |
| 5 | Just For Fun BBQ | |
| 6 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 7 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 8 | Los Diablos | |
| 9 | The Catering Vets | |
| 10 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Blood, Sweat, and Titos. | |
| 12 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 13 | S J & L General Contractor, LLC | |
| 14 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 15 | JJ George | |
| 16 | SportsPage Smokers | |
| 17 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 18 | RFCU | |
| 19 | Schoelly Smokes | |
| 20 | Idle Times | |
| 21 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 22 | JM BBQ | |
| 23 | Torch | |
| 24 | Uncle Redstone | |
| 25 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 26 | Beefis and Butt-Head | |
| 27 | Sweaty Pig | |
| 28 | Boar on the Floor | |
| 29 | Seven Loaves Barbeque | |
| 30 | Huntsville Hogs BBQ | |
| 31 | B.A.T BBQ | |
| 32 | P & C BBQ | |
| 33 | Boss Hawgs | |
| 34 | Invarique | |
| 35 | i3 | |
| 36 | Rugby Old Boys | |
| 37 | Limp Brizkit | |
| 38 | You Don't Win Friends With Salad | |
| 39 | Bentley Butts & Other Meat | |
| 40 | Shigs in the Pit | |
| 41 | Boob-B-Q | |
| 42 | Mach2BBQ | |
| 43 | Firebird | |
| 44 | Big Oh�s | |
| 45 | Rock-N-BBQ (Buffalo Rock) | |
| 46 | Glad-e-8-er Smokers | |
| 47 | BABA GONKY! BBQ | |
| 48 | Hatch | |
| 49 | Walker Snyder State Farm | |
| 50 | Phat Sammy's Goodland Pour House |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just For Fun BBQ | |
| 2 | Red, White & Que | |
| 3 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | S J & L General Contractor, LLC | |
| 6 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 7 | Blood, Sweat, and Titos. | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 10 | Los Diablos | |
| 11 | JM BBQ | |
| 12 | Invarique | |
| 13 | Schoelly Smokes | |
| 14 | Firebird | |
| 15 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 16 | RFCU | |
| 17 | Torch | |
| 18 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 19 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 20 | SportsPage Smokers | |
| 21 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 22 | The Catering Vets | |
| 23 | JJ George | |
| 24 | Beefis and Butt-Head | |
| 25 | Boss Hawgs | |
| 26 | Idle Times | |
| 27 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 28 | i3 | |
| 29 | Shigs in the Pit | |
| 30 | Sweaty Pig | |
| 31 | Rugby Old Boys | |
| 32 | P & C BBQ | |
| 33 | Boar on the Floor | |
| 34 | B.A.T BBQ | |
| 35 | Huntsville Hogs BBQ | |
| 36 | Mach2BBQ | |
| 37 | You Don't Win Friends With Salad | |
| 38 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 39 | Seven Loaves Barbeque | |
| 40 | Bentley Butts & Other Meat | |
| 41 | Uncle Redstone | |
| 42 | Boob-B-Q | |
| 43 | Rock-N-BBQ (Buffalo Rock) | |
| 44 | Hatch | |
| 45 | Glad-e-8-er Smokers | |
| 46 | Big Oh�s | |
| 47 | Limp Brizkit | |
| 48 | Walker Snyder State Farm | |
| 49 | BABA GONKY! BBQ |