Oct 20–21, 2023 · Huntsville, AL · 📍 Mid-City District
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $4,300
HICKORY HANGOVER won Grand Champion at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) on October 20, 2023 in Huntsville, AL at Mid-City District, scoring 355.4172 in a field of 50 teams. Deviant Smoke took Reserve Grand Champion with 351.9656. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY HANGOVER (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Just For Fun BBQ (177.1544).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 7–8: Uncle Redstone and Phat Sammy's Goodland Pour House tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Last Place Chicken and Red, White & Que tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Deviant Smoke and HICKORY HANGOVER tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 175.4400 | 171.4172 |
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 |
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 |
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 |