Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023
2023-10-27 – 2023-10-28 · Madison, AL · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Smoke Me Silly (710.8344) · 14 teams
Entries
35
6 categories
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
6.2744
GC over RC
Field average
327.83
median 334.80
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
340.5028
what a walk cost here
Field spread
204.6284
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,500.00
on the line
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoke Me Silly took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 | Madison, AL | 10 | 690.2632 | Barking Pig BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 ← this one | Madison, AL | 14 | 710.8344 | Smoke Me Silly |
| 2024-10-25 | Madison, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4116 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 4 | 931 BBQ | |
| 5 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | Smoke'Em All | |
| 7 | Modest Meats | |
| 8 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 9 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 10 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Blood, Sweat, and Tito's | |
| 13 | Three Chief BBQ | |
| 14 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 15 | Bentley Que | |
| 16 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 17 | RFCU | |
| 18 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 19 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 20 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 22 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 23 | Rock - N - BBQ | |
| 24 | Coldwater Creek Q | |
| 25 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 26 | THE QUE CRUE | |
| 27 | Uncle Karl's Kielbasa | |
| 28 | P & C BBQ | |
| 29 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 30 | Meat Sweats | |
| 31 | Peacocks in Heat | |
| 32 | Mill Road Boys | |
| 33 | Stank Butt BBQ | |
| 34 | Mossy Oak Meatz |
Backyard Series — Overall
35 entries · top 355.4172 · median 334.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 2 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | Bentley Que | |
| 7 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 8 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 9 | 931 BBQ | |
| 10 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 12 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 13 | Modest Meats | |
| 14 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 15 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke'Em All | |
| 17 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 18 | RFCU | |
| 19 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 20 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 21 | Blood, Sweat, and Tito's | |
| 22 | Uncle Karl's Kielbasa | |
| 23 | Three Chief BBQ | |
| 24 | THE QUE CRUE | |
| 25 | P & C BBQ | |
| 26 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 27 | Coldwater Creek Q | |
| 28 | Peacocks in Heat | |
| 29 | Mill Road Boys | |
| 30 | Mossy Oak Meatz | |
| 31 | Meat Sweats | |
| 32 | Rock - N - BBQ | |
| 33 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 34 | Stank Butt BBQ | |
| 35 | American BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 7 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 9 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 10 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 11 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 12 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 15 | RFCU | |
| 16 | Modest Meats | |
| 17 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 18 | 931 BBQ | |
| 19 | P & C BBQ | |
| 20 | Uncle Karl's Kielbasa | |
| 21 | THE QUE CRUE | |
| 22 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 23 | Smoke'Em All | |
| 24 | Mossy Oak Meatz | |
| 25 | Blood, Sweat, and Tito's | |
| 26 | Peacocks in Heat | |
| 27 | Mill Road Boys | |
| 28 | Three Chief BBQ | |
| 29 | Coldwater Creek Q | |
| 30 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 31 | Meat Sweats | |
| 32 | American BBQ | |
| 33 | Butt Honey BBQ | |
| 34 | Stank Butt BBQ | |
| 35 | Rock - N - BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 4 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 5 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 6 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 7 | Willingham's | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Hot Butts | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 10 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 11 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 12 | Single Tree BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 14 | Smokin Badgers |
Master Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 3 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 4 | Organizer Portal | |
| 5 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 6 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 8 | Single Tree BBQ | |
| 9 | Willingham's | |
| 10 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 11 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 12 | Hillbilly Hot Butts | |
| 13 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 14 | Smokin Badgers |
Master Series — Overall
14 entries · top 710.8344 · median 693.0630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 4 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 6 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 8 | Willingham's | |
| 9 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 10 | Single Tree BBQ | |
| 11 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 12 | Hillbilly Hot Butts | |
| 13 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 14 | Smokin Badgers |
Master Series — Pork
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | Willingham's | |
| 4 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 5 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 6 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 8 | Hillbilly Hot Butts | |
| 9 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 10 | Single Tree BBQ | |
| 11 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 14 | Smokin Badgers |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEWBABYS BBQ | |
| 2 | CHOOCHOO BBQ | |
| 3 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 4 | Organizer Portal | |
| 5 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | |
| 7 | Willingham's | |
| 8 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 10 | Single Tree BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Badgers | |
| 12 | Smoke Therapy | |
| 13 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 14 | Hillbilly Hot Butts |