Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023
2023-10-27 – 2023-10-28 · Madison, AL · 📍 212 Main St · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $8,500.00
Grand Champion: Smoke Me Silly (710.8344) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Barking Pig BBQ
Entries
35
6 judged meats
Top score
710.8344
Winning margin
8.0460
GC over RC
Field average
684.93
median 693.06
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
MAD ROCKET BARBECUE (Chicken), Organizer Portal (Pork), Barking Pig BBQ (Pork), STEWBABYS BBQ (Pork Ribs)
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.6116
10th place overall
Field spread
71.6232
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 4%
beats 96% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
24%
of the 49 teams with a home region came from outside AL
Came back for more
51%
21 of 41 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
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.
🧹 A double category winner
SWEET SMOKE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS and CHOOCHOO BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Willingham's and SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 1–2: Organizer Portal and Barking Pig BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Barking Pig BBQ (won 2022).
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-28 | Madison, AL | 212 Main St | 10 | 690.2632 | Barking Pig BBQ | SWEET SMOKE BBQ |
| 2023-10-27 ← this one | Madison, AL | 212 Main St | 14 | 710.8344 | Smoke Me Silly | Barking Pig BBQ |
| 2024-10-25 | Madison, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1084 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 169.6916 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 168.5484 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |