Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-03-09 – 2024-03-10 · Foley, AL · 📍 125 E Laurel Ave
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,050.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Bees BBQ (349.1200) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RIBLIFE
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS took the Grand Championship home to MS.
📸 Photo finishes
Backyard Series — Chicken places 1–2: RIBLIFE and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 2–3: Deviant Smoke and NORALA BBQ TEAM tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: Bama BBQ Supply and Pat's Blue Ribbon tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Lee La Q (won 2022), Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (won 2023).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 23 | 513.0628 | Sneaky Creeek | — |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 518.8000 | PuckDaddy;s Killer Q | — |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 26 | 520.5028 | Lee La Q | — |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 31 | 521.6800 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2024-03-09 ← this one | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 349.1200 | Smokey Bees BBQ | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 30 | 358.8572 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Foley, AL | 200 N. Alston Street | 30 | 357.7028 | Southern Swine | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 165.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 172.0344 | 170.8228 | 165.6916 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.0572 | 173.7028 | 169.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
28 entries · top 349.1200 · median 321.9828
Chicken
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.1428
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 172.0344 · median 163.7144
Ancillary
Pork
29 entries · top 176.0572 · median 164.5600
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 — Anything But
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAT CAT BBQ | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | Paris Ace Hardware | |
| 4 | Jubilee Smoke | |
| 5 | Pigs In A Blanket | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | KEY'S Southern Spice | |
| 8 | A&J Catering | |
| 9 | Jangalangs | |
| 10 | Island Pig Posse | |
| 11 | The Dumpster Guy |
Ancillary — Sauce
18 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.5198