Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-03-22 – 2024-03-23 · Athens, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,250.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Bees BBQ (354.2628) · 38 teams
Entries
38
3 categories
Top score
354.2628
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
335.88
median 337.37
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
342.2400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
37.7600
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,250.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1564
avg power rating going in · stronger than 69% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smokey Bees BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-22 ← this one | Athens, AL | 38 | 354.2628 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | Athens, AL | 43 | 355.4172 | LeeLa Q |
| 2026-03-27 | Athens, AL | 43 | 356.5716 | Mind if I Smoke? |
| 2027-04-02 | Athens, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
11 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 2 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 7 | Reggie Time BBQ | |
| 8 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 9 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 10 | Da-Ham Good BBQ | |
| 11 | The Tate Crew Barbeque |
Backyard Series — Chicken
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 6 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 7 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 8 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 9 | Modest Meats | |
| 10 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 12 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 13 | Da-Ham Good BBQ | |
| 14 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 16 | Codeman's BBQ | |
| 17 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 18 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 19 | B.G.Q. | |
| 20 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 21 | Stoney Lonesome | |
| 22 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 24 | LEE LA Q | |
| 25 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 26 | Bentley Que | |
| 27 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 28 | Redstone Federal Credit | |
| 29 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 30 | 205 Smoke | |
| 31 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 32 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 33 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 34 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 35 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 36 | Reggie Time BBQ | |
| 37 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 38 | The Tate Crew Barbeque |
Backyard Series — Overall
38 entries · top 354.2628 · median 337.3714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 4 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 5 | B.G.Q. | |
| 6 | Bentley Que | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 11 | Da-Ham Good BBQ | |
| 12 | Modest Meats | |
| 13 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 14 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 15 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 16 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 17 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 18 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 19 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 20 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 21 | 205 Smoke | |
| 22 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 23 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 24 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Codeman's BBQ | |
| 26 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 27 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 28 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 29 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 30 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 31 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 33 | The Tate Crew Barbeque | |
| 34 | Redstone Federal Credit | |
| 35 | Stoney Lonesome | |
| 36 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 37 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 38 | Reggie Time BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | Bentley Que | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | B.G.Q. | |
| 8 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 9 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 10 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 11 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 13 | 205 Smoke | |
| 14 | Da-Ham Good BBQ | |
| 15 | The Tate Crew Barbeque | |
| 16 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 17 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 18 | Modest Meats | |
| 19 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 20 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 22 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 23 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 24 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 26 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 27 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 28 | Phoenix BBQ | |
| 29 | Codeman's BBQ | |
| 30 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 31 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 32 | Redstone Federal Credit | |
| 33 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 34 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 35 | Reggie Time BBQ | |
| 36 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 37 | Stoney Lonesome | |
| 38 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY |