Mar 22–23, 2024 · Athens, AL · 📍 18118 Highway 99
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $5,250
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS won Grand Champion at the Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) on March 22, 2024 in Athens, AL at 18118 Highway 99, scoring 354.2628 in a field of 38 teams. Electro-Que-ted took Reserve Grand Champion with 350.8228. Category winners: Chicken — Deviant Smoke (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (180.0000). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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 5–6: Say My Name BBQ and MAD ROCKET BARBECUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MAD ROCKET BARBECUE and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Rollin Smoke BBQ and Curly Bird BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 ← this one | Athens, AL | 18118 Highway 99 | 38 | 354.2628 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Athens, AL | 18118 Highway 99 | 43 | 355.4172 | LeeLa Q |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Athens, AL | 18118 SR-99 | 43 | 356.5716 | Mind if I Smoke? |
| Apr 2, 2027 | Athens, AL | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 172 |
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 |
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 |
38 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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.
11 entries · top 180 · 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 |