Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-04-26 – 2024-04-27 · Florence, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Mad Rocket Barbeque (353.7028) · 40 teams
Entries
40
3 categories
Top score
353.7028
Winning margin
0.5828
GC over RC
Field average
333.27
median 335.37
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
345.0856
what a walk cost here
Field spread
57.8284
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,000.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1556
avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Mad Rocket Barbecue came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | Florence, AL | 36 | 527.9656 | PuckDaddy's Killer Q |
| 2024-04-26 ← this one | Florence, AL | 40 | 353.7028 | Mad Rocket Barbeque |
| 2025-08-01 | Florence, AL | 23 | 353.1200 | Electro-Que-Ted |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
40 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley Que | |
| 2 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 3 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 4 | Shmack Q | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 8 | 362 Que | |
| 9 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 10 | Red, White & Que | |
| 11 | Going Hogging | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 15 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 16 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 17 | NATTY QUE | |
| 18 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 19 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 20 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 21 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | Modest Meats | |
| 23 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 24 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 25 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Idle Times | |
| 27 | AMERICA FIRST BBQ | |
| 28 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 29 | Smokey Broskies | |
| 30 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 31 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 32 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 33 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 34 | Shake and Bake | |
| 35 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 36 | Big Jerry's Grillin | |
| 37 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 38 | COLD SMOKE | |
| 39 | Paul Meyer's Barbeque | |
| 40 | Smokin' D's |
Backyard Series — Overall
40 entries · top 353.7028 · median 335.3716
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Red, White & Que | |
| 10 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 11 | 362 Que | |
| 12 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | Bentley Que | |
| 15 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 16 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 18 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 19 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 20 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 21 | Going Hogging | |
| 22 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 23 | Modest Meats | |
| 24 | NATTY QUE | |
| 25 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 26 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 27 | Idle Times | |
| 28 | Big Jerry's Grillin | |
| 29 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 30 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 31 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 32 | AMERICA FIRST BBQ | |
| 33 | Shake and Bake | |
| 34 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 35 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 36 | Smokey Broskies | |
| 37 | Paul Meyer's Barbeque | |
| 38 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 39 | COLD SMOKE | |
| 40 | Smokin' D's |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 177.7372 · median 169.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 2 | Shmack Q | |
| 3 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | Big Jerry's Grillin | |
| 6 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 7 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 8 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 9 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 10 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 11 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 13 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 14 | Red, White & Que | |
| 15 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 16 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 17 | 362 Que | |
| 18 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 19 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 20 | LEE LA Q | |
| 21 | Modest Meats | |
| 22 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 23 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 24 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Bentley Que | |
| 26 | Idle Times | |
| 27 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 28 | Paul Meyer's Barbeque | |
| 29 | Shake and Bake | |
| 30 | Going Hogging | |
| 31 | NATTY QUE | |
| 32 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 33 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 34 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 35 | AMERICA FIRST BBQ | |
| 36 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 37 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 38 | Smokey Broskies | |
| 39 | Smokin' D's | |
| 40 | COLD SMOKE |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
22 entries · top 177.1428 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICA FIRST BBQ | |
| 5 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 6 | Shake and Bake | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 12 | Paul Meyer's Barbeque | |
| 13 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | Red, White & Que | |
| 15 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 16 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 17 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 18 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 19 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 20 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 21 | COLD SMOKE | |
| 22 | Smokin' D's |