Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-09-06 – 2024-09-07 · Cullman, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,700.00
Grand Champion: Brothers Q BBQ Supply (355.4172) · 27 teams
Entries
27
2 categories
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
332.99
median 339.95
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.3828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
344.0000
what a walk cost here
Field spread
192.6056
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,700.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1561
avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Brothers Q BBQ Supply took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🃏 An upset on the books
Say My Name BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Cullman, AL | 19 | 355.4172 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 ← this one | Cullman, AL | 27 | 355.4172 | Brothers Q BBQ Supply |
| 2024-09-06 | Cullman, AL | 16 | 174.2628 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 2 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 3 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 6 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 10 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 16 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 18 | Pork Life | |
| 19 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 20 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 21 | Codeman's BBQ | |
| 22 | Naw da bone crew | |
| 23 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 24 | Budget BBQ | |
| 25 | REDBONES | |
| 26 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 27 | Smoke'Em All |
Backyard Series — Overall
27 entries · top 355.4172 · median 339.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 7 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 9 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 10 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 11 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | Pork Life | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 16 | Budget BBQ | |
| 17 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 19 | REDBONES | |
| 20 | Codeman's BBQ | |
| 21 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 22 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke'Em All | |
| 25 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 26 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 27 | Naw da bone crew |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9830 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | Budget BBQ | |
| 5 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 6 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | REDBONES | |
| 9 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 10 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 12 | Smoke'Em All | |
| 13 | Pork Life | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Codeman's BBQ | |
| 16 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 17 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 18 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 19 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 20 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 21 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 22 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 26 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ |