Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Guntersville, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Big James Kitchen (354.2628) · 33 teams
Entries
33
3 categories
Top score
354.2628
Winning margin
1.1428
GC over RC
Field average
335.80
median 335.38
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Sausage
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
342.8000
what a walk cost here
Field spread
46.9372
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1573
avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Big James Kitchen has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Big James Kitchen took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Big James Kitchen came in rated below the field's top team, PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | — | — | — | |
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Guntersville, AL | 33 | 354.2628 | Big James Kitchen |
| 2025-09-12 | Guntersville, AL | 28 | 357.7144 | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-09-11 | Guntersville, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Sausage
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Tus-Que-Loosa | |
| 6 | FOCAS SMOKAS | |
| 7 | Modest Meats | |
| 8 | On Scene BBQ | |
| 9 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 10 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 11 | Red, White & Que | |
| 12 | Dad Bod and Boujee | |
| 13 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 14 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 15 | Marsh Family BBQ | |
| 16 | Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers | |
| 17 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 18 | Idle Times | |
| 19 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 20 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 21 | Bentley Que | |
| 22 | Electro-Que-ted |
Backyard Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5256 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley Que | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | Modest Meats | |
| 6 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 9 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 10 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 11 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 12 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 13 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 15 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 17 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 18 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 19 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 20 | 931 BBQ | |
| 21 | LEE LA Q | |
| 22 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 23 | Red, White & Que | |
| 24 | Idle Times | |
| 25 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 26 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 27 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 28 | FOCAS SMOKAS | |
| 29 | On Scene BBQ | |
| 30 | Dad Bod and Boujee | |
| 31 | Tus-Que-Loosa | |
| 32 | Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers | |
| 33 | Marsh Family BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
33 entries · top 354.2628 · median 335.3832
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Modest Meats | |
| 6 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 7 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 9 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 12 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 15 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 17 | Red, White & Que | |
| 18 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 19 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 20 | Idle Times | |
| 21 | 931 BBQ | |
| 22 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 23 | LEE LA Q | |
| 24 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 25 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 26 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 27 | Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers | |
| 28 | On Scene BBQ | |
| 29 | FOCAS SMOKAS | |
| 30 | Dad Bod and Boujee | |
| 31 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 32 | Tus-Que-Loosa | |
| 33 | Marsh Family BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 2 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 5 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 8 | Bentley Que | |
| 9 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 10 | Modest Meats | |
| 11 | Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers | |
| 12 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 13 | Red, White & Que | |
| 14 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 17 | Idle Times | |
| 18 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 20 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 21 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 22 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 23 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 24 | 931 BBQ | |
| 25 | Dad Bod and Boujee | |
| 26 | LEE LA Q | |
| 27 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 28 | On Scene BBQ | |
| 29 | FOCAS SMOKAS | |
| 30 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 31 | Marsh Family BBQ | |
| 32 | Tus-Que-Loosa | |
| 33 | Smoke Right BBQ |