Sep 20–21, 2024 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carrol Ave
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $3,500
Curly Bird BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) on September 20, 2024 in Glencoe, AL at 313 Nancy Carrol Ave, scoring 354.2744 in a field of 18 teams. Rollin Smoke BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 347.3712. Category winners: Chicken — Small Batch BBQ - TN (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Curly Bird BBQ (180.0000). This is the 7th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Small Batch BBQ; 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
Curly Bird BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Backyard Series — Chicken places 9–10: LEE LA Q and REDBONES tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q and Ghost Hill BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: NORALA BBQ TEAM edged REDBONES by 0.0116.
Small Batch BBQ - TN turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Leela Q (won 2020), Small Batch BBQ (won 2023).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Glencoe, AL | 407 Hollingsworth Park dr | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2024 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carol Dr | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1084 | 167.3828 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 178.8572 | 170.2628 | 166.8456 |
18 entries · top 354.2744 · median 339.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | REDBONES | |
| 6 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 7 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 8 | Pork Life | |
| 9 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | Modest Meats | |
| 14 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 15 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 16 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 18 | BLOW-N-SMOKE |
18 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | Pork Life | |
| 4 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 5 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 6 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 7 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | REDBONES | |
| 11 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 12 | Modest Meats | |
| 13 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 17 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 18 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK |
18 entries · top 180 · median 167.9542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | REDBONES | |
| 5 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Pork Life | |
| 11 | Modest Meats | |
| 12 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 15 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 16 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 18 | BLOW-N-SMOKE |
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | REDBONES | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 5 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 9 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 10 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 13 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 14 | Slingin Pig Meat | |
| 15 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 16 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 17 | Pork Life | |
| 18 | Modest Meats |