Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-09-27 – 2024-09-28 · Clanton, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,500.00
Grand Champion: Holy Smokin!!! (355.4056) · 18 teams
Entries
18
2 categories
Top score
355.4056
Winning margin
3.4284
GC over RC
Field average
333.49
median 335.93
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
335.9084
what a walk cost here
Field spread
49.2112
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,500.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
HOLY SMOKIN!!! came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 ← this one | Clanton, AL | 18 | 355.4056 | Holy Smokin!!! |
| 2025-09-26 | Clanton, AL | 15 | 352.5484 | Deviant Smoke |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | Modest Meats | |
| 6 | 3D BBQ | |
| 7 | Carlee Que's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 8 | YA BETTA EAT | |
| 9 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 10 | Rise N Swine | |
| 11 | Naw-Da-Bone BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Wagon BBQ | |
| 13 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 14 | Smokin' The Wagon | |
| 15 | Ya Betta Eat | |
| 16 | Greasy Ridge Smokers | |
| 17 | Casual Smokers | |
| 18 | Bad Dog's BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
18 entries · top 355.4056 · median 335.9256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Modest Meats | |
| 5 | 3D BBQ | |
| 6 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 7 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 8 | YA BETTA EAT | |
| 9 | Naw-Da-Bone BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke Wagon BBQ | |
| 11 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 12 | Carlee Que's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 13 | Smokin' The Wagon | |
| 14 | Rise N Swine | |
| 15 | Ya Betta Eat | |
| 16 | Bad Dog's BBQ | |
| 17 | Greasy Ridge Smokers | |
| 18 | Casual Smokers |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 2 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Smoke Wagon BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | Naw-Da-Bone BBQ | |
| 7 | 3D BBQ | |
| 8 | Modest Meats | |
| 9 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 10 | YA BETTA EAT | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Ya Betta Eat | |
| 13 | Smokin' The Wagon | |
| 14 | Carlee Que's BBQ Competition Team | |
| 15 | Bad Dog's BBQ | |
| 16 | Rise N Swine | |
| 17 | Greasy Ridge Smokers | |
| 18 | Casual Smokers |