Sep 27–28, 2024 · Clanton, AL
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $5,500
HOLY SMOKIN!!! won Grand Champion at the Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) on September 27, 2024 in Clanton, AL, scoring 355.4056 in a field of 18 teams. NORALA BBQ TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 351.9772. Category winners: Chicken — NORALA BBQ TEAM (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HOLY SMOKIN!!! (177.7028). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; 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 83 times in 100
HOLY SMOKIN!!! 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.
This was Holy Smokin!!!'s first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 22nd tracked contest.
Chicken places 1–2: NORALA BBQ TEAM and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: 3D BBQ and Modest Meats tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q edged Modest Meats by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 ← this one | Clanton, AL | Clanton, AL 35045 | 18 | 355.4056 | Holy Smokin!!! |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Clanton, AL | 702 Airport Road | 15 | 352.5484 | Deviant Smoke |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 167.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 169.6684 | 166.2400 |
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 |
18 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |