Poosa Q
2024-10-04 – 2024-10-05 · Montgomery, AL · 📍 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RACHEL HARPER, RANDY G BIGLER, ROXANNE GOULD, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $43,300.00
Grand Champion: BAD ROOSTER BBQ (703.3828) · 59 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SWIG-N-PIG
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BAD ROOSTER BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Organizer Portal and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Poppa Pig and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ and Bourbon & Blues BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIGGIN' WHISKEY (won 2023).
🃏 An upset on the books
BAD ROOSTER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, RAZORRACKS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-14 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 48 | 691.9432 | Under the Radar | Q-BONES BBQ |
| 2022-05-05 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 72 | 699.3712 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-10-05 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 73 | 702.8688 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | Glamping Grillers |
| 2024-10-04 ← this one | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 59 | 703.3828 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | SWIG-N-PIG |
| 2025-06-20 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 42 | 704.5372 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.8456 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 176.0000 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.0116 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
59 entries · top 703.3828 · median 681.6684
Chicken
59 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
59 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1428
Pork
59 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7144
Brisket
59 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
58 entries · top 356.5716 · median 337.0858
Chicken
58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Mac And Cheese
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.1316
Ancillary — Wings
43 entries · top 176.6172 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 2 | ITALIANS DO IT BETTER | |
| 3 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | BAMA BBQ SUPPLY | |
| 6 | Red, White & Que | |
| 7 | DUSTY QUE | |
| 8 | MAKE BUTTS GREAT AGAIN! | |
| 9 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 10 | Pork Life | |
| 11 | Kings BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 13 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 14 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 15 | LEE LA Q | |
| 16 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | |
| 18 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 19 | COOK SHAK BBQ | |
| 20 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | |
| 21 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 22 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 23 | RED BRICK BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | POSSE BBQ | |
| 25 | Tus-Que-Loosa | |
| 26 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 27 | LWS SMOKING ACES | |
| 28 | RUB SHAKERS QUE | |
| 29 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 30 | Lolly & Pops BBQ | |
| 31 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 32 | SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ | |
| 33 | Cold Beer BBQ | |
| 34 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 35 | SMOKE WAGON BBQ | |
| 36 | CARLEE QUE'S | |
| 37 | Countryside BBQ | |
| 38 | 3PM SMOKE | |
| 39 | SPEAR CANCER FOR CROWE | |
| 40 | Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 41 | KEY'S SOUTHERN SPICE | |
| 42 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 43 | BAMA BOYS BBQ |