Oct 4–5, 2024 · 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
BAD ROOSTER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Poosa Q on October 4, 2024 in Montgomery, AL at 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd, scoring 703.3828 in a field of 59 teams. SWIG-N-PIG took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.8000. Category winners: Chicken — BAD ROOSTER BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN' AIN'T EZ (179.4400); Pork — BAD AZZ MULE BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — SWIG-N-PIG (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Steak Princess BBQ with 356.5716. This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by PIGGIN' WHISKEY; 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.
What it has taken to win here, 2019 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 89% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
703.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 702.8688 PIGGIN' WHISKEY set in 2023.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
BAD ROOSTER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
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.
BAD ROOSTER BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 37th.
931 BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PIGGIN' WHISKEY (won 2023).
Bigger than 91% of the 5,468 contests in the data
59 teams — bigger than 91% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 48 | 691.9432 | Under the Radar | Q-BONES BBQ |
| May 5, 2022 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 72 | 699.3712 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 73 | 702.8688 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | Glamping Grillers |
| Oct 4, 2024 ← this one | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 59 | 703.3828 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | SWIG-N-PIG |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 42 | 704.5372 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 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 | 176.5600 | 174.8456 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 176 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.0116 | 174.2628 |
59 entries · top 703.3828 · median 681.6684
59 entries · top 180 · median 170.8800 · 🔥 perfect 180
59 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1428
59 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.7144
59 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
58 entries · top 356.5716 · median 337.0858
58 entries · top 180 · median 168.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
58 entries · top 180 · median 169.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.1316
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 |