Oct 18–19, 2024 · Huntsville, AL · 📍 Mid-City District
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $4,300
Deviant Smoke won Grand Champion at the WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) on October 18, 2024 in Huntsville, AL at Mid-City District, scoring 358.2972 in a field of 50 teams. HICKORY HANGOVER took Reserve Grand Champion with 353.1200. Category winners: Chicken — Deviant Smoke (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Invarique (180.0000). This is the 1st of 3 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 65 times in 100
Deviant Smoke came in rated below the field's top team, Hickory Hangover, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Deviant Smoke's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 31st tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: Say My Name BBQ and Red, White & Que tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: MAD ROCKET BARBECUE and Redstone Federal Credit Union tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Just For Fun BBQ edged Gettin' Sauced by 0.0116.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | Mid-City District | 50 | 358.2972 | Deviant Smoke |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Huntsville, AL | 1030 Mid City Drive | 39 | 354.2744 | Hickory Hangover |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2972 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1084 | 170.8344 |
50 entries · top 358.2972 · median 331.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | Invarique | |
| 4 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 5 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Red, White & Que | |
| 7 | Just For Fun BBQ | |
| 8 | Idle Times | |
| 9 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 10 | Schoelly Smokes | |
| 11 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 12 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 13 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 14 | PIG'N & CHIK'N | |
| 15 | i3 | |
| 16 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 17 | Coldwater Creek BBQ | |
| 18 | Sportspage Smokers | |
| 19 | Firebird | |
| 20 | Blood, Sweat, & Titos | |
| 21 | Los Diablos | |
| 22 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 23 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 24 | Beefis and Butt-Head | |
| 25 | Redstone Federal Credit Union | |
| 26 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 27 | Uncle Redstone | |
| 28 | Limp Brizkit | |
| 29 | Torch Technologies | |
| 30 | Rugby Old Boys | |
| 31 | Reggie Time BBQ | |
| 32 | Hog & Kissess | |
| 33 | You Don't Win Friends With Salad | |
| 34 | Last Place Last Year | |
| 35 | Wiregrass Construction Co Inc | |
| 36 | BBQ Madman | |
| 37 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 38 | Boss Hawgs | |
| 39 | Boar on the Floor | |
| 40 | Rocket Smoke | |
| 41 | All Things Covered in Smoke | |
| 42 | Dos Gatos | |
| 43 | El Jefe Q | |
| 44 | Sweaty Pig | |
| 45 | Silverback'd Grillaz | |
| 46 | Boob-B-Q | |
| 47 | Window World of Huntsville | |
| 48 | Smoke Monkees | |
| 49 | The Smoke Show | |
| 50 | Bad Dog's BBQ |
50 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.4114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | Idle Times | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 5 | Just For Fun BBQ | |
| 6 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 7 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 8 | Red, White & Que | |
| 9 | i3 | |
| 10 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 11 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 12 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 13 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 14 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 15 | Schoelly Smokes | |
| 16 | Coldwater Creek BBQ | |
| 17 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 18 | Torch Technologies | |
| 19 | Invarique | |
| 20 | Limp Brizkit | |
| 21 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 22 | Blood, Sweat, & Titos | |
| 23 | Beefis and Butt-Head | |
| 24 | PIG'N & CHIK'N | |
| 25 | Firebird | |
| 26 | You Don't Win Friends With Salad | |
| 27 | Uncle Redstone | |
| 28 | Wiregrass Construction Co Inc | |
| 29 | Sweaty Pig | |
| 30 | Sportspage Smokers | |
| 31 | Los Diablos | |
| 32 | Boar on the Floor | |
| 33 | Silverback'd Grillaz | |
| 34 | BBQ Madman | |
| 35 | Boss Hawgs | |
| 36 | Hog & Kissess | |
| 37 | Rugby Old Boys | |
| 38 | Redstone Federal Credit Union | |
| 39 | El Jefe Q | |
| 40 | Reggie Time BBQ | |
| 41 | Last Place Last Year | |
| 42 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 43 | Bad Dog's BBQ | |
| 44 | All Things Covered in Smoke | |
| 45 | Smoke Monkees | |
| 46 | Dos Gatos | |
| 47 | Rocket Smoke | |
| 48 | Window World of Huntsville | |
| 49 | The Smoke Show | |
| 50 | Boob-B-Q |
50 entries · top 180 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invarique | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 5 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Redstone Federal Credit Union | |
| 7 | PIG'N & CHIK'N | |
| 8 | Schoelly Smokes | |
| 9 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 10 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 11 | Sportspage Smokers | |
| 12 | Red, White & Que | |
| 13 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 14 | Los Diablos | |
| 15 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 16 | Just For Fun BBQ | |
| 17 | Firebird | |
| 18 | Reggie Time BBQ | |
| 19 | Rugby Old Boys | |
| 20 | Last Place Last Year | |
| 21 | Slice To Meat You | |
| 22 | Coldwater Creek BBQ | |
| 23 | Hog & Kissess | |
| 24 | Idle Times | |
| 25 | Blood, Sweat, & Titos | |
| 26 | i3 | |
| 27 | Uncle Redstone | |
| 28 | Beefis and Butt-Head | |
| 29 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 30 | Rocket Smoke | |
| 31 | Limp Brizkit | |
| 32 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 33 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 34 | Dos Gatos | |
| 35 | BBQ Madman | |
| 36 | You Don't Win Friends With Salad | |
| 37 | All Things Covered in Smoke | |
| 38 | Torch Technologies | |
| 39 | Boss Hawgs | |
| 40 | Boob-B-Q | |
| 41 | Gettin' Sauced | |
| 42 | Wiregrass Construction Co Inc | |
| 43 | El Jefe Q | |
| 44 | Boar on the Floor | |
| 45 | Sweaty Pig | |
| 46 | Window World of Huntsville | |
| 47 | The Smoke Show | |
| 48 | Silverback'd Grillaz | |
| 49 | Smoke Monkees | |
| 50 | Bad Dog's BBQ |