Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-03-07 – 2025-03-08 · Foley, AL · 📍 125 E Laurel Ave
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,450.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (358.8572) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Say My Name BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS took the Grand Championship home to MS.
🧹 A double category winner
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: Paris Ace, 2 TIMES B'S & J'S BBQ and Cook Shak BBQ MS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 9–10: RAMMER JAMMER BBQ and Porky Blinders tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 2–3: Porky Blinders and NORALA BBQ TEAM tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PuckDaddy;s Killer Q (won 2021), Lee La Q (won 2022), Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (won 2023, 2024).
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 23 | 513.0628 | Sneaky Creeek | — |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 518.8000 | PuckDaddy;s Killer Q | — |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 26 | 520.5028 | Lee La Q | — |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 31 | 521.6800 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 349.1200 | Smokey Bees BBQ | — |
| 2025-03-07 ← this one | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 30 | 358.8572 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Foley, AL | 200 N. Alston Street | 30 | 357.7028 | Southern Swine | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 170.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.2000 | 171.4172 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 179.4400 | 172.5600 | 167.4400 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
30 entries · top 358.8572 · median 331.4000
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1084
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary
Pork
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.7028
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 — Anything But
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Dessert
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sauce
22 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.9828