Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-03-21 – 2025-03-22 · Athens, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,250.00
Grand Champion: LeeLa Q (355.4172) · 43 teams
Entries
43
5 categories
Top score
355.4172
Winning margin
4.0000
GC over RC
Field average
335.02
median 337.07
Perfect 180s
11 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
0.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
345.0972
what a walk cost here
Field spread
46.3316
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,250.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1560
avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
11 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-22 | Athens, AL | 38 | 354.2628 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 ← this one | Athens, AL | 43 | 355.4172 | LeeLa Q |
| 2026-03-27 | Athens, AL | 43 | 356.5716 | Mind if I Smoke? |
| 2027-04-02 | Athens, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Dessert
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 180.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 2 | Idle Times | |
| 3 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 4 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Meat Sweats | |
| 6 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 7 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 8 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 9 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 10 | Win Tenn | |
| 11 | Carrie's Kitchen | |
| 12 | Bad Dog's BBQ |
Ancillary — Sausage
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 3 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Sweats | |
| 7 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team |
Ancillary — Steak
13 entries · top 168.6628 · median 154.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 4 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 5 | 205 Smoke | |
| 6 | Bad Dog's BBQ | |
| 7 | Trainwreck BBQ | |
| 8 | Southern Swine | |
| 9 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 10 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 11 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 12 | Meat Sweats | |
| 13 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team |
Backyard Series — Chicken
43 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | Pork Life | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 9 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 10 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 11 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 12 | Trainwreck BBQ | |
| 13 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 14 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 15 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 18 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 19 | Southern Swine | |
| 20 | Budget BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoke'em All | |
| 22 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 23 | Modest Meats | |
| 24 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 25 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 26 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 27 | 205 Smoke | |
| 28 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 29 | Pine Ridge Smoke | |
| 30 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 31 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 32 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 33 | Cotton Cue Cooking | |
| 34 | Rise and Swine - AL | |
| 35 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 36 | Idle Times | |
| 37 | Meat Sweats | |
| 38 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 39 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 40 | Limp Brisket | |
| 41 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 42 | Win Tenn | |
| 43 | Bad Dog's BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
43 entries · top 355.4172 · median 337.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 6 | Pork Life | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 10 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 11 | Modest Meats | |
| 12 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 13 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 14 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 15 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 16 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 17 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 18 | Budget BBQ | |
| 19 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 20 | Southern Swine | |
| 21 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 22 | 205 Smoke | |
| 23 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 24 | Smoke'em All | |
| 25 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 26 | Pine Ridge Smoke | |
| 27 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 28 | Cotton Cue Cooking | |
| 29 | Trainwreck BBQ | |
| 30 | Meat Sweats | |
| 31 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 32 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 33 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 34 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 35 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 36 | Idle Times | |
| 37 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 38 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 39 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 40 | Rise and Swine - AL | |
| 41 | Limp Brisket | |
| 42 | Win Tenn | |
| 43 | Bad Dog's BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 4 | Modest Meats | |
| 5 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 6 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 7 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 8 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 9 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 10 | CHARCOAL COWBOYS | |
| 11 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 12 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 13 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 14 | 205 Smoke | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Meat Sweats | |
| 17 | Pork Life | |
| 18 | Budget BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | |
| 20 | Cotton Cue Cooking | |
| 21 | Southern Swine | |
| 22 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 23 | Pine Ridge Smoke | |
| 24 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 25 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 26 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 28 | Smoke'em All | |
| 29 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 30 | Idle Times | |
| 31 | Crazy Thunder BBQ Team | |
| 32 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 33 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 34 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 35 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 36 | Trainwreck BBQ | |
| 37 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 38 | Limp Brisket | |
| 39 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 40 | Bad Dog's BBQ | |
| 41 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 42 | Win Tenn | |
| 43 | Rise and Swine - AL |