Mar 21–22, 2025 · Athens, AL · 📍 18118 Highway 99
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $5,250
LEE LA Q won Grand Champion at the Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) on March 21, 2025 in Athens, AL at 18118 Highway 99, scoring 355.4172 in a field of 43 teams. Smokey Bees BBQ - MS took Reserve Grand Champion with 351.4172. Category winners: Chicken — Rollin Smoke BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LEE LA Q (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Smokey Bees BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
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.
Chicken places 2–3: HICKORY HANGOVER and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Electro-Que-ted and Big James Kitchen tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS and CHARCOAL COWBOYS tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Rollin Smoke BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokey Bees BBQ (won 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 | Athens, AL | 18118 Highway 99 | 38 | 354.2628 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| Mar 21, 2025 ← this one | Athens, AL | 18118 Highway 99 | 43 | 355.4172 | LeeLa Q |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Athens, AL | 18118 SR-99 | 43 | 356.5716 | Mind if I Smoke? |
| Apr 2, 2027 | Athens, AL | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 172.5600 |
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 |
43 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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.
12 entries · top 180 · median 180 · 🔥 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 |
7 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |