Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-08-01 – 2025-08-02 · Florence, AL · 📍 200 James M Spain Dr
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,100.00
Grand Champion: Electro-Que-Ted (353.1200) · 23 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Big James Kitchen
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🧹 A double category winner
Electro-Que-ted won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Backyard Series — Chicken places 2–3: Big James Kitchen and Wee Daddy's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 5–6: Electro-Que-ted and NORALA BBQ TEAM tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 8–9: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q and Rollin Smoke BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PuckDaddy's Killer Q (won 2023).
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)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | Florence, AL | McFarland Park | 36 | 527.9656 | PuckDaddy's Killer Q | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Florence, AL | 200 Jim Spain Drive | 40 | 353.7028 | Mad Rocket Barbeque | — |
| 2025-08-01 ← this one | Florence, AL | 200 James M Spain Dr | 23 | 353.1200 | Electro-Que-Ted | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.1544 | 175.4056 | 170.8344 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 170.8344 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1544 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 353.1200 · median 336.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 3 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 4 | Bentley Que | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | 205 Smoke | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 9 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 10 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | Going Hoggin | |
| 13 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 14 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 15 | Red, White & Que | |
| 16 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 17 | REDBONES | |
| 18 | The Meat Sweats, AL | |
| 19 | America 1st BBQ | |
| 20 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Paul's Barbeque | |
| 22 | Grillin & Chillin Joe's BBQ | |
| 23 | Terry Equipment Smoke |
Chicken
22 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 2 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 3 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 5 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 6 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | Bentley Que | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 11 | 205 Smoke | |
| 12 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 13 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 14 | The Meat Sweats, AL | |
| 15 | Going Hoggin | |
| 16 | REDBONES | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | Red, White & Que | |
| 19 | America 1st BBQ | |
| 20 | Grillin & Chillin Joe's BBQ | |
| 21 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Paul's Barbeque |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | 205 Smoke | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 7 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 8 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 11 | Going Hoggin | |
| 12 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Red, White & Que | |
| 14 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 15 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 16 | REDBONES | |
| 17 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 18 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 19 | America 1st BBQ | |
| 20 | The Meat Sweats, AL | |
| 21 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 22 | Paul's Barbeque |
Ancillary
Pork
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | Red, White & Que | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | REDBONES | |
| 7 | Myke's BBQ | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 10 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 11 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 12 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Big James Kitchen | |
| 14 | The Meat Sweats, AL | |
| 15 | Going Hoggin | |
| 16 | America 1st BBQ | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | Grillin & Chillin Joe's BBQ | |
| 19 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 20 | Paul's Barbeque |