2025-05-02 – 2025-05-03 · Oneonta, AL · 📍 28117 State Hwy 75
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,900.00
Grand Champion: Norala BBQ Team (355.4288) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Deviant Smoke
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
355.4288 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 349.6916 Pork Life set in 2024.
Backyard Series — Chicken places 5–6: Fire Pig and Electro-Que-ted tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 9–10: Deviant Smoke and Bonnie Blue BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 8–9: LEE LA Q and Pork Life tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Deviant Smoke won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
NORALA BBQ TEAM turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Pork Life (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 | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-03 | Oneonta, AL | 28117 State Hwy 75 | 27 | 349.6916 | Pork Life | — |
| 2025-05-02 ← this one | Oneonta, AL | 28117 State Hwy 75 | 28 | 355.4288 | Norala BBQ Team | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Cleveland, AL | 6700 CR1 | 17 | 350.8344 | Puddleduck BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.1084 | 170.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4288 | 171.9656 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 170.8112 |
28 entries · top 355.4288 · median 337.3656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Bentley Que | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 7 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 8 | Jury's Out | |
| 9 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 10 | Fire Pig | |
| 11 | Modest Meats | |
| 12 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 13 | Pork Life | |
| 14 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 15 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 16 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 17 | Idle Times | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 19 | The Feedlot | |
| 20 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 21 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 22 | Budget BBQ | |
| 23 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoke Em All | |
| 25 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 27 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 28 | Rise and Swine-AL |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Fire Pig | |
| 6 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 7 | Jury's Out | |
| 8 | Pork Life | |
| 9 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 10 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 11 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 13 | Bentley Que | |
| 14 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 15 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 16 | Modest Meats | |
| 17 | The Feedlot | |
| 18 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 19 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 20 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 21 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 22 | Idle Times | |
| 23 | Budget BBQ | |
| 24 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 26 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoke Em All | |
| 28 | Smokin 3's BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 8 | Modest Meats | |
| 9 | Jury's Out | |
| 10 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 11 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 12 | Fire Pig | |
| 13 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 14 | Smoke Em All | |
| 15 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 16 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 17 | Pork Life | |
| 18 | Idle Times | |
| 19 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 20 | Budget BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 22 | The Feedlot | |
| 23 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 24 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 26 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | BLOW-N-SMOKE |
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.2570 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 7 | Idle Times | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Fire Pig | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 13 | Jury's Out | |
| 14 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke Em All | |
| 17 | Budget BBQ | |
| 18 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 20 | The Feedlot | |
| 21 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 22 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Modest Meats | |
| 24 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 25 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 26 | Bentley Que | |
| 27 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 28 | BLOW-N-SMOKE |
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.
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Pork Life |
3 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | BAMA BOYS BBQ |