May 3–4, 2025 · Oneonta, AL · 📍 28117 State Hwy 75
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $2,900
NORALA BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 on May 3, 2025 in Oneonta, AL at 28117 State Hwy 75, scoring 358.8572 in a field of 23 teams. Smokey Bees BBQ - MS took Reserve Grand Champion with 357.7144. Category winners: Chicken — Electro-Que-ted (180.0000); Pork Ribs — NORALA BBQ TEAM (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Blue Falcon; 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.
Closer than 76% of the 612 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Backyard Series — Chicken places 1–2: Electro-Que-ted and Cook Shak BBQ MS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 2–3: Cook Shak BBQ MS and Wee Daddy's BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 4–5: NORALA BBQ TEAM and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
NORALA BBQ TEAM turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Blue Falcon (won 2024).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2024 | Oneonta, AL | 28117 State Hwy 75 | 20 | 355.4288 | Blue Falcon |
| May 3, 2025 ← this one | Oneonta, AL | 28117 State Hwy 75 | 23 | 358.8572 | Norala BBQ Team |
| May 2, 2026 | Cleveland, AL | 6700 CR1 | 15 | 353.1200 | Baptized by Smoke |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7144 | 173.1316 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 |
23 entries · top 358.8572 · median 346.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 4 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 9 | Jury's Out | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 12 | Blue Falcon | |
| 13 | Modest Meats | |
| 14 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Fire Pig | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 18 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 19 | Budget BBQ | |
| 20 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 21 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 22 | Pork Life | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ |
23 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 2 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 3 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Bentley Que | |
| 10 | Fire Pig | |
| 11 | Blue Falcon | |
| 12 | Jury's Out | |
| 13 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 15 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 16 | Pork Life | |
| 17 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 18 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 19 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 20 | Modest Meats | |
| 21 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 22 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 23 | Budget BBQ |
23 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Modest Meats | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Jury's Out | |
| 5 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 6 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 7 | Budget BBQ | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Blue Falcon | |
| 10 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Bentley Que | |
| 13 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 15 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 16 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 17 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 19 | Fire Pig | |
| 20 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 21 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 22 | Pork Life | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ |
23 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 2 | Blue Falcon | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 5 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Fire Pig | |
| 7 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 10 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 11 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 12 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 15 | Modest Meats | |
| 16 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 17 | Jury's Out | |
| 18 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 19 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Bentley Que | |
| 21 | Pork Life | |
| 22 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 23 | Budget BBQ |