O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
2025-05-03 – 2025-05-04 · Oneonta, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,900.00
Grand Champion: Norala BBQ Team (358.8572) · 23 teams
Entries
23
3 categories
Top score
358.8572
Winning margin
1.1428
GC over RC
Field average
344.00
median 346.23
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
348.5256
what a walk cost here
Field spread
44.1260
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,900.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1603
avg power rating going in · stronger than 92% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1603 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-04 | Oneonta, AL | 20 | 355.4288 | Blue Falcon |
| 2025-05-03 ← this one | Oneonta, AL | 23 | 358.8572 | Norala BBQ Team |
| 2026-05-02 | Cleveland, AL | 15 | 353.1200 | Baptized by Smoke |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
23 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Backyard Series — Chicken
23 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
23 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |