Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
2025-09-19 – 2025-09-20 · Glencoe, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,500.00
Grand Champion: Puddleduck BBQ (351.9656) · 30 teams
Entries
30
3 categories
Top score
351.9656
Winning margin
0.5368
GC over RC
Field average
336.91
median 339.66
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
345.6800
what a walk cost here
Field spread
59.4856
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,500.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1601
avg power rating going in · stronger than 91% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1601 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
PUDDLEDUCK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | — | — | — | |
| 2019-08-09 | Glencoe, AL | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| 2020-08-07 | Glencoe, AL | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| 2021-08-06 | Glencoe, AL | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| 2022-08-12 | Glencoe, AL | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-08-11 | Glencoe, AL | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Glencoe, AL | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| 2025-09-20 | Glencoe, AL | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| 2026-06-05 | Glencoe, AL | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Southern Swine | |
| 6 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 7 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | Low N' Slow Locomotives | |
| 12 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 13 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 15 | Hive and Hickory | |
| 16 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 17 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 18 | 205 Smoke | |
| 19 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 20 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 21 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 22 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Lang%22s BBQ16 | |
| 24 | Sand Valley bbqrs | |
| 25 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 26 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 27 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 28 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 29 | Pork Life | |
| 30 | Thin Blue Swine |
Backyard Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Bentley Que | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 7 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 8 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | 205 Smoke | |
| 11 | Southern Swine | |
| 12 | RIBLIFE | |
| 13 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin' Lang%22s BBQ16 | |
| 15 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 16 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 17 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 18 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | LEE LA Q | |
| 20 | Pork Life | |
| 21 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 22 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 23 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 24 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 25 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 26 | Hive and Hickory | |
| 27 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 28 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 29 | Sand Valley bbqrs | |
| 30 | Low N' Slow Locomotives |
Backyard Series — Overall
30 entries · top 351.9656 · median 339.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | Southern Swine | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 7 | 205 Smoke | |
| 8 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 9 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 10 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | RIBLIFE | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 20 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 21 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 22 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 23 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 24 | Pork Life | |
| 25 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 26 | Smokin' Lang%22s BBQ16 | |
| 27 | Hive and Hickory | |
| 28 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 29 | Sand Valley bbqrs | |
| 30 | Low N' Slow Locomotives |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 4 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | Southern Swine | |
| 6 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | 205 Smoke | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | Bentley Que | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 17 | RIBLIFE | |
| 18 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 19 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 21 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 22 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 24 | Pork Life | |
| 25 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 26 | Hive and Hickory | |
| 27 | Smokin' Lang%22s BBQ16 | |
| 28 | Low N' Slow Locomotives | |
| 29 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 30 | Sand Valley bbqrs |