Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD)
2025-09-20 · Glencoe, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: Dogpatch Q (348.0116) · 22 teams
Entries
22
3 categories
Top score
348.0116
Winning margin
1.1544
GC over RC
Field average
337.21
median 338.22
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Mystery box
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
338.2628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
30.3660
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1581
avg power rating going in · stronger than 81% 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 1.1544 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Dogpatch Q took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Dogpatch Q came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 | Glencoe, AL | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| 2025-09-20 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| 2026-06-05 | Glencoe, AL | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Mystery box
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 6 | REDBONES | |
| 7 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 9 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 10 | Pork Life | |
| 11 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 13 | Candied Pig | |
| 14 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 18 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 19 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 20 | Sand Valley BBQrs | |
| 21 | Low N' Slow Locomotives | |
| 22 | Maggie Farm |
Backyard Series — Chicken
22 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Pork Life | |
| 4 | Maggie Farm | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 10 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 11 | REDBONES | |
| 12 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 14 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Sand Valley BBQrs | |
| 16 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 18 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 19 | Candied Pig | |
| 20 | Low N' Slow Locomotives | |
| 21 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 22 | Wee Daddy's BBQ |
Backyard Series — Overall
22 entries · top 348.0116 · median 338.2228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 4 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 5 | Pork Life | |
| 6 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 7 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | Low N' Slow Locomotives | |
| 10 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 11 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 12 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | REDBONES | |
| 14 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Maggie Farm | |
| 16 | Candied Pig | |
| 17 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 18 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 19 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Sand Valley BBQrs | |
| 21 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 22 | Wee Daddy's BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 4 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Low N' Slow Locomotives | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 8 | Candied Pig | |
| 9 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 10 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Pork Life | |
| 12 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 13 | REDBONES | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 16 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 18 | Maggie Farm | |
| 19 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 20 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 21 | Sand Valley BBQrs | |
| 22 | BAMA BOYS BBQ |