Sep 20, 2025 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carrol Ave
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
Dogpatch Q won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) on September 20, 2025 in Glencoe, AL at 313 Nancy Carrol Ave, scoring 348.0116 in a field of 22 teams. LEE LA Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 346.8572. Category winners: Chicken — PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q (175.4172); Pork Ribs — Say My Name BBQ (180.0000). This is the 9th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Puddleduck BBQ; 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
Dogpatch Q came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: Pork Life and Maggie Farm tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: NORALA BBQ TEAM edged BAMA BOYS BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team edged Low N' Slow Locomotives by 0.0228.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Leela Q (won 2020).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Glencoe, AL | 407 Hollingsworth Park dr | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2025 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carol Dr | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 171.9772 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8572 | 169.6800 |
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 |
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 |
22 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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.
22 entries · top 180 · 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 |