Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-09-26 – 2025-09-27 · Clanton, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $5,200.00
Grand Champion: Deviant Smoke (352.5484) · 15 teams
Entries
15
2 categories
Top score
352.5484
Winning margin
2.8684
GC over RC
Field average
328.29
median 342.24
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
341.6456
what a walk cost here
Field spread
199.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,200.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1583
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests
Storylines
🃏 An upset on the books
Deviant Smoke came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 | Clanton, AL | 18 | 355.4056 | Holy Smokin!!! |
| 2025-09-26 ← this one | Clanton, AL | 15 | 352.5484 | Deviant Smoke |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 2 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 3 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 10 | Pork Life | |
| 11 | Modest Meats | |
| 12 | Smoke Wagon BBQ | |
| 13 | Live Line | |
| 14 | The Pit Crew |
Backyard Series — Overall
15 entries · top 352.5484 · median 342.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 4 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 6 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 7 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Modest Meats | |
| 10 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 11 | Pork Life | |
| 12 | Smoke Wagon BBQ | |
| 13 | Live Line | |
| 14 | The Pit Crew | |
| 15 | Two Brother's Ribs |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Modest Meats | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 6 | Pork Life | |
| 7 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 10 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 11 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Wagon BBQ | |
| 13 | Live Line | |
| 14 | The Pit Crew | |
| 15 | Two Brother's Ribs |