Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-10-10 – 2025-10-11 · Scottsboro, AL
Reps: LYGIA (LEX) VANEGAS, ROBERT VANDERIPE · Prize money: $7,100.00
Grand Champion: PUDDLEDUCK BBQ (353.1200) · 30 teams
Entries
30
2 categories
Top score
353.1200
Winning margin
1.1428
GC over RC
Field average
327.80
median 333.06
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
342.7884
what a walk cost here
Field spread
185.7372
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,100.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🃏 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 27-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro, AL | 31 | 349.1316 | Hell on Squeals |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro, AL | 38 | 349.7028 | 2 Swine Crew |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro, AL | 27 | 350.8456 | Mad Rocket Barbecue |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro, AL | 38 | 357.7028 | Rollin Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-10-10 ← this one | Scottsboro, AL | 30 | 353.1200 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ |
| 2026-10-09 | Scottsboro, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Bentley Que | |
| 9 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 10 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 11 | Hawg Heads BBQ | |
| 12 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 13 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | Mr. Meats BBQ | |
| 16 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Modest Meats | |
| 20 | Rocky Top BBQ | |
| 21 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 22 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 23 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 24 | JackBoyz Smoked Meats | |
| 25 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 26 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 27 | FBC Holy Smokers | |
| 28 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 29 | Mason's Rolling BBQ | |
| 30 | Slow n' Sleasy Smokers |
Backyard Series — Overall
30 entries · top 353.1200 · median 333.0570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 7 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 8 | Bentley Que | |
| 9 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 10 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 11 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 12 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 13 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 14 | Mr. Meats BBQ | |
| 15 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Hawg Heads BBQ | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 21 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | JackBoyz Smoked Meats | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | Rocky Top BBQ | |
| 25 | Modest Meats | |
| 26 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 27 | FBC Holy Smokers | |
| 28 | Mason's Rolling BBQ | |
| 29 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 30 | Slow n' Sleasy Smokers |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 2 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 5 | Bentley Que | |
| 6 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 7 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 8 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 9 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 10 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 11 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 12 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 13 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Mr. Meats BBQ | |
| 15 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 16 | Grillbilly Holland | |
| 17 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 18 | LEE LA Q | |
| 19 | JackBoyz Smoked Meats | |
| 20 | Hawg Heads BBQ | |
| 21 | Mason's Rolling BBQ | |
| 22 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 23 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 25 | FBC Holy Smokers | |
| 26 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 27 | Rocky Top BBQ | |
| 28 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 29 | Modest Meats | |
| 30 | Slow n' Sleasy Smokers |