2025-10-10 – 2025-10-11 · Scottsboro, AL · 📍 102 E. Laurel St.
Reps: LYGIA (LEX) VANEGAS, ROBERT VANDERIPE · Prize money: $7,100.00
Grand Champion: PUDDLEDUCK BBQ (353.1200) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Rollin Smoke BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
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 74 times in 100
PUDDLEDUCK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 4–5: Armstrong Smoke & Co. and HICKORY HANGOVER tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Bentley Que and Electro-Que-ted tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Mind if I Smoke? and Rollin Smoke BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: 2 Swine Crew (won 2022), Rollin Smoke BBQ (won 2024).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 31 | 349.1316 | Hell on Squeals | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 38 | 349.7028 | 2 Swine Crew | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 27 | 350.8456 | Mad Rocket Barbecue | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 38 | 357.7028 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2025-10-10 ← this one | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 30 | 353.1200 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | — |
| 2026-10-09 | Scottsboro, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.9772 | 170.2744 |
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 |
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 |
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 |