Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-03-27 – 2026-03-28 · Athens, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $7,750.00
Grand Champion: Mind if I Smoke? (356.5716) · 43 teams
Entries
43
8 categories
Top score
356.5716
Winning margin
3.4516
GC over RC
Field average
331.82
median 337.67
Perfect 180s
11 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Dessert
0.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
346.2400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
178.8688
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,750.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1568
avg power rating going in · stronger than 72% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
11 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Mind if I Smoke? came in rated below the field's top team, WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-22 | Athens, AL | 38 | 354.2628 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| 2025-03-21 | Athens, AL | 43 | 355.4172 | LeeLa Q |
| 2026-03-27 ← this one | Athens, AL | 43 | 356.5716 | Mind if I Smoke? |
| 2027-04-02 | Athens, AL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Anything but
7 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | All Things Covered 'N Smoke | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Red, White & Que | |
| 6 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | Hey Dude BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 179.4286 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 2 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 3 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 4 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 7 | Bentley Que | |
| 8 | All Things Covered 'N Smoke | |
| 9 | Red, White & Que | |
| 10 | Wee Daddy's BBQ |
Ancillary — Steak
13 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Southern Swine | |
| 4 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 5 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 7 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 8 | All Things Covered 'N Smoke | |
| 9 | 205 Smoke | |
| 10 | Jury's Out | |
| 11 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 12 | Rocky Top BBQ | |
| 13 | Wee Daddy's BBQ |
Backyard Series — Chicken
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 4 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 5 | Southern Swine | |
| 6 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 7 | BLACKOUT BBQ | |
| 8 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 12 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | 205 Smoke | |
| 14 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 15 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 17 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 18 | Bentley Que | |
| 19 | Jury's Out | |
| 20 | Cedar Creek | |
| 21 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 22 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 23 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 24 | Red, White & Que | |
| 25 | Macalicious BBQ | |
| 26 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 27 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 28 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 29 | Pork Life | |
| 30 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 31 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 32 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 33 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 34 | Budget BBQ | |
| 35 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 36 | Dynamic Que-O | |
| 37 | Rocket City Q | |
| 38 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 39 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 40 | Rocky Top BBQ | |
| 41 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 42 | Last Place Last Year | |
| 43 | All Things Covered 'N Smoke |
Backyard Series — Overall
43 entries · top 356.5716 · median 337.6688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 4 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 5 | Southern Swine | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 10 | Red, White & Que | |
| 11 | 205 Smoke | |
| 12 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 13 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 14 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 16 | Bentley Que | |
| 17 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 18 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 19 | Jury's Out | |
| 20 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 21 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 22 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 23 | Budget BBQ | |
| 24 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 25 | Cedar Creek | |
| 26 | Pork Life | |
| 27 | Macalicious BBQ | |
| 28 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 29 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 30 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 31 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 32 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 33 | Rocky Top BBQ | |
| 34 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 35 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 36 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 37 | Last Place Last Year | |
| 38 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 39 | Rocket City Q | |
| 40 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 41 | All Things Covered 'N Smoke | |
| 42 | Dynamic Que-O | |
| 43 | BLACKOUT BBQ |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5314 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | Budget BBQ | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 6 | Red, White & Que | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 10 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 11 | Southern Swine | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | Bentley Que | |
| 15 | 205 Smoke | |
| 16 | Rocky Top BBQ | |
| 17 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 18 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 19 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 20 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 21 | Pork Life | |
| 22 | Rise and Swine-AL | |
| 23 | Jury's Out | |
| 24 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 25 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 26 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 27 | Cedar Creek | |
| 28 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 29 | Macalicious BBQ | |
| 30 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 31 | Audrey & Helen's Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 32 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 33 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 34 | Last Place Last Year | |
| 35 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 36 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 37 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 38 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 39 | All Things Covered 'N Smoke | |
| 40 | Rocket City Q | |
| 41 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 42 | Dynamic Que-O |
Kids-Q — Kid's-q: 10-15
3 entries · top 173.1084 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin' Smoke JR | |
| 2 | Miss Cook Shak | |
| 3 | Ronnie's Boys |
Kids-Q — Kid's-q: 2-4
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 180.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin' Smoke 3rd | |
| 2 | Pretty in Pink | |
| 3 | The Real Little Squeal Jr. | |
| 4 | The Cookin' Kid | |
| 5 | Grill of Fortune BBQ 2.0 |
Kids-Q — Kids-q: 5-9
7 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 205R Smoke Jr. JR | |
| 2 | SparkleQ | |
| 3 | 205 Smoke Jr | |
| 4 | Singing Mermaids | |
| 5 | The Real Little Squeal | |
| 6 | Pork Life Jr. | |
| 7 | Dino Dogs |