A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
Big James Kitchen has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2024
- 2025
Smoke on the Water-Guntersville ( BACKYARD ONLY) 2016
Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2016 · Guntersville, AL · 📍 24 State Campground RD
The Smoke on the Water-Guntersville ( BACKYARD ONLY) 2016 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 30, 2016 in Guntersville, AL at 24 State Campground RD. This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2016 ← this one | Guntersville, AL | 24 State Campground RD | — | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Guntersville, AL | 24 State Campground Rd | 33 | 354.2628 | Big James Kitchen |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Guntersville, AL | 24 State Campground Rd | 28 | 357.7144 | Big James Kitchen |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | — |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.