May 1–2, 2026 · Cleveland, AL · 📍 6700 CR1
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $1,775
PUDDLEDUCK BBQ won Grand Champion at the O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 on May 1, 2026 in Cleveland, AL at 6700 CR1, scoring 350.8344 in a field of 17 teams. Bentley Que took Reserve Grand Champion with 349.6800. Category winners: Chicken — PUDDLEDUCK BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — LEE LA Q (177.7144). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Norala BBQ Team.
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.
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 67 times in 100
PUDDLEDUCK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Rollin Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4516 points.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Cook Shak BBQ MS and HOLY SMOKIN!!! tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Deviant Smoke edged Bentley Que by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: Pork Life edged Jury's Out by 0.0116.
PUDDLEDUCK BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Pork Life (won 2024).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | Oneonta, AL | 28117 State Hwy 75 | 27 | 349.6916 | Pork Life |
| May 2, 2025 | Oneonta, AL | 28117 State Hwy 75 | 28 | 355.4288 | Norala BBQ Team |
| May 1, 2026 ← this one | Cleveland, AL | 6700 CR1 | 17 | 350.8344 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 167.3712 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
17 entries · top 350.8344 · median 341.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Bentley Que | |
| 3 | Pork Life | |
| 4 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Jury's Out | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 8 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Southern Swine | |
| 10 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 11 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 12 | Budget BBQ | |
| 13 | Baptized by Smoke | |
| 14 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 15 | Modest Meats | |
| 16 | Batons & Bones | |
| 17 | LWS Smokin Aces |
17 entries · top 180 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Bentley Que | |
| 4 | Modest Meats | |
| 5 | Southern Swine | |
| 6 | Pork Life | |
| 7 | Jury's Out | |
| 8 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Baptized by Smoke | |
| 10 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 14 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 15 | Budget BBQ | |
| 16 | Batons & Bones | |
| 17 | LWS Smokin Aces |
17 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 4 | Pork Life | |
| 5 | Jury's Out | |
| 6 | Budget BBQ | |
| 7 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 8 | Bentley Que | |
| 9 | Grill of Fortune BBQ | |
| 10 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 11 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 12 | Batons & Bones | |
| 13 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Baptized by Smoke | |
| 15 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 16 | Southern Swine | |
| 17 | Modest Meats |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
2 entries · top 178.8572 · median 177.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin' Smoke Jr. | |
| 2 | Miss Cook Shak |
3 entries · top 180 · median 180 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretty In Pink | |
| 2 | Grill of Fortune 2.0 | |
| 3 | Rollin' Smoke III |
5 entries · top 180 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singing Mermaid | |
| 2 | The Grilln' Diva | |
| 3 | Team Iron Man | |
| 4 | Pork Life Jr. | |
| 5 | Say My Name 2.0 |