O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
2026-05-02 – 2026-05-03 · Cleveland, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $1,775.00
Grand Champion: Baptized by Smoke (353.1200) · 15 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
⚖️ Decided by a tiebreaker
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1610 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Baptized by Smoke came in rated below the field's top team, Rollin Smoke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-04 | Oneonta, AL | 20 | 355.4288 | Blue Falcon |
| 2025-05-03 | Oneonta, AL | 23 | 358.8572 | Norala BBQ Team |
| 2026-05-02 ← this one | Cleveland, AL | 15 | 353.1200 | Baptized by Smoke |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jury's Out | |
| 2 | Baptized by Smoke | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 7 | Bentley Que | |
| 8 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Southern Swine | |
| 11 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 12 | Budget BBQ | |
| 13 | Modest Meats | |
| 14 | Batons & Bones | |
| 15 | Deviant Smoke |
Backyard Series — Overall
15 entries · top 353.1200 · median 348.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baptized by Smoke | |
| 2 | Jury's Out | |
| 3 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | Budget BBQ | |
| 7 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 9 | Bentley Que | |
| 10 | Pork Life | |
| 11 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 12 | Southern Swine | |
| 13 | Modest Meats | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | Batons & Bones |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budget BBQ | |
| 2 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 3 | Baptized by Smoke | |
| 4 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Jury's Out | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 8 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 12 | Southern Swine | |
| 13 | Modest Meats | |
| 14 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 15 | Batons & Bones |
Kids-Q — 10-15 year olds
2 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin' Smoke Jr. | |
| 2 | Miss Cook Shak |
Kids-Q — 5-9 year olds
4 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pork Life Jr. | |
| 2 | Singing Mermaid | |
| 3 | The Grillin' Diva | |
| 4 | Team Iron Man |