Decided by a tiebreaker
Tie
identical totals at the top
The top two teams finished on identical totals — the Grand Championship came down to the KCBS tiebreaker rules.
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) 2026
Jun 5–6, 2026 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carol Dr
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $3,500
Dogpatch Q won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) on June 5, 2026 in Glencoe, AL at 313 Nancy Carol Dr, scoring 353.7144 in a field of 26 teams. Wee Daddy's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 353.7144. Category winners: Chicken — 205 Smoke (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Ghost Hill BBQ (177.7144). This is the 10th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Dogpatch Q.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
313.59
median 346.25
353.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Backyard Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 177.71
- Ancillary — Pork 177.70
154.21
180
Entries
26
3 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
353.7144
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
341.37
313.59353.71
median 346.25 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
347.3944
313.59353.71
10th place overall
Field spread
40.1260
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,500
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 22%
beats 78% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Came back for more
59%
13 of 22 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.42 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,588
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines (7 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
Dogpatch Q won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2025
- 2026
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 10 tracked editions
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2026
A knife fight at the top
1.7372
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 1.7372 points — 3 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
- 1st Dogpatch Q
- 2nd Wee Daddy's BBQ
- 3rd 205 Smoke
- 4th Big Fluff BBQ
- 5th Ghost Hill BBQ
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Backyard Series — Chicken places 1–2: 205 Smoke and Bentley Que tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Chicken places 9–10: Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team and Thin Blue Swine tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: Ghost Hill BBQ and Wee Daddy's BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Backyard Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Backyard Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Ancillary — Pork 2–3 · tie
Back to defend
3
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Slinging Pig Meat (won 2019), Leela Q (won 2020), Dogpatch Q (won 2025).
- Slinging Pig Meat · 2019
- Leela Q · 2020
- Dogpatch Q · 2025
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- 205 Smoke · Chicken
- Bentley Que · Chicken
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Glencoe, AL | 407 Hollingsworth Park dr | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| Jun 5, 2026 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carol Dr | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
26 entries · top 353.7144 · median 346.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 3 | 205 Smoke | |
| 4 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 5 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 6 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Cedar Creek | |
| 8 | Bentley Que | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | Modest Meats | |
| 11 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | 3D BBQ | |
| 13 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 14 | Southern Swine | |
| 15 | Pork Life | |
| 16 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 17 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 18 | LEE LA Q | |
| 19 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Simply Smoked | |
| 21 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 22 | All In BBQ | |
| 23 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 24 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 25 | Smokin Spurs BBQ | |
| 26 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 205 Smoke | |
| 2 | Bentley Que | |
| 3 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 4 | Cedar Creek | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Modest Meats | |
| 9 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 11 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 12 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 13 | Southern Swine | |
| 14 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 16 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | 3D BBQ | |
| 19 | All In BBQ | |
| 20 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 21 | Pork Life | |
| 22 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 23 | Smokin Spurs BBQ | |
| 24 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 26 | Simply Smoked |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 2 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Pork Life | |
| 5 | 3D BBQ | |
| 6 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 9 | Southern Swine | |
| 10 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 11 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | 205 Smoke | |
| 13 | Simply Smoked | |
| 14 | Cedar Creek | |
| 15 | Modest Meats | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | Bentley Que | |
| 19 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 21 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 22 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 23 | All In BBQ | |
| 24 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Spurs BBQ | |
| 26 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK |
Ancillary
Pork
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 6 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 9 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 10 | Modest Meats | |
| 11 | Southern Swine | |
| 12 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 13 | 205 Smoke | |
| 14 | Simply Smoked | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 16 | Smokin Spurs BBQ | |
| 17 | Pork Life | |
| 18 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Bentley Que | |
| 20 | Cedar Creek | |
| 21 | 3D BBQ | |
| 22 | Double Barrel BBQ | |
| 23 | All In BBQ | |
| 24 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 25 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 26 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Ironman Chicken
21 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Candied Pig | |
| 4 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 6 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Pork Life | |
| 13 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 14 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Bentley Que | |
| 16 | Simply Smoked | |
| 17 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 18 | Maggie Farms | |
| 19 | Modest Meats | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 21 | Deviant Smoke |
Ancillary — Ironman Mystery
21 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | Modest Meats | |
| 4 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 5 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 6 | Maggie Farms | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 13 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 14 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Pork Life | |
| 16 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 17 | Simply Smoked | |
| 18 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Candied Pig | |
| 20 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK |
Ancillary — Ironman Ribs
21 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Maggie Farms | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Pork Life | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | Modest Meats | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Bentley Que | |
| 10 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 11 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 13 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 14 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Simply Smoked | |
| 16 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 17 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 19 | Candied Pig | |
| 20 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK |