Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-06-12 – 2026-06-13 · Huntsville, AL · 📍 Ditto Landing
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,300.00
Grand Champion: Big Fluff BBQ (360.0000) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Rollin Smoke BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
NORALA BBQ TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
Big Fluff BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Jury's Out and Gustoso BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Rollin Smoke BBQ and Bentley Que tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: PUDDLEDUCK BBQ and GSP Barbecue tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mind If I Smoke? (won 2025).
🃏 An upset on the books
Big Fluff BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Rollin Smoke BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-08 | 293 Ditto Landing RD | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019-06-07 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 25 | 347.9772 | Thin Blue Swine | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 31 | 348.0000 | The Real Squeal | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 23 | 350.2628 | Hickory Hangover | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 26 | 346.2632 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 35 | 353.1428 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 35 | 358.8572 | Mind If I Smoke? | — |
| 2026-06-12 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | Ditto Landing | 31 | 360.0000 | Big Fluff BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
31 entries · top 360.0000 · median 339.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 2 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 4 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 5 | Bentley Que | |
| 6 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 7 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 8 | Pork Life | |
| 9 | Modest Meats | |
| 10 | Southern Swine | |
| 11 | Jury's Out | |
| 12 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 13 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 14 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 15 | PATTY Q | |
| 16 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 17 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 18 | Porko Smoko | |
| 19 | Batons & Bones | |
| 20 | Big Back BBQ | |
| 21 | Cedar Creek | |
| 22 | Baba Gonky! BBQ | |
| 23 | Smith Bros BBQ | |
| 24 | FOCAS SMOKAS | |
| 25 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 26 | Rocket City Q | |
| 27 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin temptations | |
| 29 | SMOKING BROKE | |
| 30 | Smoking and Fishing BBQ | |
| 31 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ |
Chicken
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6916 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 2 | Jury's Out | |
| 3 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 4 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Bentley Que | |
| 7 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 9 | FOCAS SMOKAS | |
| 10 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 11 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 12 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 13 | Modest Meats | |
| 14 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 15 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 16 | Big Back BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 18 | Cedar Creek | |
| 19 | PATTY Q | |
| 20 | Porko Smoko | |
| 21 | Batons & Bones | |
| 22 | Southern Swine | |
| 23 | Pork Life | |
| 24 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 25 | Smith Bros BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin temptations | |
| 27 | Baba Gonky! BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKING BROKE | |
| 29 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 30 | Rocket City Q | |
| 31 | Smoking and Fishing BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 2 | Pork Life | |
| 3 | Southern Swine | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | PATTY Q | |
| 8 | 4 Paws BBQ | |
| 9 | Baba Gonky! BBQ | |
| 10 | Modest Meats | |
| 11 | Bentley Que | |
| 12 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 13 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 14 | Rocket City Q | |
| 15 | Porko Smoko | |
| 16 | Batons & Bones | |
| 17 | HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ | |
| 18 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 19 | Hey Dude BBQ | |
| 20 | Smith Bros BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoking and Fishing BBQ | |
| 22 | Jury's Out | |
| 23 | Cedar Creek | |
| 24 | Big Back BBQ | |
| 25 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 26 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 27 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKING BROKE | |
| 29 | Smokin temptations | |
| 30 | FOCAS SMOKAS |