Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
2026-06-12 – 2026-06-13 · Huntsville, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,300.00
Grand Champion: Big Fluff BBQ (360.0000) · 31 teams
Entries
31
2 categories
Top score
360.0000
Winning margin
8.0228
GC over RC
Field average
332.91
median 339.36
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
343.9428
what a walk cost here
Field spread
183.4400
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,300.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 76%
beats 24% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1556
avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests
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.
🃏 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-08 | — | — | — | |
| 2019-06-07 | Huntsville, AL | 25 | 347.9772 | Thin Blue Swine |
| 2021-06-11 | Huntsville, AL | 31 | 348.0000 | The Real Squeal |
| 2022-06-10 | Huntsville, AL | 23 | 350.2628 | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-06-09 | Huntsville, AL | 26 | 346.2632 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-06-07 | Huntsville, AL | 35 | 353.1428 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-13 | Huntsville, AL | 35 | 358.8572 | Mind If I Smoke? |
| 2026-06-12 ← this one | Huntsville, AL | 31 | 360.0000 | Big Fluff BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — 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 |
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 |
Backyard Series — 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 |