Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY)
2019-03-22 – 2019-03-23 · Brookwood, AL · 📍 15689 Hwy 216
Prize money: $4,200.00
Grand Champion: 4th Little Pig (349.1428) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Lee La Q
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0228 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
4th Little Pig won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Ancillary — Pork places 2–3: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q and HOLY SMOKIN!!! tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 3–4: HOLY SMOKIN!!! and Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Ancillary — Pork places 8–9: RIBLIFE edged BAMA BOYS BBQ by 0.0112.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-23 | 15689 Hwy 216 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018-05-18 | 15689 Hwy 216 | 16 | 523.3944 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2019-03-22 ← this one | Brookwood, AL | 15689 Hwy 216 | 17 | 349.1428 | 4th Little Pig | — |
| 2020-03-20 | Brookwood, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.9772 | 162.8228 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 169.6800 | 162.2400 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 173.1200 | 168.5256 | 165.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 349.1428 · median 332.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 2 | Lee La Q | |
| 3 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 4 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 7 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 10 | Wright on Q | |
| 11 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 12 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 13 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 14 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS | |
| 16 | 2 Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | Blue Creek BBQ |
Chicken
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee La Q | |
| 2 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 4 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 5 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 6 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 7 | Wright on Q | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 11 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 13 | 2 Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 15 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 16 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS | |
| 17 | Blue Creek BBQ |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 2 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | Lee La Q | |
| 4 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 7 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 8 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 11 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS | |
| 14 | Wright on Q | |
| 15 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 17 | 2 Brothers BBQ |
Ancillary
Pork
17 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th Little Pig | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 4 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Lee La Q | |
| 11 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 12 | Wright on Q | |
| 13 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 14 | Blue Creek BBQ | |
| 15 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 16 | 2 Brothers BBQ | |
| 17 | BOSTON BUTT STRANGLERS |