Apr 26–27, 2019 · Florence, AL · 📍 McFarland Park
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $6,000
Blowin Smoke BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) on April 26, 2019 in Florence, AL at McFarland Park, scoring 350.8344 in a field of 45 teams. PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 349.7028. Category winners: Chicken — Natty Que (177.1428); Pork Ribs — Blowin Smoke BBQ (176.5716). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition came before it; the next was held in 2021.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 77% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Blowin Smoke BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Ancillary — Pork places 8–9: BUFORD REDS BBQ and BBQ ASSAULT tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Backyard Series — Pork Ribs places 4–5: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q edged REDBONES BBQ by 0.0112. Backyard Series — Chicken places 3–4: Trinity Mountain Smoke edged Thin Blue Swine by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2018 | Florence, AL | McFarland Park | — | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 ← this one | Florence, AL | McFarland Park | 45 | 350.8344 | Blowin'Smoke Barbeque-Taft,TN |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Florence, AL | McFarland Park | 29 | 351.4056 | RIB LIFE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.1428 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.2860 | 169.7144 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 169.6684 |
45 entries · top 350.8344 · median 325.0740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Trinity Mountain Smoke | |
| 5 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 6 | Natty Que | |
| 7 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 8 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 12 | Mac Attack | |
| 13 | J. Monroe's | |
| 14 | Indian River BBQ Crew | |
| 15 | BBQ ASSAULT | |
| 16 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 17 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 18 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 19 | BUFORD REDS BBQ | |
| 20 | BUST | |
| 21 | BAMA JET BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin D's BBQ | |
| 23 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 24 | Chillin-Butt-Grilllin | |
| 25 | Blowin Smoke | |
| 26 | 1 Less G Q'ing | |
| 27 | Flo-Master | |
| 28 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 29 | SOWTH SON SMOKERS | |
| 30 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 31 | 362 Que | |
| 32 | PORK-Q-PINE | |
| 33 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 34 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 35 | BOB-A-QUE | |
| 36 | NW-SCC Pitmasters | |
| 37 | Pit Boss Hogs | |
| 38 | Royal Smoke | |
| 39 | Ten In Da Pit | |
| 40 | All Smoked Up | |
| 41 | Red Eye BBQ | |
| 42 | K2 Cooking | |
| 43 | Marriott Shoals | |
| 44 | Shoals Creek Moppers | |
| 45 | FPD |
45 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natty Que | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | Trinity Mountain Smoke | |
| 4 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 7 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | J. Monroe's | |
| 9 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ ASSAULT | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 13 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 14 | Flo-Master | |
| 15 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 16 | Royal Smoke | |
| 17 | Mac Attack | |
| 18 | BOB-A-QUE | |
| 19 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 20 | BAMA JET BBQ | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 22 | 1 Less G Q'ing | |
| 23 | Indian River BBQ Crew | |
| 24 | Red Eye BBQ | |
| 25 | BUST | |
| 26 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 27 | Chillin-Butt-Grilllin | |
| 28 | SOWTH SON SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Marriott Shoals | |
| 30 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 31 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 32 | Pit Boss Hogs | |
| 33 | PORK-Q-PINE | |
| 34 | Blowin Smoke | |
| 35 | K2 Cooking | |
| 36 | FPD | |
| 37 | BUFORD REDS BBQ | |
| 38 | Ten In Da Pit | |
| 39 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 40 | All Smoked Up | |
| 41 | Smokin D's BBQ | |
| 42 | 362 Que | |
| 43 | NW-SCC Pitmasters | |
| 44 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 45 | Shoals Creek Moppers |
45 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | BUFORD REDS BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 8 | Indian River BBQ Crew | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin D's BBQ | |
| 11 | Mac Attack | |
| 12 | Trinity Mountain Smoke | |
| 13 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 14 | 362 Que | |
| 15 | NW-SCC Pitmasters | |
| 16 | Natty Que | |
| 17 | BUST | |
| 18 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 19 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 20 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 21 | BBQ ASSAULT | |
| 22 | Blowin Smoke | |
| 23 | J. Monroe's | |
| 24 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 25 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 26 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 27 | Chillin-Butt-Grilllin | |
| 28 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 29 | SOWTH SON SMOKERS | |
| 30 | PORK-Q-PINE | |
| 31 | BAMA JET BBQ | |
| 32 | Ten In Da Pit | |
| 33 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 34 | Pit Boss Hogs | |
| 35 | All Smoked Up | |
| 36 | 1 Less G Q'ing | |
| 37 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 38 | Shoals Creek Moppers | |
| 39 | Flo-Master | |
| 40 | BOB-A-QUE | |
| 41 | Royal Smoke | |
| 42 | K2 Cooking | |
| 43 | Marriott Shoals | |
| 44 | Red Eye BBQ | |
| 45 | FPD |
44 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 4 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin D's BBQ | |
| 7 | NW-SCC Pitmasters | |
| 8 | BUFORD REDS BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ ASSAULT | |
| 10 | LEE LA Q | |
| 11 | Ten In Da Pit | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | All Smoked Up | |
| 14 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 15 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 16 | Royal Smoke | |
| 17 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 18 | Chillin-Butt-Grilllin | |
| 19 | Blowin Smoke | |
| 20 | Shoals Creek Moppers | |
| 21 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 22 | Flo-Master | |
| 23 | Natty Que | |
| 24 | FPD | |
| 25 | 362 Que | |
| 26 | Indian River BBQ Crew | |
| 27 | Red Eye BBQ | |
| 28 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 29 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 30 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 31 | Pit Boss Hogs | |
| 32 | Mac Attack | |
| 33 | 1 Less G Q'ing | |
| 34 | BOB-A-QUE | |
| 35 | BAMA JET BBQ | |
| 36 | J. Monroe's | |
| 37 | PORK-Q-PINE | |
| 38 | BUST | |
| 39 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 40 | SOWTH SON SMOKERS | |
| 41 | Marriott Shoals | |
| 42 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 43 | K2 Cooking | |
| 44 | Trinity Mountain Smoke |
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.
19 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 362 Que | |
| 2 | Royal Smoke | |
| 3 | 1 Less G Q'ing | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | BOB-A-QUE | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | K2 Cooking | |
| 8 | Indian River BBQ Crew | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 11 | All Smoked Up | |
| 12 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGS & KISSES | |
| 14 | BUST | |
| 15 | NW-SCC Pitmasters | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' HOT ASHES | |
| 17 | FPD | |
| 18 | Marriott Shoals | |
| 19 | Red Eye BBQ |
4 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin D's Junior | |
| 2 | Spice Girls | |
| 3 | Mable Home BBQ | |
| 4 | Double A BBQ |