Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
2019-08-09 – 2019-08-10 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carrol Av
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Slinging Pig Meat (518.8116) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SWEET CHEEKS BBQ
Entries
26
3 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
518.8116
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
497.66
median 500.56
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
503.3484
10th place overall
Field spread
60.1720
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 11%
beats 89% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
8%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside AL
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: Blowin Smoke BBQ and PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team and 3 Little Pigs BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: PARTTY ALL KNIGHT and SOUTH RYLAND tied on 167.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | 407 Hollingsworth Park dr | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019-08-09 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q | — |
| 2026-06-05 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 170.2744 | 167.9656 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
26 entries · top 518.8116 · median 500.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 2 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 3 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 5 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 9 | Crimson Hot Bucky Que | |
| 10 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 12 | NATTY QUE | |
| 13 | Simpley Smoked | |
| 14 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 15 | Bubbaq | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 18 | 3 Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 19 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 20 | The Pig Posse | |
| 21 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Hickory Hangover | |
| 23 | R2-BBQ | |
| 24 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 25 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 26 | Pit Row BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | NATTY QUE | |
| 5 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 6 | Simpley Smoked | |
| 7 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 10 | 3 Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 11 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 12 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 13 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 14 | Bubbaq | |
| 15 | Hickory Hangover | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 19 | The Pig Posse | |
| 20 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 21 | Crimson Hot Bucky Que | |
| 22 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 23 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 24 | R2-BBQ | |
| 25 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 26 | Pit Row BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 173.1200 · median 163.7030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 2 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 3 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | Crimson Hot Bucky Que | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 7 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 8 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 9 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 10 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 11 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 12 | Bubbaq | |
| 13 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 15 | Rollin Smoke | |
| 16 | NATTY QUE | |
| 17 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 18 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | LEE LA Q | |
| 20 | The Pig Posse | |
| 21 | Simpley Smoked | |
| 22 | R2-BBQ | |
| 23 | Pit Row BBQ | |
| 24 | Hickory Hangover | |
| 25 | 3 Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 26 | Double A's BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | PARTTY ALL KNIGHT | |
| 5 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 7 | 3 Little Pigs BBQ | |
| 8 | Crimson Hot Bucky Que | |
| 9 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Simpley Smoked | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 12 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 13 | The Pig Posse | |
| 14 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 15 | Bubbaq | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | BEER PRESSURE | |
| 18 | NATTY QUE | |
| 19 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 20 | Hickory Hangover | |
| 21 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 22 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 23 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | R2-BBQ | |
| 25 | Pit Row BBQ | |
| 26 | Rollin Smoke |
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 — Dessert
5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | Double A's BBQ | |
| 4 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 5 | Simpley Smoked |