Aug 9–10, 2019 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carrol Av
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $3,000
Slinging Pig Meat won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 9, 2019 in Glencoe, AL at 313 Nancy Carrol Av, scoring 518.8116 in a field of 26 teams. SWEET CHEEKS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 517.0860. Category winners: Chicken — LEE LA Q (176.5600); Pork Ribs — PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q (173.1200); Pork — SWEET CHEEKS BBQ (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition came before it; the next was held in 2020.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Slinging Pig Meat came in rated below the field's top team, Bubba Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Slinging Pig Meat won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Slinging Pig Meat's first Grand Championship in the data.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Slinging Pig Meat finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
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.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Glencoe, AL | 407 Hollingsworth Park dr | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carol Dr | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
| 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 |
26 entries · top 518.8116 · median 500.5600 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
5 entries · top 180 · 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 |