Mission Q (Backyard Only)
2019-11-22 – 2019-11-23 · Tuscumbia, AL · 📍 300 North Commons St.
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ (359.4400) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Twin States BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 16.6516 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
SWEET CHEEKS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: HELL ON SQUEALS and Thin Blue Swine tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: LEE LA Q and HICKORY HANGOVER tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Thin Blue Swine edged Twin States BBQ by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-20 | Tuscumbia, AL | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016-11-18 | 595 hwy 72 w | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017-11-17 | 595 Hwy 72 W | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018-11-16 | 300 North Commons St. West | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019-11-22 ← this one | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons St. | 20 | 359.4400 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Tuscumbia, AL | Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | 21 | 349.7372 | The Real Squeal BBQ | — |
| 2021-11-19 | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons West | 14 | 350.2628 | When Pigs Fly, Florence, AL | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Tuscumbia, AL | 601 N. Main St | 18 | 355.4288 | Hickory Hangover | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 171.4056 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 170.2744 | 167.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
20 entries · top 359.4400 · median 337.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 6 | NATTY QUE | |
| 7 | RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 10 | MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 13 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 15 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 16 | Pit Row BBQ | |
| 17 | BUST | |
| 18 | 4 Horseman BBQ | |
| 19 | CreekBank BBQ | |
| 20 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. THE ORIGINAL |
Chicken
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | NATTY QUE | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA | |
| 6 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 7 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 8 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 11 | MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. THE ORIGINAL | |
| 13 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Pit Row BBQ | |
| 16 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 17 | BUST | |
| 18 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 19 | 4 Horseman BBQ | |
| 20 | CreekBank BBQ |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 5 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 6 | RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA | |
| 7 | MURPHY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | RIBLIFE | |
| 12 | NATTY QUE | |
| 13 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 15 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 16 | Pit Row BBQ | |
| 17 | 4 Horseman BBQ | |
| 18 | BUST | |
| 19 | CreekBank BBQ |
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
3 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 3 | When Pigs Fly |
Ancillary — Steak Contest
10 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | High Steaks BBQ Team | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | PNJ BBQ | |
| 8 | Blowin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | 4 Horseman BBQ | |
| 10 | Doss Hogs Barbeque |