A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 7 tracked editions
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2020
Mar 13–14, 2020 · Foley, AL · 📍 125 E Laurel Ave
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $4,000
SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ won Grand Champion at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) on March 13, 2020 in Foley, AL at 125 E Laurel Ave, scoring 513.0628 in a field of 23 teams. LEE LA Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 511.9772. Category winners: Chicken — SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ (173.1200); Pork Ribs — LEE LA Q (174.8572); Pork — SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ (177.1428). This is the 1st of 7 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
151.93
median 479.38
513.06 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.12
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 177.14
131.46
177.14
Entries
23
3 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
513.0628
Winning margin
1.0856
GC over RC
Field average
460.30
151.93513.06
median 479.38 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.4456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
483.9656
151.93513.06
10th place overall
Field spread
361.1316
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 5–6: RAMMER JAMMER BBQ and BAMA-QUE tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: FLAPS UP BBQ edged Team Ballinger by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 2–3: RAMMER JAMMER BBQ edged Colonel Rusty's by 0.0116.
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2020 ← this one | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 23 | 513.0628 | Sneaky Creeek |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 518.8000 | PuckDaddy;s Killer Q |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 26 | 520.5028 | Lee La Q |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 31 | 521.6800 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 349.1200 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 30 | 358.8572 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Foley, AL | 200 N. Alston Street | 30 | 357.7028 | Southern Swine |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1200 | 168.6744 | 162.8000 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 165.6800 | 162.2400 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 167.9772 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
23 entries · top 513.0628 · median 479.3828 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 4 | BAMA-QUE | |
| 5 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 6 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | Team Ballinger | |
| 8 | Deez Nutz Smokin Butts | |
| 9 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 10 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 11 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 12 | Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers | |
| 13 | This'll Do Barbecue | |
| 14 | Meat Slingers | |
| 15 | Carlee Que's | |
| 16 | Holy Smokers | |
| 17 | Trustmark Traveling Smoke | |
| 18 | Sunday Funday | |
| 19 | Bama Smokin-N-Grillin | |
| 20 | Limp Brisket | |
| 21 | Hookin N Cookin | |
| 22 | Colonel Rusty's | |
| 23 | Wind Creek BBQ |
Chicken
22 entries · top 173.1200 · median 161.9656
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.5714
Pork
22 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 3 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 4 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 5 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 6 | BAMA-QUE | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | Carlee Que's | |
| 9 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 10 | Deez Nutz Smokin Butts | |
| 11 | Bama Smokin-N-Grillin | |
| 12 | Meat Slingers | |
| 13 | Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers | |
| 14 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 15 | Team Ballinger | |
| 16 | Trustmark Traveling Smoke | |
| 17 | Sunday Funday | |
| 18 | Hookin N Cookin | |
| 19 | Wind Creek BBQ | |
| 20 | Limp Brisket | |
| 21 | This'll Do Barbecue | |
| 22 | Holy Smokers |
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 — Anything But
15 entries · top 180 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Ancillary — Sauce
21 entries · top 175.4400 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bama Smokin-N-Grillin | |
| 2 | BAMA-QUE | |
| 3 | This'll Do Barbecue | |
| 4 | Wind Creek BBQ | |
| 5 | Meat Slingers | |
| 6 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | Chief Grilldaddy & the Hosedraggers | |
| 8 | Sunday Funday | |
| 9 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 10 | Limp Brisket | |
| 11 | Hookin N Cookin | |
| 12 | Holy Smokers | |
| 13 | Team Ballinger | |
| 14 | Trustmark Traveling Smoke | |
| 15 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 16 | LEE LA Q | |
| 17 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 18 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 19 | Deez Nutz Smokin Butts | |
| 20 | Carlee Que's | |
| 21 | Colonel Rusty's |