Mission Q (Backyard Only)
2020-11-20 – 2020-11-21 · Tuscumbia, AL · 📍 Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: The Real Squeal BBQ (349.7372) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Murphy's Backyard BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0112 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Magnolia BBQ edged Murphy's Backyard BBQ by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 8–9: RIBLIFE edged PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Murphy's Backyard BBQ edged Magnolia BBQ by 0.0344.
🃏 An upset on the books
The Real Squeal BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons St. | 20 | 359.4400 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | — |
| 2020-11-20 ← this one | 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 | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.4400 | 168.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 349.7372 · median 335.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | Murphy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Magnolia BBQ | |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Sauced Hawgs | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 10 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 11 | Smokin D's | |
| 12 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | RIBLIFE | |
| 14 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 15 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 16 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 17 | Fourhorsemen | |
| 18 | Batwing BarBQ | |
| 19 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 20 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 21 | Cash’s BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnolia BBQ | |
| 2 | Murphy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 4 | Sauced Hawgs | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 8 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 9 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 10 | Batwing BarBQ | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Smokin D's | |
| 13 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 14 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 15 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 16 | RIBLIFE | |
| 17 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 18 | Fourhorsemen | |
| 19 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 20 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 21 | Cash’s BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | Murphy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Magnolia BBQ | |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | The 4th Little Pig | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | Smokin D's | |
| 11 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 12 | Sauced Hawgs | |
| 13 | When Pigs Fly | |
| 14 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 15 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 16 | Fourhorsemen | |
| 17 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 18 | Cash’s BBQ | |
| 19 | Doss Hogs Barbeque | |
| 20 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 21 | Batwing BarBQ |