Won without a category win
3 of 3
meats called to the stage
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 3 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 5th
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2021
Mar 12–13, 2021 · Foley, AL · 📍 125 E Laurel Ave
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $4,000
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q won Grand Champion at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) on March 12, 2021 in Foley, AL at 125 E Laurel Ave, scoring 518.8000 in a field of 28 teams. FLAPS UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 507.9428. Category winners: Chicken — Step Bros. BBQ (174.2972); Pork Ribs — Bar-B-Krewe (176.0000); Pork — RAMMER JAMMER BBQ (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Sneaky Creeek; the next was held in 2022.
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.
144.47
median 492.43
518.80 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.30
- Pork Ribs 176
- Pork 176.56
20
176.56
Entries
28
3 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
518.8000
Winning margin
10.8572
GC over RC
Field average
459.40
144.47518.80
median 492.43 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7488 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
494.7428
144.47518.80
10th place overall
Field spread
374.3316
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Came back for more
43%
10 of 23 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,542
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% 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.
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
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: LEM'S MEAT VARNISH and FLAPS UP BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q and REDBONES BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: REDBONES BBQ and Bama Q's Smokin-n-Grillin tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
A contest record in chicken
174.2972
best chicken ever cooked here
Step Bros. BBQ turned in 174.2972 in chicken — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1200
- across 1 past editions
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 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 23 | 513.0628 | Sneaky Creeek |
| Mar 12, 2021 ← this one | 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 | 174.2972 | 172.5484 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 172.5944 | 164.5256 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 165.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
28 entries · top 518.8000 · median 492.4342 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 2 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 4 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 7 | Smokin in the Square | |
| 8 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 9 | Bama-Que | |
| 10 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 11 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 12 | RIBLIFE | |
| 13 | Bama Q's Smokin-n-Grillin | |
| 14 | Bar-B-Krewe | |
| 15 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 17 | BA's BBQ | |
| 18 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 19 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 20 | Deez Nuts Smokin Butts | |
| 21 | Yardbirds BBQ | |
| 22 | This'lll Do BBQ | |
| 23 | Thirst Place BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokehouse #9 | |
| 25 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 26 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 27 | Island Air Conditioning | |
| 28 | Team Wind Creek |
Chicken
26 entries · top 174.2972 · median 164.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 2 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 3 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | Bama-Que | |
| 6 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | Smokin in the Square | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 11 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 12 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 13 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 14 | RIBLIFE | |
| 15 | Bar-B-Krewe | |
| 16 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 17 | BA's BBQ | |
| 18 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 19 | Bama Q's Smokin-n-Grillin | |
| 20 | Yardbirds BBQ | |
| 21 | Thirst Place BBQ | |
| 22 | Deez Nuts Smokin Butts | |
| 23 | This'lll Do BBQ | |
| 24 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 25 | Smokehouse #9 | |
| 26 | Island Air Conditioning |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 176 · median 159.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar-B-Krewe | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin in the Square | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 8 | Bama Q's Smokin-n-Grillin | |
| 9 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 10 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 11 | BA's BBQ | |
| 12 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 13 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 14 | Bama-Que | |
| 15 | RIBLIFE | |
| 16 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 17 | This'lll Do BBQ | |
| 18 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 19 | Deez Nuts Smokin Butts | |
| 20 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 21 | Yardbirds BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokehouse #9 | |
| 23 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 24 | Thirst Place BBQ | |
| 25 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 26 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 27 | Island Air Conditioning |
Pork
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 4 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | Bama Q's Smokin-n-Grillin | |
| 8 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 9 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 10 | BA's BBQ | |
| 11 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 12 | Bama-Que | |
| 13 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 14 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokehouse #9 | |
| 16 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | Deez Nuts Smokin Butts | |
| 19 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 20 | Thirst Place BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin in the Square | |
| 22 | Yardbirds BBQ | |
| 23 | Bar-B-Krewe | |
| 24 | Island Air Conditioning | |
| 25 | This'lll Do BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 27 | Team Wind Creek | |
| 28 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers |
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
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | BA's BBQ | |
| 3 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 4 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 8 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 9 | Bama Q's Smokin-n-Grillin | |
| 10 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 11 | Island Air Conditioning | |
| 12 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 13 | This'lll Do BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin in the Square | |
| 15 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 16 | Yardbirds BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokehouse #9 | |
| 18 | Thirst Place BBQ |
Ancillary — Sauce
23 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.2168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | Deez Nuts Smokin Butts | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 5 | This'lll Do BBQ | |
| 6 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 7 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 8 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 11 | Bama-Que | |
| 12 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 13 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 14 | Smokehouse #9 | |
| 15 | BA's BBQ | |
| 16 | Thirst Place BBQ | |
| 17 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 18 | Bar-B-Krewe | |
| 19 | Yardbirds BBQ | |
| 20 | Bama Q's Smokin-n-Grillin | |
| 21 | Team Wind Creek | |
| 22 | LEE LA Q | |
| 23 | Island Air Conditioning |