Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
2021-04-23 – 2021-04-24 · Florence, AL · 📍 McFarland Park
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: RIB LIFE (351.4056) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LEE LA Q
Entries
29
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
351.4056
Winning margin
2.2512
GC over RC
Field average
330.34
median 334.80
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0116 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
339.4284
10th place overall
Field spread
44.6744
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,000.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 46%
beats 54% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
10%
of the 29 teams with a home region came from outside AL
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1535
avg power rating going in · stronger than 41% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 4–5: WHEN PIGS FLY edged LEE LA Q by 0.0112. Chicken places 3–4: NORALA BBQ TEAM edged WHEN PIGS FLY by 0.0116. Chicken places 6–7: FLO MASTER edged BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 172.5600 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
29 entries · top 351.4056 · median 334.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 7 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 8 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 9 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 10 | SCUTTLEBUTTS | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 12 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 13 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 15 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 16 | FLO MASTER | |
| 17 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team | |
| 18 | BATWING BBQ | |
| 19 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 20 | NATTY QUE | |
| 21 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BONES | |
| 23 | WING NUTZ BBQ | |
| 24 | ONE LESS -G- QUEING | |
| 25 | SMOKIN ON THE CREEK | |
| 26 | OUTLAWS | |
| 27 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BBQ | |
| 28 | NW-SCC PITTMASTERS | |
| 29 | SLAPPIN' BUTT BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | FLO MASTER | |
| 7 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 8 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 9 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 10 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 11 | SCUTTLEBUTTS | |
| 12 | NATTY QUE | |
| 13 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 14 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 15 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 16 | BATWING BBQ | |
| 17 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 19 | WING NUTZ BBQ | |
| 20 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 21 | ONE LESS -G- QUEING | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' BONES | |
| 23 | OUTLAWS | |
| 24 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 25 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 26 | NW-SCC PITTMASTERS | |
| 27 | SLAPPIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN ON THE CREEK |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 6 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 7 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 8 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 11 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 12 | SCUTTLEBUTTS | |
| 13 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ON THE CREEK | |
| 16 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 17 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 18 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team | |
| 20 | FLO MASTER | |
| 21 | BATWING BBQ | |
| 22 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BBQ | |
| 23 | NATTY QUE | |
| 24 | SLAPPIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 25 | NW-SCC PITTMASTERS | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' BONES | |
| 27 | OUTLAWS | |
| 28 | ONE LESS -G- QUEING | |
| 29 | WING NUTZ 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
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BONES | |
| 4 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | SLAPPIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 8 | WING NUTZ BBQ | |
| 9 | FLO MASTER | |
| 10 | ONE LESS -G- QUEING |
Ancillary — Sauce
26 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BONES | |
| 2 | SCUTTLEBUTTS | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | Asphalt Cowboys BBQ Team | |
| 5 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | NW-SCC PITTMASTERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN D'S | |
| 9 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 10 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 11 | THE MEAT WHISPERERS | |
| 12 | WING NUTZ BBQ | |
| 13 | NATTY QUE | |
| 14 | BLUE SQUEALERS | |
| 15 | LEE LA Q | |
| 16 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 17 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 18 | GETTIN PIGGY WITH IT BBQ | |
| 19 | BATWING BBQ | |
| 20 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 21 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ON THE CREEK | |
| 23 | SLAPPIN' BUTT BBQ | |
| 24 | FLO MASTER | |
| 25 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | ONE LESS -G- QUEING |