Aug 6–7, 2021 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carrol Av
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $3,500
NORALA BBQ TEAM won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) on August 6, 2021 in Glencoe, AL at 313 Nancy Carrol Av, scoring 514.2284 in a field of 31 teams. REDBONES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 513.6344. Category winners: Chicken — Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team (176.5600); Pork Ribs — Slinging Pigmeat (174.2628); Pork — HICKORY HANGOVER (176.5600). This is the 4th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Leela Q; the next was held in 2022.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100
NORALA BBQ TEAM came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
NORALA BBQ TEAM won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 3 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0228 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 2–3: REDBONES BBQ and PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SOUTH RYLAND and Pig Destroyer tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: VETERAN PORK PULLERS and Secondhand Smoke tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Slinging Pig Meat (won 2019), Leela Q (won 2020).
This contest usually draws about 24 teams
31 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 24.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Glencoe, AL | 407 Hollingsworth Park dr | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| Aug 6, 2021 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carol Dr | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 171.9772 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 169.6916 | 167.3828 |
31 entries · top 514.2284 · median 499.3484 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 4 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | Smoke-a-holics Com[etition BBQ | |
| 7 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 8 | Bubba Q | |
| 9 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 10 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 11 | Hog Addictition | |
| 12 | Dog Patch Q | |
| 13 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 14 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 15 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | Slinging Pigmeat | |
| 18 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 19 | Party All Knight | |
| 20 | LEE LA Q | |
| 21 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 22 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 23 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 24 | RIBLIFE | |
| 25 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 26 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 28 | Swine and Brine BBQ | |
| 29 | The Meat Whisperers | |
| 30 | Smokin Fire | |
| 31 | Simply Smoked |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 5 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 6 | Smoke-a-holics Com[etition BBQ | |
| 7 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 8 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 11 | Dog Patch Q | |
| 12 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 13 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 14 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 15 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 16 | Bubba Q | |
| 17 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin Fire | |
| 19 | Hog Addictition | |
| 20 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 21 | RIBLIFE | |
| 22 | Party All Knight | |
| 23 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 24 | Slinging Pigmeat | |
| 25 | LEE LA Q | |
| 26 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 27 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 28 | Simply Smoked | |
| 29 | Swine and Brine BBQ | |
| 30 | The Meat Whisperers | |
| 31 | The Real Squeal BBQ |
31 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slinging Pigmeat | |
| 2 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 3 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 4 | Dog Patch Q | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 7 | The Meat Whisperers | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | Smoke-a-holics Com[etition BBQ | |
| 10 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 11 | Hog Addictition | |
| 12 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 13 | Bubba Q | |
| 14 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 15 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 16 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 17 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 18 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Swine and Brine BBQ | |
| 20 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 21 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 22 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 23 | Party All Knight | |
| 24 | Simply Smoked | |
| 25 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 27 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 28 | Smokin Fire | |
| 29 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 30 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 31 | RIBLIFE |
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 3 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | Party All Knight | |
| 6 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 7 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 9 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Bubba Q | |
| 11 | SOUTH RYLAND | |
| 12 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 13 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Hog Addictition | |
| 16 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 17 | Slinging Pigmeat | |
| 18 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke-a-holics Com[etition BBQ | |
| 20 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 21 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 22 | Swine and Brine BBQ | |
| 23 | The Meat Whisperers | |
| 24 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 25 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 26 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 27 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 28 | Dog Patch Q | |
| 29 | Smokin Fire | |
| 30 | Simply Smoked | |
| 31 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q |
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.
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | Hog Addictition | |
| 8 | MAGGIE'S FARM | |
| 9 | Smoke-a-holics Com[etition BBQ | |
| 10 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Twisted Oak BBQ | |
| 12 | Slinging Pigmeat | |
| 13 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 14 | Sweet Willy Q | |
| 15 | Big Hoss | |
| 16 | Bad Influence BBQ | |
| 17 | Simply Smoked | |
| 18 | Secondhand Smoke |
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 4 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 5 | Hog Addictition | |
| 6 | Slinging Pigmeat | |
| 7 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | Dog Patch Q | |
| 10 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | Simply Smoked | |
| 13 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 14 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 15 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 16 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 17 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 18 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Twisted Oak BBQ | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 21 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 22 | Creekside | |
| 23 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 24 | Sweet Willy Q | |
| 25 | MAGGIE'S FARM | |
| 26 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Fire | |
| 28 | Big Hoss | |
| 29 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 30 | The Meat Whisperers |
30 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGGIE'S FARM | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | Slinging Pigmeat | |
| 4 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 5 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 6 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 9 | The Meat Whisperers | |
| 10 | Smokin Fire | |
| 11 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 12 | JAMMIN BBQ | |
| 13 | LEE LA Q | |
| 14 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Simply Smoked | |
| 16 | Outhouse Smokers | |
| 17 | JT'S SMOKE SHACK | |
| 18 | Big Hoss | |
| 19 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 20 | BLOWIN' SMOKE - TONEY, AL | |
| 21 | Sweet Willy Q | |
| 22 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 23 | Dog Patch Q | |
| 24 | Hog Addictition | |
| 25 | Creekside | |
| 26 | RIBLIFE | |
| 27 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 28 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 29 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 30 | Twisted Oak BBQ |
1 entries · top 155.9772 · median 155.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rogers |