Mission Q (Backyard Only)
2021-11-19 – 2021-11-20 · Tuscumbia, AL · 📍 300 North Commons West
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: When Pigs Fly, Florence, AL (350.2628) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RIBLIFE
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
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: The Real Squeal BBQ and Murphy's Backyard BBQ tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: NORALA BBQ TEAM and Pig Destroyer tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: RIBLIFE and LEE LA Q tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: The Real Squeal BBQ (won 2020).
🃏 An upset on the books
When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL came in rated below the field's top team, Hickory Hangover, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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 | Tuscumbia, AL | Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | 21 | 349.7372 | The Real Squeal BBQ | — |
| 2021-11-19 ← this one | 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 | 178.8572 | 170.8344 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 164.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
14 entries · top 350.2628 · median 335.6628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin D's | |
| 8 | Murphy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 11 | Sauced Hawgs | |
| 12 | Ham Squad | |
| 13 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 14 | Four Horseman |
Chicken
14 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 3 | RIBLIFE | |
| 4 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 5 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 6 | Murphy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | Four Horseman | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 10 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 11 | Ham Squad | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | Smokin D's | |
| 14 | Sauced Hawgs |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Smokin D's | |
| 5 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 6 | Sauced Hawgs | |
| 7 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 8 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Murphy's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 12 | Ham Squad | |
| 13 | Four Horseman | |
| 14 | BUTSY-Q |