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
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 2022
Mar 12, 2022 · Foley, AL · 📍 125 E Laurel Ave
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $4,350
LEE LA Q won Grand Champion at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) on March 12, 2022 in Foley, AL at 125 E Laurel Ave, scoring 520.5028 in a field of 26 teams. REDBONES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 513.0744. Category winners: Chicken — LEE LA Q (177.7028); Pork Ribs — LEE LA Q (180.0000); Pork — REDBONES BBQ (175.4172). This is the 3rd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by PuckDaddy;s Killer Q; the next was held in 2023.
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.
309.59
median 493.30
520.50 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 175.42
20
180
Entries
26
3 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
520.5028
Winning margin
7.4284
GC over RC
Field average
477.64
309.59520.50
median 493.30 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
498.2172
309.59520.50
10th place overall
Field spread
210.9144
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,350
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Came back for more
50%
14 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: REDBONES BBQ and Daphne Police Department tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS and REDBONES BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Groundhog Smokers edged Secondhand Smoke by 0.0116.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
LEE LA Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
2 of 3
meats called to the stage
LEE LA Q took the title on 2 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 14th
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
LEE LA Q turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0000
- across 2 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- LEE LA Q · Pork Ribs
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 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 518.8000 | PuckDaddy;s Killer Q |
| Mar 12, 2022 ← this one | 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 | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 165.0856 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 171.4172 | 165.1084 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 167.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
26 entries · top 520.5028 · median 493.3028 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 7 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 8 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 9 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 11 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 12 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 13 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Daphne Police Department | |
| 15 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 16 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 17 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 18 | Carlee Que's | |
| 19 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 20 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 21 | Trustmark Bank | |
| 22 | Yardbird's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 24 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 25 | Colonel Rusty's | |
| 26 | Island Air Conditioning |
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 162.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 3 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 4 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 5 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 6 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 7 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 8 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 9 | Daphne Police Department | |
| 10 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 11 | RIBLIFE | |
| 12 | Yardbird's BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 14 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | Trustmark Bank | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 19 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 20 | Colonel Rusty's | |
| 21 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 22 | Carlee Que's | |
| 23 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 24 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 25 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 26 | Island Air Conditioning |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180 · median 163.9486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Colonel Rusty's | |
| 7 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 11 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 13 | Daphne Police Department | |
| 14 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 15 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 16 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 17 | Carlee Que's | |
| 18 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 19 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 20 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 21 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 22 | Yardbird's BBQ | |
| 23 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 24 | Trustmark Bank | |
| 25 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 26 | Island Air Conditioning |
Pork
25 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 7 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 8 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 9 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 10 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 12 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Daphne Police Department | |
| 16 | Carlee Que's | |
| 17 | Step Bros. BBQ | |
| 18 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 19 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 20 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 22 | Trustmark Bank | |
| 23 | Island Air Conditioning | |
| 24 | Yardbird's BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin' Buddies |
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
13 entries · top 174.8572 · median 167.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 2 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 3 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 4 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 5 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 6 | Yardbird's BBQ | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 9 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | Carlee Que's | |
| 12 | Island Air Conditioning | |
| 13 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
10 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 3 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 4 | LEE LA Q | |
| 5 | Carlee Que's | |
| 6 | Daphne Police Department | |
| 7 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 8 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 9 | Island Air Conditioning | |
| 10 | Step Bros. BBQ |
Ancillary — Sauce
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | The Ginger Pig | |
| 3 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 7 | Carlee Que's | |
| 8 | Secondhand Smoke | |
| 9 | Smokin' Buddies | |
| 10 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 11 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 12 | Yardbird's BBQ | |
| 13 | Island Air Conditioning | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Colonel Rusty's |