2022-03-12 · Foley, AL · 📍 125 E Laurel Ave
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $4,350.00
Grand Champion: Lee La Q (520.5028) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 REDBONES BBQ
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
520.5028 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 518.8000 PuckDaddy;s Killer Q set in 2021.
3 of 7 tracked editions
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has won this contest 3 times across its 7 tracked editions.
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.
LEE LA Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
LEE LA Q took the title on 2 calls from 3 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
LEE LA Q turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 23 | 513.0628 | Sneaky Creeek | — |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 518.8000 | PuckDaddy;s Killer Q | — |
| 2022-03-12 ← this one | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 26 | 520.5028 | Lee La Q | — |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 31 | 521.6800 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 28 | 349.1200 | Smokey Bees BBQ | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley, AL | 125 E Laurel Ave | 30 | 358.8572 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Foley, AL | 200 N. Alston Street | 30 | 357.7028 | Southern Swine | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 165.0856 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 171.4172 | 165.1084 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 170.8228 | 167.4284 |
26 entries · top 520.5028 · median 493.3028
| # | 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 |
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 |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
10 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
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 |