Poosa Q
2022-05-05 – 2022-05-07 · Montgomery, AL · 📍 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD · State championship
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RACHEL HARPER, RANDY G BIGLER, WAYNE HARPER · Prize money: $42,900.00
Grand Champion: Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q (699.3712) · 72 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
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Tightest race
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q took the Grand Championship home to FL.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: NA-DA-BONE BBQ and BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 2–3: Bad Azz Mule BBQ and Bubba Grills tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Under the Radar (won 2019).
🃏 An upset on the books
Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-14 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 48 | 691.9432 | Under the Radar | Q-BONES BBQ |
| 2022-05-05 ← this one | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 72 | 699.3712 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-10-05 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis RD | 73 | 702.8688 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | Glamping Grillers |
| 2024-10-04 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 59 | 703.3828 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | SWIG-N-PIG |
| 2025-06-20 | Montgomery, AL | 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd | 42 | 704.5372 | YES, DEAR BBQ | SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 174.8456 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.5716 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 175.4172 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5828 | 175.4056 | 173.7256 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.1428 | 175.4172 | 173.1084 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
72 entries · top 699.3712 · median 673.0228
Chicken
72 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5372 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
72 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8400
Pork
72 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.2514
Brisket
72 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.4114
Backyard Series
Overall
49 entries · top 347.9772 · median 331.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 2 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 5 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 6 | Bentley Que | |
| 7 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 8 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 10 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 12 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 13 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 14 | Pork Life | |
| 15 | Simply Smoked | |
| 16 | BA's Barbeque | |
| 17 | Georgia Coastal Que | |
| 18 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 19 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 20 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 21 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 22 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 23 | RIBLIFE | |
| 24 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 25 | Smokestack Lightning | |
| 26 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 27 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 28 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 29 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 30 | The Hicktown BBQ | |
| 31 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 32 | HESSHOGS | |
| 33 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 34 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 35 | LEE LA Q | |
| 36 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 37 | 2 Crackers Cooking | |
| 38 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 39 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 40 | Carlee Que's BBQ | |
| 41 | Pops Family Grill | |
| 42 | Countryside BBQ | |
| 43 | SNS Blazing BBQ | |
| 44 | Roux BBQ | |
| 45 | Wright On Que | |
| 46 | Kaddie Kue BBQ Team | |
| 47 | Semper Chicken & Ribs | |
| 48 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 49 | Low N' Slow Locomotives |
Chicken
49 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley Que | |
| 2 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 3 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 5 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 7 | Georgia Coastal Que | |
| 8 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 9 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 10 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 13 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 14 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 15 | RIBLIFE | |
| 16 | LEE LA Q | |
| 17 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 19 | The Hicktown BBQ | |
| 20 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 21 | HESSHOGS | |
| 22 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 23 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 24 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 25 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 26 | Pork Life | |
| 27 | 2 Crackers Cooking | |
| 28 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 29 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 30 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 31 | BA's Barbeque | |
| 32 | SNS Blazing BBQ | |
| 33 | Wright On Que | |
| 34 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 35 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 36 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 37 | Simply Smoked | |
| 38 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 39 | Kaddie Kue BBQ Team | |
| 40 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 41 | Countryside BBQ | |
| 42 | Roux BBQ | |
| 43 | Carlee Que's BBQ | |
| 44 | Pops Family Grill | |
| 45 | Smokestack Lightning | |
| 46 | Semper Chicken & Ribs | |
| 47 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 48 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 49 | Low N' Slow Locomotives |
Pork Ribs
49 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | Simply Smoked | |
| 3 | Smokestack Lightning | |
| 4 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 5 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 6 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 7 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 8 | BA's Barbeque | |
| 9 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 10 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Pork Life | |
| 12 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 13 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Fat Boy BBQ | |
| 15 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 16 | SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ | |
| 17 | FLAPS UP BBQ | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKERS - AL | |
| 19 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 20 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 21 | RAMMER JAMMER BBQ | |
| 22 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 23 | LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | |
| 24 | Pops Family Grill | |
| 25 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 26 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 27 | THIN BLUE SWINE BBQ | |
| 28 | Carlee Que's BBQ | |
| 29 | Bentley Que | |
| 30 | Countryside BBQ | |
| 31 | SERIOUS HOG | |
| 32 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 33 | RIBLIFE | |
| 34 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 35 | HESSHOGS | |
| 36 | The Hicktown BBQ | |
| 37 | Georgia Coastal Que | |
| 38 | 2 Crackers Cooking | |
| 39 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 40 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 41 | LEE LA Q | |
| 42 | SNS Blazing BBQ | |
| 43 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 44 | Roux BBQ | |
| 45 | Semper Chicken & Ribs | |
| 46 | Kaddie Kue BBQ Team | |
| 47 | Wright On Que | |
| 48 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 49 | Low N' Slow Locomotives |
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
32 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Specialists | |
| 2 | Barking Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 4 | LC BBQ | |
| 5 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 6 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 7 | Simply Smoked | |
| 8 | QUENUT BBQ | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 12 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Semper Chicken & Ribs | |
| 18 | SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | |
| 19 | Slapulator BBQ | |
| 20 | Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | |
| 21 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 22 | 2 Crackers Cooking | |
| 23 | Carlee Que's BBQ | |
| 24 | NA-DA-BONE BBQ | |
| 25 | smokey anderson bbq | |
| 26 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 27 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 28 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | Steak Princess BBQ | |
| 30 | Low N' Slow Locomotives | |
| 31 | Bubba Grills | |
| 32 | SERIOUS HOG |
Ancillary — Seafood
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.3258