Sep 18–19, 2026 · Columbiana, AL · 📍 105 W. College Street · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $11,600
Bad Rooster BBQ won Grand Champion at the Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff on September 18, 2026 in Columbiana, AL at 105 W. College Street, scoring 705.1088 in a field of 16 teams. County Line Swine took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.5716. Category winners: Chicken — ChooChoo BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Smokey Bees BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Bad Rooster BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Smokin Sweetmeats (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by Puddleduck BBQ with 341.6572.
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.
Closer than 93% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5372 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: Alabama Misfits and 2 Men and a Pig tied on 171.9888 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 5–6: Jurassic Bark BBQ and ChooChoo BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 3–4: Jurassic Bark BBQ and County Line Swine tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bad Rooster BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4400 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7144 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 166.2284 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 165.0972 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 168.5256 | 162.2400 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 168.5372 | 163.9428 |
16 entries · top 705.1088 · median 683.9086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 2 | County Line Swine | |
| 3 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 4 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 5 | ChooChoo BBQ | |
| 6 | 2 Men and a Pig | |
| 7 | Alabama Misfits | |
| 8 | Ranch House Kitchen | |
| 9 | C4-QUE | |
| 10 | Cold Beer | |
| 11 | Jurassic Bark BBQ | |
| 12 | Wine Me, Dine Me, and Swine Me | |
| 13 | Carlee Ques | |
| 14 | The Pit Crew | |
| 15 | Smokey Bees BBQ | |
| 16 | Mark's Ribs |
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChooChoo BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 4 | Ranch House Kitchen | |
| 5 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 6 | Cold Beer | |
| 7 | Alabama Misfits | |
| 8 | Smokey Bees BBQ | |
| 9 | County Line Swine | |
| 10 | C4-QUE | |
| 11 | Wine Me, Dine Me, and Swine Me | |
| 12 | 2 Men and a Pig | |
| 13 | Jurassic Bark BBQ | |
| 14 | The Pit Crew | |
| 15 | Carlee Ques |
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.9888 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ | |
| 2 | County Line Swine | |
| 3 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 4 | Cold Beer | |
| 5 | Ranch House Kitchen | |
| 6 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 7 | ChooChoo BBQ | |
| 8 | Alabama Misfits | |
| 9 | 2 Men and a Pig | |
| 10 | C4-QUE | |
| 11 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 12 | Wine Me, Dine Me, and Swine Me | |
| 13 | Jurassic Bark BBQ | |
| 14 | Carlee Ques | |
| 15 | Mark's Ribs | |
| 16 | The Pit Crew |
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 2 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 3 | County Line Swine | |
| 4 | Smokey Bees BBQ | |
| 5 | Jurassic Bark BBQ | |
| 6 | ChooChoo BBQ | |
| 7 | Cold Beer | |
| 8 | 2 Men and a Pig | |
| 9 | Alabama Misfits | |
| 10 | Wine Me, Dine Me, and Swine Me | |
| 11 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 12 | Carlee Ques | |
| 13 | Ranch House Kitchen | |
| 14 | C4-QUE | |
| 15 | Mark's Ribs | |
| 16 | The Pit Crew |
15 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 2 | C4-QUE | |
| 3 | Jurassic Bark BBQ | |
| 4 | County Line Swine | |
| 5 | 2 Men and a Pig | |
| 6 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 7 | Ranch House Kitchen | |
| 8 | Alabama Misfits | |
| 9 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 10 | Wine Me, Dine Me, and Swine Me | |
| 11 | ChooChoo BBQ | |
| 12 | Mark's Ribs | |
| 13 | Cold Beer | |
| 14 | Carlee Ques | |
| 15 | The Pit Crew |
23 entries · top 341.6572 · median 326.7656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 2 | Holy Smokin!!! | |
| 3 | 205 Smoke | |
| 4 | Budget BBQ | |
| 5 | Pork Life | |
| 6 | Baptized By Smoke | |
| 7 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 10 | Modest Meats | |
| 11 | LLBC-Swabs | |
| 12 | Naw-Da-Bone | |
| 13 | Mind If I Smoke? | |
| 14 | Batons and Bones | |
| 15 | LWS Smokin' Aces | |
| 16 | Big Chums BBQ | |
| 17 | Tight Line BBQ | |
| 18 | Lay Lake Boat Club | |
| 19 | J-Town Smoke | |
| 20 | Wheeler Surveying and Mapping | |
| 21 | A1 Smokes | |
| 22 | The Regulars | |
| 23 | IEC |
23 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budget BBQ | |
| 2 | Holy Smokin!!! | |
| 3 | Pork Life | |
| 4 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 5 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 7 | Naw-Da-Bone | |
| 8 | 205 Smoke | |
| 9 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 10 | LWS Smokin' Aces | |
| 11 | LLBC-Swabs | |
| 12 | Baptized By Smoke | |
| 13 | Mind If I Smoke? | |
| 14 | Modest Meats | |
| 15 | Batons and Bones | |
| 16 | Lay Lake Boat Club | |
| 17 | A1 Smokes | |
| 18 | Tight Line BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Chums BBQ | |
| 20 | J-Town Smoke | |
| 21 | Wheeler Surveying and Mapping | |
| 22 | The Regulars | |
| 23 | IEC |
23 entries · top 176.5600 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baptized By Smoke | |
| 2 | 205 Smoke | |
| 3 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 4 | Modest Meats | |
| 5 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 6 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Pork Life | |
| 8 | Mind If I Smoke? | |
| 9 | LLBC-Swabs | |
| 10 | Holy Smokin!!! | |
| 11 | Batons and Bones | |
| 12 | Big Fluff BBQ | |
| 13 | Budget BBQ | |
| 14 | Naw-Da-Bone | |
| 15 | Big Chums BBQ | |
| 16 | Tight Line BBQ | |
| 17 | LWS Smokin' Aces | |
| 18 | Lay Lake Boat Club | |
| 19 | J-Town Smoke | |
| 20 | The Regulars | |
| 21 | Wheeler Surveying and Mapping | |
| 22 | A1 Smokes | |
| 23 | IEC |
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.
15 entries · top 180 · median 177.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LWS Smokin' Aces | |
| 2 | Cold Beer | |
| 3 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 4 | Mark's Ribs | |
| 5 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 6 | Ranch House Kitchen | |
| 7 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Carlee Ques | |
| 9 | Puddleduck BBQ | |
| 10 | Naw-Da-Bone | |
| 11 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 12 | Pork Life | |
| 13 | The Pit Crew | |
| 14 | Lay Lake Boat Club | |
| 15 | LLBC-Swabs |
16 entries · top 162.8344 · median 133.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Rooster BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Sweetmeats | |
| 3 | Modest Meats | |
| 4 | Mark's Ribs | |
| 5 | Carlee Ques | |
| 6 | Alabama Misfits | |
| 7 | Pork Life | |
| 8 | Jurassic Bark BBQ | |
| 9 | A1 Smokes | |
| 10 | County Line Swine | |
| 11 | Cold Beer | |
| 12 | Ranch House Kitchen | |
| 13 | Lay Lake Boat Club | |
| 14 | Batons and Bones | |
| 15 | The Pit Crew | |
| 16 | LLBC-Swabs |