Sep 16–17, 2022 · Tuscumbia, AL · 📍 601 N. Main St
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $3,000
HICKORY HANGOVER won Grand Champion at the Mission Q (Backyard Only) on September 16, 2022 in Tuscumbia, AL at 601 N. Main St, scoring 355.4288 in a field of 18 teams. PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 354.8688. Category winners: Chicken — HICKORY HANGOVER (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Deviant Smoke (179.4400). This is the 8th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by When Pigs Fly, Florence, AL.
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 87% of the 610 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 3–4: ETOWAH SMOKE and LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: REDBONES BBQ and The Real Squeal BBQ tied on 176.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HELL ON SQUEALS edged Scuttlebutts by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: The Real Squeal BBQ (won 2020), When Pigs Fly, Florence, AL (won 2021).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2015 | Tuscumbia, AL | Tuscumbia, AL | — | — | — |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Tuscumbia, AL | 595 hwy 72 w | — | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Tuscumbia, AL | 595 Hwy 72 W | — | — | — |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons St. West | — | — | — |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons St. | 20 | 359.4400 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Tuscumbia, AL | Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | 21 | 349.7372 | The Real Squeal BBQ |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons West | 14 | 350.2628 | When Pigs Fly, Florence, AL |
| Sep 16, 2022 ← this one | Tuscumbia, AL | 601 N. Main St | 18 | 355.4288 | Hickory Hangover |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.0116 | 169.6916 |
18 entries · top 355.4288 · median 344.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 8 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | 205 Smoke | |
| 14 | 362 Que | |
| 15 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 16 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 17 | Low & Slow Locomotives | |
| 18 | In Hog Pig and Sauces |
18 entries · top 180 · median 172.5542 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 4 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 7 | 362 Que | |
| 8 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 13 | In Hog Pig and Sauces | |
| 14 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 15 | 205 Smoke | |
| 16 | RIBLIFE | |
| 17 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 18 | Low & Slow Locomotives |
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 7 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 10 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 11 | 205 Smoke | |
| 12 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 15 | 362 Que | |
| 16 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 17 | Low & Slow Locomotives | |
| 18 | In Hog Pig and Sauces |