Mission Q (Backyard Only)
2022-09-16 – 2022-09-17 · Tuscumbia, AL · 📍 601 N. Main St
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Hickory Hangover (355.4288) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: The Real Squeal BBQ (won 2020), When Pigs Fly, Florence, AL (won 2021).
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-20 | Tuscumbia, AL | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016-11-18 | 595 hwy 72 w | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017-11-17 | 595 Hwy 72 W | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018-11-16 | 300 North Commons St. West | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019-11-22 | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons St. | 20 | 359.4400 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Tuscumbia, AL | Tuscumbia, AL 35674 | 21 | 349.7372 | The Real Squeal BBQ | — |
| 2021-11-19 | Tuscumbia, AL | 300 North Commons West | 14 | 350.2628 | When Pigs Fly, Florence, AL | — |
| 2022-09-16 ← this one | Tuscumbia, AL | 601 N. Main St | 18 | 355.4288 | Hickory Hangover | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.0116 | 169.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |