2022-10-07 – 2022-10-08 · Scottsboro, AL · 📍 102 E. Laurel St.
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $2,450.00
Grand Champion: 2 Swine Crew (349.7028) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q
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, 2021 to 2025 — 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.
Closer than 85% of the 713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
349.7028 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 349.1316 Hell on Squeals set in 2021.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 1.1772 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: 2 Swine Crew and REDBONES BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: RIBLIFE and Back 40 BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: NORALA BBQ TEAM edged PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q by 0.0116.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Hell on Squeals (won 2021).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 31 | 349.1316 | Hell on Squeals | — |
| 2022-10-07 ← this one | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 38 | 349.7028 | 2 Swine Crew | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 27 | 350.8456 | Mad Rocket Barbecue | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 38 | 357.7028 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro, AL | 102 E. Laurel St. | 30 | 353.1200 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | — |
| 2026-10-09 | Scottsboro, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
38 entries · top 349.7028 · median 331.0858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 5 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 6 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 7 | Creekside BBQ | |
| 8 | RIBLIFE | |
| 9 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Jury's Out | |
| 12 | Big Daddy Dave’s BBQ | |
| 13 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 14 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 15 | LEE LA Q | |
| 16 | The Catering Vets | |
| 17 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 18 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 19 | Smoking Broke BBQ | |
| 20 | Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 21 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 22 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 23 | Smoking GOAT | |
| 24 | Bentley Que | |
| 25 | Wee Daddy’s BBQ | |
| 26 | Up n Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | Modest Meats | |
| 28 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 29 | Blackwater BBQ | |
| 30 | All Smoked Up | |
| 31 | Rise and Swine | |
| 32 | Smoking Lowe BBQ | |
| 33 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 34 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 35 | WSG Cookers | |
| 36 | White Brothers BBQ | |
| 37 | Porterhaus | |
| 38 | Basting Away |
38 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jury's Out | |
| 2 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 8 | Big Daddy Dave’s BBQ | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Creekside BBQ | |
| 11 | Blackwater BBQ | |
| 12 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 15 | All Smoked Up | |
| 16 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 17 | The Catering Vets | |
| 18 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 19 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 20 | Bentley Que | |
| 21 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 22 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 23 | Wee Daddy’s BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoking Broke BBQ | |
| 25 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 26 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 27 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 28 | Smoking GOAT | |
| 29 | Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 30 | WSG Cookers | |
| 31 | Rise and Swine | |
| 32 | LEE LA Q | |
| 33 | Up n Smoke BBQ | |
| 34 | White Brothers BBQ | |
| 35 | Modest Meats | |
| 36 | Basting Away | |
| 37 | Smoking Lowe BBQ | |
| 38 | Porterhaus |
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Creekside BBQ | |
| 7 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 8 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | Back 40 BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | |
| 13 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 15 | Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ | |
| 16 | The Catering Vets | |
| 17 | Smoking Broke BBQ | |
| 18 | Smoking GOAT | |
| 19 | Big Daddy Dave’s BBQ | |
| 20 | Modest Meats | |
| 21 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 22 | Up n Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | Jury's Out | |
| 24 | Bentley Que | |
| 25 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Wee Daddy’s BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoking Lowe BBQ | |
| 28 | Porterhaus | |
| 29 | LWS Smokin Aces | |
| 30 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 31 | All Smoked Up | |
| 32 | Rise and Swine | |
| 33 | White Brothers BBQ | |
| 34 | Blackwater BBQ | |
| 35 | WSG Cookers | |
| 36 | Basting Away | |
| 37 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 38 | BLOW-N-SMOKE |