Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-03-10 – 2023-03-11 · Foley, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $7,350.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS (521.6800) · 31 teams
Entries
31
3 categories
Top score
521.6800
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
465.40
median 476.37
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
490.1484
what a walk cost here
Field spread
368.5600
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,350.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 74%
beats 26% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 32% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has won this contest 2 times across its 7 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS took the Grand Championship home to MS.
🃏 An upset on the books
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | Foley, AL | 23 | 513.0628 | Sneaky Creeek |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley, AL | 28 | 518.8000 | PuckDaddy;s Killer Q |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley, AL | 26 | 520.5028 | Lee La Q |
| 2023-03-10 ← this one | Foley, AL | 31 | 521.6800 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley, AL | 28 | 349.1200 | Smokey Bees BBQ |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley, AL | 30 | 358.8572 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS |
| 2026-03-13 | Foley, AL | 30 | 357.7028 | Southern Swine |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | Bama Smokin -N- Grillin | |
| 4 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 5 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 6 | Flaps 20 | |
| 7 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 8 | Holy Smokers | |
| 9 | CAN'T MISS | |
| 10 | Jubilee Smoke | |
| 11 | LEE LA Q | |
| 12 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 13 | Smoke Ring & Bark | |
| 14 | RIBLIFE | |
| 15 | Smokin' Buddies BBQ | |
| 16 | Deez Nuts Smok'n Butts | |
| 17 | B.A.'s Barbeque | |
| 18 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 19 | KEY'S Southern Spice | |
| 20 | Pen Air | |
| 21 | Fat cat bbq | |
| 22 | Sandy Sansing Smokers | |
| 23 | Colonel Rusty's BBQ | |
| 24 | Island Pig Posse | |
| 25 | Backyard Brothers Bbq | |
| 26 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 27 | Step Bros BBQ | |
| 28 | Gulf Shores Fire Deparment | |
| 29 | Porky's Last Stop |
Backyard Series — Overall
31 entries · top 521.6800 · median 476.3652
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 4 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 5 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | Flaps 20 | |
| 8 | Smoke Ring & Bark | |
| 9 | Fat cat bbq | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | B.A.'s Barbeque | |
| 12 | Bama Smokin -N- Grillin | |
| 13 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 14 | Smokin' Buddies BBQ | |
| 15 | Sandy Sansing Smokers | |
| 16 | Colonel Rusty's BBQ | |
| 17 | Deez Nuts Smok'n Butts | |
| 18 | Holy Smokers | |
| 19 | Step Bros BBQ | |
| 20 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 21 | Jubilee Smoke | |
| 22 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 23 | CAN'T MISS | |
| 24 | Backyard Brothers Bbq | |
| 25 | Gulf Shores Fire Deparment | |
| 26 | Island Pig Posse | |
| 27 | Pen Air | |
| 28 | KEY'S Southern Spice | |
| 29 | Porky's Last Stop | |
| 30 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 31 | The Dumpster Guy |
Backyard Series — Pork
31 entries · top 176.5600 · median 160.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 3 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 4 | Fat cat bbq | |
| 5 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 6 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 7 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 8 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 9 | Flaps 20 | |
| 10 | Smoke Ring & Bark | |
| 11 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 12 | Bama Smokin -N- Grillin | |
| 13 | Gulf Shores Fire Deparment | |
| 14 | RIBLIFE | |
| 15 | Jubilee Smoke | |
| 16 | Step Bros BBQ | |
| 17 | Sandy Sansing Smokers | |
| 18 | Colonel Rusty's BBQ | |
| 19 | Island Pig Posse | |
| 20 | Deez Nuts Smok'n Butts | |
| 21 | Porky's Last Stop | |
| 22 | B.A.'s Barbeque | |
| 23 | Smokin' Buddies BBQ | |
| 24 | Pen Air | |
| 25 | The Dumpster Guy | |
| 26 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 27 | CAN'T MISS | |
| 28 | Backyard Brothers Bbq | |
| 29 | Holy Smokers | |
| 30 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 31 | KEY'S Southern Spice |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 174.2744 · median 161.1258
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 4 | B.A.'s Barbeque | |
| 5 | Groundhog Smokers | |
| 6 | Smoke Ring & Bark | |
| 7 | Pigs in a Blanket | |
| 8 | Flaps 20 | |
| 9 | Colonel Rusty's BBQ | |
| 10 | Step Bros BBQ | |
| 11 | RIBLIFE | |
| 12 | Fat cat bbq | |
| 13 | T-Ray's Rack Rubbers | |
| 14 | Sandy Sansing Smokers | |
| 15 | Smokin' Buddies BBQ | |
| 16 | Holy Smokers | |
| 17 | KEY'S Southern Spice | |
| 18 | Backyard Brothers Bbq | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | LEE LA Q | |
| 21 | Porky's Last Stop | |
| 22 | Deez Nuts Smok'n Butts | |
| 23 | Struttin Smokers | |
| 24 | Gulf Shores Fire Deparment | |
| 25 | Second Hand Smoke | |
| 26 | Island Pig Posse | |
| 27 | Bama Smokin -N- Grillin | |
| 28 | CAN'T MISS | |
| 29 | Jubilee Smoke | |
| 30 | Pen Air |