2023-04-14 – 2023-04-15 · Chelsea, AL · 📍 11101 Chelsea Rd · State championship
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokey Bee's (521.6572) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LEE LA 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 2024 — 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.
521.6572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 520.5144 RibLife set in 2022.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS came in rated below the field's top team, LEE LA Q, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork places 5–6: MAGNOLIA and NORALA BBQ TEAM tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL and Jury's Out tied on 166.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS edged LEE LA Q by 0.0116.
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 2nd.
LEE LA Q turned in 176.5716 in pork ribs — past the 175.4288 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-17 | Chelsea, AL | Chelsea City Hall | 21 | 517.6684 | Pig Destroyer | — |
| 2022-04-02 | Chelsea, AL | 11101 Chelsea Rd | 20 | 520.5144 | RibLife | — |
| 2023-04-14 ← this one | Chelsea, AL | 11101 Chelsea Rd | 17 | 521.6572 | Smokey Bee's | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Chelsea, AL | 11101 Chelsea Rd | 16 | 347.3944 | Jury's Out | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 169.1200 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 169.1200 | 163.9656 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 168.5256 | 163.9656 |
17 entries · top 521.6572 · median 495.9088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | LEE LA Q | |
| 3 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Jury's Out | |
| 6 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 7 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 9 | Rise N Swine | |
| 10 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 11 | Skeleton Crew | |
| 12 | Yesterday's Swine | |
| 13 | Team Spirit | |
| 14 | Smokin Aces | |
| 15 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 16 | The Meat Sweats | |
| 17 | Smokeshow BBQ |
17 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 4 | Jury's Out | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 7 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 8 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 9 | Skeleton Crew | |
| 10 | Yesterday's Swine | |
| 11 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Rise N Swine | |
| 13 | Team Spirit | |
| 14 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 15 | The Meat Sweats | |
| 16 | Smokin Aces | |
| 17 | Smokeshow BBQ |
17 entries · top 176.5716 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEE LA Q | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 4 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 5 | Jury's Out | |
| 6 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 7 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | Smokin Aces | |
| 10 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 11 | Rise N Swine | |
| 12 | Team Spirit | |
| 13 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 14 | Skeleton Crew | |
| 15 | Yesterday's Swine | |
| 16 | The Meat Sweats | |
| 17 | Vegan Destroyers |
17 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 2 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Rise N Swine | |
| 5 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 6 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL | |
| 9 | Jury's Out | |
| 10 | Team Spirit | |
| 11 | Yesterday's Swine | |
| 12 | Smokin Aces | |
| 13 | Skeleton Crew | |
| 14 | Vegan Destroyers | |
| 15 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokeshow BBQ | |
| 17 | The Meat Sweats |