Apr 28–29, 2023 · Florence, AL · 📍 McFarland Park
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $4,200
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) on April 28, 2023 in Florence, AL at McFarland Park, scoring 527.9656 in a field of 36 teams. LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 520.5256. Category winners: Chicken — PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q (180.0000); Pork Ribs — NORALA BBQ TEAM (178.8572); Pork — FLO TOWN SMOKERS (178.2972). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
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.
Chicken places 2–3: LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY and Deviant Smoke tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BUTSY-Q and Battle Brothers Que tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: Scuttlebutts and REDBONES BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q took the title on 2 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2023 ← this one | Florence, AL | McFarland Park | 36 | 527.9656 | PuckDaddy's Killer Q |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Florence, AL | 200 Jim Spain Drive | 40 | 353.7028 | Mad Rocket Barbeque |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Florence, AL | 200 James M Spain Dr | 23 | 353.1200 | Electro-Que-Ted |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
36 entries · top 527.9656 · median 507.9258 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 2 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 6 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | Battle Brothers Que | |
| 11 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 12 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 15 | Red, White & Que | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 18 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 19 | 205 Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Bentley Que | |
| 21 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 22 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 23 | NATTY QUE | |
| 24 | Modest Meats | |
| 25 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 26 | Sparks Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | In Hog Pigno Sauces | |
| 28 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 29 | Wing Nutz | |
| 30 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 31 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 32 | Hill People BBQ | |
| 33 | Northwest Shoals | |
| 34 | Smokey Broskis | |
| 35 | Paul's Barbeque | |
| 36 | Terry Equipment Smoke |
36 entries · top 180 · median 166.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 2 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 4 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | Red, White & Que | |
| 7 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 10 | Battle Brothers Que | |
| 11 | NATTY QUE | |
| 12 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 13 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 15 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 16 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 18 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 19 | Bentley Que | |
| 20 | Modest Meats | |
| 21 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 22 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 23 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 24 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 25 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 26 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 27 | Sparks Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | In Hog Pigno Sauces | |
| 29 | Hill People BBQ | |
| 30 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 31 | 205 Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 32 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 33 | Paul's Barbeque | |
| 34 | Northwest Shoals | |
| 35 | Wing Nutz | |
| 36 | Smokey Broskis |
36 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | RIBLIFE | |
| 4 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 5 | Battle Brothers Que | |
| 6 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 7 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 9 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 10 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 14 | 205 Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Wing Nutz | |
| 16 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 17 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 19 | Bentley Que | |
| 20 | NATTY QUE | |
| 21 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 22 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 23 | In Hog Pigno Sauces | |
| 24 | Red, White & Que | |
| 25 | Modest Meats | |
| 26 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 28 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 29 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 30 | Sparks Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 32 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 33 | Hill People BBQ | |
| 34 | Northwest Shoals | |
| 35 | Smokey Broskis | |
| 36 | Paul's Barbeque |
35 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | MAGNOLIA | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | 205 Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | Bentley Que | |
| 10 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 11 | Saturday Night Swine | |
| 12 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 14 | Red, White & Que | |
| 15 | Sparks Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 17 | Modest Meats | |
| 18 | Battle Brothers Que | |
| 19 | BUTSY-Q | |
| 20 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | Wing Nutz | |
| 23 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 24 | RIBLIFE | |
| 25 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 26 | NATTY QUE | |
| 27 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 28 | Hill People BBQ | |
| 29 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 30 | Smokey Broskis | |
| 31 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 32 | In Hog Pigno Sauces | |
| 33 | Northwest Shoals | |
| 34 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 35 | Paul's Barbeque |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
20 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Equipment Smoke | |
| 2 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 3 | Word Brothers BBQ | |
| 4 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | RIBLIFE | |
| 7 | Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 9 | Scuttlebutts | |
| 10 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 11 | Warden's Jailhouse BBQ | |
| 12 | Battle Brothers Que | |
| 13 | Red, White & Que | |
| 14 | Northwest Shoals | |
| 15 | FLO TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 16 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 17 | Sparks Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokin 3's BBQ | |
| 19 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 20 | In Hog Pigno Sauces |