Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-04-28 – 2023-04-29 · Florence, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $4,200.00
Grand Champion: PuckDaddy's Killer Q (527.9656) · 36 teams
Entries
36
4 categories
Top score
527.9656
Winning margin
7.4400
GC over RC
Field average
497.49
median 507.93
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.8916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
515.3368
what a walk cost here
Field spread
205.2116
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,200.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1550
avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 ← this one | Florence, AL | 36 | 527.9656 | PuckDaddy's Killer Q |
| 2024-04-26 | Florence, AL | 40 | 353.7028 | Mad Rocket Barbeque |
| 2025-08-01 | Florence, AL | 23 | 353.1200 | Electro-Que-Ted |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
36 entries · top 527.9656 · median 507.9258
| # | 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 |
Backyard Series — Pork
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
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 |
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke
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 |