Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)

2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Huntsville, AL

Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,100.00

Grand Champion: NORALA BBQ TEAM (346.2632) · 26 teams

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NORALA BBQ TEAM

346.2632 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Bentley Que

346.2516 · Backyard Series — Overall

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MAD ROCKET BARBECUE

346.2284 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

2 categories

Top score

346.2632

Winning margin

0.0116

GC over RC

Field average

330.26

median 333.92

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

339.9660

what a walk cost here

Field spread

47.0060

winner to last place

Prize money

$2,100.00

on the line

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 0.5484 pts — RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA

How hot was the win?

Top 91%

beats 9% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1534

avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Hickory Hangover

rated 1771 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

NORALA BBQ TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2018-06-08		—	—	—
2019-06-07	Huntsville, AL	25	347.9772	Thin Blue Swine
2021-06-11	Huntsville, AL	31	348.0000	The Real Squeal
2022-06-10	Huntsville, AL	23	350.2628	Hickory Hangover
2023-06-09 ← this one	Huntsville, AL	26	346.2632	NORALA BBQ TEAM
2024-06-07	Huntsville, AL	35	353.1428	NORALA BBQ TEAM
2025-06-13	Huntsville, AL	35	358.8572	Mind If I Smoke?
2026-06-12	Huntsville, AL	31	360.0000	Big Fluff BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.2456

#	Team	Score
1	MAGNOLIA	175.4172
2	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	175.4056
3	NORALA BBQ TEAM	174.2628
4	MAD ROCKET BARBECUE	174.2628
5	Crimson Hot Bucky Que	173.1316
6	BUTSY-Q	173.1316
7	Warden's Jailhouse BBQ	173.1200
8	Wee Daddy's BBQ	171.9772
9	Bentley Que	171.9772
10	NATTY QUE	171.4056
11	HICKORY HANGOVER	170.8228
12	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	169.6800
13	Say My Name BBQ	169.1084
14	RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA	167.3828
15	Modest Meats	165.1316
16	Batten the Hatch BBQ	165.0972
17	Traditions BBQ	165.0972
18	All Smoked Up	165.0856
19	Brother-In-Law BBQ	162.8340
20	LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	161.6456
21	The Catering Vets	160.5028
22	Sweaty Pig	158.8572
23	Butt Honey BBQ	158.2628
24	Boar on the Floor	153.0972
25	Invarique	150.2056
26	American BBQ	147.3716

Backyard Series — Overall

26 entries · top 346.2632 · median 333.9200

#	Team	Score
1	NORALA BBQ TEAM	346.2632
2	Bentley Que	346.2516
3	MAD ROCKET BARBECUE	346.2284
4	HICKORY HANGOVER	345.6800
5	Wee Daddy's BBQ	343.3944
6	BUTSY-Q	342.8116
7	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	342.8000
8	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	342.7884
9	RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA	342.7884
10	Crimson Hot Bucky Que	339.9660
11	MAGNOLIA	339.9544
12	Modest Meats	334.8116
13	All Smoked Up	334.7656
14	Warden's Jailhouse BBQ	333.0744
15	Say My Name BBQ	332.5144
16	Traditions BBQ	330.7888
17	LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	328.4916
18	NATTY QUE	327.9312
19	Batten the Hatch BBQ	324.4572
20	Brother-In-Law BBQ	320.5024
21	The Catering Vets	318.7200
22	Boar on the Floor	309.0512
23	Butt Honey BBQ	306.8000
24	Sweaty Pig	306.1944
25	American BBQ	300.4460
26	Invarique	299.2572

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.2630

#	Team	Score
1	RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA	175.4056
2	HICKORY HANGOVER	174.8572
3	Bentley Que	174.2744
4	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	173.1200
5	NORALA BBQ TEAM	172.0004
6	MAD ROCKET BARBECUE	171.9656
7	Wee Daddy's BBQ	171.4172
8	All Smoked Up	169.6800
9	BUTSY-Q	169.6800
10	Modest Meats	169.6800
11	PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	167.3828
12	LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	166.8460
13	Crimson Hot Bucky Que	166.8344
14	Traditions BBQ	165.6916
15	MAGNOLIA	164.5372
16	Say My Name BBQ	163.4060
17	Warden's Jailhouse BBQ	159.9544
18	Batten the Hatch BBQ	159.3600
19	The Catering Vets	158.2172
20	Brother-In-Law BBQ	157.6684
21	NATTY QUE	156.5256
22	Boar on the Floor	155.9540
23	American BBQ	153.0744
24	Invarique	149.0516
25	Butt Honey BBQ	148.5372
26	Sweaty Pig	147.3372