Defending champion
1×
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Electro-Que-Ted won the most recent scored edition (2025-08-01).
- Aug 1, 2025
Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2027
Apr 23–24, 2027 · Florence, AL
📅 Coming up — Apr 23–24, 2027 in Florence, AL. Results appear here once KCBS posts them after the contest.
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Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
The Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 2027 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest scheduled for April 23, 2027 in Florence, AL. Full results, category by category, are posted here once KCBS publishes them. This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Electro-Que-Ted.
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
No scores yet — here is what the record book says about the contest they are walking into.
Contest record
527.9656
the score to beat here
The highest overall score here is 527.9656, set by PuckDaddy's Killer Q in 2023.
- 2023
- PuckDaddy's Killer Q
Typical draw
33
teams on an average year
This contest has averaged 33 teams across 3 scored editions.
- biggest 40
- 3 scored editions
The regulars
3×
visits by the most frequent entrant
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has cooked this contest 3 times — more than any other team in the data.
- PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q ×3 · 1 GC
- Bentley Que ×3
- LEE LA Q ×3
- NORALA BBQ TEAM ×3
- Red, White & Que ×3
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2023 | 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 |
| Apr 23, 2027 ← this one | Florence, AL | — | — | — | — |