Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-06-13 – 2025-06-14 · Huntsville, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,300.00
Grand Champion: Mind If I Smoke? (358.8572) · 35 teams
Entries
35
2 categories
Top score
358.8572
Winning margin
5.1428
GC over RC
Field average
336.60
median 338.82
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
345.1088
what a walk cost here
Field spread
70.4232
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,300.00
on the line
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1565
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
NORALA BBQ TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
🃏 An upset on the books
Mind if I Smoke? came in rated below the field's top team, NORALA BBQ TEAM, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Huntsville, AL | 26 | 346.2632 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2024-06-07 | Huntsville, AL | 35 | 353.1428 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| 2025-06-13 ← this one | 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
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 2 | Jury's Out | |
| 3 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 4 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 5 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 6 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 7 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 8 | Smith Brothers BBQ | |
| 9 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 12 | Fire Pig | |
| 13 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | Southern Swine | |
| 15 | GRILLBILLY HOLLAND | |
| 16 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 17 | Modest Meats | |
| 18 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 19 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 20 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 21 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 22 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 23 | LEE LA Q | |
| 24 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 25 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 26 | Three Chiefs BBQ | |
| 27 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 28 | Black Box BBQ | |
| 29 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 30 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 31 | Invarique | |
| 32 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 33 | Big Back BBQ | |
| 34 | "Squeal Deal BBQ" | |
| 35 | Naw-Da-Bone |
Backyard Series — Overall
35 entries · top 358.8572 · median 338.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 2 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 3 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 5 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 6 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 7 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Jury's Out | |
| 10 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 12 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 13 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 14 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 15 | Modest Meats | |
| 16 | Fire Pig | |
| 17 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 18 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 19 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 20 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 21 | Smith Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 24 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 25 | LEE LA Q | |
| 26 | Southern Swine | |
| 27 | GRILLBILLY HOLLAND | |
| 28 | Three Chiefs BBQ | |
| 29 | Black Box BBQ | |
| 30 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 31 | Big Back BBQ | |
| 32 | Invarique | |
| 33 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 34 | "Squeal Deal BBQ" | |
| 35 | Naw-Da-Bone |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mind if I Smoke? | |
| 2 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 3 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 4 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 7 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 9 | Last Place Chicken | |
| 10 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 11 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
| 13 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 14 | Modest Meats | |
| 15 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 16 | Burnt Plow BBQ | |
| 17 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 18 | Fire Pig | |
| 19 | Jury's Out | |
| 20 | LEE LA Q | |
| 21 | Gustoso BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoke 'Em All | |
| 23 | Brother In-Law BBQ | |
| 24 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 25 | Black Box BBQ | |
| 26 | Three Chiefs BBQ | |
| 27 | Smith Brothers BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Back BBQ | |
| 29 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 30 | Southern Swine | |
| 31 | GRILLBILLY HOLLAND | |
| 32 | Invarique | |
| 33 | "Squeal Deal BBQ" | |
| 34 | J. Piggy's BBQ | |
| 35 | Naw-Da-Bone |