Aug 11–12, 2023 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carrol Ave
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $3,500
Small Batch BBQ - TN won Grand Champion at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) on August 11, 2023 in Glencoe, AL at 313 Nancy Carrol Ave, scoring 523.9772 in a field of 35 teams. REDBONES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 521.6456. Category winners: Chicken — MAD ROCKET BARBECUE (176.5600); Pork Ribs — Dogpatch Q (176.5600); Pork — Small Batch BBQ - TN (178.8572). This is the 6th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2022 edition was won by Hickory Hangover; 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Small Batch BBQ - TN came in rated below the field's top team, Hickory Hangover, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Small Batch BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
2 of 10 tracked editions
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 4–5: HICKORY HANGOVER and LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: HICKORY HANGOVER and Deviant Smoke tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: LeeLa Q and REDBONES BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Small Batch BBQ - TN took the title on 3 calls from 3 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Slinging Pig Meat (won 2019), Leela Q (won 2020), Hickory Hangover (won 2022).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Glencoe, AL | 407 Hollingsworth Park dr | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Av | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| Aug 11, 2023 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carrol Ave | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Glencoe, AL | 313 Nancy Carol Dr | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 168.5256 |
35 entries · top 523.9772 · median 501.0400 · out of 540, not the usual 360
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 2 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 3 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 7 | Jury's Out | |
| 8 | 931 BBQ | |
| 9 | Maggie's Farm | |
| 10 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 13 | LeeLa Q | |
| 14 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | #Skillin It | |
| 16 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 17 | Bentley Que | |
| 18 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 19 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 20 | Simply Smoked | |
| 21 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 22 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 23 | Pork Life | |
| 24 | Modest Meats | |
| 25 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 26 | Raise the Steaks | |
| 27 | Eastside Grillin & Chillin | |
| 28 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 29 | Shark Bite BBQ | |
| 30 | Creekside BBQ | |
| 31 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 32 | The Pig Posse | |
| 33 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 34 | Smokin Aces | |
| 35 | Veteran Pork Pullers |
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 2 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 5 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 6 | Maggie's Farm | |
| 7 | Veteran Pork Pullers | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | #Skillin It | |
| 11 | LeeLa Q | |
| 12 | Pork Life | |
| 13 | Eastside Grillin & Chillin | |
| 14 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 15 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 16 | 931 BBQ | |
| 17 | Jury's Out | |
| 18 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 19 | Raise the Steaks | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 21 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 22 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Creekside BBQ | |
| 24 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 25 | Bentley Que | |
| 26 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 27 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 28 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 29 | Modest Meats | |
| 30 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 31 | Simply Smoked | |
| 32 | The Pig Posse | |
| 33 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 34 | Shark Bite BBQ | |
| 35 | Smokin Aces |
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 3 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 4 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 5 | LeeLa Q | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 8 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 10 | RIBLIFE | |
| 11 | Maggie's Farm | |
| 12 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 13 | 931 BBQ | |
| 14 | #Skillin It | |
| 15 | Bentley Que | |
| 16 | Jury's Out | |
| 17 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 18 | Modest Meats | |
| 19 | Simply Smoked | |
| 20 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 21 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 22 | Shark Bite BBQ | |
| 23 | Pork Life | |
| 24 | Eastside Grillin & Chillin | |
| 25 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | Creekside BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Aces | |
| 28 | Raise the Steaks | |
| 29 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 30 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 31 | The Pig Posse | |
| 32 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 33 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 34 | ETOWAH SMOKE |
35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 2 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Jury's Out | |
| 5 | RIBLIFE | |
| 6 | ETOWAH SMOKE | |
| 7 | 931 BBQ | |
| 8 | Ghost Hill BBQ | |
| 9 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | HICKORY HANGOVER | |
| 12 | LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | |
| 13 | Simply Smoked | |
| 14 | The Pig Posse | |
| 15 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | J.T.'s Smoke Shack | |
| 17 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 18 | Shark Bite BBQ | |
| 19 | Maggie's Farm | |
| 20 | BLOW-N-SMOKE | |
| 21 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 22 | Raise the Steaks | |
| 23 | #Skillin It | |
| 24 | Slinging Pig Meat | |
| 25 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 26 | Modest Meats | |
| 27 | Veteran Pork Pullers | |
| 28 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 29 | Thin Blue Swine | |
| 30 | LeeLa Q | |
| 31 | Pork Life | |
| 32 | Eastside Grillin & Chillin | |
| 33 | Creekside BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin Aces | |
| 35 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team |