Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
2023-08-11 – 2023-08-12 · Glencoe, AL
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $3,500.00
Grand Champion: Small Batch BBQ (523.9772) · 35 teams
Entries
35
3 categories
Top score
523.9772
Winning margin
2.3316
GC over RC
Field average
495.17
median 501.04
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
506.2400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
189.2232
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,500.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 74%
beats 26% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1558
avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Dogpatch Q has won this contest 2 times across its 10 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Small Batch BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🃏 An upset on the books
Small Batch BBQ - TN came in rated below the field's top team, Hickory Hangover, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | — | — | — | |
| 2019-08-09 | Glencoe, AL | 26 | 518.8116 | Slinging Pig Meat |
| 2020-08-07 | Glencoe, AL | 21 | 521.1088 | Leela Q |
| 2021-08-06 | Glencoe, AL | 31 | 514.2284 | NOROLA BBQ Team |
| 2022-08-12 | Glencoe, AL | 35 | 530.8228 | Hickory Hangover |
| 2023-08-11 ← this one | Glencoe, AL | 35 | 523.9772 | Small Batch BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Glencoe, AL | 18 | 354.2744 | Curly Bird BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Glencoe, AL | 30 | 351.9656 | Puddleduck BBQ |
| 2025-09-20 | Glencoe, AL | 22 | 348.0116 | Dogpatch Q |
| 2026-06-05 | Glencoe, AL | 26 | 353.7144 | Dogpatch Q |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
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 | %23Skillin 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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
35 entries · top 523.9772 · median 501.0400
| # | 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 | %23Skillin 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 |
Backyard Series — Pork
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 | %23Skillin 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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
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 | %23Skillin 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 |