Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023-08-26 · Lincoln, AL · 📍 740 Travis Drive
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,580.00
Grand Champion: NORALA BBQ TEAM (347.3828) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Deviant Smoke
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: NORALA BBQ TEAM and MAD ROCKET BARBECUE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Deviant Smoke and 931 BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Deviant Smoke and RIBLIFE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 161.6340 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 168.5372 | 163.9428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 347.3828 · median 334.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 3 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 4 | 931 BBQ | |
| 5 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 6 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 9 | Skeleton Crew BBQ | |
| 10 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 11 | Pork Life | |
| 12 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 13 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 14 | Bishop Bark & Sap | |
| 15 | Train BBQ | |
| 16 | Double Trouble | |
| 17 | Up in Smoke |
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 3 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 4 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 5 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 6 | 931 BBQ | |
| 7 | Skeleton Crew BBQ | |
| 8 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 9 | RIBLIFE | |
| 10 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 11 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 12 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 13 | Pork Life | |
| 14 | Bishop Bark & Sap | |
| 15 | Train BBQ | |
| 16 | Double Trouble |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 173.1200 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 2 | RIBLIFE | |
| 3 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 4 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 6 | 931 BBQ | |
| 7 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 8 | VETERAN PORK PULLERS | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Skeleton Crew BBQ | |
| 12 | Burnt Offerings BBQ | |
| 13 | The Smokin’ Huskies | |
| 14 | Bishop Bark & Sap | |
| 15 | Train BBQ | |
| 16 | Up in Smoke | |
| 17 | Double Trouble |