Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT)
Demopolis, AL — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
6
5 with results
Typical draw
16
teams · biggest 21
Purse listed
$11K
across all editions
State championship
6 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Heavy Smoke BBQ — 2 wins (2021, 2023)
- 🏆 Bad Rooster — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Smoke Me Silly — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Rooters-N-Tooters — 1 win (2022)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 709.6800 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 358.8572 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | Dec 1, 2023 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | top 6% |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | top 24% |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 36% |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 24% |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 29% |
| Modest Meats | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 26% |
| SLATER HOUSE BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 24% |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
| BAMA BOYS BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
| Poppa Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | top 20% |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | top 45% |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 28% |
| BatWing BBQ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | top 79% |
| COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 41% |
| Kith n' Kin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | top 28% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2026 🏅 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5, 2025 🏅 | Childers and Main | 21 | 709.6800 | Bad Rooster | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | $4,350 |
| Dec 6, 2024 🏅 | Childers and Main | 11 | 698.8228 | Smoke Me Silly | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | — |
| Dec 1, 2023 🏅 | Childers and Main | 17 | 698.1940 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | CONTAGIOUS Q | — |
| Dec 1, 2022 🏅 | Childers and Main | 13 | 697.0628 | Rooters-N-Tooters | CONTAGIOUS Q | — |
| Dec 2, 2021 🏅 | Demopolis, AL 36732 | 19 | 698.2172 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | Poppa Pig | $6,200 |