Smoke on the Falls
Gadsden, AL · 📍 1600 Noccalula Rd — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
9
9 with results
Typical draw
33
teams · biggest 39
Purse listed
$56K
across all editions
State championship
6 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 We Will Rock 'Que — 2 wins (2023, 2024)
- 🏆 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Smoke Me Silly — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 Rooters-N-Tooters — 1 win (2020)
- 🏆 Contagious Q — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 THE SPECIALISTS — 1 win (2018)
- 🏆 SMOKIN BUTT CREW — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 SWIGGIN PIG — 1 win (2013)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 714.2628 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 356.5716 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | SWIG-N-PIG | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | SWIG-N-PIG | Apr 3, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | top 15% |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | top 8% |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | top 20% |
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 25% |
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | top 16% |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 24% |
| SMOKIN BUTT CREW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 18% |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 23% |
| Barking Pig BBQ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 61% |
| The Specialists | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 30% |
| Budget BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| CHOOCHOO BBQ | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 26% |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 49% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 🏅 | 1600 Noccalula Rd | 36 | 714.2628 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | COOL HAND QUE | $11,220 |
| Apr 12, 2024 🏅 | 1500 Noccalula Rd | 31 | 699.9428 | We Will Rock 'Que | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | $11,200 |
| Apr 7, 2023 🏅 | 1600 Noccalula Rd | 39 | 690.8000 | We Will Rock 'Que | COOL HAND QUE | $11,220 |
| Apr 8, 2022 🏅 | 1600 Noccalula Rd | 34 | 700.5028 | Smoke Me Silly | GETTIN' BASTED | $11,220 |
| Sep 18, 2020 🏅 | 1500 Noccalula Rd | 28 | 699.3944 | Rooters-N-Tooters | UNDER THE RADAR | $11,220 |
| Apr 12, 2019 🏅 | 1500 Noccalula Rd | 30 | 699.9656 | Contagious Q | CHOOCHOO BBQ | — |
| Apr 13, 2018 | 1500 Noccalula Rd | 38 | 697.1084 | THE SPECIALISTS | Organizer Portal | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | 1500 Noccalula Rd | 28 | 704.5488 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | Organizer Portal | — |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Gadsden, AL | 34 | 696.5718 | SWIGGIN PIG | BIG BLUE QUE | — |