The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Huntsville, AL · 📍 Church Street — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
6
6 with results
Typical draw
63
teams · biggest 69
State championship
1 🏅
edition carried the title
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
Where this contest stands in the all-time KCBS record book, counting every edition of it together.
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 SMOKE ME SILLY — 3 wins (2015, 2017, 2018)
- 🏆 South Pork — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS — 1 win (2016)
- 🏆 Pig Time BBQ — 1 win (2014)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 703.9428 | Organizer Portal | May 4, 2018 |
| Overall (Backyard) | 342.3888 | Uncle Redstone | May 3, 2019 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | May 2, 2014 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | May 4, 2018 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | Hickory Pit Stop | May 2, 2014 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | May 1, 2015 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | top 2% |
| South Pork | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | top 19% |
| Pig Time BBQ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 32% |
| WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| Uncle Redstone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | top 16% |
| The Specialists | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | top 9% |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | top 18% |
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 12% |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 15% |
| BIG BLUE QUE | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 25% |
| Butts Bellies & Buddies Too | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 16% |
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 15% |
| Slayton's Barbeque Company | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 13% |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | top 13% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 🏅 | Church Street | 54 | 698.2284 | South Pork | Organizer Portal | — |
| May 4, 2018 | Church Street | 61 | 703.9428 | SMOKE ME SILLY | THE SPECIALISTS | — |
| May 5, 2017 | Church Street | 69 | 703.4404 | SMOKE ME SILLY | HOT COLE'S BBQ | — |
| May 6, 2016 | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 67 | 701.6800 | WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS | Organizer Portal | — |
| May 1, 2015 | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 63 | 701.6456 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SOUTH PORK | — |
| May 2, 2014 | Huntsville, AL 35801 | 62 | 702.2400 | Pig Time BBQ | Organizer Portal | — |