Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2024-09-06 · Cullman, AL · 📍 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $900.00
Grand Champion: NORALA BBQ TEAM (174.2628) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Electro-Que-ted
Entries
16
1 judged meat
Top score
174.2628
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
165.29
median 167.98
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
164.5600
10th place overall
Field spread
21.7828
winner to last place
Prize money
$900.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 2791 Chicken wins in the data
Came back for more
47%
9 of 19 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: NORALA BBQ TEAM and Electro-Que-ted tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Smokey Bees BBQ - MS and Rollin Smoke BBQ tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokey Bees BBQ (won 2023).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Cullman, AL | 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE | 19 | 355.4172 | Smokey Bees BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Cullman, AL | 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE | 27 | 355.4172 | Brothers Q BBQ Supply | — |
| 2024-09-06 ← this one | Cullman, AL | 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE | 16 | 174.2628 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 170.8344 | 164.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
16 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Small Batch BBQ - TN | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 8 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 10 | 2 Swine Crew | |
| 11 | Codeman's BBQ | |
| 12 | Green Dragon BBQ | |
| 13 | Naw da bone crew | |
| 14 | Bonnie Blue BBQ | |
| 15 | MAD ROCKET BARBECUE | |
| 16 | REDBONES |