Sep 5, 2025 · Cullman, AL · 📍 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE
Reps: Lygia (Lex) Vanegas, Robert Vanderipe · Prize money: $900
Full results from the Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 5, 2025 in Cullman, AL at 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE. Electro-Que-ted took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — NORALA BBQ TEAM (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by FIRE & SHINE BBQ.
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 6–7: Pork Life and PUDDLEDUCK BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: PUDDLEDUCK BBQ and Armstrong Smoke & Co. tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Armstrong Smoke & Co. and Bentley Que tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Cullman, AL | 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE | 29 | 357.7028 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2025 ← this one | Cullman, AL | 1600 St. Bernard Drive SE | 19 | 180 | NORALA BBQ TEAM |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 173.1084 |
19 entries · top 180 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 3 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 4 | Jury's Out | |
| 5 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 6 | Pork Life | |
| 7 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 8 | Armstrong Smoke & Co. | |
| 9 | Bentley Que | |
| 10 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 11 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 13 | Southern Swine | |
| 14 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 15 | GSP Barbecue | |
| 16 | LEE LA Q | |
| 17 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 19 | BAMA BOYS BBQ |