Photo finishes
0.0116
decided the closest call
Brisket places 7–8: RIBLIFE edged BAMA BOYS BBQ by 0.0116.
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0116
The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET)
Sep 19–20, 2025 · Glencoe, AL · 📍 313 Nancy Carrol Ave
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $1,500
Full results from The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 19, 2025 in Glencoe, AL at 313 Nancy Carrol Ave. PUDDLEDUCK BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Brisket — NORALA BBQ TEAM (175.4172).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Brisket totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
143.94
median 165.68
175.42 🏆
Entries
19
1 judged meat
Top score
175.4172
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Brisket
Field average
164.54
143.94175.42
Brisket · median 165.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
165.6800
143.94175.42
10th place in Brisket
Field spread
31.4744
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,500
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 4798 Brisket wins in the data
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 169.6800 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Brisket
19 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | |
| 3 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 4 | Ghost Hill BBQ Team | |
| 5 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 6 | LEE LA Q | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Bentley Que | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 12 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 13 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 14 | Pork Life | |
| 15 | Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | |
| 16 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Slingin' Pig Meat | |
| 18 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Low N' Slow Locomotives |