Photo finishes
0.0116
decided the closest call
Chicken places 2–3: Say My Name BBQ edged SMOKE RING AND BARK by 0.0116.
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0116
The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2025-09-26 · Clanton, AL · 📍 702 Airport Road
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $900.00
Grand Champion: NORALA BBQ TEAM (178.8572) · 11 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Say My Name BBQ
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
161.14
median 173.12
178.86 🏆
Entries
11
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd
Field average
172.24
161.14178.86
median 173.12 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
165.0856
161.14178.86
10th place overall
Field spread
17.7140
winner to last place
Prize money
$900.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 5564 Chicken 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 165.0856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE RING AND BARK | |
| 4 | Cook Shak BBQ MS | |
| 5 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 6 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 8 | Modest Meats | |
| 9 | Pork Life | |
| 10 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 11 | Rise N Swine |