The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-10-24 – 2025-10-25 · Cleveland, AL · 📍 6700 County Hwy 1
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $2,050.00
Grand Champion: Rollin Smoke BBQ (180.0000) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Macalicious BBQ
Entries
28
1 judged meat
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
1.7028
1st over 2nd
Field average
168.49
median 171.39
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.1200
10th place overall
Field spread
32.1028
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,050.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 16%
beats 84% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 3–4: Southern Swine and Deviant Smoke tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Organizer Portal and Smokey Bees BBQ - MS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: 205 Smoke and 931 BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 ← this one | Cleveland, AL | 6700 County Hwy 1 | 28 | 180.0000 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Cleveland, AL | 6700 County Hwy 1 | 27 | 178.8572 | Lee La Q | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Cleveland, AL | 6700 County Hwy 1 | 24 | 180.0000 | 931 BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollin Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Macalicious BBQ | |
| 3 | Southern Swine | |
| 4 | Deviant Smoke | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | |
| 7 | 205 Smoke | |
| 8 | 931 BBQ | |
| 9 | Gray Beard BBQ | |
| 10 | Fire Pig | |
| 11 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 12 | Red, White & Que | |
| 13 | Backyard Grilling and Smoking | |
| 14 | Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 16 | Firehouse BBQ | |
| 17 | LEE LA Q | |
| 18 | NORALA BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Electro-Que-ted | |
| 20 | Wee Daddy's BBQ | |
| 21 | Say My Name BBQ | |
| 22 | Bobby's BBQ | |
| 23 | Smoke Right BBQ | |
| 24 | Pork Life | |
| 25 | Hometown BBQ | |
| 26 | Modest Meats | |
| 27 | Footssmokehouse | |
| 28 | The Smokin’ Huskies |