Photo finishes
0.0460
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 4–5: BAMA-QUE edged PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q by 0.0460.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0460
Butler Fest 2018
Oct 12–13, 2018 · Butler, AL · 📍 213 North Hamburger
Grand Champion: Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ (344.5488) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RIBLIFE
Full results from the Butler Fest 2018, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 12, 2018 in Butler, AL at 213 North Hamburger. RIBLIFE took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — RIBLIFE (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ (174.8688).
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.
146.86
median 165.67
177.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 174.87
146.86
177.71
Entries
13
2 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
3.4516
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
164.99
146.86177.71
Chicken · median 165.67 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0460 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
160.5484
146.86177.71
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
30.8572
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 54%
beats 46% of 5574 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)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 169.6800 | 160.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8688 | 170.8228 | 158.3088 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Chicken
13 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 5 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 6 | BAMA-QUE | |
| 7 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 8 | SOUTHAN COMFORT | |
| 9 | TIC POWER | |
| 10 | GP COOKING TEAM | |
| 11 | HOLDFAST | |
| 12 | PIPELINE PIT KREWE | |
| 13 | HOT N NASTY CHK LIL BBQ |
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 174.8688 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 2 | HOT N NASTY CHK LIL BBQ | |
| 3 | TIC POWER | |
| 4 | BAMA-QUE | |
| 5 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 6 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 7 | RIBLIFE | |
| 8 | PIPELINE PIT KREWE | |
| 9 | GP COOKING TEAM | |
| 10 | SOUTHAN COMFORT | |
| 11 | BAMA BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLDFAST | |
| 13 | PERFECTLY BLENDED |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Sauce
10 entries · top 178.8800 · median 171.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIC POWER | |
| 2 | Sweet Cheeks Pit BBQ | |
| 3 | RIBLIFE | |
| 4 | HOLDFAST | |
| 5 | PIPELINE PIT KREWE | |
| 6 | HOT N NASTY CHK LIL BBQ | |
| 7 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 8 | GP COOKING TEAM | |
| 9 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 10 | BAMA-QUE |