A first Grand Championship
13
tracked contests to get there
This was RIBLIFE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 13th tracked contest.
West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 1–2, 2019 · Northport, AL · 📍 Sokol Park
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $2,950
RIBLIFE won Grand Champion at the West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) on November 1, 2019 in Northport, AL at Sokol Park, scoring 346.2400 in a field of 15 teams. SWEET CHEEKS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 341.6572. Category winners: Chicken — SWEET CHEEKS BBQ (176.5600); Pork Ribs — RIBLIFE (176.5600).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
308.48
median 337.06
346.24 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 176.56
153.07
176.56
Entries
15
2 judged meats
Top score
346.2400
Winning margin
4.5828
GC over RC
Field average
332.54
308.48346.24
median 337.06 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
334.2172
308.48346.24
10th place overall
Field spread
37.7600
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,950
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 610 Backyard Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,546
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines (2 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: RIBLIFE and PERFECTLY BLENDED tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: PERFECTLY BLENDED and REDBONES BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: PERFECTLY BLENDED and Wright on Q tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 165.0972 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 165.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series
Overall
15 entries · top 346.2400 · median 337.0628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 3 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 4 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 7 | Wright on Q | |
| 8 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 11 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | ROSSER'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Tater Q | |
| 15 | Bar B Ham |
Chicken
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 3 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 4 | RIBLIFE | |
| 5 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 6 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 7 | LEE LA Q | |
| 8 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 9 | Wright on Q | |
| 10 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 11 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | ROSSER'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Tater Q | |
| 15 | Bar B Ham |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBLIFE | |
| 2 | PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | |
| 3 | PERFECTLY BLENDED | |
| 4 | Wright on Q | |
| 5 | REDBONES BBQ | |
| 6 | The Real Squeal BBQ | |
| 7 | Blue Creek Q | |
| 8 | LEE LA Q | |
| 9 | SWEET CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 10 | HELL ON SQUEALS | |
| 11 | Twin States BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKIN!!! | |
| 13 | Tater Q | |
| 14 | Bar B Ham | |
| 15 | ROSSER'S BBQ |