A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31, 2012 – Jan 1, 2013 · Lake Elsinore, CA
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship on December 31, 2012 in Lake Elsinore, CA, scoring 693.1426 in a field of 25 teams. HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5714. Category winners: Chicken — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (176.5714); Pork Ribs — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (177.7142); Pork — HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS (174.8572); Brisket — HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS (174.8572).
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.
562.29
median 651.43
693.14 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.57
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 174.86
129.71
177.71
Entries
24
4 judged meats
Top score
693.1426
Winning margin
4.5712
GC over RC
Field average
643.50
562.29693.14
median 651.43 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
5.1430 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.8568
562.29693.14
10th place overall
Field spread
130.8570
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 60%
beats 40% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines (4 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
Pork places 2–3: ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN and SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ and ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY edged HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS by 0.0002.
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0002
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0002
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 7th
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5714 | 170.2856 | 166.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7142 | 169.1430 | 164.5716 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 169.7142 | 166.8570 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 168 | 161.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 693.1426 · median 651.4281
Chicken
24 entries · top 176.5714 · median 164.2856
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 177.7142 · median 162.2856
Pork
24 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.4283
Brisket
24 entries · top 174.8572 · median 160.8569