Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
3 EYZ BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 8th
Lakeland Pig Festival 2013
Jan 25–26, 2013 · Lakeland, FL
3 EYZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the Lakeland Pig Festival on January 25, 2013 in Lakeland, FL, scoring 682.8568 in a field of 70 teams. WICKED QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.9998. Category winners: Chicken — World Smoking Que (178.8572); Pork Ribs — EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM (177.1428); Pork — FATT ASHES BBQ (175.4286); Brisket — WOOLEY BULLY BBQ MAFIA (174.2858). This is the 1st of 13 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2015.
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.
448.00
median 637.14
682.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 177.14
- Pork 175.43
- Brisket 174.29
97.14
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
69
4 judged meats
Top score
682.8568
Winning margin
10.8570
GC over RC
Field average
627.37
448.00682.86
median 637.14 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4286 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
657.1426
448.00682.86
10th place overall
Field spread
234.8572
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was 3 EYZ BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
A statement win
10.8570
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8570 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: RUB WON OUT and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and United Pork Smokers tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: The Smokehouse Bandits!! and CHATHAM ARTILLERY BBQ tied on 167.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
One of the big ones
70
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 95% of the 5,462 contests in the data
70 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2013 ← this one | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL | 70 | 682.8568 | 3 EYZ BBQ | WICKED QUE |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33813 | 62 | 691.9884 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | SERIAL GRILLER |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland , FL 33813 | 58 | 687.4172 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | CHARQUETERIE |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland, FL | Sun'N Fun 4175 Medulla Road | 60 | 694.2744 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 60 | 702.2284 | MIDNIGHT BURN | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 58 | 700.5028 | Accutech BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Rd | 53 | 700.5372 | Smoke Central BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL 33811 | 60 | 701.6800 | Who Cares BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 51 | 706.8228 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | Kings BBQ Team |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 61 | 707.3828 | Rooters-N-Tooters | Ham Squad |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 40 | 714.2744 | Poppa Pig? | With a 180 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland, FL | 4175 Medulla Road | 63 | 708.5600 | Fred Vegas Smokers | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ |
| Jan 21, 2027 | Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 170.8570 | 167.4286 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 170.2858 | 167.4284 |
| Pork | 175.4286 | 172 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 174.2858 | 170.8570 | 167.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
69 entries · top 682.8568 · median 637.1434
Chicken
68 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.1427
Pork Ribs
69 entries · top 177.1428 · median 156.5714
Pork
69 entries · top 175.4286 · median 158.2856
Brisket
69 entries · top 174.2858 · median 157.7142