A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was SWAMP BOYS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013
Feb 15–16, 2013 · Tampa, FL
SWAMP BOYS won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on February 15, 2013 in Tampa, FL, scoring 698.8572 in a field of 24 teams. BLITZKRIEG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.7144. Category winners: Chicken — GREAT LAKES BBQ & FEED CO (177.7144); Pork Ribs — SHO GUD BARBEQUE (176.5714); Pork — KATHLEEN ROADKILL (176.0000); Brisket — SWAMP BOYS (179.4286). This is the 1st of 125 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2013.
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.
616.00
median 664.00
698.86 🏆
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 176.57
- Pork 176
- Brisket 179.43
142.86
179.43
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
24
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8572
Winning margin
13.1428
GC over RC
Field average
659.07
616.00698.86
median 664.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.8568
616.00698.86
10th place overall
Field spread
82.8576
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 37%
beats 63% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.31 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% 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 statement win
13.1428
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1428 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: KATHLEEN ROADKILL and SMOKIN BLUE Q FL tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: KATHLEEN ROADKILL and BLITZKRIEG BBQ tied on 170.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: 3 EYZ BBQ edged BLITZKRIEG BBQ by 0.0002.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0002
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0002
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SWAMP BOYS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 1st
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 170.8570 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5714 | 171.4284 | 167.4286 |
| Pork | 176 | 168 | 162.8570 |
| Brisket | 179.4286 | 171.9998 | 169.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 698.8572 · median 663.9995
Chicken
24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.4286
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 176.5714 · median 166.5715
Pork
24 entries · top 176 · median 161.9998
Brisket
24 entries · top 179.4286 · median 166.8570