A new contest record
693.7142
highest overall ever cooked here
693.7142 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 687.4286 TRUEBUD BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 687.4286
- set 2013 by TRUEBUD BBQ
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash 2013
Feb 16–17, 2013 · Mesa, AZ
TRUEBUD BBQ won Grand Champion at the Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash on February 16, 2013 in Mesa, AZ, scoring 693.7142 in a field of 31 teams. A BOY & HIS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8570. Category winners: Chicken — LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE (177.1428); Pork Ribs — TRUEBUD BBQ (178.8572); Pork — SMOKED TO THE BONE (174.2856); Brisket — A BOY & HIS BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by TRUEBUD BBQ.
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.
628
median 657.71
693.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.14
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 174.29
- Brisket 178.86
143.43
178.86
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
693.7142
Winning margin
6.8572
GC over RC
Field average
658.95
628693.71
median 657.71 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8570 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
671.4282
628693.71
10th place overall
Field spread
65.7142
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
86%
25 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
TRUEBUD BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2013
- 2013
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
TRUEBUD BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2013
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: AFRO SMOKE BBQ and A BOY & HIS BBQ tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: KARNIVOROUS and FIRE AND DESIRE tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: AFRO SMOKE BBQ and LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
TRUEBUD BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8572
best pork ribs ever cooked here
TRUEBUD BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0000
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: TRUEBUD BBQ (won 2013).
- TRUEBUD BBQ · 2013
They keep coming back
86%
of last edition’s field returned
25 of 29 teams from 2013-02-15 came back
25 of the 29 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2013 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa, AZ | 29 | 687.4286 | TRUEBUD BBQ | I.A.B. 30 BBQ |
| Feb 16, 2013 ← this one | Mesa, AZ | Mesa, AZ | 31 | 693.7142 | TRUEBUD BBQ | A BOY & HIS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 170.2858 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.4286 | 168.5714 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 171.4286 | 169.1426 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1428 | 164.5714 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 693.7142 · median 657.7140
Chicken
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1430
Pork
31 entries · top 174.2856 · median 165.7142
Brisket
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8570