A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15–16, 2013 · Miami, OK
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK on March 15, 2013 in Miami, OK, scoring 694.2856 in a field of 55 teams. GILLY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.5712. Category winners: Chicken — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — 4 LEGS UP BBQ (177.7144); Pork — UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC (179.4286); Brisket — BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ (176.0000).
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.
594.86
median 664.00
694.29 🏆
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 177.71
- Pork 179.43
- Brisket 176
139.43
179.43
Entries
54
4 judged meats
Top score
694.2856
Winning margin
1.7144
GC over RC
Field average
656.55
594.86694.29
median 664.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.1424
594.86694.29
10th place overall
Field spread
99.4292
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.39 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% of contests
Storylines (3 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 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: WILDCATTERS Q CREW and GILLY'S BBQ tied on 176.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: CODE 3 BBQ and HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ and UNCLE BC'S tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 11th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 11th
- 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 174.2856 | 171.9998 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 171.4284 |
| Pork | 179.4286 | 173.1430 | 172.5712 |
| Brisket | 176 | 172.5714 | 170.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
54 entries · top 694.2856 · median 663.9996
Chicken
54 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5714
Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164
Pork
54 entries · top 179.4286 · median 166.2856
Brisket
54 entries · top 176 · median 165.9999