A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was PITMASTERIQ BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15–16, 2013 · N. Kansas City, MO
PITMASTERIQ BBQ won Grand Champion at the NKC MO State BBQ Championship on March 15, 2013 in N. Kansas City, MO, scoring 681.7142 in a field of 79 teams. TRUEBUD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.9998. Category winners: Chicken — SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ (179.4286); Pork — PITMASTERIQ BBQ (175.4286); Brisket — SMOKIN GUNS (176.5714).
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.
471.43
median 636.00
681.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 179.43
- Pork 175.43
- Brisket 176.57
112.57
179.43
Entries
79
4 judged meats
Top score
681.7142
Winning margin
5.7144
GC over RC
Field average
628.73
471.43681.71
median 636.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
661.1426
471.43681.71
10th place overall
Field spread
210.2862
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 87%
beats 13% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,501
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 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: Midwest Scuba Que and Water Dawgs BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: TRUEBUD BBQ and A BOY & HIS BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: TRUEBUD BBQ and THE Q CREW tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
PITMASTERIQ BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 34th.
- Chicken 34th
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
One of the big ones
79
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 97% of the 5,469 contests in the data
79 teams — bigger than 97% of the 5,469 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)
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 | 176 | 171.4284 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4286 | 170.8570 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 175.4286 | 172.5714 | 168.5714 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 172 | 167.9998 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
79 entries · top 681.7142 · median 635.9998
Chicken
78 entries · top 176 · median 160.2857
Pork Ribs
79 entries · top 179.4286 · median 159.4286
Pork
79 entries · top 175.4286 · median 157.7140
Brisket
79 entries · top 176.5714 · median 156