A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29–30, 2013 · Benton, KY
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS won Grand Champion at the Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off on March 29, 2013 in Benton, KY, scoring 679.4284 in a field of 40 teams. Smokin T's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.7140. Category winners: Chicken — WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS (177.7142); Pork Ribs — BLUE CHIP BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Smokin T's BBQ (177.7142); Brisket — GILLY'S BBQ (177.1428).
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.
578.86
median 652.86
679.43 🏆
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 178.86
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 177.14
138.86
178.86
Entries
40
4 judged meats
Top score
679.4284
Winning margin
1.7144
GC over RC
Field average
650.80
578.86679.43
median 652.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
4.5714 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.8576
578.86679.43
10th place overall
Field spread
100.5722
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.2 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: MUSIC CITY PIG PALS and Q2NV tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and ONE2BBQ tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS and BUBBA JOE'S BBQ tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0002
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 18th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 18th
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 10th
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 | 177.7142 | 173.1428 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172 | 167.9998 |
| Pork | 177.7142 | 169.7142 | 167.4284 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.5714 | 170.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 679.4284 · median 652.8568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2 | Smokin T's BBQ | |
| 3 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 8 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 9 | Pappy Q | |
| 10 | Trippple D" Grillin | |
| 11 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Q2NV | |
| 14 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 15 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 16 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 17 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 18 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 19 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 22 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 23 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 24 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 25 | Bubba and the Governor | |
| 26 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 28 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 29 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 31 | WEQ4U | |
| 32 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 33 | Tupelo Pork Sox | |
| 34 | Larry, Darrell & Darrell | |
| 35 | RUFF STUFF GRILLE | |
| 36 | Smokin with PaPa | |
| 37 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 38 | Bone-Head Competition BB | |
| 39 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 40 | WHITE WOLF SMOKERS |
Chicken
40 entries · top 177.7142 · median 164.8569
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 2 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 3 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 4 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 6 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 8 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 9 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | Pappy Q | |
| 12 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 13 | Trippple D" Grillin | |
| 14 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 16 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 17 | Bubba and the Governor | |
| 18 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin T's BBQ | |
| 20 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 21 | Q2NV | |
| 22 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 23 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 24 | RUFF STUFF GRILLE | |
| 25 | Bone-Head Competition BB | |
| 26 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 27 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 28 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 29 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 31 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 32 | Larry, Darrell & Darrell | |
| 33 | Tupelo Pork Sox | |
| 34 | WEQ4U | |
| 35 | Smokin with PaPa | |
| 36 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 37 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 38 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 39 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 40 | WHITE WOLF SMOKERS |
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8571
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 2 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 3 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 4 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 5 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 6 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 7 | Q2NV | |
| 8 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | Smokin T's BBQ | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 12 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 13 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 14 | Trippple D" Grillin | |
| 15 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 17 | Larry, Darrell & Darrell | |
| 18 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 19 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 20 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 22 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 23 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 24 | Tupelo Pork Sox | |
| 25 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 26 | Bone-Head Competition BB | |
| 27 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 28 | Pappy Q | |
| 29 | Smokin with PaPa | |
| 30 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 31 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 33 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Bubba and the Governor | |
| 35 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 36 | WEQ4U | |
| 37 | RUFF STUFF GRILLE | |
| 38 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 39 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 40 | WHITE WOLF SMOKERS |
Pork
40 entries · top 177.7142 · median 162.8568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin T's BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | Trippple D" Grillin | |
| 6 | WEQ4U | |
| 7 | Pappy Q | |
| 8 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 9 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 10 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | RUFF STUFF GRILLE | |
| 13 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 14 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | Bubba and the Governor | |
| 16 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 17 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 18 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 19 | Larry, Darrell & Darrell | |
| 20 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 21 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Tupelo Pork Sox | |
| 23 | Smokin with PaPa | |
| 24 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 25 | Q2NV | |
| 26 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 28 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 29 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 30 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 31 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 32 | Bone-Head Competition BB | |
| 33 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 34 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 35 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 36 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 37 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 38 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 39 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 40 | WHITE WOLF SMOKERS |
Brisket
40 entries · top 177.1428 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ | |
| 3 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 4 | TEAM ALLEGRO | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | SHADETREECOOKS | |
| 8 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 9 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | |
| 11 | Pappy Q | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | Q2NV | |
| 14 | SMOKE ON THIS | |
| 15 | RED HOT N ROLLIN | |
| 16 | OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokin T's BBQ | |
| 18 | WEQ4U | |
| 19 | MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | |
| 20 | HUFFIN' & PUFFIN | |
| 21 | Bubba and the Governor | |
| 22 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 23 | SON SEEKERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Trippple D" Grillin | |
| 25 | Tupelo Pork Sox | |
| 26 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 27 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 29 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 30 | Big B BBQ Company | |
| 31 | Smokin with PaPa | |
| 32 | KENTUCKY KOOKERS | |
| 33 | TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS | |
| 34 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 35 | BLUE CHIP BBQ | |
| 36 | RUFF STUFF GRILLE | |
| 37 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 38 | Larry, Darrell & Darrell | |
| 39 | WHITE WOLF SMOKERS | |
| 40 | Bone-Head Competition BB |