Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
QUAU won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 8th
Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff
Jul 3–4, 2013 · Whiting, IA
QUAU won Grand Champion at the Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff on July 3, 2013 in Whiting, IA, scoring 681.1424 in a field of 25 teams. SPITFIRE took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.7144. Category winners: Chicken — SPITFIRE (173.7142); Pork Ribs — IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ (172.5714); Pork — PORK PATROL BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — BIG T'Z Q CRU (178.2858).
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.
567.43
median 652.00
681.14 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.71
- Pork Ribs 172.57
- Pork 176
- Brisket 178.29
122.86
178.29
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
681.1424
Winning margin
3.4280
GC over RC
Field average
644.23
567.43681.14
median 652.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4286 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
657.1428
567.43681.14
10th place overall
Field spread
113.7132
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 88%
beats 12% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% of contests
Storylines (2 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: HELPING U BBQ and Tattoo Bob's tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SUBTLE SMOKE and SPITFIRE tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ and Red Bandana tied on 164.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
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 | 173.7142 | 170.2856 | 167.4286 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5714 | 167.4286 | 161.7142 |
| Pork | 176 | 168.5716 | 164 |
| Brisket | 178.2858 | 170.8570 | 166.2858 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 681.1424 · median 651.9998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | SPITFIRE | |
| 3 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 5 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 6 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 8 | Tattoo Bob's | |
| 9 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 10 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 11 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 12 | PB&J'S SMOK'IN OLD MEN | |
| 13 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 14 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 15 | Red Bandana | |
| 16 | Slim D's | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ - 1 | |
| 18 | COMIN UNDONE BBQ | |
| 19 | Game On BBQ | |
| 20 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 22 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 23 | Weirich Custom BBQ | |
| 24 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 25 | GEE-B-Q |
Chicken
25 entries · top 173.7142 · median 166.2854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | QUAU | |
| 3 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 7 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 8 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 9 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 10 | Tattoo Bob's | |
| 11 | Red Bandana | |
| 12 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 13 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 14 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 15 | Slim D's | |
| 16 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | COMIN UNDONE BBQ | |
| 18 | Game On BBQ | |
| 19 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ - 1 | |
| 21 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 22 | PB&J'S SMOK'IN OLD MEN | |
| 23 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 24 | GEE-B-Q | |
| 25 | Weirich Custom BBQ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 172.5714 · median 160.0002
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 7 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 8 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 9 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 10 | COMIN UNDONE BBQ | |
| 11 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 12 | Slim D's | |
| 13 | PB&J'S SMOK'IN OLD MEN | |
| 14 | Red Bandana | |
| 15 | Tattoo Bob's | |
| 16 | Weirich Custom BBQ | |
| 17 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ - 1 | |
| 19 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 20 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 21 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 22 | Game On BBQ | |
| 23 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 24 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 25 | GEE-B-Q |
Pork
25 entries · top 176 · median 161.1424
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 2 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 5 | SPITFIRE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ - 1 | |
| 7 | Tattoo Bob's | |
| 8 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 9 | Red Bandana | |
| 10 | PB&J'S SMOK'IN OLD MEN | |
| 11 | Game On BBQ | |
| 12 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 13 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 14 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 15 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 16 | Slim D's | |
| 17 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 18 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 19 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 20 | COMIN UNDONE BBQ | |
| 21 | GEE-B-Q | |
| 22 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 24 | Weirich Custom BBQ | |
| 25 | Kirks BBQ |
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.2858 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | |
| 2 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | |
| 3 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 4 | IOWA OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 5 | WOODWARD BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | PB&J'S SMOK'IN OLD MEN | |
| 7 | Tattoo Bob's | |
| 8 | QUAU | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | PORK PATROL BBQ | |
| 11 | OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ | |
| 12 | HELPING U BBQ | |
| 13 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 14 | SHORT CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | |
| 16 | Game On BBQ | |
| 17 | Slim D's | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ - 1 | |
| 19 | Red Bandana | |
| 20 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | RED LINE BBQ | |
| 22 | COMIN UNDONE BBQ | |
| 23 | Kirks BBQ | |
| 24 | Weirich Custom BBQ | |
| 25 | GEE-B-Q |