A first Grand Championship
6
tracked contests to get there
This was STUBBORN BULL BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Pork In The Park BBQ
Jul 13–14, 2013 · Stamford, CT
STUBBORN BULL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Pork In The Park BBQ on July 13, 2013 in Stamford, CT, scoring 663.3484 in a field of 21 teams. DIVA Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 657.5996. Category winners: Chicken — R2BQ (171.4056); Pork Ribs — Belted Cow BBQ (167.4284); Pork — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (173.7144); Brisket — R2BQ (171.4400).
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.
434.22
median 627.86
663.35 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.41
- Pork Ribs 167.43
- Pork 173.71
- Brisket 171.44
131.38
173.71
Entries
21
4 judged meats
Top score
663.3484
Winning margin
5.7488
GC over RC
Field average
616.14
434.22663.35
median 627.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
633.5884
434.22663.35
10th place overall
Field spread
229.1316
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: R2BQ and DIVA Q tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: THAT'S OUR QUE edged STUBBORN BULL BBQ by 0.0228. Brisket places 4–5: PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS edged DIVA Q by 0.0228.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0228
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0232
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
R2BQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
STUBBORN BULL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 8th
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 | 171.4056 | 170.2628 | 163.4400 |
| Pork Ribs | 167.4284 | 162.8228 | 158.8800 |
| Pork | 173.7144 | 165.7028 | 161.1084 |
| Brisket | 171.4400 | 159.3828 | 153.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 663.3484 · median 627.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | DIVA Q | |
| 3 | BBQ BRETHREN | |
| 4 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 5 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 6 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 7 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 8 | R2BQ | |
| 9 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 10 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 11 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 12 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 13 | ACK-QUE | |
| 14 | WHITE DOG BBQ | |
| 15 | COME N GIT IT | |
| 16 | STAR SPANGLED BBQ | |
| 17 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 18 | Schweinhunt | |
| 19 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 20 | MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ | |
| 21 | BIG ROCK BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 171.4056 · median 161.7256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R2BQ | |
| 2 | DIVA Q | |
| 3 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 4 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 5 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 6 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 8 | BBQ BRETHREN | |
| 9 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 10 | ACK-QUE | |
| 11 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 12 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 13 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 14 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 15 | WHITE DOG BBQ | |
| 16 | COME N GIT IT | |
| 17 | Schweinhunt | |
| 18 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 19 | MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ | |
| 20 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 21 | STAR SPANGLED BBQ |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 167.4284 · median 157.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 4 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ BRETHREN | |
| 6 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 7 | DIVA Q | |
| 8 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 9 | STAR SPANGLED BBQ | |
| 10 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 11 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 12 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 13 | ACK-QUE | |
| 14 | COME N GIT IT | |
| 15 | WHITE DOG BBQ | |
| 16 | R2BQ | |
| 17 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 18 | MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ | |
| 19 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 20 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 21 | Schweinhunt |
Pork
21 entries · top 173.7144 · median 160.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 3 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 4 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 5 | DIVA Q | |
| 6 | WHITE DOG BBQ | |
| 7 | Schweinhunt | |
| 8 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 9 | BBQ BRETHREN | |
| 10 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 11 | ACK-QUE | |
| 12 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 13 | STAR SPANGLED BBQ | |
| 14 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 15 | COME N GIT IT | |
| 16 | R2BQ | |
| 17 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 18 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 19 | THREE LITTLE PIGS | |
| 20 | BIG ROCK BBQ | |
| 21 | MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ |
Brisket
20 entries · top 171.4400 · median 151.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R2BQ | |
| 2 | FIRE & SPICE | |
| 3 | BBQ BRETHREN | |
| 4 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 5 | DIVA Q | |
| 6 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 7 | GREENWITCH QUE CO. | |
| 8 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 9 | COME N GIT IT | |
| 10 | STAR SPANGLED BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 12 | WHITE DOG BBQ | |
| 13 | MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 15 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 16 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 17 | ACK-QUE | |
| 18 | Schweinhunt | |
| 19 | THAT'S OUR QUE | |
| 20 | THREE LITTLE PIGS |