A first Grand Championship
7
tracked contests to get there
This was QUE AND A HALF MEN's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
Troy Pig Out 2013
Jul 13–14, 2013 · Troy, NY
QUE AND A HALF MEN won Grand Champion at the Troy Pig Out on July 13, 2013 in Troy, NY, scoring 676.6400 in a field of 32 teams. PURPLE PORK MASTERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.2400. Category winners: Chicken — Rogue Hog BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (171.9884); Pork — PURPLE PORK MASTERS (169.7028); Brisket — QUE AND A HALF MEN (177.7600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
546.73
median 621.07
676.64 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.42
- Pork Ribs 171.99
- Pork 169.70
- Brisket 177.76
127.91
177.76
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
676.6400
Winning margin
10.4000
GC over RC
Field average
613.41
546.73676.64
median 621.07 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
6.2628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
627.3600
546.73676.64
10th place overall
Field spread
129.9088
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 92%
beats 8% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% 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.
A statement win
10.4000
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.4000 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 6–7: BIG GUNS BBQ edged FATBACK JOE'S BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: AJ'S QUE & CREW edged 3BQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 9–10: ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH edged C's BBQ by 0.0232.
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0232
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0340
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
QUE AND A HALF MEN took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 5th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 4th
- 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2013 ← this one | Troy, NY | Troy, NY | 32 | 676.6400 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | PURPLE PORK MASTERS |
| Jul 19, 2014 | Troy, NY | Troy, NY 12180 | 25 | 671.4288 | JACKED UP BBQ | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Troy, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 165.7028 | 161.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9884 | 164.0228 | 159.9772 |
| Pork | 169.7028 | 163.4400 | 160.5712 |
| Brisket | 177.7600 | 167.4056 | 157.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 676.6400 · median 621.0686
Chicken
32 entries · top 175.4172 · median 157.7144
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 171.9884 · median 155.7144
Pork
32 entries · top 169.7028 · median 154.5370
Brisket
32 entries · top 177.7600 · median 149.4000