A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was FIRED UP SMOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship 2013
Jul 19–20, 2013 · Galax, VA
FIRED UP SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship on July 19, 2013 in Galax, VA, scoring 673.0512 in a field of 16 teams. Boars Night Out took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.2172. Category winners: Chicken — FIRED UP SMOKERS (176.5600); Pork Ribs — Kings Cooking Team (172.5944); Pork — Slow Smokin Barbeque Team (172.0000); Brisket — Muck's Barbeque (171.4400). This is the 1st of 3 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.
502.23
median 655.59
673.05 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 172.59
- Pork 172
- Brisket 171.44
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176.56
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
673.0512
Winning margin
2.8340
GC over RC
Field average
637.73
502.23673.05
median 655.59 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
4.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
652.5600
502.23673.05
10th place overall
Field spread
170.8224
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% 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 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 5–6: THE PURLOINED PIG and BAYOU POKER SMOKERS tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: FIRED UP SMOKERS edged THE SHED BBQ JOINT by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Mountain Grillas edged Muck's Barbeque by 0.0344.
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0344
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
FIRED UP SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 12th
- Brisket 2nd
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 19, 2013 ← this one | Galax, VA | Galax, VA | 16 | 673.0512 | FIRED UP SMOKERS | Boars Night Out |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Galax, VA | Galax, VA 24333 | 30 | 673.1200 | Boars Night Out | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Galax, VA | Galax, VA 24333 | 29 | 701.6456 | Q-BONES BBQ | VICTORY LANE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 167.3712 | 162.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5944 | 167.9656 | 163.9772 |
| Pork | 172 | 167.4056 | 162.9028 |
| Brisket | 171.4400 | 167.4172 | 160.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 673.0512 · median 655.5884
Chicken
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.6742
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 172.5944 · median 164.5658
Pork
16 entries · top 172 · median 164.3028
Brisket
16 entries · top 171.4400 · median 162.2744