Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 5th. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 5th
- Pork 10th
- Brisket 5th
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! 2013
Jul 19–20, 2013 · New Palestine, IN
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! on July 19, 2013 in New Palestine, IN, scoring 685.6916 in a field of 57 teams. ALL IN QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 675.3832. Category winners: Chicken — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — ALL IN QUE (177.1544); Pork — FOWL BUTT BBQ (177.1544); Brisket — Hot Racks & BBQ Stacks (178.8800). This is the 1st of 4 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.
155.41
median 644.99
685.69 🏆
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 177.15
- Pork 177.15
- Brisket 178.88
133.03
178.88
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
55
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
685.6916
Winning margin
10.3084
GC over RC
Field average
631.02
155.41685.69
median 644.99 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.0168
155.41685.69
10th place overall
Field spread
530.2860
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests
Storylines (5 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
10.3084
points clear of the field
Wider than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.3084 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
ONE2BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2014
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: BARK SHARK BBQ and THIN BLUE BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS and VELVET SMOKE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: BLUE CHIP BBQ and ONE2BBQ tied on 171.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0116
One of the big ones
57
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data
57 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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 | New Palestine, IN | New Palestine, IN | 57 | 685.6916 | ONE2BBQ | ALL IN QUE |
| Jul 18, 2014 | New Palestine, IN | New Palestine, IN 46163 | 51 | 692.5372 | ONE2BBQ | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2015 | New Palestine, IN | New Palestine, IN 46463 | 44 | 697.1428 | MONSTER-QUE | RURAL ROUTE BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2016 | New Palestine, IN | 5242 W V 552 | 39 | 701.6456 | GETTIN' BASTED | SMOKE FREAKS |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 177.1544 | 172.5600 | 167.4172 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 171.4400 | 168.6056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
55 entries · top 685.6916 · median 644.9940
Chicken
54 entries · top 177.7144 · median 163.6800
Pork Ribs
54 entries · top 177.1544 · median 160.2686
Pork
54 entries · top 177.1544 · median 162.7998
Brisket
54 entries · top 178.8800 · median 159.7200
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Anything Butt
4 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.3314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 3 | Bruno's BBQ | |
| 4 | CHERRY RED ROASTERS |
Master Series — Dessert
6 entries · top 171.4056 · median 169.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | Jimmie James BBQ | |
| 4 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 6 | ButtRubbers BBQ | |
| 7 | SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE |
Master Series — Sauce
13 entries · top 173.1428 · median 159.4400