A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was FLYING PORKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Warren All American BBQ Festival
Jul 19–20, 2013 · Warren, PA
FLYING PORKERS won Grand Champion at the Warren All American BBQ Festival on July 19, 2013 in Warren, PA, scoring 674.2284 in a field of 17 teams. Ribs N'at took Reserve Grand Champion with 668.5596. Category winners: Chicken — FLYING PORKERS (173.1428); Pork Ribs — PAPA WOOD BBQ (170.2744); Pork — RED VALLEY BBQ (171.9656); Brisket — PAPA WOOD BBQ (176.0000).
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.
603.35
median 656.54
674.23 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.14
- Pork Ribs 170.27
- Pork 171.97
- Brisket 176
131.98
176
Entries
17
4 judged meats
Top score
674.2284
Winning margin
5.6688
GC over RC
Field average
645.65
603.35674.23
median 656.54 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
5.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.1024
603.35674.23
10th place overall
Field spread
70.8800
winner to last place
Double threats
8
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% 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
0.0228
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: FLYING PORKERS edged HOLLYWOOD N SWINE by 0.0228. Pork places 7–8: PAPA WOOD BBQ edged HAWG NATION BBQ by 0.0228. Brisket places 5–6: Aussom Aussie edged LO' -N- SLO' BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0228
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0228
- Brisket 5–6 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
PAPA WOOD BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FLYING PORKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 4th
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 | 173.1428 | 166.2400 | 161.1656 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2744 | 165.1200 | 157.6688 |
| Pork | 171.9656 | 166.8228 | 163.4400 |
| Brisket | 176 | 168 | 161.1312 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 674.2284 · median 656.5368
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 2 | Ribs N'at | |
| 3 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 4 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 6 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 7 | Aussom Aussie | |
| 8 | DIVA Q | |
| 9 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 10 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 11 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 12 | R.C.B. BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | UNCLE WADE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN VALLEY BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG AL'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 16 | Boss Hogg | |
| 17 | FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS |
Chicken
17 entries · top 173.1428 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 2 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 3 | Ribs N'at | |
| 4 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 5 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 6 | FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS | |
| 7 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 8 | DIVA Q | |
| 9 | Aussom Aussie | |
| 10 | UNCLE WADE'S BBQ | |
| 11 | R.C.B. BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | SMOKIN VALLEY BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG AL'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 14 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 15 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 17 | Boss Hogg |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 170.2744 · median 163.4856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 3 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 4 | Aussom Aussie | |
| 5 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 6 | R.C.B. BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | DIVA Q | |
| 8 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 9 | Ribs N'at | |
| 10 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 12 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN VALLEY BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG AL'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | Boss Hogg | |
| 16 | UNCLE WADE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS |
Pork
17 entries · top 171.9656 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 2 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 4 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 5 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 6 | UNCLE WADE'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 9 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 10 | Aussom Aussie | |
| 11 | Ribs N'at | |
| 12 | DIVA Q | |
| 13 | SMOKIN VALLEY BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG AL'S SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS | |
| 16 | Boss Hogg | |
| 17 | R.C.B. BARBEQUE |
Brisket
17 entries · top 176 · median 161.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | Ribs N'at | |
| 3 | DIVA Q | |
| 4 | FLYING PORKERS | |
| 5 | Aussom Aussie | |
| 6 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 7 | BLACK DAWG BBQ | |
| 8 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 9 | HAWG NATION BBQ | |
| 10 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 11 | HOLLYWOOD N SWINE | |
| 12 | R.C.B. BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Boss Hogg | |
| 14 | FRANKLIN COUNTY MOONSWINERS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN VALLEY BBQ | |
| 16 | UNCLE WADE'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG AL'S SMOKIN' BBQ |