A first Grand Championship
11
tracked contests to get there
This was BOWLING OVER PIGS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
Smokin' For Gold
Jul 20–21, 2013 · Placerville, CA
BOWLING OVER PIGS won Grand Champion at the Smokin' For Gold on July 20, 2013 in Placerville, CA, scoring 669.0972 in a field of 25 teams. PIG LOVE Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 664.6512. Category winners: Chicken — BOWLING OVER PIGS (174.2628); Pork Ribs — BAD 2 THE BONE (177.1772); Pork — BIG PIG BBQ (167.9772); Brisket — HOUND DOG BARBECUE (174.8572).
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.
559.34
median 638.19
669.10 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 177.18
- Pork 167.98
- Brisket 174.86
129.05
177.18
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
669.0972
Winning margin
4.4460
GC over RC
Field average
627.48
559.34669.10
median 638.19 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
5.0972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
640.5144
559.34669.10
10th place overall
Field spread
109.7604
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.36 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,506
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% 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 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ and PORKTERA BBQ tied on 167.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: BOWLING OVER PIGS and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS edged PIRATES OF THE PIG by 0.0112.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0112
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BOWLING OVER PIGS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 3rd
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 | 174.2628 | 169.1428 | 164.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1772 | 170.3544 | 164 |
| Pork | 167.9772 | 162.8800 | 160.5484 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 162.2972 | 158.8684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 669.0972 · median 638.1944
Chicken
25 entries · top 174.2628 · median 162.3200
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 177.1772 · median 160
Pork
25 entries · top 167.9772 · median 157.6800
Brisket
25 entries · top 174.8572 · median 153.6572