A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA's first Grand Championship in the data.
Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20–21, 2013 · Snohomish, WA
SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA won Grand Champion at the Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship on July 20, 2013 in Snohomish, WA, scoring 690.2856 in a field of 13 teams. WINE COUNTRY Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 684.5256. Category winners: Chicken — LIGHTIN LOGS AND SMOKIN HOGS (173.1656); Pork Ribs — SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA (174.2856); Pork — SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA (179.4400); Brisket — PIGGY D'S BBQ (173.7028).
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.
626.30
median 662.25
690.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.17
- Pork Ribs 174.29
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 173.70
137.69
179.44
Entries
13
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2856
Winning margin
5.7600
GC over RC
Field average
660.23
626.30690.29
median 662.25 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
645.1312
626.30690.29
10th place overall
Field spread
63.9888
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% 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
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA and LAKE HOUSE BBQ tied on 169.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SLOW PORKIN edged FAHRENHEIT 250 by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Smokin' Red Wolf edged WINE COUNTRY Q by 0.0572.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0572
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0572
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 7th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 7th
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 | 173.1656 | 166.8344 | 162.8340 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 170.3200 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 166.8340 | 159.4512 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 168 | 159.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
13 entries · top 690.2856 · median 662.2512
Chicken
13 entries · top 173.1656 · median 165.1428
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 174.2856 · median 169.1200
Pork
13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.7372
Brisket
13 entries · top 173.7028 · median 166.8572