A first Grand Championship
6
tracked contests to get there
This was FEEDING FRIENDZ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 6th tracked contest.
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013
Aug 9–10, 2013 · Medford, NY
FEEDING FRIENDZ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on August 9, 2013 in Medford, NY, scoring 642.7544 in a field of 27 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 637.0972. Category winners: Chicken — FEEDING FRIENDZ (175.4400); Pork Ribs — GOTHAM CITY GRILLERS (167.4172); Pork — TRANSFORMER BBQ (170.8800); Brisket — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (169.7372). This is the 22nd of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by PORK PATROL BBQ; the next was held in 2013.
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.
539.63
median 599.37
642.75 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.44
- Pork Ribs 167.42
- Pork 170.88
- Brisket 169.74
114.02
175.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
642.7544
Winning margin
5.6572
GC over RC
Field average
601.17
539.63642.75
median 599.37 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
10.9260 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
610.7772
539.63642.75
10th place overall
Field spread
103.1200
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 100%
beats 0% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% 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.
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2017
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 8–9: MR. DIRT'S BBQ edged INSANE SWINE BBQ by 0.0112. Brisket places 7–8: FIRE & SPICE edged GRIM REAPER SMOKERS by 0.0112. Chicken places 5–6: BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ edged THE SMOKING SECTION - NY by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0112
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0112
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FEEDING FRIENDZ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 6th
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 159.4172 | 157.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 167.4172 | 154.2972 | 153.0972 |
| Pork | 170.8800 | 159.4744 | 154.8228 |
| Brisket | 169.7372 | 158.8112 | 147.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 642.7544 · median 599.3716
Chicken
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 154.8456
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 167.4172 · median 150.3088
Pork
27 entries · top 170.8800 · median 152.5140
Brisket
27 entries · top 169.7372 · median 145.0856