A first Grand Championship
12
tracked contests to get there
This was JO-BAWB'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 12th tracked contest.
1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ
Aug 23–24, 2013 · Hill City, SD
JO-BAWB'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ on August 23, 2013 in Hill City, SD, scoring 686.2628 in a field of 16 teams. PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9540. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (177.7028); Pork Ribs — CHARQUETERIE (175.4516); Pork — EGGSPERT BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — JO-BAWB'S BBQ (180.0000).
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.
554.73
median 641.13
686.26 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 175.45
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 180 🔥
123.33
180
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
686.2628
Winning margin
2.3088
GC over RC
Field average
632.73
554.73686.26
median 641.13 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
8.0116 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
630.8000
554.73686.26
10th place overall
Field spread
131.5308
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% 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 3–4: JO-BAWB'S BBQ and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS edged ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD by 0.0344. Pork Ribs places 6–7: GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE edged HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS by 0.0688.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0688
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.4572
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
JO-BAWB'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- JO-BAWB'S BBQ · Brisket
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 | 177.7028 | 167.4056 | 155.4288 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 167.4400 | 150.3200 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 167.4056 | 157.1656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 166.8916 | 158.8340 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 686.2628 · median 641.1260
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 4 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 5 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 6 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 7 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 10 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 11 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 12 | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 14 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 15 | TACKLE BOX BBQ | |
| 16 | PIT PIGS |
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 156.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 6 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 7 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 8 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 10 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 11 | TACKLE BOX BBQ | |
| 12 | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 14 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 16 | PIT PIGS |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 175.4516 · median 151.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 2 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 6 | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 10 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 11 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 12 | PIT PIGS | |
| 13 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 14 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 15 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 16 | TACKLE BOX BBQ |
Pork
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 3 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 4 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 5 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 10 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters | |
| 11 | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | TACKLE BOX BBQ | |
| 13 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 15 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 16 | PIT PIGS |
Brisket
16 entries · top 180 · median 160.0230 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CHARQUETERIE | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 5 | 2-CAN-Q | |
| 6 | JR ROADHOUSE BBQ PIT | |
| 7 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN JERKS | |
| 9 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 10 | HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | CHARCOAL LOUNGERS | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | PIT PIGS | |
| 15 | TACKLE BOX BBQ | |
| 16 | Dirty Pickle Pit Masters |