A statement win
14.2976
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.2976 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
Blues, Brews & Barbecues
2013-08-23 – 2013-08-24 · Birch Run, MI · 📍 Birch Run, MI
Grand Champion: SMOKIN' IN THE D (689.1316) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOODPILE BBQ SHACK
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.
304.51
median 637.09
689.13 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 174.85
- Brisket 177.14
135.36
178.30
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
689.1316
Winning margin
14.2976
GC over RC
Field average
627.58
304.51689.13
median 637.09 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
5.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
649.6572
304.51689.13
10th place overall
Field spread
384.6172
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.5 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% 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 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE and EXTREME ROASTERS tied on 165.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: EXTREME ROASTERS and SIMONS BBQ TEAM tied on 165.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: WOODPILE BBQ SHACK and SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ tied on 164.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SMOKIN' IN THE D won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKIN' IN THE D took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 6th
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 | 178.2972 | 167.4516 | 163.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 165.1316 | 163.9884 |
| Pork | 174.8456 | 169.1428 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 167.3828 | 162.2284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 689.1316 · median 637.0856
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1428
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.1316
Pork
30 entries · top 174.8456 · median 160.8628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 2 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 3 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 4 | AWW HELL | |
| 5 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 7 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 9 | SIMONS BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | EXTREME ROASTERS | |
| 11 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 12 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 13 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 14 | STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 15 | Bad Dad's BBQ | |
| 16 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 17 | B & R SMOKE | |
| 18 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGS-N-DIGS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Full Metal BBQ | |
| 22 | Pyro Bar-B-Q | |
| 23 | PIGXEL PERFECT BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN' HOGGY STYLE | |
| 25 | MAD JACK'S BBQ | |
| 26 | PIPIN HOT | |
| 27 | BIG MARTHA'S BBQREW | |
| 28 | HenriQ | |
| 29 | Stinky D's BBQ | |
| 30 | BAD WOLF BBQ |
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 156.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXTREME ROASTERS | |
| 2 | WOODPILE BBQ SHACK | |
| 3 | BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | MAD JACK'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN' IN THE D | |
| 7 | BIG BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 8 | MOTLEY QUE CREW | |
| 9 | STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGS-N-DIGS BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | B & R SMOKE | |
| 12 | YELLOW RIVER BBQ | |
| 13 | DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGXEL PERFECT BBQ | |
| 16 | KALAMAZOO PIT POSSE | |
| 17 | BILLY G SMOKE SHACK | |
| 18 | BIG MARTHA'S BBQREW | |
| 19 | Full Metal BBQ | |
| 20 | SIMONS BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | Bad Dad's BBQ | |
| 22 | BAD WOLF BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' HOGGY STYLE | |
| 24 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 25 | JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS | |
| 26 | AWW HELL | |
| 27 | Pyro Bar-B-Q | |
| 28 | Stinky D's BBQ | |
| 29 | PIPIN HOT | |
| 30 | HenriQ |