A statement win
15.4740
points clear of the field
Wider than 96% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4740 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Smokin' Brew BBQ
2013-08-30 – 2013-09-01 · Parker, CO · 📍 Parker, CO
Grand Champion: TRUEBUD BBQ (705.1084) · 53 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES
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.
429.79
median 643.99
705.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180.00 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180.00 🔥
- Pork 180.00 🔥
- Brisket 179.44
20.00
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
53
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
705.1084
Winning margin
15.4740
GC over RC
Field average
639.02
429.79705.11
median 643.99 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3944
429.79705.11
10th place overall
Field spread
275.3140
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 20% of contests
Storylines (6 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 day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GQUE · Chicken
- TRUEBUD BBQ · Pork
- TRUEBUD BBQ · Pork Ribs
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 3 tracked editions
TRUEBUD BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2014
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES and CHIBI-Q tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: TRUEBUD BBQ edged BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Talon Brew BBQ edged 4 LEGS UP BBQ by 0.0112.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0112
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
TRUEBUD BBQ 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
TRUEBUD BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 8th
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-30 ← this one | Parker, CO | Parker, CO | 53 | 705.1084 | TRUEBUD BBQ | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES |
| 2014-08-30 | Parker, CO | Parker, CO 80138 | 48 | 693.6228 | TRUEBUD BBQ | SMOKIN TRIGGERS |
| 2015-09-05 | Parker, CO | Parker, CO 80134 | 49 | 703.3828 | CLARK CREW BBQ | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| 2016-09-02 | Parker, CO | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 173.1316 | 170.2972 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 172.5944 | 169.6912 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 174.2628 | 168.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
53 entries · top 705.1084 · median 643.9888
Chicken
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
53 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
52 entries · top 179.4400 · median 159.6972
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Anything Butt
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7144 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Kids Q 11-15
1 entries · top 163.3828 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Ulrich - Honey Man BBQ |
Master Series — Kids Q 6-10
9 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.1428
Master Series — Sauce
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2 | PIG FLOYD | |
| 3 | Triple J's Beer-B-Q Crew | |
| 4 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 5 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 6 | Grill Daddies | |
| 7 | SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ | |
| 8 | GOLDEN TOAD | |
| 9 | ALEXANDER FRIENDLY BBQ | |
| 10 | BIRDMAN BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Heff 'n Bull | |
| 13 | Cowboy Joe's Catering | |
| 14 | Hidden River Hogs | |
| 15 | Hidden River Hogs Sauce 2 | |
| 16 | Birdman BBQ Sauce 2 | |
| 17 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 18 | WOLFY AND THE HOG HEATERS | |
| 19 | LOS NERDS | |
| 20 | MONTANA Q |