A statement win
11.4860
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4860 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge
2013-09-06 – 2013-09-07 · Alamosa, CO · 📍 Alamosa, CO
Grand Champion: SWINESTONE COWBOYS (690.8340) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG POPPA SMOKERS
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.
548.89
median 650.32
690.83 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.85
- Pork Ribs 173.14
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 173.12
125.04
178.86
Entries
17
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
690.8340
Winning margin
11.4860
GC over RC
Field average
642.32
548.89690.83
median 650.32 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.1944
548.89690.83
10th place overall
Field spread
141.9432
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 68%
beats 32% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1532
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
0.0112
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: SCORCH AND RESQUE edged WOODY'S Q SHACK by 0.0112. Chicken places 1–2: SUNDANCER BBQ edged ROCK N SMOKE by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Broke Ass Bar B Que Co edged MIKE by 0.0228.
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0112
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SUNDANCER BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SWINESTONE COWBOYS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 3rd.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 3rd
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 | 170.8456 | 168.5600 | 163.4628 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1428 | 166.8800 | 162.8000 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 167.4628 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 167.4056 | 160.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 690.8340 · median 650.3196
Chicken
17 entries · top 170.8456 · median 164.5372
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 173.1428 · median 163.4056
Pork
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.7144
Brisket
17 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.2284
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-Green Chili
13 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 2 | Roger's II | |
| 3 | Cowboy Joe's Catering | |
| 4 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 5 | Scorned BBQ | |
| 6 | SUNDANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 8 | ROCK N SMOKE | |
| 9 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 10 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain Pit Posse | |
| 12 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 13 | Service Dog BBQ |