A first Grand Championship
11
tracked contests to get there
This was KILLER HOGS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
2013-09-13 – 2013-09-14 · Millington, TN · 📍 Millington, TN
Grand Champion: KILLER HOGS (697.6456) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Ghost River Smoke a Holics
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.
502.30
median 658.66
697.65 🏆
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 179.44
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 179.44
47.52
179.44
Entries
28
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
697.6456
Winning margin
5.1312
GC over RC
Field average
645.58
502.30697.65
median 658.66 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.2168
502.30697.65
10th place overall
Field spread
195.3484
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.39 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% of contests
Storylines (3 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: Ghost River Smoke a Holics and Poker Porkers tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SWEET SWINE O'MINE edged KILLER HOGS by 0.0116. Pork places 9–10: FIRE DANCER BBQ edged Smokin with an Attitude by 0.0116.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0116
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
KILLER HOGS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 2nd
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-13 ← this one | Millington, TN | Millington, TN | 28 | 697.6456 | KILLER HOGS | Ghost River Smoke a Holics |
| 2014-09-12 | Millington, TN | Millington, TN | 25 | 691.9196 | SMOKE ME SILLY | Ghost River Smok-a-Holics |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 168.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.4400 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 173.1200 | 169.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 697.6456 · median 658.6568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2 | Ghost River Smoke a Holics | |
| 3 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 4 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | Hoggystyle BBQ Team | |
| 7 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 9 | 901Q | |
| 10 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 11 | Bluff City Bulldogs | |
| 12 | Cloud 9 | |
| 13 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 14 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 15 | Poker Porkers | |
| 16 | Smokin with an Attitude | |
| 17 | Quito Cookers | |
| 18 | Porkosaurus | |
| 19 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Swine-Oh Why Not | |
| 21 | Sinister Smokers | |
| 22 | CMP SMOKERS | |
| 23 | CHOMPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 24 | PIGGIN AINT EASY | |
| 25 | T County BBQ | |
| 26 | BACKYARD FRIENDS | |
| 27 | Country Boy Cookers | |
| 28 | PORK DYNASTY |
Chicken
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2 | Ghost River Smoke a Holics | |
| 3 | Poker Porkers | |
| 4 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 5 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 6 | PIGGIN AINT EASY | |
| 7 | Sinister Smokers | |
| 8 | Swine-Oh Why Not | |
| 9 | Hoggystyle BBQ Team | |
| 10 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | Bluff City Bulldogs | |
| 13 | Quito Cookers | |
| 14 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 15 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 16 | T County BBQ | |
| 17 | Cloud 9 | |
| 18 | 901Q | |
| 19 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 20 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 21 | CHOMPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin with an Attitude | |
| 23 | CMP SMOKERS | |
| 24 | BACKYARD FRIENDS | |
| 25 | Porkosaurus | |
| 26 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 27 | Country Boy Cookers | |
| 28 | PORK DYNASTY |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 2 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 3 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 4 | 901Q | |
| 5 | Cloud 9 | |
| 6 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 7 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 8 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 9 | Hoggystyle BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Ghost River Smoke a Holics | |
| 11 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 12 | Poker Porkers | |
| 13 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 14 | Porkosaurus | |
| 15 | Bluff City Bulldogs | |
| 16 | Smokin with an Attitude | |
| 17 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 18 | Sinister Smokers | |
| 19 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Swine-Oh Why Not | |
| 21 | CMP SMOKERS | |
| 22 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 23 | Country Boy Cookers | |
| 24 | T County BBQ | |
| 25 | Quito Cookers | |
| 26 | BACKYARD FRIENDS | |
| 27 | PIGGIN AINT EASY | |
| 28 | CHOMPIN GOOD BBQ |
Pork
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 2 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 3 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 4 | Porkosaurus | |
| 5 | Ghost River Smoke a Holics | |
| 6 | Hoggystyle BBQ Team | |
| 7 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin with an Attitude | |
| 11 | 901Q | |
| 12 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 13 | Cloud 9 | |
| 14 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 15 | Quito Cookers | |
| 16 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 17 | CMP SMOKERS | |
| 18 | Bluff City Bulldogs | |
| 19 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 20 | Poker Porkers | |
| 21 | CHOMPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 22 | BACKYARD FRIENDS | |
| 23 | Swine-Oh Why Not | |
| 24 | Country Boy Cookers | |
| 25 | T County BBQ | |
| 26 | PIGGIN AINT EASY | |
| 27 | Sinister Smokers | |
| 28 | PORK DYNASTY |
Brisket
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | Ghost River Smoke a Holics | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | |
| 5 | Smokin with an Attitude | |
| 6 | Bluff City Bulldogs | |
| 7 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 8 | Quito Cookers | |
| 9 | Hoggystyle BBQ Team | |
| 10 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 11 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 12 | 901Q | |
| 13 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 14 | Cloud 9 | |
| 15 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 16 | CHOMPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 17 | Porkosaurus | |
| 18 | Poker Porkers | |
| 19 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 20 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Sinister Smokers | |
| 22 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 23 | PIGGIN AINT EASY | |
| 24 | Swine-Oh Why Not | |
| 25 | CMP SMOKERS | |
| 26 | BACKYARD FRIENDS | |
| 27 | Country Boy Cookers | |
| 28 | T County BBQ |
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 — Bacon
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6912 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoggystyle BBQ Team | |
| 2 | TNT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | 901Q | |
| 4 | Country Boy Cookers | |
| 5 | Swine-Oh Why Not | |
| 6 | SLAB TECHS | |
| 7 | HOT ROD HOGS | |
| 8 | PIGGIN AINT EASY | |
| 9 | Quito Cookers | |
| 10 | SWEET SWINE O'MINE | |
| 11 | KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | |
| 12 | Ghost River Smoke a Holics | |
| 13 | Bluff City Bulldogs | |
| 14 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 15 | Smokin with an Attitude | |
| 16 | CMP SMOKERS | |
| 17 | Sinister Smokers | |
| 18 | Cloud 9 | |
| 19 | TOO SAUCED TO PORK | |
| 20 | SWINE CRUE | |
| 21 | Poker Porkers | |
| 22 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 23 | Porkosaurus | |
| 24 | CHOMPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 26 | BACKYARD FRIENDS | |
| 27 | T County BBQ |