RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills

2013-09-13 – 2013-09-14 · Cameron Park, CA · 📍 Cameron Park, CA

Grand Champion: SMOKEY HOG ISLAND LUV (674.3200) · 39 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ

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Smokey and the Pirate

674.3200 · Master Series — Overall

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HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ

664.4456 · Master Series — Overall

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BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

663.9200 · Master Series — Overall

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.

462.22 median 640.98 674.32 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 179.44
Pork Ribs 174.32
Pork 173.14
Brisket 171.44

20.00 179.44

Entries

4 judged meats · 4 ancillary

Top score

674.3200

Winning margin

9.8744

GC over RC

Field average

626.85

462.22674.32

median 640.98 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

4.5828 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

654.7772

462.22674.32

10th place overall

Field spread

212.1028

winner to last place

Most consistent

Smokey and the Pirate

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.7028 pts — PLASTERED PIG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1521

avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ

rated 1630 pre-contest

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.

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

Smokey and the Pirate won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 9th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 3rd
Brisket 6th

A statement win

9.8744 points clear of the field

Wider than 87% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The champion won by 9.8744 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 7–8: RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS and BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ tied on 164.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: PIG LOVE Q edged Ribs a Rockin by 0.0004. Brisket places 6–7: Smokey and the Pirate edged RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS by 0.0112.

Pork 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0004
Brisket 6–7 · 0.0112
Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116

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)

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	Cameron Park, CA	Cameron Park, CA	39	674.3200	SMOKEY HOG ISLAND LUV	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ
2014-09-12	Cameron Park, CA	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	179.4400	171.4172	169.7028
Pork Ribs	174.3200	167.4628	163.9884
Pork	173.1428	165.1772	163.4172
Brisket	171.4400	166.8572	164.5256

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

39 entries · top 674.3200 · median 640.9828

#	Team	Score
1	Smokey and the Pirate	674.3200
2	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	664.4456
3	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	663.9200
4	PLASTERED PIG BBQ	663.4056
5	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	662.3428
6	SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	658.2740
7	SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ	657.0632
8	ROLLING BONES BBQ TEAM	656.6176
9	SON OF SMOKE	656.5488
10	Crime Scene BBQ	654.7772
11	RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	654.7316
12	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	653.6344
13	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	653.0860
14	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	651.3600
15	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	650.1828
16	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	647.2800
17	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	644.6400
18	HOUND DOG BARBECUE	644.5832
19	BAD 2 THE BONE	641.0972
20	PIG LOVE Q	640.9828
21	THESMOKERING.COM	639.9772
22	PORK DYNASTY	630.7428
23	PIRATES OF THE PIG	629.5884
24	PORKTERA BBQ	627.9776
25	BAD S. BBQ	626.1944
26	PIGS CAN FLY BBQ	624.4912
27	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	622.6744
28	Smokin' The Bandit BBQ	621.0744
29	GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	613.5428
30	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	608.4800
31	Rub Lovers	603.3940
32	Ribs a Rockin	602.1824
33	ALL STAR BBQ	590.7428
34	Meat Harvest BBQ	584.9256
35	SMOKE PEDDLERS	581.0400
36	Zom-B Q	577.0400
37	BURNT OFFERINGS	567.8632
38	WEST COAST BBQ	539.8972
39	Meat Hu$tle BBQ	462.2172

Chicken

39 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.5484

#	Team	Score
1	PLASTERED PIG BBQ	179.4400
2	BAD 2 THE BONE	177.7372
3	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	177.7028
4	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	171.4856
5	SON OF SMOKE	171.4172
6	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	170.8572
7	PORKTERA BBQ	170.2972
8	Crime Scene BBQ	170.2628
9	Smokey and the Pirate	169.7372
10	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	169.7028
11	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	168.5256
12	ROLLING BONES BBQ TEAM	166.8916
13	SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	166.2628
14	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	164.5600
15	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	164.5600
16	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	164.5372
17	GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	161.1316
18	PIGS CAN FLY BBQ	161.1312
19	HOUND DOG BARBECUE	161.1200
20	PIRATES OF THE PIG	160.5484
21	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	159.9544
22	RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	159.9312
23	BAD S. BBQ	158.8344
24	SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ	157.0972
25	PORK DYNASTY	156.5484
26	Smokin' The Bandit BBQ	155.9772
27	PIG LOVE Q	155.3484
28	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	153.1084
29	THESMOKERING.COM	152.0344
30	Meat Harvest BBQ	151.9544
31	Zom-B Q	151.4056
32	SMOKE PEDDLERS	149.1084
33	Meat Hu$tle BBQ	147.9544
34	ALL STAR BBQ	146.2856
35	Ribs a Rockin	145.1316
36	Rub Lovers	143.9540
37	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	143.9428
38	BURNT OFFERINGS	132.5600
39	WEST COAST BBQ	130.8344

Pork Ribs

39 entries · top 174.3200 · median 157.1544

#	Team	Score
1	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	174.3200
2	SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ	174.2972
3	Smokey and the Pirate	168.5944
4	HOUND DOG BARBECUE	168.0116
5	Rub Lovers	167.4628
6	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	166.2400
7	PLASTERED PIG BBQ	164.5484
8	RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	164.0004
9	PIG LOVE Q	163.9888
10	Ribs a Rockin	163.9884
11	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	163.4744
12	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	163.3944
13	Crime Scene BBQ	162.2744
14	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	162.2628
15	SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	161.1428
16	PIRATES OF THE PIG	160.5372
17	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	159.4172
18	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	158.2400
19	Smokin' The Bandit BBQ	157.7028
20	SON OF SMOKE	157.1544
21	THESMOKERING.COM	157.1428
22	Meat Harvest BBQ	156.5600
23	BAD 2 THE BONE	156.5600
24	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	156.5372
25	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	155.9888
26	PORKTERA BBQ	155.4172
27	ROLLING BONES BBQ TEAM	155.3944
28	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	154.8344
29	PORK DYNASTY	154.8232
30	PIGS CAN FLY BBQ	153.7256
31	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	153.1428
32	Meat Hu$tle BBQ	152.5600
33	BAD S. BBQ	151.4516
34	GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	150.2400
35	Zom-B Q	143.9888
36	ALL STAR BBQ	142.2172
37	SMOKE PEDDLERS	135.9428
38	BURNT OFFERINGS	135.9316
39	WEST COAST BBQ	135.4172

Pork

39 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.6800

#	Team	Score
1	SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	173.1428
2	SON OF SMOKE	171.9656
3	Smokey and the Pirate	169.7028
4	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	169.1084
5	ROLLING BONES BBQ TEAM	165.1772
6	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	164.5372
7	RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	164.5256
8	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	164.5256
9	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	164.0344
10	THESMOKERING.COM	163.4172
11	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	163.4172
12	HOUND DOG BARBECUE	161.7372
13	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	161.7144
14	BURNT OFFERINGS	161.1772
15	Crime Scene BBQ	161.1200
16	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	160.5944
17	SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ	160.5372
18	PIRATES OF THE PIG	160.0000
19	Ribs a Rockin	159.4512
20	PLASTERED PIG BBQ	157.6800
21	PORK DYNASTY	157.6684
22	GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	157.6684
23	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	156.5256
24	ALL STAR BBQ	156.0228
25	PIG LOVE Q	155.9312
26	Smokin' The Bandit BBQ	155.4516
27	PIGS CAN FLY BBQ	154.2400
28	BAD S. BBQ	153.6572
29	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	152.5144
30	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	152.5028
31	Rub Lovers	152.0228
32	PORKTERA BBQ	148.5488
33	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	148.5144
34	BAD 2 THE BONE	147.9772
35	WEST COAST BBQ	147.4284
36	SMOKE PEDDLERS	144.5716
37	Zom-B Q	141.0856
38	Meat Harvest BBQ	139.8856
39	Meat Hu$tle BBQ	20.0000

Brisket

39 entries · top 171.4400 · median 157.7256

#	Team	Score
1	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	171.4400
2	ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	170.8456
3	ROLLING BONES BBQ TEAM	169.1544
4	THESMOKERING.COM	167.3828
5	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	166.8572
6	Smokey and the Pirate	166.2856
7	RIC'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	166.2744
8	PIG LOVE Q	165.7144
9	SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ	165.1316
10	ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	164.5256
11	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	164.0228
12	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	163.9656
13	BAD S. BBQ	162.2512
14	PLASTERED PIG BBQ	161.7372
15	PORK DYNASTY	161.7028
16	Crime Scene BBQ	161.1200
17	HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ	159.3944
18	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	158.8800
19	BAD 2 THE BONE	158.8228
20	SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	157.7256
21	SON OF SMOKE	156.0116
22	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	155.9772
23	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	155.9772
24	PIGS CAN FLY BBQ	155.3944
25	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	155.3828
26	HOUND DOG BARBECUE	153.7144
27	PORKTERA BBQ	153.7144
28	Smokin' The Bandit BBQ	151.9428
29	SMOKE PEDDLERS	151.4172
30	PIRATES OF THE PIG	148.5028
31	ALL STAR BBQ	146.2172
32	GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	144.5028
33	Meat Hu$tle BBQ	141.7028
34	Zom-B Q	140.5600
35	Rub Lovers	139.9544
36	BURNT OFFERINGS	138.1944
37	Meat Harvest BBQ	136.5256
38	Ribs a Rockin	133.6112
39	WEST COAST BBQ	126.2172

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 — Backyard Chicken

4 entries · top 151.9884 · median 133.6570

#	Team	Score
1	Hot Link & Chorizo	151.9884
2	The Grillionaires	138.2284
3	PORK DADDY'S BBQ	129.0856
4	Dirty D's BBQ	112.0000

Master Series — Backyard Overall

4 entries · top 266.7884 · median 256.7542

#	Team	Score
1	PORK DADDY'S BBQ	266.7884
2	Hot Link & Chorizo	260.4684
3	The Grillionaires	253.0400
4	Dirty D's BBQ	187.8972

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

4 entries · top 137.7028 · median 111.6458

#	Team	Score
1	PORK DADDY'S BBQ	137.7028
2	The Grillionaires	114.8116
3	Hot Link & Chorizo	108.4800
4	Dirty D's BBQ	75.8972

Master Series — Reser'S Fine Foods Potato Salad

28 entries · top 170.3200 · median 152.8170

#	Team	Score
1	BURNT OFFERINGS	170.3200
2	SON OF SMOKE	168.5484
3	BAD S. BBQ	166.2744
4	Meat Hu$tle BBQ	164.5140
5	SMOKE PEDDLERS	164.0000
6	GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	163.4172
7	Ribs a Rockin	162.8456
8	Smokey and the Pirate	162.2744
9	HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY	162.2516
10	PIRATES OF THE PIG	161.6800
11	SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ	160.5600
12	Sierra Smoke Pit BBQ	156.5028
13	SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ	154.2400
14	Zom-B Q	153.1312
15	BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ	152.5028
16	PORKTERA BBQ	152.0000
17	The Grillionaires	151.9428
18	TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	150.8572
19	PIG LOVE Q	149.6684
20	MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND	149.6228
21	THESMOKERING.COM	149.1312
22	WEST COAST BBQ	148.0460
23	ALL STAR BBQ	147.4056
24	PORK DYNASTY	143.4172
25	Meat Harvest BBQ	142.2744
26	BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	142.2284
27	HOG ISLAND PITMASTERS	139.2456
28	Hot Link & Chorizo	20.0000

RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (3 found in this contest's numbers)

Won without a category win

A statement win

Photo finishes

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Backyard Chicken

Master Series — Backyard Overall

Master Series — Backyard Ribs

Master Series — Reser'S Fine Foods Potato Salad