A first Grand Championship
21
tracked contests to get there
This was SMOKE ON THIS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
St. Leon BBQ Smokefest
Sep 19–21, 2013 · St. Leon, IN
SMOKE ON THIS won Grand Champion at the St. Leon BBQ Smokefest on September 19, 2013 in St. Leon, IN, scoring 679.9200 in a field of 18 teams. HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2288. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKE ON THIS (173.7028); Pork Ribs — HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ (173.7144); Pork — EXTRA MILE BBQ (173.1428); Brisket — SMOKE ON THIS (173.7028).
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.
577.05
median 641.61
679.92 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.70
- Pork Ribs 173.71
- Pork 173.14
- Brisket 173.70
134.86
173.71
Entries
18
4 judged meats
Top score
679.9200
Winning margin
1.6912
GC over RC
Field average
639.69
577.05679.92
median 641.61 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
640.9944
577.05679.92
10th place overall
Field spread
102.8684
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 12% 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 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 3–4: SPAULDOS and SOFA KING GOOD BBQ tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: ROCKIN' PIG BBQ, LLC and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ tied on 161.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ edged SMOKE ON THIS by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0116
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SMOKE ON THIS won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKE ON THIS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
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 | 173.7028 | 170.2744 | 165.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 167.4628 | 155.9660 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 166.8344 | 162.8572 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 161.6456 | 156.6056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 679.9200 · median 641.6058
Chicken
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.7258
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 173.7144 · median 157.9602
Pork
18 entries · top 173.1428 · median 163.1200
Brisket
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 156.8456