A first Grand Championship
10
tracked contests to get there
This was RHYTHM 'N QUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
Utah BBQ Festival
2013-09-20 – 2013-09-21 · Coalville, UT · 📍 Coalville, UT
Grand Champion: RHYTHM 'N QUE (671.9540) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LEFT COAST Q
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.
457.76
median 629.68
671.95 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.58
- Pork Ribs 168.59
- Pork 176.00
- Brisket 175.47
20.00
176.58
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
671.9540
Winning margin
13.6800
GC over RC
Field average
622.29
457.76671.95
median 629.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.9604 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
626.2516
457.76671.95
10th place overall
Field spread
214.1940
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1521
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests
Storylines (5 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 statement win
13.6800
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.6800 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Lucky 7 finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE edged TEAM AMERICA by 0.0116. Brisket places 9–10: NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE edged KARNIVOROUS by 0.0116. Chicken places 5–6: NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE edged LUCKY 7 by 0.0228.
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0116
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0116
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0460
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
RHYTHM 'N QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 4th
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 | 176.5828 | 159.4400 | 154.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5944 | 161.6340 | 158.8688 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 164.5828 | 158.2744 |
| Brisket | 175.4744 | 165.1656 | 155.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 671.9540 · median 629.6798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 2 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 3 | LUCKY 7 | |
| 4 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | R&R BBQ | |
| 6 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 8 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 9 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 10 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 11 | H&D BBQ | |
| 12 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 13 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGS FROM HECK | |
| 15 | MOON DOG'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TOO SMOKEY |
Chicken
16 entries · top 176.5828 · median 158.5656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 2 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 4 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 5 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | LUCKY 7 | |
| 7 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 8 | H&D BBQ | |
| 9 | R&R BBQ | |
| 10 | MOON DOG'S BBQ | |
| 11 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 12 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 13 | HOGS FROM HECK | |
| 14 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 15 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 16 | TOO SMOKEY |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 168.5944 · median 159.4514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 2 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 3 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 4 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 6 | R&R BBQ | |
| 7 | HOGS FROM HECK | |
| 8 | H&D BBQ | |
| 9 | MOON DOG'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 11 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 12 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 13 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 14 | LUCKY 7 | |
| 15 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 16 | TOO SMOKEY |
Pork
16 entries · top 176.0000 · median 160.0286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 2 | LUCKY 7 | |
| 3 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 4 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 5 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 7 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 8 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | R&R BBQ | |
| 10 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 11 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 12 | TOO SMOKEY | |
| 13 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 14 | HOGS FROM HECK | |
| 15 | H&D BBQ | |
| 16 | MOON DOG'S BBQ |
Brisket
16 entries · top 175.4744 · median 158.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEFT COAST Q | |
| 2 | R&R BBQ | |
| 3 | LUCKY 7 | |
| 4 | RHYTHM 'N QUE | |
| 5 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 6 | H&D BBQ | |
| 7 | G AND L BBQ | |
| 8 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | KARNIVOROUS | |
| 11 | TEAM AMERICA | |
| 12 | HOGS FROM HECK | |
| 13 | TOO SMOKEY | |
| 14 | BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE-IN-LAW | |
| 16 | MOON DOG'S BBQ |