A first Grand Championship
11
tracked contests to get there
This was DEGUELLO BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 11th tracked contest.
Smokin' on the Track BBQ
2013-09-20 – 2013-09-21 · Shenandoah, VA · 📍 Shenandoah, VA
Grand Champion: DEGUELLO BBQ (669.6572) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ALQUEMY - VA
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.
442.34
median 633.58
669.66 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 167.98
- Pork Ribs 168.56
- Pork 173.74
- Brisket 173.14
20.00
173.74
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
669.6572
Winning margin
17.7144
GC over RC
Field average
620.77
442.34669.66
median 633.58 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
638.7084
442.34669.66
10th place overall
Field spread
227.3140
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 96%
beats 4% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.44 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% 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.
A statement win
17.7144
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 17.7144 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: DEGUELLO BBQ and GRAND SLAM BBQ tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ALQUEMY - VA edged POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG by 0.0112. Pork Ribs places 5–6: POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG edged DEGUELLO BBQ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0112
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
DEGUELLO BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 5th
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 | 167.9772 | 165.7144 | 161.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5600 | 165.6916 | 160.5600 |
| Pork | 173.7372 | 161.7144 | 160.5256 |
| Brisket | 173.1428 | 163.3828 | 159.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 669.6572 · median 633.5826
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 2 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 3 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 4 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | LATE EMPIRE BBQ | |
| 8 | GRAND SLAM BBQ | |
| 9 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 11 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 12 | BUCKSHOT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Hog-it-up BBQ Team | |
| 14 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 16 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 17 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 18 | SLOPPY DOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 19 | PIONEER BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Neighbors Barbecue | |
| 21 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 22 | MISSION BBQ | |
| 23 | Phyne Swyne | |
| 24 | Cannery Woods Smokers | |
| 25 | Four Men & A Pig | |
| 26 | Hide Away BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 167.9772 · median 159.6970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 2 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 4 | GRAND SLAM BBQ | |
| 5 | BUCKSHOT'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 7 | MISSION BBQ | |
| 8 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 9 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Hog-it-up BBQ Team | |
| 11 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 12 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 13 | POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG | |
| 14 | LATE EMPIRE BBQ | |
| 15 | Phyne Swyne | |
| 16 | PIONEER BBQ | |
| 17 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 18 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 19 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 20 | Cannery Woods Smokers | |
| 21 | SLOPPY DOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 22 | Hide Away BBQ | |
| 23 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Neighbors Barbecue | |
| 25 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 26 | Four Men & A Pig |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 168.5600 · median 158.5544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 5 | POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG | |
| 6 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 7 | SLOPPY DOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 10 | LATE EMPIRE BBQ | |
| 11 | BUCKSHOT'S BBQ | |
| 12 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 14 | Hog-it-up BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 16 | GRAND SLAM BBQ | |
| 17 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 18 | PIONEER BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 20 | Phyne Swyne | |
| 21 | Smokin' Neighbors Barbecue | |
| 22 | Four Men & A Pig | |
| 23 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 24 | Cannery Woods Smokers | |
| 25 | MISSION BBQ | |
| 26 | Hide Away BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 173.7372 · median 157.6798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 2 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | MISSION BBQ | |
| 5 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 6 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 7 | GRAND SLAM BBQ | |
| 8 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 9 | POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG | |
| 10 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 11 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 13 | PIONEER BBQ | |
| 14 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 15 | Four Men & A Pig | |
| 16 | Hog-it-up BBQ Team | |
| 17 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 18 | LATE EMPIRE BBQ | |
| 19 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Neighbors Barbecue | |
| 21 | BUCKSHOT'S BBQ | |
| 22 | SLOPPY DOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 23 | Phyne Swyne | |
| 24 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 25 | Cannery Woods Smokers | |
| 26 | Hide Away BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 173.1428 · median 158.2570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 2 | LATE EMPIRE BBQ | |
| 3 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 4 | NEW REVOLUTION Q | |
| 5 | DEGUELLO BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin' Neighbors Barbecue | |
| 7 | 2 RHODIES BBQ | |
| 8 | POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG | |
| 9 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 10 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 11 | GRAND SLAM BBQ | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | Hog-it-up BBQ Team | |
| 15 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 16 | BUCKSHOT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Cannery Woods Smokers | |
| 18 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 19 | Hide Away BBQ | |
| 20 | SLOPPY DOGS BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | MISSION BBQ | |
| 22 | BAM BAMS BBQ | |
| 23 | RED BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Phyne Swyne | |
| 25 | PIONEER BBQ | |
| 26 | Four Men & A Pig |