A statement win
17.0856
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 17.0856 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Marshall County
Sep 20–21, 2013 · Plymouth, IN
iBQ'n won Grand Champion at the Marshall County on September 20, 2013 in Plymouth, IN, scoring 689.0744 in a field of 27 teams. STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.9888. Category winners: Chicken — iBQ'n (174.2744); Pork Ribs — SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ (174.8916); Pork — iBQ'n (173.1200); Brisket — iBQ'n (175.4400).
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.
589.59
median 645.04
689.07 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.27
- Pork Ribs 174.89
- Pork 173.12
- Brisket 175.44
131.37
175.44
Entries
27
4 judged meats
Top score
689.0744
Winning margin
17.0856
GC over RC
Field average
641.85
589.59689.07
median 645.04 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
657.5540
589.59689.07
10th place overall
Field spread
99.4860
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 74%
beats 26% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,522
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% 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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
iBQ'n won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 6–7: HUG HOGS and WOODPILE BBQ SHACK tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: HUG HOGS and BONEHEAD BBQ tied on 163.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: ROAD WARRIORS BBQ edged ABLE ACRES BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0228
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
iBQ'n took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 13th
- Pork 1st
- 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 | 174.2744 | 169.7144 | 166.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 170.8460 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 169.1200 | 165.7144 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 168.0228 | 162.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 689.0744 · median 645.0400
Chicken
27 entries · top 174.2744 · median 162.8000
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 174.8916 · median 165.7032
Pork
27 entries · top 173.1200 · median 162.2628
Brisket
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 158.2512