A statement win
14.2972
points clear of the field
Wider than 95% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.2972 points — a wider margin than 95% of championships in the data.
The Best BBQ Chef Competition
2013-09-28 – 2013-09-29 · New London, CT · 📍 New London, CT
Grand Champion: Rhode Hog BBQ (685.6456) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 STUBBORN BULL BBQ
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.
450.32
median 629.63
685.65 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 172.55
- Pork 174.30
- Brisket 177.71
20.00
177.71
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
685.6456
Winning margin
14.2972
GC over RC
Field average
621.07
450.32685.65
median 629.63 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5368 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
636.5604
450.32685.65
10th place overall
Field spread
235.3256
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Florida Skin and Bones edged STUBBORN BULL BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: Circle of Friends edged Performance Enhancing Pork by 0.0340. Pork Ribs places 7–8: CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ edged Circle of Friends by 0.0460.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0340
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0460
- Brisket 6–7 · 0.0460
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
Rogue Hog BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-28 ← this one | New London, CT | New London, CT | 26 | 685.6456 | Rhode Hog BBQ | STUBBORN BULL BBQ |
| 2014-09-27 | New London, CT | New London, CT 06320 | 15 | 674.2284 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | BIG ROCK BBQ |
| 2015-08-29 | New London, CT | New London, CT 06320 | 17 | 680.4912 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | STUBBORN BULL BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 169.6800 | 162.8000 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5484 | 168.0116 | 164.0000 |
| Pork | 174.2972 | 166.8800 | 161.6916 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 170.2744 | 160.5944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 685.6456 · median 629.6342
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.0856
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 172.5484 · median 159.9942
Pork
26 entries · top 174.2972 · median 157.9886
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 154.5258