A statement win
16.0344
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 16.0344 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Whole Hawg Happenin'
2013-09-28 – 2013-09-29 · Marietta, GA · 📍 Marietta, GA
Grand Champion: BUB-BA-Q (703.9428) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CURLY TAILS 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.
612.34
median 666.67
703.94 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 178.86
143.31
178.86
Entries
30
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
703.9428
Winning margin
16.0344
GC over RC
Field average
661.78
612.34703.94
median 666.67 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
676.3996
612.34703.94
10th place overall
Field spread
91.6000
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 18%
beats 82% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1529
avg power rating going in · stronger than 21% 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 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: KUDZU Q and PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: BIG L'S SWEET HEAT and UNCULTURED SWINE tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: KILLER B'S BBQ and FLAMING BUTTS tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BUB-BA-Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BUB-BA-Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 3rd
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 | 177.7028 | 176.0000 | 173.1544 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 703.9428 · median 666.6740
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 2 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 4 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 5 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 7 | KUDZU Q | |
| 8 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 9 | FLAMING BUTTS | |
| 10 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 11 | Snouts Honor | |
| 12 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 13 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 14 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 15 | THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ | |
| 16 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 17 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | MRS. T'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 20 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 21 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 22 | DAO BBQ | |
| 23 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 24 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 25 | SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE | |
| 26 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 27 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 28 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKIN DADDYZ | |
| 30 | SWINE DINING |
Chicken
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 2 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 3 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 4 | KUDZU Q | |
| 5 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 6 | THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ | |
| 7 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 8 | Snouts Honor | |
| 9 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 10 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 11 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 12 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 13 | SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE | |
| 14 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 15 | DAO BBQ | |
| 16 | FLAMING BUTTS | |
| 17 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 18 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 19 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 20 | MRS. T'S BBQ | |
| 21 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 22 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 23 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 25 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 26 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 27 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 28 | SMOKIN DADDYZ | |
| 29 | SWINE DINING | |
| 30 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 2 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 3 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 4 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 5 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 6 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 7 | KUDZU Q | |
| 8 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 9 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 10 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 11 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 12 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 15 | Snouts Honor | |
| 16 | DAO BBQ | |
| 17 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 18 | FLAMING BUTTS | |
| 19 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 20 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKIN DADDYZ | |
| 22 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 23 | SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE | |
| 24 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 25 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 26 | SWINE DINING | |
| 27 | MRS. T'S BBQ | |
| 28 | THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ | |
| 29 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 30 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ |
Pork
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 2 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 3 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 4 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | FLAMING BUTTS | |
| 6 | MRS. T'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 8 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 9 | Snouts Honor | |
| 10 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 11 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 12 | SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE | |
| 13 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 14 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 15 | THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ | |
| 16 | KUDZU Q | |
| 17 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | Sweet Bottom BBQ | |
| 19 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 20 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 21 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 22 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 23 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 24 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 25 | DAO BBQ | |
| 26 | SWINE DINING | |
| 27 | SMOKIN DADDYZ | |
| 28 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 29 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 30 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ |
Brisket
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESCUE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 3 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 4 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 6 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 7 | THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ | |
| 8 | East Coast BBQ | |
| 9 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 10 | FLAMING BUTTS | |
| 11 | CURLY TAILS BBQ | |
| 12 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 13 | OWLS NEST BBQ | |
| 14 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 15 | KUDZU Q | |
| 16 | Snouts Honor | |
| 17 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 18 | MRS. T'S BBQ | |
| 19 | SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 21 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 22 | BIG L'S SWEET HEAT | |
| 23 | SMOKIN DADDYZ | |
| 24 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 25 | DAO BBQ | |
| 26 | PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ | |
| 27 | SWINE DINING | |
| 28 | SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE | |
| 29 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 30 | Sweet Bottom BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Master Series — Dessert
7 entries · top 177.7028 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 2 | TBD 'QUE | |
| 3 | CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | |
| 4 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 5 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 6 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 7 | SWINE DINING |