A first Grand Championship
14
tracked contests to get there
This was HIGH ON THE HAWG's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 14th tracked contest.
City of Earlington OctoberFest 2013
Oct 4–5, 2013 · Earlington, KY
HIGH ON THE HAWG won Grand Champion at the City of Earlington OctoberFest on October 4, 2013 in Earlington, KY, scoring 698.8000 in a field of 16 teams. PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2284. Category winners: Chicken — HOUSE OF Q (177.7372); Pork Ribs — HIGH ON THE HAWG (178.8572); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (176.5828); Brisket — HIGH ON THE HAWG (176.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
614.80
median 679.65
698.80 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.74
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 176.58
- Brisket 176
146.27
178.86
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8000
Winning margin
4.5716
GC over RC
Field average
673.71
614.80698.80
median 679.65 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.9428
614.80698.80
10th place overall
Field spread
84
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,518
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 2–3: PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ and Q2NV tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Big B's BBQ TN edged HOBBIE BAR-B-Q by 0.0112. Chicken places 4–5: Big B's BBQ TN edged PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0112
- Chicken 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
HIGH ON THE HAWG won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
HIGH ON THE HAWG took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2013 ← this one | Earlington, KY | Earlington, KY | 16 | 698.8000 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Earlington, KY | Earlington, KY 42410 | 9 | 689.6916 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Earlington, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176 | 171.4172 | 167.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 698.8000 · median 679.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 3 | Q2NV | |
| 4 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 5 | Big B's BBQ TN | |
| 6 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | Tiki BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 12 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | SLOW SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 14 | Sticky Pig | |
| 15 | Grill Man's BBQ | |
| 16 | Scisney BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7372 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 2 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS | |
| 3 | Q2NV | |
| 4 | Big B's BBQ TN | |
| 5 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 6 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 7 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | Tiki BBQ | |
| 9 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 11 | SLOW SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | Sticky Pig | |
| 14 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 15 | Scisney BBQ | |
| 16 | Grill Man's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 3 | Big B's BBQ TN | |
| 4 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 5 | Q2NV | |
| 6 | Tiki BBQ | |
| 7 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 8 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 9 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 12 | Sticky Pig | |
| 13 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS | |
| 14 | SLOW SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill Man's BBQ | |
| 16 | Scisney BBQ |
Pork
16 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 3 | Q2NV | |
| 4 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 6 | SLOW SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 7 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 8 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 9 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 10 | Tiki BBQ | |
| 11 | Big B's BBQ TN | |
| 12 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 13 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS | |
| 14 | Sticky Pig | |
| 15 | Grill Man's BBQ | |
| 16 | Scisney BBQ |
Brisket
16 entries · top 176 · median 167.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM | |
| 3 | HOUSE OF Q | |
| 4 | Tiki BBQ | |
| 5 | Big B's BBQ TN | |
| 6 | 2 WORTHLESS NUTS | |
| 7 | PATTERSONS TRU BLU BBQ | |
| 8 | Q2NV | |
| 9 | MUSIC CITY BBQ | |
| 10 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 11 | RT QUE KUSINE | |
| 12 | Grill Man's BBQ | |
| 13 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 14 | Scisney BBQ | |
| 15 | Sticky Pig | |
| 16 | SLOW SMOKIN BBQ |