A statement win
22.8800
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 22.8800 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
Central Illinois Bragging Rights
2013-10-11 – 2013-10-12 · Arthur, IL · 📍 Arthur, IL
Grand Champion: QUAU (704.5716) · 53 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE SMOKE HUNTERS
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.
585.05
median 643.35
704.57 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.30
- Pork Ribs 174.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.14
133.09
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
53
4 judged meats
Top score
704.5716
Winning margin
22.8800
GC over RC
Field average
638.34
585.05704.57
median 643.35 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
664.4344
585.05704.57
10th place overall
Field spread
119.5200
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 15%
beats 85% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% of contests
Storylines (5 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
QUAU has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2015
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: ALL IN QUE and THE SMOKE HUNTERS tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE and iBQ'n tied on 168.5372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: RIB TIP TUESDAY edged ALL IN QUE by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
QUAU 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
QUAU took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 3rd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 ← this one | Arthur, IL | Arthur, IL | 53 | 704.5716 | QUAU | THE SMOKE HUNTERS |
| 2014-10-10 | Arthur, IL | Arthur, IL 61911 | 37 | 683.9544 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | JUGS BBQ |
| 2015-10-09 | Arthur, IL | Arthur, IL 61911 | 48 | 702.2744 | QUAU | ALL IN QUE |
| 2019-10-11 | Arthur, IL | Downtown | 43 | 699.4172 | QUE U | JaBs BBQ |
| 2022-09-30 | Arthur, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 172.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 169.6916 | 168.0572 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 171.9884 | 168.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
53 entries · top 704.5716 · median 643.3488
Chicken
53 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.5372
Pork Ribs
53 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.0972
Pork
53 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5256
Brisket
53 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.7372