A razor-thin finish
Closer than 88% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
- DEGUELLO BBQ
- APORKALYPSE NOW
Oct 11–12, 2013 · Clarksburg, MD
DEGUELLO BBQ won Grand Champion at the 3rd Annual High Point BBQ on October 11, 2013 in Clarksburg, MD, scoring 670.2056 in a field of 31 teams. APORKALYPSE NOW took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.6112. Category winners: Chicken — 3 EYZ BBQ (172.5484); Pork Ribs — CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (172.5716); Pork — APORKALYPSE NOW (175.4172); Brisket — DEGUELLO BBQ (173.1200).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
Chicken places 2–3: 4:20 Q and CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM and DEGUELLO BBQ tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DEGUELLO BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5484 | 169.7028 | 167.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5716 | 166.8456 | 162.8572 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 165.6684 | 161.6684 |
| Brisket | 173.1200 | 166.2856 | 161.1772 |
30 entries · top 670.2056 · median 634.4800
29 entries · top 172.5484 · median 162.2972
30 entries · top 172.5716 · median 157.7030
29 entries · top 175.4172 · median 158.8228
29 entries · top 173.1200 · median 155.3944