A statement win
12.0572
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.0572 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) 2013
Oct 11–12, 2013 · Lyons, GA
OLD PLANTATION BBQ won Grand Champion at The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) on October 11, 2013 in Lyons, GA, scoring 697.6456 in a field of 25 teams. WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.5884. Category winners: Chicken — KILLER B'S BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ (176.0000); Pork — OLD PLANTATION BBQ (175.4056); Brisket — WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q (180.0000). 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.
585.53
median 658.77
697.65 🏆
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 176
- Pork 175.41
- Brisket 180 🔥
140.53
180
Entries
25
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
697.6456
Winning margin
12.0572
GC over RC
Field average
655.08
585.53697.65
median 658.77 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
665.5772
585.53697.65
10th place overall
Field spread
112.1144
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.71 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% 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 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ and OLD PLANTATION BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: OLD PLANTATION BBQ and WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: PIG WHISPERERS and THE BBQ NINJA tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
OLD PLANTATION BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q · Brisket
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 11, 2013 ← this one | Lyons, GA | Lyons, GA | 25 | 697.6456 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Lyons, GA | Lyons, GA 30436 | 25 | 694.2056 | KILLER B'S BBQ | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 171.9888 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 171.4516 | 167.3944 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2856 | 169.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 697.6456 · median 658.7656
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5484
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176 · median 162.2744
Pork
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.9772
Brisket
25 entries · top 180 · median 166.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
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 175.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briannon Kinsey | |
| 2 | Marcie Griffey | |
| 3 | WYANDOTTE SMOKE | |
| 4 | DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 5 | Sabrina Toole | |
| 6 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 7 | Sabrina Toole 2 |