A statement win
9.7028
points clear of the field
Wider than 86% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7028 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ
Oct 18–19, 2013 · Smithville, MO
JAESTAR BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ on October 18, 2013 in Smithville, MO, scoring 690.2856 in a field of 17 teams. DIRT ROAD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 680.5828. Category winners: Chicken — SLAPS BBQ (176.5944); Pork Ribs — DIRT ROAD BBQ (174.3200); Pork — JAESTAR BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE (176.0000).
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.
484.59
median 655.39
690.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.59
- Pork Ribs 174.32
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 176
20
179.44
Entries
17
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2856
Winning margin
9.7028
GC over RC
Field average
643.79
484.59690.29
median 655.39 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
653.5768
484.59690.29
10th place overall
Field spread
205.6912
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 28% of contests
Storylines (3 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 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: GONNA GET MESSY and WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS tied on 162.2400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS and THESLABS.COM tied on 176.0228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: EATIN AINT CHEATIN edged PARK AVENUE PORK by 0.0116.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
JAESTAR BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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 | 176.5944 | 167.4400 | 162.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3200 | 168.5828 | 162.8572 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 164 |
| Brisket | 176 | 166.8684 | 161.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
17 entries · top 690.2856 · median 655.3944
Chicken
17 entries · top 176.5944 · median 162.2400
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 174.3200 · median 162.8688
Pork
17 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.1428
Brisket
17 entries · top 176 · median 165.1084