A first Grand Championship
10
tracked contests to get there
This was BAD BOYZ BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 10th tracked contest.
A Smokin' Good Time
2013-10-18 – 2013-10-19 · Prescott Valley, AZ · 📍 Prescott Valley, AZ
Grand Champion: BAD BOYZ BBQ (685.0744) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RANCH 13 BBQ
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.
595.85
median 658.22
685.07 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 171.99
- Pork 176.57
- Brisket 176.56
138.24
177.70
Entries
24
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
685.0744
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
653.09
595.85685.07
median 658.22 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.7884
595.85685.07
10th place overall
Field spread
89.2232
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1512
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% 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.
A knife fight at the top
4.5600
points across the top five
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5600 points.
- 1st BAD BOYZ BBQ
- 2nd RANCH 13 BBQ
- 3rd LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ
- 4th Lip S-Macn BBQ
- 5th RUB-A-DUB BUTTS
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 6–7: DJS SMOKIN' BBQ and Lip S-Macn BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ edged RUB-A-DUB BUTTS by 0.0112. Chicken places 2–3: LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ edged RANCH 13 BBQ by 0.0228.
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0112
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0228
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0344
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BAD BOYZ BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 8th
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 | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 166.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9888 | 168.0344 | 165.1316 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 171.4400 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | 165.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 685.0744 · median 658.2226
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 5 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 7 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | Vic's BBQ | |
| 10 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 11 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 13 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 17 | REVOLUTION BARBECUE | |
| 18 | 2 GUYS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 19 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 20 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 21 | Dizzy Chicks Smokin' Hot BBQ Team | |
| 22 | JSO Pit Crew | |
| 23 | MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC | |
| 24 | Team Two 22's |
Chicken
24 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 2 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 3 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 4 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 5 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 6 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 7 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 12 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 14 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 16 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 17 | REVOLUTION BARBECUE | |
| 18 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 19 | Vic's BBQ | |
| 20 | JSO Pit Crew | |
| 21 | Team Two 22's | |
| 22 | 2 GUYS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 23 | Dizzy Chicks Smokin' Hot BBQ Team | |
| 24 | MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 171.9888 · median 164.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 2 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 3 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 4 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 5 | MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC | |
| 6 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 7 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 10 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 11 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 12 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 13 | JSO Pit Crew | |
| 14 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 15 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | Team Two 22's | |
| 17 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 18 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 GUYS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 20 | REVOLUTION BARBECUE | |
| 21 | Dizzy Chicks Smokin' Hot BBQ Team | |
| 22 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | Vic's BBQ | |
| 24 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ |
Pork
24 entries · top 176.5716 · median 165.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vic's BBQ | |
| 2 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 5 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 7 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 9 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 10 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 11 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 13 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 GUYS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 15 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 16 | Dizzy Chicks Smokin' Hot BBQ Team | |
| 17 | REVOLUTION BARBECUE | |
| 18 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 19 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 20 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 21 | MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC | |
| 22 | JSO Pit Crew | |
| 23 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 24 | Team Two 22's |
Brisket
24 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.3656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANCH 13 BBQ | |
| 2 | Vic's BBQ | |
| 3 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 4 | RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | RUB-A-DUB BUTTS | |
| 6 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 7 | Lip S-Macn BBQ | |
| 8 | BAD BOYZ BBQ | |
| 9 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | 2 GUYS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 11 | SATISFIED HOGS | |
| 12 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET PETE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | REVOLUTION BARBECUE | |
| 16 | THE COWBOY WAY AZ | |
| 17 | GEMINI BBQ | |
| 18 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 19 | COW TIPPIN BBQ | |
| 20 | Dizzy Chicks Smokin' Hot BBQ Team | |
| 21 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 22 | MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC | |
| 23 | Team Two 22's | |
| 24 | JSO Pit Crew |
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 — Chili
6 entries · top 162.8112 · median 158.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 4 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 5 | 2 GUYS UP IN SMOKE | |
| 6 | Team Two 22's |
Master Series — Dessert
6 entries · top 174.8800 · median 173.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Two 22's |
Master Series — Salsa
5 entries · top 168.0228 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 DUDES BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | YOUR BEHIND BBQ | |
| 4 | MONTANA BAR-BQ LLC | |
| 5 | Team Two 22's |