A first Grand Championship
16
tracked contests to get there
This was BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 16th tracked contest.
Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18–19, 2013 · Garnett, KS · State championship
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ won Grand Champion at the Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest on October 18, 2013 in Garnett, KS, scoring 701.6800 in a field of 25 teams. SMOKIN BAD HABIT took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2284. Category winners: Chicken — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ (179.4400); Pork — SMOKIN BAD HABIT (177.1428); Brisket — GETTIN' SAUCED (177.1428).
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.
448.17
median 652.46
701.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 177.14
20
179.44
Entries
25
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
701.6800
Winning margin
11.4516
GC over RC
Field average
632.77
448.17701.68
median 652.46 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.7772
448.17701.68
10th place overall
Field spread
253.5084
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 26%
beats 74% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% 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 statement win
11.4516
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4516 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: Crimson & Blue and CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: DOUBLE D and RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: LAZY BUTT BBQ and SMOKIN BAD HABIT tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0004
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ 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
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 6th
- 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 | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 168.0344 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 169.6916 | 166.2972 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 171.9656 | 166.8456 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 169.6800 | 164.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 701.6800 · median 652.4568
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4056
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.8344
Pork
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2512
Brisket
25 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.9656
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 — Sausage
9 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Pete's Smokin Hot Meats | |
| 2 | SMOKIN BAD HABIT | |
| 3 | DEAD LAST BBQ | |
| 4 | JUST SMOKED YOUR BUTT | |
| 5 | Pig in a Poke | |
| 6 | DOUBLE D | |
| 7 | Sweaty Wal-zachs | |
| 8 | JACKS OR BETTER | |
| 9 | Rubbin' Racks & Smokin Butts |