A statement win
9.1772
points clear of the field
Wider than 85% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.1772 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q
2013-10-18 – 2013-10-19 · Independence, MO · 📍 Independence, MO
Grand Champion: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (692.0000) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 50 SHADES OF QUE
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.
618.71
median 651.34
692.00 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 179.44
136.01
179.44
Entries
22
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
692.0000
Winning margin
9.1772
GC over RC
Field average
651.76
618.71692.00
median 651.34 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
6.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.8000
618.71692.00
10th place overall
Field spread
73.2920
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 63%
beats 37% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 23% 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: DOUBLE DOWN BBQ and LIL' FIDDLER'S tied on 167.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: THUMP & STRUM BBQ and HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ tied on 165.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and NICKLE BOYS BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
- Chicken 3rd
- 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 | 174.8572 | 168.0000 | 164.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 167.3944 | 165.1544 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 171.9656 | 165.6800 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 166.8344 | 161.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 692.0000 · median 651.3428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 3 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 4 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Killer Bzs | |
| 6 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 7 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 8 | DOUBLE DOWN BBQ | |
| 9 | BINGO PETES | |
| 10 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 11 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 12 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 13 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 15 | Bare Bones BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Smokin On the Water | |
| 17 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 18 | GO PIG....OR GO HOME | |
| 19 | SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM | |
| 20 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 21 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | A SLEW OF SOWS |
Chicken
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 164.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 5 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 6 | DOUBLE DOWN BBQ | |
| 7 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 8 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 9 | GO PIG....OR GO HOME | |
| 10 | Smokin On the Water | |
| 11 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 12 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 13 | Killer Bzs | |
| 14 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 15 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 17 | Bare Bones BBQ Team | |
| 18 | BINGO PETES | |
| 19 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | A SLEW OF SOWS | |
| 21 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 22 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 176.5828 · median 164.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 3 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 4 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 5 | BINGO PETES | |
| 6 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 7 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 8 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 9 | Bare Bones BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Killer Bzs | |
| 11 | SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM | |
| 12 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 13 | DOUBLE DOWN BBQ | |
| 14 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 16 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 17 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 18 | A SLEW OF SOWS | |
| 19 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 20 | GO PIG....OR GO HOME | |
| 21 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 22 | Smokin On the Water |
Pork
22 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 2 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 4 | DOUBLE DOWN BBQ | |
| 5 | BINGO PETES | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 9 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 10 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 11 | GO PIG....OR GO HOME | |
| 12 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin On the Water | |
| 14 | Killer Bzs | |
| 15 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 16 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 17 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 18 | Bare Bones BBQ Team | |
| 19 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM | |
| 21 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 22 | A SLEW OF SOWS |
Brisket
22 entries · top 179.4400 · median 160.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NICKLE BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | Killer Bzs | |
| 4 | 50 SHADES OF QUE | |
| 5 | Smokin On the Water | |
| 6 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 7 | SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | |
| 8 | SMOKEHOUSE 72 | |
| 9 | MOKAN MEATHEADS | |
| 10 | HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ | |
| 11 | THUMP & STRUM BBQ | |
| 12 | BURNT FINGER BBQ | |
| 13 | 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | |
| 14 | Bare Bones BBQ Team | |
| 15 | A SLEW OF SOWS | |
| 16 | BINGO PETES | |
| 17 | DOUBLE DOWN BBQ | |
| 18 | GO PIG....OR GO HOME | |
| 19 | SMOKIN R BUTTS | |
| 20 | SMOKIN JO | |
| 21 | UNCLE BO'S BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM |
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
5 entries · top 174.8572 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin R Butts - 1 | |
| 2 | Nickle Boys BBQ - 1 | |
| 3 | Burnt Finger BBQ - 1 | |
| 4 | Squeal of Approval - 1 | |
| 5 | A Slew of Sows - 1 |