A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
Apr 5–6, 2013 · Stillwater, OK
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS won Grand Champion at the Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon on April 5, 2013 in Stillwater, OK, scoring 651.4288 in a field of 52 teams. BUFFALO'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 642.8568. Category winners: Chicken — MAC CREW BBQ (164.0004); Pork Ribs — IRON WHEEL COOKERS (170.2856); Pork — RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS (174.8572); Brisket — THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ (169.7142).
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.
445.14
median 591.43
651.43 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 164.00
- Pork Ribs 170.29
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 169.71
109.14
174.86
Entries
52
4 judged meats
Top score
651.4288
Winning margin
8.5720
GC over RC
Field average
591.87
445.14651.43
median 591.43 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8570 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
625.1426
445.14651.43
10th place overall
Field spread
206.2862
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 100%
beats 0% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.22 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% 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
Brisket places 4–5: BUFFALO'S BBQ and RED RIVER SMOKE tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Turn' n Burnin edged RED RIVER SMOKE by 0.0002. Pork Ribs places 5–6: RED RIVER SMOKE edged THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ by 0.0002.
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0002
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0002
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0002
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
- Chicken 14th
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 7th
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 | 164.0004 | 160.5714 | 154.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2856 | 165.1430 | 157.7144 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 161.1430 | 159.4286 |
| Brisket | 169.7142 | 166.8572 | 161.1430 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
52 entries · top 651.4288 · median 591.4285
Chicken
52 entries · top 164.0004 · median 147.9999
Pork Ribs
51 entries · top 170.2856 · median 149.7142
Pork
52 entries · top 174.8572 · median 150.8570
Brisket
52 entries · top 169.7142 · median 149.4285