A first Grand Championship
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title in the data
This was HOUND DOG BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
Kings of the Que BBQ Championship 2013
Apr 6–7, 2013 · Woodland, CA
HOUND DOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Kings of the Que BBQ Championship on April 6, 2013 in Woodland, CA, scoring 662.2856 in a field of 33 teams. SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 657.7140. Category winners: Chicken — CYNNCATQ (171.4286); Pork Ribs — TOO ASHAMED TO NAME (171.4286); Pork — HOUND DOG BBQ (174.2856); Brisket — SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ (168.0000).
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.
542.86
median 624.00
662.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 171.43
- Pork Ribs 171.43
- Pork 174.29
- Brisket 168
118.86
174.29
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
662.2856
Winning margin
4.5716
GC over RC
Field average
617.56
542.86662.29
median 624.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
4.0002 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
635.4286
542.86662.29
10th place overall
Field spread
119.4286
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.29 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% 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 4 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 162.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: THESMOKERING.COM and CECIL'S SMOK'N BBQ tied on 163.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: ROCKIN' B'S BBQ COMPANY and BOWLING OVER PIGS tied on 163.9998 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0004
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
HOUND DOG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 17th.
- Chicken 17th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2013 ← this one | Woodland, CA | Woodland, CA | 33 | 662.2856 | HOUND DOG BBQ | SMOKIN' YANKEES BBQ |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Woodland, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4286 | 166.2858 | 160.5712 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4286 | 162.2860 | 158.2858 |
| Pork | 174.2856 | 167.4286 | 162.8572 |
| Brisket | 168 | 163.9998 | 160.5714 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 662.2856 · median 623.9998
Chicken
33 entries · top 171.4286 · median 156.0002
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 171.4286 · median 154.8568
Pork
33 entries · top 174.2856 · median 158.2858
Brisket
33 entries · top 168 · median 156