A KCBS record was set here
180
one meat, out of 180
GIVE IT TO GOD holds the KCBS record for highest pork score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
- Highest pork score
Grilling on the River '13
Apr 12–13, 2013 · Columbus, MS
BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS won Grand Champion at the Grilling on the River '13 on April 12, 2013 in Columbus, MS, scoring 695.9996 in a field of 31 teams. PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9996. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE DANCER BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (174.8570); Pork — GIVE IT TO GOD (180.0000); Brisket — GIVE IT TO GOD (178.2858).
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.
504.57
median 658.86
696.00 🏆
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 174.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.29
20
180
Entries
31
4 judged meats
Top score
695.9996
Winning margin
4
GC over RC
Field average
650.53
504.57696.00
median 658.86 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7142 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
673.7134
504.57696.00
10th place overall
Field spread
191.4284
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 49%
beats 51% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,510
avg power rating going in · stronger than 7% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 15th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 2nd
A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Sultans of Smoke and SOUTHERN SMOKERS tied on 174.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: CRITTER SMOKIN' FOOLS and HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS and CMP SMOKERS tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GIVE IT TO GOD won Pork, Brisket — a double.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- GIVE IT TO GOD · Pork
- HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW · Pork
Records set here — 1 still standing (3 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 | 173.7142 | 170.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8570 | 173.1428 | 169.7142 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.2856 | 169.7142 |
| Brisket | 178.2858 | 175.4284 | 170.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 695.9996 · median 658.8572
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4282
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 174.8570 · median 166.2858
Pork
31 entries · top 180 · median 165.1424 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
31 entries · top 178.2858 · median 165.7142