A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was SHIGGIN & GRINNIN's first Grand Championship in the data.
Smoke Over Veishea
Apr 19–20, 2013 · Ames, IA
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN won Grand Champion at the Smoke Over Veishea on April 19, 2013 in Ames, IA, scoring 682.8570 in a field of 36 teams. MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.8572. Category winners: Chicken — SWINE ASSASSINS (175.4284); Pork Ribs — TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS (172.0000); Pork — IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ (176.5716); Brisket — SHIGGIN & GRINNIN (177.7142).
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.
574.29
median 660.00
682.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.43
- Pork Ribs 172
- Pork 176.57
- Brisket 177.71
134.29
177.71
Entries
36
4 judged meats
Top score
682.8570
Winning margin
3.9998
GC over RC
Field average
647.51
574.29682.86
median 660.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4286 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.8568
574.29682.86
10th place overall
Field spread
108.5716
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.33 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,505
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% 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
Chicken places 8–9: GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA and BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKERS PURGATORY and PIGSKIN BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. and GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 17th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 17th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
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 | 175.4284 | 171.9998 | 169.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 172 | 168 | 165.1430 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 171.9998 | 169.7142 |
| Brisket | 177.7142 | 171.4286 | 167.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 682.8570 · median 659.9999
Chicken
36 entries · top 175.4284 · median 164.2857
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 172 · median 162.8570
Pork
36 entries · top 176.5716 · median 163.1428
Brisket
36 entries · top 177.7142 · median 163.4286