A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was WICKED QUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19–20, 2013 · Cornelia, GA
WICKED QUE won Grand Champion at the Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) on April 19, 2013 in Cornelia, GA, scoring 696.5716 in a field of 36 teams. BUB-BA-Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9998. Category winners: Chicken — TENACIOUS Q (177.7144); Pork Ribs — GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM (176.5716); Pork — WICKED QUE (177.1430); Brisket — PIG WHISPERERS (179.4286).
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.
589.14
median 668.29
696.57 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 176.57
- Pork 177.14
- Brisket 179.43
134.29
179.43
Entries
36
4 judged meats
Top score
696.5716
Winning margin
4.5718
GC over RC
Field average
662.21
589.14696.57
median 668.29 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4290 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.2850
589.14696.57
10th place overall
Field spread
107.4296
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 47%
beats 53% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.46 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,502
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 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: WICKED QUE and DEEP SOUTH BBQ tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: MAD COW and CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: Superior Smokers and TENACIOUS Q tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WICKED QUE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
- 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 | 177.7144 | 173.1430 | 170.8570 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 173.1426 | 169.7142 |
| Pork | 177.1430 | 172 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 179.4286 | 174.2856 | 171.4286 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 696.5716 · median 668.2852
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED QUE | |
| 2 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 3 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 4 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 5 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 6 | GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | Southern Q Smokers | |
| 8 | UNCLE CHET'S BBQ | |
| 9 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 10 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 11 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 12 | KUDZU Q | |
| 13 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 14 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 15 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 16 | Superior Smokers | |
| 17 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 18 | Smokin' Suwanee Sweetmea | |
| 19 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 20 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 21 | Smokin' Swine BBQ Crew | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOSS | |
| 23 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 24 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 25 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 26 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 27 | Wild Smoke BBQ | |
| 28 | Coles Que | |
| 29 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 30 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 31 | Lazy Dear BBQ | |
| 32 | Dawg on Gud" BBQ | |
| 33 | MAD COW | |
| 34 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 35 | Tear a Byte BBQ | |
| 36 | Just Smoke N" Around BB |
Chicken
36 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 2 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 3 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 4 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 5 | UNCLE CHET'S BBQ | |
| 6 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 7 | KUDZU Q | |
| 8 | Southern Q Smokers | |
| 9 | WICKED QUE | |
| 10 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 11 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 12 | GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 14 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 15 | Coles Que | |
| 16 | Superior Smokers | |
| 17 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 18 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 19 | Wild Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 21 | Smokin' Suwanee Sweetmea | |
| 22 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 23 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 24 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 25 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HOSS | |
| 27 | Lazy Dear BBQ | |
| 28 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin' Swine BBQ Crew | |
| 30 | Dawg on Gud" BBQ | |
| 31 | Tear a Byte BBQ | |
| 32 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 33 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 34 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 35 | Just Smoke N" Around BB | |
| 36 | MAD COW |
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 2 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 3 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 4 | UNCLE CHET'S BBQ | |
| 5 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 6 | Coles Que | |
| 7 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 8 | Smokin' Suwanee Sweetmea | |
| 9 | WICKED QUE | |
| 10 | Southern Q Smokers | |
| 11 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 12 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 13 | Dawg on Gud" BBQ | |
| 14 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 15 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 17 | Smokin' Swine BBQ Crew | |
| 18 | Lazy Dear BBQ | |
| 19 | Wild Smoke BBQ | |
| 20 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 21 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 22 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 23 | SMOKIN HOSS | |
| 24 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 25 | KUDZU Q | |
| 26 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 27 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 28 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 29 | Superior Smokers | |
| 30 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 31 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 32 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 33 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 34 | Tear a Byte BBQ | |
| 35 | MAD COW | |
| 36 | Just Smoke N" Around BB |
Pork
36 entries · top 177.1430 · median 167.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WICKED QUE | |
| 2 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 3 | Southern Q Smokers | |
| 4 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 5 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 6 | KUDZU Q | |
| 7 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 8 | UNCLE CHET'S BBQ | |
| 9 | MAD COW | |
| 10 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 11 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 12 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 13 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 14 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 15 | GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Superior Smokers | |
| 17 | Smokin' Suwanee Sweetmea | |
| 18 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 19 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 20 | Smokin' Swine BBQ Crew | |
| 21 | Coles Que | |
| 22 | Lazy Dear BBQ | |
| 23 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 24 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 25 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN HOSS | |
| 27 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 28 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 29 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 30 | Wild Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 32 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 33 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 34 | Tear a Byte BBQ | |
| 35 | Dawg on Gud" BBQ | |
| 36 | Just Smoke N" Around BB |
Brisket
36 entries · top 179.4286 · median 167.1427
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIG WHISPERERS | |
| 2 | WICKED QUE | |
| 3 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 4 | MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 5 | Superior Smokers | |
| 6 | TENACIOUS Q | |
| 7 | CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE | |
| 8 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 9 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 10 | THE PIG LEBOWSKI | |
| 11 | BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN | |
| 12 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 13 | KUDZU Q | |
| 14 | PINE BELT PORKERS | |
| 15 | TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOSS | |
| 17 | DEEP SOUTH BBQ | |
| 18 | GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | Southern Q Smokers | |
| 20 | DIGGIN QUE-GA | |
| 21 | Smokin' Suwanee Sweetmea | |
| 22 | Smokin' Swine BBQ Crew | |
| 23 | UNCLE CHET'S BBQ | |
| 24 | HOOTIE-Q | |
| 25 | BAREKNUCKLES BBQ | |
| 26 | MAD COW | |
| 27 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 28 | TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS | |
| 29 | Wild Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | CRIMSON Q | |
| 31 | Tear a Byte BBQ | |
| 32 | Dawg on Gud" BBQ | |
| 33 | Just Smoke N" Around BB | |
| 34 | SWAMPCAT BBQ | |
| 35 | Coles Que | |
| 36 | Lazy Dear BBQ |