A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL's first Grand Championship in the data.
Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19–20, 2013 · Kings Mountain, NC
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL won Grand Champion at the Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off on April 19, 2013 in Kings Mountain, NC, scoring 704.5718 in a field of 55 teams. CAROLINA BBQ CO took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.4286. Category winners: Chicken — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL (178.8572); Pork Ribs — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL (178.2858); Pork — Backyard BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL (177.7144).
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.
595.43
median 654.28
704.57 🏆
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 178.29
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.71
113.72
178.86
Entries
55
4 judged meats
Top score
704.5718
Winning margin
13.1432
GC over RC
Field average
651.31
595.43704.57
median 654.28 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.1424
595.43704.57
10th place overall
Field spread
109.1438
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 15%
beats 85% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.27 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A statement win
13.1432
points clear of the field
Wider than 94% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.1432 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: BS PITMEISTERS and BAYOU POKER SMOKERS tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: BAYOU POKER SMOKERS and BALD HAWG BBQ tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: UP IN SMOKE and BIG ON THE PIG tied on 173.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 13th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 13th
- 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 | 178.8572 | 174.2856 | 172 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2858 | 173.7144 | 171.4286 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2858 | 171.4286 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2860 | 170.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
55 entries · top 704.5718 · median 654.2850
Chicken
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5714
Pork Ribs
55 entries · top 178.2858 · median 164.0002
Pork
55 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164
Brisket
55 entries · top 177.7144 · median 162.8572