A first Grand Championship
4
tracked contests to get there
This was JP CUSTOM SMOKE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19–20, 2013 · Enid, OK
JP CUSTOM SMOKE won Grand Champion at the 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ on April 19, 2013 in Enid, OK, scoring 690.2856 in a field of 63 teams. WILDCATTERS Q CREW took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.0000. Category winners: Chicken — WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY (179.4286); Pork Ribs — IRON WHEEL COOKERS (179.4286); Pork — JP CUSTOM SMOKE (177.7144); Brisket — WILDCATTERS Q CREW (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.
410.86
median 645.43
690.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 179.43
- Pork Ribs 179.43
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 179.43
20
179.43
Entries
62
4 judged meats
Top score
690.2856
Winning margin
2.2856
GC over RC
Field average
636.95
410.86690.29
median 645.43 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2858 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672
410.86690.29
10th place overall
Field spread
279.4288
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 69%
beats 31% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines (4 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 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: HOT WIRE BBQ and LOTTA BULL BBQ tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: JP CUSTOM SMOKE and 4 LEGS UP BBQ tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS and COOKSHACK tied on 175.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
JP CUSTOM SMOKE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 10th.
- Chicken 10th
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 8th
One of the big ones
63
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data
63 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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 | 179.4286 | 173.1430 | 171.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4286 | 172.5716 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4286 | 173.1430 |
| Brisket | 179.4286 | 171.4286 | 168.5714 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
62 entries · top 690.2856 · median 645.4283
Chicken
61 entries · top 179.4286 · median 160.5712
Pork Ribs
62 entries · top 179.4286 · median 161.1430
Pork
62 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.2856
Brisket
62 entries · top 179.4286 · median 160.2857