Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BRAZEN BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 5th
7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest
Apr 27–28, 2013 · Indio, CA
BRAZEN BBQ won Grand Champion at the 7th Stagecoach BBQ Fest on April 27, 2013 in Indio, CA, scoring 686.2856 in a field of 30 teams. I.A.B. 30 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4282. Category winners: Chicken — LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ (178.2858); Pork Ribs — I.A.B. 30 BBQ (177.1430); Pork — MASTER OF DISASTER (174.8570); Brisket — ALL SAUCED UP (175.4286).
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.
473.71
median 636.29
686.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.29
- Pork Ribs 177.14
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 175.43
20
178.29
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
686.2856
Winning margin
2.8574
GC over RC
Field average
631.56
473.71686.29
median 636.29 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.9998 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.8572
473.71686.29
10th place overall
Field spread
212.5718
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,507
avg power rating going in · stronger than 5% 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.
A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was BRAZEN BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: Lowbelly BBQ and ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ and Hoghound BBQ tied on 168.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: ALL SAUCED UP and BRAZEN BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0002
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 | 178.2858 | 173.1430 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1430 | 172.0002 | 168.5714 |
| Pork | 174.8570 | 170.8572 | 164.5714 |
| Brisket | 175.4286 | 166.2854 | 161.1432 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 686.2856 · median 636.2853
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAZEN BBQ | |
| 2 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 5 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 6 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 7 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 9 | SMOKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | GRILLaTactics | |
| 11 | BASEMENT BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 14 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 15 | Hoghound BBQ | |
| 16 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 17 | COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 18 | Dirty Harry BBQ | |
| 19 | Lowbelly BBQ | |
| 20 | MEAT INC. | |
| 21 | PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING | |
| 22 | PURE BS BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ BABES | |
| 24 | Wallys Smokin Pit | |
| 25 | Big Daddy Black BBQ | |
| 26 | Pinyon Smoke Meat | |
| 27 | SMOKETACULAR | |
| 28 | THE COWBOY WAY BBQ | |
| 29 | Blue Moon Saloon | |
| 30 | Low & SLO Cal Poly |
Chicken
30 entries · top 178.2858 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 2 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 3 | BRAZEN BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | BASEMENT BBQ | |
| 7 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 8 | COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 9 | Lowbelly BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 11 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 12 | PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING | |
| 13 | Hoghound BBQ | |
| 14 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 15 | Pinyon Smoke Meat | |
| 16 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 17 | Low & SLO Cal Poly | |
| 18 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 19 | Dirty Harry BBQ | |
| 20 | Wallys Smokin Pit | |
| 21 | GRILLaTactics | |
| 22 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 24 | MEAT INC. | |
| 25 | PURE BS BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ BABES | |
| 27 | THE COWBOY WAY BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Daddy Black BBQ | |
| 29 | Blue Moon Saloon | |
| 30 | SMOKETACULAR |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 177.1430 · median 157.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | BRAZEN BBQ | |
| 5 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLaTactics | |
| 7 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 8 | SMOKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 10 | Hoghound BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 12 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 13 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 15 | BBQ BABES | |
| 16 | BASEMENT BBQ | |
| 17 | PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING | |
| 18 | Lowbelly BBQ | |
| 19 | MEAT INC. | |
| 20 | Big Daddy Black BBQ | |
| 21 | PURE BS BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKETACULAR | |
| 23 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 24 | Dirty Harry BBQ | |
| 25 | Wallys Smokin Pit | |
| 26 | COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 27 | Low & SLO Cal Poly | |
| 28 | Blue Moon Saloon | |
| 29 | THE COWBOY WAY BBQ | |
| 30 | Pinyon Smoke Meat |
Pork
30 entries · top 174.8570 · median 159.9999
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 2 | GRILLaTactics | |
| 3 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 5 | BRAZEN BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 7 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | Wallys Smokin Pit | |
| 11 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 12 | Dirty Harry BBQ | |
| 13 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 14 | BASEMENT BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT INC. | |
| 16 | BBQ BABES | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 18 | Lowbelly BBQ | |
| 19 | PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING | |
| 20 | Hoghound BBQ | |
| 21 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 22 | Low & SLO Cal Poly | |
| 23 | THE COWBOY WAY BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 25 | Pinyon Smoke Meat | |
| 26 | Big Daddy Black BBQ | |
| 27 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 28 | PURE BS BBQ | |
| 29 | Blue Moon Saloon | |
| 30 | SMOKETACULAR |
Brisket
30 entries · top 175.4286 · median 158.2857
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALL SAUCED UP | |
| 2 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 3 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | BASEMENT BBQ | |
| 5 | BRAZEN BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 7 | I.A.B. 30 BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKEY BONES BBQ | |
| 9 | PURE BS BBQ | |
| 10 | Pinyon Smoke Meat | |
| 11 | COWBOYS SMOKIN HOT BBQ | |
| 12 | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 15 | LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | |
| 16 | Dirty Harry BBQ | |
| 17 | MEAT INC. | |
| 18 | WHEN PIGS FLY | |
| 19 | Big Daddy Black BBQ | |
| 20 | MASTER OF DISASTER | |
| 21 | Hoghound BBQ | |
| 22 | GRILLaTactics | |
| 23 | Lowbelly BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ BABES | |
| 25 | PIG PUSHERS BBQ & CATERING | |
| 26 | Wallys Smokin Pit | |
| 27 | SMOKETACULAR | |
| 28 | THE COWBOY WAY BBQ | |
| 29 | Blue Moon Saloon | |
| 30 | Low & SLO Cal Poly |