A KCBS record was set here
180
one meat, out of 180
J&J'S SOUTHERN SMOKERS holds the KCBS record for highest brisket score — 180 one meat, out of 180, won the category with it, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
- Highest brisket score
Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10–11, 2013 · Waynesboro, GA
KILLER B'S BBQ won Grand Champion at the Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) on May 10, 2013 in Waynesboro, GA, scoring 689.7140 in a field of 41 teams. J&J'S SOUTHERN SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2854. Category winners: Chicken — The Smoke House Bandits (177.7144); Pork Ribs — KILLER B'S BBQ (170.8572); Pork — Uncle Kenny's Take-Away (176.0000); Brisket — J&J'S SOUTHERN SMOKERS (180.0000).
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.
373.71
median 653.71
689.71 🏆
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 170.86
- Pork 176
- Brisket 180 🔥
0
180
Entries
38
4 judged meats
Top score
689.7140
Winning margin
3.4286
GC over RC
Field average
641.53
373.71689.71
median 653.71 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2860 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.4282
373.71689.71
10th place overall
Field spread
316.0000
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.39 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,504
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% 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 first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was KILLER B'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 4–5: BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN and BETHEL SMOKERS tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: KILLER B'S BBQ and SMOKING STACKS tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: YES, DEAR BBQ and Double Deuce Smokin BBQ tied on 174.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0002
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
KILLER B'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 7th
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- J&J'S SOUTHERN SMOKERS · Brisket
Records set here — 1 still standing (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 | 172 | 169.1430 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8572 | 167.9998 | 165.7140 |
| Pork | 176 | 171.9998 | 167.9998 |
| Brisket | 180 | 170.8572 | 168 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 689.7140 · median 653.7141
Chicken
38 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5714
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 170.8572 · median 160.5713
Pork
38 entries · top 176 · median 163.4285
Brisket
38 entries · top 180 · median 163.7139 · 🔥 perfect 180