A first Grand Championship
3
tracked contests to get there
This was BEERBEQUE's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
BBQ Jamboree 2013
May 10–11, 2013 · Fredericksburg, VA
BEERBEQUE won Grand Champion at the BBQ Jamboree on May 10, 2013 in Fredericksburg, VA, scoring 662.2854 in a field of 60 teams. HOG-IT-UP BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 658.8564. Category winners: Chicken — CHECKERED PIG (169.1426); Pork Ribs — BEERBEQUE (169.7142); Pork — BEERBEQUE (170.8570); Brisket — HOG-IT-UP BBQ (173.7142). This is the 1st of 7 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
264.57
median 610.86
662.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 169.14
- Pork Ribs 169.71
- Pork 170.86
- Brisket 173.71
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173.71
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2021 — this edition picked out.
Entries
59
4 judged meats
Top score
662.2854
Winning margin
3.4290
GC over RC
Field average
590.47
264.57662.29
median 610.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7140 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
639.9996
264.57662.29
10th place overall
Field spread
397.7142
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.33 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: PIG PICKERS and ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ and ALQUEMY - VA tied on 167.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: HOG-IT-UP BBQ and PIG PICKERS tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0002
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BEERBEQUE won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BEERBEQUE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 25th.
- Chicken 25th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
One of the big ones
60
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 92% of the 5,469 contests in the data
60 teams — bigger than 92% 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 ← this one | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA | 60 | 662.2854 | BEERBEQUE | HOG-IT-UP BBQ |
| May 9, 2014 | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA 22401 | 64 | 662.2172 | APORKALYPSE NOW | CASUAL SMOKERS |
| May 8, 2015 | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA 22408 | 65 | 688.5028 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| May 13, 2016 | Fredericksburg, VA | Fredericksburg, VA | 72 | 695.9772 | 3 EYZ BBQ | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER |
| May 3, 2019 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2400 Airport Ave | 34 | 695.9656 | Pullin My Money Muscle | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| May 4, 2019 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2400 Airport Ave | 33 | 704.5488 | BBQData.com | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| May 8, 2020 | Fredericksburg, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Fredericksburg, VA | 2400 Airport Ave | 30 | 695.9084 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.1426 | 167.4286 | 165.1426 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7142 | 165.1428 | 162.2858 |
| Pork | 170.8570 | 163.4286 | 161.7142 |
| Brisket | 173.7142 | 168.5714 | 160.5714 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
59 entries · top 662.2854 · median 610.8574
Chicken
56 entries · top 169.1426 · median 154.2857
Pork Ribs
59 entries · top 169.7142 · median 153.1428
Pork
59 entries · top 170.8570 · median 152.5714
Brisket
57 entries · top 173.7142 · median 151.4282