A first Grand Championship
5
tracked contests to get there
This was ONE2BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Randolph County Pig Party
May 17–18, 2013 · Steeleville, IL
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Randolph County Pig Party on May 17, 2013 in Steeleville, IL, scoring 674.2858 in a field of 25 teams. GILLY'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.4286. Category winners: Chicken — THE FLYING BURRITOS (170.8570); Pork Ribs — QUAU (167.4286); Pork — TR's Up In Smoke (170.8572); Brisket — ONE2BBQ (174.2858).
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.
486.29
median 643.43
674.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.86
- Pork Ribs 167.43
- Pork 170.86
- Brisket 174.29
20
174.29
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
674.2858
Winning margin
2.8572
GC over RC
Field average
631.70
486.29674.29
median 643.43 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
648.5710
486.29674.29
10th place overall
Field spread
188.0006
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,514
avg power rating going in · stronger than 10% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: EAT MOR BUTT BBQ and THE PORK WHISPERERS tied on 165.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: EAT MOR BUTT BBQ and SMOKIN T'S tied on 164.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: ONE2BBQ and BUBBA JOE'S BBQ tied on 166.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 5th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 4th
- 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 | 170.8570 | 166.2858 | 162.8570 |
| Pork Ribs | 167.4286 | 165.7142 | 162.2858 |
| Pork | 170.8572 | 166.8570 | 163.4284 |
| Brisket | 174.2858 | 166.8570 | 163.4282 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 674.2858 · median 643.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 4 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 5 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 6 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 7 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 9 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 11 | QUAU | |
| 12 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 13 | BIG CHIEF BBQ | |
| 14 | FBI - Fat Boys Illinois | |
| 15 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 16 | THE PORK WHISPERERS | |
| 17 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 18 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 20 | Piggy Q | |
| 21 | ETs BBQ | |
| 22 | APORKALIPS NOW | |
| 23 | 5 JOKERS & A SMOKER | |
| 24 | Boondocks BBQ | |
| 25 | WRIGHT ON QUE-IL |
Chicken
25 entries · top 170.8570 · median 161.7140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 2 | BIG CHIEF BBQ | |
| 3 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | THE PORK WHISPERERS | |
| 8 | FBI - Fat Boys Illinois | |
| 9 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 10 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 12 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 13 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 14 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 15 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 16 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 17 | QUAU | |
| 18 | WRIGHT ON QUE-IL | |
| 19 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 20 | 5 JOKERS & A SMOKER | |
| 21 | ETs BBQ | |
| 22 | Piggy Q | |
| 23 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 24 | Boondocks BBQ | |
| 25 | APORKALIPS NOW |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 167.4286 · median 161.1430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUAU | |
| 2 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 5 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 6 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 9 | BIG CHIEF BBQ | |
| 10 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 11 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 12 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 13 | THE PORK WHISPERERS | |
| 14 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 15 | FBI - Fat Boys Illinois | |
| 16 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 17 | APORKALIPS NOW | |
| 18 | ETs BBQ | |
| 19 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 20 | Piggy Q | |
| 21 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 23 | Boondocks BBQ | |
| 24 | 5 JOKERS & A SMOKER | |
| 25 | WRIGHT ON QUE-IL |
Pork
25 entries · top 170.8572 · median 160
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 2 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 4 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 5 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 7 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 9 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 10 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 11 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 12 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 13 | ETs BBQ | |
| 14 | THE PORK WHISPERERS | |
| 15 | 5 JOKERS & A SMOKER | |
| 16 | Piggy Q | |
| 17 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 18 | QUAU | |
| 19 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 20 | WRIGHT ON QUE-IL | |
| 21 | FBI - Fat Boys Illinois | |
| 22 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 23 | Boondocks BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG CHIEF BBQ | |
| 25 | APORKALIPS NOW |
Brisket
25 entries · top 174.2858 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | MONSTER-QUE | |
| 3 | GILLY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | TR's Up In Smoke | |
| 5 | BUBBA JOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 7 | FBI - Fat Boys Illinois | |
| 8 | BACK PORCH Q | |
| 9 | BIG CHIEF BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 11 | QUAU | |
| 12 | EAT MOR BUTT BBQ | |
| 13 | THE FLYING BURRITOS | |
| 14 | HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | |
| 15 | BIG LOG BBQ | |
| 16 | APORKALIPS NOW | |
| 17 | RURAL ROUTE BBQ | |
| 18 | WRIGHT ON QUE-IL | |
| 19 | SMOKIN T'S | |
| 20 | THE PORK WHISPERERS | |
| 21 | Piggy Q | |
| 22 | FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN RIBS AGO BBQ | |
| 23 | Boondocks BBQ | |
| 24 | ETs BBQ | |
| 25 | 5 JOKERS & A SMOKER |