A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was TNT SOUTHERN BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013
May 17–18, 2013 · Marietta, GA
TNT SOUTHERN BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on May 17, 2013 in Marietta, GA, scoring 685.7142 in a field of 28 teams. MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.7138. Category winners: Chicken — FAT, DRUNK & STUPID (172.5714); Pork Ribs — FULL DRAW BBQ (175.4284); Pork — TNT SOUTHERN BBQ (172.5714); Brisket — CURLY TAILS BBQ (174.2856). This is the 13th of 126 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE; the next was held in 2013.
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.
610.28
median 648.86
685.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.57
- Pork Ribs 175.43
- Pork 172.57
- Brisket 174.29
137.14
175.43
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
685.7142
Winning margin
8.0004
GC over RC
Field average
644.39
610.28685.71
median 648.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
652.5710
610.28685.71
10th place overall
Field spread
75.4292
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,502
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% 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.
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 126 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 126 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: FAT, DRUNK & STUPID and SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE and FAT, DRUNK & STUPID tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM and CURLY TAILS BBQ tied on 164.5712 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
TNT SOUTHERN BBQ 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 1st
- Brisket 5th
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 →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5714 | 169.7142 | 164.5712 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4284 | 169.1428 | 164.5714 |
| Pork | 172.5714 | 166.8570 | 164 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 172 | 160.5714 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 685.7142 · median 648.8566
Chicken
28 entries · top 172.5714 · median 163.1427
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 175.4284 · median 161.7142
Pork
28 entries · top 172.5714 · median 162.8570
Brisket
28 entries · top 174.2856 · median 158.8572