A first Grand Championship
8
tracked contests to get there
This was ALL SAUCED UP's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
May 17–18, 2013 · Bakersfield, CA
ALL SAUCED UP won Grand Champion at the Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship on May 17, 2013 in Bakersfield, CA, scoring 676.5708 in a field of 65 teams. MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.8568. Category winners: Chicken — BOWLING OVER PIGS (172.0000); Pork Ribs — ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN (175.4286); Pork — BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ (173.1428); Brisket — ALL SAUCED UP (174.2856).
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.
456
median 607.43
676.57 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172
- Pork Ribs 175.43
- Pork 173.14
- Brisket 174.29
20
175.43
Entries
65
4 judged meats
Top score
676.5708
Winning margin
9.7140
GC over RC
Field average
603.88
456676.57
median 607.43 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
650.2854
456676.57
10th place overall
Field spread
220.5708
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% 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 statement win
9.7140
points clear of the field
Wider than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7140 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: TROPICAL HEAT BBQ and Smokey and the Pirate tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: ALL SAUCED UP and TOO ASHAMED TO NAME tied on 167.9998 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: TOO ASHAMED TO NAME and BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ tied on 167.9998 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ALL SAUCED UP took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 8th.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 7th
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 1st
One of the big ones
65
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 94% of the 5,469 contests in the data
65 teams — bigger than 94% 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172 | 168.5716 | 167.9998 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4286 | 168.5714 | 165.7146 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 167.4286 | 165.7142 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 166.2856 | 161.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
65 entries · top 676.5708 · median 607.4282
Chicken
65 entries · top 172 · median 157.1424
Pork Ribs
65 entries · top 175.4286 · median 153.1430
Pork
65 entries · top 173.1428 · median 154.2856
Brisket
65 entries · top 174.2856 · median 149.7142