A first Grand Championship
1
title in the data
This was FATBACK JOE'S BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data.
The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
May 18–19, 2013 · Lexington, MA
FATBACK JOE'S BBQ won Grand Champion at The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival on May 18, 2013 in Lexington, MA, scoring 678.8574 in a field of 31 teams. Hart Attack took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.9998. Category winners: Chicken — FATBACK JOE'S BBQ (178.2858); Pork Ribs — FATBACK JOE'S BBQ (175.4286); Pork — RUB THIS BBQ (175.4286); Brisket — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (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.
384.00
median 640.86
678.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.29
- Pork Ribs 175.43
- Pork 175.43
- Brisket 174.29
115.43
178.29
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
678.8574
Winning margin
10.8576
GC over RC
Field average
623.03
384.00678.86
median 640.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5714 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
645.7138
384.00678.86
10th place overall
Field spread
294.8576
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.3 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,502
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% 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
10.8576
points clear of the field
Wider than 89% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.8576 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 4–5: RUB THIS BBQ and Hart Attack tied on 167.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Smoking Section BBQ and PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS tied on 166.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ and THE BASIC BBQ TEAM tied on 165.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
FATBACK JOE'S BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FATBACK JOE'S BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 9th
- Brisket 9th
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 | 178.2858 | 167.4284 | 162.8574 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4286 | 170.8572 | 165.1430 |
| Pork | 175.4286 | 165.1428 | 162.2856 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 169.1428 | 161.1426 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 678.8574 · median 640.8570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Hart Attack | |
| 3 | To Que a Mockingbird | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 8 | TRANSFORMER BBQ | |
| 9 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 10 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | I Smell Smoke!!! | |
| 13 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 17 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 19 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 20 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 21 | Hullabaloo BBQ | |
| 22 | Smoking Section BBQ | |
| 23 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Triple Barrel BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke Showing | |
| 27 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 29 | DJ Smoke | |
| 30 | Chain Smokers | |
| 31 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. |
Chicken
30 entries · top 178.2858 · median 157.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 4 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 5 | Hart Attack | |
| 6 | Smoking Section BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 8 | TRANSFORMER BBQ | |
| 10 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 12 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 13 | I Smell Smoke!!! | |
| 14 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 18 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 19 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 20 | DJ Smoke | |
| 21 | Hullabaloo BBQ | |
| 22 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 23 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 24 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Triple Barrel BBQ | |
| 26 | To Que a Mockingbird | |
| 27 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Chain Smokers | |
| 29 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 30 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. | |
| 31 | Smoke Showing |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 175.4286 · median 159.9999
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 2 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 3 | To Que a Mockingbird | |
| 4 | Hart Attack | |
| 5 | I Smell Smoke!!! | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 8 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 9 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 11 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | TRANSFORMER BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 15 | Hullabaloo BBQ | |
| 16 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 18 | Smoking Section BBQ | |
| 19 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 20 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 21 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 22 | Triple Barrel BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 25 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 26 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 27 | Smoke Showing | |
| 28 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 29 | DJ Smoke | |
| 30 | Chain Smokers | |
| 31 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. |
Pork
29 entries · top 175.4286 · median 161.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 2 | To Que a Mockingbird | |
| 3 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 6 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 8 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 11 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 12 | Hart Attack | |
| 13 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 14 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 15 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 16 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 17 | TRANSFORMER BBQ | |
| 18 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 19 | Smoke Showing | |
| 20 | Hullabaloo BBQ | |
| 21 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 22 | Triple Barrel BBQ | |
| 23 | I Smell Smoke!!! | |
| 24 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 25 | DJ Smoke | |
| 26 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 27 | Smoking Section BBQ | |
| 28 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Chain Smokers |
Brisket
30 entries · top 174.2856 · median 156.2857
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 4 | To Que a Mockingbird | |
| 5 | RUB THIS BBQ | |
| 6 | Hart Attack | |
| 7 | PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS | |
| 8 | TRANSFORMER BBQ | |
| 9 | FATBACK JOE'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SWEET CHICKEN | |
| 11 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | I Smell Smoke!!! | |
| 13 | THE DEVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BULLDOGS | |
| 16 | CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | Howling Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | CRAZY SMOKE | |
| 20 | BONEYARD SMOKERS | |
| 21 | Smoke Showing | |
| 22 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 23 | Hullabaloo BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 25 | WIZARD OF QZ | |
| 26 | Smoking Section BBQ | |
| 27 | Triple Barrel BBQ | |
| 28 | DJ Smoke | |
| 29 | NOTORIOUS P.I.G. | |
| 31 | Chain Smokers |