A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was BBQguru.nl's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
UKBBQA Q on the Canal
May 25–26, 2013 · Snarestone Leicestershire, United Kingdom
BBQguru.nl won Grand Champion at the UKBBQA Q on the Canal on May 25, 2013 in Snarestone Leicestershire, UK, scoring 677.7146 in a field of 10 teams. BUNCH OF SWINES took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.7140. Category winners: Chicken — BBQguru.nl (168.5716); Pork Ribs — BUNCH OF SWINES (169.7144); Pork — BUNCH OF SWINES (172.5712); Brisket — BBQguru.nl (169.7142).
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.
613.14
median 633.14
677.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 168.57
- Pork Ribs 169.71
- Pork 172.57
- Brisket 169.71
146.29
172.57
Entries
10
4 judged meats
Top score
677.7146
Winning margin
4.0006
GC over RC
Field average
640.51
613.14677.71
median 633.14 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.1430 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
613.1430
613.14677.71
10th place overall
Field spread
64.5716
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 91%
beats 9% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.32 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,501
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: Hammer & Tongs UK and Racks of Ruin tied on 163.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Smokin' Penguins and BERTIES BBQ tied on 163.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: BITE THE BULLET BBQ TEAM UK and Racks of Ruin tied on 155.4288 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0002
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BBQguru.nl won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BBQguru.nl took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- 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 | 168.5716 | 163.4286 | 159.4282 |
| Pork Ribs | 169.7144 | 156 | 146.2858 |
| Pork | 172.5712 | 159.4286 | 152.5712 |
| Brisket | 169.7142 | 155.4288 | 148.0002 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
10 entries · top 677.7146 · median 633.1426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | BERTIES BBQ | |
| 4 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 5 | Smokin' Penguins | |
| 6 | Racks of Ruin | |
| 7 | BITE THE BULLET BBQ TEAM UK | |
| 8 | Hammer & Tongs UK | |
| 9 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 10 | Globe Greedy Geezers |
Chicken
10 entries · top 168.5716 · median 163.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 4 | Globe Greedy Geezers | |
| 5 | Hammer & Tongs UK | |
| 6 | Racks of Ruin | |
| 7 | Smokin' Penguins | |
| 8 | BERTIES BBQ | |
| 9 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 10 | BITE THE BULLET BBQ TEAM UK |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 169.7144 · median 155.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 3 | Smokin' Penguins | |
| 4 | BERTIES BBQ | |
| 5 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 6 | BITE THE BULLET BBQ TEAM UK | |
| 7 | Racks of Ruin | |
| 8 | Hammer & Tongs UK | |
| 9 | Globe Greedy Geezers | |
| 10 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. |
Pork
10 entries · top 172.5712 · median 159.4285
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 3 | BERTIES BBQ | |
| 4 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 5 | BITE THE BULLET BBQ TEAM UK | |
| 6 | Hammer & Tongs UK | |
| 7 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 8 | Racks of Ruin | |
| 9 | Smokin' Penguins | |
| 10 | Globe Greedy Geezers |
Brisket
10 entries · top 169.7142 · median 154.5715
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 2 | BERTIES BBQ | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 5 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 6 | Racks of Ruin | |
| 7 | Smokin' Penguins | |
| 8 | BITE THE BULLET BBQ TEAM UK | |
| 9 | Hammer & Tongs UK | |
| 10 | Globe Greedy Geezers |