Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
DIVA Q won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 7th
Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7–8, 2013 · Springwater, NY
DIVA Q won Grand Champion at the Podunk Pig Party on June 7, 2013 in Springwater, NY, scoring 669.1432 in a field of 20 teams. Category winners: Chicken — Priorville (174.2858); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN BARRELS (171.4286); Pork — THE 5TH ARTERY (172.5716); Brisket — SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (165.1426).
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.
587.43
median 633.14
669.14 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.29
- Pork Ribs 171.43
- Pork 172.57
- Brisket 165.14
136.57
174.29
Entries
19
4 judged meats
Top score
669.1432
Winning margin
11.4284
GC over RC
Field average
632.51
587.43669.14
median 633.14 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4282 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
633.1426
587.43669.14
10th place overall
Field spread
81.7148
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.28 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 first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was DIVA Q's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
A statement win
11.4284
points clear of the field
Wider than 90% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4284 points — a wider margin than 90% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND and LOCKED-N-LOADED BAR-B-Q TEAM tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: BUFFALO MEATHEADS and FATTY MAC BARBECUE tied on 160.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: DIVA Q and FATTY MAC BARBECUE tied on 161.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0002
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 | 174.2858 | 168.0002 | 163.9998 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4286 | 166.2858 | 162.8570 |
| Pork | 172.5716 | 161.1430 | 158.2854 |
| Brisket | 165.1426 | 161.7142 | 157.7148 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
19 entries · top 669.1432 · median 633.1426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVA Q | |
| 3 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 4 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | HAWG DOCTORS | |
| 7 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 8 | KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND | |
| 9 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 10 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 11 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 12 | FETT SVIN | |
| 13 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 14 | LOCKED-N-LOADED BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 15 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 16 | Priorville | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 18 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH | |
| 19 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 20 | WANETA'S WINE & SWINE |
Chicken
19 entries · top 174.2858 · median 163.9998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priorville | |
| 2 | DIVA Q | |
| 3 | KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND | |
| 4 | HAWG DOCTORS | |
| 5 | FETT SVIN | |
| 6 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 8 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH | |
| 9 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 10 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 11 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 12 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 13 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 16 | LOCKED-N-LOADED BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 17 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 19 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 20 | WANETA'S WINE & SWINE |
Pork Ribs
19 entries · top 171.4286 · median 162.8570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 2 | KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND | |
| 3 | LOCKED-N-LOADED BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 4 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 5 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 6 | DIVA Q | |
| 7 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 8 | FETT SVIN | |
| 9 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 10 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 11 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | Priorville | |
| 14 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 15 | HAWG DOCTORS | |
| 16 | WANETA'S WINE & SWINE | |
| 17 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 18 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 19 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH | |
| 20 | RED VALLEY BBQ |
Pork
19 entries · top 172.5716 · median 158.2854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 2 | DIVA Q | |
| 3 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | HAWG DOCTORS | |
| 6 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 7 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 8 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 9 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 10 | FETT SVIN | |
| 11 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 12 | LOCKED-N-LOADED BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 13 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 15 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH | |
| 16 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 17 | WANETA'S WINE & SWINE | |
| 18 | Priorville | |
| 19 | KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND | |
| 20 | SMOKIN BARRELS |
Brisket
19 entries · top 165.1426 · median 157.7148
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Smokin' Ain't Easy | |
| 4 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | HAWG DOCTORS | |
| 6 | Q'N CANUCKS | |
| 7 | DIVA Q | |
| 8 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 9 | KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND | |
| 10 | BUFFALO MEATHEADS | |
| 11 | THE 5TH ARTERY | |
| 12 | BEHIND BBQ | |
| 13 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 14 | RED VALLEY BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN BARRELS | |
| 16 | WANETA'S WINE & SWINE | |
| 17 | ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH | |
| 18 | LOCKED-N-LOADED BAR-B-Q TEAM | |
| 19 | FETT SVIN | |
| 20 | Priorville |