A first Grand Championship
7
tracked contests to get there
This was APORKALYPSE NOW's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 7th tracked contest.
Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
Jun 14–15, 2013 · Frederick, MD
APORKALYPSE NOW won Grand Champion at the Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival on June 14, 2013 in Frederick, MD, scoring 673.7142 in a field of 63 teams. CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 671.4292. Category winners: Chicken — DEGUELLO BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ (176.5714); Pork — Five Pigs BBQ (171.4286); Brisket — APORKALYPSE NOW (176.0000).
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.
460.00
median 630.86
673.71 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 176.57
- Pork 171.43
- Brisket 176
125.14
176.57
Entries
61
4 judged meats
Top score
673.7142
Winning margin
2.2850
GC over RC
Field average
624.24
460.00673.71
median 630.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2854 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
653.7142
460.00673.71
10th place overall
Field spread
213.7140
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 95%
beats 5% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% 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 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: The Pig Dirty Three and ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ tied on 169.1430 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: DIZZY PIG and Hog It Up BBQ tied on 169.1430 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Five Pigs BBQ and CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 1–2 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
APORKALYPSE NOW took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 23rd.
- Chicken 23rd
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 18th
- Brisket 1st
One of the big ones
63
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,468 contests in the data
63 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,468 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 | 176 | 170.2856 | 167.9998 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5714 | 169.7142 | 166.2860 |
| Pork | 171.4286 | 169.1432 | 167.9998 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.8570 | 166.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
61 entries · top 673.7142 · median 630.8568
Chicken
61 entries · top 176 · median 160.5714
Pork Ribs
61 entries · top 176.5714 · median 157.7140
Pork
61 entries · top 171.4286 · median 156.5714
Brisket
60 entries · top 176 · median 156.8570