A first Grand Championship
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title in the data
This was TheSmoke's first Grand Championship in the data.
Blue Mountain BBQ Champion
Jun 14–15, 2013 · Blue Mountain, On
TheSmoke won Grand Champion at the Blue Mountain BBQ Champion on June 14, 2013 in Blue Mountain , On, scoring 694.2854 in a field of 15 teams. TRANQUIL CARNIVORES took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.2852. Category winners: Chicken — DIVA Q (175.4286); Pork Ribs — TRANQUIL CARNIVORES (176.0002); Pork — TheSmoke (176.5714); Brisket — DIVA Q (176.5714).
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.
622.29
median 661.14
694.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.43
- Pork Ribs 176.00
- Pork 176.57
- Brisket 176.57
145.14
176.57
Entries
15
4 judged meats
Top score
694.2854
Winning margin
8.0002
GC over RC
Field average
658.82
622.29694.29
median 661.14 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
645.7142
622.29694.29
10th place overall
Field spread
72.0002
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.04 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% 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 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill and Spaghetti Western tied on 171.4286 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: McLay Brothers BBQ and Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: BLOWIN' SMOKE and The Lonely Pig tied on 168.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0002
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
DIVA Q won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
TheSmoke took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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 | 175.4286 | 170.2856 | 162.2858 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0002 | 172.5714 | 161.1430 |
| Pork | 176.5714 | 170.8572 | 165.1430 |
| Brisket | 176.5714 | 168.5714 | 155.4288 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 694.2854 · median 661.1426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheSmoke | |
| 2 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 3 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 4 | DIVA Q | |
| 5 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 6 | Spaghetti Western | |
| 7 | Two Smok'n Barrels BBQ | |
| 8 | Bustin Loose BBQ | |
| 9 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 10 | Terra Restaurant | |
| 11 | The Lonely Pig | |
| 12 | ButtRubbers BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Grill Catering & BBQ | |
| 14 | The Saucey Pig | |
| 15 | JACK9 BBQ |
Chicken
15 entries · top 175.4286 · median 165.1426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVA Q | |
| 2 | TheSmoke | |
| 3 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 4 | Spaghetti Western | |
| 5 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 6 | Terra Restaurant | |
| 7 | Big Grill Catering & BBQ | |
| 8 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 9 | The Lonely Pig | |
| 10 | The Saucey Pig | |
| 11 | Bustin Loose BBQ | |
| 12 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 13 | Two Smok'n Barrels BBQ | |
| 14 | ButtRubbers BBQ | |
| 15 | JACK9 BBQ |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 176.0002 · median 167.4288
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 2 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 3 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 4 | Bustin Loose BBQ | |
| 5 | Terra Restaurant | |
| 6 | Two Smok'n Barrels BBQ | |
| 7 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 8 | ButtRubbers BBQ | |
| 9 | TheSmoke | |
| 10 | The Saucey Pig | |
| 11 | Spaghetti Western | |
| 12 | Big Grill Catering & BBQ | |
| 13 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 14 | The Lonely Pig | |
| 15 | DIVA Q |
Pork
15 entries · top 176.5714 · median 168.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheSmoke | |
| 2 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 3 | Bustin Loose BBQ | |
| 4 | DIVA Q | |
| 5 | Two Smok'n Barrels BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 7 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 8 | The Lonely Pig | |
| 9 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 10 | ButtRubbers BBQ | |
| 11 | Spaghetti Western | |
| 12 | Big Grill Catering & BBQ | |
| 13 | Terra Restaurant | |
| 14 | JACK9 BBQ | |
| 15 | The Saucey Pig |
Brisket
15 entries · top 176.5714 · median 159.4284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVA Q | |
| 2 | TheSmoke | |
| 3 | Spaghetti Western | |
| 4 | TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | |
| 5 | BLOWIN' SMOKE | |
| 6 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 7 | Two Smok'n Barrels BBQ | |
| 8 | The Lonely Pig | |
| 9 | The Saucey Pig | |
| 10 | Big Grill Catering & BBQ | |
| 11 | McLay Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | Bustin Loose BBQ | |
| 13 | ButtRubbers BBQ | |
| 14 | Terra Restaurant | |
| 15 | JACK9 BBQ |