A first Grand Championship
5
tracked contests to get there
This was LIL' FIDDLER'S's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.
Sunflower Barbecue
Jun 14–15, 2013 · Topeka, KS
LIL' FIDDLER'S won Grand Champion at the Sunflower Barbecue on June 14, 2013 in Topeka, KS, scoring 678.8570 in a field of 34 teams. Grauers Hogwash BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 673.7140. Category winners: Chicken — LIL' FIDDLER'S (173.7144); Pork Ribs — N.C.I.S. (173.7144); Pork — Smokin G.O.B.'S (178.8572); Brisket — 777 BBQ (177.1428).
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.
605.14
median 650.00
678.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.71
- Pork Ribs 173.71
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.14
132
178.86
Entries
34
4 judged meats
Top score
678.8570
Winning margin
5.1430
GC over RC
Field average
647.95
605.14678.86
median 650.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1430 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
663.4282
605.14678.86
10th place overall
Field spread
73.7152
winner to last place
Double threats
4
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
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines (3 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: BLACK EYE BBQ and OLD STYLE BBQ tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: 777 BBQ and SMOKEAHOLICS KS tied on 172.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: THESLABS.COM and SILVER FOX BBQ tied on 166.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
LIL' FIDDLER'S took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 12th
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 6th
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 | 173.7144 | 172.5714 | 170.2858 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 167.4286 | 165.7144 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5714 | 170.8570 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 169.1428 | 165.1428 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 678.8570 · median 649.9998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 2 | Grauers Hogwash BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 4 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 5 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 6 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 7 | 777 BBQ | |
| 8 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 9 | SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEAHOLICS KS | |
| 11 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 12 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 13 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 14 | WANNA B'S | |
| 15 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 16 | O.S.P. MEATHEADS | |
| 17 | Stew's Que | |
| 18 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 19 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 20 | SmokingSteeplesBlueColla | |
| 21 | N.C.I.S. | |
| 22 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 23 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin G.O.B.'S | |
| 25 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 26 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 27 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 28 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 29 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 30 | MIDWEST CHILEHEADS | |
| 31 | 2 B SMOKIN | |
| 32 | We-B-Quers | |
| 33 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 34 | HOLY SMOKES |
Chicken
34 entries · top 173.7144 · median 164.0001
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 2 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | 777 BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKEAHOLICS KS | |
| 6 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 7 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 9 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 10 | Grauers Hogwash BBQ | |
| 11 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 12 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 13 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 14 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 15 | O.S.P. MEATHEADS | |
| 16 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 17 | Stew's Que | |
| 18 | Smokin G.O.B.'S | |
| 19 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 20 | SmokingSteeplesBlueColla | |
| 21 | SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ | |
| 22 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 23 | 2 B SMOKIN | |
| 24 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 25 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 26 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 27 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 28 | MIDWEST CHILEHEADS | |
| 29 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 30 | We-B-Quers | |
| 31 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 32 | WANNA B'S | |
| 33 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 34 | N.C.I.S. |
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 173.7144 · median 164.2854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.C.I.S. | |
| 2 | Grauers Hogwash BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | WANNA B'S | |
| 5 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 6 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 7 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 8 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 9 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 10 | SMOKEAHOLICS KS | |
| 11 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 12 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 13 | SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ | |
| 14 | We-B-Quers | |
| 15 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 16 | SmokingSteeplesBlueColla | |
| 17 | O.S.P. MEATHEADS | |
| 18 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 B SMOKIN | |
| 20 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 21 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 22 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 23 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 24 | 777 BBQ | |
| 25 | MIDWEST CHILEHEADS | |
| 26 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 27 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 28 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 29 | Stew's Que | |
| 30 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 31 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 32 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 33 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 34 | Smokin G.O.B.'S |
Pork
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.4285
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin G.O.B.'S | |
| 2 | SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ | |
| 3 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 4 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 5 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 6 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 7 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 8 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKEAHOLICS KS | |
| 10 | Grauers Hogwash BBQ | |
| 11 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 12 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 13 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 14 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 15 | Stew's Que | |
| 16 | We-B-Quers | |
| 17 | WANNA B'S | |
| 18 | N.C.I.S. | |
| 19 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 20 | SmokingSteeplesBlueColla | |
| 21 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 22 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 23 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 24 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 25 | O.S.P. MEATHEADS | |
| 26 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 27 | 777 BBQ | |
| 28 | 2 B SMOKIN | |
| 29 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 30 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 31 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 32 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 33 | MIDWEST CHILEHEADS | |
| 34 | Partycrowd BBQ |
Brisket
34 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.4285
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 777 BBQ | |
| 2 | WANNA B'S | |
| 3 | YARD TIME BBQ | |
| 4 | BLUE BUCKET BBQ | |
| 5 | R BUTTS R SMOKIN | |
| 6 | LIL' FIDDLER'S | |
| 7 | Stew's Que | |
| 8 | RIBS N BIBS | |
| 9 | O.S.P. MEATHEADS | |
| 10 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 11 | PORK ME PURPLE | |
| 12 | THESLABS.COM | |
| 13 | Three Brothers Different Mothers | |
| 14 | Rich & Stu's Voo Doo BBQ | |
| 15 | MIDWEST CHILEHEADS | |
| 16 | Boxer Q BBQ | |
| 17 | N.C.I.S. | |
| 18 | SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BBQ | |
| 19 | Grauers Hogwash BBQ | |
| 20 | PIG NEWTON | |
| 21 | OLD STYLE BBQ | |
| 22 | BLACK EYE BBQ | |
| 23 | Fat & Greasy BBQ | |
| 24 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKEAHOLICS KS | |
| 26 | SmokingSteeplesBlueColla | |
| 27 | CHOP QUEY | |
| 28 | Smokin G.O.B.'S | |
| 29 | SILVER FOX BBQ | |
| 30 | LAZY BUTT BBQ | |
| 31 | HOLY SMOKES | |
| 32 | 2 B SMOKIN | |
| 33 | Partycrowd BBQ | |
| 34 | We-B-Quers |