A first Grand Championship
4
tracked contests to get there
This was FLYBOY BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14–15, 2013 · Frisco, CO
FLYBOY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Colorado Barbecue Challenge on June 14, 2013 in Frisco, CO, scoring 682.8574 in a field of 68 teams. GQUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.1426. Category winners: Chicken — BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (175.4284); Pork Ribs — TEAM DANNY (176.5714); Pork — MEAN DEAN'S SMOKING MACHINE (173.1428); Brisket — FLYBOY BBQ (178.8572).
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.
0
median 619.71
682.86 🏆
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 176.57
- Pork 173.14
- Brisket 178.86
0
178.86
Entries
68
4 judged meats
Top score
682.8574
Winning margin
1.7148
GC over RC
Field average
542.22
0682.86
median 619.71 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
658.2852
0682.86
10th place overall
Field spread
682.8574
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.39 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,504
avg power rating going in · stronger than 4% 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 8 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 5–6: A FROG & A DOG BBQ and FLYBOY BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: PETA BBQ and THE CELTIC PIG tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: THE CELTIC PIG and PEACE PIT BBQ tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0002
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
FLYBOY BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 15th.
- Chicken 6th
- Pork Ribs 15th
- Pork 6th
- Brisket 1st
One of the big ones
68
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data
68 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
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 | 175.4284 | 170.8572 | 167.4284 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5714 | 170.8570 | 167.4290 |
| Pork | 173.1428 | 169.7144 | 167.4288 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 167.4284 | 165.1430 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
68 entries · top 682.8574 · median 619.7139
Chicken
60 entries · top 175.4284 · median 158.8572
Pork Ribs
60 entries · top 176.5714 · median 155.9999
Pork
61 entries · top 173.1428 · median 157.1426
Brisket
60 entries · top 178.8572 · median 154.8573