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Treasure Island International BBQ Championship

Jun 15–16, 2013 · Welch, MN

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GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
703.4286 · Master Series — Overall
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SPITFIRE
701.7144 · Master Series — Overall
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BEACH BUMS BBQ
700.0004 · Master Series — Overall

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA won Grand Champion at the Treasure Island International BBQ Championship on June 15, 2013 in Welch, MN, scoring 703.4286 in a field of 68 teams. SPITFIRE took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7144. Category winners: Chicken — THE SMOKING HILLS (179.4286); Pork Ribs — TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW (179.4286); Pork — DRY 2 DA BONE (178.2858); Brisket — BEACH BUMS BBQ (179.4286).

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.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Chicken 179.43
  • Pork Ribs 179.43
  • Pork 178.29
  • Brisket 179.43
20 179.43

Entries

68
4 judged meats

Top score

703.4286

Winning margin

1.7142
GC over RC

Field average

641.11
40703.43
median 663.14 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
1.1430 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

689.7142
40703.43
10th place overall

Field spread

663.4286
winner to last place

Most consistent

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA
avg finish 6 across 4 meats

Double threats

4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 1.7142 pts — THE SMOKING HILLS

How hot was the win?

Top 19%
beats 81% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,513
avg power rating going in · stronger than 9% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRUEBUD BBQ
rated 1668 pre-contest

Storylines (5 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.

An upset on the books

32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA came in rated below the field's top team, TRUEBUD BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1537
  • top seed 1668

Won without a category win

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.

  • Chicken 6th
  • Pork Ribs 8th
  • Pork 6th
  • Brisket 4th

A first Grand Championship

5 tracked contests to get there

This was GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 5th tracked contest.

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 14 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 7–8: SPITFIRE and BIG GUYS BIG TASTE tied on 174.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SPITFIRE and DRY 2 DA BONE tied on 178.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS and WOODWARD BARBEQUE LLC tied on 176.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Chicken 7–8 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
  • Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie

One of the big ones

68 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 95% of the 5,469 contests in the data

68 teams — bigger than 95% of the 5,469 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)

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)

Category1st5th10th
Chicken179.4286176.0002173.1428
Pork Ribs179.4286177.1428174.8572
Pork178.2858177.1428174.8570
Brisket179.4286176.5714174.2858

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

68 entries · top 703.4286 · median 663.1426

#TeamScore
1 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 703.4286
2 SPITFIRE 701.7144
3 BEACH BUMS BBQ 700.0004
4 DRY 2 DA BONE 697.7144
5 TRUEBUD BBQ 697.1424
6 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 691.4286
7 TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW 691.4284
8 THE SMOKING HILLS 689.7146
9 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BB 689.7142
10 PORK PATROL BBQ 689.7142
11 CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO 687.9998
12 JAESTAR BBQ 687.4288
13 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 686.8576
14 Whiskey Pit BBQ Co. 686.8568
15 WOODWARD BARBEQUE LLC 684.0002
16 EGGSPERT BBQ 680.5712
17 JED'S HOT MESS 679.4284
18 LUCKY'S Q 679.4280
19 THE HEAT IS ON 678.2858
20 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 678.2854
21 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 678.2852
22 MOE CASON BBQ 675.4284
23 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 674.8568
24 BIG CITY BB 673.1428
25 Wine and Swine BBQ 673.1426
26 FARMBOY BBQ 673.1424
27 FULL BOAR BBQ 672.5712
28 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 671.9998
29 BIG GUYS BIG TASTE 669.7142
30 CASE OF RIBS 667.4286
31 LERMON BBQ 666.2862
32 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 665.7150
33 SMOKE SYNDICATE 665.1426
34 SCOTTY D'S BBQ 663.9996
35 YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY 662.2856
36 We Be Porken 660.5710
37 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 659.9998
38 BEARTOOTH BBQ 658.8572
39 C R BUTTS SMOKE 658.8572
40 SUBTLE SMOKE 658.8568
41 FLYING ACES BBQ 658.8566
42 PEACH ORCHARD BOARS 656.5716
43 ACES HIGH BBQ 656.5714
44 BURNTOUT BBQ CO 652.5716
45 Harry's Bar All Sauced U 651.9996
46 MYASSIS SMOKIN 651.4280
47 BUNSEN BURNER BBQ 650.8572
48 Smokin Bros BBQ 649.7142
49 RED LINE BBQ 648.5714
50 NO LABEL BBQ 648.5710
51 Piggy Blues BBQ 647.4286
52 PIGS IN PERIL 645.1420
53 FNG BBQ 643.4282
54 BIG BUTZ BBQ 635.4284
55 Root River Bottom Smoker 634.2854
56 MAGNUM P.I.G. 633.1424
57 PIG APPROVED BBQ 632.5710
58 HEAVENLY HAWG 631.4288
59 LUCKY BRISKET 624.5714
60 DIGGERS PIGGERS 622.8572
61 DEMON PIG BBQ CO. 621.7140
62 ISLAND SMOKE 607.4296
63 TEAM CHEF LUIS 603.4284
64 PIT 9 BBQ 598.8568
65 AFTON ALPS 476.5716
66 Smokin Fat Racks 471.9998
67 COMPOST TAVERN BBQ 167.9998
68 ELLA'S CUSTOM CATERING 40

Chicken

66 entries · top 179.4286 · median 168.2856

#TeamScore
1 THE SMOKING HILLS 179.4286
2 PORK PATROL BBQ 177.7144
3 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 176.5716
4 Wine and Swine BBQ 176.5714
5 CASE OF RIBS 176.0002
6 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 175.4284
7 SPITFIRE 174.2858
8 BIG GUYS BIG TASTE 174.2858
9 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 173.7144
10 TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW 173.1428
11 C R BUTTS SMOKE 172.5716
12 Whiskey Pit BBQ Co. 172.5714
13 NO LABEL BBQ 172.5712
14 MOE CASON BBQ 172.5712
15 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BB 172
16 RED LINE BBQ 171.4286
17 Piggy Blues BBQ 171.4286
18 EGGSPERT BBQ 171.4286
19 BEACH BUMS BBQ 171.4286
20 TRUEBUD BBQ 171.4284
21 YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY 170.8572
22 LERMON BBQ 170.2860
23 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 170.2858
24 FLYING ACES BBQ 170.2856
25 PEACH ORCHARD BOARS 170.2856
26 WOODWARD BARBEQUE LLC 169.7144
27 JAESTAR BBQ 169.7144
28 SMOKE SYNDICATE 169.1430
29 FARMBOY BBQ 169.1426
30 LUCKY'S Q 168.5712
31 FNG BBQ 168.5712
32 SCOTTY D'S BBQ 168.5712
33 JED'S HOT MESS 168.5712
34 DRY 2 DA BONE 168
35 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 167.4284
36 BURNTOUT BBQ CO 166.8572
37 SUBTLE SMOKE 166.8570
38 BIG CITY BB 166.2858
39 Harry's Bar All Sauced U 166.2856
40 CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO 166.2856
41 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 166.2856
42 ACES HIGH BBQ 166.2856
43 BEARTOOTH BBQ 165.7142
44 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 165.1430
45 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 164.5712
46 FULL BOAR BBQ 163.4284
47 We Be Porken 162.8570
48 MYASSIS SMOKIN 162.2856
49 HEAVENLY HAWG 161.7144
50 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 161.7144
51 MAGNUM P.I.G. 161.1426
52 THE HEAT IS ON 160.5714
53 BUNSEN BURNER BBQ 160
54 PIG APPROVED BBQ 158.8572
55 PIGS IN PERIL 157.7138
56 Smokin Bros BBQ 156.5714
57 DEMON PIG BBQ CO. 156.5712
58 Root River Bottom Smoker 156
59 LUCKY BRISKET 153.7144
60 BIG BUTZ BBQ 153.1428
61 PIT 9 BBQ 151.4286
62 TEAM CHEF LUIS 149.1426
63 DIGGERS PIGGERS 146.2856
64 ISLAND SMOKE 137.7152
65 ELLA'S CUSTOM CATERING 20
66 AFTON ALPS 20

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 179.4286 · median 167.4286

#TeamScore
1 TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW 179.4286
2 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 178.8572
3 SPITFIRE 178.2858
4 DRY 2 DA BONE 178.2858
5 TRUEBUD BBQ 177.1428
6 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 176.5714
7 WOODWARD BARBEQUE LLC 176.5714
8 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 174.8574
9 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 174.8572
10 CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO 174.8572
11 SMOKE SYNDICATE 174.2858
12 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 173.7144
13 THE SMOKING HILLS 173.1432
14 Whiskey Pit BBQ Co. 173.1428
15 FULL BOAR BBQ 172.5714
16 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BB 172.5714
17 YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY 172.5714
18 BEACH BUMS BBQ 172.0002
19 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 172
20 PORK PATROL BBQ 171.4288
21 CASE OF RIBS 170.8572
22 LERMON BBQ 170.8572
23 PEACH ORCHARD BOARS 170.8572
24 JED'S HOT MESS 170.8570
25 MYASSIS SMOKIN 170.8570
26 MOE CASON BBQ 170.2858
27 BIG CITY BB 169.7142
28 JAESTAR BBQ 169.1430
29 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 169.1428
30 Harry's Bar All Sauced U 168.5714
31 THE HEAT IS ON 168
32 FARMBOY BBQ 167.4286
33 SCOTTY D'S BBQ 167.4286
34 SUBTLE SMOKE 167.4286
35 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 166.8574
36 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 166.2858
37 FNG BBQ 165.7144
38 EGGSPERT BBQ 165.7142
39 C R BUTTS SMOKE 165.7142
40 NO LABEL BBQ 164.5716
41 PIG APPROVED BBQ 163.9998
42 LUCKY'S Q 162.8570
43 We Be Porken 162.2856
44 Wine and Swine BBQ 162.2856
45 BIG BUTZ BBQ 162.2856
46 BEARTOOTH BBQ 161.7144
47 DIGGERS PIGGERS 161.7144
48 Root River Bottom Smoker 161.7142
49 Smokin Bros BBQ 161.1428
50 FLYING ACES BBQ 160.5714
51 BURNTOUT BBQ CO 160.5714
52 LUCKY BRISKET 160
53 ACES HIGH BBQ 160
54 HEAVENLY HAWG 159.4288
55 Smokin Fat Racks 158.2856
56 BUNSEN BURNER BBQ 157.1428
57 PIGS IN PERIL 155.9998
58 PIT 9 BBQ 154.2858
59 MAGNUM P.I.G. 154.2856
60 AFTON ALPS 153.7144
61 RED LINE BBQ 153.1428
62 BIG GUYS BIG TASTE 152.5714
63 Piggy Blues BBQ 152.5712
64 ISLAND SMOKE 148
65 TEAM CHEF LUIS 147.4288
66 DEMON PIG BBQ CO. 142.8572
67 ELLA'S CUSTOM CATERING 20

Pork

67 entries · top 178.2858 · median 165.7142

#TeamScore
1 DRY 2 DA BONE 178.2858
2 JAESTAR BBQ 178.2858
3 BEACH BUMS BBQ 177.1430
4 SPITFIRE 177.1428
5 CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO 177.1428
6 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 176.5714
7 THE HEAT IS ON 176
8 JED'S HOT MESS 175.4288
9 PIGS IN PERIL 174.8572
10 BURNTOUT BBQ CO 174.8570
11 TRUEBUD BBQ 173.7142
12 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 171.4284
13 BIG CITY BB 170.8572
14 Whiskey Pit BBQ Co. 170.8570
15 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BB 170.8570
16 ACES HIGH BBQ 170.2856
17 TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW 170.2856
18 LUCKY'S Q 170.2856
19 EGGSPERT BBQ 169.7142
20 THE SMOKING HILLS 169.1428
21 DEMON PIG BBQ CO. 168.5714
22 PORK PATROL BBQ 168.5710
23 BIG BUTZ BBQ 168
24 COMPOST TAVERN BBQ 167.9998
25 We Be Porken 167.4284
26 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 166.8572
27 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 166.8570
28 ISLAND SMOKE 166.2858
29 Wine and Swine BBQ 166.2858
30 Smokin Bros BBQ 166.2856
31 SCOTTY D'S BBQ 166.2856
32 BIG GUYS BIG TASTE 166.2856
33 BUNSEN BURNER BBQ 165.7146
34 CASE OF RIBS 165.7142
35 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 165.7142
36 Piggy Blues BBQ 165.1430
37 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 165.1430
38 BEARTOOTH BBQ 164.5712
39 FNG BBQ 164.5712
40 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 163.9998
41 SMOKE SYNDICATE 163.9998
42 FULL BOAR BBQ 163.4286
43 DIGGERS PIGGERS 163.4286
44 MAGNUM P.I.G. 163.4284
45 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 163.4284
46 RED LINE BBQ 162.8572
47 PEACH ORCHARD BOARS 162.8572
48 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 161.7142
49 LUCKY BRISKET 161.7142
50 SUBTLE SMOKE 161.7142
51 FARMBOY BBQ 161.7142
52 HEAVENLY HAWG 161.1428
53 Harry's Bar All Sauced U 160.5714
54 MOE CASON BBQ 160
55 Root River Bottom Smoker 159.9998
56 WOODWARD BARBEQUE LLC 159.4286
57 FLYING ACES BBQ 159.4284
58 YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY 158.8570
59 Smokin Fat Racks 158.2856
60 NO LABEL BBQ 158.2854
61 PIG APPROVED BBQ 156.5712
62 C R BUTTS SMOKE 155.4284
63 AFTON ALPS 153.7142
64 TEAM CHEF LUIS 153.1428
65 LERMON BBQ 152.5714
66 MYASSIS SMOKIN 151.9998
67 PIT 9 BBQ 146.2854

Brisket

66 entries · top 179.4286 · median 166.5715

#TeamScore
1 BEACH BUMS BBQ 179.4286
2 WOODWARD BARBEQUE LLC 178.2858
3 LUCKY'S Q 177.7142
4 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 176.5714
5 IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 176.5714
6 BIG GUYS BIG TASTE 176.5714
7 PITMASTERIQ BBQ 174.8570
8 TRUEBUD BBQ 174.8570
9 FARMBOY BBQ 174.8570
10 SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BB 174.2858
11 THE HEAT IS ON 173.7144
12 EGGSPERT BBQ 173.7142
13 FULL BOAR BBQ 173.1428
14 DRY 2 DA BONE 173.1428
15 CHICKHOOVENSWINE BBQ 173.1428
16 LERMON BBQ 172.5716
17 MOE CASON BBQ 172.5714
18 ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD 172.0002
19 PORK PATROL BBQ 172
20 SPITFIRE 172
21 JAESTAR BBQ 170.2856
22 Whiskey Pit BBQ Co. 170.2856
23 SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 169.7144
24 CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO 169.7142
25 LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 169.1428
26 TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW 168.5714
27 CHARCOAL LOUNGERS 168.5712
28 FLYING ACES BBQ 168.5712
29 We Be Porken 168
30 THE SMOKING HILLS 168
31 BUNSEN BURNER BBQ 167.9998
32 Wine and Swine BBQ 167.9998
33 BEARTOOTH BBQ 166.8574
34 BIG CITY BB 166.2856
35 MYASSIS SMOKIN 166.2856
36 Smokin Bros BBQ 165.7144
37 C R BUTTS SMOKE 165.1430
38 JED'S HOT MESS 164.5714
39 SUBTLE SMOKE 162.8570
40 SCOTTY D'S BBQ 161.7142
41 RED LINE BBQ 161.1428
42 ACES HIGH BBQ 160.0002
43 YELLOW DOG BBQ AND SAUCE COMPANY 160
44 Piggy Blues BBQ 158.2858
45 SMOKE SYNDICATE 157.7140
46 Root River Bottom Smoker 156.5714
47 Harry's Bar All Sauced U 156.5712
48 PIGS IN PERIL 156.5712
49 ISLAND SMOKE 155.4286
50 Smokin Fat Racks 155.4286
51 CASE OF RIBS 154.8570
52 MAGNUM P.I.G. 154.2858
53 CITY SLICKERS BBQ 154.2856
54 TEAM CHEF LUIS 153.7142
55 DEMON PIG BBQ CO. 153.7142
56 NO LABEL BBQ 153.1428
57 PIG APPROVED BBQ 153.1428
58 PEACH ORCHARD BOARS 152.5716
59 BIG BUTZ BBQ 152
60 DIGGERS PIGGERS 151.4286
61 BURNTOUT BBQ CO 150.2860
62 AFTON ALPS 149.1430
63 LUCKY BRISKET 149.1428
64 HEAVENLY HAWG 149.1428
65 PIT 9 BBQ 146.8570
66 FNG BBQ 144.5714

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