Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 14th
- Brisket 2nd
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2013
Jun 21–22, 2013 · Indianapolis, IN
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on June 21, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN, scoring 689.1428 in a field of 29 teams. BACK PORCH Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 672.0002. Category winners: Chicken — GILLY'S BBQ (175.4286); Pork Ribs — THE FLYING BURRITOS (174.2858); Pork — NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO. (174.8570); Brisket — BACK PORCH Q (178.2858). This is the 17th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by GOVERNMENT PORK; the next was held in 2013.
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.
570.86
median 653.14
689.14 🏆
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 174.29
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 178.29
120.00
178.29
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
689.1428
Winning margin
17.1426
GC over RC
Field average
647.92
570.86689.14
median 653.14 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
658.8576
570.86689.14
10th place overall
Field spread
118.2862
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 27 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,523
avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% 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.
A statement win
17.1426
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 17.1426 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: BLACK AND BLUE BBQ and SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ABLE ACRES BBQ and BILLY RAY BBQ tied on 170.2858 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: THE FLYING BURRITOS and BACK PORCH Q tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 1–2 · tie
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4286 | 170.8572 | 168 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2858 | 170.2858 | 164 |
| Pork | 174.8570 | 170.2856 | 166.8570 |
| Brisket | 178.2858 | 170.2856 | 167.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 689.1428 · median 653.1430
Chicken
29 entries · top 175.4286 · median 165.1428
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 174.2858 · median 160
Pork
29 entries · top 174.8570 · median 163.9998
Brisket
29 entries · top 178.2858 · median 164