A statement win
16.0004
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 16.0004 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
Jun 21–22, 2013 · Temecula, CA
LEFT COAST Q won Grand Champion at the 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship on June 21, 2013 in Temecula, CA, scoring 694.2856 in a field of 70 teams. BURNIN AND LOOTIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2852. Category winners: Chicken — ZZYZX BAR.B.Q (174.8570); Pork Ribs — LEFT COAST Q (175.4286); Pork — ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN (176.0000); Brisket — ROOFTOP BBQ (174.2860).
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.
436.00
median 636.00
694.29 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 175.43
- Pork 176
- Brisket 174.29
20
176
Entries
70
4 judged meats
Top score
694.2856
Winning margin
16.0004
GC over RC
Field average
625.48
436.00694.29
median 636.00 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2862 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
660.5712
436.00694.29
10th place overall
Field spread
258.2854
winner to last place
Double threats
2
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
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,514
avg power rating going in · stronger than 10% 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 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: ZZYZX BAR.B.Q and BURNIN AND LOOTIN tied on 174.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY and SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SMOKIN' PILES OF BBQ and KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ tied on 170.8570 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
LEFT COAST Q took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 5th
One of the big ones
70
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 95% of the 5,469 contests in the data
70 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)
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 | 174.8570 | 170.8572 | 168.5714 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4286 | 171.9998 | 167.9998 |
| Pork | 176 | 171.4284 | 166.8570 |
| Brisket | 174.2860 | 171.9998 | 168 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
70 entries · top 694.2856 · median 635.9999
Chicken
70 entries · top 174.8570 · median 161.4286
Pork Ribs
69 entries · top 175.4286 · median 158.2858
Pork
70 entries · top 176 · median 158.5712
Brisket
70 entries · top 174.2860 · median 158.5715