A statement win
17.7142
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 17.7142 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Knights of Columbus 2013
Jun 21–22, 2013 · Quincy, IL
4 SMOKIN' BUTTS won Grand Champion at the Knights of Columbus on June 21, 2013 in Quincy, IL, scoring 677.1426 in a field of 32 teams. DC'S SMOKIN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 659.4284. Category winners: Chicken — 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS (170.2858); Pork Ribs — 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS (172.5712); Pork — Q LIVE CREW (173.7142); Brisket — 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS (176.0000). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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.
563.43
median 631.14
677.14 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.29
- Pork Ribs 172.57
- Pork 173.71
- Brisket 176
119.43
176
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
677.1426
Winning margin
17.7142
GC over RC
Field average
622.64
563.43677.14
median 631.14 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
645.1428
563.43677.14
10th place overall
Field spread
113.7144
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 92%
beats 8% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.41 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,503
avg power rating going in · stronger than 3% 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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
4 SMOKIN' BUTTS won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: T&J'S SMOKE & BBQ and TWO BUTTS AND A HAM tied on 170.2856 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: MONSTER-QUE and LION 'BOUT THE Q tied on 160.5714 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: HOOTCHIE COOTCHIE BBQ and MONSTER-QUE tied on 169.7142 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
4 SMOKIN' BUTTS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 18th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 18th
- Brisket 1st
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2013 ← this one | Quincy, IL | Quincy, IL | 32 | 677.1426 | 4 SMOKIN' BUTTS | DC'S SMOKIN BBQ |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Quincy, IL | Quincy, IL 62305 | 25 | 690.8228 | ONE2BBQ | MONSTER-QUE |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Quincy, IL | Quincy, IL | 28 | 689.1428 | QUAU | BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.2858 | 165.7142 | 160.5714 |
| Pork Ribs | 172.5712 | 168 | 157.1428 |
| Pork | 173.7142 | 169.7142 | 168 |
| Brisket | 176 | 168 | 164.5712 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 677.1426 · median 631.1428
Chicken
32 entries · top 170.2858 · median 155.7143
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 172.5712 · median 152.2857
Pork
32 entries · top 173.7142 · median 158.8571
Brisket
32 entries · top 176 · median 155.4286