A new contest record
690.1940
highest overall ever cooked here
690.1940 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 682.2860 KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 682.2860
- set 2013 by KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ
4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) 2013
Dec 28–29, 2013 · Lake Elsinore, CA
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) on December 28, 2013 in Lake Elsinore, CA, scoring 690.1940 in a field of 25 teams. RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3488. Category winners: Chicken — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (175.4056); Pork Ribs — WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ (179.4400); Pork — BIG POPPA SMOKERS (179.4400); Brisket — RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ.
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.
338.82
median 656.49
690.19 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 175.41
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 176.56
20
179.44
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
690.1940
Winning margin
2.8452
GC over RC
Field average
638.06
338.82690.19
median 656.49 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
666.7196
338.82690.19
10th place overall
Field spread
351.3712
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
75%
21 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,559
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% of contests
Storylines (7 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
0.0116
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: FIRE AND DESIRE edged ALL SAUCED UP by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 5–6: KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ edged BIG POPPA SMOKERS by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BIG POPPA SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG POPPA SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 11th
A contest record in pork ribs
179.4400
best pork ribs ever cooked here
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ turned in 179.4400 in pork ribs — past the 171.9772 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 171.9772
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ (won 2013).
- KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ · 2013
They keep coming back
75%
of last edition’s field returned
21 of 28 teams from 2013-12-27 came back
21 of the 28 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2013 | Lake Elsinore, CA | Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 | 28 | 682.2860 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ |
| Dec 28, 2013 ← this one | Lake Elsinore, CA | Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 | 25 | 690.1940 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 172 | 167.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 170.2972 | 166.8916 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 172.5600 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 167.9884 | 165.1544 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 690.1940 · median 656.4912
Chicken
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.9656
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5828
Pork
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.4172
Brisket
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 163.3828