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The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)

Feb 21–22, 2014 · Indio, CA

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BURNIN AND LOOTIN
668.5372 · Master Series — Overall
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GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
667.9772 · Master Series — Overall
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H&D BBQ
664.5832 · Master Series — Overall

BURNIN AND LOOTIN won Grand Champion at The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) on February 21, 2014 in Indio, CA, scoring 668.5372 in a field of 48 teams. GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.9772. Category winners: Chicken — H&D BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ (174.8800); Pork — WHEN PIGS FLY (174.2744); Brisket — BURNIN AND LOOTIN (173.7372).

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 175.42
  • Pork Ribs 174.88
  • Pork 174.27
  • Brisket 173.74
134.73 175.42

Entries

48
4 judged meats · 3 ancillary

Top score

668.5372

Winning margin

0.5600
GC over RC

Field average

637.52
593.01668.54
median 642.11 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Chicken
2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

651.3596
593.01668.54
10th place overall

Field spread

75.5312
winner to last place

Most consistent

BURNIN AND LOOTIN
avg finish 9.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs
won by 3.4400 pts — SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 97%
beats 3% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate
ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,541
avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests

Top-rated in the field

LEFT COAST Q
rated 1687 pre-contest

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 razor-thin finish

0.5600 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5600 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.

  • BURNIN AND LOOTIN
  • GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE

A knife fight at the top

4.6400 points across the top five

First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.6400 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.

  • 1st BURNIN AND LOOTIN
  • 2nd GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
  • 3rd H&D BBQ
  • 4th SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ
  • 5th GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

BURNIN AND LOOTIN took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 17th.

  • Chicken 17th
  • Pork Ribs 10th
  • Pork 9th
  • 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)

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
Chicken175.4172173.1200167.4400
Pork Ribs174.8800168.0688162.2744
Pork174.2744170.2512167.9772
Brisket173.7372169.1544165.1544

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

48 entries · top 668.5372 · median 642.1086

#TeamScore
1 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 668.5372
2 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 667.9772
3 H&D BBQ 664.5832
4 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 663.9544
5 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 663.8972
6 Loot N' Booty 662.7544
7 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 662.2284
8 LADY OF Q 656.4912
9 DRY 2 DA BONE 655.9200
10 Pete's Firehouse BBQ 651.3596
11 LEFT COAST Q 650.7544
12 RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ 650.1828
13 BOWLING OVER PIGS 648.4800
14 SMOKIN' HART'S 646.8236
15 ALL SAUCED UP 646.7540
16 WHEN PIGS FLY 646.7316
17 PORKETEERS 646.7316
18 KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 646.1828
19 MASTER OF DISASTER 645.5772
20 T & J Backyard BBQ 645.1200
21 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 644.4456
22 Smoqued California BBQ 644.4116
23 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 642.7772
24 SON OF SMOKE 642.6744
25 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 641.5428
26 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 640.5144
27 ROOFTOP BBQ 637.5544
28 LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE 637.0628
29 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 636.5600
30 Toot & Stinky 636.5256
31 D'S SMOKEHOUSE 634.1372
32 Sharpe's Woodshed 633.5544
33 TEMECULA RUB COMPANY 630.8460
34 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 629.1432
35 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 627.8400
36 ANYTHING 'LL QUE 626.1260
37 BAD BOYZ BBQ 624.9600
38 GRILLaTactics 622.8112
39 QUED UP 621.0516
40 MOE B SMOKIN BBQ 617.0400
41 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 616.9828
42 Gava D's BBQ 616.3996
43 WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? 606.1596
44 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 606.1260
45 Bloomfield's 602.8572
46 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 602.0572
47 PATIO PITMASTERS 594.7204
48 BIG D'S BBQ 593.0060

Chicken

48 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.5200

#TeamScore
1 H&D BBQ 175.4172
2 DRY 2 DA BONE 174.8800
3 BOWLING OVER PIGS 173.7028
4 RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ 173.1772
5 Smoqued California BBQ 173.1200
6 LEFT COAST Q 172.5828
7 MASTER OF DISASTER 170.2628
8 WHEN PIGS FLY 169.6684
9 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 167.9656
10 Pete's Firehouse BBQ 167.4400
11 D'S SMOKEHOUSE 167.4400
12 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 167.3828
13 Loot N' Booty 165.7028
14 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 165.1544
15 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 164.5828
16 ROOFTOP BBQ 164.5716
17 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 164.5372
18 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 163.9772
19 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 163.4628
20 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 163.4400
21 T & J Backyard BBQ 163.4172
22 ALL SAUCED UP 163.3828
23 LADY OF Q 162.8228
24 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 162.8000
25 SON OF SMOKE 162.2400
26 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 161.7028
27 LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE 161.1428
28 KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 161.1200
29 Gava D's BBQ 160.5484
30 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 160.0116
31 PORKETEERS 159.9888
32 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 159.9428
33 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 159.4516
34 TEMECULA RUB COMPANY 159.4516
35 MOE B SMOKIN BBQ 159.3944
36 Toot & Stinky 158.8228
37 SMOKIN' HART'S 157.1204
38 PATIO PITMASTERS 156.5716
39 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 156.5372
40 Sharpe's Woodshed 156.5372
41 BIG D'S BBQ 156.0344
42 Bloomfield's 156.0116
43 GRILLaTactics 154.2856
44 ANYTHING 'LL QUE 153.6916
45 BAD BOYZ BBQ 152.5144
46 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 151.3828
47 QUED UP 146.2284
48 WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? 144.5256

Pork Ribs

48 entries · top 174.8800 · median 158.8114

#TeamScore
1 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 174.8800
2 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 171.4400
3 H&D BBQ 170.9028
4 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 170.2628
5 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 168.0688
6 TEMECULA RUB COMPANY 163.4400
7 LADY OF Q 163.4400
8 SMOKIN' HART'S 162.9032
9 ROOFTOP BBQ 162.8228
10 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 162.2744
11 RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ 162.2628
12 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 161.7144
13 T & J Backyard BBQ 160.0228
14 D'S SMOKEHOUSE 160
15 ALL SAUCED UP 160
16 BOWLING OVER PIGS 159.9772
17 Loot N' Booty 159.9660
18 SON OF SMOKE 159.9544
19 PORKETEERS 159.9428
20 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 159.4172
21 GRILLaTactics 158.8572
22 WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? 158.8572
23 Toot & Stinky 158.8228
24 DRY 2 DA BONE 158.8228
25 LEFT COAST Q 158.8000
26 ANYTHING 'LL QUE 158.2516
27 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 158.2400
28 Smoqued California BBQ 158.2400
29 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 157.1200
30 Sharpe's Woodshed 156.5028
31 KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 155.9772
32 WHEN PIGS FLY 155.4172
33 Pete's Firehouse BBQ 154.8340
34 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 154.8000
35 BIG D'S BBQ 154.2516
36 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 153.7372
37 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 152.5028
38 Bloomfield's 152
39 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 151.9544
40 MASTER OF DISASTER 151.3600
41 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 150.2400
42 BAD BOYZ BBQ 149.6800
43 LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE 149.0972
44 MOE B SMOKIN BBQ 147.4284
45 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 145.6572
46 QUED UP 145.1088
47 PATIO PITMASTERS 142.8344
48 Gava D's BBQ 141.6572

Pork

48 entries · top 174.2744 · median 159.3600

#TeamScore
1 WHEN PIGS FLY 174.2744
2 QUED UP 173.1544
3 T & J Backyard BBQ 172
4 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 170.2628
5 SMOKIN' HART'S 170.2512
6 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 168.5600
7 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 168.5600
8 LEFT COAST Q 168
9 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 167.9884
10 KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 167.9772
11 Loot N' Booty 167.4172
12 DRY 2 DA BONE 166.2744
13 ALL SAUCED UP 166.2628
14 Sharpe's Woodshed 166.2516
15 BOWLING OVER PIGS 165.1200
16 LADY OF Q 165.0856
17 SON OF SMOKE 164.5256
18 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 163.9428
19 ROOFTOP BBQ 163.9428
20 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 162.8572
21 H&D BBQ 161.6916
22 WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? 159.9884
23 BAD BOYZ BBQ 159.9428
24 RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ 159.3600
25 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 159.3600
26 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 159.3484
27 Toot & Stinky 158.8456
28 PORKETEERS 158.8000
29 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 158.2628
30 LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE 156.5600
31 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 156.5256
32 Pete's Firehouse BBQ 156.5256
33 Gava D's BBQ 156.5256
34 GRILLaTactics 156
35 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 155.9544
36 Smoqued California BBQ 154.8344
37 MASTER OF DISASTER 154.8000
38 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 153.7256
39 ANYTHING 'LL QUE 153.6572
40 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 150.8228
41 MOE B SMOKIN BBQ 150.8228
42 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 150.2744
43 PATIO PITMASTERS 148.5028
44 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 146.2628
45 D'S SMOKEHOUSE 145.0516
46 TEMECULA RUB COMPANY 143.9544
47 Bloomfield's 142.8572
48 BIG D'S BBQ 141.0972

Brisket

48 entries · top 173.7372 · median 157.3884

#TeamScore
1 BURNIN AND LOOTIN 173.7372
2 Pete's Firehouse BBQ 172.5600
3 LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE 170.2628
4 Loot N' Booty 169.6684
5 MASTER OF DISASTER 169.1544
6 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 168.5944
7 PORKETEERS 168
8 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 167.9656
9 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 166.2400
10 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 165.1544
11 LADY OF Q 165.1428
12 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 164.5600
13 TEMECULA RUB COMPANY 164
14 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 163.4400
15 BAD BOYZ BBQ 162.8228
16 WOODHOUSE BARBECUE 162.2400
17 D'S SMOKEHOUSE 161.6456
18 KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 161.1084
19 ANYTHING 'LL QUE 160.5256
20 Toot & Stinky 160.0344
21 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 159.9772
22 MOE B SMOKIN BBQ 159.3944
23 Smoqued California BBQ 158.2172
24 Gava D's BBQ 157.6684
25 ALL SAUCED UP 157.1084
26 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 157.0856
27 H&D BBQ 156.5716
28 QUED UP 156.5600
29 SMOKIN' HART'S 156.5488
30 SON OF SMOKE 155.9544
31 DRY 2 DA BONE 155.9428
32 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 155.9428
33 SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 155.9200
34 RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ 155.3828
35 Sharpe's Woodshed 154.2628
36 GRILLaTactics 153.6684
37 ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 153.1200
38 Bloomfield's 151.9884
39 LEFT COAST Q 151.3716
40 T & J Backyard BBQ 149.6800
41 BOWLING OVER PIGS 149.6800
42 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 148.5260
43 WHEN PIGS FLY 147.3716
44 PATIO PITMASTERS 146.8116
45 ROOFTOP BBQ 146.2172
46 WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE? 142.7884
47 BIG D'S BBQ 141.6228
48 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 134.7316

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Master Series — Dessert

31 entries · top 180 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180

#TeamScore
1 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 180 🔥
2 D'S SMOKEHOUSE 178.2972
3 TOYS 4 BBQ'N 177.7028
4 GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA 175.4172
5 SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 174.2972
6 WHEN PIGS FLY 174.2972
7 MOE B SMOKIN BBQ 174.2744
8 MY SMOKIN GRILLFRIEND 173.7028
9 Sharpe's Woodshed 173.1772
10 TWISTED BRISKET BBQ 172
11 RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ 171.4400
12 TEMECULA RUB COMPANY 170.2856
13 JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE 170.2856
14 ALL SAUCED UP 170.2628
15 Gava D's BBQ 169.1772
16 THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 169.1316
17 RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 168.5600
18 Loot N' Booty 167.9656
19 Toot & Stinky 167.4400
20 QUED UP 167.3828
21 Pete's Firehouse BBQ 166.2744
22 SMOKIN' HART'S 165.7600
23 Bloomfield's 165.7372
24 GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 165.1200
25 LADY OF Q 163.4400
26 PATIO PITMASTERS 161.7144
27 PORKETEERS 161.7028
28 SON OF SMOKE 161.1200
29 ANYTHING 'LL QUE 154.2400
30 WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 152.0572
31 Smoqued California BBQ 148.5600

Master Series — Kid'S Q 11 To 15 Years

10 entries · top 162.3316 · median 150.3088

#TeamScore
1 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE #2 162.3316
2 petes firehouse KAYLA LENT 161.6800
3 twisted brisket TBKIDS 161.6684
4 toot & stinky PANDA BBQ 154.8916
5 knock ur sox OH SNAP BBQ 150.8916
6 smokin mo's SMOKIN NINO'S 149.7260
7 TOYS 4 BBQ'N (KID'S Q) 144.5144
8 smokin mo's SMOKIN MOJITO'S 143.4288
9 shadow hills JOSEPH ROBLES 141.7260
10 RIDGE ROUTE JUNIOR 137.1428

Master Series — Kid'S Q 6 To 10 Years

13 entries · top 174.3316 · median 158.8228

#TeamScore
1 SMOKIN' HARTS #1 174.3316
2 SIMPLY MARVELOUS KIDS 166.8572
3 gava d's GAVA D'S LIGHTNING 166.3088
4 SMOKIN' HARTS #2 164.5944
5 qued up SMOKE MINION 161.7944
6 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE #1 159.4628
7 loot n booty LIL' LOOT 158.8228
8 shadow hills ERIC ROBLES 156.0116
9 toot & stinky CHEERGURL BBQ 149.7600
10 t&j backyard AJ'S BACKYARD 149.6800
11 when pigs WHEN PIGLETS FLY 148.5256
12 when pigs THE BORING PIGLETS 147.4400
13 RIDGE ROUTE GIRLS 138.2512

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