A new contest record
676.0572
highest overall ever cooked here
676.0572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 667.4290 QU SMOKIN KREWE set in 2013.
- old record 667.4290
- set 2013 by QU SMOKIN KREWE
Grillin' in Grafton 2014
Jun 27–28, 2014 · Grafton, WI
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI won Grand Champion at the Grillin' in Grafton on June 27, 2014 in Grafton, WI, scoring 676.0572 in a field of 32 teams. T-MAC SMOKIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 660.5716. Category winners: Chicken — JH OLD SCHOOL (174.3200); Pork Ribs — TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI (176.5944); Pork — FIREWISE BBQ (171.4400); Brisket — CRASH TEST SMOKERS (170.2972). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by QU SMOKIN KREWE; the next was held in 2015.
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.
581.47
median 642.29
676.06 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.32
- Pork Ribs 176.59
- Pork 171.44
- Brisket 170.30
133.66
176.59
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
676.0572
Winning margin
15.4856
GC over RC
Field average
634.58
581.47676.06
median 642.29 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2856 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
651.8972
581.47676.06
10th place overall
Field spread
94.5832
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
48%
16 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,523
avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% of contests
Storylines (6 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
15.4856
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4856 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 5 tracked editions
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has won this contest 4 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 6–7: A FINE SWINE and THE SMOKE HUNTERS tied on 168.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: JH OLD SCHOOL edged A FINE SWINE by 0.0112. Chicken places 7–8: FAT ANDY'S BBQ edged BLUE PIG by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0112
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0228
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 8th
- Brisket 5th
A contest record in pork ribs
176.5944
best pork ribs ever cooked here
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI turned in 176.5944 in pork ribs — past the 170.2858 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 170.2858
- across 1 past editions
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 28, 2013 | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI | 33 | 667.4290 | QU SMOKIN KREWE | FIREWISE BBQ |
| Jun 27, 2014 ← this one | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI | 32 | 676.0572 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | T-MAC SMOKIN |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI 53024 | 33 | 679.4168 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | FAT ANDY'S BBQ |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Grafton, WI | Grafton, WI 53024 | 29 | 675.4172 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | A MOTLEY QUE |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Graffton, WI | Centennial Park | 27 | 659.9088 | TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Grafton, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.3200 | 168.0228 | 164.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 168.0228 | 164.5600 |
| Pork | 171.4400 | 169.1544 | 162.2628 |
| Brisket | 170.2972 | 165.7144 | 163.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 676.0572 · median 642.2858
Chicken
32 entries · top 174.3200 · median 161.6742
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 176.5944 · median 158.8744
Pork
32 entries · top 171.4400 · median 159.1200
Brisket
32 entries · top 170.2972 · median 157.9656