Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
ONE2BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 5th
8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
Jul 11–12, 2014 · Kettering, OH
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff on July 11, 2014 in Kettering, OH, scoring 689.7488 in a field of 42 teams. SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 685.6456. Category winners: Chicken — SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE (174.2628); Pork Ribs — SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ (177.1428); Pork — ZZ-QUE (176.5600); Brisket — YELLOW RIVER BBQ (174.2972).
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.
580.50
median 652.81
689.75 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 177.14
- Pork 176.56
- Brisket 174.30
122.79
177.14
Entries
42
4 judged meats
Top score
689.7488
Winning margin
4.1032
GC over RC
Field average
647.28
580.50689.75
median 652.81 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.6576
580.50689.75
10th place overall
Field spread
109.2460
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 71%
beats 29% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.72 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,538
avg power rating going in · stronger than 28% of contests
Storylines (2 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 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: THE BLUE BLOODS and BUBBY'S BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM and BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: ONE2BBQ and ZZ-QUE tied on 169.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
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 | 174.2628 | 172.0344 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 171.4172 | 167.4172 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 169.7372 | 166.2856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 689.7488 · median 652.8062
Chicken
42 entries · top 174.2628 · median 164.8286
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 177.1428 · median 162.8172
Pork
42 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.2686
Brisket
42 entries · top 174.2972 · median 161.7028