A new contest record
687.3600
highest overall ever cooked here
687.3600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 685.0744 BIG T'Z Q CRU set in 2013.
- old record 685.0744
- set 2013 by BIG T'Z Q CRU
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast 2014
Jul 11–12, 2014 · Madelia, MN
SPITFIRE won Grand Champion at The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast on July 11, 2014 in Madelia, MN, scoring 687.3600 in a field of 26 teams. CITY SLICKERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 682.8572. Category winners: Chicken — EGGSPERT BBQ (175.4172); Pork Ribs — CITY SLICKERS BBQ (178.2972); Pork — SPITFIRE (173.1200); Brisket — SPITFIRE (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by BIG T'Z Q CRU.
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.
566.17
median 654.22
687.36 🏆
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 178.30
- Pork 173.12
- Brisket 176
129.62
178.30
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
687.3600
Winning margin
4.5028
GC over RC
Field average
650.92
566.17687.36
median 654.22 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
659.8628
566.17687.36
10th place overall
Field spread
121.1888
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 78%
beats 22% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
65%
15 of 23 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,538
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% of contests
Storylines (5 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 8 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 5–6: TOTALLY SAUCED and HOGLINE tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: EGGSPERT BBQ and REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 1–2: EGGSPERT BBQ edged REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY by 0.0116.
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Brisket 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SPITFIRE won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
SPITFIRE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 4th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
178.2972
best pork ribs ever cooked here
CITY SLICKERS BBQ turned in 178.2972 in pork ribs — past the 172.5716 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.5716
- across 1 past editions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2013 | Madelia, MN | Madelia, MN | 23 | 685.0744 | BIG T'Z Q CRU | SPITFIRE |
| Jul 11, 2014 ← this one | Madelia, MN | Madelia, MN 56062 | 26 | 687.3600 | SPITFIRE | CITY SLICKERS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4172 | 172.5828 | 165.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 170.8800 | 165.6684 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 170.8228 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 176 | 170.2628 | 165.7144 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 687.3600 · median 654.2230
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 3 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 4 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 5 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 8 | QUETOPIA | |
| 9 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 10 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 11 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 12 | TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM | |
| 13 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | BURNTOUT BBQ CO | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 16 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 17 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 18 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 20 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 21 | We Be Porkin | |
| 22 | OFF IN THE SMOKER | |
| 23 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 24 | TEAM PIT | |
| 25 | Memphis Grills | |
| 26 | United We Grill |
Chicken
26 entries · top 175.4172 · median 164.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 2 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 3 | HOGLINE | |
| 4 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 5 | Memphis Grills | |
| 6 | TEAM PIT | |
| 7 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 8 | TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM | |
| 9 | SPITFIRE | |
| 10 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 11 | BURNTOUT BBQ CO | |
| 12 | QUETOPIA | |
| 13 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 14 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 16 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 17 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 19 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 20 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 21 | OFF IN THE SMOKER | |
| 22 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 23 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 24 | We Be Porkin | |
| 25 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 26 | United We Grill |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 2 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 3 | BURNTOUT BBQ CO | |
| 4 | SPITFIRE | |
| 5 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 6 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 7 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 9 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 10 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 11 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 12 | HOGLINE | |
| 13 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 14 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 16 | QUETOPIA | |
| 17 | TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM | |
| 18 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 20 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 21 | OFF IN THE SMOKER | |
| 22 | We Be Porkin | |
| 23 | Memphis Grills | |
| 24 | TEAM PIT | |
| 25 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | United We Grill |
Pork
26 entries · top 173.1200 · median 166.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 3 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 5 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 6 | HOGLINE | |
| 7 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 8 | We Be Porkin | |
| 9 | TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM | |
| 10 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 11 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 12 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 13 | QUETOPIA | |
| 14 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 16 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 18 | OFF IN THE SMOKER | |
| 19 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 21 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 22 | BURNTOUT BBQ CO | |
| 23 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 24 | TEAM PIT | |
| 25 | United We Grill | |
| 26 | Memphis Grills |
Brisket
26 entries · top 176 · median 162.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPITFIRE | |
| 2 | TOTALLY SAUCED | |
| 3 | QUETOPIA | |
| 4 | SONS OF BUTCHERS | |
| 5 | LUCKY'S Q | |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | |
| 7 | We Be Porkin | |
| 8 | WILD SHOOTERS BBQ | |
| 9 | EGGSPERT BBQ | |
| 10 | REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY | |
| 11 | TRUE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | MYASSIS SMOKIN | |
| 13 | CITY SLICKERS BBQ | |
| 14 | HOGLINE | |
| 15 | MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | |
| 16 | TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM | |
| 17 | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | |
| 18 | SASSY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | BURNTOUT BBQ CO | |
| 20 | SUBTLE SMOKE | |
| 21 | GOOD OL BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | OFF IN THE SMOKER | |
| 23 | TEAM PIT | |
| 24 | DIABLOS BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | United We Grill | |
| 26 | Memphis Grills |