A new contest record
690.2400
highest overall ever cooked here
690.2400 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 680.4912 FLYBOY BBQ set in 2013.
- old record 680.4912
- set 2013 by FLYBOY BBQ
Griller's Cup 2014
Jul 16–19, 2014 · Laramie, WY
THE CELTIC PIG won Grand Champion at the Griller's Cup on July 16, 2014 in Laramie, WY, scoring 690.2400 in a field of 26 teams. FLYBOY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.4400. Category winners: Chicken — FLYBOY BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — CHIBI-Q (177.1544); Pork — BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES (177.7144); Brisket — BRACKEN RACKS BBQ (171.9884). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by FLYBOY BBQ; 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.
429.76
median 657.86
690.24 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.86
- Pork Ribs 177.15
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 171.99
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178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2016 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 8 ancillary
Top score
690.2400
Winning margin
2.8000
GC over RC
Field average
646.97
429.76690.24
median 657.86 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
3.9888 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.9200
429.76690.24
10th place overall
Field spread
260.4800
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 70%
beats 30% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
55%
18 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 27% 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.
An upset on the books
31-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
THE CELTIC PIG came in rated below the field's top team, BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1543
- top seed 1680
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
THE CELTIC PIG 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 7th
- Brisket 4th
A first Grand Championship
8
tracked contests to get there
This was THE CELTIC PIG's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 8th tracked contest.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS and GRILLIN' BEAVERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS and GQUE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS and BACKDRAFT BBQ tied on 163.9428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0112
A contest record in pork
177.7144
best pork ever cooked here
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES turned in 177.7144 in pork — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4056
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FLYBOY BBQ (won 2013).
- FLYBOY BBQ · 2013
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 19, 2013 | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY | 33 | 680.4912 | FLYBOY BBQ | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ |
| Jul 16, 2014 ← this one | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY 82072 | 26 | 690.2400 | THE CELTIC PIG | FLYBOY BBQ |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY 82072 | 29 | 689.6800 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Laramie, WY | Laramie, WY | 27 | 691.3944 | UTAH BBQ COMPANY | FLYBOY BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 167.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.4056 | 169.1428 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.7256 | 169.1084 |
| Brisket | 171.9884 | 166.8344 | 161.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 690.2400 · median 657.8632
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 2 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 3 | GQUE | |
| 4 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 5 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS | |
| 7 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 8 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 11 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 12 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 13 | LOS NERDS | |
| 14 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 15 | GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! | |
| 16 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 17 | SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ | |
| 18 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 19 | LITTLE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 21 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 22 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Masters of Meat | |
| 25 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 26 | Vee Bar Ranch |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 4 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 5 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 6 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 7 | GQUE | |
| 8 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 11 | LOS NERDS | |
| 12 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 13 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 14 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 15 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 16 | SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ | |
| 17 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 19 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS | |
| 21 | GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! | |
| 22 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 23 | LITTLE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 25 | Masters of Meat | |
| 26 | Vee Bar Ranch |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 2 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 3 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 4 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 6 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 7 | SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS | |
| 8 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 9 | GQUE | |
| 10 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 11 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 12 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 13 | GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! | |
| 14 | SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ | |
| 15 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 16 | LOS NERDS | |
| 17 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 18 | Masters of Meat | |
| 19 | LITTLE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 21 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 25 | Vee Bar Ranch | |
| 26 | First Interstate Bank |
Pork
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 2 | SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS | |
| 3 | GQUE | |
| 4 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 5 | LITTLE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 6 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 7 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 8 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 9 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 10 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 12 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 13 | GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! | |
| 14 | LOS NERDS | |
| 15 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 16 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 17 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 18 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 22 | Masters of Meat | |
| 23 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 24 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 25 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 26 | Vee Bar Ranch |
Brisket
26 entries · top 171.9884 · median 160.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 2 | GQUE | |
| 3 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 4 | THE CELTIC PIG | |
| 5 | GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT! | |
| 6 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 7 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 11 | SWINE DOCTORS | |
| 12 | SMOKE JUNKIES BBQ | |
| 13 | LOS NERDS | |
| 14 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 15 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 17 | LIZZIE Q | |
| 18 | PORKY'S PIT CREW | |
| 19 | LITTLE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 21 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 22 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 23 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Masters of Meat | |
| 25 | Vee Bar Ranch | |
| 26 | First Interstate Bank |
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 — 2014 Griller'S Cup
7 entries · top 842.2056 · median 772.1252
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 2 | Uniwyo | |
| 3 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 4 | Vee Bar Ranch | |
| 5 | Wyoming State Bank | |
| 6 | Blue Balloon BBQ | |
| 7 | LITTLE JOE'S BBQ |
Master Series — Beef Backyard
5 entries · top 161.0856 · median 148.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 2 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 3 | Uniwyo | |
| 4 | Vee Bar Ranch | |
| 5 | Wyoming State Bank |
Master Series — Dessert
3 entries · top 166.2512 · median 165.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 3 | Vee Bar Ranch |
Master Series — Other Backyard
6 entries · top 172.5716 · median 166.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 2 | Vee Bar Ranch | |
| 3 | LITTLE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Uniwyo | |
| 5 | Wyoming State Bank | |
| 6 | First Interstate Bank |
Master Series — Pork Backyard
6 entries · top 164 · median 156
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 2 | Blue Balloon BBQ | |
| 3 | Uniwyo | |
| 4 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 5 | Vee Bar Ranch | |
| 6 | Wyoming State Bank |
Master Series — Poultry Backyard
6 entries · top 171.9884 · median 154.2858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Balloon BBQ | |
| 2 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 3 | Uniwyo | |
| 4 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 5 | Wyoming State Bank | |
| 6 | Vee Bar Ranch |
Master Series — Sauce
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2456
Master Series — Seafood Backyard
4 entries · top 180 · median 171.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trihydro Corporation | |
| 2 | Uniwyo | |
| 3 | First Interstate Bank | |
| 4 | Vee Bar Ranch |