A first Grand Championship
20
tracked contests to get there
This was TOO ASHAMED TO NAME's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 20th tracked contest.
Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
Aug 8–9, 2014 · Brentwood, CA
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME won Grand Champion at the Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show on August 8, 2014 in Brentwood, CA, scoring 685.7028 in a field of 26 teams. BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 666.3316. Category winners: Chicken — PORK DADDY'S BBQ (176.0228); Pork Ribs — TOO ASHAMED TO NAME (170.8800); Pork — PORK DYNASTY (172.5600); Brisket — ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT (174.9144).
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.
433.58
median 616.49
685.70 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.02
- Pork Ribs 170.88
- Pork 172.56
- Brisket 174.91
20
176.02
Entries
26
4 judged meats · 5 ancillary
Top score
685.7028
Winning margin
19.3712
GC over RC
Field average
602.52
433.58685.70
median 616.49 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.6056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
628.6172
433.58685.70
10th place overall
Field spread
252.1260
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,522
avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests
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 statement win
19.3712
points clear of the field
Wider than 99% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 19.3712 points — a wider margin than 99% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
0.0224
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ edged PORKTERA BBQ by 0.0224. Chicken places 2–3: SON OF SMOKE edged TOO ASHAMED TO NAME by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 2–3: PIRATES OF THE PIG edged Smokey and the Pirate by 0.0688.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0224
- Chicken 2–3 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · 0.0688
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0800
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 4th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 2nd
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 | 176.0228 | 171.4172 | 163.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8800 | 162.3200 | 154.8916 |
| Pork | 172.5600 | 160.6060 | 155.9772 |
| Brisket | 174.9144 | 166.2628 | 161.6572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 685.7028 · median 616.4914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 2 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 3 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 4 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 5 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 6 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 8 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | MAC BBQ | |
| 10 | GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ | |
| 11 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 12 | BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 14 | KAT BBQ | |
| 15 | ROCK'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 16 | DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE AND BERNS | |
| 19 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 20 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 21 | BEANS AND BONES BBQ | |
| 22 | WHISKEY & SMOKE | |
| 23 | TEAM BACON | |
| 24 | Krusty Butts | |
| 25 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 26 | Turn Don't Burn BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 176.0228 · median 160.6114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 3 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 4 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 5 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 8 | MAC BBQ | |
| 9 | BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 11 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 12 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 13 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 14 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 15 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 16 | GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ | |
| 17 | ROCK'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 18 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 19 | KAT BBQ | |
| 20 | WHISKEY & SMOKE | |
| 21 | DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ | |
| 22 | Krusty Butts | |
| 23 | SMOKE AND BERNS | |
| 24 | TEAM BACON | |
| 25 | BEANS AND BONES BBQ | |
| 26 | Turn Don't Burn BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 170.8800 · median 152.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 2 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 3 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 4 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 5 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 6 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 7 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 8 | GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKE AND BERNS | |
| 10 | BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | ROCK'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 13 | MAC BBQ | |
| 14 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 16 | BEANS AND BONES BBQ | |
| 17 | KAT BBQ | |
| 18 | DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ | |
| 19 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 20 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | Turn Don't Burn BBQ | |
| 22 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 23 | TEAM BACON | |
| 24 | WHISKEY & SMOKE | |
| 25 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 26 | Krusty Butts |
Pork
26 entries · top 172.5600 · median 153.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 2 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 4 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 5 | KAT BBQ | |
| 6 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 7 | DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 9 | GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 11 | MAC BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 13 | BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 15 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 16 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 17 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | Turn Don't Burn BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE AND BERNS | |
| 20 | TEAM BACON | |
| 21 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 22 | WHISKEY & SMOKE | |
| 23 | ROCK'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 24 | Krusty Butts | |
| 25 | BEANS AND BONES BBQ | |
| 26 | PIRATES OF THE PIG |
Brisket
26 entries · top 174.9144 · median 153.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT | |
| 2 | TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | |
| 3 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 4 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 5 | ROCK'S BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | MAC BBQ | |
| 7 | PIG PIMP'N BBQ | |
| 8 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 9 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 10 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ | |
| 12 | KAT BBQ | |
| 13 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 14 | BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS | |
| 15 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 16 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 17 | DOUBLE TROUBLE BACK YARD BBQ | |
| 18 | WHISKEY & SMOKE | |
| 19 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 20 | HOT MESS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE AND BERNS | |
| 22 | BEANS AND BONES BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 24 | Krusty Butts | |
| 25 | Turn Don't Burn BBQ | |
| 26 | TEAM BACON |
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 — Backyard
11 entries · top 482.8568 · median 421.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .The Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 2 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 3 | Toms Que | |
| 4 | Cutting Edge Barbeque | |
| 5 | RackA"Licious | |
| 6 | QNQT | |
| 7 | .Pit Bull Bar B Q | |
| 8 | Salt & Pepper Pork Pullers | |
| 9 | Hooks Cali Que | |
| 10 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 11 | .Santiago's Afro Asian American |
Master Series — Backyard Chicken
11 entries · top 165.1428 · median 151.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .The Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 2 | Toms Que | |
| 3 | .Pit Bull Bar B Q | |
| 4 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 5 | RackA"Licious | |
| 6 | Cutting Edge Barbeque | |
| 7 | QNQT | |
| 8 | Salt & Pepper Pork Pullers | |
| 9 | Hooks Cali Que | |
| 10 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 11 | .Santiago's Afro Asian American |
Master Series — Backyard Ribs
11 entries · top 173.1656 · median 142.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .The Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 2 | Toms Que | |
| 3 | Salt & Pepper Pork Pullers | |
| 4 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 5 | .Pit Bull Bar B Q | |
| 6 | RackA"Licious | |
| 7 | Cutting Edge Barbeque | |
| 8 | Hooks Cali Que | |
| 9 | QNQT | |
| 10 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 11 | .Santiago's Afro Asian American |
Master Series — Backyard Tri-Tip
10 entries · top 169.7944 · median 140.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .Pork U BBQ | |
| 2 | Cutting Edge Barbeque | |
| 3 | HELLO BBQ | |
| 4 | .The Ring of Fire BBQ | |
| 5 | Hooks Cali Que | |
| 6 | QNQT | |
| 7 | RackA"Licious | |
| 8 | Toms Que | |
| 9 | Salt & Pepper Pork Pullers | |
| 10 | .Pit Bull Bar B Q |
Master Series — Chili
15 entries · top 170.2856 · median 143.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LORD OF THE RIBS | |
| 2 | PORK DYNASTY | |
| 3 | BEANS & BONES 2 | |
| 4 | BEANS AND BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Turn Don't Burn BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKESHOW | |
| 7 | SMOKEDOUT BBQ | |
| 8 | PORKTERA BBQ | |
| 9 | .Santiago's Afro Asian American | |
| 10 | Krusty Butts | |
| 11 | PIRATES OF THE PIG | |
| 12 | RackA"Licious | |
| 13 | SON OF SMOKE | |
| 14 | Smokey and the Pirate | |
| 15 | HOT MESS BBQ |