A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 125 tracked editions
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 125 tracked editions.
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2014
Aug 8–9, 2014 · Scarborough, ME
STUBBORN BULL BBQ won Grand Champion at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on August 8, 2014 in Scarborough, ME, scoring 673.7372 in a field of 28 teams. FEEDING FRIENDZ took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.2744. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (174.8572); Pork Ribs — QUE AND A HALF MEN (173.7600); Pork — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (170.2972); Brisket — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (174.8572). This is the 47th of 125 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS; the next was held in 2014.
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.
568.61
median 638.81
673.74 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.86
- Pork Ribs 173.76
- Pork 170.30
- Brisket 174.86
122.81
174.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
673.7372
Winning margin
3.4628
GC over RC
Field average
629.82
568.61673.74
median 638.81 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
4 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
649.1660
568.61673.74
10th place overall
Field spread
105.1312
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
0%
0 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.73 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% 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
Chicken places 4–5: INSANE SWINE BBQ and FEEDING FRIENDZ tied on 169.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: Rogue Hog BBQ and MEAT @ SLIMS tied on 166.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: BLACK CAT BBQ edged Rogue Hog BBQ by 0.0228.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · 0.0228
- Brisket 4–5 · 0.0228
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
STUBBORN BULL BBQ 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
STUBBORN BULL BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 9th.
- Chicken 9th
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FEEDING FRIENDZ (won 2013).
- FEEDING FRIENDZ · 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 →
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.8572 | 169.7372 | 165.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7600 | 167.9888 | 162.2856 |
| Pork | 170.2972 | 166.2972 | 163.3944 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 168.5372 | 160.5944 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 673.7372 · median 638.8114
Chicken
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.1430
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 173.7600 · median 158.2686
Pork
28 entries · top 170.2972 · median 160.5772
Brisket
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 155.9716