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 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 6th
Thunder in the Park BBQ
Aug 30–31, 2014 · Connersville, IN
ONE2BBQ won Grand Champion at the Thunder in the Park BBQ on August 30, 2014 in Connersville, IN, scoring 689.0856 in a field of 29 teams. BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.9544. Category winners: Chicken — GREY STREET BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKE-N-PEPPERS (175.4288); Pork — THUNDER HOG BBQ (174.8572); Brisket — BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ (178.2972).
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.
446.13
median 658.78
689.09 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 175.43
- Pork 174.86
- Brisket 178.30
143.95
178.30
Entries
29
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
689.0856
Winning margin
5.1312
GC over RC
Field average
652.72
446.13689.09
median 658.78 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.2060
446.13689.09
10th place overall
Field spread
242.9596
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 74%
beats 26% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,551
avg power rating going in · stronger than 39% 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 13 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: BRUTUS AND COMPANY and ONE2BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: ONE2BBQ and HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: 2 PITTS BBQ and FOWL BUTT BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
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 | 171.9772 | 169.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4288 | 170.2744 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 174.8572 | 172.5484 | 169.7144 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 171.4628 | 165.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 689.0856 · median 658.7772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 3 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 4 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ | |
| 6 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 7 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 8 | HUG HOGS | |
| 9 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 11 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 12 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 16 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | |
| 19 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 20 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 21 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 22 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 23 | LIVYQ | |
| 24 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 26 | Painted Pig BBQ | |
| 27 | Liberty Lions Club BBQ | |
| 28 | BBQ King | |
| 29 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 176 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 2 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 3 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 4 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 5 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 6 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 8 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 9 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 10 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 12 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 14 | HUG HOGS | |
| 15 | LIVYQ | |
| 16 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 17 | WEQ4U | |
| 18 | Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ | |
| 19 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 21 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 22 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 23 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 24 | Liberty Lions Club BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ King | |
| 26 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | |
| 28 | Painted Pig BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 175.4288 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 2 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 4 | Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ | |
| 5 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | |
| 8 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 9 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 10 | HUG HOGS | |
| 11 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 12 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 13 | WEQ4U | |
| 14 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 15 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 16 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 17 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 18 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 19 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 20 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 21 | LIVYQ | |
| 22 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 23 | Liberty Lions Club BBQ | |
| 24 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 25 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 26 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | Painted Pig BBQ | |
| 28 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQ King |
Pork
29 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ | |
| 3 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 4 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS | |
| 5 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 6 | HUG HOGS | |
| 7 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 8 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 9 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 11 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 12 | WEQ4U | |
| 13 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | |
| 14 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 15 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 16 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 18 | Painted Pig BBQ | |
| 19 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 21 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 22 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 23 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 24 | BBQ King | |
| 25 | LIVYQ | |
| 26 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 27 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 28 | Liberty Lions Club BBQ | |
| 29 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ |
Brisket
28 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 3 | GREY STREET BBQ | |
| 4 | 2 PITTS BBQ | |
| 5 | THUNDER HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | ONE2BBQ | |
| 7 | Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ | |
| 8 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 9 | Painted Pig BBQ | |
| 10 | ALL IN QUE | |
| 11 | HUG HOGS | |
| 12 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 13 | Liberty Lions Club BBQ | |
| 14 | WEQ4U | |
| 15 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | |
| 16 | SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | |
| 17 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 18 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | LIVYQ | |
| 20 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | |
| 21 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 22 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 23 | CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE | |
| 24 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 25 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 26 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ King | |
| 28 | SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS |
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 — Anything Butt
7 entries · top 180 · median 168.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 2 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 3 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 4 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 5 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ King | |
| 7 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ |
Master Series — Sauce
17 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.6568
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXTRA MILE BBQ | |
| 2 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | |
| 3 | BRUTUS AND COMPANY | |
| 4 | BONEHEAD BBQ | |
| 5 | Painted Pig BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ King | |
| 7 | WEQ4U | |
| 8 | BIG DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | HISTORIC BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGAHOLICS | |
| 11 | BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | |
| 12 | Grilliant Foods | |
| 13 | Liberty Lions Club BBQ | |
| 14 | LIVYQ | |
| 15 | BARK BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | PAPA WOOD BBQ | |
| 17 | HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ |