A statement win
16.1604
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 16.1604 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Northwest Barbeque Music Festival
Aug 30–31, 2014 · Coquille, OR
BIG BITE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Northwest Barbeque Music Festival on August 30, 2014 in Coquille, OR, scoring 684.0228 in a field of 8 teams. ROGUE CAVEMAN Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 667.8624. Category winners: Chicken — PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO (173.2000); Pork Ribs — BIG BITE BBQ (170.3200); Pork — BIG BITE BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — BIG BITE BBQ (170.8456).
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.
577.73
median 623.39
684.02 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.20
- Pork Ribs 170.32
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 170.85
130.85
178.30
Entries
8
4 judged meats
Top score
684.0228
Winning margin
16.1604
GC over RC
Field average
626.31
577.73684.02
median 623.39 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
10.9144 pts across the top 5
Field spread
106.2968
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.57 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,500
avg power rating going in
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 hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
BIG BITE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: DA FAT BOYZ BBQ edged NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE by 0.0112. Chicken places 7–8: Panda's Good Chew Bar-B-Q edged DA FAT BOYZ BBQ by 0.0456.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0112
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0456
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BIG BITE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
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 | 173.2000 | 162.2856 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 170.3200 | 158.2744 | — |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 150.8684 | — |
| Brisket | 170.8456 | 147.9772 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
8 entries · top 684.0228 · median 623.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 3 | 4 MY 4 SONS BBQ | |
| 4 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 5 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | Papa Terall's BBQ Catering | |
| 7 | DA FAT BOYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | Panda's Good Chew Bar-B-Q |
Chicken
8 entries · top 173.2000 · median 163.4228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 2 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 3 | Papa Terall's BBQ Catering | |
| 4 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 5 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | 4 MY 4 SONS BBQ | |
| 7 | Panda's Good Chew Bar-B-Q | |
| 8 | DA FAT BOYZ BBQ |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 170.3200 · median 158.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 3 | 4 MY 4 SONS BBQ | |
| 4 | DA FAT BOYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 6 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 7 | Panda's Good Chew Bar-B-Q | |
| 8 | Papa Terall's BBQ Catering |
Pork
8 entries · top 178.2972 · median 152.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 3 | 4 MY 4 SONS BBQ | |
| 4 | Papa Terall's BBQ Catering | |
| 5 | Panda's Good Chew Bar-B-Q | |
| 6 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 7 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | DA FAT BOYZ BBQ |
Brisket
8 entries · top 170.8456 · median 149.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BITE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROGUE CAVEMAN Q | |
| 3 | 4 MY 4 SONS BBQ | |
| 4 | NORTHWEST SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | DA FAT BOYZ BBQ | |
| 6 | PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO | |
| 7 | Papa Terall's BBQ Catering | |
| 8 | Panda's Good Chew Bar-B-Q |