A statement win
17.7484
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 17.7484 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
10th Annual Recovery Fest
Sep 5–6, 2014 · Richmond, VA
ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ won Grand Champion at the 10th Annual Recovery Fest on September 5, 2014 in Richmond, VA, scoring 669.1200 in a field of 32 teams. FRED VEGAS SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 651.3716. Category winners: Chicken — Cooter Jackson's BBQ (168.5944); Pork Ribs — ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ (173.1772); Pork — PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ (167.4400); Brisket — ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ (172.6172).
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.
476.53
median 620.15
669.12 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 168.59
- Pork Ribs 173.18
- Pork 167.44
- Brisket 172.62
20
173.18
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
669.1200
Winning margin
17.7484
GC over RC
Field average
613.00
476.53669.12
median 620.15 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
2.3544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
638.2396
476.53669.12
10th place overall
Field spread
192.5940
winner to last place
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 97%
beats 3% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.48 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% 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.
Photo finishes
0.0116
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: GREAT WHITE BBQ edged Bonewinkle BBQ by 0.0116. Pork places 3–4: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS edged JAM'N HAMS by 0.0116. Pork places 6–7: HAMBONES BY THE FIRE edged Halligan's Hooligans by 0.0116.
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 3–4 · 0.0116
- Pork 6–7 · 0.0116
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 13th.
- Chicken 13th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 5th
- 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 | 168.5944 | 163.9428 | 159.3484 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1772 | 166.8688 | 162.2628 |
| Pork | 167.4400 | 165.0856 | 161.6916 |
| Brisket | 172.6172 | 166.2628 | 162.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 669.1200 · median 620.1542
Chicken
32 entries · top 168.5944 · median 155.7028
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 173.1772 · median 156.5658
Pork
32 entries · top 167.4400 · median 156.5714
Brisket
32 entries · top 172.6172 · median 156.5200