A new contest record
708.6056
highest overall ever cooked here
708.6056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.6684 CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM set in 2013.
- old record 693.6684
- set 2013 by CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival 2014
Sep 12–13, 2014 · Mears, MI
iBQ'n won Grand Champion at the Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival on September 12, 2014 in Mears, MI, scoring 708.6056 in a field of 43 teams. BIG BROTHERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1200. Category winners: Chicken — BIG BROTHERS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — iBQ'n (176.5828); Pork — iBQ'n (176.0228); Brisket — Giggly Pig BBQ Team (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM; the next was held in 2015.
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.
562.23
median 649.61
708.61 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 176.02
- Brisket 178.86
119.92
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2018 — this edition picked out.
Entries
42
4 judged meats
Top score
708.6056
Winning margin
11.4856
GC over RC
Field average
646.15
562.23708.61
median 649.61 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.8856
562.23708.61
10th place overall
Field spread
146.3764
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 5%
beats 95% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
49%
23 of 47 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.62 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,526
avg power rating going in · stronger than 18% of contests
Storylines (8 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
11.4856
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4856 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 8–9: FIREHOUSE SMOKE and RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ tied on 169.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ and BIG BROTHERS BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: EXTREME ROASTERS and Mutts & Butts Bark-BQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
iBQ'n won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
iBQ'n took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 2nd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A contest record in brisket
178.8572
best brisket ever cooked here
Giggly Pig BBQ Team turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 174.2628 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 174.2628
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM (won 2013).
- CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM · 2013
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BIG BROTHERS BBQ · Chicken
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2013 | Mears, MI | Mears, MI | 47 | 693.6684 | CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | iBQ'n |
| Sep 12, 2014 ← this one | Mears, MI | Mears, MI 49436 | 43 | 708.6056 | iBQ'n@TheBBQSuperStore.com | BIG BROTHERS BBQ |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Mears, MI | Mears, MI 49436 | 34 | 699.4744 | MAC ATTACK BBQ | SMOKIN' IN THE D |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Silver Lake, MI | 8453 W Silver Lake RD | 28 | 682.8344 | FIREHOUSE SMOKE | BIG BROTHERS BBQ |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Mears, MI | 8453 W Silver Lake RD | 48 | 694.2512 | BIG "E" BBQ | BIG BROTHERS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 173.7028 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 171.9772 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.9884 | 169.1656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
42 entries · top 708.6056 · median 649.6112
Chicken
42 entries · top 180 · median 163.4116 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
42 entries · top 176.5828 · median 163.3944
Pork
42 entries · top 176.0228 · median 164.5542
Brisket
42 entries · top 178.8572 · median 161.1258