A first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
EUregio BBQ Festival
2014-09-20 – 2014-09-21 · Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU · 📍 Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , EU
Grand Champion: BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ (687.4516) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Miss Piggy�s UK
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.
488.03
median 639.93
687.45 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 170.83
- Pork Ribs 168.57
- Pork 173.70
- Brisket 178.30
20.00
178.30
Entries
21
4 judged meats
Top score
687.4516
Winning margin
11.5088
GC over RC
Field average
636.75
488.03687.45
median 639.93 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.6916 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
642.2400
488.03687.45
10th place overall
Field spread
199.4172
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 76%
beats 24% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% 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.
A statement win
11.5088
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.5088 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 9–10: LOW AND SLOW MEISTER and Miss Piggy�s UK tied on 162.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Serial Grillaz edged BBQ Wiesel by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: BBQ Wiesel edged BUNCH OF SWINES by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 2nd.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 2nd
- 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-20 ← this one | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , EU | 21 | 687.4516 | BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ | Miss Piggy�s UK |
| 2015-08-15 | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , | Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , | 22 | 678.8572 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | BBQ WIESEL |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 170.8344 | 165.7028 | 162.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 168.5716 | 166.8800 | 162.2972 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 169.1200 | 162.8456 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 165.1428 | 161.0740 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 687.4516 · median 639.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Miss Piggy�s UK | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | LETZQ | |
| 5 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 9 | BR.BQ | |
| 10 | PUREBBQ | |
| 11 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 12 | European Allstars | |
| 13 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 14 | BBQ+ | |
| 15 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 16 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 17 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 18 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 19 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 20 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 21 | DE FILOUS |
Chicken
21 entries · top 170.8344 · median 161.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Piggy�s UK | |
| 2 | BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ | |
| 3 | LETZQ | |
| 4 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 5 | European Allstars | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 9 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 10 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 11 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 12 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BBQ+ | |
| 14 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 15 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 16 | BR.BQ | |
| 17 | PUREBBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 19 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 20 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 21 | DE FILOUS |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 168.5716 · median 162.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LETZQ | |
| 2 | BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ | |
| 3 | BR.BQ | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 10 | Miss Piggy�s UK | |
| 11 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 12 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 13 | BBQ+ | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 15 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 16 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 17 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 18 | DE FILOUS | |
| 19 | European Allstars | |
| 20 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 21 | Serial Grillaz |
Pork
21 entries · top 173.7028 · median 160.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ | |
| 3 | Miss Piggy�s UK | |
| 4 | European Allstars | |
| 5 | PUREBBQ | |
| 6 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | BR.BQ | |
| 9 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 10 | LETZQ | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 12 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 13 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 14 | BBQ+ | |
| 15 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 16 | DE FILOUS | |
| 17 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 18 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 19 | BAERL B Q (DE) | |
| 20 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 21 | Serial Grillaz |
Brisket
21 entries · top 178.2972 · median 159.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Miss Piggy�s UK | |
| 3 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 4 | LETZQ | |
| 5 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 6 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 7 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ Wiesel | |
| 9 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 11 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 12 | BR.BQ | |
| 13 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 14 | BBQ+ | |
| 15 | PUREBBQ | |
| 16 | DE FILOUS | |
| 17 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 18 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 19 | European Allstars | |
| 20 | SMOKEY GOODNESS | |
| 21 | BAERL B Q (DE) |