A statement win
18.2512
points clear of the field
Wider than 98% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 18.2512 points — a wider margin than 98% of championships in the data.
Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
2014-10-17 – 2014-10-18 · Lancaster, CA · 📍 Lancaster, CA 93535
Grand Champion: KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ (709.6800) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN
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.
561.04
median 661.58
709.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180.00 🔥
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Pork 180.00 🔥
- Brisket 179.44
123.98
180.00
Entries
29
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
709.6800
Winning margin
18.2512
GC over RC
Field average
654.86
561.04709.68
median 661.58 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3944
561.04709.68
10th place overall
Field spread
148.6400
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 4%
beats 96% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1560
avg power rating going in · stronger than 46% 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
Tie
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN and ROOFTOP BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN and DIVA Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ and THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork 2–3 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 2nd
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- FUNTIME BBQ · Chicken
- KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ · Pork
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 | 180.0000 | 171.4172 | 167.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 168.5828 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1428 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 171.9656 | 169.1656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 709.6800 · median 661.5768
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 2 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 3 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 5 | DIVA Q | |
| 6 | DESPERADO | |
| 7 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 8 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 9 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 11 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 12 | BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 15 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 16 | TROPICAL HEAT BBQ | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | Good Fellaz BBQ | |
| 19 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 20 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 21 | All Hot & Smokey | |
| 22 | NUF CED BBQ | |
| 23 | D. BLACKS SMOKIN' QUE | |
| 24 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 25 | Blaze's BBQ | |
| 26 | MARTINEZ BOYZ BBQ | |
| 27 | C AND C BBQ | |
| 28 | SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS | |
| 29 | LIVIN LOVIN BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 2 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 4 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 5 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 6 | BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ | |
| 7 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 8 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 9 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 11 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 12 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 13 | DESPERADO | |
| 14 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 16 | MARTINEZ BOYZ BBQ | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | NUF CED BBQ | |
| 19 | DIVA Q | |
| 20 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 21 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 22 | Blaze's BBQ | |
| 23 | TROPICAL HEAT BBQ | |
| 24 | All Hot & Smokey | |
| 25 | D. BLACKS SMOKIN' QUE | |
| 26 | Good Fellaz BBQ | |
| 27 | C AND C BBQ | |
| 28 | SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS | |
| 29 | LIVIN LOVIN BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 2 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 3 | DIVA Q | |
| 4 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 5 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 6 | DESPERADO | |
| 7 | All Hot & Smokey | |
| 8 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 9 | BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ | |
| 10 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 11 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 12 | D. BLACKS SMOKIN' QUE | |
| 13 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 14 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 15 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 20 | TROPICAL HEAT BBQ | |
| 21 | NUF CED BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 23 | Good Fellaz BBQ | |
| 24 | Blaze's BBQ | |
| 25 | MARTINEZ BOYZ BBQ | |
| 26 | SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS | |
| 27 | LIVIN LOVIN BBQ | |
| 28 | C AND C BBQ | |
| 29 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN |
Pork
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 2 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 3 | DIVA Q | |
| 4 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | TROPICAL HEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | NUF CED BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 8 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 9 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 10 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | DESPERADO | |
| 12 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 13 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 14 | Good Fellaz BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 16 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 19 | All Hot & Smokey | |
| 20 | BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 22 | D. BLACKS SMOKIN' QUE | |
| 23 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 24 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 25 | Blaze's BBQ | |
| 26 | C AND C BBQ | |
| 27 | LIVIN LOVIN BBQ | |
| 28 | MARTINEZ BOYZ BBQ | |
| 29 | SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS |
Brisket
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | |
| 2 | KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOFTOP BBQ | |
| 4 | FUNTIME BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | |
| 6 | DESPERADO | |
| 7 | ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | |
| 8 | Good Fellaz BBQ | |
| 9 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 10 | COOL GRILLING | |
| 11 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 12 | BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | DIVA Q | |
| 15 | TROPICAL HEAT BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 17 | LADY OF Q | |
| 18 | RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Big Red BBQ | |
| 20 | VICIOUS SMOKE | |
| 21 | C AND C BBQ | |
| 22 | SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS | |
| 23 | MARTINEZ BOYZ BBQ | |
| 24 | NO JOKIN SMOKIN | |
| 25 | Blaze's BBQ | |
| 26 | D. BLACKS SMOKIN' QUE | |
| 27 | All Hot & Smokey | |
| 28 | NUF CED BBQ | |
| 29 | LIVIN LOVIN BBQ |
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 — Dessert
10 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2972 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIVA Q | |
| 2 | BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER BBQ | |
| 3 | ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | |
| 4 | SLAP YO' DADDY BBQ | |
| 5 | NUF CED BBQ | |
| 6 | TROPICAL HEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE HOUND BBQ | |
| 8 | SAINT SOMEWHERE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | MARTINEZ BOYZ BBQ | |
| 10 | COOL GRILLING |