A statement win
15.4976
points clear of the field
Wider than 97% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4976 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 2014
Oct 17–18, 2014 · Nelsonville, OH
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival on October 17, 2014 in Nelsonville, OH, scoring 705.1544 in a field of 36 teams. HISTORIC BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.6568. Category winners: Chicken — CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — HISTORIC BBQ (176.5828); Pork — CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ (179.4400). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; 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.
589.70
median 650.17
705.15 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.58
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 178.30
- Brisket 179.44
134.82
179.44
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
36
4 judged meats
Top score
705.1544
Winning margin
15.4976
GC over RC
Field average
650.47
589.70705.15
median 650.17 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4628 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
667.4744
589.70705.15
10th place overall
Field spread
115.4516
winner to last place
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 13%
beats 87% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,516
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Storylines (5 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
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ won Chicken, Pork, Brisket — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 6 tracked editions
GREY STREET BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
- 2015
- 2016
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: BURNING PIG BBQ and HISTORIC BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM and FOOMANCHOO BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ edged SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ by 0.0116.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
- Chicken 1–2 · 0.0228
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 8th
- 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2014 ← this one | Nelsonville, OH | Nelsonville, OH 45764 | 36 | 705.1544 | CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | HISTORIC BBQ |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Nelsonville, OH | Nelsonville, OH 45764 | 36 | 702.3204 | GREY STREET BBQ | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Sq. | 37 | 692.4912 | GREY STREET BBQ | HISTORIC BBQ |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Square | 39 | 696.5140 | 4:20 Q | SPITTIN' FEATHERS BBQ |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Square | 28 | 697.6340 | SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Nelsonville, OH | Public Square | 28 | 689.6344 | Historic BBQ | BAD HABIT BBQ |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Nelsonville, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 172.5600 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 171.9884 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 171.9656 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 705.1544 · median 650.1714
Chicken
36 entries · top 176.5828 · median 166.2628
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 176.5828 · median 162.5544
Pork
36 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.9714
Brisket
36 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2400