A new contest record
701.6800
highest overall ever cooked here
701.6800 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.2512 QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N set in 2013.
- old record 698.2512
- set 2013 by QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N
Calhoun KOA's 2014
Dec 5–6, 2014 · Calhoun, GA
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won Grand Champion at the Calhoun KOA's on December 5, 2014 in Calhoun, GA, scoring 701.6800 in a field of 38 teams. WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.3712. Category winners: Chicken — Georgia Boys BBQ Team (176.5600); Pork Ribs — WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q (176.5828); Pork — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000); Brisket — MIDNIGHT BURN (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N.
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.
643.18
median 680.49
701.68 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176.56
- Pork Ribs 176.58
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 180 🔥
151.35
180
Entries
38
4 judged meats
Top score
701.6800
Winning margin
2.3088
GC over RC
Field average
677.75
643.18701.68
median 680.49 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
0.0228 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.3488
643.18701.68
10th place overall
Field spread
58.5032
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 26%
beats 74% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
37%
24 of 65 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,610
avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2013
- 2014
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 8th
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 6th
A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- MIDNIGHT BURN · Brisket
- ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ · Brisket
- YELLOW RIVER BBQ · Brisket
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 2 tracked editions
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
- 2013
- 2014
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 17 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 2–3: HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS and Hawg Feathers tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: TRUEBUD BBQ and KILLER B'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: KILLER B'S BBQ and QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7028
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (won 2013).
- QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N · 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2013 | Calhoun, GA | Calhoun, GA | 65 | 698.2512 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | TRUEBUD BBQ |
| Dec 5, 2014 ← this one | Calhoun, GA | Calhoun, GA 30701 | 38 | 701.6800 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 174.2744 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5828 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 176 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1316 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 701.6800 · median 680.4918
Chicken
38 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.8344
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 176.5828 · median 168.5716
Pork
38 entries · top 180 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
38 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180