A statement win
9.7488
points clear of the field
Wider than 87% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7488 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival
Apr 4–5, 2014 · Lanexa, VA
APORKALYPSE NOW won Grand Champion at the Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival on April 4, 2014 in Lanexa, VA, scoring 675.4060 in a field of 41 teams. LO' -N- SLO' BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 665.6572. Category winners: Chicken — ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ (174.2972); Pork Ribs — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (171.4516); Pork — LO' -N- SLO' BBQ (173.1772); Brisket — APORKALYPSE NOW (173.7028).
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.
477.03
median 632.79
675.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.30
- Pork Ribs 171.45
- Pork 173.18
- Brisket 173.70
20
174.30
Entries
40
4 judged meats
Top score
675.4060
Winning margin
9.7488
GC over RC
Field average
624.95
477.03675.41
median 632.79 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
648.6288
477.03675.41
10th place overall
Field spread
198.3772
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 93%
beats 7% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,519
avg power rating going in · stronger than 13% of contests
Storylines (3 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
0.0116
closest of 8 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 8–9: HAMBONES BY THE FIRE edged REDNECK SCIENTIFIC by 0.0116. Pork places 9–10: BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE edged PIG PICKERS by 0.0116. Brisket places 5–6: SMOKE-AHOLICS edged SULTANS OF SWINE by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0116
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0116
- Brisket 5–6 · 0.0228
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0228
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
APORKALYPSE NOW took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 20th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 20th
- 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2972 | 169.7028 | 165.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4516 | 166.2972 | 161.7144 |
| Pork | 173.1772 | 166.2400 | 162.8572 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 168 | 165.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 675.4060 · median 632.7882
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 5 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 6 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 7 | PIEDMONT PIT BBQ | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 10 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 11 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 12 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 13 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 14 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 15 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 17 | BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 18 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 19 | RED WAX BBQ | |
| 20 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 22 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 24 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 25 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 26 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 27 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 28 | Q-THIS | |
| 29 | POP'S SMOKE ON THE HILL | |
| 30 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 31 | LETS MAKE A SQUEAL | |
| 32 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 33 | MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM | |
| 34 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 35 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 36 | 609 Q CREW | |
| 37 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOK N PIGZ | |
| 39 | KIRBBQ | |
| 40 | SUCK ON THIS BBQ TEAM | |
| 41 | WHISKEY HILL BBQ |
Chicken
40 entries · top 174.2972 · median 160.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 2 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 3 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 6 | RED WAX BBQ | |
| 7 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 8 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 11 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 12 | PIEDMONT PIT BBQ | |
| 13 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 14 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 16 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 17 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 18 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 19 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | LETS MAKE A SQUEAL | |
| 21 | MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 23 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 24 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 25 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 26 | 609 Q CREW | |
| 27 | KIRBBQ | |
| 28 | Q-THIS | |
| 30 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 31 | SUCK ON THIS BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 33 | WHISKEY HILL BBQ | |
| 34 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 35 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 36 | BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 37 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 38 | POP'S SMOKE ON THE HILL | |
| 39 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 40 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 41 | SMOK N PIGZ |
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 171.4516 · median 156.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 3 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 4 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 5 | BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 6 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 7 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 8 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 11 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 12 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 13 | PIEDMONT PIT BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 15 | POP'S SMOKE ON THE HILL | |
| 16 | Q-THIS | |
| 17 | LETS MAKE A SQUEAL | |
| 18 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 19 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 20 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 21 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 22 | WHISKEY HILL BBQ | |
| 24 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 25 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 26 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 27 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 28 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 29 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 30 | RED WAX BBQ | |
| 31 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 32 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 33 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 34 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 35 | MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM | |
| 36 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 37 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 38 | SMOK N PIGZ | |
| 39 | KIRBBQ | |
| 40 | 609 Q CREW | |
| 41 | SUCK ON THIS BBQ TEAM |
Pork
40 entries · top 173.1772 · median 158.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 2 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 3 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 5 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 7 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 8 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 9 | BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 10 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 11 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 12 | Q-THIS | |
| 13 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 14 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 15 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 16 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 17 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 18 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 20 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 21 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 22 | MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 24 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 25 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 26 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 27 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 28 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 29 | SMOK N PIGZ | |
| 30 | PIEDMONT PIT BBQ | |
| 31 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 32 | POP'S SMOKE ON THE HILL | |
| 33 | LETS MAKE A SQUEAL | |
| 34 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 35 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 36 | RED WAX BBQ | |
| 37 | SUCK ON THIS BBQ TEAM | |
| 38 | 609 Q CREW | |
| 39 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 40 | KIRBBQ | |
| 41 | WHISKEY HILL BBQ |
Brisket
40 entries · top 173.7028 · median 155.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APORKALYPSE NOW | |
| 2 | PIEDMONT PIT BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | BELLWOOD BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 6 | SULTANS OF SWINE | |
| 7 | ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 10 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 11 | ALQUEMY - VA | |
| 12 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 13 | RED WAX BBQ | |
| 14 | FLAVOR SAVOR | |
| 15 | POP'S SMOKE ON THE HILL | |
| 16 | MAKIN BACON BBQ | |
| 17 | ROCK'S MONEY PIT BBQ | |
| 18 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 19 | SMOKIN-N-STYLE | |
| 20 | BELMONT HOUSE OF SMOKE | |
| 21 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 22 | LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | |
| 23 | 609 Q CREW | |
| 24 | LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | |
| 26 | PIGS ON THE RUN | |
| 27 | SUCK ON THIS BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | PIG PICKERS | |
| 29 | LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE | |
| 30 | SMOK N PIGZ | |
| 31 | KIRBBQ | |
| 32 | LETS MAKE A SQUEAL | |
| 33 | WHISKEY HILL BBQ | |
| 34 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 35 | SMOKETASTIC BBQ | |
| 36 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 37 | Q-THIS | |
| 38 | THE PIG'S EAR | |
| 39 | TAR RIVER BBQ | |
| 40 | JAM'N HAMS | |
| 41 | MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM |