A statement win
12.5368
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.5368 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
New York City BBQ Cookoff 2014
Apr 11–12, 2014 · Staten Island, NY
STUBBORN BULL BBQ won Grand Champion at the New York City BBQ Cookoff on April 11, 2014 in Staten Island, NY, scoring 657.6684 in a field of 37 teams. RIBS WITHIN took Reserve Grand Champion with 645.1316. Category winners: Chicken — Richmond County Pit Bros (172.0228); Pork Ribs — DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM (170.2856); Pork — STUBBORN BULL BBQ (168.0228); Brisket — REED BOYZ BBQ (165.1656). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2013 edition was won by BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ; 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.
509.01
median 612.43
657.67 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.02
- Pork Ribs 170.29
- Pork 168.02
- Brisket 165.17
79.19
172.02
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2015 — this edition picked out.
Entries
37
4 judged meats
Top score
657.6684
Winning margin
12.5368
GC over RC
Field average
609.62
509.01657.67
median 612.43 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
630.9256
509.01657.67
10th place overall
Field spread
148.6624
winner to last place
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
34%
11 of 32 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.59 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 8% 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 4 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 8–9: MOON RIVER BARBEQUE and TAILGATEJOE.COM tied on 160.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Richmond County Pit Bros edged HOLLYWOOD N SWINE by 0.0344. Pork Ribs places 9–10: TAILGATEJOE.COM edged CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ by 0.0456.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0344
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0456
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0684
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
STUBBORN BULL BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 11th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 6th
A contest record in chicken
172.0228
best chicken ever cooked here
Richmond County Pit Bros turned in 172.0228 in chicken — past the 167.9998 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 167.9998
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ (won 2013).
- BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2013 | Staten Island, NY | Staten Island, NY | 33 | 661.1428 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | LATE NIGHT HOGGERS |
| Apr 11, 2014 ← this one | Staten Island, NY | Staten Island, NY 10306 | 37 | 657.6684 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | RIBS WITHIN |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Staten Island, NY | Staten Island, NY 10306 | 33 | 662.7772 | Q HAVEN BBQ | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.0228 | 166.8800 | 162.3200 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2856 | 165.1428 | 160.5488 |
| Pork | 168.0228 | 163.4172 | 157.6456 |
| Brisket | 165.1656 | 162.8456 | 157.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
37 entries · top 657.6684 · median 612.4340
Chicken
37 entries · top 172.0228 · median 157.1428
Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 170.2856 · median 155.4056
Pork
37 entries · top 168.0228 · median 153.7144
Brisket
37 entries · top 165.1656 · median 150.2400