A razor-thin finish
0.0684
points between champion and reserve
Closer than 96% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0684 points — closer than 96% of every championship in the data.
- CNB BBQ
- DRY HOLERS BBQ
Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship 2014
Apr 25–26, 2014 · Midland, TX
CNB BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship on April 25, 2014 in Midland, TX, scoring 658.3312 in a field of 62 teams. DRY HOLERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 658.2628. Category winners: Chicken — Smokin Hot J's (173.1428); Pork Ribs — CNB BBQ (177.7144); Pork — Hazwhopper Pit Crew (175.4628); Brisket — Sweet Heat Barbeque (172.6056). This is the 1st of 2 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.
424.94
median 608.49
658.33 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 173.14
- Pork Ribs 177.71
- Pork 175.46
- Brisket 172.61
20
177.71
Entries
62
4 judged meats
Top score
658.3312
Winning margin
0.0684
GC over RC
Field average
607.20
424.94658.33
median 608.49 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
639.4284
424.94658.33
10th place overall
Field spread
233.3944
winner to last place
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 99%
beats 1% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Weak
ρ = -0.13 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,501
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% of contests
Storylines (6 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 first Grand Championship
2
tracked contests to get there
This was CNB BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Ray's Barbecue finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
0.0112
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Horizontal Grillers edged DRY HOLERS BBQ by 0.0112. Chicken places 8–9: ACCELERATED BBQ BANDITS edged JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE by 0.0116. Brisket places 9–10: Cisco Ford Equipment edged The Bears by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0112
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
- Brisket 9–10 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0344
How the title was won
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
CNB BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 29th.
- Chicken 29th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 19th
- Brisket 7th
One of the big ones
62
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data
62 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,469 contests in the data.
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 25, 2014 ← this one | Midland, TX | Midland, TX 79706 | 62 | 658.3312 | CNB BBQ | DRY HOLERS BBQ |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Midland, TX | Midland , TX 79706 | 44 | 675.9204 | Buckshot Bar-B-Que | Moe Casen Barbeque |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 166.8456 | 164.0228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 173.1316 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 175.4628 | 169.7600 | 164.0228 |
| Brisket | 172.6056 | 166.3084 | 162.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
62 entries · top 658.3312 · median 608.4914
Chicken
62 entries · top 173.1428 · median 154.2914
Pork Ribs
62 entries · top 177.7144 · median 153.9426
Pork
62 entries · top 175.4628 · median 155.1372
Brisket
62 entries · top 172.6056 · median 149.4114